Talk:A Moment of Reflection

Here's what happens at the Mysterious Chess Board:

You follow the map to a huge sunny meadow, meticulously landscaped and criss-crossed with sparkling brooks that divide the grassy plain into sixty-four squares, some of which are occupied by people in dark-colored clothing who appear to be waiting patiently for something. As you approach the first rank of squares, marveling at the strange beauty of the scene, you accidentally bump into someone dressed as a bishop who was running to occupy the same square. They fall over backwards with a surprised squawk and vanish mysteriously when they hit the ground. Even mysteriouser, you feel a strange tingle throughout your body, and find that your clothes have changed into a bishop's outfit. Huh.

Standing at the first rank of the chessboard, you see a large golden chest sitting just on the opposite side of the eighth rank. I believe the first rule of adventuring is "Anything in a treasure chest is yours, if you can grab it."

(play chess by moving pieces allowing the treasure to get to the other side of the board.)

Trumpets blast a fanfare as you advance to the eighth rank. You kneel to open the golden treasure chest, and it melts and shifts in your hands, turning into an elegant golden tea-tray. There's only one cookie (or 'biscuit', as people who own tea-trays are wont to say) left, but it looks like a particularly tasty one.

king cookie You acquire an item: king cookie [eat] --Hallehoopma 15:44, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Tried eating all the pieces on the board, leaving the king for last, and ended up with no other option but to walk away after doing so. Anyone tried the same so that the last piece eaten (not the king) has one-move access to the last row (assuming that's possible; forgot to screencap for double-checking goodness)? --Kitzschenius 19:04, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

yes, its possible, I did it and got a queen cookie. --Anmbia 02:15, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

The notes in the current version of the page say "Does not consume an adventure" - it's unclear if this refers to re-folding the map. That said - taking Strawberry Fields as an AT (and getting the custard) definitely used an adventure for me. --Kareth 08:40, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

The Duchess' Cottage

The Duchess' Cottage with beautiful soup, Lobster qua Grill, Missing wine, walrus ice cream and Humpty Dumplings:

You shrug your shoulders. "The only thing I don't have is this bottle of wine," you say, and hand the missing wine to the Duchess. "Capital!" she shouts. "Saves one the trouble of drinking it, and the moral of that is, 'too many cooks spoil the broth!'" Now, let's have something to whet my appetite!"

You give the Duchess your bowl of Beautiful Soup. She tastes it, adds about a wheelbarrow full of pepper, then lifts the bowl and drinks it down. "Delectable and pulchritudinous!" she cries. "But the next course should have some substance to it, and the moral of that is, 'only cowgirls get the blues!'"

You give the Duchess your plate of Humpty Dumplings. "Capital!" the Duchess says. "I would have eaten up your candy and your licorice, but these will do!" Then she smacks her lips and rubs her stomach in a spectacularly off-putting fashion. "Ah, nothing like dumplings to put one in the mood for crustaceans. And the moral of that is, 'let sleeping dogs lie.'"

You hand your Lobster qua Grill to the Duchess. She cracks open the shell with her chin and gobbles the meat inside. "Nothing hits the spot quite like sea-bug!" she shouts. "It doesn't even need any pepper! But I added some, anyway, and the moral of that is, 'never trust Whitey!' And now, for dessert!"

You hand your dish of walrus ice cream to the Duchess. She buries her face in it, snorfling it down in a most unladylike fashion. "Needs more pepper, but still a perfect end to a perfect meal!" she shouts.

After she finishes the ice cream, the Duchess leans back and belches, contented. "A most acceptable feast!" she cries. "For your reward, you may have the Gratitude of a Duchess, and you may touch my hair if you like!"

"Thanks a whole heap," you say, and pat the Duchess's head. Then you head for the door, and on your way out you steal the first reasonably expensive-looking thing you can lay your hands on.

You acquire an item: ittah bittah hookah

-Granite_Grizz