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The Toga Detective V The Mystery of The Seven Tasks. Vespillo’s Last wishes… The Interactive Game Begin . Hades. You arrive in a dark, featureless place, a denarius in your hand. Hades himself comes to greet you. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE TOGA DETECTIVE

VTHE MYSTERY OF THE SEVEN TASKS

VESPILLO’S LAST WISHES…THE INTERACTIVE GAME BEGIN

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HADESYou arrive in a dark, featureless place, a denarius in your hand. Hades himself comes to greet you.“Sorry, but somewhere along the way, you managed to get yourself killed. I’m feeling pretty nice today, so before you pay your coin to get across the River Styx, I’ll let you have a choice. You can go back to the beginning of this whole crazy business, or you can come along with me to the underworld. What do you want to do?”Go back to the beginning Go with Hades

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BAD NEWSYou, Tiberius, are the owner of a thriving detective agency. When you were 22 your dad gave it to you, and it’s been great fun. You have the natural Vespillo powers of reasoning and deduction, as well as an attractive mop of blonde hair. You are the perfect Roman, and to some girls’ (and some boys’) delight, you are single.One morning, when you are sorting through some unsolved cases, one of your slaves comes along and tells you that your dad wants to see you. He looks sombre, so you’re a bit worried about what your dad wants to say.Go with the slave

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VESPILLO’S DEMISEYour dad is lying on his bed, with a comfy-looking blanket thrown over him. You ask him why he wants to see you.“My son, I am afraid that I will die soon…”Tears spring to your eyes.“That is why I need you to do things for me, so my life can be complete before I cross the river Styx. Will you do it for me?”“Of course…”“Nope.”

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COMFORTYou decide not to, because you want to stay with your dad until the very end. These things that he wants you to do might take ages, and he could die while you’re away. You don’t want to risk that.Sadly, Vespillo is not pleased that you’ve decided to disappoint him. He brings out a bow and arrow and shoots you. The arrow hits your neck and you die in agony.Continue

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THE SEVEN TASKS“There are seven tasks that you must do. They do not necessarily have to be in order, but try and do them all. They are simple enough, but important, and they require you to travel and take risks. Now Tiberius, choose your first task.”Vengeance Family Treasure Toga

LoveWine Party Unsolved Cases

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MORE TASKS“Excellent. You have completed another task. Which one will you do now?”Vengeance Family Treasure Toga

LoveWine Party Unsolved Cases

I’ve done them all!

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VENGEANCE“OK. Your task is to track down a merchant called Kallias and dispose of him. He’s a wine merchant who sold me some poisoned wine which killed a few of my dinner guests many years ago. As far as I know, he lives in Rome.”Go to Rome

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ROMEYou arrive in Rome, ready to find this Kallias, whoever he is. Where do you look first?The Flavian Amphitheatre The Circus Maximus The insulae The vineyards The city gates The wine shops and taverns

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THE FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATREThe amphitheatre was finished a year ago by Emperor Titus, who generously gave you a gift after the Pompeii case. It is a magnificent building, but today it is empty. The only signs of life are a few soldiers milling about, and some slaves cleaning it up. When you try to get in, they send you away. How are you going to get in?Sneak past the guards Kill them and run in

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SNEAKYYou throw your toga onto one of the guards’ faces, which confuses him. The other soldiers rush towards him and ask what’s going on, and while they do this you run through one of the entrances. Finally you are in the amphitheatre. You look around and see no sign of Kallias. All you see is a very angry guard with a sword in his hand.“Scoundrel!” he cries, laying a hand on your shoulder. With a convoy of armed soldiers around you, you are marched to the courthouse, where a verdict of death is dealt out to you. You are executed the very same day.Continue

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IN THE ARENAYou get out your sword, which you carry with you as a precaution at all times, and stab one of the guards. He is angry, and alerts the others before he drops dead. As the other soldiers come towards you, you wildly butcher them, leaving a messy pile of corpses on the ground. Nobody notices.You run inside and see the amphitheatre empty. There is no sign of Kallias, even though you’ve looked extensively. Where to next?The Circus Maximus The insulae The vineyardsThe city gates The wine shops and taverns

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THE CIRCUS MAXIMUSThere are no races on today, but the guards let you in after you explain that you’re a detective. You have a good look round, and talk to one of the slaves that’s busy cleaning up. You ask him if he knows anything about a wine merchant called Kallias.“My master always sends me out to his shop to buy his wine. He sells some excellent stuff; Falernian, Alban, Caecuban… from what I’ve heard, it’s stunning.”Where to next?The Flavian Amphitheatre The insulae The vineyardsThe city gates The wine shops and taverns

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THE INSULAEThese are the apartments where the plebs live, and knowing about the filthy goings-on of Kallias, he’s probably a pleb himself. You hate to be elitist, however– but you are the son of a patrician.You knock on all the doors and ask if anyone knows about a man called Kallias. Sadly, the search comes up fruitless. Nobody seems to know who he is. He’s either very unknown… or very good at keeping people quiet. Where to next?The Flavian Amphitheatre The Circus MaximusThe vineyards The city gates The wine shops and taverns

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THE VINEYARDSSeeing as Kallias is a wine merchant, it seems logical to go to the vineyards. A short walk out of the city takes you to the slopes of the mountains around (and on) which Rome was built, and where a few vineyards are. You have a look for the owners of them, and thankfully most of them are around. They tell you that Kallias doesn’t own a vineyard, but he does own a wine shop in the city. So where will you go now?The Flavian Amphitheatre The Circus MaximusThe insulae The city gates The wine shops and taverns

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THE CITY GATESYou have a look at all of the gates of the city. There are many people trying to leave, but even when you ask, none of them know about Kallias. When you go to the Porta Appia (the Appian Gate), you continue with your search. There is a Greek-looking man just ahead in the back of a rickety cart, and you ask him if he knows anything about a man called Kallias. He looks shifty, then jumps off the cart and runs away! Do you…Run after him Get in a cart and chase him

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RUNNINGYou rush after him, but the man (who you assume to be Kallias) is very fast. He is only wearing a thin blue tunic, which makes it easy for him to run. You are wearing your full-on toga and tunic combo, which is a hindrance. After shedding your toga, you run much faster, but Kallias is far ahead of you. Eventually he slows down and you manage to stop him. You accuse him of poisoning wine and causing the deaths of your father’s friends. He denies all charges, of course, but you won’t take no for an answer. Now how will you dispose of him?Disembowel him Slit his throat Stab him in the heartThrow him in the River Tiber Cut out his tongueChop off his arms and legs Cook him and eat him

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CART CHASEYou leap into the cart he just exited and tell the driver to get Kallias (for you assume the man to be him). The driver is annoyed and does not let you get him. You urge him to do it, and eventually he agrees. You go speeding off and you would have caught up with Kallias if you hadn’t been thrown off the cart and killed. Continue

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DISEMBOWELLINGYou rip off Kallias’ tunic and plunge your sword into the depths of his body. You twist it around and bring out some glistening organs, like his intestines and liver. You leave his messy body on the ground to rot and return to Vespillo for your next task.Do more tasks

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THROAT SLITTINGYou casually slit Kallias’ throat. There really was nothing to it. You have successfully completed one of your dad’s tasks.Do more

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STABBINGAs you try and stab Kallias, he takes out a sword of his own and you begin a long and arduous fight. It lasts for ages, but eventually you win. Kallias lies unconscious on the floor, and you stab him in the heart with ease.Now it’s time to do more tasks!

