Concept: AbbeyAdriaan
Story: Noctua Spell
Contributions from: BlackVision, Noctua Spell, FlameStalker, Liort, Pistax
Tagline : Reach the Ultimate Treasure! We will raffle 5 copies of Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis and 5 copies of Curious Expedition between all participants!
Want to win a copy of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis or a copy of The Curious Expedition? We'll be giving away 5 copies of each between all participants this week! Don't forget to submit either your Discord username or your Abbey Games forums username so we can contact you!
Story:
“A Holy Grail, was it?” Yvonne reconfirmed as they walked through some crowded streets in the Middle East. A somewhat shady looking hooded man tried to approach a bit too closely and Yvonne cracked her whip at him threateningly. He scurried off and Yvonne looked back at Maria on her left, who seemed to still be thinking about the daring clothing of the belly dancers in the square they just passed. She wondered how a certain Russian man would look at her if she were to try her hand at it.
Yvonne sighed exasperatedly and turned to Victor on her right. He raised an eyebrow at her.
“What?”
“How come you’re not off to la-la-wonderland?” Victor proudly raised his chin: “I am very happily married mon cher.”
“Of course you are.”
“But to your original question: Oui. We are indeed looking for a Holy Grail.”
“A grail. Not the?” Yvonne asked taken aback. Maria had finally determined that she was not going to change her fashion style and added her two cents to the discussion.(edited)
“There are quite some mentions of holy grails, Yvonne. Arthurian literature is likely the most prominent source, but the word grail itself is derived from French. Holy grails also come in all kinds of forms!”
Yvonne hummed in response.
“Correct me if I am wrong, oh, knowledgeable archaeologist, but those do not sound particularly Middle Eastern to me.” Maria shrugged and Victor thoughtfully adjusted his moustache.
“Pinkerton did send us here for a reason. In fact, he insisted that our party made an excellent combination of whip-wielding archaeological diplomatic explorers.” Victor remarked. Maria was pointing sceptically at Yvonne after the diplomatic comment as the aforementioned lady abruptly stopped walking after spotting a familiar outfit.
“What’s wrong, Yvonne?” Victor asked, concerned. Yvonne quickly started walking again and murmured:
“The Anti-Explorers are here. Old man Pinkerton is definitely on to something. We’ve done enough dawdling around. We can’t afford to be defeated by those losers. Let’s get off the main street and nab that Holy Grail.”
Rules:
Your score is your renown:
Gold and Platinum medals may only be achieved without losing, though Silver and Bronze are still possible to get with just the Record sheet for that trip.
** The platinum medal is extraordinary and can only be achieved on Classic or Impossible difficulty without losing. It doesn't increase Medal Points further than a Gold medal, but we will track how many you have.
How to participate
You can participate with a highscore, a story or both.
Stories
Write a story. Use the Challenge theme as an inspiration by looking at the constraints. Find other stories in the Fan Story directory or by looking at previous challenges.
Post your story in a new topic in these forums.
Also link to it to this thread with a comment: Include the first paragraph/few lines of your story in the post here to show readers what your story is about.
Highscores
Play the game according to the challenge rules and in Adventure mode.
Post in this topic a screenshot of your Win Screen*, right after the ceremony or your Leaderboard record.* Also include a text version of your score with the submission to allow for error checking.
Submit by 12:00 noon CET, 20/12/18 (Or 12/20/18 for those using MM/DD/YY)
(click here for your local time equivalent )
NOTE: Only one score will be accepted - only one submission for each player please. If you wish to enter a new score, please edit your initial entry and make it clear which score you are submitting, and add the word "EditGreenlight" to the entry so we can see immediately when the result needs updating.
*If you forget to screenshot the Win screen, you can also enter with a screenshot of your Leaderboards: Go to Main Menu > Leaderboards > Local > click the entry that matches your submission game > screenshot those details.
Game Version
Must be Build 516 or later
Story ideas
Why doesn't Yvonne like snakes?
For the previous challenge - Challenge #145 - click here
Story: Noctua Spell
Contributions from: BlackVision, Noctua Spell, FlameStalker, Liort, Pistax
Tagline : Reach the Ultimate Treasure! We will raffle 5 copies of Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis and 5 copies of Curious Expedition between all participants!
