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Help me build a list of props for a Zork adventurer Halloween costume.

  • Attention ZORK fans!Help me build a list of props for a Zork adventurer Halloween costume. I'm going as the Zork adventurer for Halloween this year, and part of the gimmick will be that I'll be carrying as many game-props (in pockets (cargo pants!), hanging from belts, tied with straps, attached to carabiners, etc) as I can manage. Obviously I'll have the most important two props (an elvish sword of great antiquity a battery-powered brass lantern). My good memory of the Zork I game and some internet searching means that I've got a good list of the items that showed up in the first game. Obviously, I won't be using all of them, but I'll be including those that are easy to find (wrench, screwdriver, candles, bell, sack lunch, bottle of water, clove of garlic, coil of rope, hand air pump, etc.) or easy to make (leaflet, book of matches from the dam, dam guidebook, etc.), and maybe some special ones that I remember fondly. But I feel like it's still not enough, so I wanted to extend my list to include some of the items from Zork II and III. Sadly, my memory there is pretty weak. Just about the only item I can remember from those games is the can of grue repellent. Where you come in is to help me remember some of the more interesting, easy-to-obtain, or easy-to-make objects from the two main sequels (ignoring Return to Zork, Beyond Zork, Zork Zero, Enchanter, etc.). Ones that fit one of the above criteria are best, but feel free to chime in with whatever objects you happen to remember. Other suggestions for how to improve the costume are also welcome. I'm already thinking about troll- and thief-battle scars and maybe tying a mini chalkboard around my neck with the Zork prompt on it so that people can write me commands.

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    Zork III was very thin on itemcount, so there isn't a lot to remember there inventory-wise. if you want more official stuff, don't forget the inflatable raft, the tube of viscous fluid, i believe there was a matchbook at the dam(?), a couple of tools, the thief's knife, the axe, the rug covering the trapdoor, the trophycase which was/would be filled with each of the 20 treasures, and make sure the lantern is brass. also, here's a link to the http://thezorklibrary.com/history/00-encyclopedia.html#frobs, which will give you more detail than you really want but will fill in those gaps. also, http://thezorklibrary.com/history/00-resources.html. there's a complete extract (NOT a brief read) of all the text in every game.

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"You have adopted a grue." Keep a puppet made out of black cloth and sharp teeth and carry it around in a baby carrier.

seventyfour

http://picasaweb.google.com/ErWenn/Halloween2010# with my girlfriend (as Carmen Sandiego).

ErWenn

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!

ErWenn

Costume report from last night's party:West of DuplexYou are standing on a road west of a gray duplex, with purple lights strung around the front door.>iYou are carrying: A white t-shirt (being worn) A pair of cargo pants (being worn) A sword A brass lantern A coil of rope A brown sack The brown sack contains: A hand of garlic The remains of a lunch A glass bottle The glass bottle contains: A quantity of water A leather belt pouch The leather belt pouch contains: A jewel-encrusted egg A large diamond A large emerald A faux-velvet pouch of coins A wrench A screwdriver A pair of candles A brass bell A matchbook A leaflet A small piece of paper Several keys A makeshift bandage (being worn)>x t-shirtIt's a plain white t-shirt. It is smudged with streaks of soot. A large, blood-stained rip (probably made by an axe) stretches across the chest. Two small holes, in the front and back, have been made (probably by a stiletto) through the fabric. It is stained by few spatters of green troll blood.>x pantsThe pair of khaki cargo pants has many pockets and is being held up by a leather belt. Various items are visible sticking out of the pockets. The bottoms of the legs have been cut off, just above the ankles. The pants are stained with soot, grass, and blood (human and troll).>x bandageThe arm bandage is made from a strip of cloth cut from the leg of a pair of khaki cargo pants.>x swordThe sword appears as though it began life as a cheap, plastic sword, a uniform shade of stone-gray. The blade is now a more silvery gray and has a very faint green glow after it has been exposed to a very bright light and then thrust immediately into darkness. The handle has been wrapped in faux black leather and electrical tape. The sword hangs from a makeshift rope belt.>x lanternUpon closer inspection, the brass is actually gold chrome paint, and the wire handle appears to be cut from an old hanger. The latnern hangs from a makeshift rope shoulder harness.>read matchbook"Visit Beautiful FCD#3"

ErWenn

Kill troll with nasty knife.

CodeMonkey

Maybe you can write the objects' names in terminal font on the objects themselves, to emphasize.

gregglind

Or you could do what I just did and buy a $2 Christmas ornament that's already a gilt, jewel-encrusted egg.

ErWenn

i think the sequins idea sounds more "jewel encrusted" than the glitter idea. go for it! or those little plastic gem-beads they sell at craft stores.

radiosilents

You know I'd thought of trying to glue bits of glass to a plastic easter egg, but that seemed like too much work. Glitter never once occurred to me. I guess I could also just cover it in glue and roll it around in sequins or something.

ErWenn

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