Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Log in to Annwn.

Draw a circle on the ground and dial in...

Glean the latest gossip.

Start with the basics of data brokerage -- rumors and opinions...

Earn some cash selling flowers.

You have an eye for when people are likely to buy...

Communication ills.

Unlocked with Quest - Ma Bell 1 - you have 4

Always

Always

The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

Unlocked when Zaxxon Champion is:

Nice! You held the top spot at least once. (you have this)

C!C is back, and he's beaten your top score!—

The place to be.

You're getting the dirt on the music scene...


Zaxxon Champion

Zaxxon Champion Nice! You held the top spot at least once.

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Zaxxon Champion: Nice! You held the top spot at least once.

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


A new era.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

On an autumn evening in 1978, the world watched Walter Cronkite explain the impossible. For a few brief moments, a virgin forest in central Maine had been "rent", and creatures previously considered to be merely legend streamed through. Long-eyebrowed scholars argued as to whether or not this was some sort of gateway to a different world or simply a view into a part of ours which had gone unseen, Either way, grainy images of goblins and piskies flooded the media. Fairies were back.

An occurrence! Your 'Lore - The Gate' Quality is now 1!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

A recruitment drive.

A Keeper for EEC.

Diane offers to show you the basics of the Gatekeeper job -- the skills and abilities necessary to guard the paths of the Annwn sim.

No thanks.

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

You're not interested.

Write a parody.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very chancy challenge

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A chancy challenge

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

Use what you see to discredit EEC, thus gaining favor in the juicer community. But if you're not careful, you'll fall out of Diane's good graces, not to mention EEC's.

            1
            You need Affiliated with juicers. 1

            3
            You need Skill - Muse 3 (you have 5)

            2
            You need Skill - Wits 2 (you have 5)

            1
            Unlocked with Affiliated with juicers. 1

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Muse 3 - you have 5

            2
            Unlocked with Skill - Wits 2 - you have 5


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


No sweat.

A recruitment drive.

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

A bit of swordplay and some endurance training. "Maybe you should apply for a full-time position," Diane says.

Raise your affiliation with EEC to 5 to open this next opportunity.

You've gained 1 x Affiliated with EEC (new total 3).

You've gained 1 x Friend of a Keeper (new total 3).

3 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 5.

Skill - Strength is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

A recruitment drive.

A Keeper for EEC.

No thanks.

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

You're not interested.

Write a parody.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very chancy challenge

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A chancy challenge

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


"See you around."

No thanks.

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

You're not interested.

Diane's not giving up on you yet.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Lore

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about fairies.

The previously-invisible folk.

            1
            You need Lore - The Gate 1 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with Lore - The Gate 1 - you have 1


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Fairy, faerie, sidhe...

Learn about fairies.

The previously-invisible folk.

They find our names for them to be somewhere between quaint and insulting. Some of those who chose to interact with humans confirmed the old stories while others deny them.

The widely-held notion is that they decided to present themselves again because they wanted to know about computer programming. Words and symbols used in very specific orders to make something happen. This, it is thought, is akin to the practices of the ancient magicians.

You have learned something about the fairies.

An occurrence! Your 'Lore - The Fey' Quality is now 1!


Lore - The Fey

You have learned something about the fairies.

Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


A lost cat.

The lady down the street has misplaced her cat again.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

20 PRINT "HERE KITTY KITTY"

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

A modest challenge

You've seen a script which should do the trick.

Try something new.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

A published program would probably work, but what fun is that? Gin up some custom code for the occasion.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


No problem.

Try something new.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

You try a new idea -- modify a pathfinder script, turning the destination variable in on itself. The recursive spell spreads over the neighborhood in a green haze until it finds Ricardo.

You succeeded in a Skill - Muse challenge!

4 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 6.

Skill - Muse is increasing...

You've gained 1 x Reputation - Coder (new total 3).


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about the Annwn Simulation

The virtual world the fairies built. We're not sure for whose use.

            1
            You need Lore - The Fey 1 (you have 1)

            1
            Unlocked with Lore - The Fey 1 - you have 1

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Tabula rasa.