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IN THE TIBERYou knock Kallias out with the pommel of your sword and wrap him up in your toga. Without attracting too much attention, you carry him into the city. When people stare at you oddly, you tell them you’re just carrying a bundle of togas. You get to the smelly river and chuck Kallias in. He sinks, out of sight. You wait for a few minutes to see if he bobs back up, and when he doesn’t you are satisfied that you’ve killed him. Now time to do another one of your father’s tasks.More tasks

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TONGUELESSYou decide not to kill him, but to simply cut out his tongue so he can’t speak, or deal any more wine. Kallias struggles, but you cleanly chop off the slimy pink tongue. You are hit by a streak of malice, so you make the poor man eat the tongue raw and warm. Kallias swallows it with your sword pointing at his throat. You turn and leave, glad you’ve disposed of the crook.Do more tasks

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‘ARMLESS AND LEGLESSYou don’t want to kill Kallias, you just want him to be unable to trade his poisoned wine. With one swift executioner’s chop, you slice off one of his arms. Kallias is in too much pain to fight back as you remove his other limbs. Soon he is just a body and a head, rolling around, making the ground awfully bloody. You hop in your litter and go back to your dad’s house in Gaul (he still lives there, even though he can afford much more luxury).Do more tasks

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CANNIBALWith your year of army training that you got from the Flavian Amphitheatre case, you know how to make a fire with minimal equipment. Once the fire is going, you throw a bound and trussed-up Kallias into it. He screams for a long time before he dies, and then he is nicely cooked. You learned from your tutor (who is a bit weird) that when your creature stops screaming it’s ready to eat. You douse out the fire with the small amount of wine that’s left in your tiny wineskin (another army thing you love to have with you) and take the hot Kallias out. His eyeballs have melted, and his blackened face is contorted in a permanent expression of pain. You decide not to eat him, because you realise that you are not a cannibal. You leave his smoking body out for the birds, and you go back home.Do more tasks

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THE WINE SHOPS AND TAVERNSSince Kallias is a wine merchant, he would obviously have a shop. You look around and finally find a shop that’s called ‘Kallias’ Prodigiosus Vinum Tabernam’ or KPVT for short. You go in to find it empty, with only one employee still around. You ask him where Kallias has gone.“He found out that a detective is on his trail, so he’s disappeared. He said he was heading for Ostia.”You laugh and tell the man that you are in fact the detective.“Curses!” he says.To the city gates!

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FAMILY TREASURE“What you have to do is go into the Vespillo family tomb and have a look for the ‘Vespillo Circlet’ which is a treasure that has supposedly been passed down through our family from the time of the kings. One of Rome’s kings gave it to a Vespillo, who passed it down through the generations. You have to find it. I would have looked, but this sudden illness struck me down. I have been investigating for years and I have narrowed it down to our tomb. Finish the job for me.”To the tomb

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THE VESPILLO FAMILY TOMBYou go to the outskirts of the city, where all the cemeteries are, and find a massive structure cut into the side of a mountain. That is the Vespillo family tomb, which has housed Vespillos from the plebeian to the patrician. Your family has been going for that long! You go through the entrance and find yourself in a dark corridor, rooms both sides of you. Do you go…

Left Right

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LEFTYou go left, to the section of the family from about 513 BC to about 20 BC. Here there are mostly crumbled and rotten stone urns full of the ashes of the Vespillos. You go into the oldest, and original, room of the tomb, and see that it is basically ruined. You have a search through the rubble, and find no evidence of this circlet. Where do you go next?The 490 BC to 300 BC roomThe 299 BC to 150 BC roomThe 149 BC to 70 BC roomThe 69 BC to 20 BC room

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490-300 BCThis room is very old, and you can only just see the remains of a few funerary stones and things, although nothing grand. There are a few urns still intact, and you grimly open them and see that there is no circlet. You say ‘salve’ to some of your ancestors, like a Vibius, a Sextus and a random man who was called Servius Artorius Marcellus. He wasn’t even a Vespillo, so what was he doing in the Vespillo family tomb? Heck, he wasn’t even a Lucretius! He wasn’t even distantly related with the family! You shrug it off and visit another room.The 299 BC to 150 BC roomThe 149 BC to 70 BC roomThe 69 BC to 20 BC room

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299-150 BCThese rooms are in fairly bad condition, because they are hundreds of years old. You see evidence that these people are slightly higher in rank, because there are more urns intact, and they are a little decorated. You open each one and have a look at the ashes, then put the lids back on. There is still no sign of the circlet. Where to next?The 490 BC to 300 BC roomThe 149 BC to 70 BC roomThe 69 BC to 20 BC room

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149-70 BCNow you can see that the Vespillos were getting richer. This room is in far better condition, and there are still the remains of frescoes on the walls. This time there are not just urns, there are things that look like coffins. The thought of a rotting dead body repulses you, but you still heave the lids off the stone boxes and root around for the circlet. Thankfully there’s no flesh left on any of the bodies, and they’re all skeletons, so that makes your job a little less disgusting. You see that some of these people are buried with a lot of their bling and possessions, and in the coffin of a Marcus Lucretius Vespillo you find a little note written on a bit of lead:THE CIRCLET HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN TO MY ONLY SONYou look at the surrounding coffins and urns and find one that says “T. Lucretius Vespillo, son of M. Lucretius Vespillo”. Since his urn doesn’t have a note with it, you have no idea where the circlet could have gone. You assume it will be in a later room.Next room

