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===The Ritual=== | ===The Ritual=== | ||
This step was released the day following the release of the Shadow Phantoms in the [[Battledome]], while the Phantoms were still available. It is a puzzle where the player | This step was released the day following the release of the Shadow Phantoms in the [[Battledome]], while the Phantoms were still available. It is a puzzle where the player helps Xandra, Hanso, and Brynn to cast the counter-spell. This step is collaborative, and there are two parts to it: reinforcing the energy barrier and deciphering the spells. | ||
====Deciphering Spells==== | |||
Xandra needs to cast a sequence of spells to complete the ritual, but she does not know what order to cast the spells in. There are a million spells in the book, and each spell is protected by a magical cipher. | |||
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At the top of each spell is a title. Players decipher the codes by selecting different combinations of the seven symbols in the title: the correct combination will decipher the code and Xandra can decide if it is the right one or not. | |||
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Each spell has an index code consisting of glyph (one of those to the right) and a colour: sometimes, deciphering a spell will rule out all the spells with the same index code. | |||
<br clear="all"? | |||
====Reinforcing the Barrier==== | |||
Xandra has protected herself, Hanso, and Brynn with a magical barrier. However, its strength is slowly being depleted as the Phantoms try to get in. If it should expire completely, Xandra will have to stop work on the ritual in order to create a new one. | |||
Players can restore the barrier by transferring the energy from defeated Phantoms into it. To do this, the player's active pet works in a team with three other pets. Two of the team must stabilise and contain the core contain long enough for the third to guide it to the barrier. If they fail to stabilise or contain it, the core will explode and dissipate and the task must be started over. The fourth pet must suppress energy spikes that would stun the pets and prevent them from doing their tasks. | |||
=====Stabilising===== | |||
For each turn, the player in charge of stabilising the core must prepare a spell to do so. This is done by three actions: one somatic, one verbal, and one material. Each of There are three choices for each of these actions. | |||
The correct choice depends on the configuration of the core: each of the somatic acts (the gestures) are coloured, and must match the colour of the energy around the core. The verbal actions vary in how loud the spell is: the bigger the orb, the louder the spell. Finally, the different coloured powders for the material correspond to how bright the core is: if it is dark, the white powder is needed, if it is bright, the black powder is needed, and if it is grey, the grey powder is needed. | |||
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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The somatic components...</small> | |||
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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>... the verbal components...</small> | |||
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|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>... and the material components.</small> | |||
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Once three actions have been chosen, the user must click the 'Cast the Spell!' button. This must be done before the time limit for that round expires. | |||
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The URL for each core image corresponds to which three actions must be chosen. For example, the core above is called ''core233.png'', and requires the second, third, and third options. | |||
====Fearless Deeds==== | ====Fearless Deeds==== | ||
*'''The Plain of Peace''' - ''The ritual is underway, but the heroes will need a great deal of help if they are to stop Faerieland from sinking further! [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ritual.phtml Join them now] to help Xandra complete the ritual, and to protect her, Hanso, and Brynn from the terrible shadow phantoms.'' | *'''The Plain of Peace''' - ''The ritual is underway, but the heroes will need a great deal of help if they are to stop Faerieland from sinking further! [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ritual.phtml Join them now] to help Xandra complete the ritual, and to protect her, Hanso, and Brynn from the terrible shadow phantoms.'' | ||
*'''Errand Spelling''' - | *'''Errand Spelling''' - | ||
*'''[[wiktionary:Cast away|Cast Away]]''' - | *'''[[wiktionary:Cast away|Cast Away]]''' - | ||