Albums

Strike Anywhere - Nightmares of the West
The Lawrence Arms - Skeleton Coast
Rise Against - The Black Market (Expanded Edition)
Masked Intruder - III Turbo
Lifelong - Above the Waves
illuminati hotties - FREE I.H: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For
Amarionette - Sunset on This Generation
Mini Skirt - Casino
Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
Entry - Detriment
fish narc - WiLDFiRE
Right Away, Great Captain! - The Lost Sea -- Missed Last Week
Words Like Wildfire - Classic Tragedy (EP)
Out Of Love - I Am Not Me (EP)
Sorry, no sympathy - Forever Dark (EP)
FANGZ - But No Thanks (EP)
Sum 41 - Order In Decline B-Sides

Singles

Neck Deep - I Revolve (Around You)
Grayscale - Baby Blue (Reworked)
MxPx - Fever Dream
Point North - Personal
The Fall of Troy - We Are the Future
Wolf Culture (feat. Kellin Quinn) - ultimatum
Only Sibling - Native
Narrow Head - Stuttering Stanley
Lovejoy - Paralyzed
Rival Town - Swear Jar
Thank You, I'm Sorry - Manic Pixie Dream Hurl
The Mazlows - Leaving Town
Madina Lake - Love is War
Summer Heights - You'll Never Know
The Stifled - Silver Spoon
Lurk - Pressure Points / Trample (Acoustic)
Bails - Backseat
Victory Kid - Stepping Out
Mortality Rate - Temple
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal - Pull It Forward
jxdn - So What!

Other

Bush - The Kingdom (Album)
Ellie Goulding - Brightest Blue (Album)
The Aces - Under My Influence (Album)
Pretenders - Hate for Sale (Album)
Paradise Club - Paradise Club (Album)
The Chicks - Gaslighter (Album)
David Ramirez - My Love is a Hurricane (Album)
Zoe Polanski - Violent Flowers (Album)
JARV IS... - Beyond the Pale (Album)
Blu & Exile - Miles (Album)
Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas (Album)
Nicolas Jaar - Telas (Album)
Laraaji - Sun Piano (Album)
Gang Of Four - ANTI HERO (EP)
Delta Sleep - El Pastor - Dallas, TX, US (Soft Sounds) (Single)
beabadoobee - Care (Single)
Lewis Del Mar - Do You Need Me (Single)
Will Butler - Surrender (Single)
Troye Sivan - Easy (Single)
The Honest Heart Collective - Linework (Single)
Local Natives (feat. Sylan Esso) - Dark Days (Foals Remix)
Buck Meek - Roll Back Your Clocks (Single)
Cults - Trials (Single)
Devendra Banhart - It's Not Always Funny (Single)
Kiiara - I Still Do (Single)
blackbear - i feel 2 much (Single)
boyband (feat. Mike Kinsella of American Football) - big face (Single)

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The Lightning Thief=TLT Sea of Monsters=SOM The Titan’s Curse=TTC Battle of the Labyrinth=BOTL The Last Olympian=TLO The Singer of Apollo=TSOA The Sword of Hades=TSOH The Stolen Chariot=TSC The staff of Hermes=TSH The demigod diaries=TDD The Diary of Luke Castellan=DOLC The Lost Hero=TLH The Son of Neptune=SON The Mark of Athena=MOA The House of Hades=HOH The Blood of Olympus=BOO Demigods of Olympus: An Interactive Adventure=DOA The Son of Sobek=SOS The Staff of Serapis=TSOS The Crown of Ptolemy=COP The Hidden Oracle=THO The Tyrant’s Tomb=TTT Percy Jackson Greek Gods=GG Percy Jackson Greek Heroes=GH

Demigod traits

• All of them are superhuman from the ReadRiordan website
• - ADHD gives them instincts, reflexes, and senses better than regular mortals TLT pg.93
• - Average demigod juggling limes sees them in slow-mo. DOA
• -Every demigod shown has showed that perceive things fast enough for time to slow down when they’re in combat situation, from Percy’s first fight with the Minotaur to Reyna seeing arrows move in slow motion it Annabeth seeing a lion pounce in slow-mo TLT ch.8,BOO,TSS
• - Average demigod archer can be compared to an Olympic gold medalist according to Apollo. TTT chapter 21
• - Magic resistance strong enough to not notice a sleep spell by Morpheus that simultaneously knocked out every person and machine in Manhattan. TLO chapter 9-10

Weapon

Anaklusmos/riptide is a 3 ft long sword with a leaf shaped blade. Made of celestial bronze that harms the divine and monstrous beings of the world along with mortals if the mortal is important enough such as Setne and Carter Kane, and it can even cut down ghouls and ghosts. It’s disguised as a pen that always returns to him and durable enough to survive full submersion in lava

• Celestial bronze is a powerful metal in which even just - small cuts can lead to immense pain SOM ch. 18 and- SOS pg.8
• - and has shown similar abilities to Imperial gold whose wounds can touch the soul and eat away a persons’ life force BOO ch.4
• -After being uncapped riptide releases in half a second TLO pg.158
• - Always returns to him at most in a few moments TLT pg. 160
• - Can deflect energy blasts. TLO ch.8

Strength/striking

• - In the first book as a 12 yo rips off the Minotaur horn with his bare hands. TLT pg.60
• - At 13 he beat down the 15 ft. Cyclops Polyphemus using the power of friendship. SOM ch.8 and pg.218-219 .
• Polyphemus was said to be the strongest of the species. - For reference Ma Gasket and her kids could throw trucks and being hit in the face with a 3 ton metal claw only made Ma Gasket mad TLH ch.24, so Percy had some force behind those hits
• -one shot a gorgon who were later shown able to tank getting hit by a truck in the fast lane of a highway SON ch.2
• - Cuts a stone fountain in half BOTL ch. 5
• -hits someone in the chest hard enough to send them flying SOM ch.19
• - Cuts trees big enough to crush human sized monsters and this was after having his heart pierced by an arrow. HOH ch.30
• - Easily cutting a nikette in half,who's a human sized woman made of metal BOO ch.12
• -clashes between Percy and Hyperion caused shockwaves and charged the air with ozone TLO ch.14
• Him and Kronos shake the entire Manhattan bridge with a single clash. TLO ch. 11 https://imgur.com/2nZ0kDD
• - For reference on his strength, Kronos was strong enough to easily rip down doors large enough to steer a cruise ship and smash them, and stomp a hole through a mountain TLO ch. 19
• - Percy and Jason shook the ground with their strikes. MOA ch.10
• - For reference on Jason,he was strong enough to deflect a blow from a giant capable of shaking an entire mountain, Mt. Diablo to be exact. TLH ch.42
• - Hit colossus a 100 ft. tall bronze statue, who was no selling electrical and fire attacks and boulders from a catapult, hard enough to stagger it THO pg. 330
• -easily blocking a minor god’s blows TSC -Impressive because minor gods still have general god powers including varying degrees of divine strength. Nero, the most minor was still strong enough to be three times stronger than someone who threw a car with enough force to crush a cyclops
• - Slammed, not pierced, the ice on the Hubbard Glacier and caused the whole thing to shake SON ch.46.While this feat may seem ridiculous, so is fighting enemies that can stomp holes through mountains, shake mountains, and even lift them. It also could have just been his geokinetic abilities, but either way it’s one of his best feats because the Hubbard Glacier is huge
• - Stopping King Prophyrion’s charge, a giant who was said could lift mountains. BOO ch.43 Not hyperbole because the - twin giants Otis and Ephialtes show that stronger Giants can lift and stack mountain one on top of the other. GG Ares ch. - His anti, Zeus also has a feat of lifting a mountain and slamming it on an enemy’s head. GG Zeus ch.Percy did this when he was still weakened from Tartarus
• - Jumped onto this wall SON ch.11 https://imgur.com/gallery/JYNYJaN
• - While weakened in Tartarus from the acidic air and other features of the place designed to kill non-monsters, Percy was able to grab Annabeth and jump several hundred yards. HOH ch.56 Notice the corpse complexion cause they are literally dying from just breathing