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69-20 BCHere there are no grisly coffins or dead bodies, only nice and civilised urns. However, these are different, because by every urn there is a stone box with a selection of the person’s possessions. The circlet could be in one of those.Sadly, you are wrong, because after a long search, you only find dusty and rotten bits of cloth, a few rancid amphorae of wine, some dirty (but probably valuable) jewellery and some unreadable bits of paper. You’re annoyed about the latter, because one of them could have told you who had the circlet. You shrug your shoulders and decide to go elsewhere.The 490 BC to 300 BC roomThe 299 BC to 150 BC roomThe 149 BC to 70 BC roomTo the other side of the tomb

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RIGHTThere are really not many rooms in this area of the tomb. Either not many Vespillos died from 19 BC to now, or they only put the important ones here. Which room are you going to go into?Cn. Lucretius VespilloM. Lucretius VespilloLucretia VespilloA. Lucretius VespilloT. Lucretius VespilloDown the dark corridor ahead of you

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ROOMSWhich room will you go to?Cn. Lucretius VespilloM. Lucretius VespilloLucretia VespilloA. Lucretius VespilloT. Lucretius VespilloDown the dark corridor ahead of you

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CN. LUCRETIUS VESPILLOThis one is highly decorated and there is a big headstone in the wall. You read it and find the important bits.“Cn. Lucretius Vespillo, son of Ap. L. V., grandson of T. L. V.”You think that the people that made this headstone much have been really lazy. They didn’t even bother to put their whole names.You have a look for any mention of a circlet, but there is none.Go to another room

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M. LUCRETIUS VESPILLOYou see that on his headstone there are the words “M. gives the Vespillo circlet to his son”From what you can deduce from the headstone, M. Lucretius Vespillo had two sons, Aulus and Titus. Which one could have had the circlet?Go to another room

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LUCRETIA VESPILLOYou find it sad that she died at the age of 2, and you also deduce that it’s unlikely she got the circlet. You have a look around the room, but there is no luck.Go to another room

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A. LUCRETIUS VESPILLOThis room looks relatively new, compared to the others, and it is the poshest one you’ve seen. Even though it’s been there 40 years the paintings and frescoes are still vivid, and all the bling that’s in the room is still quite shiny, just a little dusty. You also see a few amphorae of wine, which smell delicious. You can’t help taking a swig. You consider yourself a bit of a wine expert, and you can tell that this is a Falernian of the highest quality. Cheekily, you pinch a bit and pour it in your wineskin. You like wine so much that you’ve always got a bit in there ready for when you get thirsty. Even after all this investigating, you don’t see any mention of the circlet.Go to another room

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T. LUCRETIUS VESPILLOThis one says

To the spirits of the departedT. Lucretius Vespillo, son of M. L. V., grandson of Ap.

L. V., father of Q. L. V.Died aged XXIV years, I month, XXVII days

His brother, A. L. V., set this up.The owner of the circlet.

So Titus must be the owner of the circlet! You have a bit of a nose around the room, overturning stones and opening his stone box. At the bottom you find a dusty golden circlet, which has stylistic laurel leaf designs all the way round its thin band. You’ve found it! You go back and give the circlet to your dad.Do more tasks

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DARK CORRIDORYou wander down the corridor and are horrified to see absolutely loads of broken and intact urns. It looks like there are loads, from hundreds of different years. You have a look for the circlet, but find nothing. Then you see what looks like a hidden door. Maybe the circlet is behind there! You move a few urns out of the way, breaking them, and try and heave open the door. It finally gives, and you are in a dark room. Suddenly a light comes on and a boulder rolls towards you. You have just enough time to read a scary message on the wall: “traitors will be food for Cerberus” before you are squashed flat.Continue

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TOGA“Back when I solved a case for Emperor Claudius, he gave me a whole wardrobe of beautiful togas. Before I die, I want you to have lots of money, so please sell all the togas to whoever will buy them.”How will you go about this?Advertise around the town Go around with a basket of togas, being a street vendor Head to the forum and sell them at your detective stall Go door-to-door round town

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ADVERTISEMENTS You go out and hire a sign-writer to paint some graffiti on one of the public walls. You get him to write the following:

Excellent togas for sale!Previously they were the property of the esteemed

detective Q. Lucretius Vespillo.Enquire at Villa Vespillum.

Not the most elegant of rhetoric, but it gets the point across. Now to wait for a reply.Wait

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CUSTOMERAfter a few days with no response, you begin to think that advertising was not a good idea. You all but give up!Finally somebody comes to enquire about the togas. He is a short, fat little man called Silus. You gladly welcome him in, but notice that he would never fit these togas– he is far too short and far too wide. You remain polite, however, and give him some of his favourites to try on. He comes out and shows you the results, and you have to try not to gag! He looks horrible!To your horror, he buys quite a few of the togas, including a very expensive-looking one. You made some money, at least, but some of your dad’s amazing togas have gone to this greasy little man.Sell more togas

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ANONYMOUSImmediately afterwards, a slave comes in and hands you a letter. You have a quick look at it and see that an anonymous buyer wants to buy all the togas you have left. It says that the slave that brought the letter has enough money and you can make a sale right now. You are a little bit wary of this buyer, but it’s an easy sale. What do you do?Give the togas to the slave immediatelyReply and ask to see the buyer in person

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A QUICK SALEYou hand over all the togas and take the slave’s money. You are pleased that you’ve completed this task, but you keep the letter as evidence, in case you encounter this ‘anonymous’ again. You never know who they could be.Do more tasks

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THE MEETINGYou write a quick reply, saying that you will only sell the togas to people that come and see him in person. To be safe, you arrange your meeting to be in the forum, in case ‘anonymous’ is a little unsavoury. When the time comes for the meeting, you take the togas in a basket and wait in the forum, which is annoyingly empty. Soon you see a man in a very well-fitted toga and tunic walking up to you with an air of graceful power.“Hello, Tiberius.” he says, with a smooth voice. You greet him, using your powers of reasoning to work out who he could be and where he came from.“There’s no use doing that—” He gestures to you, obviously meaning that there’s no use doing your reasoning or deduction. “—It will all be wrong. I simply have come to buy your togas.”Give him the togas Talk to him more

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A SALEYou nod, and give him the togas. You don’t want to have any more to do with this strange man. When you are handed the money, the anonymous man shoots off. You, thankfully, managed to grab a little thread of his toga as you got the money, so you can identify the material, the cost, the quality, and hopefully give you a bit of information about the man. He seemed a little bit strange, to say the least.Do more tasks

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CONFRONTATIONYou ask him who he is. “I am anyone. I am the ink behind the anonymous letter, I am the hand grasping the knife, I am the flutter of toga you glimpse at a party. Most importantly, I am the organiser behind all these things. I am a god.”You’re not really one for flowery rhetoric, so you ask him what his actual name is.“My name is Marcus Volcatius Licinus.” He turns and starts to leave.“And you’ll be hearing more from me.”He swaggers off, carelessly throwing a coin behind him.The scoundrel didn’t even take the togas! Annoyed, you dump them on a random market stall and go to do more tasks.Do more tasks

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STREET VENDORYou shove the togas into a big basket and go out into town, calling as loud as you can: “Togas for sale! Get your lovely togas!”Nobody seems to be around, so you go to the streets with the taverns on and target your marketing there. Eventually a couple of people stumble out, already drunk so early in the day, and press a coin into your hand. They dig around, pick out togas, and leave. You continue to do this for the rest of the day until your voice gets hoarse. In the evening, you count up how many togas you sold, and to your delight see that you only have a few to sell. The next morning you wake up early and go to the forum to sell more togas.Sell togas!

