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“D&D.Sci Alchemy: Archmage Anachronos and the Supply Chain Issues Evaluation & Ruleset” by aphyer


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This is a follow-up to last week's D&D.Sci scenario: if you intend to play that, and haven't done so yet, you should do so now before spoiling yourself.

There is a web interactive here you can use to test your answer, and generation code available here if you're interested, or you can read on for the ruleset and scores.

RULESET

There are two steps to brewing a potion:

STEP 1: MAGICAL POTENCY

Any ingredient that doesn't exist in the mundane world is Magical, while any ingredient that exists in the mundane world is not:

MagicalNot MagicalAngel FeatherBadger SkullBeholder EyeBeech BarkDemon ClawCrushed DiamondDragon ScaleCrushed OnyxDragon SpleenCrushed RubyDragon TongueCrushed SapphireDragon's BloodEye of NewtEctoplasmGround BoneFaerie TearsOaken TwigsGiant's ToePowdered SilverTroll BloodQuicksilverVampire FangRedwood Sap

The first step of potion-brewing is to dissolve the magical potency out of the Magical Ingredients to empower your potion. This requires the right amount of Magical Ingredients: too few, and [...]

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Outline:

(00:29) RULESET

(00:35) STEP 1: MAGICAL POTENCY

(01:50) STEP 2: DIRECTION

(04:31) STRATEGY

(05:51) BONUS OBJECTIVE

(07:39) DATASET GENERATION

(08:45) LEADERBOARD

(10:00) REFLECTION and FEEDBACK REQUEST

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First published:

June 17th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EC4R6FFjnsDz3cxcp/d-and-d-sci-alchemy-archmage-anachronos-and-the-supply-chain-1

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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