You hope to pick up more this time.

Your 'Lore - The Fey' Quality has gone!

Your 'Lore - The Gate' Quality has gone!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

You have an eye for when people are likely to buy.

Always

Always

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very chancy challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Some fey enchantments are legal, and sold over the counter. Maybe one of these will help sales.

            3
            You need Skill - Wits 3 (you have 5)

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Wits 3 - you have 5


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Success!

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very chancy challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

You mumble a string of code as lovers walk by. A minute later, you have twelve fewer flowers.

You succeeded in a Skill - Wits challenge!

You've gained 20 x Dollars (new total 30).

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always

A sale!

A short fellow with a long nose wanders the city selling wares...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Start with the basics of data brokerage -- rumors and opinions. This will build your reputation, which will unlock opportunities.

Always

Always

Buy someone a drink.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very chancy challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

A little wine to loosen the lips.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A high-risk challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

If you can convince people you know more than you do, they'll be free with their secrets.


Sure, pal.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A high-risk challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Nobody buys your routine. Maybe with a little more practice.

Skill - Wits 5 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

0 change points, 7 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Wits has increased to 6!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Communication ills.

Ma Bell has been giving you trouble. Find out why. Once you reach 6, you'll have what you need.

Always

Always

Hacker's Delight

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

An almost impossible challenge

Digging through the secure data of one of the world's largest companies? Rad!

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Clint, your coder friend, has a new piece of software which might help.

Admit you need help.

Your reputation may take some damage, but at least you'll get somewhere.

            3
            You need Reputation - Coder 3 (you have 3)

            3
            Unlocked with Reputation - Coder 3 - you have 3


To win the game.

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Clint lets you under the hood of his software, even allowing you to make a few eldritch tweaks. Rows of phone numbers fill your screen as your modem hunts for access points -- and finds one!

You succeeded in a Friend of a coder challenge!

You've gained 1 x Quest - Ma Bell (new total 5).


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Communication ills.

Unlocked with Quest - Ma Bell 1 - you have 5

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

C!C is back, and he's beaten your top score!

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A high-risk challenge

Time to nip this rivalry in the bud, Let's see a score.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The place to be.

You're getting the dirt on the music scene.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

"Log in, dude."

The neofolk fan-base is always talking about the concerts they just saw -- and they're all in Annwn.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

You have an eye for when people are likely to buy.

Always

Always

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A chancy challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Some fey enchantments are legal, and sold over the counter. Maybe one of these will help sales.

            3
            You need Skill - Wits 3 (you have 6)

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Wits 3 - you have 6


You shouldn't have!

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A well-timed smile and the occasional eyebrow waggle convince the customers to make a moment of it.

You've gained 10 x Dollars (new total 40).

1 change point, 6 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


Communication ills.

Ma Bell has been giving you trouble. Find out why. Once you reach 6, you'll have what you need.

Always

Always

Hacker's Delight

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

An almost impossible challenge

Digging through the secure data of one of the world's largest companies? Rad!

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Clint, your coder friend, has a new piece of software which might help.

Admit you need help.

Your reputation may take some damage, but at least you'll get somewhere.


People sometimes make mistakes.

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Your modem screeches for hours as it tries every number in the area code for access points. You burn a little sage to keep things flowing, but it doesn't seem to help. Clint packs up his gear and leaves in what you assume to be embarrassed silence. Or maybe he was just playing with you.

Friend of a coder 0 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.


A sale!

A short fellow with a long nose wanders the city selling wares. His eyes look like he's in a Polaroid. I'm sure that's nothing.

Purchasing a full set of these items will unlock opportunities.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

A sword.

With just a hint of an enchantment on it. Nothing illegal.

            20
            You need 20 x Dollars  (you have 40)

            20
            Unlocked with 20 x Dollars  - you have 40

A programming grimoire.

Why rebuild the wheel? This book contains a number of scripts known to work a decent percent of the time.

A charm hex.

A touch of magic to help you win friends and influence people.

"Not enough lucre, eh?"

Next time.

A guitar.

A used Stratocaster, emphasis on the "caster".


Positively vorpal.

