The Main Adventure

Was this meant for me?

New York

[June 15, morning]

• Decision:
  1. I guess I could brag about the fencing team. We did kind of win everywhere all the time.
     • Attribute: +10 Athletics
  2. Making friends, forging bonds that'll last a lifetime. That sounds good and speechy.
     • Attribute: +10 Charm
• Decision:
  1. YES. Leave the tutorials on.
     • An overview of game-play will be included with the prologue
  2. No, I've played Scheherazade before. Turn them off.
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Anna
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Anna
• Decision:
  1. I'm good at talking my way out of expulsions, tap dancing, and kidnappings.
     • Attribute: +10 Charm
  2. I'm good at sitting in a quiet room and reading German-language monographs on the Hittites.
     • Attribute: +10 Knowledge
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Anna
• Obstacle: 0 Cryptography / Diplomacy / Climbing
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Anna
• Inspiration: Obstinate Ways
• Decision:
  1. Don't worry. I can run circles around that type any day of the week.
     • Attribute: +10 Athletics
  2. Don't worry. I can outwit that type any day of the week.
     • Attribute: +10 Wits
• Obstacle: 1 Stealth / Escape Artistry / Negotiation
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Anna
• Decision:
  1. Book-learning it is. That's certainly what I spent my time on, anyway.
     • Attribute: +10 Knowledge
  2. Actually, you're right: that's what high school was all about. Napping with eyes open. Good call, Anna.
     • Attribute: +10 Wits
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Decision: Difficulty Level - EASY / NORMAL / HARD
  • If you're not sure, go for EASY. The game is pretty challenging even on Easy mode, due to its steep learning curve.
• Decision:
  1. I thought I told you I didn't want a big fancy party!
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. Aunt Evelyn... I think we're being invaded.
  3. Thanks for arranging such a, er, big celebration, Auntie.
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Inspiration: All Grown Up: +90 general
• REST

Newspaper Article

​[June 19, morning]

Summer class registration

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Anna

[June 24, morning]

First class

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Nigel
• Even though this covers an entire class period, the morning is still available for activity

[June 24, afternoon]

Run-in with Felix

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Felix
• Unlocks 'Begin Felix Egypt' at NYU
• Again, the text refers to significant time passing, but the afternoon is still open for activity.

[June 25, morning]

Class time

• REST

[June 25, afternoon]

Meeting Roland

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland

[June 26, morning]

Class time

• REST

[June 26, afternoon]

Meeting Sterling

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
• Unlocks 'Drop in on Sterling' at Hospital

​[June 27,morning & afternoon]

• Two consecutive blocks of class time; only the evening is available for extracurricular activity

[June 28, morning]

Talk with Anna about trip and camel repellent

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Anna
• The morning is still available for activity

[June 30, morning & afternoon]

• Two consecutive blocks of class time; only the evening is available for extracurricular activity

[July 1, morning]

Letter from Ruddy with a riddle

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Unlocks 'Pursue the Main Adventure in Egypt' at Aunt Evelyn's Apartment:
  • Egypt: The Main Adventure

[July 2, morning & afternoon]

• Two consecutive blocks of class time; only the evening is available for extracurricular activity

[July 3, morning & afternoon]

• Two consecutive blocks of class time; only the evening is available for extracurricular activity

[July 4, morning]

Hints from Ruddy for finding Alexander the Great

• Skill: +1 Stress
• The morning is still available for activity

[July 4, afternoon]

Class time

• REST

[July 4, evening]

Independence Day festivities

• The evening is still available for activity

NOTE:

• Egypt: The Main Adventure must be started in New York if Sadie is to continue it in Egypt

[Flight Time]:

• The trip from New York to Egypt takes three full days: don't plan any activities for July 5th, 6th, or 7th.

Egypt

Main article: 1931 Egypt: The Main Adventure

[July 8, morning]

Landing in Egypt

• Inspiration: Egyptian Dreams (+20 General)

​[July 9, afternoon]

Evelyn & Ruddy's day cruise

• REST

[July 10, morning]

Nigel introduces Cairo University

[July 10, afternoon]

Sadie & Sterling assaulted:

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Obstacle: E4/N8/H12 Magic Tricks / Stealth
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Poise
    • Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[July 11, morning]

• This is connected to 1931 Egypt: The Main Adventure
• Skill: +1 Stress
• 2nd Obstacle: E4/N7/H12 Perception / Strength
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Dream of Family
    • Attribute: +1 Athletics
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• 3rd Obstacle: E5/N11/H16 Resolve / Perception
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

• Unlocks 'Pursue the Main Adventure in Egypt', Alexandria

[Class Time]:

July 14th - 18th, 21st - 23rd, 25th, and 28th - 30th: mornings will be taken up by Sadie's school schedule and will thus be unavailable for Capers, Expansion, Inspiration gathering or Stress reduction.

