This page is for specific discussion regarding the Pharaoh's Garden Event.

Special Needs Players

We need to make allowance and provide some assistance for special needs players. These might include - helping someone place chits in a warehouse or a trial guide. As the event in not a timed one per player, there is no penalty for any group. The only time limit is for the entire group to finish.

Known players needing Assistance

Rana - requires help with placing chits in the warehouses and will need a guide for the trail course. She doesn't know how to chat very well and will need a guide with lots of patience.

General Direction Spamming

This section will hold the directions and explainations for to be spammed over /events or L2PBS. Cut and paste as needed on event day.

Directions to the Registration Warehouses

When you enter through the gateway, continue to the lake area. On your left you will see 3 banners and a piers along the water's edge. This is the registration area.

RUNNERS REGISTRATION: When the warehouses open for registration, go to the banner area. There are 3 banners: Blue White Purple. You may place one chit in a warehouse for one banner. This will be your running team. You may only belong to one team. Each team will be eligible for prizes. Select your team wisely.

FLYERS REGISTRATION: When the warehouses open for registration, go to the lake area and there is a warehouse near Pharaoh's Barge. Place one chit in the warehouse to register for the event.

Registration Time Table Messages

Registration is OPEN

Registration is CLOSED

Registration will open in 5 minutes.

Registration will close in 5 minutes.

Runners Race Instructions

This is not an individual timed event.

All members of a team will run the course together. All members of the team must finish.

There are 9 Stops along the ridges. You will place 1 personal chit in each of the 9 stops.

When you complete all 9 stops, return to the start area and place a chit in your team's warhouse to signal you have completed all 9 stops.

Blue Team please group up at the starting box (near the entrance).

White Team please group up at the starting box (near the entrance).

Purple Team please group up at the starting box (near the entrance).

Blue Team Start NOW

White Team Start NOW

Purple Team Start NOW

Blue Team is now ON COURSE

White Team is now ON COURSE

Purple Team is now ON COURSE

Flyers Race Instructions

All pilots please queue at the the purple banner.

You must fly to the designated island, land successfully on top of the island. You will place 1 chit in the warehouse on the island. You will then return to the pier and place a chit in the warehouse to signal the end of your turn.

You will have THREE attempts to land on the island.

Next Flyer please stage your airship near Pharaoh's Barge

Flyer on Course

All flyers will land on Green Island

All flyers will land on Red Island

All flyers will land on Yellow Island

All flyers will land on Black Island

Awards Ceremony Instructions

All prizes will be given out during the awards ceremony held at the Flight Deck CP near the lake area.

There will be wine, hookah and fireworks after the event.

There will be participation prizes to all registered players.

Grand Prizes will be awarded by lottery.

There will be Grand Prizes awarded to each of Runners Groups: Blue, White and Purple.

There will be a Grand Prize awarded to the winner(s) of the Flyer's Touch and Go Race.

Prize List

The following are the planned prizes for the event. This list may change at any time. Especially as some items require special permission to give out.

By Lottery

1 white fly rod

One to each of the following groups. 4 total to be given out.

Groups:

Blue Runners
White Runners
Purple Runners
Flyers Group

Participation Prizes

Participation Prize for Runners ONLY

10 Water Metal or 10 Aluminum
10 Silk Cloth

Participation Prize for Flyers ONLY

1 Sandbloom
1 Orchid

Event Lead In

This section is for the Lead In Text to the event. Expand as needed.

Counting from first annoucement date.

Events Announcment 1

SCHU: Welcome to the great people of Egypt - Pharaoh has been blessed by good fortune
SCHU: The gods have heard the pleas of the people of egypt who toil without end.
SCHU: Pharaoh has granted the people of Egypt a boon with his blessings on all
SCHU: In 2 days hence a great and wonderful event will happen!
SCHU: The skys will open and be filled with the flight but not those of birds but those of made by the people of egypt
SCHU: and hilltops will witness the passing of egyptians as they race along their ridglines
SCHU: Pharaoh's Garden will OPEN and all of Egypt may partake of the beauty and splendor that is Egypt
SCHU: http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale6/Events/Airship_Games_1
SCHU: http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale6/Guides/Airship_Field_Game_Manual
SCHU: [ooc] there will be one way transportation provided
SCHU: [ooc] players will need 20 (twenty) personal chits to participate
SCHU: [ooc] prizes will be awarded and a celebration with wine and fireworks will follow
SCHU: The winds are calling and the air surrounds you with the blessings of the gods.
SCHU: Look to the skys for my return
SCHU: Fufill your obligations to all the gods and then I shall open the path

RP Script (not used)

Day 1

Start of episode 1

Mise en Scene

Z: Zhukuram H: Hanid N: Nikara Goddess: Neuth

[Over L2PBS Channel]

Z: I had a dream, no a vision. I heard the wind singing to me. I went to the altar and mediated and heard the words: Shu Shu Shu Shu.