A sword.

            20
            You need 20 x Dollars  (you have 20)

            20
            Unlocked with 20 x Dollars  - you have 20

This should help with the occasional fight.

An occurrence! Your 'Item - Sword' Quality is now 1!

You've lost 20 x Dollars (new total 20).

3 change points, 3 more needed to reach level 6.

Skill - Strength has increased to 5!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


A new era.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

On an autumn evening in 1978, the world watched Walter Cronkite explain the impossible. For a few brief moments, a virgin forest in central Maine had been "rent", and creatures previously considered to be merely legend streamed through. Long-eyebrowed scholars argued as to whether or not this was some sort of gateway to a different world or simply a view into a part of ours which had gone unseen, Either way, grainy images of goblins and piskies flooded the media. Fairies were back.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Take some fencing lessons.

Gunpowder doesn't work in the Annwn sim, so the old sport has regained interest.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Thrust! Parry!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A modest challenge

The instructor, a grizzled old fellow with a prancing air about him, is considered the best around, according to him. But you're pretty fast.

Feint!

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Look left but strike right, you sly devil.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Aha!

Thrust! Parry!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A modest challenge

The instructor barely moves as he makes contact repeatedly.

Skill - Strength 5 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

5 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 6.

Skill - Strength is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Lore

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about fairies.

The previously-invisible folk.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Fairy, faerie, sidhe...

Learn about fairies.

The previously-invisible folk.

They find our names for them to be somewhere between quaint and insulting. Some of those who chose to interact with humans confirmed the old stories while others deny them.

The widely-held notion is that they decided to present themselves again because they wanted to know about computer programming. Words and symbols used in very specific orders to make something happen. This, it is thought, is akin to the practices of the ancient magicians.


Lore - The Fey

You have learned something about the fairies.

Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Lore

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about the Annwn Simulation

The virtual world the fairies built. We're not sure for whose use.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Tabula rasa.

You hope to pick up more this time.

Your 'Lore - The Fey' Quality has gone!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Start with the basics of data brokerage -- rumors and opinions. This will build your reputation, which will unlock opportunities.

Always

Always

Buy someone a drink.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A chancy challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

A little wine to loosen the lips.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A high-risk challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

If you can convince people you know more than you do, they'll be free with their secrets.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Sure, pal.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A high-risk challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Nobody buys your routine. Maybe with a little more practice.

Skill - Wits 6 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

3 change points, 4 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

C!C is back, and he's beaten your top score!

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A tough challenge

Time to nip this rivalry in the bud, Let's see a score.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The place to be.

You're getting the dirt on the music scene.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

"Log in, dude."

The neofolk fan-base is always talking about the concerts they just saw -- and they're all in Annwn.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Log in to Annwn.

Draw a circle on the ground and dial in.

Always

Let's go!

Into Annwn!


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Log in to Annwn.

Always

Let's go!

Into Annwn!


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Always

Always

Buy someone a drink.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A chancy challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

A little wine to loosen the lips.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A high-risk challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.


Sure, pal.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A high-risk challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

5 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


A sale!

A short fellow with a long nose wanders the city selling wares. His eyes look like he's in a Polaroid. I'm sure that's nothing.

Purchasing a full set of these items will unlock opportunities.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

A programming grimoire.

Why rebuild the wheel? This book contains a number of scripts known to work a decent percent of the time.

A charm hex.

A touch of magic to help you win friends and influence people.

"Not enough lucre, eh?"

Next time.

A sword.

With just a hint of an enchantment on it. Nothing illegal.

A guitar.

A used Stratocaster, emphasis on the "caster".


Ooo... some good stuff in here.

A programming grimoire.

            20
            You need 20 x Dollars  (you have 0)

            20
            Unlocked with 20 x Dollars

Much of which you can use on the fly.

You've lost 20 x Dollars (new total 0).

An occurrence! Your 'Item - Programming Grimoire' Quality is now 1!

3 change points, 5 more needed to reach level 8.

Skill - Wits has increased to 7!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

A recruitment drive.

A Keeper for EEC.

