Lost Desert Plot Discussion #3 (Split)

Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:54 am

I tried 2 doors so far but got traps... still 10 to go.
And I've mapped about 50 rooms, all done with pencil and coloured marks on library doors and blue rectangles.

I'm surprised nobody manages to fill the spaces in their tablet, the tomb has been out for days now... I wonder if TNT forgot to release something?

Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:14 pm

hmm.. I'm thinking of something... perhaps, for example, after you read the kar scroll from the library, you have to open a green door with kar symbol..., and if you open the wrong door, you have to revisit the kar scroll again...

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:03 pm

apranum wrote:hmm.. I'm thinking of something... perhaps, for example, after you read the kar scroll from the library, you have to open a green door with kar symbol..., and if you open the wrong door, you have to revisit the kar scroll again...

People have found the faerie before reading any scrolls.

I personally tried reading a specific scroll, then trying that door. It was still a trap.

It is possible there actually is some way of figuring out exactly which door it is ... but I am guessing that with only a 1 hour "lock-out" due to the trap, they may have actually intended people to just have to find it with "trial and error"

This has the effect of not allowing people just to use a simple "link" to solve the plot ... they actually have to do some work.

I've said this before ... and I'll say it again. This plot has been well thought out so far. I am impressed. Hopefully this level of "well thought outness" continues throughout the entire plot.

Kudos, Neopets!

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:05 pm

i am keeping track of what scrolls i read but i had a horrible thought. what if you have to read all the scrolls with the same pet. when the healing springs feeds my pets i change them to a hungry pet. i hope that doesnt matter. oh and one other thing. to anyone who has maped the tomb are there any doors that are identical or are they all completely different. with the signs colours and shapes.

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:07 pm

ILoveGames wrote:i am keeping track of what scrolls i read but i had a horrible thought. what if you have to read all the scrolls with the same pet. when the healing springs feeds my pets i change them to a hungry pet. i hope that doesnt matter. oh and one other thing. to anyone who has maped the tomb are there any doors that are identical or are they all completely different. with the signs colours and shapes.

There are no 2 doors that are *exactly* alike. Each one only appears once.

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:08 pm

ok good thank you.

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:40 pm

I believe the symbols above the door are there to aid you in trial and error. It makes perfect sense. So far Ive visited 3 symbols without the symbols above the door you could be easily confused as to which door you went through last. The symbol on the statues is another story though. I believe it is the symbol of the scroll you must read to her. The color could possibly be the effect of trial and error while you only know which symbol corresponds.

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:52 pm

i wonder how people manage to map out the whole thing. I've mapped out the first row using Paint but then i'm thinking it'll get all confusing with the limitless doors and possibilities..sigh so much more mapping to do.

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Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:53 pm

I have started mapping my tomb but am confused a bit. I have read alot of the posts and the first post many times, I'm confused as to this riddle that tells you which door to find the staue. where do you find this riddle?
Sorry if i'm stupid

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:53 pm

4th time, I found Nuria in the door with the sun on.
My riddle was: a humble portal of stone/kingdom of the lightgiver, just for reference. And there's a sun in my tablet.
On the statue of Nuria there was actually the image of a sun, so I told her "Ra" and was kicked out.

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:55 pm

The symbol on the statues is another story though. I believe it is the symbol of the scroll you must read to her.

Do you mean the actual item scroll's description?

The color could possibly be the effect of trial and error while you only know which symbol corresponds.

What do you mean by this? The color of what?

Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:57 pm

susannahmio wrote:I have started mapping my tomb but am confused a bit. I have read alot of the posts and the first post many times, I'm confused as to this riddle that tells you which door to find the staue. where do you find this riddle?
Sorry if i'm stupid

its below the image of the temple..you know the first page of the tomb...with the picture of the tomb in the sand..the riddle is below it.

Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:01 pm

This might not be important, but I'll post it anyway:

On the banner on the plot page (the one with the flash comic) it reads: "A thriving city sta" after which it gets cut off.
On the first page of the comic there's a sentence: "... in the heart of the lost desert stands the magnificent city of Sahkmet, a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land"

It's been suggested that the prophecy has nothing to do with RE or the library, so I thought this might be a clue. That the prophecy could be something like: "A thriving city stands in an ancient and timeless land" or something.

Just guessing though...

Haven't found my statue yet, so I can't try this out

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Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:02 pm

Azzie wrote:
susannahmio wrote:I have started mapping my tomb but am confused a bit. I have read alot of the posts and the first post many times, I'm confused as to this riddle that tells you which door to find the staue. where do you find this riddle?
Sorry if i'm stupid

its below the image of the temple..you know the first page of the tomb...with the picture of the tomb in the sand..the riddle is below it.

ahhhhhhhh...once again, sorry for being stupid!

Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:14 pm

susannahmio wrote:
Azzie wrote:
susannahmio wrote:I have started mapping my tomb but am confused a bit. I have read alot of the posts and the first post many times, I'm confused as to this riddle that tells you which door to find the staue. where do you find this riddle?
Sorry if i'm stupid

its below the image of the temple..you know the first page of the tomb...with the picture of the tomb in the sand..the riddle is below it.

ahhhhhhhh...once again, sorry for being stupid!

You're not stupid. I had the same question. I was like, where are people finding these riddles!!