With the Golemus lab open to the public, I have found myself using memory stone detectors more often (yes, that is what they are called, and not memory stone collector like some people seem to think!). It is a fascinating tool, so I wanted to find out more about them... But the item description has been a huge letdown:
Seriously, what the hell... There is no way I can be satisfied with that, so naturally I came up with my own theories regarding the composition and inner mechanisms of these tools. But I can't be sure how deranged they are, so I decided to post a quest to ask the public about their ideas on the matter. And, after a brief discussion, Chewett was nice enough to sponsor it. So, here it is:
Your task is to explain how a Memory stone detector works.
What does it look like?
What are its various parts used for?
Consider the connection between regular stones and memory stones... How is it able to differentiate between the two?
What method does it use to detect memory stones?
Why does it have such a long cooldown?
You should answer the above questions, and add anything else that you feel like is necessary for a thorough explanation. Although it is not mandatory, you can even draw if you think it will help driving your point through (it doesn't have to be an artistic masterpiece either).
You should send your submission to me through forum DM, preferably with the title "[Memory stone detector quest]". It's not like there is any secrecy here, I just don't want people to draw ideas from others' submissions. I want to see how many different ideas you come up with, and whether there are any common themes in them (hopefully to determine how the detector works).
1 entry / person. So, please send your best one (though feel free to modify it if you come up with something better after you sent it).
I will publish all of them in this thread once the anniversary is over. The deadline for submission is the last day of the 2021 anniversary.
Entries will be judged by me, based on the following criteria:
Attention to detail (the more thorough the explanation the better).
How "realistic" your idea is within the world/lore of MD.
Uniqueness of the idea.
Obviously, this is all very subjective. But I'm hoping we can all learn something from this quest. If I can't make up my mind, I'll ask someone with no stake in the contest to help determine the winner.
Now for the rewards:
(Sponsored by @Chewett)
1st Place: 1 Anniversary creature + 1 Wishpoint 2nd Place: 1 Anniversary creature 3rd Place: 1 Anniversary creature
Obviously, there will be no WP if there isn't at least 3 submissions. I may decide to throw in a bunch of coins for those who didn't make it to the top 3, if we really have a lot of entrants.
This is all for now. Good luck!