Week 2: Whistlehog's Way - Revision history

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 #Isha
 =====Day One Morning=====
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 However, once everyone is safely at the Village, the weather calms back down.
-====== Day Five Afternoon ======
+======Day Five Afternoon======
 Isha both waiting in the Village for the Trackers. Shebelieves the Hearthstone can still be mended. She recommends crafting a basket or container to collect the Hearthstone pieces.

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 After completely the course, the Trackers arrive before Cinna. There’s time to set a trap!
 ======Day Four Afternoon======
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 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Kraken Fight Game'''</span>
 This game is a variant of Red Light, Green Light. Mark the spot where Cinna stands, protected by the possessed and angry kraken! Luckily, krakens aren't known for their eyesight. Stay perfectly still on when the Kraken Thrashes (Red Light) and advance on Cinna on when the Kraken Watches (Green Light)!
 At the conclusion of this encounter, Cinna is drops the staff in an effort to stay out of reach, and the Hearthstone shatters! Uh-oh.
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-====== Day Five Morning ======
+======Day Five Morning======
-<br /><blockquote>"As the Hearthstone shatters, Cinna loses his influence on the kraken! Its tentacles thrash around, knocking Cinna into the water. We need to get the Hearthstone shards out of range or they may fall in as well!</blockquote>Start the day with a Game
+<blockquote>"As the Hearthstone shatters, Cinna loses his influence on the kraken! Its tentacles thrash around, knocking Cinna into the water. We need to get the Hearthstone shards out of range or they may fall in as well!</blockquote>Start the day with a <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Relay Obstacle Course'''.</span> Set up a pile of small rocks in the same amount as there are Trackers, possibly even the Trackers own Hearthstones.
-When all teams have made it to the Village, the weather calms back down. Lysander and Isha are both waiting in the Village for the Trackers.
+Announce which compass direction the wind is blowing. Trackers can only move in slow motion against it, but can speedwalk when moving with it! Lead teams back to the Village in an indirect path with these weather conditions.
-Isha believes the Hearthstone will be safe here in the Village, even in pieces. Building up the community may heal it over time. She recommends crafting a basket or container for the Hearthstone pieces.
+However, once everyone is safely at the Village, the weather calms back down.
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-Work is interrupted by the “raiding monsters,” who are now just gentle forest mems and creatures like unicorns and faunus. Lysander apologizes on all their behalf for the damage they caused, and offers their help in repairing
+Work is interrupted by the “raiding monsters,” who are now just gentle forest mems and creatures like unicorns and faunus. Lysander apologizes on all their behalf for the damage they caused, and offers their help in repairing the Village's damaged buildings.
-Lysander adds an extra apology while returning the missing Hearthstone piece. He stole it from Cinna as  , and had no idea the trouble it would cause.
+Return the last piece of the Hearthstone to the basket, and a peace and calm falls over Cascadia. The time and weather anomalies are dispelled for good!
-Celebration and pure play games with Lysander, the villagers, and the forest creatures!
+Finish the day with celebration and pure play games with Lysander, the villagers, and the forest creatures!
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 Cycle through two rounds of the following:
-* As the Guide, mark out three targets to represent three attacking creatures.
+*As the Guide, mark out three targets to represent three attacking creatures.
-* Change targets between rounds.
+*Change targets between rounds.
-* After the first two rounds, add a four target: Cinna!
+*After the first two rounds, add a four target: Cinna!
 Team Positions
-* Cloaks stay in the shelter and repair or reinforce what the Guide tears down.
+*Cloaks stay in the shelter and repair or reinforce what the Guide tears down.
-* Pathfinders stealth out of shelter and choose a target for their teammate's to focus on.
+*Pathfinders stealth out of shelter and choose a target for their teammate's to focus on.
-* Whiskers, armed with sticks or swords, rush out of shelter and strike the designated targets.
+*Whiskers, armed with sticks or swords, rush out of shelter and strike the designated targets.
 After two rounds, Cinna makes an appearance! He will gloat and use the Hearthstone magic to attack. taking him out will be a challenge: once per round, Cinna can force three Whiskers (no more than one per team) to attack one of the other three targets rather than him. End the game when everyone has a chance to hit something.
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 Lead the way on an improvised path with as many natural obstacles as your teams can handle.
-* Lead off the path and into areas difficult to traverse (but safe)
+*Lead off the path and into areas difficult to traverse (but safe)
-* Splash through a creek
+*Splash through a creek
-* Walk through underbrush
+*Walk through underbrush
-* Climb over rocks
+*Climb over rocks
-* Go up or down a steep incline
+*Go up or down a steep incline
-* Walk under low branches that force ducking or crouching
+*Walk under low branches that force ducking or crouching
-* Call out an end point for Tracker to approach stealthily
+*Call out an end point for Tracker to approach stealthily
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 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Kraken Fight Game'''</span>
 This game is a variant of Red Light, Green Light. Mark the spot where Cinna stands, protected by the possessed and angry kraken! Luckily, krakens aren't known for their eyesight. Stay perfectly still on when the Kraken Thrashes (Red Light) and advance on Cinna on when the Kraken Watches (Green Light)!
 At the conclusion of this encounter, Cinna is drops the staff in an effort to stay out of reach, and the Hearthstone shatters! Uh-oh.