Diane offers to show you the basics of the Gatekeeper job -- the skills and abilities necessary to guard the paths of the Annwn sim.

No thanks.

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

You're not interested.

Write a parody.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very chancy challenge

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very modest challenge

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

Use what you see to discredit EEC, thus gaining favor in the juicer community. But if you're not careful, you'll fall out of Diane's good graces, not to mention EEC's.

            1
            You need Affiliated with juicers. 1

            3
            You need Skill - Muse 3 (you have 5)

            2
            You need Skill - Wits 2 (you have 7)

            1
            Unlocked with Affiliated with juicers. 1

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Muse 3 - you have 5

            2
            Unlocked with Skill - Wits 2 - you have 7


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


No sweat.

A recruitment drive.

Meet Diane.

A Keeper for EEC.

A bit of swordplay and some endurance training. "Maybe you should apply for a full-time position," Diane says.

Raise your affiliation with EEC to 5 to open this next opportunity.

You've gained 1 x Affiliated with EEC (new total 4).

You've gained 1 x Friend of a Keeper (new total 4).

Skill - Strength has increased to 6!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Tabula rasa.

You hope to pick up more this time.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Communication ills.

Ma Bell has been giving you trouble. Find out why. Once you reach 6, you'll have what you need.

Always

Always

Hacker's Delight

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

An almost impossible challenge

Digging through the secure data of one of the world's largest companies? Rad!

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Clint, your coder friend, has a new piece of software which might help.

Admit you need help.

Your reputation may take some damage, but at least you'll get somewhere.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


No such luck.

Hacker's Delight

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

An almost impossible challenge

That sigilized code of yours that's supposed to speed up brute force attacks must be a bit crufty. After three hours of coding, you throw in the towel.

Skill - Brains 5 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always

Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days...


Lore

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.


A new era.

The day the fairies returned.

On an autumn evening in 1978, the world watched Walter Cronkite explain the impossible. For a few brief moments, a virgin forest in central Maine had been "rent", and creatures previously considered to be merely legend streamed through. Long-eyebrowed scholars argued as to whether or not this was some sort of gateway to a different world or simply a view into a part of ours which had gone unseen, Either way, grainy images of goblins and piskies flooded the media. Fairies were back.

An occurrence! Your 'Lore - The Gate' Quality is now 1!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

You have an eye for when people are likely to buy.

Always

Always

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A low-risk challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Some fey enchantments are legal, and sold over the counter. Maybe one of these will help sales.

            3
            You need Skill - Wits 3 (you have 7)

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Wits 3 - you have 7


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Nothing.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

That guy swore his code was legit, too.

Skill - Wits 7 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

5 change points, 3 more needed to reach level 8.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

C!C is back, and he's beaten your top score!

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very chancy challenge

Time to nip this rivalry in the bud, Let's see a score.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Communication ills.

Always

Hacker's Delight

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

An almost impossible challenge

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge


People sometimes make mistakes.

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Your modem screeches for hours as it tries every number in the area code for access points. You burn a little sage to keep things flowing, but it doesn't seem to help. Clint packs up his gear and leaves in what you assume to be embarrassed silence. Or maybe he was just playing with you.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Always

Always

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A low-risk challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.


Nothing.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

That guy swore his code was legit, too.

7 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 8.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Start with the basics of data brokerage -- rumors and opinions. This will build your reputation, which will unlock opportunities.

Always

Always

Buy someone a drink.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A modest challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

A little wine to loosen the lips.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A tough challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

If you can convince people you know more than you do, they'll be free with their secrets.


The good juice.

A minor grift.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very chancy challenge

Glean the latest gossip.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

An off-shift bartender drops a few names.

You succeeded in a Skill - Wits challenge!

0 change points, 9 more needed to reach level 9.

Skill - Wits has increased to 8!

You've gained 2 x Reputation - Broker (new total 6).


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very chancy challenge


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about fairies.

The previously-invisible folk.

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


Tabula rasa.

You hope to pick up more this time.

Your 'Lore - The Gate' Quality has gone!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Coder

Your username is recognized in the community.

