The Great Zero Journals @@ -1041,9 +1043,9 @@ Diranda Valerian My time in the Cavern March 11, 2022 -I’ve been working in the Cavern, this time, for several weeks. At this point, I have focused most of my research on the Great Zero complex and the history behind this enigmatic location. I have been working on D’ni research for many years, having become involved in the project back in the 1990s, when the first DRC researchers began to investigate the Cavern. However, many other projects have diverted my studies, including some work in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well as the Pacific Northwest. Only recently have I been able to return to the Cavern to help with the restoration efforts there. +I've been working in the Cavern, this time, for several weeks. At this point, I have focused most of my research on the Great Zero complex and the history behind this enigmatic location. I have been working on D'ni research for many years, having become involved in the project back in the 1990s, when the first DRC researchers began to investigate the Cavern. However, many other projects have diverted my studies, including some work in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well as the Pacific Northwest. Only recently have I been able to return to the Cavern to help with the restoration efforts there. -I have settled into my neighborhood, a ‘Bevin’ type. This one is mine, however, as opposed to the first neighborhood I used as a base, which was shared by several other explorers. Unfortunately, the neighborhood I was assigned doesn’t have a D’ni clock, but I was very happy to be able to find one that was in good condition and was unclaimed. A clock is just a bonus. I’m grateful to Calum, who helped me find one so quickly. +I have settled into my neighborhood, a ‘Bevin' type. This one is mine, however, as opposed to the first neighborhood I used as a base, which was shared by several other explorers. Unfortunately, the neighborhood I was assigned doesn't have a D'ni clock, but I was very happy to be able to find one that was in good condition and was unclaimed. A clock is just a bonus. I'm grateful to Calum, who helped me find one so quickly. Water Power @@ -1053,15 +1055,15 @@ Looking at the complex, there is a set of water channels from the lake outside t I have been looking over the channels and have realized that they run underneath part of the Calibration chamber, which means there is a channel within the interior of the building. In order to keep the machines running correctly, there most likely had to have been a team, or at least a single maintenance person on hand, perhaps occasionally anyway, to oversee the continued operation of the Emitter. -I’d like to try to get through one of the doors I have found in the complex, but so far, no luck. It’s possible it’s not even a door, really, but as a window, it makes no sense. I have tried to see if there’s something on the other side that would make the window theory work, but there’s only the raised platform in the actual Calibration chamber. +I'd like to try to get through one of the doors I have found in the complex, but so far, no luck. It's possible it's not even a door, really, but as a window, it makes no sense. I have tried to see if there's something on the other side that would make the window theory work, but there's only the raised platform in the actual Calibration chamber. -I have consulted with a few other explorers regarding my investigations, so they’re aware I’m attempting to find a way inside the interior. I’m not sure if they believe me or just think I’m mad… the crazy lady who’s obsessed with the Great Zero… +I have consulted with a few other explorers regarding my investigations, so they're aware I'm attempting to find a way inside the interior. I'm not sure if they believe me or just think I'm mad… the crazy lady who's obsessed with the Great Zero… Missing Equipment March 16, 2022 -I seem to have misplaced my current journal and the writing supplies I’d left at the Zero last night. I’m not sure if I just forgot where I put them or if someone came by and saw them and picked them up to return to me. +I seem to have misplaced my current journal and the writing supplies I'd left at the Zero last night. I'm not sure if I just forgot where I put them or if someone came by and saw them and picked them up to return to me. I do hope I find them soon, most of my current research on the people who worked in this complex was in that book. @@ -1071,29 +1073,29 @@ Oh dear. New Journal March 18, 2022 -Well, since I have yet to find my previous journal, I started a new book. I’ll just have to remember to keep it on me at all times. +Well, since I have yet to find my previous journal, I started a new book. I'll just have to remember to keep it on me at all times. -I honestly didn’t think anyone else was interested in the Great Zero, at least I never see anyone here, so I was surprised to find my work gone. +I honestly didn't think anyone else was interested in the Great Zero, at least I never see anyone here, so I was surprised to find my work gone. -At any rate, Kelsei is keeping an eye out for it and I’m doing the same, in case I come across other misplaced materials. +At any rate, Kelsei is keeping an eye out for it and I'm doing the same, in case I come across other misplaced materials. -I still have not been able to figure out any kind of opening mechanism for the ‘doors’ in the Zero Calibration fore-chamber. I just might be wrong about them, I don’t