Lifting strength

• - The second time he fought the Minotaur he was 10 ft. tall in full armor and Percy was able to easily grab him and toss him off a bridge TLO ch. 11. If it weighs anything like a real bull, it’s in the same range as a car.
• - Percy catching the weight of a big spider monster and a car that had been falling under a dark gravitational force for a couple minutes MOA ch. 51.
• - He had a hold on a celedon who he said was as strong as the Minotaur. SOA pg.30 That’s impressive because the - Minotaur could throw a car down a road and it skid for half a mile TLT pg.56 https://pastebin.com/mbtl01iPMeand throw a limo 100 ft. into the air TLO ch. 11. Solid strength feat to hold on to someone that strong that’s trying to throw you off for a couple minutes
• - Withstood being pulled in by setne when he kinda made himself the new center of gravity. COP pg.6
• -Percy casually pushing aside the 10 foot long lid of Kronos’ golden sarcophagus with one hand. SOM ch.9, BOTL ch.16 To compare Kronos’ https://i.imgur.com/L3Cg7w5.jpg to real sarcophagus’ and to see why this is a feat at all King tut outermost coffin lid weighed 1.36 tons and was about 7.5 ft long The sarcophagus of Pakal the Great is close to 12 ft long made of stone weighed between 5-7 tons Since Kronos’ was made of gold Percy was easily moving several tons, maybe even in the low teens with ease.
• - He can scale to Thalia who pushed a boulder the size of a compact car up a 500 foot hill the length of a conversation although she did struggle. TSOH and GG Hades ch.

Combat Speed

• - Cut a volley of arrows out the air. SOM pg.133
• - Blocked point blank gunfire, Zoe and Bianca were shooting at that distance so the skeletons should be too, and raised his lion cost as a shield after six skeletons opened fire TTC ch.12 https://imgur.com/gallery/gyjrcUy. While he didn’t necessarily see the bullets, he could still perceive it showing he can perceive supersonic movements * - Kronos is so fast it’s like fighting 100 swordsmen at once and even then his adhd still made him aware of things around him albeit vaguely TLO ch.19
• - Percy and Jason fought so fast their blades blurred MOA ch.10
• - Soon after having his energy drained Percy was able to fight a Giant fast enough to react to cloud-to-ground lightning and Percy was still fast enough to move as a blur, although it was 2 vs.1 that they eventually lost MOA ch.44 and 48
• -Ares swinging down to slice him, but before the swing was completed he was able to jump over him and attempt a slash at his back Note that the water didn’t actually push him into the air because it’s never worked independently to help him in that way.
• - Percy moving fast enough to amaze Annabeth, who fought and tagged a vampire named Kelli who moves at blur speeds and had a fight sequence that lasted half a second HOH ch.7 and 16
• - Along with Frank and Hazel he was fast enough to kill a group of Karpoi who are grain spirits, SON ch.19, that are fast enough to cross several feet steal a box of matches and back before the person could finish blinking THO pg.290
• -Dodging, reacting, and killing Mrs. Dodds who’s fast enough to appear to materialize. TLT pg.10,15 Materialize is used several times to describe speed throughout the series from Percy such as
• -thinking the gods materializing thing is teleporting when they really just move so fast it appears that they teleport. TLO ch.9
• -Arion running so fast he materializes MOA ch.4
• -Keres, battlefield spirits, materializing. Percy took a couple of these spirits down till he was hit from behind TSOH pg.16 There’s some more, but you get the point ](https://textuploader.com/1pgzm)
• -Percy stomping an Amazon. An Amazon named Kinzie was able to move fast enough that Hazel’s eyes almost couldn’t follow. That’s great speed considering Hazel was able to albeit barely see her supersonic horse Arion run away at a speed she called faster than forked lightning. I had that exposition because Hazel described the Amazon that Percy fought moving her spear with lightning speed. The last thing Hazel used lightning in reference to speed was supersonic, and seeing as a fellow Amazon’s speed made Hazel react the same way she did to Arion, I’d say Percy casually stomped a supersonic opponent. SON ch.32
• - Killed six dog demons before they could make a sound. TLO pg.6

Scaling to a son of Athena * -Zane dodging the charge of a leonte that was fast enough to move down a hall as a flash of yellow, and move across an office in a flash DOA pg.25,42 * -Scaling to Annabeth who could dodge Kelli HOH ch.15 * -Who’s one of the fastest characters we’ve seen in the universe. She’s fast enough to blitz Rachel before riptide can even switch to sword form after being uncapped. BOTL ch.14 And from the lightning thief that it only takes half a second for the sword form to release, but Kelli moves faster * -Leo doing a backward somersault to dodge large rocks thrown at him at super speeds. TLH ch.43 * -Piper coming up from below a ridge to move fast enough to to be a blur of turquoise and black TLO ch.42 * -Jason deflecting lightning in a fight with a ventus he was tagged when he wasn’t ready to fight, so thishad nothing to do with being a son of Zeus cause he can be affected by lightning, This one needs context cause you could argue against it * -but venti are storm spirits. In PJO nature spirits obviously make up nature. From trees spirits to river spirits,they have humanoid forms, but are also literally a tree or river or flower. For this venti named Dylan his true form is a literal storm cloud along with the other venti that comes with him. Venti are literal thunderstorms because they are the thunderclouds. It’s not the same as characters like avatar characters that can generate lightning cause in this case the lighting is being generated by the actual cloud. * -Besides that feat he did dodge a charge of a venti who are fast enough to move only a little slower than Arion who’s supersonic BOO ch. 59