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Always

Always

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A straightforward challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

            3
            You need Skill - Wits 3 (you have 8)

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Wits 3 - you have 8


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


You shouldn't have!

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A straightforward challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A well-timed smile and the occasional eyebrow waggle convince the customers to make a moment of it.

You now have 10 x Dollars.

1 change point, 8 more needed to reach level 9.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very chancy challenge


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very chancy challenge


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

You have an eye for when people are likely to buy.

Always

Always

A stand in the park.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A straightforward challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Couples walking by, romance in the air.

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

Some fey enchantments are legal, and sold over the counter. Maybe one of these will help sales.


Success!

A touch of magic.

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

A very modest challenge

Earn some cash selling flowers.

Doyle's Restaurant and Lounge

A place to see, and avoid being seen.

You mumble a string of code as lovers walk by. A minute later, you have twelve fewer flowers.

You've gained 20 x Dollars (new total 30).

2 change points, 7 more needed to reach level 9.

Skill - Wits is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Communication ills.

Ma Bell has been giving you trouble. Find out why. Once you reach 6, you'll have what you need.

Always

Always

Hacker's Delight

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

An almost impossible challenge

Digging through the secure data of one of the world's largest companies? Rad!

The Wardialer

Friend of a coder

Someone whose programs are magic.

An almost impossible challenge

Clint, your coder friend, has a new piece of software which might help.

Admit you need help.

Your reputation may take some damage, but at least you'll get somewhere.


"Dude, really?"

            3
            You need Reputation - Coder 3

            3
            Unlocked with Reputation - Coder 3

You get some tips -- locations of network lines, helpful piskies, exploit scripts --  but your standing in the coder scene has decreased.

You've lost 3 x Reputation - Coder (new total 0).

You've gained 1 x Quest - Ma Bell (new total 6).


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

A summons.

Unlocked with Quest - Ma Bell 6 - you have 6

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


A summons.

You have been invited to a chat. 'Invited' isn't a strong enough term, actually, and the conversation won't be taking place in a chatroom. Your screen goes black, and your vision follows. You hear a modem, as well as something rhythmic and deep. When your vision returns, you see a dark latticework of tree-branches above you and a ring of squat mushrooms around your feet. A girl stands several feet in front of you, maybe fifteen or sixteen years old. She is wearing a trim gray business suit, over-wide shoulderpads giving her figure a triangular look. "Thank you for coming," she says, in a accent which sounds as if it is more familiar with shaping commands than niceties.

Always

Always

An offer.

"You are as skilled as I have been led to believe," the girl says, her voice like breaking icicles. "I will overlook your transgressions -- those silly little hacks of yours -- and restore your signal integrity in exchange for a favor."


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

C!C is back, and he's beaten your top score!

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very chancy challenge

Time to nip this rivalry in the bud, Let's see a score.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Log in to Annwn.

Draw a circle on the ground and dial in.

Always

Let's go!

Into Annwn!


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Go to another section of town.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.

Always

Find a computer.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.

They're all over the place these days.

Hit the gym.

Go to another section of town.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.

Located between a barber and a tattoo parlor, Burton's Gymnasium serves as the meetingplace for active people in town.

Hit the bar.

Go to another section of town.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.

Doyle's should be open.

Mama's Quality Music

Go to another section of town.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.

You bought your first lute here.


Back in five.

Mama's Quality Music

Go to another section of town.

Let's blow this popsicle stand.

You bought your first lute here.

That sign has been on the door for years. You walk right in.

You have moved to a new area: Mama's Music


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


A summons.

Always


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Log in to Annwn.

Always

Let's go!

Into Annwn!


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The place to be.

You're getting the dirt on the music scene.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

"Log in, dude."

The neofolk fan-base is always talking about the concerts they just saw -- and they're all in Annwn.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Log in to Annwn.

Always

Let's go!

Into Annwn!


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


A new era.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

On an autumn evening in 1978, the world watched Walter Cronkite explain the impossible. For a few brief moments, a virgin forest in central Maine had been "rent", and creatures previously considered to be merely legend streamed through. Long-eyebrowed scholars argued as to whether or not this was some sort of gateway to a different world or simply a view into a part of ours which had gone unseen, Either way, grainy images of goblins and piskies flooded the media. Fairies were back.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


A summons.