know. +I still have not been able to figure out any kind of opening mechanism for the ‘doors' in the Zero Calibration fore-chamber. I just might be wrong about them, I don't know. I have found some other interesting artifacts in the Library as well as in the area I believe the Zero workers may have lived at one point. At any rate, I found some evidence nearby of a family who made jewelry, which was quite a bit of fun to discover. Some books on gemology as far as I can translate. -It’s interesting, the kinds of gemstones the D’ni used in their jewelry as well as creation of gaming materials and decoration. I found a lovely little Gemedet set in the Jeweler’s Manor, made from what looks to be white jade. It was apparently in the process of being finished when the Family had to abandon the City. +It's interesting, the kinds of gemstones the D'ni used in their jewelry as well as creation of gaming materials and decoration. I found a lovely little Gemedet set in the Jeweler's Manor, made from what looks to be white jade. It was apparently in the process of being finished when the Family had to abandon the City. -It’s rather poignant, such a lovely little item just sitting there, abandoned. +It's rather poignant, such a lovely little item just sitting there, abandoned. Gahreesen Wall Tourney May 6, 2022 -I’d wanted to go to see this event, it looked like it was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, I had to consult with Dr. Tenny about a small injury I’d sustained a few weeks ago, so while we were x-raying my ankle, I had to miss the beginning of the event. +I'd wanted to go to see this event, it looked like it was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, I had to consult with Dr. Tenny about a small injury I'd sustained a few weeks ago, so while we were x-raying my ankle, I had to miss the beginning of the event. Even worse, once we were done, I hurried over to the neighborhood and managed to get over to Gahreesen to see the event and I missed a jump! I Reltoed out and before I could get back there, the event had concluded. -I’ve just been having one of those crazy, forgetful days today. However, I did head over to the Great Zero to take some more photographs. +I've just been having one of those crazy, forgetful days today. However, I did head over to the Great Zero to take some more photographs. I do wonder if I misplaced my research last month, now! Though other folks have reported things missing, including a garden gnome? @@ -1101,26 +1103,26 @@ I do wonder if I misplaced my research last month, now! Though other folks have New Stories and Friends May 17, 2022 -I discovered a slim little Journal in my researches into the Great Zero and its Keeper. While I was looking around the neighborhood the Keeper lived in, I found a cache of little books. I think these were written by the Keeper’s daughter, a girl named Sarai. Though I’m not entirely certain. Some of these books are written in a different hand, which I believe might be a young man named Tayeth. +I discovered a slim little Journal in my researches into the Great Zero and its Keeper. While I was looking around the neighborhood the Keeper lived in, I found a cache of little books. I think these were written by the Keeper's daughter, a girl named Sarai. Though I'm not entirely certain. Some of these books are written in a different hand, which I believe might be a young man named Tayeth. -But I found a story, which I’m not sure at the moment is a historical record or just a fiction, about the first time Sarai met Tayeth, when they were children. It’s fascinating! I’ve been spending most of my time looking through these homes, trying to find any kind of documentation about the Great Zero. +But I found a story, which I'm not sure at the moment is a historical record or just a fiction, about the first time Sarai met Tayeth, when they were children. It's fascinating! I've been spending most of my time looking through these homes, trying to find any kind of documentation about the Great Zero. -I found a scrap of paper with the word key on it. That doesn’t mean our ‘KI’s, as that’s a name the DRC invented for the devices. I’d like to find more about this Key. +I found a scrap of paper with the word key on it. That doesn't mean our ‘KI's, as that's a name the DRC invented for the devices. I'd like to find more about this Key. -Dr. Tenny has been busy lately! He’s met someone named Logan… I haven’t met this person, but apparently Tenny’s very interested in him. It’s very cute actually. I’ve never seen Tiernan blush, but he does when he talks about Logan. +Dr. Tenny has been busy lately! He's met someone named Logan… I haven't met this person, but apparently Tenny's very interested in him. It's very cute actually. I've never seen Tiernan blush, but he does when he talks about Logan. The Key to Zero June 10, 2022 -I’ve been thinking a lot about the word ‘Key’ and how it relates to the materials I found in the Lyara Neighborhood, where the Keeper and his daughter lived, as well as the Jeweler’s Family. -I saw a sketch in one of Sarai’s journals, of what seems to be a key. It certainly looks like the keys from other D’ni places we have discovered. -She noted in it, so I took a picture and sent it to Tiernan’s grandmother, who is a D’ni linguist. -Molly said that as far as she could decipher, considering the words were faded and written in a child’s hand, that the description says “My key to Zero”. -I think it might be a key to a room, but I haven’t found the room