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I suggest that everyone who has opened the chest take a break, It is the weekend after all. Time to spend good time with family and friends. Plus, tomorrow is Halloween. Hopefully we will not be playing games, but enjoying the little trick or treaters dressed up in their costumes.

I’m posting this as the next stop point. But PLEASE don’t rush to get there. Here in the US, tomorrow is the end of Daylight Savings Time. So this may be the last time we’ll have a chance to grill out while we can still see what we’re grilling.

So here is the endpoint for the current episode.

For all of the reasons mentioned above, I suggest you hold off looking for this point until Monday. On Monday, you start.It should be a fairly short episode. Maybe 45 minutes. Report in when you have arrived.

From that point on we will continue to the finish.

Hint: The stop point is when you have arrived at this destination with the inventory items shown.

furgotten - 30 October 2015 05:52 PM

I also opened the chest. Was a bit disappointed that Chill and Fire were vanquished so easily. I sort of agree with Iznogood; if it were that easy, why hasn’t someone else done it?

Also I think it is awful that their horses had to die as well. Someone can surely use horses that broadcast fire and ice? But maybe it is not a horse and rider but a single construct.

I think it’s fair to say that the horses were probably as evil as their riders. I don’t think you would ever want to put your children on one, a la a pony ride, once the riders were dead.

The first thing that came to mind when I read your post was the chihuahua in the Mystery Trackers games. And there have been any number of cats and fairies. Except for the fairy in Fiends and Fairies, none of them ever spoke, let alone was a pro-active participant as was the dwarf at the end of the second episode.

I didn’t play the first Lost Lands game, so I don’t know if a similar relationship developed in that game.

Becky - 31 October 2015 04:55 PM

My first reaction whenever the dwarf would talk was: “you mean YOU are still here?”

Mine was “why are you talking?”.

Most of you have found the dwarf. So we’ll move on. The dwarf is quite talkative. You will get quite a bit of backstory during this episode.

That’s why I thought he was talking.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend; unencumbered by thoughts of games and puzzles. We had some trick or treaters. Not to many because it was raining in our area. Daylight savings time has ended. It now is dark at 5:30, and it will get darker earlier until December 22. Unless I find a way to set up floodlights, I think my grilling season is over. As is the golf season. So, I guess it is back to the task at hand.

I don’t know who is waiting to open the chest. Although I know a few who have opened it and just couldn’t resist going a step or two farther.

Anyway, open the chest and continue your quest. The end point of this chapter is in the screenshot I posted earlier. You’re back at the cottage with the two inventory items shown. This is a short chapter. Maybe 45 minutes. So let’s give it until Tuesday to finish. If, for whatever reason, we need to extend until Wednesday, we can do that.

Once everyone checks in as having completed this chapter we will be close to the endgame.

Well, I’m in the cottage again, but it took me an hour and a half so I’m not sure if I did more that I “should”. Never mind, I’m here now anyway.
Except those two inventory items, I also have a sheet of paper. And I really liked the colourbook thing. Not hard, but It’s nostalgic.

I’m not exactly sure what to say about the extra inventory items. I arrived back at the cottage with only the two items shown. The game isn’t entirely linear, so you do have the opportunity to wander around and explore. I honestly don’t remember whether I already found the paper and used it before arriving at this point, or it still needs to be found.

Either way, the game is linear enough. You will not be able to proceed beyond a certain point unless you have accomplished all that needs to be done.

I have also reached the stopping point, and like RebKean with the same extra inventory item.

I must admit that I’m beginning to warm up to the story, and like others have mentioned having a talking sidekick is a bit unusual, but I nice touch.

I also finally found a reference to the previous game, in the form of a manuscript with a small synopses of what happened in the first game. It also answers my previous question, of why the protagonist was chosen for this mission: [spoiler]“Since the the people of the Lost Lands have honoured the mother’s deeds, and consider her the Chosen Protector”[/spoiler]

Still not much of a challenge to the puzzles though

I replayed this part. To allay any fears the other players might have, it is possible to find the sheet of paper both before and after you reach the cottage.

That’s good, and I suspected as much. I was more insterested in the fact that it took me twice the time you thought it would take. I mean, not that it matters really, it was just that the estimated times before fitted quite well, so I was a bit surprised. Almost thought I missed something and was about to finish early. =)
But then I got the items in question, so I knew I was in the right place.
And even though the puzzles may not be difficult, I personally really dislike slider-things. No, not that many are sliders in the strict sence, but to me there are to many with the same sort of structure. But hey, that’s just me. =)

The fact that it took you twice as long is easily explained. You took a more circuitous route than I did. Witness you finding the paper. 

I was also attempting to make this episode and the final episode approximately equal in duration. I probably could have designed the playing of this chapter a little better. Too late now.

I’ve reached the stopping point. Am I slow or what? Two hours…

I also have the sheet of paper, though.