[COMPETITION] Mobius & Psykokow's T&F Anniversary Giveaway

[Slawkenbergius]

Moderation Edit: Due to unforeseen consequences of merging this thread with another, the first and second posts by Mobius & Psykokow in this competition thread had been moved back from being the original posts. So what I will do now is merge these original posts with Slawkenbergius's post here. Sorry for the inconvenience folks.

up for grabs are these Faction Posters, these are 24"x 16"​

It's one year ago today that the Thargoid and Fer-de-lance bar opened it's doors to us, and we want to celebrate this with a fantastic giveaway over the next 4 weeks. By all means do pop in and leave a birthday message to the bar...we're happy for anyone to drop by and share a drink.


Each week for the next 4 weeks, we will randomly choose 5 post numbers from that weeks postings to win a MUG each, one of the 5 will also win their choice of a MOBIUS faction poster (Will show these later).
ONLY POSTS MADE IN THIS THREAD WILL COUNT

I will draw the random post numbers on a Sunday and there are some rules (See bottom of post)..

Here is where I will keep the topic and winners over the next few weeks.

WEEK 1: THEME: YOUR MADE UP ELITE DRINK WINNER: TBA




RULES and GUIDELINES
1. No flooding the thread... you are welcome to post as many times as you want, conversation is fine... ONLY qualifying post's can win. So it will not help your chances to spam the thread.
2. Posts qualify by meeting the theme of that weeks draw. These will be set in the thread and this 2nd post will be updated with winners and previous themes.
3. Winners will be decided by a random.org generated number, and the corresponding post will win unless if is deemed to not meet the theme.
4. Psykokow and Mobius are providing all prizes.
5. Maximum prize is 1 mug each and 1 poster – you may re-enter each week to try to win a poster if you have won a mug already. (You will not receive 2 mugs)
6. Mods and employee's of Frontier Developments are welcome to enter, though employee already have the mugs... so you aint getting another one!!!

FAQ:
Q: If I win a mug can I enter the competition again to try to win a print?
A: Of course you can, should you win a mug and not a poster then we will re-draw another post to win the mug.
Q: If I don't want the prize and would prefer a cash alternative, is that possible.
A: No ya cheeky ******!!!! Take the mug, don't be one!
Q: I don't want Mobius or especially Psykokow to have my address..?
A: I can bring or send mugs to any elite meeting near you if you intend to attend, other than that I will need an address to send your prize to. However I psykokow have run a mail order company for 5 years and am very capable in shipping parcels and keeping your details safe until the competition is over at which point I will delete them. I will ship to any address you prefer.

Here's a thread to serve as an entry exam to all those budding bartenders who want to serve at any of the many fine drinking establishments throughout the Elite universe. Supply us with the recipe for your own cocktail, with a suitably themed name. To begin with the best:

The Sidewinder:
1 measure dark rum*
2 measures semi-sweet vermouth (recommend Cinzano Bianco)
1/3rd measure Campari
1/3rd measure Crème de cassis de Dijon
Generous splash or three of Angostura bitters

Served in a tumbler over ice

*2 meaures for Ironman mode, which requires a little extra ice-melting time

Style: Very much woody bittersweet. The Campari and the Angostura form the woody bitter part, and the Vermouth and the Crème de Cassis add a very natural sweetness, with a touch of vegetation. The dark rum fills it out with molasses and booze. The lack of a non-alcoholic mixer doesn't prevent the mix from being pleasingly smooth.

 

[Asp Explorer]

The Irish Omelette

24 pints of Guinness*
2 x packets of dry roasted peanuts
2 x packets of pork scratchings

Consume all ingredients. Have a great night out! Recipe will have prepared by noon the next day. Enjoy!

*for Ironman mode, treble all quantities and add a chicken vindaloo.

Style: Sharp, wet, bitingly painful but delightfully deep and warm. Generally overpowering aroma that can linger for weeks, with subtle notes of something that died. May peel paint from bathroom fixtures. Not recommended if you have special companions in the same postcode.

 

[Winterwalker]

nice thread ..

=== WARNING ===

THE BASIC HANGOVER
CAUSE: 4-6 pints/glasses of wine
SYMPTOMS: mild nausea, mental and physical slowness
Usually the result of a ‘quick one' after work. Like the common cold, not debilitating, the Basic Hangover makes performing the simplest of tasks, around 30% more difficult and annoying.

THE "WHAT HAVE I DONE?"
CAUSE: excessive consumption in the wrong environment
SYMPTOMS: paranoia and self-loathing
Following a work party, family do, or encounter with an ex, you can’t quite remember what it was you said or did, but an intangible wrongness is nethertheless wedged inside, rotting you from the inside out.

