[Event] Pembroke's Murder Mystery Party!

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 1 month ago by Provie
 
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The invitations went out, stamped with a mysterious wax seal, inviting one and all to a party at Pembroke's house. Little did they all know, that this would be a party that they would never forget...
 
The party began well enough, it was a fancy soiree, and everyone dressed the part, looking fancy in their outfits and snacking on fancy snacks. The would be host, Mr Primrose, had greeted all his guests, but no one had seen him for a while.... that was until the party was interrupted by the lights turning off, and a scream! After a moment of confusion, the lights came back on, and there was the host, poor Mr Primrose, "dead"!
 
The crowd gasped, but there was no real alarm you see, as all the guests had been informed via their invitations that this evenings party was to be a Murder Mystery Party! Mr Primrose winked at them from his position on the floor, while Professor Citrene stepped forward.

 

"Egads!" cried professor Citrene, reading off an index card, "We better find some clues to solve this mystery!"

 

Conclusion 11/1

Thanks to everyone for participating in our event!

The raffle has been rolled, I have decided to add on two more winners due to the participation in the event, with the two additional prizes being 25 Event Points each! The winners are: C0nf3tt1_Cl4u Jenius llamanade FNGaymer and JackRabbitWonderous ! I will be contacting you to choose prizes! The winners can also be viewed here!

The Event Shop will remain open until November 30th, so spend those points while you can! All event points will be cleared after the shop closes! The Mysterious Clue item has been added to the shop, for anyone who wants to collect one! You can still use any Mysterious Clues to get Event Points, but the raffle ticket has been removed! After the shop closes, the event points will be removed from the item as well!

And who "murdered" Mr Primrose? After extensive review of the clues, the partygoes threw thier accusations around... but Pembroke said "CORRECT" to all the guesses. In all of his excirement, Pembroke put out clues that implicated everyone, since he didn't want anyone to be wrong and not have fun. After a goof laugh, the party continued on into the evening, with plenty of snacks, dancing, and fun to be had!

Puzzle and Password Solutions
  • Puzzle #1: Window
    • and the first letters of each line spelled it out as well!
  • Puzzle #2: Invite
  • Puzzle #3: Pencil
  • Puzzle #4: Festival of the New Moon Goodie Bag (or another similarly long named item)
    •  The "Cipher" was taken from the Dinosaur Planet Langauge from Star Fox Adventures for the Gamecube, which can be found on page 17 of the manual here
  • Puzzle #5: Bug Feelers (with the puzzle solving to be "First Rare Trait, Sort Alpha, A First)
    • The numbers corresponded to the names on the portraits on this news post! Leige Lavender, Colonel Cobalt, Professor Citrene, Chancellor Charcoal)

 

  • Password #1: Daisy
    • The clue was a lyric from "Little Shop of Horrors", a nod to the answer being a plant
  • Password #2: Parchment
    • The clue sounded thematically spooky, and just stuck in my mind, since parchment is light but bendable
  • Password #3: Lobster
    • The clue is a reference to the long life of lobsters, with the myth/meme they could live forever, with assistance from humans with molting
  • Password #4: Diamond
    • The clue is a reference to diamonds being formed by pressure
  • Password #5: Kitchen
    • The clue refrered to how the kitchen has things that can heat (ovens, microwaves) and cool (fridge, freezer etc)

 

Welcome to Pembroke's murder mystery party!

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This month, everyone is invited to Pembroke (aka Mr Primrose)'s Murder Mystery Party! A swanky soiree with a fun mystery to solve, can you collect all the clues and solve the mystery of the "murder" of Mr Primrose? Pembroke hopes that you all have fun solving his fake murder, he will be on the floor playing dead if you have any questions. Maybe bring him a snack since he can't get up to get one himself.

The event activities are as follows: The Scavenger Hunt, The Puzzles, and the Password Guessing Game!

This event will run until the end of the day on October 31st, 2024

The Scavenger Hunt

The first way to earn event points is by finding them hidden across our site! There are 10 clues hidden around the site!

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All the hunt targets are identical and award the same item, The Mysterious Clue, which can be opened in your inventory to award 5 Event points and One Raffle Ticket Each!

Some things to note about the scavenger hunt:

  • The Clues will not be hidden on Character Masterlist Entries or Member Profiles
  • Do not share the locations or links to any of the magic pockets with others, or give hints to others. This is considered cheating, anyone found doing so will recieve a warning
  • Please be respectful of other people's experiences when discussing the scavenger hunt, including discussing how "hard" or "easy" a location may be, since everyone will have a different experience!

Click here to check on your Scavenger Hunt Progress!

The Puzzles

The Second way to earn event points is by solving the following 5 Puzzles, which include a few riddles, a cipher, and more! When you think you have the answer to one (or more) of the puzzles below, submit a claim with the number of the puzzle, and the answer! Each puzzle is worth 5 event points and one Raffle Ticket, and members have unlimited guesses (so don't be afraid to guess!) 

Some things to note about the puzzles:

  • All the puzzles are home made! You won't be able to google the riddles for answers :3
  • Do not share any answers or give any hints for any of the puzzles below. This is considered cheating, anyone found doing so will recieve a warning
  • Please be respectful of other people's experiences when discussing the puzzles, including discussing how "hard" or "easy" they are or give any hints about any of the components of the puzzles, even vague ones!
  • I will be keeping an eye on puzzle answers, so if a hint is needed, hints will be posted as the month goes on
Puzzle #1

What is outside?
I’d like to see
Not using the door
Drafts may cause a chill
One other thing may help
What is it?

Puzzle #2

My first is the middle of where the land meets the sky
My second is is part of dance but not decry
My third is five to some
My fourth is the initial of initial, how fun!
My fifth is a warm drink of leaves
My sixth is three times in sleeves
What am I?

