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{{Shards|Test of the Obelisk}}
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== Overview ==
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{{Sidebar Test
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''The test of the Obelisk requires that you build the largest Obelisk of its kind in your Region. You must exceed the current largest Obelisk by just a single cubit, but you must retain the title of largest Obelisk for at least '''1 Egyptian week'''. By meditating on Obelisks (Tests Menu), you can sense what the various kinds of obelisks are and the heights of the obelisks that came before.''
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    |name = Test of the Obelisk
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    |discipline = Architecture
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The Test of the Obelisk requires participants to build the largest obelisk of one of (eventually) four types in their region. It must not merely be the largest obelisk still standing there -- but rather, the largest obelisk ever.
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    |level = 3
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Once your obelisk has stood for '''one week''', unsurpassed in your region, you pass the test.
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* [[Obelisk Construction]]
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* [[Project Management]]
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== Principle ==
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Principle of the Obelisk appears in the to do tab list as Obelisk and consists of:
 
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* Learn [[Project Management]]
 
* Learn [[Project Management]]
 
* Create [[Bricks]]
 
* Create [[Bricks]]
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* Build a [[Small Construction Site]]
 
* Build a [[Small Construction Site]]
 
* Complete a size 7 or larger [[Obelisk]]
 
* Complete a size 7 or larger [[Obelisk]]
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    |demo name = Ay
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    |demo region = Queen's Retreat
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    |demo date = 2008-12-19
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The '''Test of the Obelisk''' is a test in the discipline of [[Architecture]]. Passing the test requires that you build the largest obelisk of its kind in your Region and hold the title of "Largest Obelisk" for a given time.
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You can find out the heights required for the various kinds of obelisk in your current region by choosing "Meditate on Obelisks" from you "Tests" menu.
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'''WARNING:''' Building an obelisk and disassembling it will still register in the obelisk history for the region, and anyone else building the same obelisk type will have to build a bigger one than the disassembled type to pass the test.
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== Obelisk Types ==
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There are seven kinds of obelisks. Each type requires a different level of [[Obelisk Construction]].
  
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'''Level Required:''' 3
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# '''[[Desert Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction|Tech Level 1]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''7 Egyptian days''. Made from [[Boards]], [[Bricks]], [[Clay]], [[Dried Flax]], [[Flint]], [[Slate]] and [[Linen]].
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# '''[[Metallic Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction 2|Tech Level 2]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''14 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Cut Stone Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction 3|Tech Level 3]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''21 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Hardwood Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction 4|Tech Level 4]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''28 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Marble Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction 5|Tech Level 5]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''35 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Crystal Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction 6|Tech Level 6]]
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#:Needs to be held for ''42 Egyptian days''.
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# '''[[Heavenly Obelisk]]''' — [[Obelisk Construction 7|Tech Level 7]]
  
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You must have completed the [[Principles of Architecture]] to begin the Test.
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== Passing the Principle ==
  
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''Principle demonstrated by Ay in [[Queen's Retreat]] on 2008-12-19.''
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The principle can be passed with a simple size 7 Desert Obelisk. It requires:
  
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=== Principle-sized Desert Obelisk ===
 
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A size 7 Desert Obelisk (for principle) is made from:
 
 
* 231 [[Bricks]]
 
* 231 [[Bricks]]
 
* 23 [[Boards]]
 
* 23 [[Boards]]
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* 7 [[Linen]]
 
* 7 [[Linen]]
 
* 5 [[Slate]]  
 
* 5 [[Slate]]  
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* A [[small Construction Site]]
  
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Your obelisk will be built in a [[Small Construction Site]].
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'''NOTE:''' You can disassemble your obelisk after building it and passing the principle, with '''no''' loss of materials apart from the construction site.
  
