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#277 Jul 22 2005 at 12:56 PM Rating: Decent
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Has anyone taken their partner and gone to the original Fortune Teller in Jeuno?
#278 Jul 22 2005 at 12:57 PM Rating: Good
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Great Work Turnerbrown!! So that is the Eighth Luck Rune - Batallia Downs!



Summary of Fortune Reading data:

8 Colors total have been listed: Red, Pale Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, Blue, White and Black.

Colors appear to match a specific element.

8 Directional Points: A Great Distance Northwest, Far Northwest, Northwest, North-Northwest, West-Northwest, West, South and North.

8 Luck Runes have been Located: Xarcabard, Qufim, Beaucedine, Batallia, Tahrongi, Pashow, Yuhtunga and Lufaise Meadows.

The 8 directions seem to align with the 8 Luck Runes.

8 Wisdom quotes which are directly related to the Lucky Color.

Also, on another note, there are 8 Crafts: Goldsmithing, Smithing, Clothcraft, Leathercraft, Bonecraft, Woodworking, Alchemy and Cooking.


Speculation: Perhaps this is SE's way of hinting us towards some new High Level Crafting Recipes for each guild. That may explain the line "Your fortune lies to the..." line.

Is it possible that the 8 Wisdom quotes are refering to a specific craft? Some appear obvious matches, like "The proof of an apple pie is in the eating" references Cooking, or "The balance distinguishes not between lead and gold" could reference Alchemy. It is harder to match up "Even the best party comes to an end" (unless this is refering to the Rng change >> Woodworking?) or "Ill gotten gil becomes gil ill gone."



Two keys that have not yet been decifered are the Perfect Partner and the Wisdom Quote.

On a final note, it's amazing how much of a team effort has gone in to cracking this mystery! Great work everyone, I can't wait to discover the secrets of this Fortunate Mystery!


Edited, Fri Jul 22 14:54:32 2005 by drifftx
#279 Jul 22 2005 at 4:06 PM Rating: Good
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Just as a summary to what I've seen from (slowly) reading the entire thread:

It seems elemental resistance for the appropriate color has some bearing on the results of checking your appropriate Luck Rune in the corresponding area:
Qufim (near zone to Behemoth's Dominion) = Far NorthWest
Lufaise Meadows (in the second clearing from the vortex) = West-NorthWest
Yuhtunga Jungle (drop down first hole on the way to Yhoator) = South
Xarcabard (J-8) = Great Distance NorthWest
Pashow Marshlands (K-7) = West
Beaucedine Glacier (H-7) = North-NorthWest
Tahrongi Canyon (H-10) = ???
Batallia Downs (F-7 inside bunker) = ???

Anyone know which of the two unknown areas is "North" and which is "NorthWest"?

Can anyone make a solid correlation between the title of your partner and any other aspect of the 'quest'?

Edited, Fri Jul 22 17:07:27 2005 by Pergatory
#280 Jul 22 2005 at 5:56 PM Rating: Excellent
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To summarize further:

Black - The poor warrior blames his weapons.
Blue - The hippogriff has fair feathers, but foul feet.
Yellow - To love a person, you must love their faults.
Green - Love and courage will find a way.
Pale Blue - Even the best party comes to an end.
Purple - The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
White - Ill gotten gil becomes gil ill gone.
Red - The proof of an apple pie is in the eating.

Quotes are not linked to specific directions, therefore not to specific places. Only link is Quote to Color.



#281 Jul 22 2005 at 6:11 PM Rating: Decent
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ok Emilia said this to me

Your lucky color is black - a dark, ominous shade
Your fortune lies a great distance to the Northwest
Perfect partner = The Pious One

lets hope i can find something about this

Oh i forgot when i talk to her another time say tell me :
The poor warrior blames his weapon

Edited, Fri Jul 22 19:15:43 2005 by SigmarSigy
#282 Jul 22 2005 at 6:11 PM Rating: Good
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Well, I've been reading this thread from start to finish, and it's about time I post.

I went to the NPC and sure enough, my results were:

Color: Pale Blue
Direction: North
Title: Second-rate Organizer
Quote: Even the best party comes to an end


One thing that came across my mind when trying to decifer that quote, was if the best party (ie. you and your "perfect match") literally came to an end in the path (road block... the bunker in Batallia). Ironically, my direction was North, which is the undetermined direction in this thread. Problem is, I have no clue where to find my perfect match, and I don't have the inventory room for ice resistance+ equipment.

