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#202 Jul 20 2005 at 5:22 PM Rating: Good
3 more things.

When I touched my Luck Rune it was snowing. (WHen I logged back in from my initial post it was "Nothing out of the ordinary" and it wasn't snowing).

I had no elemental resistance except for ice from my auroura mantle.

I went back and talked to Emila in Mhaura on the same day (still fire day) and she gave me the "You forgot all your fortune already?" line. She then gave me the same information.

This has nothing to do with the strange apparati unless the rune gives you the password (unlikely).

Also I think the words of wisdom are not affiliated with the outcome (though i could be wrong).

(since i didn't post my wisdom quote it was the "best parties ending" one)


Edited, Wed Jul 20 18:22:48 2005 by Unholyllama
#203 Jul 20 2005 at 5:26 PM Rating: Decent
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It'd really help if everyone would reiterate thier fortune as told by the NPC every time they post results. We don't all keep track of who had what. ><
#204 Jul 20 2005 at 5:27 PM Rating: Decent
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This doesn't have anythign to do with something that was released a year and a half ago, so we can rule that out.

But i found one of the directions.
North-NorthWest is at the SW to W corner at H-7 in Beaducine Glacier.
I have NNW and clicked on it, and it said "You sence that your lucky color may bring you good fortune." I have a stack of water crystals ready just in case because my color was blue.

Waiting for watersday.

Edited, Wed Jul 20 18:33:50 2005 by Squeelch
#205 Jul 20 2005 at 5:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Did anyone get given a 'title' which corresponds to a quest in their home city? Few people are reporting their origins, but, the report that struck me as interesting was the 3 Bastokans who were all given Windy quest 'titles'. Not sure the significance of this, or whether it holds true that you will never receive a 'title' for your ideal partner which is from a quest from your own city.
#206 Jul 20 2005 at 5:29 PM Rating: Excellent
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Another update:

My direction is "West" and I tried the Passhow, bingo. So... West=Passhow, I will update the post to reflect this.

Thank you for the Glacier location. Adding that as well.

Now...
My room mate and I were at his luck rune in lufaise. Again, his color was purple. He tried clicking, doing things, nothing. I suggested he break party, he did. He also put on barthundra and an earthstaff. He checked by himself and got a lightning crystal.

After that, the rune said you find nothing out of the ordinary.

On a theory, he went back to mhaura, to Emila. We thought it might be escalating results, as she sent you to more places. She said the same thing. This idea is not ruled out, we will just have to wait and see.

I am trying a theory of my own in a moment, when my room mate arrives at my luck rune, I will update accordingly.
#207 Jul 20 2005 at 5:36 PM Rating: Good
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Inuakurei, since West has been confirmed by AmanoJ as Pashow Marshlands, maybe North-Northwest is the Rune Stone in Tahrongi Canyon? Care to give it a try?
#208 Jul 20 2005 at 5:40 PM Rating: Decent
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Inuakurei, since West has been confirmed by AmanoJ as Pashow Marshlands, maybe North-Northwest is the Rune Stone in Tahrongi Canyon? Care to give it a try?


the rune in tahrongi is more wsw of mhura then nnw i would look more in the batallia area or possibly beuucedine

Edited, Wed Jul 20 18:40:00 2005 by xerina
#209 Jul 20 2005 at 5:53 PM Rating: Good
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Just to point something out, the teaser description of this quest on the POL page before the update was somewhat poorly translated from Japanese. The word which was translated as "elements" is 耐性 in the Japanese text, which would more accurately be translated as "resistance." Given how it was translated, it isn't much of a stretch to think that the fortune is related to your elemental resistances somehow. Has anyone checked to see if the color in their fortune is the same as their highest elemental resistance at the time they talk to the NPC?
#210 Jul 20 2005 at 5:54 PM Rating: Good
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So, hm. Going in the direction requested, and modifying your elemental resistance, while not in a party can get you crystals.

Even when partnered with the person with the right title, nothing unsusual happens, though.

So maybe rather than describing a set of conditions, all of which must be met simultaneously (partner, location, element, etc) it's describing options.

Has anybody had their fortune with a partner told yet, at the 'bring me a partner and I'll tell you your adventuring fortune'?

Has anybody gone farming with their partner and complementary titles? Try crawlers or something.

Has anybody /checked and initiated a trade with their partner?
#211 Jul 20 2005 at 5:57 PM Rating: Good
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Has anyone checked to see if the color in their fortune is the same as their highest elemental resistance at the time they talk to the NPC?


i was
10 earth
-8 light
-32 dark

and red is my lucky color

Edited, Wed Jul 20 18:57:09 2005 by xerina
#212 Jul 20 2005 at 6:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Beaducine is NNW, thats what it is showing for me, once i get something I will tell you all.
#213 Jul 20 2005 at 6:44 PM Rating: Excellent
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In my test....

It simply seems that you won't have a 'lucky day' until you have hit a minimum resistance. I tried everything, and it still said the same thing to me, until my roomie stuck on barthundra (my color is purple), and handed me his earth staff. So now I had a total of 79 lightning.

After that, when I checked the rune, it gave me a lightning crystal.

After that, nothing. It acted as though it was the wrong rune. Waited a game day, nothing. Talked to the woman in mhaura, nothing. So either it's a once in a lifetime deal, it's once per real life day (or some smaller uneven fraction), or there is a trigger to reset it overall.