[July 22, evening]

Sterling's Birthday

[July 24, morning]

Sadie checks in with Felix at the Landing Field

[July 30, evening]

• If Sadie isn't caught up on Egypt: The Main Adventure, a scene with Rashad introduces the Library plotline

• If Sadie is caught up on Egypt: The Main Adventure, a scene with Ruddy and Aunt Evelyn yields
  • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• The evening is still open for activity.

[Flight Time]:

• The trip from Egypt to New York takes four full days: don't plan any activities from July 31st through August 3rd.

New York

[August 5, morning and afternoon]

• Two consecutive blocks of class time; only the evening is available for extracurricular activity

[August 6, morning and afternoon]

• Two consecutive blocks of class time

[August 6, evening]

• Australia: The Main Adventure
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[August 8, morning]

Last day of Summer classes

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Anna
• REST

[August 9, morning]

Anna reminds Sadie about entrance exams (for the real school year)

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Anna
• REST

[August 10, evening]

Unexpected visitor - with cake!

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Felix

[August 11, morning]

Extra study time

• REST

[August 12, morning]

Bigglesworth helps find a snack

• REST

[August 13, morning]

Last chance to study!

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• REST

​[August 14, morning]

Entrance Exams

• The morning is still available for other activities

[August 15, morning]

• Australia: The Main Adventure

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Oh, thank God, it's over!
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. What, it's over? Oh dear, I barely absorbed a word.
  3. That took so long...I wounder if I've grown a beard
• Decision:
  1. Head right back in!
  2. Maybe heading home and working on patience for a while might be the way to go. Nobody's going to erase those notes, and this could be a real chore.
     • REST
• 1st Obstacle: E5/N11/H16 Patience / Problem Solving
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Knowledge
    • Attribute: +1 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
• The morning is still available for activities!

[August 15, afternoon]

Anna & Sadie cram for Summer Session Finals

• The afternoon is still available for activities

[August 16, morning]

Summer Session Finals 1

• The morning is still available for activities

​[August 18, morning]

Summer Session Finals 2

• The morning is still available for activities

[August 19, morning]

Summer Session Finals 3

• The morning is still available for activities

[August 20, morning]

Summer Session Finals 4

• The morning is still available for activities

[August 21, morning]

Summer Session Finals 5

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Anna
• Sadie explicitly says "There goes my morning" - but the morning is still available for activities

​[August 21, evening]

Last-minute packing!

• The evening is still available for activities

NOTE: The Main Adventure continues immediately as Sadie lands in Australia. Inspiration for the 2nd and/or 3rd Obstacles must be gathered in New York before August 22.

Australia

Main article: 1931 Australia: The Main Adventure

[August 29, morning]

Arriving in Australia

• 1931 Australia: The Main Adventure
• Inspiration: Australian Dreams (+20 General)
• 2nd Obstacle: E6/N13/H19
  • Hope
    • Success:
      • Skill: +1 Patience
      • Attribute: +1 Dream of Family
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
  • Poise
    • Success:
      • Skill: +1 Grace
      • Attribute: +1 Dream of Family
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
  • Skill: +1 Stress
  • 3rd Obstacle: E8/N16/H22 Cryptography / Problem Solving
    • Success:
      • Attribute: +1 Knowledge
      • Attribute: +1 Dream of Family
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
  • Skill: +1 Stress
  • REST

[August 30, morning]

Ruddy arrives early

• The morning is still available for activities

[September 1, morning]

Chat with an 'Ancestor'

• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[September 6, morning]

Anna's birthday

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Anna (hidden)
• The morning is still available for activities

[September 12, afternoon]

• REST

[September 13, morning]

Departure to New York

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

New York

[September 22, afternoon]

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• REST

[September 24, afternoon]

• REST

[September 25, morning]

• REST

[September 27, afternoon]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
• REST

[September 29, afternoon]

• REST

[October 10, morning]

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
• REST

[October 17, afternoon]

• Attribute: +3 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• REST

[October 25, evening]

