ULTIMATE JEOPARDY: PHASE SIX!

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Words to the wise, Lumina Dragon <kewhitte@hotmail.com> wrote:

>The Land of Britannia for 500:
>This military stronghold is the antithesis of the castle Bordermarch in
>the Fifth Age.

What is Windmere?

 

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Lumina Dragon wrote on Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:05:45 -0500:
> And here we have it: the 500s, finishing the first round of Ultimate
> Jeopardy!
>
> Cast of Characters for 500:
> This scholar seeks to avert a prophecy which states that his people will
> be destroyed by the Avatar.
>
> Ultimanagrams for 500:
> Red steam.
>
> The Land of Britannia for 500:
> This military stronghold is the antithesis of the castle Bordermarch in
> the Fifth Age.
>
> Encyclopedia Britannia, Volume "T" for 500:
> Seekers who visit this remote monument find that their intellectual
> capacity will improve.
>
> In the Big House for 500:
> In this Age, one must go to prison to find Justice.
>
> Mage's Workshop for 500:
> The three undocumented spells in the Fourth Age all share this single
> reagent.

This confused me for a while, because I remembered all spells being
documented in the fourth age. Then I checked the manual and I was right.

So I'm assuming you actually mean the fifth age. Thus...

What is Mandrake Root?

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Helgraf Dragon wrote on Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:32:28 -0400:
> Lumina Dragon wrote:
> > And here we have it: the 500s, finishing the first round of Ultimate
> > Jeopardy!
> >
> > Cast of Characters for 500:
> > This scholar seeks to avert a prophecy which states that his people will
> > be destroyed by the Avatar.
> >
> > Ultimanagrams for 500:
> > Red steam.
> >
> > The Land of Britannia for 500:
> > This military stronghold is the antithesis of the castle Bordermarch in
> > the Fifth Age.
> >
> > Encyclopedia Britannia, Volume "T" for 500:
> > Seekers who visit this remote monument find that their intellectual
> > capacity will improve.
> > In the Big House for 500:
> > In this Age, one must go to prison to find Justice.
>
> What is the Fourth Age?
> "Do thy penance in a cell
> and with the felon search ye well"
>
> > Mage's Workshop for 500:
> > The three undocumented spells in the Fourth Age all share this single
> > reagent.
>
> Gate, Resurrect, and ... can't recall the other one.

Undead.

> But I'm pretty
> darn certain that that other fellow has it right with Mandrake. In U4,
> it wasn't undocumented spells, but spells with Reagents that weren't
> listed in the Book of Mystic Wisdom.

Ah, unlisted reagents. That makes more sense now.

> Now in U5, there are three undocumented spells - Vanish, Transform into
> Rat, and Create Food. However, I think Mandrake is still the vital
> reagent in question.

Well, for that question I would be. But for the spells about unlisted
reagents in the fourth ages, I must now restate my question:

What is Sulphurus Ash?

(This is my final answer^Wquestion. In fairness, if this turns out to be
wrong and the other post right, I don't think I should get points for it,
or else it'd be too easy to just guess a few times...)

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Lord Vashnu Dragon wrote:
>>Ultimanagrams for 500:
>>Red steam.
>
> Who is Tseramed?

Couldn't it also be "Who is Ken Demarest?" (Lead programmer on U7:BG,
for those who didn't know).

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> Lord Vashnu Dragon wrote:
>>>Ultimanagrams for 500:
>>>Red steam.
>>
>> Who is Tseramed?
>
> Couldn't it also be "Who is Ken Demarest?" (Lead programmer on U7:BG, for
> those who didn't know).

I never realized that Tseramed backwards became a slightly more normal
name...

 

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Samurai wrote:
> Quoth Lumina Dragon <kewhitte@hotmail.com>:
>
>>Samurai wrote:
>
> ...
>
>>>Who is Taynith?
>>
>>One of my favorite characters in the game, I might add.
>
>
> Mine too -- her banter with Mandrake in the U6 cluebook is
> entertaining, too.

