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Poetry in Motion

SERIES SUMMARY:[]

DEPENDS ON SERIES:
Our Journey Begins
REQUIRED FOR SERIES:
None
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Number of Pickaxes: 12
Gold to Buy the House: 100 (Please see How To Play an LE Without Spending Gold)
Minimum Amount of Time to Uncover Items in the Canyon: 26:00:00
Quest Structures Uncovered and Built:
Poetry Reading
Catalogue Items Purchased, Built, or Planted:
Laureate's Lair, Sugarcane, Pumpkin
Structures and Collectables Needed:
Ranch Well
What the Colors Mean:
Quest Dialog Quest Instructions Quest Completion Dialog and Reward
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QUESTS:[]

QUEST: Prophetic Poetic[]

Gus: All my born days, cowpokes done gazed upon my pretty mug 'n saw naught but a steely-eyed bushwhacker!

It gives me the blue devils that they ain't seen my sensitive side! Fetch me some sugar t' sweeten my mood?

Fetch sugarcane to cure Gus of the blue devils!

Order some Sugarcane in the Catalogue under Crops. (1x)

2 (Optional) # of Gold Bars to Skip this Quest to skip
Gus: That sugar glistens like a wet otter in the sands o' time! Hoowee! Who says I ain't got it in me t' wax poetic?
QUEST COMPLETE!
“The punishment for a bad poem should always fit the rhyme.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Verse Hearse[]

Gus: I'm all fer ringing' 'round the rosie with a pocketful o' posies, but it's tricky wadin' through a field o' them!

Carry me through the posies, whippersnapper? The soul o' a poet like me is easily wounded!

Carry the poetic soul through the posies!

Tap the Canyon to explore it.

# of Pickaxes to find Item for this Quest: 2
Clear the posies.

Tap the area to clean it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 04:00:00
Gus: That there stump has a poetic verse! "Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!"

I ain't fallin' to ashes without recitin' my poetry! I'm usin' this stump t' hold me my own poetry readin'!

QUEST COMPLETE!
“To become a poet, you first need a poetic license!”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Fallen Pollen[]

Gus: Most cowpokes reckon it's a crime t' be a tenderfoot! But I ain't ashamed to say I got a heart softer 'n butter!

What say we accentuate my tenderfoot heart with some tender coltsfoot flowers?

Fetch coltsfoot flowers to accentuate Gus' sensitive side!

Tap the Canyon to explore it.

# of Pickaxes to find Item for this Quest: 3
Collect the coltsfoot flowers.

Tap the Coltsfoot Flowers to collect it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 01:00:00
Gus: Peaches 'n cinnamon, I reckon I found my achilles heel in them coltsfoot flowers!

It ain't their beauty that makes me go weak at the knees, but their pollen! Achoo!

QUEST COMPLETE!
“Even poets have to pay at the parking penta-meter.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Flower Glower[]

Gus: Dash it all, I reckon it's a case o' unrequited love with them coltsfoot flowers 'n I!

I give 'em all my care 'n affection, 'n all they give me is a stuffy nose! Drape them 'round the stump, youngun?

Requite Gus' love by decorating the stump with the flowers!

Tap the Poetry Reading to upgrade it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 02:00:00
Gus: I reckon the sight o' my mug awash with emotion at them coltsfoot flowers will show the world my tender heart!

Ain't no one needs t' know that I'm only awash with a runny nose!

QUEST COMPLETE!
“The two married poets made for a heroic couplet.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Rhyme Grime[]

Gus: Consarnit! Them flowers have my sinuses as clogged as the Mississippi Delta after a mudslide!

Help me hobble to the well t' drown out my allergy!

Drown out Gus' allergy at the well before it drowns his spirits!

Tap the Ranch Well to harvest it.

2 (Optional) # of Gold Bars to Skip this Quest to skip
Gus: Dash it all, I said drown out my allergy, not drown me with it! You nearly silenced every last verse in me!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“The arrogant poet suffered from grand allusions.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Microphone Drone[]

Gus: As a cowboy, my gruff voice is 'bout as soothing as nails on a chalkboard!

But my inner poetic voice is soft 'n soulful as a cricket! Help me find a microphone t' amplify it, will ya?

Find a microphone to amplify Gus' inner voice at the poetry reading!

Tap the Canyon to explore it.

# of Pickaxes to find Item for this Quest: 2
Collect the carbon microphone.

Tap the Carbon Microphone to collect it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 01:00:00
Gus: Hoowee! With this carbon microphone, I'll leave a carbon footprint in the hearts of everyone at the poetry reading!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“The sly poet was known for his sub-verse-ive ways.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Emote Tote[]

Gus: Dash it all, I got so wound up hearin' my silky voice in the microphone that I forgot t' carry it to the podium!

