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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning General Article: Skull Cartouche Contest
Mythic Entertainment has kicked off a unique contest with the MMORPG.com community that encourages them to translate a cartouche to win a free, in-game item.
By Jon Wood on June 10, 2009
As the Managing Editor of an MMORPG website, I tend to get a lot of interesting mail. So much so, in fact, that I’m fairly certain there’s a lengthy file on me somewhere at the Canadian customs offices. Still, it always gets my attention when a human skull finds its way to my front door, which is exactly what happened the day after my wife and I returned from our recent honeymoon.
This wasn’t just any old human skull; that would be too easy. No, this skull was wrapped in mummy linens that gave way to reveal a seven symbol cartouche.
It turns out that the skull was sent by our friends at Mythic Entertainment and the cartouche is a puzzle for players, left by the Tomb Kings for you all to decipher.
“WAR fans can take this code to the Mythic Account Center https://accounts.eamythic.com and enter it into their account,” said the accompanying letter. “Once activated, players will receive a unique Scarab Amulet reward. This fun item summons a Scarab swarm that chitters and swirls around a player’s character.”
It turns out that this unique MMORPG.com cartouche will only unlock 1,000 amulets (on North American servers only, I’m afraid), so hurry and get that cartouche translated.
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Man, I should've included "human skull" in my wedding registry...
uhhh....Jon, there are eight symbols, not seven. Perhaps you meant seven different symbols(since the "eye in the triangle" appears twice) but there are eight overall characters.
Sorry for being so anal about things like this. I forgot to take my meds today :)
Sorry, new to this site, first post.
But, there are actually 10 symbols here. I was trying to use the Tomb Kings book to decipher, but it's a no go. Apparently we need to wait until other "bones" are posted around the web for the key. The only thing i have found is that the first letter is suppoed to be a J while the 9th letter an N, though i can't match this to anything in the Tomb Kings or Liber Necrix books that I have, or anything on the web. Maybe the keys are mixed up as well?
I agree, looks like 10 symbols to me. The first symbol is repeated right after the first triangle with the eye in it. The second symbol is a "J" and the second to last is an "N"
The answer is suppose to be the name of a Land of the Dead royal.
Also, seventh character is a "U"
I have 4 symbols translated already...just need to wait for more clues now....
Rosetta stones, so to speak, have been sent out to Warhammer Bloggers. I recieved one at Epic Slant. I know Tome of Knowledge also recieved one. The third I am aware of at this time went to Da'Toughest. There is also additional information on those three blogs.
I thinks I know what it says: Failhammer Oflline - Age of Flopping ... war is nowhere!
And the item is....drum...drum.....drum.....drum....*bling*!!!! A Paul Barnett pet!!!!
The item is a pocket item that when used creates a swarm of scarabs at your feet. Interesting item as I'm always on the lookout for new gizmos and unlocks.
That said, the LotD is an interesting concept, much like Darkness Falls, an entire area filled with many Public Quests, Lairs, unlocks, and hidden treasures. Not to mention that the entire area is open RvR including the PQs, Lairs and the main dungeon. So like DF from DAoC, the other realm can and will invade to spoil your fun, they can even kill your group on stage 2 of a PQ and continue from there.
The items that you can upgrade and equip put a nice (and much needed) spin on the whole game. It definitely gives a bit more incentive to locking zones in T4, as on some servers, that is not such a priority.
The fact that they are doing this type of viral game, shows some ingenuity in advertising and I think Mythic should be commended on this attempt.
I don't have to remind anyone that the game is still under 1 year being released. Not all bugs and balance can be solved by a smaller population in beta or on test. It takes tons of morons and idiots to try the stupidest of things to find hidden exploits, bugs and ways to otherwise ruin the game for all.
djhatumnd is the correct answer I have my scarab.
d'oh finger slipped, sorry, yes it is djhadtumna, I was excited and in a hurry lol
Above code is wrong; actual code is DJHADTUMNA.
Screenshot attached, got my scarab!
Damn that code got burned up FAST!
Has anyone cracked any of the other sites codes?
Cool contest .. too bad my account's on european servers.
Mythic should definately get credit for this little game.
I think I know what your post says: Troll