Quite. I think U6's was the best of the guides to read.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Lord Vashnu Dragon wrote:
>>Ultimanagrams for 500:
>>Red steam.
>
> Who is Tseramed?

That's right. You know, you took three successive clues from the same
category. Good job.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Lord Vashnu Dragon wrote:
> "Witty Dragon" <ten.nigriv@yttiw.luap> wrote in message
> news:d4q9le$mik$1@news.ox.ac.uk...
>
>>Lord Vashnu Dragon wrote:
>>
>>>>Ultimanagrams for 500:
>>>>Red steam.
>>>
>>>Who is Tseramed?
>>
>>Couldn't it also be "Who is Ken Demarest?" (Lead programmer on U7:BG, for
>>those who didn't know).

Actually, it couldn't, because the letters for 'Ken' are lacking. And
since this is Ultimanagrams and not Originagrams, Demarest alone is also
wrong.

> I never realized that Tseramed backwards became a slightly more normal
> name...

Tseramed was named after said programmer.

Also, Tolemac, one of the farmers in... Moonglow?... reverses to spell
"Camelot". And were I industrious, I could find many more play-on-words
names. Boydon, Vasel, and Erstam leading the pack, as all are anagrams.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Samurai wrote:
> Quoth Lumina Dragon <kewhitte@hotmail.com>:
> ...
>
>>This scholar seeks to avert a prophecy which states that his people will
>>be destroyed by the Avatar.
>
>
> Who is Valkadesh Wis-Lem?
>
> (I think -- I'm trying to do this without reference to the
> aforementioned guide.)

You did good. Even to the inclusion of his title/surname. Wasn't sure if
people'd get that part or not.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Zac Bond wrote:
> "Lumina Dragon" <kewhitte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:d4p26b$l2r$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
>
>>In the Big House for 500:
>>In this Age, one must go to prison to find Justice.
>
>
> What is the Sixth Age? Although the item you seek isn't really there,
> going to the jail does lead you to it...

Sorry, 'Phid, but as you surmised, the later answer was the right one.
In U6, you don't find the rune in prison. I can see how you came by
yours, but due to the openness of Ultima 6, you could conceivably
stumble across the Rune without ever visiting the jail. (Or, more
likely, you could already know where to get it and do the same.)

In U4, you have no way around it - the rune is in the cell, so in you go.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Claus Dragon wrote:
> Words to the wise, Lumina Dragon <kewhitte@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>The Land of Britannia for 500:
>>This military stronghold is the antithesis of the castle Bordermarch in
>>the Fifth Age.
>
> What is Windmere?

Correct.

Interesting trivia: In a last-minute touch-up before the contest
commenced, I added the term 'military', since I was afraid some people
might think I was thinking of Stonegate otherwise. And it would have
been a valid answer by the wording of the clue, and I didn't want there
to be two different answers.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Aquamarine Dragon wrote:
> Lumina Dragon wrote on Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:05:45 -0500:
>
>>And here we have it: the 500s, finishing the first round of Ultimate
>>Jeopardy!
>>
>>Cast of Characters for 500:
>>This scholar seeks to avert a prophecy which states that his people will
>>be destroyed by the Avatar.
>>
>>Ultimanagrams for 500:
>>Red steam.
>>
>>The Land of Britannia for 500:
>>This military stronghold is the antithesis of the castle Bordermarch in
>>the Fifth Age.
>>
>>Encyclopedia Britannia, Volume "T" for 500:
>>Seekers who visit this remote monument find that their intellectual
>>capacity will improve.
>>
>>In the Big House for 500:
>>In this Age, one must go to prison to find Justice.
>>
>>Mage's Workshop for 500:
>>The three undocumented spells in the Fourth Age all share this single
>>reagent.
>
>
> This confused me for a while, because I remembered all spells being
> documented in the fourth age. Then I checked the manual and I was right.
>
> So I'm assuming you actually mean the fifth age. Thus...
>
> What is Mandrake Root?

Incorrect, but I see you've redeemed yourself farther down...