In any case, that seems to be the deal. You find the direction given by your NPC. You go to the corresponding rune. You get as much resistance to your 'color' as you can and then check it. I don't know if there is anything beyond a crystal, or if it's random, or what.

I still have no clue what the final saying is about, and I don't know how your partner fits in.

I was partied, by the way, when I got my crystal. So that does work as well.
#214 Jul 20 2005 at 6:47 PM Rating: Excellent
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I just had my fortune read. My color was Green, yet my highest resistance is Dark.

I did notice that I received my fortune on Earthsday. Earth(yellow) is weak to wind(green). Can anyone else confirm this?



Unholyllama wrote:
I went back and talked to Emila in Mhaura on the same day (still fire day)...


Unholyllama wrote:
Pale Blue
Great Distance NW
Timekeeper


If I am reading this right, you received your fortune on Firesday - and received Pale Blue as your color. Fire(red) is strong to Ice(pale blue). So much for that theory!


Or is there something there? Can anyone else remember their color and the day they received their fortune?
#215 Jul 20 2005 at 7:01 PM Rating: Decent
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i'm not sure ammount of resistance really matters i had +3 fire you had +79 lightning i got 2 crystals how many did you get?
#216 Jul 20 2005 at 7:03 PM Rating: Decent
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I just got a light crystal from Lufaise meadows.

Color: White
Direction: WNW
Title: Fake-Moustached Investigator

I did this without a friend, and it was watersday..

<That's interesting.>

EDIT: forgot to mention, I had 15 light resistance.

Edited, Wed Jul 20 20:04:51 2005 by Shiinpu
#217 Jul 20 2005 at 7:22 PM Rating: Decent
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Maybe our partner has to have the same "lucky" color as well as the appropriate title to get something different. That way we couldn't just grab any random friend and have them change their title.

We already know that the number of crystals you can receive is variable, why not the reward itself?

I'm also interested to see if there is any evidence to support the idea that the other fortune tellers can be helpful with this quest.
#218 Jul 20 2005 at 7:29 PM Rating: Good
01/30/976 Lightningsday 22:14
New Moon 2%

Tarutaru
PLD60/WAR30
"Crawler Culler"


Your lucky color is Yellow
A gentle Earthy Shade
Your fortune lies to the northwest
And as for your perfect partner
seek one who bears the title "Timekeeper"

"To love a person you must love their faults"
#219 Jul 20 2005 at 7:39 PM Rating: Decent
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I'll try to get a friend to check his/her title for me and do the "compatibility" fortune teller in windy. Hopefully I'll get some results to post here. :)

EDIT: Tried it, no special results. Got "adventuring with ----- today will bring misfortune.." etc. no item or anything.

Edited, Wed Jul 20 21:29:33 2005 by Shiinpu
#220 Jul 20 2005 at 8:54 PM Rating: Decent
Luck Rune in the Lufaise meadows is at J-9
#221 Jul 20 2005 at 8:55 PM Rating: Decent
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I Recently looked through Zitah and Buburimu and could not find a Luck Rune, Im still trying to find the North Rune but with no luck, has anyone had any luck finding North?
#222 Jul 20 2005 at 9:31 PM Rating: Decent
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White Mage
Ice Day
Waxing Crescent (19%)

White
South
"Rabbiter"
Ill gotten gil becomes gil ill gone
#223 Jul 20 2005 at 11:50 PM Rating: Good
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#224 Jul 21 2005 at 12:38 AM Rating: Decent
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Ok I did some work on this tonight and am Still completely confused. I found someone willing to do this but since I could not find out where "North" is I had him go get his Fortune told. He got Pale Blue, Far NW (Xarcabard one, forgot wording but match front page, will edit with exact wording) and Title "Mercy Errand Runner" So we both decided to do the quest for the title because we were unsure if we both needed title. Spent some times doing some quests than head to Xarcabard. We got there on Darksday but it was getting late so we decided to just try it than, rather than wait for Iceday. Well the first time he tried he got the same message as others who chose the correct one (Im sorry its late I dont remember the exact wording but something about lucky day) but got no item. Unfortunately neither of us had any ice resistance equipment so I went and bought him barblizzara, and got my Nobles Ribbon out of the Mog House (50 total Ice). He clicked it again and this time got 1 Ice crystal.

So far Ive discerned that you need some type of elemental resistance, also wondering if bar spells are counted or only equipment?

Anyone else try some tests yet?
#225 Jul 21 2005 at 1:21 AM Rating: Decent
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I'm being optimistic about this right now, and guessing that there is a 1 day timer before you can do another thing with a fortune and luck rune(say your fortune is different each earth day, thus pointing you to a new rune). I'm also speculating that either:
a) Your prizes will get better each time.
b) You have a small chance at a really good item.

More info will come tomorrow I guess. For now, good~nightaru!
#226 Jul 21 2005 at 1:45 AM Rating: Decent
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is it possible that the things he tells you are all just about diffrent quest?

the element he tells you is the element resistince you have to have
the direction is the direction of the luckrune

your compatability is for that other fortune teller that tells your compatability with someone

and the last part is just a saying to live by

still doing the whole luckrune part for just crystals wouldnt be worth it. maybe if you pack on enough resistince you will get something diffrent or its just a chance of something good afterall it is called "[b]LUCK[b]rune"
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