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IN THE FORUMYou don’t want to sell them at your stall, so you carry on walking around like you did yesterday. You seem to get a lot more business this way, but after a while, it gets slow. You have three togas left. How will you get them sold?Keep shouting Lower the price

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SHOUTINGYou raise your voice even more, attracting some angry glances from passing people. Nobody wants to buy your togas! You slump down in a corner, sitting in your basket. Then you find that you can’t get out, and the basket drags you down into its depths. You never realised it was secretly a portal to the underworld.Continue

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HALF PRICEWhen you tell people your togas are half price, there is a massive queue. You apologise and say that you only have three. How do you choose the people that will get togas?A fight to the death, the last three standing winGive them to the first three people in lineThrow the togas in the air and see which three get them

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THE TOGA GAMESYou scream “FIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!” and the people get into a massive tussle. They are all so underworldbent on getting togas that they actually kill their opponents. They actually kill them! After a bit of a fight, there are three people still alive, and they get the togas.Do more tasks

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FIRST COME, FIRST SERVEDYou settle it calmly, and give togas to the first three people in the line. They walk off happily, but the other people are not pleased. They form a lynch mob and chase after you with their swords, screaming for vengeance. Thankfully you escape and return to your dad’s house to do more tasks.Do more tasks

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THROW YOUR TOGAS IN THE AIR LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE!

You chuck all of the togas high into the air and run a safe distance away. There’s a scramble to get them, and some people are trampled in the process. Finally three people claim possession of the togas and give you their money. You are happy that you’ve successfully completed this task.Do more tasks

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THE FORUMToday is a market day, so you head off with your togas to your detective stall. Usually you get a slave to run this stall, so people can consult them about any mysteries they want solving. Today, however, you are here and you are selling togas. Throughout the day, many people come and ask you to solve mysteries for them, and you manage to get them to buy a toga as well. By the end of the day, all your togas are gone, and you laugh about how easy this task was.Do more

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DOOR-TO-DOORIt seems like people don’t really like these sorts of salespeople, because when you show up at their door, grinning, with a basket of togas, they seem to shut it in your face. You are not happy. Finally you go to someone that isn’t rude. It’s a huge house, and even the slave that opens the door looks well-dressed. You ask if the master of the house wants to buy any togas.“Master Licinus!” he shouts. “Want any togas?”There is a muffled reply, and the slave hands over some money. “He wants all of them.”Your mouth drops open, but you hand over the togas anyway. You think that the task was very easy.Do more

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LOVE“All I want for you, my son, is happiness. I think what will make you happy is a person to love. So for this task I want you to find a partner that you can share your life with.”You nod, and consider this. You’ve never had a girlfriend or boyfriend in all your 24 years of living, and now is the perfect time to get one. At this age, you should be thinking about marriage! Who will you woo?I will woo a beautiful young lady.I will woo a dashing young man.

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A LADIES MANYou decide that you will find a lovely girlfriend. After putting on a bit of fragrance, and fixing your luscious blonde hair, you step out into the town, ready for love. Where will you look?

The forum The amphitheatre The theatre

The taverns The temple

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FORUMIn the forum you see many people, and you quickly locate all the girls. It will be hard to flirt in such a busy place, so you decide to find a nice girl and take her out on a date. Just in front of you, there is a beautiful woman, with shiny dark hair and sultry eyes. She is just your type. You go up to her and introduce yourself. She smiles, and introduces herself as Nigra. You kiss her hand chivalrously and ask if she wants to go somewhere quieter. She lets out a little cry of happy surprise and takes your hand as you lead her away. After a long walk through the town, and lots of chat, she says she has to go back to her father. When she leaves, you think that she is a good option. But there are always more! Where to next?

The amphitheatre The theatreThe taverns The temple

I’ve been everywhere!

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AMPHITHEATREThe amphitheatre is very small, and built on a low budget. It can only seat 1000 people, and the rows are all very close together. When there are gladiator fights the spectators get up very close to the action. Today there are fights, so you pay a couple of denarii and find yourself a seat. To your astonishment, you find yourself next to a pretty Gaulish girl, who introduces herself as Genovefa. She is quite shy, and uses her light blonde hair to cover her face as she talks to you. You have to admit that shy girls make your heart melt, so you flirt with her. Throughout the fight, you two pay no attention, and when it is over, you think that you might be in love. Genovefa is such a wonderful person! But you want to see more options. Where to next?

The forum The theatreThe taverns The temple

I’ve been everywhere!

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THEATREYou go to the theatre, hoping to get a girl who is into culture. Today there is a play on by Sophocles, a playwright whom you hate, but you go anyway. You sit down in the small theatre and start watching the play. It’s so boring, and it’s in Greek too, which you find annoying. You’ve never been to school so you don’t know any Greek! Your dad taught you all you needed to know, and Greek was not one of those things.You fall asleep halfway through the play, and wake up with your head on a random girl’s shoulder. You splutter out an apology, but she doesn’t mind you. In fact she found it very nice.“I’m Procula,” She offers a hand. You shake it and begin to flirt. She is a very lovely girl, and although not excelling in the beauty department, she has a fun personality that would attract anyone. But where to next?

The forum The amphitheatre The taverns The temple I’ve been everywhere!

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TAVERNSYou want to find a sprightly girl, who knows how to have fun, and the taverns are just the place. Living in Gaul, there are going to be some nice native girls that like to drink and will be found in a tavern!You go to your favourite one, a nice place called Belenus Booze. You order a glass of wine and find a table to sit at. There is one by the window, upon which a girl is sitting. She is one of the most beautiful people you have ever seen, so you try to woo her. She nearly outdrinks you, and you both have tons of fun arm-wrestling and being rowdy. You get kicked out of the tavern in the end. The girl, called Agrona, says goodbye to you and stumbles her way back home, and you decide where to go next.The forum The amphitheatre The theatre

The temple I’ve been everywhere!