I will check the Rune tonight and update this post (I am going to predict I get the "Luck seems to be in your favor today!" or something similar).

I also just wanted to comment on how impressed I am with everyone coming together on this and trying to solve it. Great work, I'm sure someone will figure it out if there is anything more to get than [a] crystal(s).
#283 Jul 22 2005 at 6:49 PM Rating: Decent
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I was in Batallia last night, searching for my Luck Rune.

I found it...but then all of a sudden it moved on me!! I wasn't able to find it again. =(

Anyone else notice the location moving? Or was it just my bad luck? >.>
#284 Jul 22 2005 at 6:50 PM Rating: Excellent
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Can ANYone with the "north" direction please try tahrongi canyon.

It seems odd... but I believe that is the designated rune.

I would like to tie directions to the last 2 runes.

Tahrongi Canyon
Batallia Downs

North
Northwest

Thanks.
#285 Jul 22 2005 at 6:53 PM Rating: Decent
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Ah, at least it wasn't a total loss. My fortune was North, but I went to Batallia thinking it would be there. I will check Tahrongi A.S.A.P, and report back. ^.^
#286 Jul 22 2005 at 7:11 PM Rating: Good
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Update: Clicked the Luck Rune in Battalia (F-7 bunker), "You find nothing out of the ordinary".

Confirmed: This is not the North rune.

Looks like my only option now is Tahrongi.
#287 Jul 22 2005 at 7:31 PM Rating: Good
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Hello again! My direction is North also and I finally tried Tahrongi Canyon and I can happily confirm that Tahrongi is the correct location for the direction North! Unfortately I was not in a party with someone with the title mentioned for me, but my color is Red and I checked it on Iceday and got 1 Fire Crystal (I only had +20 Fire from an Neptune Staff). I am so happy that this was the one because I was starting to get discoraged that it would be in Ahtowa Chasm... Anyhow, CONFIRMED: NORTH = TAHRONGI
#288 Jul 22 2005 at 7:47 PM Rating: Excellent
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Yeah It's in Tahrongi!!

I just found it. It's at (H-10).

I clicked it, and it said 'you sense that your lucky color may bring you fortune.'

Confirmed: North = Tahrongi at (H-10)

Now we just gotta figure out what the damn things do! ^.^

Edited, Fri Jul 22 21:17:11 2005 by JungleDiva
#289 Jul 22 2005 at 8:22 PM Rating: Decent
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Now we just gotta figure out what the damn things do! ^.^


yeah if at least we can understand the last enigme ; ;

im waithing for dark day in xarcabard to see what ill got, its 19:30 vanadiel time light day, so soon i can tell you what ill got
#290 Jul 22 2005 at 8:31 PM Rating: Decent
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hmm something strange happen. Its not dark day and i got a dark crystal. The first time i tried to touche it, i was some gear with light element, earth element and also dark element.

But i put off all gear with element bonus, but i keep my staff for a +15 dark element and touch it again. So i repeat i touch it with only dark element on me and it wasnt dark day

So maybe you get get something from it, only if you have enough element bonus on you.

Try it and tell us if it works
#291 Jul 22 2005 at 8:32 PM Rating: Decent
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Re: 8 crafts.

Each craft in-game is already related to a certain element...based on what crystal is sent to your Delivery Box by the "MHNU" (or whatever it was) and what crystal is given to you when you sign up for a guild.

I'm cooking 100, but I don't remember what mine was. I think Woodworking is Wind and Alchemy is Dark...but Alchemy might have been Light.

Anyone remember what craft = what crystal?
#292 Jul 22 2005 at 8:42 PM Rating: Decent
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im not sure but i think Goldsmithing is Fire crystal if my memorie is good
#293 Jul 22 2005 at 9:45 PM Rating: Decent
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Cooking guild gives you fire.
Leather guild gives you dark.
Alchemy guild gives you water.
(all that I can remember)

Ill gotten gil for white element? Makes me think of rusty caps. (Light crystal synth)
#294 Jul 22 2005 at 9:58 PM Rating: Good
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Here are the elements of each craft that their 150,000GP item gives:

Woodworking - Earth
Smithing - Fire
Goldsmithing - Light
Clothcraft - Earth
Leathercraft - Ice
Bonecraft - Dark
Alchemy - Lightning
Cooking - Wind

Couldn't help but notice there is no water element. oO;
#295 Jul 22 2005 at 10:07 PM Rating: Decent
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Water element is given by Fishing Apron. ^^ Not really a craft.. so maybe this means something?
#296 Jul 23 2005 at 2:55 AM Rating: Good
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Everyone - I created a thread on my server forum asking for people to get their fortunes and help check this out further.
It won't get buried nearly as fast there as it would here.