• REST

​[October 27, morning]

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Nigel
• REST

[October 31, evening]

• REST

India

Main article: 1931 India: The Main Adventure

[November 8, evening]

• Inspiration: Indian Dreams: +20 General
• REST

[November 9, morning]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

​[November 18, morning]

• REST

[November 24, morning]

• REST

[November 27, evening]

• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Anna
• Inspiration: Life's Getting Interesting: +80 General
• REST

[November 30, evening]

• REST

[December 1, morning]

• REST

New York

[December 12, afternoon]

• Obstacle: E27/N55/H82 Problem Solving / Perception
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Wits
    • Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress

[December 19, morning]

• REST

[December 20, afternoon]

• REST

[December 25, morning]

• REST

[December 25, afternoon]

NOTE: Christmas is an important turning point. Sadie may choose to change focus from Dream of Family to a Dream of her choice of young gentleman - provided that their Relationship is at 30+).

For romance or friendship routes, check each guy's Main Adventure. For the 'Dream of Family' route, check Last of the Keatings.

In this afternoon event, Sadie is presented with choices to make different plans for Christmas. You can look on all available routes choosing answers like 'Ehh. What are her other choices?', 'Let's keep going', 'Can we start over at the beginning?', etc. until you agree with one of the plans.

To continue with Dream of Family, the final choice must be 'Tradition, of course, is spending a day with Aunt Evelyn.'

Continuing The Main Adventure:

• Inspiration: Warm Christmas Memories (+30 General)
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Obstacle: E20/N41/H61
  • Leaping
    • Success:
      • Attribute: +1 Athletics
      • Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
  • Grace
    • Success:
      • Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Obstacle: E20/N41/H61 Problem Solving
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Obstacle: E21/N43/H64 Perception / Grace
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
    • Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn (hidden)
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• Attribute:+1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• REST

• Decision:
  • Start Christmas Over (to consider an alternative, and/or to change Obstacle outcomes)
  • OR don't!

[December 31, afternoon]

• REST

Peru

Main article: 1931 Peru: The Main Adventure

[January 4, morning]

• REST

[January 6, morning]

• REST

[January 15, night]

• REST

[January 18, night]

• REST

[January 19, night]

• REST

[January 20, night]

• REST

[January 21, night]

• If Peru: The Main Adventure has not been completed, there will now be a dialogue in which Aunt Evelyn gives Sadie a gem.
• REST

[January 22, morning]

• Obstacle: E32/N65/H97 Problem Solving
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Knowledge
    • '[Dream of Family Route] Attribute:' +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[January 23, morning]

• REST

New York

[January 26, morning]

• REST

[January 27, morning]

• REST

[January 28, morning]

• REST

[January 29, morning]

• REST

[January 30, morning]

• REST

[January 31, morning]

• REST

[February 2, afternoon]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[February 3, morning]

• REST

[February 4, morning]

• REST

[February 6, morning]

• REST

[February 8, afternoon]

• REST

[February 14, night]

NOTE: Valentine's Day has several possibilities depending on Sadie's Dream and Relationship levels. For romance or friendship routes, look at guys' Main Adventure pages.

[February 14, night]

• REST

New Orleans

Main article: 1931 New Orleans: The Main Adventure

[February 15, night]

• Beginning of 1931 New Orleans: The Main Adventure

[February 16, afternoon]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Obstacle: E38/N76/H114 Dodge / Grace / Moxie
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Resolve
    • [Dream of Family Route] Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[February 17, morning]

• REST

[February 22, morning]

• REST

[March 5, afternoon/night]

• REST

[March 12, afternoon]

• REST

[March 13, morning]

• REST

New York

[March 15, afternoon]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Deduction
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[March 18, afternoon]

• REST

[March 29, night]

• REST

[April 4, night]

NOTE: Easter has several possibilities depending on Sadie's Dream and Relationship levels. For romance or friendship routes, look at guys' Main Adventure pages.

