Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Mon Nov 25, 2024 11:40 am
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » Old News & Rumors
[TRAILHEAD] Spider Of The Web
View previous topicView next topic
Page 8 of 16 [226 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ..., 14, 15, 16  Next
Author Message
intersect
Entrenched


Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 882
Location: Gainesville, FL

 		According to wikipedia some of the finest quality Olivine stones come from that island

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 5:45 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Daeld
Unfettered


Joined: 02 May 2009
Posts: 308
Location: Australia
intersect wrote:
According to wikipedia some of the finest quality Olivine stones come from that island


And Chrysolite is a type of golden peridot

Edit:
THe following url is a translation of the Hebrew Wikipedia talking about oracle. (unfortunately I cannot read hebrew Wink and the translation tool is a far from perfect). It gives us the idea that Oracles are objects (rather than the notion that an oracle is a person) I suppose like a liahona or director. I wasn't sure but at the end they seem to say that the oracle was the same as (or at least related to) the Urim and Thummim.

http://tinyurl.com/o8z2t7

[tinyurl'd ugly, ungainly long url that broke the forum width - Gupfee]

Edit: Thanks Gupfee

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 5:49 pm
Last edited by Daeld on Thu May 21, 2009 7:03 pm; edited 2 times in total
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Bruce
Unfettered


Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Posts: 673
Location: Sector 001
amandel wrote:
Update at Spider Blog.......

on the right now writen: האורים והתומים‎ which is Hebrew for "Oracle"

on the left an image titled "Zagbargad island " with a label called Peridot . Info for both with oneLINKY

@Daeld: email replies. esp. from our PM should nevah be spoilered..spoilers are only for solves and meta-spoilers.


Hebrew, Oracle, and peridot leads me toward Kabbalah.

BTW, got a response after asking if we were supposed to help the spiders:

Quote:
In a way yes soon
Like footprints in the sand,a web must grow.
Thanks for your emails

_________________
Playing: Junko Junsui

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 5:55 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
drewseph
Boot


Joined: 13 May 2009
Posts: 25
Quote:
The fish represents something or someone having to find a new place to live.Habitat no longer suiting.

The island has a big story,Peridot has nothing to do with the fish.
Read about the island.I will post somewhat of a recap tonight,kinda put things together a little.
A lot of this game has to do with places ,we are in a certain area of the world right now.
I do not want to tell to much.
You are a real good player.
Thank you
Motherstooth


which leads to the post:
Quote:
Thus Far

Ezekiel 1:4/Ezekiel 1:16-21

Chrysolite is olivine used to hold metal casings together durind forging.

The fish represents someone or something needing a new habitat.

Peridot is the only gemstone found in meteorites.

Read about Zagbargad island.


Everything makes a bit more sense to me now because of that e-mail.

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:54 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Daeld
Unfettered


Joined: 02 May 2009
Posts: 308
Location: Australia
Quote:
Read about Zagbargad Island


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Island,_Egypt

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:33 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
intersect
Entrenched


Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 882
Location: Gainesville, FL

 		I emailed the PM and asked:

A. do the spiders needed chrysolite/olivine/peridot
B. are the spiders a metaphor for a group of people.

the reply:
Quote:
Yes and yes


EDIT:

I sent this email and it got posted on the site so I'm guessing its in the right direction:

Quote:
The Spiders are alien to our planet, for some unknown reason they needed to leave their home. But our planet is the only place they could go, yet it was hostile to them, either by physical environment or because we already inhabit it. Peridot is found in meteorites and chrysolite/olivine is mentioned in Ezekiel which could quite possibly be alluding to an alien ship. Maybe Peridot/chrysolite/olivine is an element here in common with their home environment thus attracting them to Zagbargad Island, due to its higher than normal presence there.
-Qinn


BTW the site banner is now updated to hieroglyphics and the bottom right has a phrase with a few links:
Quote:
Darkness fell,Not the firt time
502 BC - December 4 Solar eclipse darkens Egypt. (computed, no clear historical record of observation)


That last part may have been there, but I don't remember it.

Either case it seems Egypt may be our next step?

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:30 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Daeld
Unfettered


Joined: 02 May 2009
Posts: 308
Location: Australia

 		Looking @ the updates on the home-of-the-spiders

Can anyone decode the hieroglyphs? (They may just be random ones for their aesthetically pleasing appearance, but I've seen English alphabet codes using hieroglyphs...)

Edit: Never mind, it just says Spider of the Web

(see www.quizland.com/hiero.htm for the "code")

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:23 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
intersect
Entrenched


Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 882
Location: Gainesville, FL

 		Bottom corner updated:

Quote:
Solar eclipse over the Nile Delta. The Egyptians worshiped the sun, but they didn't record them maybe because they were so bad you couldn't talk about them. Or maybe all that was lost. Maybe the pyramids are inspired by solar eclipses.... Vistations from space spiders. The next one is July 22.


*looking up Egyptian solar eclipses*

PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:20 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Daeld
Unfettered


Joined: 02 May 2009
Posts: 308
Location: Australia

 		From Wikipedia
Quote:
The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. Totality will be visible in many cities such as Surat, Varanasi, Patna, Thimphu, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai, as well as over the Three Gorges Dam.


It will be the longest in the 21st century...

PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:34 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


Joined: 15 Jan 2008
Posts: 4096
Location: Nederland

 		Stating the obvious cuz I saw only one familiar name following. S.O.T.W is on Twitter
_________________
"I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."

PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:08 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger
 Back to top 
- Double Dutch -
Boot


Joined: 19 May 2009
Posts: 23
Location: Assen, The Netherlands

 		Wow, nice finds again... to bad I missed it, someone is DDoS-ing me Sad

Will try to catch on today.
_________________
..:: As the finishing touch, God created the Dutch ::..
- Playing:
Spider Of The Web

PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:21 am
 View user's profile Yahoo Messenger
 Back to top 
Bruce
Unfettered


Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Posts: 673
Location: Sector 001

 		asked if the spiders need olivine/chrysolite/peridot to breathe on Earth:

Quote:
its more like a superman thing,but they need it for almost everything,source of power.


EDIT: I wonder if we should be looking for a crash site?
_________________
Playing: Junko Junsui

PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:00 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Yorgul
Greenhorn

Joined: 16 Apr 2009
Posts: 8

 		Guess we should be looking for a construction site on Zagbargad island ...

PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:52 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Daeld
Unfettered


Joined: 02 May 2009
Posts: 308
Location: Australia

 		Don't have time to check this but has the home-of-the-spiders changed?

I don't remember seeing SS Mainden Maidan

Also, Changed the order of the posts...

Alas I have to go now! ARG

Edit:
http://www.touregypt.net/vdc/maidan.htm
interesting...

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 5:11 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
marthajones
Veteran


Joined: 09 Jan 2009
Posts: 86
Location: Germany

 		Okay, I signed up - and I'm confused as h***.

Shocked

PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 12:45 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 8 of 16 [226 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2, 3, ..., 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ..., 14, 15, 16  Next
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: General » Old News & Rumors
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group