Earthbound and Down
You step inside the shrine and find an altar inscribed with a weird figure of a kind of a leafy guy on it. Consulting your father's diary, you identify him as Bulbazinalli, the Ancient God of Plants and Nature.
The top of the altar has a round impression on it, and your impression about the impression is that you should probably put something round in it.
with a moss-covered stone sphere in your inventory:
The moss-covered sphere starts to vibrate as it gets close to the altar.
with a 6-ball in your inventory:
The 6-ball in your sack begins to emit a bright green glow.
| Place your head in the impression |
You place your head in the impression and are struck with a vision. A vision of an nearby apartment building. In the once-luxurious top-floor penthouse, an ancient ghost lounges on the skeletal remains of a leather couch. A strangely lush potted plant sits next to him, where an endtable would normally be.
The vision fades, but the memory of the apartment building remains. You mark it on your map.
| New Area Unlocked | ||
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with a moss-covered stone sphere in your inventory:
| Place the moss-covered sphere in the impression |
You place the sphere in the depression atop the altar. You hear a click, and the sphere sinks into the stone and disappears. There is a loud grinding noise, and a niche opens on the front of the altar, containing an odd triangular stone.
 | You acquire an item: stone triangle |
(Does not take a turn.)
with a 6-ball in your inventory:
| Place the 6-ball in the impression |
You place the pool ball in the depression on the altar. There is a pregnant pause, as though your offering is being carefully considered. Eventually, it disappears into the altar, and you feel a minor surge of power throughout your body. You get the impression that it wasn't really what the god was looking for, but that it was close enough to be worth something.
 | You acquire an effect: Blessing of Bulbazinalli (duration: 20 Adventures) |
| Step away from the altar |
You back away from the altar.
Occurs at An Overgrown Shrine (Northwest)
References
- The name on this altar is a portmanteau of the Pokémon character Bulbasaur and the Aztec god Macuilmalinalli, both of which are associated with grass.
- The title of this adventure refers to the classic trucker ballad East Bound and Down.
- EarthBound is the US name for an SNES RPG which was called "Mother 2" in Japan.