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'''NOTE:''' You can disassemble your obelisk after building it and passing the principle, with NO loss of materials (apart from the small construction site).
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'''WARNING:''' You won't be able to disassemble or salvage it if you have passed the test with it or after an unspecified period of time. (Looks like 2 teppy-days, from the message I got. - [[User:Akilan|Akilan]])
  
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== Obelisk Types ==
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== '''Build Queues''' ==
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* [[Desert Obelisk]]
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** Made from [[Boards]], [[Bricks]], [[Clay]], [[Dried Flax]], [[Flint]], [[Slate]] and [[Linen]]
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'''Many regions have a build queue which they maintain. Some consider it polite to check whether such a queue exists before building another obelisk in that region, and consider violating the queue a form of griefing. Others contend that queues game (cheat) the system.'''
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** Requires [[Obelisk Construction]] (1)
 
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* [[Cut Stone Obelisk]]
 
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** Made from [[Cut Stone]], [[Clay]], [[Crushed Eggshells]], [[Candle]] and [[Medium Quartz]]
 
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** Requires [[Obelisk Construction]] (2)
 
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* [[Hardwood Obelisk]]
 
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** Made from [[Treated Boards]], [[Nails]], [[Gold Wire]], [[Beeswax]], [[Copper Straps]] and [[Candle]]
 
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** Requires [[Obelisk Construction]] (3)
 
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* [[Marble Obelisk]]
 
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** Made from [[Gold Wire]], [[Rabbit Pelt]], [[Dried Flax]], [[Cobra Skin]] and various types of [[Marble]].
 
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** Requires [[Obelisk Construction]] (4)
 
  
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== Build Queues ==
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* [[Adn/Test of the Obelisk| Adn's Obelisk Queue]]
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Many regions have a build queue which they maintain. Many consider it polite to check whether such a queue exists before building another obelisk in that region.
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* [[Cat's Claw Ridge Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Meroe Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[FB_ObbyQueue | Falcon Bay Queue]]
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* [[Stillwater_Obelisk_Queue | Stillwater Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Heaven's Gate Queue]]
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* [[Sinai]]
 
 
* [[Khmun Obelisk Queue]]
 
* [[Khmun Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Shabbat Ab Queue]]
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* [[Meroe_Desert_Obelisk_Queue|Meroe Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Nomad's Paradise Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Pyramid Lake Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Queen's Retreat/ObeQueue | Queen's Retreat Queue]]
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* [[Shabbat Ab Desert Obelisk Queue| Shabbat Ab Queue]]
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* [[Sinai/Test of the Obelisk | Sinai Obelisk Queue]]
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* [[Stillwater Desert Obelisk Queue | Stillwater Obelisk Queue]]
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{{TestsNav|Architecture}}
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{{Languages}}

Latest revision as of 16:31, 14 April 2010

Main Shard Bastet T5 Beta
Test of the Obelisk
Discipline  
Requirements
Principles
Demonstrated by Ay in Queen's Retreat on 2008-12-19.

The Test of the Obelisk is a test in the discipline of Architecture. Passing the test requires that you build the largest obelisk of its kind in your Region and hold the title of "Largest Obelisk" for a given time.

You can find out the heights required for the various kinds of obelisk in your current region by choosing "Meditate on Obelisks" from you "Tests" menu.

WARNING: Building an obelisk and disassembling it will still register in the obelisk history for the region, and anyone else building the same obelisk type will have to build a bigger one than the disassembled type to pass the test.

Obelisk Types

There are seven kinds of obelisks. Each type requires a different level of Obelisk Construction.

  1. Desert Obelisk — Tech Level 1
    Needs to be held for 7 Egyptian days. Made from Boards, Bricks, Clay, Dried Flax, Flint, Slate and Linen.
  2. Metallic Obelisk — Tech Level 2
    Needs to be held for 14 Egyptian days.
  3. Cut Stone Obelisk — Tech Level 3
    Needs to be held for 21 Egyptian days.
  4. Hardwood Obelisk — Tech Level 4
    Needs to be held for 28 Egyptian days.
  5. Marble Obelisk — Tech Level 5
    Needs to be held for 35 Egyptian days.
  6. Crystal Obelisk — Tech Level 6
    Needs to be held for 42 Egyptian days.
  7. Heavenly Obelisk — Tech Level 7

Passing the Principle

The principle can be passed with a simple size 7 Desert Obelisk. It requires:

NOTE: You can disassemble your obelisk after building it and passing the principle, with no loss of materials apart from the construction site.

WARNING: You won't be able to disassemble or salvage it if you have passed the test with it or after an unspecified period of time. (Looks like 2 teppy-days, from the message I got. - Akilan)

Build Queues

Many regions have a build queue which they maintain. Some consider it polite to check whether such a queue exists before building another obelisk in that region, and consider violating the queue a form of griefing. Others contend that queues game (cheat) the system.


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