Seventh Sense Awards (FAQs, Ideas, Bugs, & Help)

[kamikaze1900666]

*EDIT*
Since it's released, I figured I'd change the theme of this thread to one that'll help those stuck on an award, as well as for brainstorming for new ideas.

Here's some general information about the awards regarding Difficulties, Length, Unlocking Hints, and Types of awards.

Difficulties:

• Easy (requires a little luck and only a little knowledge of the books, mostly those that are almost spelled out for you or deal with number of combats)
  
• Moderate (more knowledge and luck required, though usually able to be picked up by a newbie who has read the series a couple times)
  
• Hard (a lot of knowledge and luck required, along with some sound tactics- most veterans may have a little trouble with these, but may enjoy the challenge)
  
• Expert (usually an intimate knowledge of the series and extremely sound tactics are required, sometimes an improbable but not impossible amount of luck needed, even pros will most likely hate me or whoever developed it, but it will feel like an accomplishment worthy of bragging about if you succeed)
  

Length:

• Single Book (each book has one for minimal and high, though usually not maximum, combat counts, as well as at least one that has a theme specific to that book. Some may require having fewer abilities or a stand-alone playthrough starting with that book, others will not)
  
• Fresh-start (these awards are achieved by starting a new campaign with any book from 2 to 20, playing it as a stand-alone adventure with a fresh start- in other words, you draw up a new Action Chart for Lone Wolf with new stats, etc., on that book)
  
• Single Series (each series- Kai, Magnakai, or Grand Master- will have awards tied to completion of that series. Most, if not all, can be achieved by either playing from the beginning of the series by itself, or as part of the campaign from book 1. Book restarts due to mid-book deaths are permitted, so deathless runs are not required)
  
• Campaign (these start at book 1, and continue till the end of the Magnakai or Grand Master series- a long-haul effort. Book restarts due to mid-book deaths are permitted, so deathless runs are not required)
  
• Episodic Chain (these awards will require you to collect other related awards within a series or campaign from individual books. For example, completing all Death-Defying Feat awards in the Kai series will earn you the "Asajir Players' Muse" award. You do not have to earn every award in a single playthrough- in fact, certain Episodic Chains will require you to play through a book a couple different times to earn all the required awards.)

Unlocking Hints: There are up to 6 hints for each award. Clicking on an award will allow you to cycle through the hints you've unlocked, or to view a completed award with it's description. You will need to do the following in order to view them.

• Clues 1-3 are always freebies, though number one is the one in the tooltips, and is the one seen if you hover the cursor over the award.
  
• For a number four clue, you will need to complete at least one award for the book. (In the case of Kai, MK, GM series/campaign-long awards, you would need to complete at least one other series/campaign-long award within the same grouping (Kai, MK, GM) to unlock the hint.)
  
• For a number five clue, you must have completed that book's series (Kai, MK, GM) with a By-the-book Run
  
• For a number six hint, you must have completed that book's series with a Hardcore run.

Types:

• Minimum Combat Count (to achieve this, you must have the right Disciplines and select the correct path in order to reach the end with the absolute minimum number of combats possible)
  
• High Combat Count (to earn this, you will have to be lacking certain Disciplines and looking for trouble around every corner. While these do not look for the highest number of combats possible, sometimes the count needed to earn the award is fairly close to it. These occasionally require starting at a book later in the series or starting the book with a fresh start in order to avoid having Disciplines that will enable you to evade too many fights)
  
• Item Collection (each of these typically have a theme. For instance, one will require you to hoard potions and herbs while another will require you to hoard money, trade items, expensive items, along with others. These often check both what you're carrying as well as what you have in storage, so be sure to keep items along the theme you want in storage when you need room for more in the next book)
  
• Death-Defying Feat (this will require you to put yourself in harm's way, where only a Random Number roll, having a certain item or Discipline, or suffering an ill side-effect are the only things that may save your life. Not every chance taken for these awards may be between life or death, but many are)
  
• Heroic Feat (to earn these awards you must act in accordance with the Lawful-Good traditions of the Kai, exude uncanny proficiency in specific weapons (unarmed included), or complete a self-imposed challenge. Occasionally these feats require you to play on the By-the-Book or Hardcore rule sets, though most require you to play by the Prodigy rules)
  
• Bounty Hunter (these awards require you to hunt down specific monsters or villains, usually with a theme tying them together according to their type. Note that killing your mark doesn't always require you to engage in combat to do so.)
  