Movement speed

Only faster than above average mortals * - Ran 10 yards before Bianca could say anything. TTC ch.6 * - human magician in good shape struggling to keep up SOS pg.9 * - outpaced Sadie while holding a heavy object, COP pg.12 * - Apollo who had been turned mortal couldn’t keep up with Percy and Meg THO pg. 57

Durability/Endurance

• Took two shots from a nikette capable of throwing a metal wreath hard enough to bust a hole through a brick wall and was alright BOO ch.14 https://pastebin.com/jTd5qpcv
• - Kicked 30 ft by Ares TLT pg.341
• - Flung threw the air from a shockwave caused by a metallic warrior the size of a skyscraper TTC ch. 13
• -thrown across an arena by the giant Antaeus. BOTL ch.14 https://imgur.com/gallery/oxDm3j7 with no harm done to himself
• - Hit by a hellhound, who has been shown knocking down giants, but 12 y/o Percy only stumbles back and isn’t in any pain even though he had been badly cut. TLT pg.130
• - Hit by a magic/cannon ball from a laistrygonian giant who is strong enough to use flatten cars as shields and tree trunks as weapons.They’re also strong enough to send a dozen demigods flying like rag dolls with 1 hit. He got hit and was still able to dodge another ball thrown. SOM pg.17 and BOTL ch.18
• - Took some small explosions that left craters and was close to a little bigger one that destroyed a locker room SOM pg.18-19
• -A spell from Setne that made the ground explode, but Percy was able to stay on his feet while the ground was ruptured COP pg.20
• - Took a couple hits from they 15 ft. cyclops Polyphemus, who could hit hard enough to cause trenches SOM pg.218-228
• - Hit by Atlas who could send people flying,hit a superhuman so far that Percy didn’t even see where she landed, and his hits made fissures large enough to be leaped over. TTC ch.17
• - alongside Annabeth, they jumped off a 300 ft. cliff, landed on solid ground and kept running the moment they landed HOH ch.54 and 55 this was while in a weakened state
• - Hit with a blast of lightning from Jason who was possessed to kill him. Jason's best feat at that point was destroying a mansion while his powers were suppressed with one bolt MOA ch.10
• - Because of poison from a daimon(which can only be cured by a god) he could barely stand, was seeing yellow spots, nauseous , almost passed out from just walking, could barely move his body, and he was still able to fight the Titan Iapetus. TSOH pg.16-25
• - Hit by Ephialtes who’s stronger than another giant who can shake a mountain. TLH ch.42 While weaker than he once was, he used to lift mountains GG Ares ch. although Percy was hurt he could still fight. MOA ch.46
• - Backhanded by the Giant King Porphyrion though he was dazed and if attacked again he would have been helpless BOO ch. 43
• - Carter hit him with the Fist of Horus which team rocketed him. He got hit hard enough to fly out of Carter’s sight at “escape velocity” and knocked into “orbit’. He came back to win the fight. SOS pg. 6
• - In Tartarus, killing Arai brought pain and curses from the monsters he’d previously killed and he simultaneously felt the pain of an arrow piercing his heart, stab in the gut, among dozen others and it took gorgon's blood that disintegrates you to put him down, and even then he got up because he felt it would be a lame way to die. HOH ch.29
• - Tanked and breathed in a poison cloud that caused the ground to steam, air to burn, and dissolved his bag. HOH ch.48
• - Was in a cloud of plague mist by plague spirits which was capable of insta ko’ing a mortal THO pg.49
• His best feat is surviving Mt. St. Helen’s eruption from being in the heart of it. For comparison the 1980 explosion released 24 megatons. While he did almost die, that was more because of the energy drain than the explosion itself. He was actually still conscious and cognitive immediately following the explosion. It wasn’t till he was racing back down to Earth like a comet did he pass out. BOTL ch.11 and 12
• - Some explosions to scale. Luke and Thalia were in a building when it exploded. TDOLC pg.21
• - Jason survived an explosion that turned dirt and rock glassy and made a thirty foot deep crater,and he was the one holding the thing that exploded. TLH ch.43
• - Piper,Leo,Jason being knocked out of the sky about airplane height, with Jason trying to slow them down until he couldn’t TLH ch.22 https://imgur.com/gallery/Pu4d6K4 Piper hurt her ankle, but Jason and Leo were fine.
• -Annabeth fighting a lion/wolf/crab hybrid monster who’s aura alone ko’ed a bunch of mortals in the vicinity. She took three red energy wave blasts, with the last one destroying a train and blasting her 50 yards away. She got back up not too long after SOS pg. 10-14

Agility

• - Jumps 7 ft. In the air (Minotaur height) and turns in mid air to land on its neck TLT pg.59
• - Leapt ninja style. SOS pg.6
• - Agile enough for Carter to think he practices gymnastics. SOS pg.14
• - rolling around and somersaulting. SON ch. 12
• - Impressed Apollo with an athletic display.THO pg.330
• - Pushed from the top of Times Tower, during the fall grabs a ledge and flips back on. TSOA
• - Easily jumped from plane to plane in a museum TTC pg.145 the graphic novel omitted that part of scene but this is the museum https://imgur.com/gallery/no1wCIE
• -jumped up a giants body and swung from the chains on the roof to tie him up with the agility of a crazed monkey BOTL ch.14

Mist control

The mist is the uppermost layer of the Duat which is the realm of magic. It’s the reason mortals don’t see anything out of the ordinary when dealing with the magical. Someone who can control it can alter memories, appearances, summon weapons, make creatures to fight for you, hide objects even if they’re directly in-front of you, create illusions, and teleport. Though he’s not very good at it Percy has shown the ability to make small illusions and hide in plain sight

• - Makes a cop see a presidential motorcade. TSOA
• - Hides their descending ship. MOA ch.31

Magic

• - A warding off evil gesture that sent Gabe flying. Demigod also have natural potential to use magic TLT pg.40

Heat resistance

• - Lava setting him on fire felt warm and first but it quickly started hurting. BOTL ch.11
• - Full submersion and not melting BOTL ch.11 catching me up and blasting me downward into the lava.
• - The air turning into a blast furnace cause magic, knocking out mortals, melting pavement, and quickly rising to the point Percy was afraid Midtown would burn down. TSOA
• -possibly tanked a fire blast from the chimera that melted metal TLT ch.13,14 I said possibly because it’s not clear if he dove into the fire or away from it, but it mentions his clothes and whole body being on fire during the scene.

