Buried Treasure

Posted on: October 6, 2005


So here's how the next chapter goes: Sapphire Bombay has done a string of projects very amenable to new Resis of Second Life, and good for those who've been around for awhile too?like me! (I can't believe the day hath come when I says this.) With the popular money trees under his belt, Sapphire recently came out with Treasure Maps! Buy a map kit for L$100 and you're off. There are a variety of prizes, and yes, money MoNey MONEY. According to Sapphire:

And heres the best part, the genie tells me there is a fabulous amulet in one of those chests out there. The Amulet of Yendor she calls it. I'll pay you L$10,000 if you find that!

Me, being the sandbox nomad I am, decided to go on a hunt. If you get lost, don't worry, you'll get a hint. If you're any good at anagrams, you can figure out the region of where the treasure is buried. The first time, I netted L$60, a loss on my initial L$100 investment but the main thing I thought about here, is how this could lead someone off on another route, as in, you come across some captivating things on your search and get sidetracked in the name of exploration. I hope it'll encourage Resis to explore more! (Going for a stroll in the countryside is usually a jolly exercise, unless you can relate to CrystalShard Foo.)

Second time out, o rats, I ran into a problem. The X-marks-the-spot appeared in a NOSCRIPT area, so clicking on it to dig up the buried treasure did nothing! On top of that, the parcel was rather large, so I tried to drag it to an adjacent one and keep digging?yeah, I've never seen an X move like that before! I found a few gems but as I hit the last stroke with my pick, there was no chest. :(

I IMed Sapphire and he explained to me that the X rezzes the chest in a 10 m radius.

O well, the journey's the reward, right?

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