Maps and Legends

Maps and Legends

In a clearing in the Spooky Forest, you find a roughly-hewn monolith. You hear strains of timpani as you gaze at its surface.

Chiseled into it is what appears to be a map leading to a giant X. You get excited about the prospect of seeing the world's largest X, but then notice the legend at the bottom, which explains that the X represents the location of the legendary Hidden Temple.

If you wanted to look for the Temple, it'd be pretty easy to make a copy of the map to take with you. Whaddya say?

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Make a copy of the map

You quickly make some paper out of a nearby tree, and some ink out of a nearby... umm... squirrel. You make a copy of the map and stick it in your pocket.

You acquire an item: Spooky Temple map

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Ignore the monolith

You ignore the monolith. Maybe if it had been a polylith you would've been more interested.

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Hit a monkey with a bone

You wander around the Forest for a while looking for a monkey to hit with a bone, but you can't find one. You get bored and stop looking.

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Occurs at The Spooky Forest.

Notes

• Not getting the map does not use an adventure.

References

• The part about getting ink from a squirrel is in reference to a jick and skully radio show, in which jick explained that he got ink to write the 1-year messages from the bladders of squirrels.
• The monolith, the timpani, and the option to hit a monkey with a bone are all references to the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey
• The phrase "legendary Hidden Temple" likely refers to the 90's Nickelodeon game show Legends of the Hidden Temple.
• The monolith and drawings on it refer to the turn-based strategy game series Heroes of Might and Magic.
• The title "Maps and Legends" refers to the R.E.M. song of that name on the album Fables of the Reconstruction.