Magic resistance

• - Didn’t notice a spell that slept millions of mortals and technology TLO ch.9 and 10
• - Carter's magic attack didn’t work. SOS pg.6
• - celedon capable of affecting several thousand through song although he had wax here it melted and the rest of the time he was vulnerable to her magic, he was able to resist later on the roof. TSOA
• - Celadon sang a song to make people on Times Square dance but Percy actively resisted it showing that he can force his way through magic if his passive resistance doesn't hold. TSOA
• - Broke the celadon’s spell that was used to make him lose his resolve. TSOA
• - Setne put a fall spell on him meaning he couldn’t get up without falling back down, but he was able to break it to avoid another spell. COP pg. 6
• - Breaks a time spell inflicted by Kronos by using his water powers TLO pg.10

Mental defense

• - Didn’t have his mind torn to shreds by his father though it almost was. TLO ch. 17

Intelligence

• - After being at Camp Jupiter for about 15 minutes, he deduced why the fifth cohort was so hated and how they lost their eagle impressing Hazel SON ch.8
• - Annabeth, daughter of Athena the goddess of wisdom, says he’s smarter than he lets on TDD. pg.71
• - First to figure out Ares stole the bolt and that he had help from Kronos. TLT pg. 334-337
• - Comes up with good plans even if unorthodox TTC pg.146

Combat feats

• - While it’s just a spar against Luke he hit a move that takes others years to learn with his first try. TLT pg.116
• - Untrained Percy fight the Minotaur for the first time a monster trained since birth to kill that even Theseus one of the greatest heroes and co-inventor of pankration(mma) had trouble TLT pg.60

Percy vs Ares * - Although Ares wasn’t taking him seriously it’s still impressive for a week trained 12 y/o especially since Ares seems to have battle precog because he knew where Percy was attacking before he even did it. Also shows how his adhd lets him see how his opponents tense, so he knows where the attack is gonna come from. TLT pg.341-344 * - After a year he’s considered one of the best swordsman in the last hundred years, cabins of super humans don’t work him out and he wishes he could fight the war gods cabins SOM ch.6 * - Curse Percy vs. Minotaur TLO ch.11 * - Against Carter he showed to be quick and strong, and while it was completely one-sided, he still told Carter he did better against him than most others SOS pg.5-6 * -Beating up the 1st and 2nd cohort of Camp Jupiter. Lots of rolling and flipping showing a very active and athletic fighting style SON ch.12 * -Easily beats Magnus,son of Frey, in hand to hand combat TSTD ch.1 While Magnus isn’t much of a fighter, he’s still capable of ripping a 20 ft. long lamppost out the ground and jump 60 ft. vertically. Percy’s trained in unarmed combat at Camp and this is one of the few times he does

Will

• - Held the sky. TTC ch.17
• - resisted Medusa who has charmspeak which is a power that makes people do as their told no matter what it is and food that puts you in a trance and even looking at her through a reflection is tough TLT pg.187-191 and GG ch.1
• resisted lotus casino which is a place that distorts time and makes you never want to leave TLT pg.269-272
• Thalia’s shield aegis has a power that makes everyone freeze up and move away from it, sometimes run, but Percy resisted the feeling

Aegis feats

• - Dr.Thorn, a powerful monster was scared of it. TTC ch.2
• - Aegis scares all the campers during capture the flag. TTC ch.6
• - The Nemean lion, a legendary monster due to its invulnerability was affected. TTC pg.146
• - Luke being afraid of it and even running away. DOLC pg.13-16
• - Thalia making monsters run away. TTC ch. 17
• - Luke scared during a fight with her TTC ch.17
• - Percy resisting aegis' power TTC ch.6

Important to note that- while using his powers does drain him over time, the amount he's drained is pretty overstated. His storm powers are the only ones that drain him, in the way that he'll feel physically tired from it, but being to able to use his water powers at a high level is never affected especially considering his best feat occured after prolonged use of his storm powers.

Hydrokinesis

• - 2nd time ever using his powers and blasts some toilets to send people out a room TLT pg.96-97
• - Says wave and a wave comes to drag a boar into the sea TLT pg.339
• - Unaffected from long falls into water. TLT pg.220-221
• - Can stay dry and dry things TLT pg.221
• - Made a jet stream for himself. SOM ch.13
• - Made an air bubble for Annabeth the breathe underwater, this was his first time doing that and does it with ease later. SOM pg.197
• - Moves fast enough a normal human would pop TLO ch.1
• - Makes giant water hands to grab gorgons who were trying to fly away and he smashed them, then created a whirlpool for each so they couldn’t reform SON ch2. The graphic novel changed the scene, but visuals always help https://imgur.com/gallery/8MU7UBy
• - Makes a water shield to protect himself from a thousand projectiles fired at him by two river gods TLO ch.10
• - Sent water up 3 stories high TLO ch.1
• - Under a time spell he was able to make a cruise ship lurch sideways and use the water in a pool simultaneously TLO ch.1
• - Sunk a ship MOA ch. 31
• - Lifts a ship up Ft. Sumter while making a storm MOA ch.20
• - Blew up a bunch of water cannons. SON ch.12 https://imgur.com/gallery/x1puXmV
• - Detonates cannon balls. SON ch.36
• - Supports several tons easily and used them as a weapon SON ch.50
• - Causally bursts irrigation tank, and pipes while surrounded by plague smoke like the one knocking Lester out, he still busts a pipe. THO pg.57
• -willed a column of water from a pond to put out flames of fire breathing horses TSC
• -Rides a wave SOM ch.16
• -Rides a waterspout and blasts a sea serpent with 10,000 gallons TSC Basically doing this https://tenor.com/view/fire-avatar-korra-gif-9239739
• - Lifts a creek right after being blasted by lightning TTC pg.88-89
• Makes a whirlpool using a 40 foot crocodile’s own sweat to encompass a cul de sac moving pretty fast too SOS pg.16
• - Kept 3 demigods trapped in water and said he’d let them go when they were safe enough distance away MOA ch.19
• - Sensed pipes under an arena and burst them,a d kept a giant in a whirlpool so he couldn’t reform MOA ch.48
• - Pulled water from half a mile away quickly to rush a forest. BOTL ch.18
• - Solidified water to run on. TLO ch.14
• - Solidified water from Long Island to Staten Island. TSC
• - Trapped in an aquarium tank used for containing demigods and not allowing use of their powers, but he was able to over power it and use them anyway MOA ch.16
• Command water from thousands of pipes causally summoning millions of gallons to quickly drown a factory. TSH https://textuploader.com/1gmmo
• - Destroyed several hundred acres of the Hubbard Glacier SON ch.46 and a camp three times this one https://imgur.com/gallery/0rTkc1f
• - Overwhelms a goddess’ control of poison and fumes while weakened in Tartarus HOH ch.48
• - Controls a magical river that’s fighting him while poisoned, even staying dry in it. TSOH pg. 11
• - Controls liquid fire. HOH ch.70
• - Stalemating the goddess of storms who was summoning waves the size of skyscrapers although she said it was only a little of what she could do. BOO ch.25 The giant water hands must have been pretty big to stop waves that size. Also just pushed a massive wave to the side, even more impressive is that he was weakened this whole book
• - Shoots a rock back to his hand BOO ch.10
• -Percy controlling a poison waterfall with his will while fighting a giant. Son ch. 50 Oh and just being in the area around this Giant was weakening him
• - Controls sweat SOS pg.23
• - Pulls water out of a person’s lungs MOA ch.44
• - A goddess crying from poison, so Percy imagines water filling up her nose and throat which it does and chokes her with her own tears HOH ch.48
• - Burst arteries of a primordial, but it’s weird since his blood is magical rivers but it’s still his blood HOH ch.54
• - Popping blood vessels HOH ch.71