Lift it fer me, youngun? I need t' save my energy to make dramatic gestures on stage!

Carry the carbon microphone to the podium along with Gus' confidence!

Tap the Poetry Reading to upgrade it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 08:00:00
Gus: Hear that sound from the microphone? That ain't wind, but the sound o' poetry in motion!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“Edgar Allan Poe always used a custom poe-dium.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Droll Scroll[]

Gus: Sure as dawn I could write my own poem to recite, but it'd be so ace-high it'd take yer breath away!

I ain't of a mind to use my poetic license t' kill! Best I recite the words of the second best poet - Shakespeare!

Find the scroll containing Shakespeare's poem!

Tap the Canyon to explore it.

# of Pickaxes to find Item for this Quest: 3
Collect the papyrus scroll.

Tap the Papyrus Scroll to collect it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 01:00:00
Gus: Like an ancient scroll or an old cowboy, my poetry readin' may have wrinkles, but it'll only git better with time!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“The poetic guitarist loved to rock and scroll.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Revise Improvise[]

Gus: I reckon this Shakespeare feller was an amateur at best! These claptrap similes sound 'bout as hollow as a punkin!

Will ya help me make horse sense o' this pulp fiction with a bite o' fresh punkin?

Fetch pumpkin to help Gus understand the poem!

Order some Pumpkins in the Catalogue under Crops. (2x)

2 (Optional) # of Gold Bars to Skip this Quest to skip
Gus: That squash gave me the sense t' ditch that feller's poem 'n improvise one o' my own!

Partin' with his words ain't no sweet sorrow!

QUEST COMPLETE!
“Can Gus prove himself more worthy a poet than Shakespeare?”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Chant Recant[]

Gus: Though I love my own voice, great poets ain't need to spend too much time rehearsin' their verses!

They let the words flow through 'em like cream in a cream puff! Help me set the poetry scroll aside on the podium?

Go with the flow and set the poetry scroll aside!

Tap the Poetry Reading to upgrade it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 02:00:00
Gus: Who needs Shakespeare! I reckon I done already mastered my poem and added another feather in my cap!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“Doughnut always believe what poets says!”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Caustic Acoustic[]

Gus: My sensitive sonnets won't amount t' naught but blank verse without the proper acoustics, by vum!

Let's find stone seats for our guests that'll echo my poetry 'til the cows come home!

Find stones for perfect acoustics at the poetry reading!

Tap the Canyon to explore it.

# of Pickaxes to find Item for this Quest: 2
Collect the sonorous stones.

Tap the Sonorous Stones to collect it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 01:00:00
Gus: Hoowee! I reckon we're only a stone's throw from servin' up poetic justice t' the spectators!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“For better or for verse, the important thing is tryin'!”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Lair Flair[]

Gus: Dash it all, all my fuss over masterin' my craft made me forget 'bout my soon t' be adorin' public!

There ain't anywhere for them t' meet, greet, 'n grovel at this poet laureate's feet after the readin'!

Fetch the laureate's lair for Gus' fawning fans to gather!

Order the Laureate's Lair in the Catalogue under Houses. (1x)

2 (Optional) # of Gold Bars to Skip this Quest to skip
Gus: Let me rest here a bull's minute, youngun! My sensitive soul needs a moment o' silence to bask in the glory!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“The poet had nowhere to sit but on his dramatic mono-log.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Strained Refrain[]

Gus: Dash it all, these heavy stones are puttin' stresses on my internal rhyme scheme!

Help me lift 'em er there'll be all manner o' dissonance comin' out my jaw, 'n it won't be from my poetry!

Lift the stones to lift the burden from Gus' rhyme scheme!

Tap the Poetry Reading to upgrade it.

Amount of Time to Complete Quest: 06:00:00
Gus: Hoowee! If I can lift them stones, I reckon I can lift the crowd in refrain o' my poetry!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“Though the chorus loves to sing, they refrain from speaking.”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25


QUEST: Recite Fright[]

Gus: You ain't seen my confidence anywhere, have ya, young'un? I reckon it jest went went poof like a bad souffle!

There're six feet in a heptameter, and I'm 'bout to put all of 'em in my mouth! Call over the crowd before I faint!

Let the poetry reading begin before Gus faints!

Tap the Poetry Reading to harvest it. (1x)

2 (Optional) # of Gold Bars to Skip this Quest to skip
Gus: While cattle skedaddle 'n rough riders roam, you'll find Gus, the sensitive cowboy, asleep in his home!
QUEST COMPLETE!
“After quat-rain, there is sunshine!”
REWARD Silver med: 100 Xp med: 25

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