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TEMPLEAt the temple, you see many people worshipping. This particular temple is dedicated to Belenus, the god of light, and there are many bright and gaudy decorations on the walls. Whoever designed the temple thought it would be funny to put a hole in the roof and embed a mirror into one of the walls, so whenever the sun hit it the mirror would reflect light and blind people temporarily.You catch sight of a delicate, ethereal beauty, who introduces herself as Eudokia. You get talking, and find that she is such a kind and caring person. She is definitely a contender for your true love. But where to next?The forum The amphitheatre The theatre

The taverns I’ve been everywhere!

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CHOICESYou’ve seen five women that you really, really like. Sadly, you can only choose one. Who?Nigra Genovefa Procula Agrona Eudokia

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NIGRAYou choose Nigra, the woman you met in the forum. You rush around the town to find her, and eventually spot her going into the temple. You ask her out and she says yes! You are so happy that you have completed this task and found your true love.Do more tasks

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GENOVEFAYou choose Genovefa, the woman you met in the amphitheatre. To your surprise, she is outside your house, waiting to ask you out. And of course, you say yes! You are so happy that you have completed this task and found your true love.Do more tasks

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PROCULAYou choose Procula, the woman you met in the theatre. She is still in the theatre, watching the last act of another play, and you sneak up to her and ask her out. She says yes! You are so happy that you have completed this task and found your true love.Do more tasks

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AGRONAYou choose Agrona, the woman you met in the tavern. She said she was going to her father’s house, so you ask around and find out where that is. When you knock on the door, Agrona herself opens it, so you quickly ask her out. She says yes! You are so happy that you have completed this task and found your true love.Do more tasks

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EUDOKIAYou choose Eudokia, the woman you met in the temple. She is still in the temple, praying that you would fall in love with her. You catch her by surprise and ask her out. She says yes! You are so happy that you have completed this task and found your true love.Do more tasks

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A BOYFRIENDYou decide to find a nice young man to go out with. Some uptight Roman prudes might frown upon your decision, but the town you live in is very liberal and people won’t care. Where will you go to look?

The baths The palaestra (exercise area)The amphitheatre The taverns

The theatre

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BATHSThe baths are the perfect place to meet a potential boyfriend, you think. You go over there, strip naked and go into the baths. You get the really hot pool over and done with, get a slave to put some olive oil on you, scrape it off and enter the warm pool. There are loads of men standing around, and bathing, and chatting. There’s a young man floating all alone in the corner, so you swim over to him and say hello. He introduces himself as Drusus, with a shy smile. Your gaydar is on overload. He is definitely a contender. You talk for a while, and find yourself falling for him. But you need to see if there is anyone else. Where to next?The palaestra (exercise area) The amphitheatre

The taverns The theatre

I’ve been everywhere!

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PALAESTRAIn the palaestra, you hope to find someone you can share your love of athletics with. You secretly hope that, if your detective career fails, you can become a discus-thrower. You pick up a spare discus and get throwing. One of the throws goes wildly off-target and is caught by a very athletic-looking man, who introduces himself as Loxias. You begin to talk about discus-throwing, and you find out that he is hoping to go professional someday. You love Loxias’ determination and hopefulness, it’s just so infectiously positive! He is definitely into boys as well, you can tell. But where to next?

The baths The amphitheatre The taverns The theatre

I’ve been everywhere!

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THE AMPHITHEATREThe amphitheatre is very small, and built on a low budget. It can only seat 1000 people, and the rows are all very close together. When there are gladiator fights the spectators get up very close to the action. Today there are fights, so you pay a couple of denarii and find yourself a seat. To your astonishment, you find yourself next to a handsome Gaulish man, who introduces himself as Brennus. He is really into gladiators, and talks about them in a way that makes your gaydar go on red alert. You start flirting with him, hoping to get him to like you as much as you like him. He seems to be falling for you! But you want to see more options. Where to next?

The baths The palaestra (exercise area)The taverns The theatre

I’ve been everywhere!

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THE TAVERNSYou want to find an upbeat guy, who knows how to have fun, and the taverns are just the place. You go to your favourite one, a nice place called Belenus Booze. You order a glass of wine and find a table to sit at. There is one by the window, upon which a guy is sitting. He is one of the most beautiful people you have ever seen, so you try to woo him. He totally outdrinks you, and you both have tons of fun arm-wrestling and being rowdy. You get kicked out of the tavern in the end. The man, called Q. Cornelius Lentulus, says goodbye to you and stumbles his way back home, and you decide where to go next.

The baths The palaestra (exercise area)The amphitheatre The theatre

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THE THEATREYou go to the theatre, hoping to get a guy who is into culture. Today there is a play on by Sophocles, a playwright whom you hate, but you take a seat anyway. You start watching the play. It’s so boring, and it’s in Greek too, which you find annoying. You can’t understand a word! You look very confused, and the man sitting next to you asks what’s wrong. You tell him that you don’t know any Greek. He laughs and says that he’ll translate for you.“I’m Dionysios,” He offers a hand. You shake it and start watching the play. After every line that’s spoken by the actors, Dionysios whispers the Latin translation in your ear, in his soft and silky voice. When the play is over, you bid him farewell, feeling very happy and giddy. But where to next?

The baths The palaestra (exercise area)The amphitheatre The taverns

I’ve been everywhere!