Water healing

• - Heals from a huge cut quickly. TLT pg.129
• - Heals from cuts from a hellhound instantly. TLT pg.130
• - Had poison in his veins from the chimera that was quickly killing, but upon contact with water he healed. TLT pg.219-220

Water amp

• - Pouring a water bottle on himself made him stronger TLT pg. 115
• - Stronger after being pushed into a creek to fodderize the Ares cabin who were just beating him up and heals from spear wound TLT pg.126-128
• - Felt amazing after beating Nereus in water TTC ch.15
• - Rejuvenated against setne COP pg.30

Hydrogenesis

• - Because Texas was under water millions of years ago it left ancient sea urchins and shells that he can bring water out of meaning that he could summon water from any place that was underwater and has remnants of the sea. BOTL ch.9
• - Makes a tidal wave inside a volcano and him releasing his (at the time) full power triggers it to erupt BOTL ch.11. The graphic novel of course changed the scene,but I like visuals https://imgur.com/gallery/vot7cBt
• - Makes a geyser. TLO ch.10. Scene of course changed a little bit, but notice the cars sent flying https://imgur.com/gallery/VBFjsVS
• -channeled his power through a magical cornucopia that caused water to blast from it MOA ch.44
• - Makes a geyser that shoots in the sky and it’s important to note that the earth was very powerful there and that even Poseidon would have a hard time summoning water and shows he could blast at a distance BOO ch.43

Strom Generation

• - Covers 20 yards, puts out Hyperion’s fire attacks, knocks javelins and arrows away, becomes stronger to cause rain and lightning, and blew Hyperion across a field.TLO ch.14
• - Holds back a hundred undead Roman demigods, - icy in nature, and destroys these buildings . SON ch.46
• - Covers a cul de sac and moves cars, makes it hard to see for Carter, and makes a 40 foot crocodile that’s as tall as a delivery truck lose its footing and move around in a circle with a whirlpool he made simultaneously. SOS pg.17
• -working with Jason, they kept a storm up for two hours MOA ch.20,21

Geokinesis

• - Causes an earthquake on a bridge that knocks people down, breaks off chunks the size of houses, creates a fifty foot chasm in a few seconds TLO ch.11
• -Shaking the entire Hubbard glacier could have been through geokinesis SON ch.46 Glacier ice is a type of rock, so it’s possible it was through this. Hazel, a fellow Big 3 demigod, was able to sink an island, so I’d say the upper limits of a Big 3 demigod can go pretty high.

Other powers

• - Talks to fish, horses, zebras and Pegasus’ ,TLT pg. 264,280 SOM ch.16 SON ch.25
• - Fish help him beak an illusion. TSC
• - Sees hot and cold currents. TLT pg.280
• - Has infrared vision while in water TTC ch.8
• - Like a human gps in water. SOM ch.10
• - Controls ships with his mind. SOM pg.185 and ch.15 *-Smells gorgons that were in a forest from a hundred yards away.SON pg.1 *-Sees Kronos smile from a quarter mile away TLO ch.11
• -can sense fear, hate,evil, danger, presence of powerful beings and more TLO ch.2/10, TTC ch.1, SOM ch.8/9/18/19, SON ch.1/18 HOh ch.32/45

Wolf stare

A glare he learned from his mama wolf Lupa that scares people. It’s kinda like his bat-glare
● Scares a gang SON ch. 16 ● Makes Leo,a fellow demigod, tremble MOA pg.46 ● Scares Piper BOO ch.19

Animal friends

• - Blackjack a fast Pegasus that can fly from Long Island to Kansas in a few minutes at most MOA ch. 10
• - Cruises at a 100 mph, TTC pg.111
• In The Lost Hero two Pegasus’ carrying a chariot and five people flew form the Grand Canyon to Long Island at super speeds TLH ch.3 https://textuploader.com/1g2o0
• - Mrs. O’Leary a hellhound bigger than a tank BOTL ch.2
• - barks can shake an arena, BOTL ch.2
• - sends a giant into a wall and throws a vampire through the air. BOTL ch.14
• - shakes the ground by flopping down, knocks down trees with her tail. TLO ch.6
• - knocked a 200 foot long drakon the height of a school bus off the side of a building. TLO ch. 16 from the TLO graphic novel https://imgur.com/gallery/FfngbAe
• - easily throws a giant. TLO ch. 15
• - can teleport long distances such as Long Island to Connecticut using shadows TLO ch.6 https://textuploader.com/1g2oz and without shadows THO pg.328,330

Curse of Achilles

user gains invulnerability, increased fighting prowess, but one weak spot that can only be pierced, and even a nick is enough to kill

• - electrocution does not work to kill although it does hurt TLO ch.19
• - Kronos under the curse survived an explosion that destroyed a cruise ship TLO ch.1
• - Percy didn’t feel hundreds of bullets TLO ch.8 from the TLO graphic novel https://imgur.com/gallery/MlyRYmI
• - Percy blasted 300 yards with a force attack that would have broken every bone without the curse TLO ch.14

Avatar mode

Percy merged with the Egyptian vulture goddess Nekhbet granting him a few more abilities

• - Thousands of years worth of memories and knowledge COP pg.24
• - See multiple layers of reality COP pg. 25
• - Enhanced strength COP pg.25
• - Vulture avatar that gave him flight and protection from attacks strong enough to destroy a soccer field COP pg.27-29

Chiliad Mystery Megathread 2020
Welcome to the Chiliad Mystery! It’s hard to really explain what the Chiliad Mystery is, so I will let you figure that out by reading my attempted abridged summary of it.
Full Unorganized Original Megathread
Version 2.
Version 3
This is now the 4th edition. I swear reddit archives posts quicker than they used to.
Please comment with your favorite theories, leads, videos, whatever
Diamond Casino (July, 2019)

• Rockstar released a secret peyote hunt for about a month
  
• You can buy Chiliad Mystery art for your Casino Penthouse along with some other items that were pretty on-the-nose.
  