yet. I do wonder why Sarai had a ‘key to Zero’, and I wonder if the key might work on one of the ‘doors’ I found in the Great Zero complex. I’m not sure. -I also found a small box with the word ‘Firemarbles’ on it. When I opened it, it was empty, unfortunately. -In one of Sarai’s journals, there are a few pages with the word ‘Firemarbles’ on them, but again, I can’t seem to read what she’s written there. I might send them to Molly, if she has time, but I’m also thinking of perhaps asking one of the linguists here in the Cavern about them. -Since things have been going missing lately, I’ve been very hesitant to share too many of the discoveries I’ve made, which makes me sad, but Tiernan and Kelsei agree it’s probably better right now. I wish Calum were back, I think he’d find this fascinating. I only hope he’s feeling better soon! +I've been thinking a lot about the word ‘Key' and how it relates to the materials I found in the Lyara Neighborhood, where the Keeper and his daughter lived, as well as the Jeweler's Family. +I saw a sketch in one of Sarai's journals, of what seems to be a key. It certainly looks like the keys from other D'ni places we have discovered. +She noted in it, so I took a picture and sent it to Tiernan's grandmother, who is a D'ni linguist. +Molly said that as far as she could decipher, considering the words were faded and written in a child's hand, that the description says “My key to Zero”. +I think it might be a key to a room, but I haven't found the room yet. I do wonder why Sarai had a ‘key to Zero', and I wonder if the key might work on one of the ‘doors' I found in the Great Zero complex. I'm not sure. +I also found a small box with the word ‘Firemarbles' on it. When I opened it, it was empty, unfortunately. +In one of Sarai's journals, there are a few pages with the word ‘Firemarbles' on them, but again, I can't seem to read what she's written there. I might send them to Molly, if she has time, but I'm also thinking of perhaps asking one of the linguists here in the Cavern about them. +Since things have been going missing lately, I've been very hesitant to share too many of the discoveries I've made, which makes me sad, but Tiernan and Kelsei agree it’s probably better right now. I wish Calum were back, I think he’d find this fascinating. I only hope he’s feeling better soon! I might ask Dr. Lavisham to look over these things though. I think he might find them interesting.]]>
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-GAME: STAIRS
+ GAME: STAIRS
2-5 players.
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FIELD:
Jalak is set up in a rising staircase pattern, with GREEN being ground level.
This is the "Start" Square. The stairs raise one coulmn height step at a time, ascending, from there.
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Spawn one ORB ontop of it.
Shield is Active at All Times Barring Emergencies.
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RULES:
Players start on Green, taking turns to move forwards, aiming to reach the top of the stairs, so they may leap to central pillar.
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If a Player dislodges the ORB, they win the game.
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In a Turn: Players move forwards "One Plane," with the ability to raise or lower any column in the path *once,*
EXCLUDING the Central Pillar.
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"One Plane," Blocks in level with eachother- IE: three squares that are level with eachother is one plane,
allowing faster progression across the board by said player.
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Players are allowed to modify any square in the tower during their turn for the purposes of:
Blocking other players progression, setting up ones future progression, or aiding a fellow player.
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Players are allowed to modify the board outside of their one turn if they fall off of the stairs, however:
Changes MUST be undone afterwards, and MUST NOT be done to hinder other players.
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Shield may be deactivated in cases of emergency such as a pillar/shield sandwiching.
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GAME: TORTURE
2-10 players.
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FIELD:
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FORCEFIELD MAY NOT BE DISABLED AT ANY TIME.
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-UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: SPAWNING OBJECTS ARE BANNED.
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+UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: SPAWNING OBJECTS ARE BANNED.
NORMAL MODE:
The Four Corners are raised to medium height, with the rest of the field leveled flat.
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HARD MODE:
The Four Corners are raised to maximum height, with the rest of the field leveled flat.
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HEEK MODE:
For a rare and highly dangerous 5X Showdown Combo:
Five Torturer Roles must be present for this mode.
The four corners are raised, along with the central pillar, to maximum height.
Rest of field is leveled flat.
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"ARE YOU SIRRUS?" SPIRE MODE:
The Central Column is raised to Maximum Height. All other planes leveled flat.
All Torturer Role Players are crowded onto this column.
Objects may be spawned.
