The Black Lake of Osgog

The Mornaswydh

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  • /Mor-nas-noizth/*> > [!note] Image: The purple elements aligned.png

  • This is a wayfinder of sorts. Perhaps you can use this to guide yourselves across the waters in the boat to find what you’re looking for.*

  • — The Boatman*The device is either an alethiometer, or an anti-kythera mechanism.

A spreadsheet tracking our settings:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VsowGpz8LbJVUlZ6f4rQ29vtvpXWsLvFzmeZ7AMltAk/edit?usp=sharing

Gem →LobePurpleBlueRed
Purple1 Rose Stone Island6 Giant + Jessie Buckley
Brown2 Bear Island
Grey5 Stonehenge Island
Green4 Enchantresses + Centaurs
Blue3 Weaver’s IslandTrenoweth + Crater Island (Orm)
  1. Web version https://editor.p5js.org/mhopps/full/QmE9APJFb

A/S, Z/X turn the dials

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  1. Video describing how it works https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Am8lRXtZMG4eYlL282j8SxTH9tlAOd95/view?usp=drive_link

  2. Initial in game experience description As we move the two rings, it somehow has internal chimes in it, different chimes sound like the tonguedrum at different times as you turn the wheels.There are gemlike nodes around the inner circle:, orange gem has an asterisk pattern, blue has one line, purple has no lines. The middle piece is a sandollar but some sort of enamel has been added. Three circular pieces move interchangeable. You can hear internal chimes as you move it.

Black of the dragon’s body are stone. Teeth and eye are gold. Horns bronze. Wing silver. Claws are tarnished iron.> This is a wayfinder so it will set your direction. I suspect that if you arrange it in a certain orientation and are consistent in following it, perhaps rather it will turn the boat around the world, it will turn the world around the boat. Follow the moon.

  • — The Boatman*
  1. Uses
    1. #1: The initial attempt

  • Departing from:** The middle of an ocean after having just followed the moon

  • Device alignment:** Purple elements: dragon wings, purple gem, purple lobe

  • Arrived at:** Rose stone island

  • Other things to note:** We’ll be journeying while using this

  • Log entry:** If We Didn’t Already Know We Were Back in Osgog, We Do Now, Because We JOURNEY

    1. #2: Departing the rose stone island

  • Departing from:** Rose stone island

  • Device alignment:** purple gem, purple lobe aligned with the dragon head

  • Arrived at:** The Rose stone island, albeit with more color

  • Other things to note:** We ended up on the same island, but it was a markedly different season (autumn) and at some point in the future (the stone was gone, Silas’ staff was still there)

  • Log entry:**

    1. #3 Departing the rose stone island, autumn edition

  • Departing from:** Rose stone island in autumn

  • Device alignment:** purple gem, blue lobe aligned with the dragon head

  • Arrived at:** The rugged, rocky island with the convenient quay and stone staircase

  • Other things to note:** It could be spring or summer. There was greenery topping the rocks.

  • Log entry:**

    1. #4 Departing Weaver’s Island

  • Departing from:** Weaver’s island in spring

  • Device alignment:** Brown lobe, purple gem, dragon head

  • Arrived at:** Rolling hill and forest island

  • Other things to note:** It seems that the first time, we didn’t have it quite aligned right, (dragon wing) It got us there, but the island was slightly not itself.

  • Log entry:**

    1. #5 Departing Myrthn’s Island - 3 Enchantresses + Centaurs Island

  • Departing from:** Island where we came upon the bear mound, the animal singers and Myrthn the ultra-druid

  • Device alignment:** Green lobe, purple gem, dragon head

  • Arrived at:** Lagoon island after a harrowing ten days at sea, where the 3 enchantresses and centaurs resided.

  • Other things to note:** Ask about what we can tell about the season.

  • Log entry:** 25 The One Where We Part Ways with Myrthn and Nearly Lose Our Minds at Sea

    1. #6 Stonehenge Island

  • Departing from:** Enchantresses + Centaurs.

  • Device alignment:** Grey lobe, purple gem, dragon head

  • Arrived at:** island with 12 monolithic stones with a flat center stone.

We played Silas’ Song, with poor rolls, and nothing happened. We suspect that we don’t have enough information to interact with these successfully. We should come back here.

We peace out.

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  1. Storm Giant + Jessie Buckley

#7 Blue Gem, Purple Lobe, Dragon Head - Storm Giant and Jessie B === We charge up a hill, find a storm giant - looking dude. He swings some wind at Storr.

We defeat him, narrowly.

We explore the east end of the island and meet Jessie Buckley.

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