poolside | EVENT → ON THE HUNT

NOTES

➜ Sorry this is a little late; work has been one crisis after another this week. The calendar will reflect the adjusted event and post days.

➜ For Christmas Secret Santa people, those who sent out their gifts will receive a nice prize package: 5,000 dollars, a tablet set up with the HH network and apps compatible with the HH network (you have creative freedom here), and a luxury good basket including meats, cheeses, and sweets.

➜ I noticed a little too late that the Secret Santa list didn't reflect dropped characters. If you were supposed to send a gift to a dropped character, your character gets the prize automatically.

THE SCAVENGE BEGINS
January is starting off the right way! As a team building exercise, the Landlord has set up a fun little treasure hunt for everyone,

➜ For this scavenger hunt you'll already know the items you'll be collecting: five glass jars containing a butterfly. The thing you'll have to figure out is where the jars are hidden. There will be at least one jar in each district.

➜ In order to make things a little easier and to stop you all from just wandering aimlessly, a list of five riddles will be afforded to everyone, describing a location in which the jars are hidden.

➜ In the middle of the town square in the housing district is a new feature: a dias about four feet tall with five pedestals on the top. These are for the jars that you'll be tasked to find. Upon putting a jar on the pedestal, it will be sucked back into the dias and a large compartment will open up revealing your prize for finding all five jars and thusly solving your five riddles.

➜ Now I know what you're thinking. I have a character who may not be able to figure out these riddles! That's why you can scavenge in teams! The biggest a team can be is four people. In the spirit of friendly cooperation, all teams will be randomized to four people with a team of leftovers. If one person is left after everyone is divided, there will be two teams of three.

➜ However many people are on your team, that's how many prizes will be in the compartment.

➜ Teams will be determined by sign up. This thread below will be team sign ups. Simply reply to the thread with your characters name in the subject. Teams will have names and teams that figure out all five riddles and retrieve the prize will be announced on the network.

➜ And what about those riddles? Those will be posted on a log. And how will you know if you're right? There will be a screened post stickied to the OOC community. When you and your teammates think you've discovered the answers to the riddles, comment with them there and you'll be told whether you're right or not. Don't worry, the riddles won't be too difficult.

➜ Now while I can't police and completely watch what goes on on Plurk, AIM, etc, I will request that you only share confirmed answers with your teammates. Giving hints yourself to other players is fine, but half the fun is trying to figure the riddles out on your own and amongst your team! ICly though, hints can be given to anyone at any time! And while no one can truly police IC answer sharing, there is a clause on the letter characters will receive in regards to this event saying that if you do, your prize will be negated. And possibly turned into a beehive.

➜ At the start of each riddle day, teams will be brought to a centralized location. They'll be given a slip with teammates and instructions. As a bonus incentive, hunters will be warned of a potential punishment if the jars are not found.

➜ Each jar will also have a rolled up scrap of paper. It's the players who decide whether or not they open the jar, release the butterfly and read what's inside. The note's message will be posted on each log top level.

➜ A log and plotting post will be posted for this event. When will this happen? ! It'll be on the 19th, as well as a list of the teams. You can continue signing up UNTIL THIS POST GOES UP. Riddles will be put up every other day afterwards.

➜ As always, questions can be put here!