Temple of Solomon Written Exam

Perspective associates of the Temple of Solomon are required to pass a written exam.

Describe 5 methods for destroying a vampire:

• Sam: Fire; holy water (swallowed, topical, or intravenous); wooden stake applied forcefully between atrium & ventricle; decapitation; sunlight.
• Drew: Tell Sam; crossbow bolt through the heart; sunlight; beheading; holy water.
• Erik: Stake through heart; flame thrower; decapitation; sunlight; assorted supernatural weapons designed for killing vamps.
• Tori: Stake through the heart; decapitation; sunlight; fire; creative use of holy items.
• Kevin: Staking; beheading; burning; sunlight; massive trauma.
• Michael: Stake through heart; beheading; sunlight; immolation; holy water.

3 methods for destroying a werewolf::

• Sam: Silver weapon, bullet, etc.; fire; silver nitrate; decapitation.
• Drew: Silver bullet; silver arrow; thermonuclear weapon.
• Erik: Silver bullets; silver swords; assorted magical weapons.
• Tori: Silver bullets; decapitation; wolfsbane?
• Kevin: Silver bullet; wolfsbane; burning.
• Michael: Silver weapon; beheading; immolation.

Preferred way to destroy zombies:

• Sam: Fire, or dismemberment, and then fire.
• Drew: Hack them to bits and burn the pieces.
• Erik: Chainsaws; shotguns; big ass swords.
• Tori: A chainsaw.
• Kevin: Burning, dispelling.
• Michael: Tree shredder.

How does one banish a Tol'Neik demon?

• Sam: Tell it to go away.
• Drew: Don't know without looking it up -- probably in Bjorn's Guide to Demons, Vol. III.
• Erik: Harsh language.
• Tori: Uh... never heard of one.
• Kevin: Hot pot of boiling water & a stick of butter.
• Michael: Djinn falchion.

• Sam: With isopropyl alcohol.
• Drew: Alcohol.
• Erik: (help)
• Tori: The dishwasher?
• Kevin:
• Michael: Smelt & re-mold.

You awake in the middle of a pentagram, apparently painted onto the floor. Inside the pentagram with you are two orange candles, a small ball of string, 11 golden coins, and a bottle of 12-year old scotch.

What spell is about to be cast?

• Sam: Something I do not want to be part of.
• Drew: Don't know -- magic isn't my specialty.
• Erik: I don't know, but...
• Tori: I don't know, but it's probably bad.
• Kevin: Have not come across this spell.
• Michael: Closest would be a British attempt to summon / control a demon.

• Sam: Use Pour Smash the bottle so the scotch smudges the pentagram, throw the coins at the spellcaster and walk out.
• Drew: Break the pentagram.
• Erik: ... have sex because these spells always require virgins.
• Tori: Breaking the pentagram might work (Josh would just drink the scotch).
• Kevin:Using Sight, find key pin of pentagram and reverse it from there.
• Michael: Draw falchion and step through beheading summoner. Only wine would possibly restrict.

You need to harvest 3 sprigs of holly for a banishment spell. When is holly most potent, and what tool will most efficiently gather the plant?

• Sam: The full moon; a silver sickle (see also: werewolves).
• Drew: Winter solstice; silver sickle.
• Erik: Winter solstice; silver sickle.
• Tori: I don't know. I'd have to look it up in our library.
• Kevin: Winter, silver sickle.
• Michael: Just prior to winter solstice w/ a sickle.

Facing 3 enemies armed with a falchion, a kris, and 2 sais respectively, which opponent will you attempt to deal with first and why?

• Sam: The one closest to me. He'll make a nifty shield against the others.
• Drew: Falchion guy. Falchions are easy to parry, so he'll be the easiest to fend off while Sam takes care of the other two. If I'm better than him, cool. Otherwise, I can just keep him at buy until Same finishes off the others and comes up to take out my guy.
• Erik: The guy with the sais, because sais are lame and hard to see when they are flashing about. Also, best to get the weakest fighter out of the way first.
• Tori: The one with the sais. He could throw them.
• Kevin: 2 sais, most likely weapon to be thrown.
• Michael: Sais b'c of speed.

Describe your standard approach towards isolating and identifying magical enchantments:

• Sam: Ask Kevin. If Kevin isn't available, look it up at Martense.
• Drew: "Hey, Kevin! There's some kinda spell thing going on over here. Check it out."
• Erik: 1) Call Kevin, Hartsdale, or Michael; 2) failing that, we hit the books (usually Martense Public Library).
• Tori: Usually, I just call Kevin. He can detect magic and has better research skills.
• Kevin: The Sight, observe the area.
• Michael:

How do you protect mundanes from learning the truth about what you do?

• Sam: Don't tell them.
• Drew: Secret base, keep weapons out of sight, don't fight bad guys in public. Mostly, though, you can just trust them to be in total denial.
• Erik: By acting like regular teen-age geeks. No one pays us any attention anyway.
• Tori: By always having a good cover story, by being discrete and, when given the choice, handling matters in private or out-of-the-way locations.
• Kevin: Don't do in front of them.
• Michael: PCP in the air.

What is the greatest threat facing Solomon today?

• Sam: Whatever it is, we'll deal with it.
• Drew: I wish I knew.
• Erik: Vivian The demon below Solomon. (but let's not forget Vivian)
• Tori: Right now, things are pretty quiet. We just have to be ready for what shows up.
• Kevin: There is an unknown magical Influence in the area.
• Michael: Bathory's sponsor.