• Charitable Feat (these awards require an act of selflessness or compassion. These acts may vary from donating a sum of gold to beggars and causes, healing the injured or sick, or assisting others at a personal cost.)
  
• Intellectual Feat (these test your mind and wits beyond just knowing how to get to the right area. These awards will need you to answer questions, riddles, and puzzles correctly in order to earn them)
  
• Mischievous Feat (earning these awards might bring a stain on your honour, but often provide challenges of their own. In order to earn them, you must seek out and attempt deeds that go against the Lawful-Good mold of the Kai. Killing innocents (even unwittingly), being self-centered or greedy, and committing criminal actions will be some of the themes when achieving these dark distinctions. Note that you don't always have to be successful when trying to fulfill these requirements- sometimes it's just the thought that counts)
  
• Epic Failure (your quest and usually your life will end here. But do not dismay too much, losing with style is what will earn you these awards. Most of these have specific actions which must be taken to make the loss become a truly Epic Fail, and many happen only late in the book. So take some chances you never would do normally and see if you have what it takes to achieve Legendary Failure status)

Feel free to ask for help or vent any dismay over murky hints. Any new ideas are welcome, especially if you find a theme in the text of the books you think might prove a little (or a LOT) challenging. Hope you enjoy and have fun

********************************NOTE********************************

Although I've gone through great lengths to make certain all awards can be achieved and figured out from the hints given, mistakes are certain to happen. I'm playtesting them all myself, and so far everything seems to be fine, but I have been notified to a couple errors on my end I didn't notice (and have been corrected once I knew what they were). This function is still in development, so any feedback regarding what awards may seem unattainable, or have an error in the Hints or Descriptions themselves, would be appreciated. I'd rather somebody cursed my name for making something extremely challenging and not for leaving a bug or typo in the system or text itself


*SPOILERS*

In the interest of fairness to those who have been following the development, here's the ones already posted in the forums pre-release (and thus, the only ones I'm being blunt about in this thread). Highlight them to see.
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"Loyal Son of Sommerlund"- You have proved yourself loyal to your country by ensuring the news of the fall of the Kai reached the King with utmost urgency. (criteria- complete book 1 with no combats)
Difficulty: Easy
Hint Tree: 1) Brush up on your stealth skills and hide from the enemy every chance you get.
5) Select camouflage as one of your skills and choose the path you can easily get lost on.
6) You can’t get in a single battle.

"Faithful Son of Sommerlund"- You have proved yourself trustworthy by your fellow countrymen by taking to arms in their defense during Sommerlund's darkest hour. (complete book 1 winning 8 or more combats)
Difficulty: Easy
Hint Tree: 1) Fly into a combative rage to help out those in need.
4) Fight off the invading horde at every turn.
6) Engage in eight or more combats.

"Mad Murderer of Gorn Cove"- While not a title a Kai Lord would ever wish to boast about, it is one that carries a lesson of the ill consequences for reacting too harshly in dire circumstances. (complete book 2 with four points or more from having read the following passages: 7, 270, 221= 2 points each, passages 124, 274, 302, 187= 1 point each, passage 220= -1 point)
Difficulty: Hard
Hint Tree: 1) You might of been angry someone tried to poison you, and even more so you don't know who, but you might not have had to take things that far.
2) How long will this rampage last?
3) If you get poisoned, that’s OK, but you don’t have to.
4) That person wasn’t trying to kill you at all, nor were the rest.
5) Wait! Those guards weren’t even in town when it happened!
6) Some lives you take are worth more than others.

"Helghast Slayer of Durenor"- You have earned the trust of one of Sommerlund's greatest allies by ridding her soil of several vile captains of the Darklords. (complete book 2 having read the following passages 106, 92, 269, 166, and 237)
Difficulty: Expert
Hint Tree: 1) Don't let anyone steal your money and jump ship twice to kill a few of these fell creatures.
4) Your quest is more important than your friend’s life.
5) That Magic Spear will come in handy.
6) Kill five Helghasts.