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 End the day with these revelations!
 ======Day Four Morning======
 Begin the day with a '''<span class="col-blue-navy">Pure Play Game of Choice</span>'''.
-At the beginning of Morning Adventures, Trackers have time to prepare the shelters for the raid for a final time. If they are confident in the state of their shelter, suggest
+At the beginning of Morning Adventures, Trackers have time to prepare for a final raid. Instead of
-<br />'''<span class="col-blue-navy ve-pasteProtect">Projectile Game/ Raid Day 4</span>'''
+<br />'''<span class="col-blue-navy ve-pasteProtect">Stick/Sword Fighting Game/ Raid Day 4</span>'''
-Trackers may still repair the shelter during the raid. However, two team members at a time can leave shelter and play a round of the projectile game.
+Cycle through two rounds of the following:
-After two rounds, Cinna makes an appearance! He will gloat and use the Hearthstone magic to attack, requiring 1 hit per round to "block." A team that fails to hit Cinna
+* As the Guide, mark out three targets to represent three attacking creatures.
-The Trackers overpower Cinna and the enchanted creatures. The enchantment broken, the creatures y wander away in a daze. Cinna is furious!
+Team Positions
 <br /><blockquote>“If you hadn’t meddled in my plans, these useless puppets would’ve found my Hearthstone shard by now! Don’t think I’m beaten, though! Even broken, the Hearthstone has power!</blockquote>
 Slamming the Hearthstone staff on the ground, Cinna triggers a violent weather shift. Clouds of fog roll in on all sides of the Trackers, reducing their visibility to an arm’s length.
-<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Blindfold Game of Choice'''</span>
+<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Improv Game: Fog  OR  Blindfolded Game of Choice'''</span>
 Once free of the fog, Cinna is nowhere to be seen. However, his tracks are headed in the direction of (according to Lysander) a nearby harbor where Cinna keeps a steam-powered getaway boat. Scandalous!
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 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Traversing Game of Choice'''</span>
 After a nice nature walk, arrive just as Cinna is reaching his ship… and they’ve triggered a trap!
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-<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Obstacle Course Game'''</span>
+<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Shortcut Game'''</span>
-After a short but grueling course, you arrive before Cinna. There’s time to set a trap!
+After completely the course, the Trackers arrive before Cinna. There’s time to set a trap!
 ======Day Four Afternoon======
-<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Improv Game'''</span>
+For the Trackers who took the '''longer path''', they’ll start the afternoon hacking their way out of a rope trap!
-<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Trap Setting Game'''</span>
+Trackers can either use or fabricate cordage to set up tripwires across Cinna's probable pathways.
-Whether breaking free of a trap or catching Cinna in their own, Trackers will now have a chance to confront him directly. Knowing he’s caught, but unwilling to give up the Hearthstone, he uses it to upset nature forces once more.
+Whether breaking free of a trap or catching Cinna in their own, Trackers will now have a chance to confront him directly. Knowing he’s caught, but unwilling to give up the Hearthstone, Cinna uses it to upset nature forces once more!
 <br /><blockquote>“The harbor begins to bubble and roil. Suddenly, a giant tentacle shoots out from the water, slamming into the ground next to you! Two more follow, blocking escape routes and helping the mighty kraken pull its head above the rolling waves.”</blockquote>
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 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Kraken Fight Game'''</span>
-This game is a variant of Red Light, Green Light.
+This game is a variant of Red Light, Green Light. Mark the spot where Cinna stands, protected by the possessed and angry kraken! Luckily, krakens aren't known for their eyesight. Stay perfectly still on when the Kraken Thrashes (Red Light) and advance on Cinna on when the Kraken Watches (Green Light)!
-At the conclusion of this encounter, Cinna is nearly crushed by a falling tentacle. He drops the staff, and the Hearthstone shatters! Uh-oh.
+At the conclusion of this encounter, Cinna is drops the staff in an effort to stay out of reach, and the Hearthstone shatters! Uh-oh.