H: I too had a dream! In it I saw a goddess who rose above all. I went the the altar and meditated and also heard the words: Shu Shu Shu SHu.

N: I saw this too! A goddess who rose high into the sky and looked down upon the land of Egypt. I went to the altar and meditated and the words: Shu Shu Shu Shu echoed through the night.

[OOC] Please join the event channel to learn more about these visions. /join Events

(respammed regularly)

[Now in the event channel]

Z: What more did you see or hear?

H: The Goddess seemed to glowed with the light of stars.

N: I heard the voice of the Goddess calling to all of Egypt.

Z: Did either of you recognize the Goddess?

H: No, I saw only the stars.

N: No, I heard only her voice.

Z: Perhaps if we all mediate she will grace us with more visions.

End of episode 1

Day 2

Start of episode 2

[Over L2PBS Channel]

[OOC] Please join the event channel to learn more about these visions. /join Events

(respammed regularly)

[Now in the Events Channel]

Z: It has been some time since my first vision. I see her each night now.

H: I see her too. The stars surround her.

N: In my dreams her voice calls to all of Egypt.

Z: I have mediated at the altars of egypt. Each one I pass I stop to honor the goddess.

H: I have mediated too and the stars seem to burn even brighter.

N: Her voice is stronger each day.

Z: Do you think we have mediated enough? Do you think she might appear to all?

Z: Do you think the rest of Egypt will help us to bring forth the goddess?

H: Yes! I am certain the people of Egypt will help us. Please mediate to request her appearance.

N: Please help us bring the goddess forth by meditating.

[OOC] Please all mediate to request the presence of the goddess! You can go to an altar or use the emote.

(short pause)

Goddess: Egypt I hear your prayers.

Goddess: I see the land of Egypt is filled with wonders.

Goddess: The fields are bountiful and the fruits of the earth are open to all.

Goddess: But the people of Egypt are weary and their toil continues without end.

Goddess: The sky surrounds you and I will come again.

End of episode 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Background Notes

Nikara suggested that we can do Role Play (RP) for our event. This sounded like a lot of fun. She said she can role a toon to be the Goddess of Air.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(goddess)

Nut/Neuth is the goddess of the sky, supported by Shu the god of air. Her parents are Shu and Tefnut.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shu_(Egyptian_deity)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefnut

Game Day Havoc

I thought I would list the items that need shepherding on game day. Most of this is obvious but just in case I've missed something...

Game Rules: Officially given by SCHU in the events channel / Zhuk will 2 box SCHU

Game Rules Spam: Repeats or clairifications by any of us L2PBS or events channel as needed

Order of Events

1.Runners Heat 1
2.Flyers Round 1
3.Runners Heat 2
4.Flyers Round 2
5.Runners Heat 3
6.Flyers Round 3
7.Flyers Round 4
8.Award Ceremony at the Flight Deck.
Celebrations to follow

Runners Events

 We set a new starting spot near the entrance.  
 A stone square with some flowers (ty Hanid).
 It is facing the first hill climb and its much easier to see where to go.
 Hanid will do the player herding to the starting box.

Runners Group 1 will be the hardest to get ordered <G> We will have to be sure and verify that everyone in the group has a good idea about where to go and what to do when they get there.

Hanid: Will you please help with organizing these folks - just give em a shove to the right banners etc?

Hanid: If necessary will you help any Special Needs Players? (like Rana) This may mean running with them on the course. (Its not cheating everyone wins and the big prize is by lottery).

Hanid: Will do Point Duty and lead/follow the group on course. She will help/assist any stragglers.

Handi: Will also pick up and verify the chits at each of the 9 Drop Points.

Screenies and/or Clipboard Copy of the WH contents
The collect chits will be placed in the proper Finish WH (total counts can be seen)
- That WH will have its permissions changed to NOT STASHABLE by Public.

Runners Scoring Check List

Screenshots (alt+c) and/or Clipboard Copy of the contents of each b4 you remove the chits.
Check that the counts you accumulate are the same for every player as you go.
What that means is this:
At DP 1 = 1 chit for everyone
At DP 2 = 2 chits for everyone
At DP 3 = 3 chits for everyone
At the Finish WH = there should be an equal number of chits for everyone: 11 per player. (1 to register, 9 DPs 1 to finish)

If somewhere along the way you have too many or too few: Houston we have a problem... A problem would be the following:

At DP 1 = 1 chit for everyone
At DP 2-9 => one person puts zero chits in
At the Finish = one person puts in 19 chits

Flyers Event

Nik + Aragon(sp) = WH checks for the chits on the islands.