Link Here







#297 Jul 23 2005 at 7:17 AM Rating: Decent
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Your lucky color is blue.
A fluid, soothing shade.
Your fortune lies north-northwest.
And as for your perfect partner...
Seek one who bears the title of "Drachenfall Ascetic."
"The hippogriff has fair feathers, but foul feet."

Elvaan Male, RDM49/BLM24, Windurstian. RDM is also my highest job. At the time I checked my fortune I had +5 to ice as my strongest element. Lessee... water is weak to lightning and strong to fire. Hmm, well, it certainly isn't hot in Beaucedine Glacier, which is where the N-NW rune is ^^ and I don't think that there's lightning weather there. Doesn't rain there either. So I doubt that the weather has a connection with the Luck Runes and what you get.

Man, I really want to solve this mystery. I want to try to find some kind of connection between the city you're from and the title... don't think there's a link though. For example, I'm from Windurst and I need to find someone with a title that you get from a quest in Bastok. I'm gonna grab my Bastokan Taru friend, force him to do the quest that gives that title, and come with me to Beaucedine Glacier.

The only thing that I can think of (I haven't checked the Luck Rune yet) is that the game is trying to push me towards Fishing, which is connected with Water according to that person who posted a little before me. I also got a Torrent Crystal for Valentine's Day from the MHMU. I guess I could try fish with Barwater up or something. I'll post more after I try some more experiments, I'm tired.
#298 Jul 23 2005 at 9:37 AM Rating: Decent
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Maxxthepenguin wrote:
Um, did ANYBODY try checking your rune on your day with somebody with your title.

I also accomplished this:
White; South; Trader of Antiquities; Ill-Gotten Gil.
Went to Yuhtunaga in party with a cute taru whm with the title, put on opal earring to gain +2 Light, and received 1 Light crystal.

OrangeKuchen wrote:
Driffftx I was WHM when I talked to her and got White. White Mage is also my highest level job.

At the time I spoke to her the only elemental resistance I had was +15 Dark.

The only elemental resistance I was wearing at the time was +2 Dark, from Noct Gaiters +1. Is this another connection in the making? If you get the chance to do this again, please check your resistance when you get the quest, and post what it was and what color you get.
#299 Jul 23 2005 at 1:35 PM Rating: Good
This will probably do nothing however....

Has anyone tried trading parchment to their Luck Rune? It'd probably do nothing but you never know. It may trigger somethign similar to that of the Song Runes for the BRD quest.
#300 Jul 23 2005 at 4:08 PM Rating: Decent
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All right, not sure this will help at all, but here's what I did today...

Was in Mhaura with a friend of mine. My info:

Araius, 72 RDM (highest job and job at the time), Windurst (but Bastok highest ranking country)
Yellow
North-Northwest
Pursuer of the Truth

Friend's Info:

Eticket, 57 DRG (highest job and job at the time), San d'Oria
Blue
West
Green Grocer


I went and changed my title to Green Grocer and he had to do a couple quests to get the Pursuer of the Truth title. We both got to the Luck Rune in Beaucedine Glacier at about 22:30 Earthsday, 17% Waning crescent moon. I clicked the runes with him in party right next to me, and I got 2 Earth crystals -_-;

Since the next day was watersday, we tele'd to Dem, got to the Luck rune in Pashhow, he clicked it, and it said "You have a feeling your lucky color may bring you fortune"...we're thinking maybe we need it to be Iceday not Watersday so we're going to finish some other stuff off, I'm logged out there and we'll check again...will update with what we find.
#301 Jul 24 2005 at 10:31 AM Rating: Excellent
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Wee.... 300th post.

Thought I might add... Right after the conquest update finished today, I tried my rune again, nothing.

I went back to the fortune teller, again, nothing.

That is, nothing has changed.

I would assume there is something more to do.... I just don't know what.
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