• They even hid a UFO on a slot machine
  
• In a crossover from Red Dead Redemption 2, Madam Nazar shows up as an arcade fortune teller with mysterious responses.
  

Arena Wars (December, 2018)

• STILL UNSOLVED! More* hidden symbols were added. They appear in three of the SciFi Arena Wars maps.
  
• If you have completed the Gunrunning Alien Egg Mission*, getting wasted at your nightclub can possibly lead to waking up on Mt. Chiliad in your underwear, with a tattoo and a UFO flying off into the distance.
  

After Hours (July, 2018)

• Getting wasted at your nightclub might lead to you waking up at the Epsilon HQ with a new shirt.
  
• Your online character will receive the Epsilon robes and medallion after tipping the nightclub bathroom attendant $577.
  

The Doomsday Heist (December, 2017)

• STILL UNSOLVED! Hidden symbols in Avon/Cliffford's lab under Chiliad.
  
• Rockstar caves and adds the jet pack to the game. (for a few million dollars of course)
  
• There are also a few new murals to check out.
  

Smugglers' Run (August, 2017)

• A new podcast by Ron on Blaine County Radio mentions a Jetpack.
  
• A new back tattoo option is a treasure map, with Bigfoot, spiders, and sea beasts.
  

Gunrunning (June, 2017)

• A secret bunker supply mission was added with an out-of-this-world surprise. To unlock this mission, you must have completed 600 resupplies for your bunker. After that, as long as you start your resupply between 21:00 and 23:00, you have a certain probability of getting this special mission.
  
• You can now buy a rocket bike that is strangely similar to a jetpack.
  
• Ned Luke and Shawn Fonteno continue to troll on social media.
  

Import/Export (December, 2016)

• A new UFO was added, and it still hasn’t been used.
  
• We get a glimpse of an alien invasion in one of the paint options for the garage in the CEO offices.
  
• A super meta Easter Egg was found by a user.
  

Bikers (October, 2016)

• SOS Morse Code was heard on the Rebel Radio tower.
  
• Sewer Gator sounds were located.
  

Further Adventures in Finance and Felony (June, 2016)

• Special Cargo missions became available, including special items like ornate eggs and sasquatch skins.

Freemode Events (September, 2015)

• Jetpack Hash in new scripts
  
• The “Black Cellphone” or EMPDROP/EMPEROR phone number was found, which turns your phone black/grey and creates a small explosion above the character’s head.
  
• A golden peyote was discovered in the game files, but nobody knew what it would do. Nobody could even find the damn thing. But sure enough, a week after it was noticed, it was found by rkRusty, and it turned him into Bigfoot. His replication instructions included how to find the golden peyote every Tuesday morning; what he didn’t know, was there are actually 7 golden peyotes plants, one for each day of the week (but they all turn you into the same version of Bigfoot). rkRusty noticed Rockstar updated the peyote scripts and left a note referring to him personally: “He was wrong to start his hunt on Tuesday.” Although, in hindsight it is a simple solution, at the time nobody bothered to experiment with taking the peyote plants every day of the week. 6 months later, the_stoned_ape decided he needed to restart the investigation, which led to NIC779 eating the golden peyote plants from Monday-Sunday, and finding the dead hunter. A few days later, Mozmachine noticed the Bigfoot had a growl, and when used, something growled back. This furry game of Marco Polo kept going around in circles until a few dedicated hunters dug through the files to figure out the outcome. The growls were actually coming from Teen Wolf, and if you beat him in a scrapyard showdown, you unlock him in Director Mode.
  

How to complete the Sasquatch – Beast Hunt

PC Release (April, 2015)

• New camo/skin option for the Sniper Rifle features a UFO over Chiliad.
  
• In the Lowriders Update, Lamar showed us his love for eggs.
  

Next Gen Release (November, 2014)

• 27 peyote plants were added, including the hidden Golden Peyote.
  
• The satellite dishes in the desert started giving off a very alien glow.
  
• The infamous “Picket Fence” trailer.
  

Beach Bums (November, 2013)

• In the first content update for GTA Online, Rockstar added the Paradise van; the underwater UFO, and Bigfoot were hidden in the background of two of the paintjobs.

GTAV Release (September, 2013)

• There is a cryptic mural at the top of Mt. Chiliad.
  
• 4 flying saucers are found. One sunken off the coast, one hovering over the hippy camp in Sandy Shores, an advanced one floating over the military base, and one above Chiliad that seems like a hologram.
  
• There is an underwater hatch with an old friend inside. He taps you a very familiar message – if you can translate morse code.
  
• The ghost of Jolene Cranley-Evans haunts Mt. Gordo. You can see and hear her from the campsite at the foot of the mountain, or you can climb up and get a closer look.
  
• The Infinite 8 Killer, a serial killer with an obsession with the number 8, allegedly murdered 8 people and dumped their bodies in the ocean North of Paleto Bay.
  
• You can see an alien trapped under the ice in North Yankton. You can only go visit him during the mission Bury the Hatchet.
  
• A drawing in the sand was found near the hippy camp in Sandy Shores, seemingly pointing towards the UFO on Mt. Chiliad.
  