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Helgraf Dragon wrote:
> Lumina Dragon wrote:
>
>> Encyclopedia Britannia, Volume "T" for 500:
>> Seekers who visit this remote monument find that their intellectual
>> capacity will improve.
>> In the Big House for 500:
>> In this Age, one must go to prison to find Justice.
>
> What is the Fourth Age?
> "Do thy penance in a cell
> and with the felon search ye well"

Correct!

>> Mage's Workshop for 500:
>> The three undocumented spells in the Fourth Age all share this single
>> reagent.
>
>
> Gate, Resurrect, and ... can't recall the other one. But I'm pretty
> darn certain that that other fellow has it right with Mandrake. In U4,
> it wasn't undocumented spells, but spells with Reagents that weren't
> listed in the Book of Mystic Wisdom.
>
> Now in U5, there are three undocumented spells - Vanish, Transform into
> Rat, and Create Food. However, I think Mandrake is still the vital
> reagent in question.

Argh! I apologize, then, for the poor wording on my part. I said U4 and
I meant U4, yet I did not remember that the spells without listed
reagents were still listed in the spell list.

The answer's not Mandrake. But fear not, since you already got the points.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Aquamarine Dragon wrote:
> Helgraf Dragon wrote on Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:32:28 -0400:
>
>>Lumina Dragon wrote:
>>
>>>Mage's Workshop for 500:
>>>The three undocumented spells in the Fourth Age all share this single
>>>reagent.
>>
>>Gate, Resurrect, and ... can't recall the other one.
>
> Undead.
>
>>But I'm pretty
>>darn certain that that other fellow has it right with Mandrake. In U4,
>>it wasn't undocumented spells, but spells with Reagents that weren't
>>listed in the Book of Mystic Wisdom.
>
> Ah, unlisted reagents. That makes more sense now.
>
>>Now in U5, there are three undocumented spells - Vanish, Transform into
>>Rat, and Create Food. However, I think Mandrake is still the vital
>>reagent in question.
>
> Well, for that question I would be. But for the spells about unlisted
> reagents in the fourth ages, I must now restate my question:
>
> What is Sulphurus Ash?

This, indeed, is the correct answer. Er. Question.

Sorry for the miswording.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Zac Bond wrote:
> "Lumina Dragon" <kewhitte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:d4p26b$l2r$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
>
>>Encyclopedia Britannia, Volume "T" for 500:
>>Seekers who visit this remote monument find that their intellectual
>>capacity will improve.
>
>
> I think my last answer was not quite as good as the subsequent post by
> someone else, so instead of debating it, I'll answer another question.
>
> Or question another answer, rather...
>
> What is the Tower of Knowledge?

Quite correct, and you must have had your own brain expanded there to
retain knowledge dating all the way back to the First Age like that!

And so 'Phid roudns out the 500s, as well as the top half of the game.
Running totals forthcoming.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Sorry for the extreme lateness, but it's been a weird day. All I can
offer. Fortuantely, it doesn't matter today, since this is the day of
the Running Totals, and as such asks no questions. (I tell you no lies!)

Helgraf Dragon: 1700
Aquamarine Dragon: 1500
Ophidian Dragon: 1500
Lord Vashnu Dragon: 1300
Claus Dragon: 1200
Samurai Dragon: 900
Paulon Dragon: 500
Great Siberian Dragon: 300
Cape Dweller Dragon: 300

Due to a fortuitous landing ont he Daily Double, Helgraf has grabbed an
early lead and won't let go! Aqua an Phid follow close behind, having
answered every day as well. As for the rest, they may lag now, but with
two Daily Doubles yet to come - revealed only upon being correctly
answered - anything can still happen!

Until tomorrow, then, when I shall begin Ultimate Jeopardy Phase Six:
Double Jeopardy!

-Lumina Dragon

 

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In article <d4sh6m$8fu$1@domitilla.aioe.org>, kewhitte@hotmail.com
says...
> Sorry for the extreme lateness, but it's been a weird day. All I can
> offer. Fortuantely, it doesn't matter today, since this is the day of
> the Running Totals, and as such asks no questions. (I tell you no lies!)

You are never the one asking the questions.

