The Foot Race: Olympieia 2006

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Role Play Thread ₃ Featured March 8 , 2006

Your mission is to race from the plain of Marathon to the top of the Acropolis in Athens. But wait, it's not that easy. You have 4 obstacles to defeat along the way. (Deadline extended: 23:00 AWT, March 12 )

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How To Play
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to race from the plain of Marathon to the top of the Acropolis in Athens. To participate, just write a post (or posts) describing your journey.

General Rules

The race has certain obstacles set. See the obstacles.

To help you get past the obstacles, we are giving you the following items. Clever use of these items, if you decide to include them in your story, will make you earn points:

One bow and quiver of arrows

One sword

One large club, labelled "Property of Hercules"

One burning torch

One ball of thread

One amphora of wine

One coil of rope

One skein of wool

One sharpened stick

A helmet of invisibility

One pair of winged sandals

One bronze shield

You do not have to use all of the items or even mention all of the obstacles.

Deadline for entries: 23:00 AW time, March 12

Scoring System
Each entry will receive a score based on the following point system:

Action Points

Using one or more items to get past an obstacle +5 per item

Clearing an obstacle as described in history or myth +5 per obstacle

Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who participated!