The Crackpot Mystic's Shed

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The Crackpot Mystic's Shed lies in the The Distant Woods and is the home of the Crackpot Mystic. When you visit him, he tries to tell you his story...

Well hello, young adventurer. You look like an intelligent sort. Would you like to hear a tale of a mystical realm which lies outside the confines of both time and space?

Well then. You can take your grounded-in-reality attitude and stuff it.

Good day and good day.

Excellent.

Then allow me to start my tale at the beginning, which is where tales should start, don't you think?

What we see of reality, here in the Kingdom, is but a fraction of what truly exists.

Long before the Times of Old, all was Void. And the Void was stumbled upon by an ancient race of trans-dimensional Beings.

I know not what they called themselves, but I call them "The Designers."

They created all that we see, through their mastery of a strange technology I refer to as "The Pixel."

Do you believe me, young adventurer?

Then I see I am wasting both of our time. I shall waste it no more. Jerk.

I knew you would...

I shall continue my tale, then.

Many years ago, I stumbled upon an artifact of great mystery and power. Its power is exceeded only by its mystery, and by manipulating it, I was able to move outside of the Kingdom, and into a sort of border realm between our world and the world of the Designers.

It is a strange and dangerous place, filled with an assortment of strange and dangerous creatures.

For years I fought with and defeated these creatures, and became skilled, to a certain extent, in the manipulation of the Pixel.

Alas, I have grown old. These brittle bones can no longer withstand the rigors of combat, and my supply of Pixels has dwindled to nothing.

Will you pick up the torch, Adventurer? Will you journey into this realm so that I may continue my studies?

Sigh.

Come back when you're less of a meanie.

Sigh.

Wonderful!

This artifact, when equipped, will allow you to enter the 8-Bit Realm.

Unfortunately, I seem to have forgotten where the door to this realm lies.

Oh well, I'm sure you'll find it.

continuum transfunctioner

You acquire an item: continuum transfunctioner

[edit] Items the Mystic Can Craft

Product	black	blue	green	red	white	Type	Effect
blue pixel potion blue pixel potion	3	2	0	0	0	Usable Item	Gain 50-80 MP
digital key digital key	0	0	0	0	30	Misc. Item	Opens a door at the perplexing door
green pixel potion green pixel potion	4	0	3	0	0	Usable Item	Gain 40-60 HP & 30-40 MP
monster bait monster bait	0	0	0	20	15	Accessory	Combat Encounters +5%
pixel hat pixel hat	0	0	15	0	10	Hat	Power: 50, All Attributes +2
pixel pants pixel pants	10	0	0	20	0	Pants	Power: 50, HP/MP +10
pixel shield pixel shield	10	0	0	20	10	Shield	Damage Reduction: 3, Muscle +5
pixel sword pixel sword	10	10	0	0	20	Sword	Power: 50, Combat Initiative +15%
purple pixel pie purple pixel pie	0	2	0	2	5	Food	3-6 Adventures, +12-18 each substat, (3 fullness)
red pixel potion red pixel potion	3	0	0	2	0	Usable Item	Gain 100-120 HP
white pixel white pixel	0	1	1	1	0	Misc. Item	Used to make other pixel items

[edit] Notes

• With the continuum transfunctioner equipped, you can access the Inexplicable Door.
• Until November 9, 2006, The Crackpot Mystic's Shed was located in the upper-left corner of the Wrong Side of the Tracks, using the following image.

  

[edit] References

• The blue, green, and red pixel potions are references to the blue, green, and red potions from The Legend of Zelda game, except that the blue pixel potion and green pixel potion's restorative abilities are switched.
• The pixel colors refer to the color of the lights in a computer/television screen; the white pixel recipe is a reference to the composition of white on a computer/television screen, which is a combination of red, green, and blue.
• Early 8-bit machines typically were capable of displaying just eight colors, based on the three color signals of the chip:

R G B
0 0 0  Black
0 0 1  Blue
0 1 0  Green
0 1 1  Cyan
1 0 0  Red
1 0 1  Magenta (Fuchsia)
1 1 0  Yellow
1 1 1  White

Surprisingly, Jick hasn't used Yellow, Fuchsia or Cyan in the 8-bit realm.