Following the Baron’s advice, the gang met the Rogue Mod at the Inn of Nood – he revealed himself to be James Radar, a survivor of the fallen Kingdom of Radar Nation.
James set the group’s path – they would have to navigate around or through Cash Mountain, heading down the Gnamer River, to the foothills of Sonmountain, where the Kingdom of Grailtopia awaited. Upon arrival, they would have to access the Mod Room with a simple password: ‘Beefburgers’.
Along their way to Cash Mountain, the group fought a fierce battle with the Stool Bloke and Slob Man – in defeat, they gifted the group with a useful but heavy stool. Then after narrowly dodging a RELIC terrorist attack, they were rejoined by the strangely changed presence of Somebody Else’s Problem.
The six survivors are approaching a critical stage in their quest. They are still no clearer about the true nature of the GRail…
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WELCOME TO FABULOUS CASH MOUNTAIN – a flashing neon sign greets the group. There is a faint smell of bacon in the air.
Jenuall sets down the stool with a weary sigh. “We finally made it. Now what do we do?”
“If there’s cash to be had, it’s mine. That’s all I’m saying, innit,” says Somebody Else’s Problem.
Suddenly, the group hear a great roar.
“WELCOME CONTESTANTS,” the voice says. “TO FABULOUS CASH MOUNTAIN. NOW WELCOME YOUR HOST, THE ONE AND ONLY, LIZIMBAAAAAA.”
A large, male lion springs on top of the sign, bearing its teeth. The lion is wearing a dinner jacket and sunglasses.
“The jackpot stands at 128k – who will be our first contestant.”
“That cash is mine, muthafucka,” says the Spirit of Dblock, stepping forward.
“Be careful, Somebody Else’s Problem!” says Clarkman. “We have no idea what the rules are.”
“The rules are simple,” says the lion. “Make the right choices, and you’ll bypass the mountain. With your winnings, you can purchase my very own Lionboat, which will take you down the rapids of Gnamer river, leading down to the foothills of Sonmountain.”
“How convenient,” says Hulohot.
“But lose, and you’ll be vaporised,” says the Lion.
“Let's get on with it, battyboi,” says the Spirit of Dblock. “Show me what you got.”
“You start the game with 15k, but no life.”
“Who you calling a low life?”
“You are in an Orange Room with eight doors – behind one of the doors is a key. Choose your door wisely.”
“I choose Xavi – door number 6,” says the Spirit of Dblock, heading to the door and using the key.
“You have chosen a question room! Answer the question correctly to progress. You may confer with your team. The question is: Who is Real Madrid’s leading all time goalscorer.”
“I refuse to answer that question,” says Dblock.
“Somebody Else’s Problem, you’ll get vaporised!” says Ironhide. “Just tell him the answer!”
“TIME UP,” roars the lion, whipping a buzzer-like device out the dinner jacket, and pointing it at the body of Somebody Else’s Problem. Instantly, the Spirit of Dblock is exposed.
“Muthafuuuuu….” screams the spirit in agony, before sizzling into vapour. The smell of burned bacon sears the air.
“Who will be our next,” starts the lion, but just then, an alarm sounds. “Ooooh, you know what that means contestants! It is a buddy round. Two of you must enter CASH MOUNTAIN at the same time! For the buddy round, one of you will be equipped with a Remote Control, and one of you with a Wild Card.”
Who is playing CASH MOUNTAIN? Pick one player to get the Remote Control, and one to get the Wild Card.
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Four eligible players, two positions to fill (Ironhide is safe and Clarkman is the storyteller). Jenuall and mic have yet to be storyteller. Will be interesting to see who gets picked!
Minor edits made to the story to make better sense.
So far we have Hulohot filling one space. I will automatically fill the remaining space with either Quantum Name or mic if there are no other votes by 8pm.
“Who was that spirit, Lizzimba?” asks Hulohot. “What has happened to Somebody Else’s Problem?”
“I cannot answer your questions during the game, contestant,” purrs the lion. “We are in playtesting, and I will maul all contestants who do not willingly participate.”
“You could at least explain the rules,” says Clarkman nervously, guarding himself with the stool.
“That awful Spirit has stunk out the Orange zone, so to reach CASH MOUNTAIN, you must navigate through just six zones! Each zone has a decreasing number of doors, and behind one of those doors is a key, granting access to the next. To afford my Lionboat, you will need to win the jackpot.”
“I don’t see a way around this,” says Quantum Name, grabbing the Wild Card.
“We’ve come this far together,” says Hulohot. “I’ll buddy up and take the Remote Control.”
“Your party may follow us,” says the lion, “but contestants get the final word on all questions and tasks. Now welcome back to CASH MOUNTAIN!”
“Follow them where? I only see two doors,” says Mic.
“That's the Gold zone. We are in beta, shut up,” says the lion. “Contestants, you must choose a door each.”
