ext_61113 ([identity profile] theaeblackthorn.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] hh_clubs2011-05-03 09:59 pm
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Wizarding Games: Macgyverin'



Title: Macgyverin'

Deadline: Sunday 22nd May 4pm UTC. converter.

Details: YOU ARE STUCK, FIGURE YOUR WAY OUT. Also, whilst there, TRAP OTHER PEOPLE.

Ahem. You're going to be replying to this post with scenario's, other members have to reply with how they would escape. I'm not entirely talking literally here and I'll give some examples in a second. You can ask/answer as many as you like, and if someone else has already answered, you can as well so long as you don't answer with the same or too similar a response! There are more rules by the submission form below.

Also! You can ask the person who posted the scenario if there's a certain thing you can do, or if you need clarification about the items you've got!

Bonus: A piece of junk (sock, broken teacup, etc, if you're not sure, ask me to confirm), or a map (note: the marauder's map doesn't count), or an April card. 10pts for one of these if you earn over 10pts in this activity.

Points: 3pts for a posting a scenario (capped at 15pts), 1pt for answering a scenario (capped at 15pts). Overall you'll be capped at 30pts and you must earn at least half of your points from each aspect.

Scenarios can't be:

- Too easy
- Too similar to previously posted scenarios
- Too short on a description
- Too vague. Devil's in the details.

Solutions can't be:

- Too vague (I used magic and escaped, give me specific spells, and not made up ones either)
- Too reliant on magic
- Too short. No less than two full sentences.
- Randomly finding things that aren't listed in the description you're given
- Too similar to other solutions posted for the same or different scenarios.
- Less than two sentances.

I'm the final judge on this bit, I'm not an ogre though, I just like you thinking :)



Submit




Examples:

Where is the person? You are in a cave, with a set of solid metal bars over the entrance effectively sealing you in. There are all kinds of seaweed and rock pools. Uhoh. The walls are thick and made of stone, and there's only a tiny bit of sunlight streaming in from a break in the rocks too high up for you to reach and the bars are unclimbable. There is an iron gate holding you in a cell, the gate is old, but looks very sturdy, the bars are too wide for you to slip through. They're locked with a massive padlock that you can barely reach.
Who are they there with? Any people? If so, what can they do/what are their skills? You're in the cell by yourself, you can't see anyone about.
What items are surrounding them? Describe them? You have the clothes on your back, which is a jumper and trousers and some shoes with laces, and socks. You have a compass. Your shoes appear to have metal toe caps.
Are there any constraints? You think you can see some water lapping in the distance and you can definitely hear the sea. You're pretty sure this bit of the castle is now just like a smugglers cave. It looks like the tide is coming in.
Do they need to do anything besides escape? Nopers.

Example solution:

Take your compass and break it so you can get the needle out. Then use the shoe laces to hold the lock nearer to you whilst you pick it with your compass needle.

OR

Wait until the water comes in and lifts you high enough to get to the hole the sunlight is coming in through. Use your steal toe capped boots to kick the hole at the top big enough for you to escape through.


Example 2

Where is the person? You are in their typical 1950s American household. You have 2.4 children and a dog. You might also have a cat, you're not too sure. You're in the kitchen making dinner for the whole family but you have just burnt the roast chicken. You don't have time to go out and buy something, and you can't order out because you are in the 1950s and it is supposed to be a typical family meal. There is your mother-in-law who drives you mad.
Who are they there with? Any people? If so, what can they do/what are their skills? There are your children, your loving husband and his mother. She is old and mean.
What items are surrounding them? Describe them? You have lots of fabulous kitchen utensils, an oven, a fridge, flour, spam, two eggs, three parsnips, a pumpkin, some strawberries, some stale bread and your charred chicken.
Are there any constraints? Your mother in law was expecting the chicken to be ready within the hour.
Do they need to do anything besides escape? Not kill your mother in law, or cook a child. And not serve the burnt chicken.


Example solution:
Cut off the burnt bits from the chicken, boil them down to get a broth. Go outside and capture a stray cat, kill and cook it, and serve with chicken gravy made from the stock to cover up the cat-taste.

Note: no cats were harmed during the making of it, I was just trying to think of the most lolsy and out there solution ever. Never would I suggest you hurt and kill and stray cat. But then, neither would I suggest that any of you lived in 1950s America.


HAVE FUN!



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[identity profile] caesaria.livejournal.com 2011-05-04 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Name: Sonja
Username: caesaria
House: Hufflepuff
Where is the person? Give a good solid description here. You are trapped in the dungeons of an old castle. There is a window without bars very high up (out of your reach), but it's only about as wide to fit a mouse through. The walls and floor are solid, age-old rock and there is nothing but some bit of straw on the floor, but the straw is dry and breaks, so making a rope out of it is out. The door is heavy, wooden and bolted from the outside.
Who are they there with? Any people? If so, what can they do/what are their skills? There is no one in the dungeons with you, but there are at least two Knights in heavy chainmail and armor outside the door, standing guard. If they hear you they'll surely come in and torture you.
What items are surrounding them? Describe them? You are wearing your own armour and chainmail. It's heavy and makes a lot of noise when taking it off. You also have a helmet on. For what it's worth, you also have a packet of peanuts in your vest pocket, but you're allergic to them.
Are there any constraints? Well, there are the guards outside. Also your execution is scheduled for the next day, so get a move on.
Do they need to do anything besides escape? Technically not, but if you're a true Valiant Knight, you try not to kill or severly harm the guards outside.

[identity profile] scarletladyy.livejournal.com 2011-05-04 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
I put the straw against the door and then set it on fire with Incendio. The smoke starts going through the door, and they run in to see the fire. I'm stood at the side at the door and bonk them on the head with the helmet when they come in, they fall unconscious, and I run away!

Fairy//Hufflepuff

[identity profile] clzair.livejournal.com 2011-05-04 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Smear some peanuts on your face: you then get a crazy allergic reaction. Complain to the guards that you need to look pretty for the execution or the king will be mad at you. They take you to infirmary to get cleaned up from the reaction. Take some straw with you (previously hidden under your armor). While at the infirmary, stuff the nurse's mouth with straw so she can't make a noise, then impersonate her to loudly complain that she has to take your armor off to cure you. Take off your armor, and dash out of there quietly!

Claire//Puff
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[personal profile] renrenren3 2011-05-04 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
I take off my armor and use it to wedge the door so it can't be fully opened. Then I start banging my helmet against the wall until the guards can't stand it any more and come in to make me stop. Because I wedged the door they have to come in one at a time, and I stun the first one as he comes in. Then I can grab his sword and fight the other one. Since he's in chainmail and I'm not, I'm lighter and I just need to run past him towards the exit. I'm not too worried about hurting them a little, because they can't be that chivalrous if they were planning to torture me.

Ren//Ravenclaw//4