THE BLACKOUT
CAUSE: spirits, particularly vodka
SYMPTOMS: memory loss
It could be that you’re spared the memory of lecturing a bouncer about feminism while throwing up in your own shoe. Or you’ve spent a fortune having meaningful conversations with your friends, that now might as well never have happened. You’ll never know.

THE PHYSICAL
CAUSE: any one drink in excess (particularly Guinness)
SYMPTOMS: headache, vomiting, diarrhea
Stomach, head, or your bowels (or all three, see Apocalypse) are bearing the brunt of your self-abuse. Trips to toilets become a game of Russian roulette and, of all hangovers, this is the only one that can make it literally impossible to leave the house.

THE FALSE DAWN
CAUSE: not enough sleep
SYMPTOMS: excessive joy, followed by a terrible low
You wake, after a heavy session and feel wonderful …? So wonderful in fact you’re knocking into things, chatting incessantly, and laughing to yourself in the street. Don’t be fooled. You're still drunk. Over the precipice awaits a hangover that you’re about to experience, consciously, from the exact moment it begins.

THE "EXISTENTIAL CRISIS"
CAUSE: excess, and having a rubbish time
SYMPTOMS: depression, pessimism, taking a long hard look at yourself
With most hangovers you can endure, knowing deep down that you don’t really regret it. (Why else are you planning next weekend? On top of spending too much money and ruining the following day, you failed to have any fun and your existential crisis is making you question not just the drinking itself but the shape and course of your entire life. This is the hangover where you wonder if you have your priorities straight, if you’re somehow managing to screw up (again) and whether actually, deep down, you’re just not a very good person. Enjoy.


THE RAGE
CAUSE: lots of red wine or whisky
SYMPTOMS: extreme irritation, loss of patience, violent visions
Your slovenly flatmate, your chatty colleague, the old lady who brushed past you on the bus with insufficient grace. As with most angry, intolerant people, your flared nostrils and curt asides are really a sermon upon yourself: the idiot who thought it would be ‘cultured’ to open a bottle of Scotch at 2 a.m.

THE APOCALYPSE
CAUSE: tequila, absinthe, Jagerbombs, anything brewed in a bath
SYMPTOMS: all
Many people think they’ve experienced this hangover but, like falling in love or being kicked by a horse, when it does actually happen you finally really know it. Generally incorporating at least three of the above, the apocalypse is only really excusable if it’s your birthday, stag/hen do, or if the world is genuinely about to be obliterated by a meteorite.

THE "PARDON"
CAUSE: unknown
SYMPTOMS: joy, peace, smugness
The hangover equivalent of finding a £20 note on the floor, ‘the pardon’ comes along but once or twice a year. Via some unrepeatable combination of chemical and psychological factors, so intricate that neither you, nor a team of scientists could engineer it on purpose, you awake after a skinful and feel .. fine. No headache, no anxiety, no problem. The only negativeis that you feel an ingratiating need to boast about it to every person you meet for the rest of the day.

 

[Winterwalker]

Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

Ingredients;
1. Slice of Lemon
2. Gold Brick (large)

Method;
Wrap brick with lemon.
Hit head with lemon.

Result;
Brain sliced and diced by mice.

 

[Asp Explorer]

The Bavarian Banger

17 litres of Doppelbok
Generous helping of sauerkraut
The largest Weisswurst you can find*
Small sachet of tomato ketchup.

Consume most of the doppelbok, have a deep and meaningful conversation with your significant other which will inevitably turn sour, and then into the biggest relationship-toppling argument the world has ever seen - but the more you consume the less and less you will remember of it (or care). Put the tomato ketchup and Weisswurst in your pocket for safe keeping.

Eat the sauerkraut, as you just know you need something to perk you up enough to finish off the beer. Promptly fall asleep in the strangest location possible.

Upon awakening, the ghastly feeling in your head, your mouth, and the sticky red goo all over your hands and legs will tell you something went horribly wrong. You vaguely remember arguing with your favourite person, and then notice the limp, pale, sausagey object on the floor and really hope it's a Weisswurst

*for Ironman, don't buy a Weisswurst

 

[Jenner]

Love the graphic!

 

[Styggron]

Thread is stickied for the duration of the competition.

Enjoy and goodluck..........

 

[psykokow]

Week 1's Theme is straight forward....

The thargoid and fer-de-lance patrons have made up all kinds of drinks over the year, from deadly to namby pamby..

What I want from you is your made up drink... and please do share where it is made, what is unique about it and anything else you can think of to make us want to try it..

So picture this... long flight is over... and you land in a station and head straight to the bar to order the drink that you have been craving for the last month out in deep space...

WHAT is it you ask for at the bar??


Some examples of the drinks already being shared and spilled...

All posts after this one, and before I close this weeks competition on Sunday night will be part of the draw.. ONLY posts matching the theme will be able to win.

GOOD LUCK COMMANDERS!!!! Time to wet those whistles.. Keep it fun please and as clean as possible... Sven hates cleaning up after messy commanders!