• Someone put their face on Mt. Chiliad, and it was not Jesse Pinkman
  

There is much more in the original megathread,
PLEASE HELP ME ADD TO THIS LIST BY COMMENTING WITH YOUR FAVORITE MYSTERY

First time poster running Princes of the Apocalypse campaign as a first-time DM. Like many I quickly found the PotA plot lacking, just dungeon after dungeon, and started home brewing content for my 7 person party (the size of which is a challenge in and of itself).
The party is making its way thru the Weeping Colossus and are expecting a showdown with Big Bad Vanifer as the finale. At this stage it’s been a lot of dungeon crawling to defeat Marlos and now get close to Vanifer. She has been built up as the most powerful and patient/clever of the prophets. Rather than a straight up fight, I’m planning the following scenario [Felix, Sybil, Gry, Chad, Heba, Tharivol, & Paradise, avert your eyes]:
Vanifer has recently discovered Vizeran DeVir’s ancient writings in the Fane of the Eye (gave the party the chance and they missed it) and is starting to understand that the Elder Eye / Chained God is just using the Elemental Princes to be freed and that Imix could be destroyed as a result. She wants to burn down the Kingdoms of Faerun, not shred the fabric of reality. The Rite to bring Imix to the material plane is nearly complete as the party enters the Fire Shrine.
Vanifer is prepared to halt the Rite to protect Imix but knows that Elizar, her deputy who I’ve remade as a pretty powerful Sorcadin, would see this as weakness and a betrayal and try to seize her followers and take control. She fears he has already made a pact with Halinaxus to this effect. Vanifer will make a plea to the party to help her defeat Halinaxus who lurks in the next chamber, the fire elemental Incinerath meant to transform into Imix, and Elizar who is on his way to witness the completion of the Rite, so that she can stop Imix from coming to the Material Plane, foiling the Elder Eye and DeVir’s plans, while preserving herself and Imix.
I’m RPing Vanifer as if she is in love with Imix, she wants so badly to be with him yet wants to protect him from the Eye. She will be very reluctant to actually destroy Tinderstrike as it is her connection to him. She will propose the party protect her while she completes a 1-minute spell to close the portal, without needing to plunge Tinderstrike into it - so they won't have her firepower for much of the fight. From a CR perspective, it would be the edge of a Hard/Deadly encounter just fighting Halinaxus, Incinerath, and Elizar without Vanifer's help.
Depending how things go I worry about even 1 round of the Party fighting Imix, as there are seven level 9 PCs instead of four lvl 12-15. Imix could potentially TPK them in 1-2 rounds. But if they totally mess up and he makes it through, so be it.
What do you all think? Is this a compelling way to wrap the story? Any way to improve? Should I nerf Imix somewhat just in case the party has to fight him for a couple rounds? Interested in how others have modified the campaign, especially working in DeVir as pulling strings from afar.
And just to share some plot points from our campaign in case it gives others ideas for changes and homebrew stuff, along the way the party has...

• Killed the other three prophets in their respective temples and freed the various members of the missing delegation. I remade the delegation as a critical group needed to ensure successful peace talks between Mirabar, Waterdeep, and Silverymoon - the pillars of a crumbling Lords Alliance.
  
• Taken Feathergale Spire as their nominal outpost, renamed as Jubbers Tower after the Ranger’s wolf companion who might be most effective character in the party by way of unusually timely die rolls.
  
• Were aided in taking Rivergard keep by Zhent agents embedded in the Water Cult. They now have a friendly arrangement with some Zhent middle management who are building up the Keep for controlling trade along the Dessarin River. I’ve played the Zhents thus far as ruthless capitalists rather than downright evil.
  
• Joined Lady Dawnbanner and her Knights in defending Summit Hall from a large cult attack. Through this learned more about Samular and Renwick Caradoon’s history. Upon meeting Renwick they arranged to bring him Samular’s body to him in exchange for his assistance.
  
• Saved Yartar from Heluna Mah and the Dragon Turtle after they fled upriver upon Shatterkeels death. The party hauled the Dragon Turtle corpse to the harbor and sold the scales and meat to armorers and butchers.
  
• Rooted out a plot by Lord Drylund of Yartar to take over as Waterbaron with support from the fire cult. Taking over his casino ship and sailing down to Rivergard was a lot of fun.
  
• As suggested here by others, moved the Node portals to locations aligned with those elements and largely got rid of the Node maps. The air shaft in the bottom of the Air Temple became a portal to a Cloud Giant tower upon a cloud where Elementals guarded the portal to Yan C Bin (I stole the Tower of Zephyros for this). When they closed the portal it came crashing down to Toril. The Water node portal was placed underwater off Yartar harbor at the confluence of the two rivers. The Earth portal actually stayed in Tyar Besil since it was already deep underground. The Weeping Colossus I’ve made part of a tunnel network under Mt Hotenow volcano near Neverwinter.
  

Source Key

Demigod Traits

• All of them are superhuman. This is from the ReadRiordan website.
  
• ADHD gives them instincts, reflexes, and senses better than regular mortals^TLT
  
• Average demigod juggling limes sees them in slow-mo.^DOA
  
• Average demigod archer can be compared to an Olympic gold medalist according to Apollo.^TTT
  
• Their magic resistance is strong enough to render them immune to a sleep spell by Morpheus that simultaneously knocked out every person and machine in Manhattan.^TLO
  

Riptide

Anaklusmos or riptide is a 3 ft long sword with a leaf shaped blade. Made of celestial bronze that harms the divine and monstrous beings of the world along with mortals if the mortal is important enough such as Setne and Carter Kane, and it can even cut down ghouls and ghosts. Back to riptide,it’s disguised as a pen and uncapping it releases the sword in half a second and was fine after submersion in lava

• Celestial bronze is a powerful metal. Even just small cuts can lead to immense pain SOM ch. 18 and- SOS pg.8
• - and has shown similar abilities to Imperial gold whose wounds can touch the soul and eat away a persons’ life force BOO ch.4
• - Always returns to him at most in a few moments TLT pg. 160
• - Can deflect energy blasts. TLO ch.8

Strength/striking

• - In the first book as a 12 yo rips off the Minotaur horn with his bare hands. TLT pg.60
• - At 13 he beat down the 15 ft. Cyclops Polyphemus using the power of friendship. SOM ch.8 and pg.218-219 .
• Polyphemus was said to be the strongest of the species. - For reference Ma Gasket and her kids could throw trucks and being hit in the face with a 3 ton metal claw only made Ma Gasket mad TLH ch.24, so Percy had some force behind those hits
• - Cuts a stone fountain in half BOTL ch. 5
• - Cuts trees big enough to crush human sized monsters and this was after having his heart pierced by an arrow. HOH ch.30
• - Easily cutting a nikette in half,who's a human sized woman made of metal BOO ch.12
• Him and Kronos shake the entire Manhattan bridge with a single clash. TLO ch. 11 https://imgur.com/2nZ0kDD
• - For reference on his strength, Kronos was strong enough to easily rip down doors large enough to steer a cruise ship and smash them, and stomp a hole through a mountain TLO ch. 19
• - Percy and Jason shook the ground with their strikes. MOA ch.10
• - For reference on Jason,he was strong enough to deflect a blow from a giant capable of shaking an entire mountain, Mt. Diablo to be exact. TLH ch.42
• - Hit colossus a 100 ft. tall bronze statue, who was no selling electrical and fire attacks, hard enough to stagger it THO pg. 330. So yeah Percy hits hard
• - Slammed, not pierced, the ice on the Hubbard Glacier and caused the whole thing to shake SON ch.46.While this feat may seem ridiculous, so is fighting enemies that can stomp holes through mountains, shake mountains, and even lift them. I’d consider this to be an outlier considering there are only two feats of that strength level from any demigod, but demigods can be pretty ridiculous, the original Perseus was able to shoot an arrow across the length of an island as a 10 y/o. GH ch.1. It also could have just been his geokinetic abilities, but either way it’s one of his best feats.
• - Stopping King Prophyrion’s charge, a giant who was said could lift mountains. BOO ch.43 Not hyperbole because the - twin giants Otis and Ephialtes show that stronger Giants can lift and stack mountain one on top of the other. GG Ares ch. - His anti, Zeus also has a feat of lifting a mountain and slamming it on an enemy’s head. GG Zeus ch.Percy did this in the Blood of Olympus where he was still weakened from Tartarus
• - Jumped onto this wall SON ch.11 https://imgur.com/gallery/JYNYJaN
• - While weakened in Tartarus from the acidic air and other features of the place designed to kill non-monsters, Percy was able to grab Annabeth and jump several hundred yards. HOH ch.56 Notice the corpse complexion cause they are literally dying from just breathing

