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2021-09-05 22:03 altermaven  
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"Amethyst Aura"  
  
A glimmer of daylight and the late summer air finally is within reach. However, a scream echoes right at you, as if smiting you:  
  
"You want greed? I'll give you greed!" A chasm of amethyst essence and boulder slams in front of you, but Ol' Fantastic seems to be working both with and against you. Grab and go, lest it be the end.  
  
Once you get out, you'll be aruging for a season-long vacation before you throw yourself back into this mess..

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2021-09-07 16:32 dustin  
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i like the rainbow theme of the story!

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2021-09-08 17:33 altermaven  
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Yeah, the lore of alchemyst dig 03 is basically doing favors for a gemcrafter who is involved in jewelry, as well as your former "superior" who is interested in special facets.  
  
Dig 01's .txt has a listing of all the gemstones related to the alchemyst's "want list"; dig 02 actually takes place in a long dream sequence (hence the weirdness!) Sadly, a few dig 02 levels can't be turned into levels here because of the specifics of the interpreter (GDash!), which would literally make them impossible, or would defeat the gimmick's purpose.

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2021-09-08 17:36 altermaven  
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also, as an added bonus, I had tentatively called c20 "sapphire seduction" but I went for "azure agony" both as a nod to my time spent as a map designer for Quake -- "Azure Agony" is the name of episode 4's last level.

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2021-09-08 17:37 altermaven  
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Also, azure is a blue color, so I went with that ;)

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2021-09-08 18:22 dustin  
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interesting background information! i just read the alchemyst1+2 texts. the names of your "invented" gems in the list are very funny! :d

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2021-09-09 09:53 altermaven  
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Some of the names are not exactly obvious from where I obtained it, so I'd figure I will discuss that in its proper place.