{"id":31923,"date":"2025-01-02T07:31:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=31923"},"modified":"2025-01-11T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T07:01:24","slug":"pure-imagination-by-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/pure-imagination-by-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Poster (3\/4): Pure Imagination by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img src=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2024\/PureImagination.png alt=\"Sometimes these things don't need explanation.\" width=500 \/><\/p>\n<p>Soundtrack: <a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SVi3-PrQ0pY>This<\/a>, or I guess if younger in heart, <a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b4wHnf9VTRkcbk>this<\/a> is sufficiently cool and different for a new generation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Update (1:37, 1\/2\/25)<\/b>: Our AI-Chemist reports success with turning this morning&#8217;s vision<\/a> into <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/pureimagi>a real power<\/a>. It took a little more upfront mana than the first sketch, but we can now get rid of something old and find more leadership by completing our summons for 19. <\/p>\n<p>With this, the party has achieved all important objectives on this campaign; unfortunately we haven&#8217;t run into either interesting flora or intelligent fauna, so we are beginning to pack up for the move.<\/p>\n<p><b>Update (1\/3\/25):<\/b> This work has been approved to replace one of the earlier motivational posters, and all answer links and rewards have been updated appropriately. Contact leadership if any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soundtrack: This, or I guess if younger in heart, this is sufficiently cool and different for a new generation. Update (1:37, 1\/2\/25): Our AI-Chemist reports success with turning this morning&#8217;s vision into a real power. 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