-thehawk
Fallen Angel Dragon, UDIC

 

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Alright, everyone, you know the drill. The stakes are doubled. There are
two bonus squares. And in less than a week, the dust will clear and
there will be a victor. Who shall it be?

Categories for Double Jeopardy are as follows:

CAST OF CHARACTERS II
NORTH STAR ARMORY
OPHIDIAN WAYS
THE BOOK OF FELLOWSHIP
RULE OF THREES
POTENT POTABLES

And now, the 200-point cles:

Cast of Characters II for 200:
This man is the twin brother of a scholar who was killed for learning
too much.

North Star Armory for 200:
This piece of armor signified that its wearer was the Knight Champion of
Monitor.

Ophidian Ways for 200:
Of the three Serpents worshipped by the Ophidians, this one went mad
following the War of Imbalance.

The Book of Fellowship for 200:
It was this profession which Batlin first practiced in his emulation of
the Avatar's path.

Rule of Threes for 200:
This Companion represents the third Virtue.

Potent Potables for 200:
The renowned, yet deadly, Gargish elixir of strength.

Thus begins the bottom half! What perils await our contestants as they
vie for the title?

-Lumina Dragon

 

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Lumina Dragon wrote:
> Sorry for the extreme lateness, but it's been a weird day. All I can
> offer. Fortuantely, it doesn't matter today, since this is the day of
> the Running Totals, and as such asks no questions. (I tell you no lies!)
>
> Helgraf Dragon: 1700
> Aquamarine Dragon: 1500
> Ophidian Dragon: 1500
> Lord Vashnu Dragon: 1300
> Claus Dragon: 1200
> Samurai Dragon: 900
> Paulon Dragon: 500
> Great Siberian Dragon: 300
> Cape Dweller Dragon: 300

I think this is the best I've ever done - and the game is only half
over. Of course, this year I seem to finally have the knack for getting
on before all six answered are nicked.

 

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Helgraf Dragon wrote:
> Lumina Dragon wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the extreme lateness, but it's been a weird day. All I can
>> offer. Fortuantely, it doesn't matter today, since this is the day of
>> the Running Totals, and as such asks no questions. (I tell you no lies!)
>>
>> Helgraf Dragon: 1700
>> Aquamarine Dragon: 1500
>> Ophidian Dragon: 1500
>> Lord Vashnu Dragon: 1300
>> Claus Dragon: 1200
>> Samurai Dragon: 900
>> Paulon Dragon: 500
>> Great Siberian Dragon: 300
>> Cape Dweller Dragon: 300
>
>
> I think this is the best I've ever done - and the game is only half
> over. Of course, this year I seem to finally have the knack for getting
> on before all six answered are nicked.

Well, anything can happen, Helgraf, when the stakes are doubled.

-Lumina Dragon

 

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> North Star Armory for 200:
> This piece of armor signified that its wearer was the Knight Champion of
> Monitor.
What is the Helm of Courage?

 

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With a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray, Helgraf Dragon swings about
and addresses the awaiting newsgroup...

> I think this is the best I've ever done - and the game is only half
> over. Of course, this year I seem to finally have the knack for getting
> on before all six answered are nicked.

Knack thief! 😛


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With a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray, Lumina Dragon swings about and
addresses the awaiting newsgroup...

> Potent Potables for 200:
> The renowned, yet deadly, Gargish elixir of strength.

What is Silver Serpent Venom?



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"Lumina Dragon" <kewhitte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The Book of Fellowship for 200:
> It was this profession which Batlin first practiced in his emulation
> of the Avatar's path.

I think you may be a little vague here, so I'll choose another answer.

> Rule of Threes for 200:
> This Companion represents the third Virtue.

I'm guessing you mean Valor, since the virtues are typically given in
the order honesty-compassion-valor-justice... etc. Thus:

Who is Geoffrey?

....originally of Jhelom and later captain of the King's guard. I
think the spelling might have varied some in the series.

-Ophidian

 

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Lumina Dragon wrote:

> The Book of Fellowship for 200:
> It was this profession which Batlin first practiced in his emulation of
> the Avatar's path.

What is the path of the druid?