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DECISIONSYou’ve seen five amazing men, and now it’s time to decide who is your real true love! Who will it be?Drusus Loxias Brennus Lentulus Dionysios

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DRUSUSYou decide that Drusus, the man you met at the baths, is your real true love. He is actually still hanging out at the baths, and when you ask him out he squeals with joy, then hugs you tightly. You take that as a yes! You are so pleased that you’ve completed this task.Do more tasks

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LOXIASYou decide that Loxias, the man you met at the palaestra, is your real true love. You return to the exercise area and find that he is busy throwing discuses. You scratch the words ‘Will you go out with me? Love Tiberius Lucretius’ on a random discus and fling it towards him. He picks it up and reads it, looking around for you. He nods and rushes up to you to give you a hug. You are so pleased that you’ve completed this task.Do more tasks

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BRENNUSYou decide that Brennus, the man you met in the amphitheatre, is your real true love. You find him walking towards a tavern, so you stop him and ask him out. He says yes! You are so pleased that you’ve completed this task.Do more tasks

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LENTULUSYou decide that Lentulus, the man you met in the tavern, is your real true love. He is drunkenly stumbling around the streets, and he still hasn’t found his way back home. You stop him and ask him out. He says yes! You are so pleased that you’ve completed this task.Do more tasks

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DIONYSIOSYou decide that Dionysios, the man you met in the theatre, is your real true love. You find him still in the theatre, watching yet another play. When he sees you, he lets out an evil laugh.“You thought I was translating it right? That play was not about rabbits! I tricked you! Dionysios’d!!!” He laughs again, this time maniacally.Then he rushes up to you, stabs you, and you die.Continue

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WINE“Tiberius, your task is to find the best wine in the whole Empire and bring it to me to taste. I must die under the influence of the most impeccable vinum there is.”You agree to the challenge, then try and think of a few places where wine is most commonly made. Pompeii crosses your mind, but you remember that it got destroyed and everything. You think of a few places that have excellent wine. Which one will you visit first?

Mount Falernus Ager Caecubus Alban Hills

Verona

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MOUNT FALERNUSYou decide to travel to Mount Falernus, the home of Falernian wine, which is widely considered the best. You’re not sure if your dad thinks so as well.You visit a vineyard and meet with the owner, a smiling, chubby man called Paulus. He takes you for a tour of the vineyard, tells you all about how he makes his wine, then takes you into his wine-tasting house to try some samples.“I’ve named them all after Emperors!” he announces, pushing a few cups towards you. “Try one!” Which one do you taste?

Vinum Tiberius Vinum Augustus Vinum Caligula

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VINUM TIBERIUSYou try this wine, which has been sweetened with honey. This sort of wine is known as mulsum, and to you it is absolutely delicious. It’s drunk, at dinner-time, with the starters or aperitifs, and you can imagine that this would complement a crispy stuffed dormouse perfectly. You ask Paulus for an amphora, and he gives you one in exchange for some money. Now where should you go?

Ager Caecubus Alban HillsVerona I’ve been everywhere!

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VINUM AUGUSTUSYou take a sip of the wine, and you are transported to heaven. It is the most amazing wine you’ve ever drunk, and you think that your dad will love it. Falernian wine really is the best. This one has a complex, grapey flavour, with a sweetness that is balanced out by the sharpness of its age. You buy an amphora of it and leave. Where should you go now?

Ager Caecubus Alban HillsVerona I’ve been everywhere!

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VINUM CALIGULAYou take one look at this wine and you can tell it will be tasty. But when you drink it, you find that it is the exact opposite. It is a bitter, acidic brew, and it makes your tongue burn. Even after a few minutes, the burning won’t subside, and it begins to spread around your whole body. You get very uncomfortable, and soon you are lying on the floor, sweating like a pig. The wine was poisoned! With a cackle, Paulus pours the rest of the vinum Caligula on you and leaves you to face a slow and painful death.Continue

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AGER CAECUBUSYou go to the small settlement of Ager Caecubus, the place where Caecuban wine is made. There is only one vineyard there, and the owner welcomes you. He takes you round the vineyard, and you sample a few of this year’s grapes. They are very tasty, so you have high hopes for the wine. The owner, called Ahala, invites you to try some samples of his best wines. Which one will you try?

Vinum I Vinum II Vinum III

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VINUM IYou try the first wine, and it tastes awful. It’s obviously not been fermented long enough, and it reminds you of the horrid wine one gets at cheap taverns. As well as that, there’s a fiery undertone that isn’t supposed to be there. You realise all too late that it has been poisoned. Continue

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VINUM IIThe second wine has been flavoured with pure turpentine, which gives it an interesting and unique taste. It’s known as conditura. You swirl it round your mouth, appreciating the extra depth of flavour the turpentine gives. You ask for two amphorae of it, and Ahala gives you them.“It’s on the house!” he says, giving your money back.You thank him and leave, cheekily opening one of the amphorae for yourself. You down it quickly, and you’re absolutely plastered. Where should you go next?

Mount Falernus Alban HillsVerona I’ve been everywhere!

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VINUM IIIThe third wine is quite simply incredibly alcoholic. The scoundrel didn’t even water it down! You choke on the wine, coughing up little bits of your lunch. “Ha! I bet you didn’t expect it to be 100% alcohol content! Die, little blonde man, die!” You curse him, screaming “You’re such an armpit!”, which is actually what Ahala means.The alcohol takes effect, and burns you from the inside out. You die.Continue

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ALBAN HILLSYou travel to the Alban Hills, the place where Alban wine is made. The owner of one of the vineyards greets you and takes you on a tour, telling you that his wine is aged for 15 years. You are impressed! He offers you three of his best brews, and says that each one is named after a god or goddess. Which one will you try?

Vinum Bacchus Vinum Venus Vinum Robigus

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VINUM BACCHUSThe wine named after the god of wine will obviously be the best! Indeed it is, you remark, as you taste it. It’s called a conditura, as it’s flavoured with lovely herbs and spices. It is just the sort of wine your dad likes. You buy an amphora of it and decide to go somewhere else. Where?Mount Falernus Ager Caecubus Verona

I’ve been everywhere!

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VINUM VENUSThis wine is named after the goddess of love, so you’re bound to love it! Sadly, this is not the case. It has been poisoned with an acid known as vitriol, and it burns your insides painfully. You curse the owner of the vineyard as you die in agony.Continue

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VINUM ROBIGUSThis wine is named after the god of mildew. You think that it’s a bit of an odd namesake, but you try it all the same. To your astonishment, the wine is one of the best you’ve tasted: fruity, sweet, with an alcoholic edge. Yum. You buy an amphora from the owner and decide to go elsewhere. But where?Mount Falernus Ager Caecubus Verona

I’ve been everywhere!

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VERONAYou go to Verona, where a wine called Rhaeticum is made. You’ve heard that it was Emperor Augustus’ favourite, and you know your dad loved that guy, so he would obviously love this wine! You visit a vineyard, which is owned by a grumpy man called Bibaculus. He doesn’t give you a tour or anything, he instead gives you three cups of wine to try. Which one?

Vinum 1 Vinum 2 Vinum 3

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VINUM 1This one is lovely, and has an interesting flavour caused by the addition of lime, in the form of burnt marble. You buy an amphora immediately, and decide to go somewhere else. Where?Mount Falernus Ager Caecubus Alban

HillsI’ve been everywhere!