Puzzle #3

I have a sharpened point, but I was not made to kill
What I can do is limitless, if you have the skill
I have been part of many things at the beginning
Though if you make a mistake, I am quite forgiving
What am I?

Puzzle #4

NXUK AJ KXO
KXO AKOY NAKX KXO
CEDWOJK DUYO ED JAKO?

U = A
O = E
I = A
E = O
U = I
K = T
D = N

(The cipher creates a question, and the answer is the answer to that question! You should be able to solve it using context clues/process of elimination)

Puzzle # 5

Four portraits upon the wall
Under them some numbers scrawl
Count the letters to find your clue...


30 3 13 32 26
13 7 13 2
26 13 7 3 26
32 15 13 26
7 1 27 44 7
7
30 3 13 32 26

(The numbers form words, you have everything you need to find out what words on this news post!)


The Password Guessing Game

The final way to earn tickets is a community activity! Pembroke has chosen 5 Passwords, and the community needs to work together to guess them by asking yes or no questions to figure out the passwords! When you think you know one of the passwords, submit a claim with the number of the password, and the answer! Each password is worth 5 event points and one Raffle Ticket, and members have unlimited guesses (so don't be afraid to guess!) 

Password Guessing Game rules/guidelines:

  • Members can only ask Yes or No questions, and will only recieve the following answers: yes, no, maybe, probably, probably not, or unknown
    • Any yes or no question is fair game, except asking directly what the password is. For example, "Is it password?" will not be answered
  • Members can only ask 2 total questions per day, you may ask your questions on the same password, or on two different passwords
    • Provie will try to respond to questions at least once a day, please be patient! If your question is not answered before the next day,  you may ask your new questions the next day
    • Remember, you are working together! So review previous questions, start out with more general questions, and then narrow it down together!
  • Each password has a vague hint accompanying it, but don't let them lead you astray, some may only be tangentially related!

Click here for Password #1

Click here for Password #2

Click here for Password #3

Click here for Password #4

Click here for Password #5

Event Prize Shop and Adopt Raffle!

For this event, we have created an event shop for members to spend all their event points in! The event shop features a bunch of new thematic items, as well as some MYO items for folks who might be in need of MYOs!

Click here to see the Event Shop!

All raffle tickets will go towards our Murder Mystery Party Adopt Raffle, which has three adopts for raffle!

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PUP-434 | SNIL-156 | AF-74

 

Returning this Year: Haunted Server Discord Event!

Even with this event going on, we are still doing our traditional Discord Activity, the Haunted Server! There are five new Halloween themed companions you can claim throughout the month!

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Head on over to our Discord Server to participate, and make sure to give yourself the Server Events ping role in the assign-roles channel to get pings whenever a companion is available!

Coming soon, feast of the beast holiday!

Later this month, our next Holiday will be Launched, the Feast of the Beast, which will run from October 15th to November 15th! There will be a prompt to complete, as well as a few new items and a new holiday goodie bag!

EDIT: The Feast of the Beast is now LIVE! Check out the prompt here!

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Tooth Necklace | Juicy Meat

 

Finally, I would like to include some thank yous!
Thank you to the Puppillars Staff for all your amazing work on the event art and also giving me opinions on activities!
Thank you to the World of Lingua staff for the inspiration for the Password Guessing Game, and permission to include it!
Thank you to my friend Kougie for being my Riddle/Puzzle tester!!

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Provie Avatar
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Comment here to ask questions about Password #5
hot and cold and all inbetween

2024-10-01 10:32:05 (Edited 2024-10-01 10:32:19)



Rowan Avatar
Rowan they/them

Is it made of stone

2024-10-31 06:00:11



Provie Avatar
Provie Staff Member she/her

No

2024-10-31 09:10:21



Rowan Avatar
Rowan they/them

Is it bigger than a microwave

2024-10-30 20:11:25



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Provie Avatar
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Comment here to ask questions about Password #4
can you handle the pressure...

2024-10-01 10:30:42 (Edited 2024-10-01 10:32:17)



Rowan Avatar
Rowan they/them

Is it jewelry?

2024-10-14 16:42:56



Provie Avatar
Provie Staff Member she/her

Probably

2024-10-14 16:54:59



Rowan Avatar
Rowan they/them

Edit: DISREGARD QUESTION

2024-10-13 15:23:31 (Edited 2024-10-13 15:28:28)



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Provie Avatar
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Comment here to ask questions about Password #3
do you want to live forever

2024-10-01 10:27:58 (Edited 2024-10-01 10:32:14)



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justlikesoup they/them

Is it a vertebrate?

2024-10-18 07:36:48



Provie Avatar
Provie Staff Member she/her

No

2024-10-18 12:29:25



llamanade Avatar
llamanade She/Her

Is it a type of snail?

2024-10-16 21:33:32



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Provie Avatar
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Comment here to ask questions about Password #2
light as a feather, but not stiff as a board

2024-10-01 10:24:34 (Edited 2024-10-01 10:32:12)



eggpants Avatar

Is it something you would find in a museum?

2024-10-25 00:37:53



Provie Avatar
Provie Staff Member she/her

Probably

2024-10-25 10:49:28



eggpants Avatar

Does it produce music/sounds?

2024-10-25 00:36:52



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Comment here to ask questions about Password #1
i've given you sunshine, i've given you dirt...

2024-10-01 10:23:33 (Edited 2024-10-01 10:32:08)



tgi Avatar
tgi

Is this flower native to mexico?

2024-10-22 21:13:51



Provie Avatar
Provie Staff Member she/her

No

2024-10-23 09:18:15



Rowan Avatar
Rowan they/them

Does it grow from the ground (versus shrub, tree, vine, etc)

2024-10-19 07:14:36



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