Hanid and/or Nik: Will you be the "demo how its done" persons?

We'll get all the flyers queued up and then we'll have you show them how to go to the Green Island (our first hop) land and return? It may seem obvious but someone's bound to go off course. <G>

Flyers go 1 by 1 as their name is called (based on registration WH)

Flyers Scoring Check List

Each Flyer will make their run.

Drop a chit in an island WH
Drop a chit in the start-finsh WH at the barge.

Flyers that fail their 3 tries will have their chit removed TEMORARILY from the start/finish WH. This chit will be replaced after the event so we can track the participation prizes. The players with the highest number of chits are the ones eligible for the lottery for the flyers event.

Flyers that finish Round 1 will have 2 chits in the WH

and their landing verified on the island
which if added to the WH = 3 chits per player

Flyers that are eligible for the next round will have their (2 or 3) chits in the WH which gives us their names for the next round.

If no flyers make it passed round 1, all the chits held by the Flyer Judge can be returned to the WH, giving us the list for the repeat 2nd round.

Scoring Example

10 entries.
Round 1
- 3 fail to land so those chits are removed TEMPORARILY.
A flyer that finishes will have 2 chits + 1 from island = 3 chits for round 1.
Round 2
- 5 fail in round 2. Those chits are removed TEMPORARILY.
- A flyer that finishes will add 1 more chit + 1 from the next island to thier total = 5 chits for round 2.

When all the rounds end, the players with names still in the WH AND with the largest number of chits are eligible for the flyers lottery. The other chits can be returned to the WH to track participation prizes.

Screenies and/or Clipboard Copy of the WH contents
After Each Round and The last flyer for that Round has finished the WH will have its permissions changed to NOT STASHABLE by Public.
The WH will be reset to STASHABLE by Public at the start of the next round

When all the rounds are completed the WH will have its permissions changed to NOT STASHABLE by Public.

Murphy's Law

Ok and something is going to go wrong: Murphy's Law will happen. So... AeroClub channel for any last minute Oopies or Drat we didnt think of that...

Just for the record, unless someone really really is Not Nice, I'm inclined to "forgive" any errors: Like missing a DP or dropping too many chits in one. We can also make someone do-over too. Like in the above error: Boot them from the current team and let the re-run with the last team.

Nik and A: Rescue folks on course who drop all their chits and then yell for help. Retrieve their overstash. These are not "officially" timed events so no penalty for being a bit behind the others.

If someone is way way behind at some point we have to "call the end of the race". The foot race should be less than 10 min per round - even if they run the whole circuit twice.

Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphys_Law

Awards

Awards given out before the Wine, Hookah and Fireworks start

Nikara (GM) should give out all the awards. IF on some off chance we have a VIP show (like Teppy) then... :))

There are participation prizes for all. The locked WHs should have names of all the participants.

Hanid please help Nik with the awards and prizes. The less traffic to her for that part the better. You can pass the names of the winners and what they get to her.

Lottery Awards

Hanid, Nikara will verify the WHs for chits and counts
For each awardable prize they will give the total player COUNT to Z
- not the names just the number of players eligible for the prize
Z will roll a dice based on the count of eligible players
- dice may be manual or off a website that has specialty dice
The number on the dice represents the order of the names and the winner.
- Roll=1 first player on the list
- Roll=8 eighth player on the list

I have access to many specialty dice and can roll 20 sided dice for larger groups or multiples of dice as needed.

Celebration Duties

Hanid: Fireworks and Wine Duty
Nik: Wine and Fireworks
Zhuk: Wine Duty

Hanid: Hookah stuff

Zhuk: Nerves and Freak Outs Galore :)

There is aa small chest near each of the wine tables. These can be pre-loaded with wines so we don't have to rummage the WH to get them.

Hanid is working on getting the glassware setup. What ever we have will be just fine.

 Q: Do we want a small chest for the fireworks?
 Q: Are we going to set them off inside the Flight Deck?  Does Nik have a special location in mind?

 Q: Do we want a separate chest for the hookah stuff?
 Q: Herbs get smoked pretty quickly - how best to get the herbs, CC, water to the smokers?
 Q: Pharaoh's Garden Office folks can do hookah duty?

After Event

Aero Club: Review what went right or wrong
Nik and A: Return all chits to the players (if possible)

Hanid write the follow up for the wiki event page

 Anyone can run fraps or video capture?
 Anyone compiling screenies?

THEN

Plan for the next one <G>!!!

Talk:Events/Pharaoh's Garden Game Event 1