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RULES:
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There may be up to FOUR of the role "Torturer," covering the four corners of the map.
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Torturer Role is to peer down into the field, and modify the field at their whims- raising Columns to slowly fill in the field.
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Players within the field are role "Tortured" and must climb the rapidly ascending pillars as the Torturer raises them.
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Players within the field are DISALLOWED from modifying the field under non emergency circumstances.
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EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCE:
If a Player falls off the field into a pit, and a Torturer CANNOT see their column to activate it:
Player is allowed to modify the field by raising their pitted platform until they can escape the pit.
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{The game is called TORTURE, after all, not MURDER ;) }
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In 1 on 1 Games:
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The Tortured Player who reaches the Column top that the Torturer is on will 'dethrone' the Torturer to the floor, winning the game.
Winning player takes place as Torturer in next round, if next round is played.
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In 3 player games:
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1 torturer and 2 tortured players. First Tortured To Dethrone the Torturer Wins.
2 torturers, 1 tortured player. First Torturer to be dethroned is cast to the pit to play with a field reset.
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In 4 player games:
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2 or 3 Torturers, and 2 or 1 Tortured Players.
Torturers must take opposite corners from eachother to cover full range of map.
Game resets when one Torturer is dethroned, winner is first Torutred Player to dethrone.
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...Okay so you can see how this game scales up now, right? Time for the FUN ones.
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HEEK MODE:
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Five Torturers. 2-5 Tortured Players.
Game Ends when 3 Torturers are Dethroned.
Tortured Players who succeed in Dethroning help their fellow Tortured Players succeed in dethroning.
Dethroned Torturers may now attempt to dethrone their own former Torturers, adding to the 3 Dethroned requirement.
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2-5 Torturers Stand upon the central spire. 2-5 Tortured Players climb to the top.
Balance accordingly to amount of players. All players are encouraged to wear DRC Hard Hats.
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Tortured Players are allowed to spawn Jalak objects upon the central column.
Players are allowed to attempt to use these blocks, where ever they may land, to ascend to previously unreachable squares.
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Win condition is when the first Tortured player to the top of the spire dethrones all Torturers.
Field will reset, all Tortured Players and Torturer Players swap roles for next round.
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(Calum Traveler's Patch Notes: STAIRS and TORTURE were developed by my friend group back in 2007/2008,
most of us if not all of us neighbors of Uru Obsession's Hood. LONG LIVE UO!
I'm not sure who of us created what at this point for the generic rule sets, and it was likely a group effort.
@@ -3586,9 +3540,7 @@ It's been a long time since I've been this deflated. Felt like I haven't looked
Must be wary not to allow myself to become untethered. The urge to wander the stacks and lose myself in the vastness for good grows by the day.
-I must remember what - and who - it is that keeps me here.
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-10/02/2021
+I must remember what - and who - it is that keeps me here.
6/20/22
And I'm back after a long weekend of examining wrecked equipment in the Overflow Station, and then getting caught up in Fathers Day stuff. I'd almost forgotten about that. My parents were a tad concerned they couldn't get through to me.
Well, regardless. I'm back from Rei'schu, as well. Lovely place. Nice moons, nice people, very interesting culture. ...Very large Megafauna Wildlife. More on that in its own journal.
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Town Hall Meeting sounds like Wednesday, 1400, Great Tree Hood. Good to know.
Not so good? Carl lost my Chess Set!!? Of all the things for the klepto thieves to take...! And where the heck is my red ink pen anyways? I'm not sure this ink color goes well with this paper type.
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-6/29/22
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IF FOUND ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF THE CHISO PRENIV OFFICE:
-Contact Kelsei A. Taylor on the Beneath Forums.
+Contact Kelsei A. Taylor on the Beneath Forums:
https://dniexplorer.com/forum/index.php
-1/1/22
-Harta Choylahnaytahv! A 'Complete Cycle,' in D'ni. And a Happy New Year to everyone.
+1/1/22
+Harta Choylahnaytahv! A 'Complete Cycle' in D'ni. And a Happy New Year to everyone.
I had to take a break to deal with some matters on the surface. Such a frightful couple of days. It's back to the book hunt for me. Got a new journal - which is you, my dear bright green clad tome.
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4/16/22
Met up with Calum at the Island this morning before he went out on errands. I wouldn't believe it if I wasn't seeing the images infront of my own eyes. The scans taken when he was hurt versus yesterday are impossibly different. This can't be right?? How? How could this be possible?
-4/20/22
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