 

[Listeri69]

Castor 3 suns is unusual in it is distilled purely by the heat of the 3 suns of castor a mash of grain, lavian potatoes and trumbles is left in a naturally forming cave that acts as the still for this unique brew it is filtered naturally through the rocks where it emerges at 201% proof due to the gravity of the local system it is then stored in cast iron barrels for 45 years where it picks up its high iron and ginger colour. People who have drunk Castor 3 suns neat have likened it to being crowbarred in the face whilst having your stomach filed down. true connosures drink it with iron filings but its most common usage these days is in the Diso diva coctail where it forms the base. supplies used to be stored in the Slough system until it became a problem to distinguish supplies from the radioactive waste and a separate housing unit was built on castor to house the drink. due to its extremely high iron content users become magnetic after drinking and a separate warning tells users to avoid going on anything that spins due to the electric discharge that may occur

 

[Alien]

Urtize Juice.
Remarkably similar to the old Earth drink of Prune juice
(regarded as a warrior's drink by ridged forehead snarly beasts of Klingoff 9)
While being harmless and known for being completely unremarkable everywhere,
is for reasons unknown, highly illegal in the Urtize system.

 

[Iglooman]

Witchspace Tea

Iglooman's Witchspace Tea (Pictured - Luyten Purple Tangerine & Bedaho Sugar Bush Witchspace Tea)

Required (per cup)
1/2 tsp Witchspace Engine moss
Hot water at 98C
A mug of strong build.
Optional
Fruit peel, bark, and/or tea leaves, usually a total of 1/2 - 1 tsp of flavouring, depending on strength.
For the above tea,
1/2 tsp Luyten Purple Tangerine peel
1 Bedaho Sugar Bush leaf, crushed (about 1/4 tsp).

This bitter brew has a tangy fruity aroma, and tingles the tongue, throat, and then extremities when consumed thanks to the Witchspace Moss. Cures most common colds, headaches, and general pain for about 1 hour. Consumption of more than 4 cups per day not recommended. May cause sympathetic body reverberations in time with your Witchspace Engine when consumption levels are high. Recommend evacuating before jumping.

 

[Ian Phillips]

Some examples of the drinks already being shared and spilled...

That is so cool!

Now, wheres my pillow?

<edit> People spill this? Sacrelige....

 

[Geraldine]

6. Mods and employee's of Frontier Developments are welcome to enter, though employee already have the mugs... so you aint getting another one!!!

Ooooh, Mods can enter too?

Alrighty then, my proposed drink is Buckled Tonic Wine as brewed by the Guardians of the Free Spirit in the Van Maanens star system. Alcohol is illegal in Van Mannans, however the Guardians maintain that Buckled is actually a medicine they make from a secret recipe that promotes health and a feeling of well being in those who need to feel the power of the free spirit.

Critics around the galaxy maintain that Buckled being so cheap and readily available causes those who partake of the drink to have a higher incidence of anti-social behaviour. Evidence of this is far from conclusive and the Guardians maintain it is merely a health drink, however it has also been known by other local slang terms where it is popular, like Reidquat Table Wine in the Reidquat system or Cally Kerfuffle in and around Camp Nesbitt on New Caledonia in the Beta Hydri system.

 

[psykokow]

Ooooh, Mods can enter too?

Alrighty then, my proposed drink is Buckled Tonic Wine as brewed by the Guardians of the Free Spirit in the Van Maanens star system. Alcohol is illegal in Van Mannans, however the Guardians maintain that Buckled is actually a medicine they make from a secret recipe that promotes health and a feeling of well being in those who need to feel the power of the free spirit.

I will try to make bottles up every so often.... nice entry Geraldine

 

[Alien]

That looks like Urtize Juice with a label for Buckled on it

 

[Geraldine]

WOW That Buckled label looks great psykokow

 

[Lestat]

A Flying Gecko. .

1 Shot of lave Whiskey
2 Shot's of Federation Brandy
Mix with rare Lesti Grapefruit
Then heated with a beam laser.

If you are on Lesti space system Floating geckos will be attracted to you when you drink it.

 

[[VR] Mad Mike]

Esustiian Milk
========

An expensive bevarage from Esusti.

The milk from the Esustiian spotted cat is mixed with alcohol and a closely guarded secret ingredient thought to be a hallucinogenic fungus from an indigenous tree bark.

This rare brew is locally revered due to its aphrodisiac qualities however due to the dangerous nature of the spotted cat milking and the drinks mind altering effects the rumours are sales of this milk may be banned.

No doubt this will increase its value significantly so there is possible profit to be made for the adventurous trader.

 

[Ian Phillips]

Could we see the Cobra-cobana Venom label please?:smilie:

 

[psykokow]

Could we see the Cobra-cobana Venom label please?:smilie:

Of course..