"Fryearl of Sommerlund"- Your King has granted you a rare honour for the crucial part that you played in the victory over Darklord Zagarna's forces, and the haste you put into your quest's execution. (complete book 2 having fought in only 3 combats and having read passage 220)
Difficulty: Easy
Hint Tree: 1) Try not to get too much blood on that nice, shiny, flaming sword of yours.
2) Make sure your regular weapon is fairly blood-free as well.
4) You can use your legendary weapon only once.
6) Engage in only three fights.

"Card-Scoundrel of Ragadorn"- You earned an ill reputation among Ragadorn's gambling community by using you innate Kai skills to gain an unfair advantage at games of chance. (complete book 2 having Sixth Sense and reading passages 12 {since you already have a check for SS here, might be the best place to put the switch for it}, 14, and 116)
Difficulty: Moderate
Hint Tree: 1) Whoever said cheaters never prosper didn't lose his purse and ring.
2) Sixth Sense can do more than alert you to danger.
5) You might have to take a vow of poverty at some point.
6) Cheat at three games of chance.

"Asajir Players' Muse"- Your feats of daring off the battlefield are known to be just as awe-inspiring as those you achieve in combat. (complete the Kai series reading at least 9 of the following passages- book 1: 323, 188, 41, 7 book 2: 105 book 3: 346, 73, 155, 55 book 4: 271, 219 book 5: 29, 205)
Difficulty: Expert
Hint Tree: 1) Try as many daredevil stunts and acrobatic tricks as you can find in the Kai series.
2) Completing one award in book one might make this easier.
3) Not all chances are life or death, but most are.
4) The ice shelf can be quite treacherous.
5) Jump any chasms or dart through any traps lately?
6) You don’t have to, but a swan-dive into a garden pool might help later on.

"Vynar Jupe's Kindred Spirit"- Your resourcefulness and daring has earned you a spot of roguish popularity in one small hamlet along the Varettian Plain, at the cost of a minor stain on the honour of the Kai. (complete book 6 having read passages 271, 160, and 163)
Difficulty: Moderate
Hint Tree: 1) Only horse thieves, muggers and boatjackers would want a cess to this distinction.
4) Win or lose, make a scene after the archery tournament.
5) Don’t talk to the Ogrons.
6) Teach a boy some manners along the way to Amory.

"Cursed Monk of Talestria"- This title bares with it the bitter memories of barely surviving several terrible twists of fate and losing a friend during your quest for the Lorestone of Ohrido. (complete book 8 having read at least five of the following passages: 156, 269, 336, 71, 290, 315, 187)
Difficulty: Expert
Hint Tree: 1) Diseases, poisons, mistakes, and ill-luck are the key to attaining this title, just be certain you're equipped with the right disciplines and items in order to survive your brushes with death and misfortune.
2) It’s a shame when you lose a weapon or a special item.
3) Food is delicious, regardless of where you find it.
4) Do you know why you don’t play with fire near swamp gas?
5) Amazing what diseases can be found at a tavern.
6) There’s a little adventure to be had while waiting for Paido.

"Aonian Champion of Meledor"- You have proved to Lorkon Ironheart that Serocca's assurances about your destiny rang true in your battle against the forces of the Chaos-Master. (complete book 11 with only 6 combats)
Difficulty: Moderate
Hint Tree: 1) Even if you try to evade combats, you'll still get in more than you'd like to.
5) Engage in only six combats.

"Lord of the Sun-Realm"- Lord Rimoah was impressed with your cunning in freeing the lands from the Darklord Scourge. (complete book 12 with only 6 combats)
Difficulty: Easy
Hint Tree: 1) Even if you try to evade combats, you'll still get in more than you'd like to.
6) Engage in only six combats.



*END SPOILERS*

[pi4t]

Yay, you took my advice!;D

4+, it'd be too hard otherwise.

Might 'Cursed Kai' sound better?

Perhaps the awards should unlock new custom rules, as 'rewards'.

[Dave]

As I mentioned in the other thread, I vote for 5+, as then you would feel especially proud of the accomplishment. Is there any way to calculate chances of survival for LW if he must pass through 5 of the 8?

I like Cursed Monk.

