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[Gatleos]

Let's just try to perform the Nigredo by changing the background to all-black, and see what that does in the Aura Monitor.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fe/RStones-PiB-Decca.jpg/220px-RStones-PiB-Decca.jpg
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/8bittheater/images/9/95/LightWarriors.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mc_donalds-toronto.jpg/220px-Mc_donalds-toronto.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Emblem_of_the_IFRC.svg/220px-Emblem_of_the_IFRC.svg.png

Spoiler: Test #1 (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Test #2 (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Test #3 (click to show/hide)

Man that's an ugly background.

Spoiler: Test #4 (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Test #5 (click to show/hide)

The symbols at the bottom seem to correspond with a fulfilled color requirement for a specific stage; the pure black background didn't fulfill Nigredo, so it would seem that the color's meaning and relevance to the image is more important than the presence of the color itself.

From these experiments, you can start to form a murky idea of what the aura parameters mean. Transgression could mean transgression against a natural order, but the meaning of "natural order" here is debatable. You would normally assume that Logos means rationality, but that doesn't quite seem to be the case. Something related?

Actually definately contact hussie and ask him about the keyboard. Haha nevermind I am dumb write your name in blood on page 482 actually

You're not sure sending him a LinkedIn message at 2am is the best way to find information on this, and also not sure why he's on a business social media site for otherworldly horrors to begin with, but you send him a short message with an attached photo to ask about this strange keyboard.

Well, you definitely don't want to (and physically can't?) do that second thing, but you think people shouldn't be calling themselves dumb. no u

Spoiler: Documents (click to show/hide)

Unneeded documents are now being deleted.

Code: (email, Subject: Project Status) [Select]

From: Michael Kisielewicz
Date: Friday, April 9, 1999 4:22 PM
To: Qalzsx'wa The Engorged
Subject: Project Status

Hail Qalzsx'wa,

Just shootin' ya an electronic mail, wondering how the whole Y2K project's coming along on your end. It's been a little difficult getting these messages across without the Hieronet router set up, so I was wondering if you heard back from the support team at Hells-Deathwell. See, we have to sacrifice a goat in the conference room every time we send one of these emails without a persistent Outer Realm connection, and the whole logistical side of shipping live animals to the office is getting a little tough to manage. So if you could get in touch with them that would be greeaat.

Thanks a bunch,
Michael


Code: (email, Subject: Forbidden Keys?) [Select]

From: Sam Long
Date: Thursday, October 2, 1997 10:23 AM
To: Qalzsx'wa The Engorged
Subject: Forbidden Keys?

Hey Qalz,

This is Sam from IT, over here at Baldr. We have been, uh...
installing some of the software you provided us with, and we
would like to request a couple of user's manuals, if you have
any idea what those are. This software is a little more "high
stakes" than what we're used to, if you know what I mean. While
you're at it, could we have some explanation of the "FORBIDDEN
KEYPAD" on the underside of these keyboards you sent? I don't
know what any of these symbols mean, and it looks dangerous.

That's all,
Sam

Code: (README.txt) [Select]

Hey there, just a couple of notes before you dig in to the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.
First, certain parts of the .pdf file seem to shift around at random. This is normal,
and there isn't anything I can do about it. Sorry.

Second, most of the pages in this book WILL cause you to go insane if you look at
them long enough. I do NOT recommend looking at pages unless you know they
are safe. I don't know of many pages that are safe to look at, but you can start with
pages 33, 98, and 422.

Finally, some of the pages in here seem to refer to Hieronet URLs. If you see the
Hieronet icon in the corner, that's what it is. Have fun!

-Steve


Code: (Aura Monitor README) [Select]

aura.exe detects your desktop background image's aura, and features an easy-to-read GUI!


Code: (linniks.es) [Select]

import eldertongue : summon, banish;

void main() {
Daemon linniks = summon("abberation/tux");
linniks.initHunger();

Entity[] entities = getLocalEntities();
foreach(ent : entities) {
linniks.provokeMadness(ent);
}
linniks.addDirective("gather", "sigils");
linniks.addDirectives("consume", "system32");
return 0;
}


Spoiler: Programs (click to show/hide)

Sigil Tablet
Scryglass of X'tpylix
Aura Monitor
Hieronet Explorer
Deep One Translator

Spoiler: Pages (click to show/hide)

Signature Page
Bowie's Message
Deep Ones 1
Deep Ones 2
Deep Ones 3
"Raijen"
Recipe Card

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

Floppy disk (XYZZY)


Floppy disk ()


Floppy disk (backup)


Red dry erase marker


Win98 Phone


Floppy (blank)


Floppy USB adapter


Selfie Stick

Forbidden Keypad

[Eschar]

Look for serial numbers on the Forbidden Keypad. If found, use Hieronet to find product information about it.

[Paxiecrunchle]

let's try writing on page 482 via MS Paint, but do so In green block letters rather than blood and add a smiley face so that Mr purple can stop being so sad.

[RAM]

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/8bittheater/images/2/21/Blackmage1.png I worry about the transgression, but meh.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/WhiteHouseSouthFacadeHDR.jpg This will probably backfire horribly, but science...
Golden arches probably work as-is, just hoping that the absurd fortune doesn't cause a mess. Also that wehaven't accidentally invoke something random. On that note, best to refresh with a black background between each image to interrupt any accidental rituals.
I am drawing a blank of Rebedo. I guess...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/The_Hunt_for_Red_October_movie_poster.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Kustodiev_The_Bolshevik.jpg
Can't hurt to try, right?

[Dustan Hache]

let's try writing on page 482 via MS Paint, but do so In green block letters rather than blood and add a smiley face so that Mr purple can stop being so sad.

Green block? Oh please. We need to use comic sans.

[wierd]

Comic sans? MS Paint?

Amateurs. The effect you are going for is best accomplished with full blown acrobat (or free alternative) and crayon

Be sure to embed the font, so other users get the full effect.

[VoidSlayer]

Why do you keep referring to a page that does not and can not possibly exist.

[Rose]

Ignore Purple

[Paxiecrunchle]

Ignore Purple

no.

[RAM]

Ignore Purple

no.

Why?

P.S.
 Does anyone know what the numbers in the "glow" text shadowing thing mean?

[wierd]

The three attributes (eg. red, 2, 50) in the glow tag are color, strength and width.

Experiments on previewing this post suggests that the last argument is just ignored however. See the difference between these.


magenta,2
magenta,2,500



Further, it appears the second one is required, but has no apparent effect. See:


magenta,2
magenta,200

[Gatleos]

((Medical emergency this weekend, sorry about the delay. I'll update when I can! Think about the way those images affect the aura parameters too, not just the colors.))

[Maximum Spin]

It seems we managed to find images that fulfill everything except Albedo, so let's try the White Album (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheBeatles68LP.jpg) and see what happens, although I'd honestly expect that to have high samadhi... but then the relationship between the aura types and the recipe steps seems unclear, given that the Rolling Stones cover apparently fulfilled Nigredo despite having higher fortune than transgression.

[wierd]

Samadhi is a Buddhist thing, relating to achievement of nirvana.

Instead, your typical "You suck at divinity yourself, so you need help" type religious iconography (say, a really brilliant white picture of jesus?) would probably have high albedo and low samadhi.

[Paxiecrunchle]

WHAT IF WE GAVE THEM A PURPLE IMAGE?