Want to win a copy of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis or a copy of The Curious Expedition? We'll be giving away 5 copies of each between all participants this week! Don't forget to submit either your Discord username or your Abbey Games forums username so we can contact you!
Story:
“A Holy Grail, was it?” Yvonne reconfirmed as they walked through some crowded streets in the Middle East. A somewhat shady looking hooded man tried to approach a bit too closely and Yvonne cracked her whip at him threateningly. He scurried off and Yvonne looked back at Maria on her left, who seemed to still be thinking about the daring clothing of the belly dancers in the square they just passed. She wondered how a certain Russian man would look at her if she were to try her hand at it.
Yvonne sighed exasperatedly and turned to Victor on her right. He raised an eyebrow at her.
“What?”
“How come you’re not off to la-la-wonderland?” Victor proudly raised his chin: “I am very happily married mon cher.”
“Of course you are.”
“But to your original question: Oui. We are indeed looking for a Holy Grail.”
“A grail. Not the?” Yvonne asked taken aback. Maria had finally determined that she was not going to change her fashion style and added her two cents to the discussion.(edited)
“There are quite some mentions of holy grails, Yvonne. Arthurian literature is likely the most prominent source, but the word grail itself is derived from French. Holy grails also come in all kinds of forms!”
Yvonne hummed in response.
“Correct me if I am wrong, oh, knowledgeable archaeologist, but those do not sound particularly Middle Eastern to me.” Maria shrugged and Victor thoughtfully adjusted his moustache.
“Pinkerton did send us here for a reason. In fact, he insisted that our party made an excellent combination of whip-wielding archaeological diplomatic explorers.” Victor remarked. Maria was pointing sceptically at Yvonne after the diplomatic comment as the aforementioned lady abruptly stopped walking after spotting a familiar outfit.
“What’s wrong, Yvonne?” Victor asked, concerned. Yvonne quickly started walking again and murmured:
“The Anti-Explorers are here. Old man Pinkerton is definitely on to something. We’ve done enough dawdling around. We can’t afford to be defeated by those losers. Let’s get off the main street and nab that Holy Grail.”
Rules:
- Your team must consist of Yvonne, Maria and Victor
- Yvonne must be captain
- You must visit Hungarian Fort
- You must visit the Holy Lands
- You must play on Adventure mode.
Your score is your renown:
- BRONZE: 3000 renown (1MP*)
- SILVER: 8000 renown (2MP*)
- GOLD: 13000 (3MP*)
- PLATINUM: Three highest scores above 13000 (3MP+**)
Gold and Platinum medals may only be achieved without losing, though Silver and Bronze are still possible to get with just the Record sheet for that trip.
** The platinum medal is extraordinary and can only be achieved on Classic or Impossible difficulty without losing. It doesn't increase Medal Points further than a Gold medal, but we will track how many you have.
How to participate
You can participate with a highscore, a story or both.
Stories
Write a story. Use the Challenge theme as an inspiration by looking at the constraints. Find other stories in the Fan Story directory or by looking at previous challenges.
Post your story in a new topic in these forums.
Also link to it to this thread with a comment: Include the first paragraph/few lines of your story in the post here to show readers what your story is about.
Highscores
Play the game according to the challenge rules and in Adventure mode.
Post in this topic a screenshot of your Win Screen*, right after the ceremony or your Leaderboard record.* Also include a text version of your score with the submission to allow for error checking.
Submit by 12:00 noon CET, 20/12/18 (Or 12/20/18 for those using MM/DD/YY)
(click here for your local time equivalent )
NOTE: Only one score will be accepted - only one submission for each player please. If you wish to enter a new score, please edit your initial entry and make it clear which score you are submitting, and add the word "EditGreenlight" to the entry so we can see immediately when the result needs updating.
*If you forget to screenshot the Win screen, you can also enter with a screenshot of your Leaderboards: Go to Main Menu > Leaderboards > Local > click the entry that matches your submission game > screenshot those details.
Game Version
Must be Build 516 or later
Story ideas
Why doesn't Yvonne like snakes?
For the previous challenge - Challenge #145 - click here
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