Continue 'The Main Adventure'

• Skill: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn

• 1st Obstacle: E35/N70/H105 Grace [Sadie gets to hold a bunny]/ Awareness
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Animal Handling
    • [Dream of Family Route] Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn

• 2nd Obstacle: E35/N70/H105 Patience / Perception
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Animal Handling
    • [Dream of Family Route] Attribute: +2 Dream of Family
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• REST

[April 7, morning]

• REST

[April 10, morning]

• REST

[April 18, afternoon]

• REST

[April 23, morning]

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• REST

[April 25 , morning]

• REST

Turkey

Main article: 1931 Turkey: The Main Adventure

[May 1, morning]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Left pocket!
  2. Right pocket!
  3. Shoe!
     • This is the 'correct answer'; other choices will repeat the same decision
  4. Purse!
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[May 15, morning]

• REST

[May 18, morning]

• REST

[May 18, night]

• REST

[May 20, morning]

• REST

[May 21, morning]

• REST

[May 21, afternoon]

• REST

[May 22, morning]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• REST

[May 23, afternoon]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling

NOTE: Dialogue changes if Sadie has completed The Adventure Upstate

• Decision:
  1. My legs are falling asleep.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. Sterling keeps elbowing me!
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  3. This isn't so bad.
     • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Take a look at the engine.
     • Obstacle: E38/N76/H114 Repair / Perception / Listen
       • Success:
         • Attribute: +1 Knowledge
       • Failure:
         • Skill: +1 Stress
         • Proceeds as if you chose to tandem jump
  2. Convince Sterling to tandem jump.
     • Decision:
       1. This is scary.
          • Skill: +1 Stress
       2. We'll be fine!
       3. I hate that Steven got us into this mess.
          • Skill: +1 Stress
     • Obstacle: E38/N76/H114 Listen / Grace / Hope
       • Success:
         • Attribute: +1 Athletics
         • Decision:
           1. Investigation: Look around the landing site.
              • Obstacle: E37/N74/H111 Language
                • Success:
                  • Skill: +1 Empathy
                • Failure:
                  • Skill: +1 Stress
           2. Continue immediately.
       • Failure:
         • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. What does she think she's doing?!
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. Sterling's getting on my nerves.
  3. Leave it to Sterling to make a new friend so quickly!
• Decision:
  1. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!
     • Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
  2. Yay!
     • Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
  3. I'm disappointed I wasn't the one to find it.
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Keep looking for leads.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
     • Endless loop
  2. Talk to Sterling about Lorelei; they're getting awfully chummy.
     • Leads back to other two options
  3. Look more closely at the apple engraving.
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Let Lore write down the number references.
     • Decision:
       1. I guess Lore's right.
          • Skill: +1 Stress
       2. Ugh, I hate that Lore's right.
          • Skill: +1 Stress
       3. That was a really good idea!
  2. Follow Sterling's suggestion.
• Decision:
  1. Gross.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. I wish he took better care of his health.
  3. I wonder why he likes smoking so much.
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Whoa, where did that come from?
  2. Impressive Turkish!
  3. She's getting on my nerves.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
• Obstacle: E41/N82/H123 Language
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Cryptography
    • Decision:
      1. Investigation: Walk around the outside of the library.
         • Skill: +1 Stress
         • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
      2. Continue immediately.
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: -1 Relationship with Sterling
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling

NOTE: Branching here depends on whether Sadie let Lore write down the numbers:

1. If Lore wrote down references:
   • Skill: +1 Stress
   • Choice between parchments will appear, more dialogue
2. If Lore did not write down references:
   • Obstacle: E43/N86/H129 Deduction / Resolve / Perception
     • Failure:
       • Skill: +1 Stress
   • Skill: +1 Deduction
   • Decision:
     1. Investigation: Look around the lower floor in the library.
        • Decision:
          1. Darn right!
          2. He's making me blush.
          3. He's so irritating!
             • Skill: +1 Stress
     2. Continue immediately.

• Obstacle: E43/N86/H129 Deduction / Awareness / Perception (E42/N85/H127 if you did not let Lore write down the numbers)
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Problem Solving
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +3 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress

New York

[June 1, morning]

• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Aunt Evelyn
• '[Dream of Family Route] Attribute:' +1 Dream of Family
• REST

[June 2, morning]

• REST

[June 3, morning]

• REST

[June 4, morning]

• REST

[June 5, morning]

• REST

[June 6, morning]

• REST

[June 13, afternoon]

• REST

[June 14, morning]

• FIN

Trivia

• When Anna reminds Sadie of summer session registration on June 19th, Sadie starts describing taphonomy as a class she is considering. It's basically the study of the process of biological remains becoming fossilized - thus of obvious value to archaeologists whenever they have human or other animal remains to work with at their dig sites. It's a fascinating subject that has several overlaps in paleontology and forensics. However, the term wasn't even defined until 1949.