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VINUM 2As soon as this wine touches your lips, you immediately want more. Sea-water has been added to it, and the salty flavour balances out the sweetness of the grapes. It is delightful. You purchase an amphora of it from Bibaculus (who is a drunkard and does live up to his name) and leave. Where to next?

Mount Falernus Ager Caecubus Alban Hills

I’ve been everywhere!

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VINUM 3You taste the honey-coloured brew, and spit it out when you realise it’s beer. What??? Suddenly you drop the cup and fall to the floor. He poisoned it!“Oh no, the poison was not in the beer. I put it on the cup.” Bibaculus cackles. Your vision goes in and out of focus, and your head becomes fuzzy. You feel a blackness clouding over you, and you die painlessly.Continue

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WHICH WINE?You travel back home with four amphorae of wine. Before you enter your dad’s room, you have a final try of each one. Now it’s time to decide which one is the best in the Empire.

The Falernian The Caecuban The Alban

The Rhaeticum

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FALERNIANYou give your dad the amphora of wine you got from Mount Falernus. He tries some and falls head over heels in love! It is the best he’s ever tasted! He gives you a massive hug and tells you that you have completed the task.Do more

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CAECUBANYou decide that the turpentine flavour of this wine will be your dad’s favourite. You give him a glass, and he screams for joy.“This truly is the best wine in the Empire!” he exclaims. “You have completed the task!”Do more

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ALBANYour dad tries some of the Alban wine, swishes it around his mouth, and deliberates for a while.“Hmm… it is nice, but it’s not the best wine in the Empire. You have failed.”Suddenly a hole opens up in the ground and swallows you whole.Continue

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RHAETICUMYou give your dad some of Augustus’ favourite wine. He takes a small sip, and jumps out of bed as if his death is not imminent. “By Jove! This is delicious!” He starts dancing around like a maniac. Then he gives you a big hug and tells you that you have completed the task.Do more

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PARTY“Before I die, I want to have the most rocking party in the history of the world, and I need you to organise it. You need to choose food, decide on a dress code, find a location and get some awesome music.”Which one will you do first?Food Dress code Location

Music

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FOODYou go out and have a look in the forum for anyone that can cater for your party. The search returns fruitless, so you look for a tavern that could cater. There are a few taverns around. Which one will you go for?Belenus Booze, your favouriteVenus’ Vinum, the new chain that has locations all over the EmpireCaesar’s Finest, which serves food fit for an EmperorSeth’s Snacks, the Egyptian fast food joint

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BELENUS BOOZEYou choose your favourite tavern, which serves good old-fashioned pub grub. You ask them to cater for your party, and the owner says yes. He shows you the menu of stuff that they serve, and it sounds delicious.

Starter: boiled eggs in pine-nut sauce flavoured with vinegar

Main: boiled ostrich in sauceDessert: roasted pine nuts in honey and milk

Wine and garum will be available throughout the meal!

What will you organise next?Dress code Location Music

I’ve done it all!

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VENUS’ VINUMYou’ve never eaten here before, but it looks great. They agree to cater for your party and they show you what they will be cooking.

Starter: dormice stuffed with minced porkMain: roast tuna with pottageDessert: fresh fruit and nuts

Sounds tasty! What will you organise next?Dress code Location Music

I’ve done it all!

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CAESAR’S FINESTAlthough expensive, this place will definitely have the nicest food. The owner, a tall and thin man called Flavus, agrees to cater for your party, and shows you what they will be cooking.

Starter: lark’s tongues with garumMain: stuffed womb with garum

Dessert: almonds, grapes and dates, with plenty of garum

Phwoar, that’s an awful lot of garum, you think. Thank the gods your dad is a fan of the stuff. What will you organise next?

Dress code Location MusicI’ve done it all!

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SETH’S SNACKSYou think that it will be a bit different if you all chowed down on some Egyptian grub, instead of normal Roman stuff. The place agrees to cater for you, and takes you round the kitchens where they show you what food they’ll be serving at the party.

Starter: lots of bread and figsMain: pigeon served with scallions, garlic and turnips

Dessert: tiger nuts dried and ground with honeyThere will be beer available throughout the evening.

Beer! Oh no! The Romans don’t like beer! You are appalled, but you suck it up and carry on. What will you organise next?

Dress code Location MusicI’ve done it all!

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DRESS CODESince this party is going to be crazy and epic, you will need a dress code. Your dad says that he doesn’t mind how people dress, and you can tell them to come however they like. That gives you freedom to choose any dress code that you want! What do you choose?

Gladiators Nude Your best togasAll black Gods and goddesses

Super casual

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GLADIATORSYou decide that everyone should dress as gladiators. You write the dress code on the invitations:

Dress code: gladiator. Wear your best arena gear! Swords and weapons are highly encouraged!

What will you organise next?Food Location Music

I’ve done it all!

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NUDEYou decide to be cheeky and have everyone come nude. You write this on your invitations.

Dress code: no clothes!What will you organise next?

Food Location MusicI’ve done it all!

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YOUR BEST TOGASYou decide to remain formal, and write it on your invitations.Dress code: come in your best togas and tunics. The

more formal the better.What will you organise next?

Food Location MusicI’ve done it all!

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ALL BLACKSince your dad is going to die, it makes sense to have funerary colours for the party. You write this on your invitations.

Dress code: wear all black.What will you organise next?

Food Location MusicI’ve done it all!

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GODS AND GODDESSESYou want a divine theme to your party, and you are interested to see who will have the best god/goddess outfit. You write the following on the invitations:

Dress code: dress up as your favourite god or goddess! There will be a prize for the best outfit!

What will you organise next?Food Location Music

I’ve done it all!

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SUPER CASUALYou decide to not really have a dress code, and just let people come in whatever clothes they want. You write this on the invitations.

Dress code: come in whatever you want, the more casual the better.

What will you organise next?Food Location Music

I’ve done it all!

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LOCATIONYou want the party to be in the most amazing setting ever, and you are allowed to book any venue you want! Where will the party be held?The amphitheatre The baths The forumThe theatre Your house Rome

The seaside

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ARENA PARTY!You want to hold the party in the amphitheatre. You even hire some gladiators to give you an exclusive fight while you sit and eat. Luxury!What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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BATH PARTY!You want this party to be a little different, so people can eat and get clean at the same time! It’s going to be great!What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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FORUM PARTY!The forum is massive, so that means you can spread out all the food tables and have loads of space for dancing!What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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THEATRE PARTY!You decide to have your party in the theatre, and you hire a few actors to give you a performance of your favourite play, Lysistrata by Aristophanes. It’s hilarious and your guests will love it.What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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HOUSE PARTY!You decide to have your party at home. That way you can absolutely trash it and not be told off by the aedile!What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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ROME PARTY!Your hometown is so boring, Rome is a much better place for parties! You hire out these awesome gardens that have been used for parties hosted by the Emperor himself, which you think is really cool. What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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BEACH PARTY!You decide to have the party at the beach closest to you. It’s really nice, and the water is warm and clear. So everyone can swim in the sea, or chillax in front of a bonfire, and roast aperitifs like dormice on it! It’s summer as well, so it will be perfect.What will you organise next?