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 After a short but grueling course, you arrive before Cinna. There’s time to set a trap!
-====== Day Four Afternoon ======
+======Day Four Afternoon======
 For the Trackers who took the normal path, they’ll start the afternoon hacking their way out of a rope trap!
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 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Kraken Fight Game'''</span>
 At the conclusion of this encounter, Cinna is nearly crushed by a falling tentacle. He drops the staff, and the Hearthstone shatters! Uh-oh.

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-Skip to the next game, Dire Bear Fight, to continue.
+Skip to the next game to continue.
 If they '''retreat''', they encounter a possessed Lysander. He is deaf to Trackers' appeals, and pushes them back into another guardian of the hideout: a giant, snarling dire bear with glowing red eyes! While the group is flanked, Cinna steps out of the passage beyond and drops his hood.
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 *The group must score 3-5 hits (Guide's discretion) to free Lysander. After that, he sides with you and only the direbear's attack must be "blocked."
 *When Lysander defects, Cinna escapes behind the dire bear. leaving you to deal with the dire bear. It's no longer possessed either, but it is angry at all of you!
-*12-20 more hits scares the bear off!
+*12-20 more causes the bear to retreat!
-Lysander thanks you for the help and tells you he’ll deal with the guards. He suggests you search Cinna’s lair for any details about the Hearthstone, or where he Cinna might be headed next.
+Lysander thanks you for the help and tells you he’ll deal with the guards. He suggests you search Cinna’s lair for any details about the Hearthstone or where he Cinna might be headed next.
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 *The stone is missing a small fragment, which he assumes is why the weather is screwy and it won’t obey his every command
 *The purpose of the repeating morning raids is for the enchanted creatures to look for the missing shard within the village
-*He learned of the Trackers and set up this ambush
+*He learned of the Trackers poking around his hideout and was ready for them today
 *He plans to go to the Village personally tomorrow
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 End the day with these revelations!
-<span class="col-red">'''Days 4 and 5 are being revised! Will be added ASAP!'''<br /></span>

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 On returning from lunch, Trackers must decide whether or not they heed the note. Depending on their choice, they may either '''advance into''' or '''retreat towards the exit''' of the lair.
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 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Dire Bear Projectile Game'''</span>
-* Choose one target each to represent Lysander and Cinna, and three targets to represent the dire bear's head and sides.
+*Choose one target each to represent Lysander and Cinna, and three targets to represent the dire bear's head and sides.
-* For four rounds, Trackers each have one throw. Pathfinders get to decide what targets teammates focus on.
+*For four rounds, Trackers each have one throw. Pathfinders get to decide what targets teammates focus on.
-* <u>Both Lysander and the dire bear must be hit</u> once in a round in order to "block" their attacks. If one or both is missed, the team loses one of their throws for the next round.
+*<u>Both Lysander and the dire bear must be hit</u> once in a round in order to "block" their attacks. If one or both is missed, the team loses one of their throws for the next round.
-* If a team successfully hits Lysander more than once, or hits Cinna, they weaken the possession on Lysander.
+*If a team successfully hits Lysander more than once, or hits Cinna, they weaken the possession on Lysander.
-* The group must score 3-5 hits (Guide's discretion) to free Lysander. After that, he sides with you and only the direbear's attack must be "blocked."
+*The group must score 3-5 hits (Guide's discretion) to free Lysander. After that, he sides with you and only the direbear's attack must be "blocked."
-* When Lysander defects, Cinna escapes behind the dire bear. leaving you to deal with the dire bear. It's no longer possessed either, but it is angry at all of you!
+*When Lysander defects, Cinna escapes behind the dire bear. leaving you to deal with the dire bear. It's no longer possessed either, but it is angry at all of you!
-* 12-20 more hits scares the bear off!
+*12-20 more hits scares the bear off!
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 The Trackers may come across three storytelling artifacts: <span class="col-red">'''Cinna's files'''</span>. They can be downloaded and printed for Trackers with good reading comprehension. For younger groups, try using bands to symbolize the notes, which you then explain the contents thereof. Try to space the files out broadly, so different teams have opportunities to find them:

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 '''<span class="col-blue-navy">Exploration Game</span>'''
-When a team signals and everyone is grouped up, you may introduce them the NPC Lysander. The faunus (half-man, half-goat) has been wounded.
+When a team signals and everyone is grouped up, you may introduce them the NPC Lysander. The faunus (half-human, half-goat) has been wounded.
 <br /><blockquote>“Whoa, hey! Humans! You come in peace, right? You got my note? You must think we’re some kind of monsters, attacking your village every morning. But it’s not our fault! We’ve been compelled by magic, and I’ve figured out who’s doing it. You’ll help, right?”</blockquote>Lysander is very gregarious and happy to tell the Trackers everything he knows. Here are some facts he can share:
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 As soon as the raid is complete, travel to the villain’s lair area as quickly and quietly as possible.
 <span class="col-blue-navy">'''Infiltrate the Villain’s Lair Game'''</span>
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-If they '''advance''', they soon encounter a cloaked figure with a large, gnarled wooden staff. The top of the staff holds the Hearthstone! The stone begins to glow, which forces Trackers to freeze in place. The figure lowers its hood to reveal the same villain from week one, Cinna!
+If they '''advance''', they soon encounter a cloaked figure with a large, gnarled wooden staff. The top of the staff holds the Hearthstone! The stone begins to glow, which forces Trackers to freeze in place. The figure lowers its hood to reveal the same villain from week one, Cinna!<blockquote><br />“How dare you infiltrate my hideout! You look rather familiar... aren't you the brats who ran the Apex Predators out of here? I can't have you poking into my affairs again. My little pet will ensure you never leave!"</blockquote>Cinna releases the freeze on Trackers. The "little pet" steps out of the passage beyond and snarls menacingly... it's actually a giant direbear! To make matters worse, you're flanked by Lysander, his eyes glowing red with Cinna's possession.
-After the advance or retreat plays out, Trackers end up flanked by Cinna and Lysander.
+* Choose one target each to represent Lysander and Cinna, and three targets to represent the dire bear's head and sides.
-<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Dire Bear Fight'''</span> - The Trackers will be defending themselves against Lysander’s lightning-speed attacks. Add in a mechanic where hitting a called out target will weaken the enchantment on the faunus, eventually breaking it entirely.
+Lysander thanks you for the help and tells you he’ll deal with the guards. He suggests you search Cinna’s lair for any details about the Hearthstone, or where he Cinna might be headed next.
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 End the day with these revelations!
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 *It looks like you can climb up to the second story.
 *The guard hears something and starts looking around!
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-If they retreat, they encounter
+If they '''retreat''', they encounter
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-Structured Combat Game - The Trackers will be defending themselves against Lysander’s lightning-speed attacks. Add in a mechanic where hitting a called out target will weaken the enchantment on the faunus, eventually breaking it entirely.
+<span class="col-blue-navy">'''Dire Bear Fight'''</span> - The Trackers will be defending themselves against Lysander’s lightning-speed attacks. Add in a mechanic where hitting a called out target will weaken the enchantment on the faunus, eventually breaking it entirely.
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 '''<span class="col-blue-navy">Exploration Game</span>'''
-The Trackers may come across three storytelling artifacts: <span class="col-red">'''Cinna's files'''</span>. They can be downloaded and printed, written by hand, Try to space the files out broadly, so different teams have opportunities to find them:
+The Trackers may come across three storytelling artifacts: <span class="col-red">'''Cinna's files'''</span>. They can be downloaded and printed for Trackers with good reading comprehension. For younger groups, try using bands to symbolize the notes, which you then explain the contents thereof. Try to space the files out broadly, so different teams have opportunities to find them:
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 '''Cinna’s Journal''' - A newer journal, with the last few entries revealing key elements to his plot:
-* He’s using the Hearthstone, but doesn’t really understand it
+*He’s using the Hearthstone, but doesn’t really understand it
-* The stone is missing a small fragment, which he assumes is why the weather is screwy and it won’t obey his every command
+*The stone is missing a small fragment, which he assumes is why the weather is screwy and it won’t obey his every command
-* The purpose of the repeating morning raids is for the enchanted creatures to look for the missing shard within the village
+*The purpose of the repeating morning raids is for the enchanted creatures to look for the missing shard within the village
-* He learned of the Trackers and set up this ambush
+*He learned of the Trackers and set up this ambush
-* He plans to go to the village personally tomorrow
+*He plans to go to the Village personally tomorrow