It’s trivia time!

As posted on the Alderac forums here, we are planning to run an L5R-flavored Trivial Pursuit game and we want your help!

Check out the details here on the Event Site and submit your trivia to win prizes and recognition by your fellow Rokuganis!

Main Event Storyline Revealed!

The main event storyline prize has just been revealed! Check it out on the event site (click on “Story”), or just read the details below! Good stuff!

Main Event Storyline Prize: Seeking the Daughter

With a war raging in the south and the north still rebuilding in the aftermath of the War of Dark Fire, the Empire of Rokugan can ill afford any other crises. And yet, amid the horror of war, a threat potentially even greater has presented itself: plague. Seeking the truth behind this new plague, agents of the Emerald and Jade Champions have discovered rumors of a new enemy, an individual called the Ebon Daughter. This individual moves across the Empire seemingly without limitation, appearing at random across the face of Rokugan. Wherever she appears, the plague soon follows, and the Empress desires her to be detained, that this threat might be abated.

The winner of this tournament will determine the clan that will be tasked by the Empress to hunt down and apprehend the Ebon Daughter. It will not be a simple task, as the throne dare not risk exposing her existence to the Empire at large, and in the hunt, the clan bringing her to justice will likely be at odds with other clans. Still, it is a duty bestowed by the Divine Empress, and no clan will permit hardship to prevent its completion.

Secondary Event Storyline Revealed!

The storyline for the secondary event has been revealed! Check it out on the Event Site (click on “Story”), or read it below!

Secondary Event Storyline Prize: A Hero among Heroes

With the attack on the Great Carpenter Wall surpassing all history of such events, the united forces of the Crab, Lion, and Unicorn have had little choice but to gradually fall back, sacrificing portions of the Wall and the greater Crab provinces in order to prevent being completely overrun. As the Empire’s new enemy advances, however, the opportunity to breach their widening front lines and gain some insight into the nature of the threat they pose becomes greater with each passing day. And now a group of heroes shall breach the lines and discover the sinister, horrible truth behind these Destroyers that plague the Empire.

The winner of this tournament shall determine the clan affiliation of the samurai who will lead the incursion behind enemy lines in order to discover the truth. This individual shall be responsible for combating the threat and returning to the Empire to personally brief the Empress on the nature of that which threatens Rokugan.

Public Transport in Athens

Some good news for those of you planning your visit!

OASA, the organization handling urban transport in Athens, has announced the availability of a new 3-day integrated ticket covering all forms of public transport, including buses, trolleybuses, electric railway, tram, metro and suburban railway (which also connects the airport to the rest of the city’s public transport grid).

The ticket costs €15 and is valid for unlimited use of all aforementioned modes of public transport, as well as on the special “Athens Sightseeing” line (Nr. 400).

The Nr. 400 line runs every 30 minutes, the duration of a round-trip is between 80 and 90 minutes and the bus stops at all the major landmarks. The closest stop to the venue is stop #12, “Ampelokipoi”.

For more details on the ticket, click here. For more details on the “Athens Sightseeing” line, click here.

The Acropolis Museum

In an ongoing effort to arm you with a variety of excuses to drag your significant other along to Athens and give her/him cool stuff to do while you’re playing cards, I wanted to remind everyone that the new Acropolis museum has only just been opened to the public.

The new museum is an astounding way to acquaint yourself with ancient Hellenic history and civilization, and is justly considered an international success, both for its unique exhibitions and the way they are combined into a multi-dimensional experience for the visitor, but also for its architecture and the amenities that are offered.

The museum has a total area of 25,000 square meters, with exhibition space of over 14,000 square meters, ten times more than that of the old museum on the Hill of the Acropolis.

The museum’s site can be accessed here. Although the entire site deserves consideration, the Media Kit section especially contains a lot of condensed information in PDF form. Tickets can be booked online or bought on-site, and for a limited time are available at the celebratory price of just 1 Euro.

You can also check out a video of the opening ceremony below.

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Storyline Prize: Main Event

Seeking the Daughter

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Storyline Prize: Secondary Event

A Hero among Heroes

____ ___ ______ __ ___ Great Carpenter ____ __________ all _______ __ ____ _______ ___ united forces __ ___ Crab, _____ ___ _______ ____ ___ little choice ___ __ gradually ____ _____ ___________ ________ __ the Wall ___ ___ greater ____ _________ __ _____ __ prevent being __________ ________ As ___ ________ ___ _____ _________ however, the ___________ __ breach _____ ________ _____ _____ ___ gain some _______ ____ the ______ __ ___ ______ ____ pose becomes _______ ____ each _______ ____ ___ ___ _ group of ______ _____ breach ___ _____ ___ ________ ___ sinister, horrible _____ ______ these __________ ____ ______ ___ _______

The winner __ ____ tournament _____ _________ ___ ____ ___________ of the _______ ___ will ____ ___ _________ ______ _____ lines in _____ __ discover ___ ______ ____ __________ _____ be responsible ___ _________ the ______ ___ _________ __ ___ Empire to __________ _____ the _______ __ ___ ______ __ ____ _____ _________ ________

Event Site Live!

The Event Site is now live at http://www.l5r2009.eu! You can pre-register for the tournament, check out the venue and available hotels, study the schedule etc.

The site automatically twits all registrations, so make sure you’re following our Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/l5r2009

As the event draws nearer, the site will offer additional options to the users, such as searching for possible room-mates, printing out a registration card to immensely speed up the on-site registration process, etc. Stay tuned!