Food Dress code MusicI’ve done it all!

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MUSICYou need to get someone really good to play at the party. You are in touch with the local music scene, so you know the names of a few musicians. You decide to have a look at a few bands and then choose who to hire.

Battle-Ready Bros The Sirens Atrum Daemones

Priests of Apollo Matthias the Eunuch

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BANDSWhich other ones will you look at?

Battle-Ready Bros The Sirens Atrum Daemones

Priests of Apollo Matthias the Eunuch

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BATTLE-READY BROSYou look at the flyer they gave you.We are a band of military trumpeters and buglers,

perfect for your army-themed party. We play all sorts of authentic Roman Army trumpet calls, as well as exciting and avant-garde pieces that will really get your guests in a battle-ready mood!

Choose them Look at other bands

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THE SIRENSYou look at the flyer they gave you, which has a border of drawings of very pretty women.The Sirens are a group of beautiful, single Roman women that sing a range of songs, including pious prayers to any god you desire; upbeat a capella to get you in the mood; or songs that we have written ourselves. Hire for one night is only 100 denarii,

and each singer is fully equipped for anything the males at the party might want to do after the

singing is over.Ooh, saucy!Choose them Look at other bands

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ATRUM DAEMONESYou have a look at their brochure, which is decorated by morbid pictures of the Underworld and people getting killed.

Tired of boring, relaxing Roman music? Listen to the Atrum Daemones, the hottest new band from

Israel! We have a different sort of sound, unique to anything you’ve ever heard. Our songs will get you up and dancing, head-banging like mad with our alternative uses of common Roman instruments.

Hire us for only 70 denarii and hear the water organ played like you’ve never heard before! Rock

on!They certainly sound intriguing.Choose them Look at other bands

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PRIESTS OF APOLLOYou look at the flyer they gave you, which looks like it’s straight out of a sacred book.

We bring the temple to you with our unique and inspiring group of singers, ranging from our

youngest novice to the smooth, gravelly tones of the High Priest. We sing prayers and songs to any god you choose, and we specialise in Apollonian

hymns. We have a group of expert musicians that give our music an extra layer of depth, with

citharas, water organs and trumpets. We also do readings from sacred books, poem readings and

weddings.Choose them Look at other bands

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MATTHIAS THE EUNUCHThis flyer is very small and simple.

I am an ex-slave from Rome, and I have come to your town to display my unique style of singing. My previous master wanted me for my feminine, pure voice, and I excel in all voice-related aspects. Hire

me for only 135 denarii and experience the relaxation and ambience my voice can bring to your

party.Choose him Look at more bands

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CHOSEN!This band, you think, sounds the best of them all. Your dad will love them. What will you organise next?Food Dress code Location

I’ve done it all!

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PARTY TIMEYou send out the invitations. On the night of the party, you meet with all the guests, dance, have fun, and get drunk. The band is absolutely banging, the food is lush, people are looking amazing and the location you’ve picked is just perfect. Your dad swaggers up to you, totally drunk, and pats you on the back.“You can definitely say this is a task completed!”You enjoy the rest of the party, and wake up the next morning with a hangover, but ready to do more tasks.Do more tasks

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UNSOLVED CASES“I have a few pressing cases that must be solved soon. I need you to solve them, but if you get it wrong I am afraid that the real criminal will come and kill you. Beware. Have a look at my notes on each case and decide who the culprit is.”Solve some cases

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MURDER OR SUICIDE?An inn-keeper by the name of Marcellus was found dead in his room by his wife. There was a knife by his right hand. Wife claims that he is left-handed. The knife belonged to the deceased. There were

three stab wounds to his chest, and he was lying on his bed. Next to him was an empty glass of wine. At 11:00 people said they heard screams, wife says she

found him the next morning. Nobody saw her all night.

Who committed this crime?It was suicideHis wife

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WRONG!Sorry, but you have got it wrong. And your dad was right. You are murdered because you were incorrect.Continue

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CORRECT!Well done!Next case

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STOLEN SHEEPA shepherd had 12 sheep. One night some were

stolen, and there were 7 left. All nearby areas were searched and only four were found. Later a man

called Laenas was found dead in his house– he was poisoned. Could these events be connected?

Can you offer an explanation for this?Laenas didn’t steal the sheepLaenas stole five, ate one and died because it was poisoned These events are not connectedLaenas was the shepherd and he was poisoned so the thief could take the sheep

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CORRECT!Well done!Next case

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THE FINAL CASEThree silk merchants were murdered by men who

were found dead the next day. The merchants were all travelling to a big city to sell their expensive silk, but no silk was found in, on or around their

bodies. Each murderer had a tattoo on their foot of the initials ‘M. V. L.’ That must stand for the

organisation they work for. Why were the murderers dead? Next to their bodies there were

knives, each one identical and in their hands.Why did they die, and how?They failed their missions so the organisation killed themThey failed their missions so they had to commit suicideThey went rogue and the organisation had to get rid of themThe merchants’ and murderers’ deaths are not connected

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CORRECT!Well done! You have solved all the unsolved cases. You take a note of the last one and put it away for later use. The organisation ‘M. V. L.’ might come up again in connection with more murders. If they are a criminal group, they must be stopped, and any evidence is helpful. You are pleased that you’ve completed this task.Do more tasks

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THE TASKS COMPLETEDYou tell your dad that you’ve completed all the tasks. He takes your hand and shakes it firmly.“Just in time too, Tiberius. I think the Styx calls.”Needless to say, you are very sad, but you feel somewhat relieved that you managed to do all the tasks and make your dad happy. The next time you look over at your dad, he is still and pale. You fight the tears, but eventually you let them go and you sob like mad. Your mum comes in and joins you, as well as all the slaves. You place a coin in Q. Lucretius Vespillo’s mouth, and hope he passes the river Styx in peace.Finish

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VALE!Now the Vespillo Family Detective Agency belongs solely to you, and you may (or may not!) have completed all the tasks. The Empire hopes to see you again soon as the new Toga Detective.

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