EPONA

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[When the game starts you find yourselves on a platform. At least this part is pretty relaxing as it's large enough to fit a table with six (or seven) chairs around and that may be the place you want to sit at for now. There's several pieces of parchment laying on the table and a box in the center.

Of course, if you were careful you might want to pay attention to what's before you. Because immediately after the platform is a slide that ends in a pit of water? That turns into a dark forest. In what looks like a mile across is another large platform, presumably the end. Though that's all you can see right now.]

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QUESTIONS

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There will be a slip of paper for each member of the team. On this one each member will need to answer three questions. You cannot converse about these answers among each other. Somehow, it also feels like you don't have long to answer these ones.
Can you trust those you're with?
Who is the person you dislike the most within your team?
What do you think makes up your team?

There also seems to be another slip of paper once those ones are finished. This one is for your team as whole to answer.
Who are your biggest competitors?
You can choose three of ten items. Choose wisely! The might be able to help you when the time comes:
a rope, a sword, a mirror, a paracute, a shield, a book, a grappling hook, a tent, a fruit, a torch (seemingly magically lighted)

OOC: As a note, all questions must be answered honestly! No matter what the will feel the compulsion to sa what's on their mind. The only ones this might really effect is the competitors question because all others will be unsaid to each other. Even if you look at someone else's paper you won't be able to see what they wrote!

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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ROUND ONE

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You will find on your table the three items you've chosen as well as a bracelet. The papers have disappered as have the chairs. Once you pick up the items the table, too, will disappear leaving just your team and the slide before you.
Pressing the button will allow you to effectively "pause" the course. This can only be used to go back to the main field and talk to other teams. It can work for one member or all of your teammates. You can easily leave and return with this method. Talking to other teams will not give you a penalty if you choose to use this. (This can also account for members of the team coming and going with player availability)

You can also quit at any time! If you wish to quit all you have to say is Osmar's name and it will end the game for you. Asking to quit will not penalize you, but if you end early that means your out of at leas one win type.
For now, you can just slide down. There's nothing more to do here.

But once you're in the water it seems to be wider than you thought! It gets deeper quickly, too, and the torrent is rough. You're fine in the shallow end, but maybe you should find another way across?

To the left is a small cliff. It doesn't look bad to climb up and maybe it will give you a better idea of if you want to go into the river or not.

To the right is what seems to be an empty part of the field. A few steps in will show that there's patches of mud where you seem to sink. Not quite quick-sand, but you might want to take a moment to consider your options.

Or you can just go forward. You won't drown, but you might end up way more off course than you thought.

[When you submit please answer with which way you go and a method you choose to use against this part of the course!]

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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ROUND TWO

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Into the forest, is it? That seems simple enough. A few steps in and all you have is a darknening path. Another few steps in and it's too dark to see. If you go forward or even backward now you'll find that thick vines block your way.

It takes a few minutes and you can see sort-of well enough either direction to see a light. The light illuminates the vines showing a gap where you could monkey-bar across. Or you could just slash on through it.

That last part depends on what you have, though.

There also seems to be an effect that some of the vines turn out to be SNAKES that move and give you more trouble (but at least they don't bite even if they hiss scarily).

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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ROUND THREE

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You made it through the jungle...! Also, somewhere a Takshaka is feeling that as you slice into a snake.

But now that you're through the jungle you're back at more water! But at least this time it seems pretty straight-forward. All you have to do is swing across it on a vine (this one is not a snake, promise).

It's what's on the other side that will be troubling: A wall with no seeming way over it. It's too tall for any grappling hook. But there must be a way, right?

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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ROUND SIX

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After getting bonked a few dozen times (sorry guys) the path through the forest continues. It seems to be peaceful which is probably good since you're likely nursing a few wounds.

A persona is really taking pity on you.

But eventually after a period of time something else appears: a tiny hut surrounded by ghost children. Weird! Their hut is pretty run down though and they look angry because something broke it!

So when you approach they turn to glare at you and speak and Latin and Greek. Are they blaming Epona?!

To make matters worse you feel FLIGHTY.

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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THIS IS REALLY ROUND FOUR SHH

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ROUND FIVE

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You make it past the angry lares!

Now it's another mountain, literally. Just past them is a slippery slope. No matter what you do you'll be covered in mud and just trying to climb up it is difficult. Here and there are rocks you can hold onto and vines sprawling across the ground, so you could crawl up.

That's always an option. Or maybe try to find a way around if there is one? But those might be a lot more dangerous.

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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ROUND SIX

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You knew you were going to slip around a bit, but that's alright. Because eventually you do make it to the top of the hill. And now you're overlooking the area and can once more see the podium in the distance. At least that's helpful and points you somewhere.

Now you just... have to climb down the other side! There's a few options here: rock climbing, vine swinging, or the most perilous one of all.

There's an eagle big enough to ride on. Do you try it?

DISCUSSION

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SUBMIT

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ROUND SEVEN

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The eagle seemed to know where it was going at least! And it gave you a little sight-seeing trip making a one minute ride into something more along the lines of five minutes. When he finally re-lands it's in a clearing in the forest. Here, for the first time, the sun seems to be shining brightly.

That just means your next obstacle is more troubling. The vines that wrapped around the trees and lie across the ground are moving slightly. If you try to walk every few steps the vines might try to trip you! Or if you place your hand on something it might start trying to entangle you? Oh no!

For now your obstacle is to get through the meadow and back into the forest.

DISCUSSION

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ROUND EIGHT

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Now that you're back into the darkness of the forest you can relax! Sort of. For the most part it's an easy walk. You've passed by lots of creepy vines, a falling wall, and angry ghost kids. You've probably seen it all by now.

Except now you have another issue. A small buzzing issue that's following you around. That's right, mosquittos. And if you don't hurry through then a whole swarm of them will appear!

But unfortunately GILLS also feel pretty RELAXED and like you want to enjoy the scenery.

DISCUSSION

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