[kamikaze1900666]

I was kinda leaning towards 5+ too, since this book in particular has some real harmful twists (along with a wider variety of themes- got up to book 11 with awards so far, but I think I thought of another theme of play for book 8, so I'll be testing that later today)

pi4t, I like using different synonyms for Lone Wolf's class and rank, especially after over-using the words Kai and Lord in many of the titles when I originally wrote them up. The words got a little less exciting through over-use, so drawing parallels helps keep a prestigious feel to "Kai Master," "True Kai Grand Master," "Lord of the Sun-Realm," etc., all while giving different awards a feel of their own.

Dave, survival is dependent on the which you choose to hit up:

156- possible combat before, then mandatory -14 EP regardless, depending on damage rules used, may heal a couple EP before leaving. Must use Tincture of Oxydine or Oede herb before reaching a point of no return- both are rare finds.

269- Special Item loss- could really hurt if it's an important one. Since JD picks which one for you, there's no choice.

336- mandatory -5 EP before combat, must use Laumspur, Rendalim's Elixir, or Oede herb, more potential combats shortly after.

71- mandatory -12 EP, -5 CS for the rest of the book, and a permanent 3 CS loss afterwards. This one is so devastating, I've contemplated making it count as 2 towards the total passages read, though I'm still leaning towards keeping it at 1 for reasons listed below.

290- leads to a loss of 1, 2, or 5 EP with a possible auto-death if you choose the wrong response. Kind of a freebie to the experienced, but those not as familiar with the book may have a little trouble with it.

315- Mandatory -5 Combat Ratio fight, depending on how strictly you code it in, it could get worse if base CS is under 15, no weapon/SI bonuses to CS (strictest sense, no SI bonuses to EP if the rules for this combat are followed to the letter).

187- Kind of a freebie- mandatory weapon loss. Though, if you don't have the right type of weapon, you might lose a good SI instead.

Also, you can't take 187 with either 290 or 315 since they're both different reactions to the same situation. However 290 and 315 can be taken together for a from the frying pan into the fire situation. With another award (not listed here), two of the above passages can be used to knock out two awards with one playthough, not even upping the ante as much as this one does, but the other award does require some brain-power to execute.

[pi4t]

Oh? Can you get an oede herb in TJOH?

[kamikaze1900666]

I haven't gone through the entire GM series yet, but the only place you can get Oede in the first 12 books is in SotS. You can, however, find the Tincture of Oxydine in TJoH before you hit the point of no return.

[kamikaze1900666]

Ok, I'd like a second and third opinion on these two:

"Aonian Champion of Meledor"- You have proved to Lorkon Ironheart that Serocca's assurances about your destiny rang true in your battle against the forces of the Chaos-Master. (complete book 11 with only 6 combats) HINT: Even if you try to evade combats, you'll still get in more than you'd like to.

"Lord of the Sun-Realm"- Lord Rimoah was impressed with your cunning in freeing the lands from the Darklord Scourge. (complete book 12 with only 6 combats) HINT: Even if you try to evade combats, you'll still get in more than you'd like to.

I might be suffering from a little burn-out, but I think I've tried everything to get them as low as possible. Can anyone get under 6 combats for either Prisoners of Time or Masters of Darkness?

[Wise Eagle]

There is one Oede in book 13, if you can find it. That's all I believe.

[mckinstry]

Final year at college looks to be pretty intense so I doubt I'll have much time to give to creating some medals. I still wanna try one or two to see how they turn out though.

Goodbye life, for the next year.

[Dave]

Sept 29, 2009 7:39:20 GMT mckinstry said:

Final year at college looks to be pretty intense so I doubt I'll have much time to give to creating some medals. I still wanna try one or two to see how they turn out though.

Goodbye life, for the next year.

I know exactly what you are feeling... Good luck!

[pi4t]

In case it hasn't been mentioned, an award for playing through the entire Kai series and not taking Healing until the very end (ie at the end of SOTS)

[stevehullkai]

Where could one find the hardcore rules?

[pi4t]

When you start the game on SS, you're given a choice of rules :by the book, HARDCORE and custom.

[Dave]

Just an official notification to the masses that I have incorporated kamikaze's award system, and i think you're going to really like it! The awards are plentiful and varied and will be a fun challenge to try and earn them all.

Once you complete a book (or series), you are notified if you earn an award (you can actually earn more than one at once, depending on the requirements).

Also, good news: If a player resumes their game from 1.5.4 in the new version, it will check the player's history of travel and battles and be able to tell if they should have earned any awards along the way. Nice!

[curunauth]

Duuuuude, sweet!