You have been invited to a chat. 'Invited' isn't a strong enough term, actually, and the conversation won't be taking place in a chatroom. Your screen goes black, and your vision follows. You hear a modem, as well as something rhythmic and deep. When your vision returns, you see a dark latticework of tree-branches above you and a ring of squat mushrooms around your feet. A girl stands several feet in front of you, maybe fifteen or sixteen years old. She is wearing a trim gray business suit, over-wide shoulderpads giving her figure a triangular look. "Thank you for coming," she says, in a accent which sounds as if it is more familiar with shaping commands than niceties.

Always

Always

An offer.

"You are as skilled as I have been led to believe," the girl says, her voice like breaking icicles. "I will overlook your transgressions -- those silly little hacks of yours -- and restore your signal integrity in exchange for a favor."


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


A summons.

Always


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Lore

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about fairies.

The previously-invisible folk.


Fairy, faerie, sidhe...

The previously-invisible folk.

They find our names for them to be somewhere between quaint and insulting. Some of those who chose to interact with humans confirmed the old stories while others deny them.

The widely-held notion is that they decided to present themselves again because they wanted to know about computer programming. Words and symbols used in very specific orders to make something happen. This, it is thought, is akin to the practices of the ancient magicians.

You have learned something about the fairies.

An occurrence! Your 'Lore - The Fey' Quality is now 1!


Lore - The Fey

You have learned something about the fairies.

Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


A summons.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The place to be.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Lore

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about the Annwn Simulation

The virtual world the fairies built. We're not sure for whose use.


Tabula rasa.

You hope to pick up more this time.

Your 'Lore - The Fey' Quality has gone!


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


A summons.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

...both in music and magic. This will build your reputation, which will unlock opportunities. Raise both rep and Muse skill to seven for an opportunity in the Annwn Sim.

Always

Always

Work on those scales.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very chancy challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

If your fingertips aren't bloody, you aren't rocking hard enough!

Try a secret chord.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A high-risk challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

The store owner let you in on a bit of juice -- a fairy chord which will enchant your music.

            2
            You need Skill - Muse 2 (you have 5)

            2
            Unlocked with Skill - Muse 2 - you have 5


Success!

Work on those scales.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very chancy challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

No one's calling you Eddie just yet, but you're headed in the right direction.

You succeeded in a Skill - Muse challenge!

5 change points, 1 more needed to reach level 6.

Skill - Muse is increasing...

Your music is attracting some attention.

You now have 1 x Reputation - Bard.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Reputation - Bard

Your music is attracting some attention.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


A summons.

Always


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


A summons.

Always


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


The Zaxxon Leaderboard - #2?

C!C is back, and he's beaten your top score!

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Master of the isometric.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very chancy challenge

Time to nip this rivalry in the bud, Let's see a score.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

Always

Always

Work on those scales.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very chancy challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

Try a secret chord.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A high-risk challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.


Success!

Work on those scales.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

0 change points, 7 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Muse has increased to 6!

You've gained 1 x Reputation - Bard (new total 2).


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Earn some cash playing the corner.

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

An open guitar case is an invitation.

Always

Always

Stick to the basics.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A very modest challenge

Earn some cash playing the corner.

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

An open guitar case is an invitation.

Neofolkloric -- a new genre of revamped medieval ballads -- is the popular choice.

Give them something new.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

Earn some cash playing the corner.

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

An open guitar case is an invitation.

You've been working on some music magic. Give it a shot.

            3
            You need Skill - Muse 3 (you have 6)

            3
            Unlocked with Skill - Muse 3 - you have 6


Bogus.

Give them something new.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

Earn some cash playing the corner.

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

An open guitar case is an invitation.

Why didn't that work? You'll need a little more time practicing fey notation, you guess.

Skill - Muse 6 failed in a challenge! Try again and you may have better luck...