With seven doors to pick from, Quantum Name chooses door one, gaining a Free Life, and Hulohot chooses door two, which contains the key!
“The perfect start! You move on to the Green Room. You have two lives, a Wild Card and a Remote Control in play. The Green Room contains six doors.”
“How long will this game last?” asks Clarkman. “It seems very luck based.”
“YOU WILL NOT QUESTION THE GAMESMASTER,” roars the lion.
“u ok hun? xx” says Ironhide.
“I’ll choose door five,” says Hulohot.
“Door five is a question room! Answer correctly or be vaporised. You must fill the blank in this headline: I’VE BEEN POSTING MY LETTERS IN THE [BLANK] FOR TWO YEARS.”
But Hulohot is smiling – he looks confident. “Dog poo box, final answer.”
“A winner is you!” roars the lion.
“Well, I’ll choose door six then,” says Quantum Name – instantly he collapses to the floor, writhing and clawing at his eyes.
“What’s happening to him?!” asks Jenuall, panicking at a distance.
“He now has AIDS of the face,” says the lion. “That has cost you your spare life. And once again, a single mistake could kill either of you.”
Quantum Name picks himself up off the floor. “I’m okay guys. That hurt like absolute lordieth though. I’ll just pick door three.”
“You found the key!” says the lion. “Survive this next zone and you’ll make it to the bonus round. The Indigo zone contains just four doors.”
“I’ll use my Wild Card,” says Quantum Name – I don’t think I can suffer like that again."
“The Wild Card allows you to look behind two doors,” explains the lion.
“I’ll look behind doors two and three please.”
“Doors two and three both contain questions – meaning the other two doors are safe! Which question door will you take?”
“Two, I guess.”
“Which footballer can be credited with this famous quote: ‘Who the strawberry float is Tony Adams?’”
Quantum Name turns nervously back to the group – they shake their heads, confused and scared.
“VAPORISED!” roars the lion, clawing the remote from buzzer from his dinner jacket once more and crisping Quantum Name on the spot.
“Nooo!” scream Jenuall, Clarkman, mic and Ironhide in unison.
“I don't think I can do this on my own guys,” says Hulohot.
“You must!” says Mic, composing himself. “We have to fight on in memory of Quantum Name!”
“I’ll choose door one then,” says Hulohot.
“You win a Skip!” says the lion. “Meaning the key is behind door four, and you’ve made it to the bonus round! For the bonus round, you must face off against my minion – a true scoundrel: Britain’s Worst Teenager.”
From behind the CASH MOUNTAIN sign, a pale, gurning child lurches forth, a Wavebird in one hand.
“What are we supposed to do?” says mic.
“The contestants must kill him,” says the lion, bearing his teeth.
“Are you serious?!” says Clarkman. “You’re sick.”
“This is his punishment for cheating in GGGC.”
“I’ll use my Skip,” says Hulohot. “I don’t think I can murder someone.”
“Very well,” says the Lion, clearly annoyed. “But you lose the bonus! Here's what you could have had: The detective powers of Rapper.”
A simple creature in a forensics coat and mask appears from behind the sign, taking the teenager’s hand and leading him away. "I are so damn sxy," Rapper says, skulking back behind the sign.
Hulohot guesses his way through the next two zones, and the team find themselves at the final zone: the Gold room - the two actual doors either side of the sign. Behind one lies CASH MOUNTAIN.
“Maybe you should use the Remote,” Mic suggests, taking a seat on the stool.
“Good idea!” says Hulohot. “I’ll use my Remote please, Lizzimba.”
“The Remote allows you to challenge the host. You get to ask me one question. You must ask me a question I cannot answer. But be warned, I am almost all knowing. If you manage to stump me, you will gain immediate passage to CASH MOUNTAIN."
The five remaining pilgrims gather around the stool and conspire in whispers. After some time, Hulohot turns back with his question.
“What’s an anagram for ‘Alien’?”
Immediately, tears spring up in the Lion’s eyes. He claws at the floor, arches his back and hisses. He turns away from the group and charges though one of the doors, mewling in anguish. Through the broken door, they can see CASH MOUNTAIN and the rapid river below.
“Did we win?” says Clarkman. "Do we get the money?"
“Who cares?” says Jenuall. “The game was stupid. And anyway, look! There’s the Lionboat on the Gnamer river. We’re nearly there! We’ve nearly made it to Grailtopia!”
Jenuall for storyteller from me. And what a wild ride that quiz was, full again of references to GRcade. Though I feel I'm missing something with that anagram of alien.
Jenuall wrote:Happy to be storyteller for tomorrow... I may have already drafted something up, I can only apologise in advance as it seems to be a bit long already!
Very good again, Clarkman. 
I had almost everything plotted out beforehand and knew which of the two would lead to death.