2 change points, 5 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Muse is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

Always

Always

Work on those scales.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

Try a secret chord.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A high-risk challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

            2
            You need Skill - Muse 2 (you have 6)

            2
            Unlocked with Skill - Muse 2 - you have 6


Success!

Try a secret chord.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A high-risk challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

The rows of guitars on the wall echo the creepy, eldritch sound of that chord.

3 change points, 4 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Muse is increasing...

You've gained 2 x Reputation - Bard (new total 4).


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Stop by the arcade.

The Fun Zone hosts the latest videogames.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Listen to the noise.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A modest challenge

There's a lulling rhythm to the blips and beeps in this place. Maybe you can learn something.

Get on the Zaxxon leaderboard.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very modest challenge

Have you got the eye of the tiger? Let's see those initials on the top ten.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always

Stop by the arcade.

Unlocked when Arcade Sleuth is:

; Unlocked with

The Fun Zone hosts the latest videogames...


A summons.

You have been invited to a chat. 'Invited' isn't a strong enough term, actually, and the conversation won't be taking place in a chatroom. Your screen goes black, and your vision follows. You hear a modem, as well as something rhythmic and deep. When your vision returns, you see a dark latticework of tree-branches above you and a ring of squat mushrooms around your feet. A girl stands several feet in front of you, maybe fifteen or sixteen years old. She is wearing a trim gray business suit, over-wide shoulderpads giving her figure a triangular look. "Thank you for coming," she says, in a accent which sounds as if it is more familiar with shaping commands than niceties.

Always

Always

An offer.

"You are as skilled as I have been led to believe," the girl says, her voice like breaking icicles. "I will overlook your transgressions -- those silly little hacks of yours -- and restore your signal integrity in exchange for a favor."


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Stop by the arcade.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Listen to the noise.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A modest challenge

Get on the Zaxxon leaderboard.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very modest challenge


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

...both in music and magic. This will build your reputation, which will unlock opportunities. Raise both rep and Muse skill to seven for an opportunity in the Annwn Sim.

Always

Always

Work on those scales.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A chancy challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

If your fingertips aren't bloody, you aren't rocking hard enough!

Try a secret chord.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A high-risk challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

The store owner let you in on a bit of juice -- a fairy chord which will enchant your music.


PLANG!

Try a secret chord.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A high-risk challenge

Practice makes perfect

Mama's Music

The local guitar shop.

How many fingers do fairies have? This chord is impossible!

5 change points, 2 more needed to reach level 7.

Skill - Muse is increasing...


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

User

You are now a paid user of the Annwn Simulation, courtesy of EEC.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Reputation - Fighter

Your physical prowess has raised a few eyebrows.

Reputation - Broker

You know people who know people who know fairies.

Reputation - Bard

Your music is attracting some attention.

Quest - Ma Bell

You have a... strained relationship with the communications giant.

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.

Item - Guitar

There's a reason they're called Strato _casters_.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Stop by the arcade.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Listen to the noise.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A modest challenge

Get on the Zaxxon leaderboard.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very modest challenge


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Lore

Gather knowledge about the powers at play these days.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Learn about The Gate

The day the fairies returned.

Start again.

Did you miss something? You can go back to the beginning of your research.


Tabula rasa.

You hope to pick up more this time.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Stop by the arcade.

The Fun Zone hosts the latest videogames.

Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Listen to the noise.

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

A modest challenge

There's a lulling rhythm to the blips and beeps in this place. Maybe you can learn something.

Get on the Zaxxon leaderboard.

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

A very modest challenge

Have you got the eye of the tiger? Let's see those initials on the top ten.


Zaxxon Champion

You beat C!C for the top spot!

Friend of a Keeper

An EEC operative is happy to see you.

Mystery - The Map

Why do the lines move like that?

Affiliated with EEC

The company which watches over Annwn.

Skill - Brains

Nerd alert!

Skill - Strength

Rough and tough

Skill - Muse

The creative spark

Skill - Wits

Very clever!

Dollars

US currency, human.

Item - Programming Grimoire

A handbook of sorts for fey coding.

Item - Sword

A lightly enchanted sword.


Punchcards

Run a program and see what happens.

Always

Always