Lifting strength

• - The second time he fought the Minotaur he was 10 ft. tall in full armor and Percy was able to easily grab him and toss him off a bridge TLO ch. 11. If it weighs anything like a real bull, it’s in the same range as a car.
• - Percy catching the weight of a big spider monster and a car that had been falling under a dark gravitational force for a couple minutes MOA ch. 51. Arachne was wrapped up in her own spider silk when the car slammed into her.
• - He had a hold on a celedon who he said was as strong as the Minotaur. SOA pg.30 That’s impressive because the - Minotaur could throw a car down a road and it skid for half a mile TLT pg.56 https://pastebin.com/mbtl01iPMeand throw a limo 100 ft. into the air TLO ch. 11. Solid strength feat to hold on to someone that strong that’s trying to throw you off for a couple minutes
• - Withstood being pulled in by setne when he kinda made himself the new center of gravity. COP pg.6
• - He can scale to Thalia who pushed a boulder the size of a compact car up a 500 foot hill the length of a conversation although she did struggle. TSOH and GG Hades ch.

Combat Speed

• - Cut a volley of arrows out the air. SOM pg.133
• - Blocked point blank gunfire, Zoe and Bianca were shooting at that distance so the skeletons should be too, and raised his lion cost as a shield after six skeletons opened fire TTC ch.12 https://imgur.com/gallery/gyjrcUy.Percy usually notes when something’s fast, like the manticore in this same book, but bullets didn’t impress him.
• Note that Percy has used words like whirlwind and tornado to describe someone's speed and here he says - Kronos is so fast it’s like fighting 100 swordsmen at once and even then his adhd still made him aware of things around him albeit vaguely TLO ch.19
• - Percy and Jason fought so fast their blades blurred MOA ch.10
• - Soon after having his energy drained Percy was able to fight a Giant fast enough to react to cloud-to-ground lightning and Percy was still fast enough to move as a blur, although it was 2 vs.1 that they eventually lost MOA ch.44 and 48
• - Percy moving fast enough to amaze Annabeth, who a little later fought and tagged a vampire named Kelli who moves at blur speeds and had a fight sequence that lasted half a second HOH ch.7 and 16
• - Along with Frank and Hazel he was fast enough to kill a group of Karpoi who are grain spirits, SON ch.19, that are fast enough to cross several feet steal a box of matches and back before the person could finish blinking THO pg.290
• - Killed six dog demons before they could make a sound. TLO pg.6

Movement speed

He doesn’t have super movement speed, but he is faster than above average mortals

• - Ran 10 yards before Bianca could say anything. TTC ch.6
• - human magician in good shape struggling to keep up SOS pg.9
• - outpaced Sadie while holding a heavy object, COP pg.12
• - Apollo who had been turned mortal couldn’t keep up with Percy and Meg THO pg. 57

Durability/Endurance

• Took two shots from a nikette capable of throwing a metal wreath hard enough to bust a hole through a brick wall and was alright BOO ch.14 https://pastebin.com/jTd5qpcv
• - Kicked 30 ft by Ares TLT pg.341
• - Flung threw the air from a shockwave caused by a metallic warrior the size of a skyscraper TTC ch. 13
• - Hit by a hellhound, who has been shown knocking down giants, but 12 y/o Percy only stumbles back and isn’t in any pain even though he had been badly cut. TLT pg.130
• - Hit by a magic/cannon ball from a laistrygonian giant who is strong enough to use flatten cars as shields and tree trunks as weapons.They’re also strong enough to send a dozen demigods flying like rag dolls with 1 hit. He got hit and was still able to dodge another ball thrown. SOM pg.17 and BOTL ch.18
• - Took some small explosions that left craters and was close to a little bigger one that destroyed a locker room SOM pg.18-19
• - Took a couple hits from they 15 ft. cyclops Polyphemus, who could hit hard enough to cause trenches SOM pg.218-228
• - Consecutive shots from Atlas who could send people flying,one shot kill a superhuman, and make fissures large enough to be leaped over. TTC ch.17
• - Hit with a blast of lightning from Jason who was possessed to kill him. Jason's best feat at that point was destroying a mansion while his powers were suppressed with one bolt MOA ch.10
• - Because of poison from a daimon(which can only be cured by a god) he could barely stand, was seeing yellow spots, nauseous , almost passed out from just walking, could barely move his body, and he was still able to fight the Titan Iapetus. TSOH pg.16-25
• - Hit by Ephialtes who’s stronger than another giant who can shake a mountain. TLH ch.42 While weaker than he once was, he used to lift mountains GG Ares ch. although Percy was hurt he could still fight. MOA ch.46
• - Backhanded by the Giant King Porphyrion though he was dazed and if attacked again he would have been helpless BOO ch. 43
• - Carter hit him with the Fist of Horus which team rocketed him. He literally got hit hard enough to fly out of Carter’s sight at “escape velocity” and knocked into “orbit’. He came back to win the fight. SOS pg. 6
• - In Tartarus, killing Arai brought pain and curses from the monsters he’d previously killed and he simultaneously felt the pain of an arrow piercing his heart, stab in the gut, among dozen others and it took gorgon's blood that disintegrates you to put him down, and even then he got up because he felt it would be a lame way to die. HOH ch.29
• - Tanked and breathed in a poison cloud that caused the ground to steam, air to burn, and dissolved his bag. I say tanked cause he was till able to overwhelm her and after the fact he wasn’t feeling the affects of the poison anymore. HOH ch.48
• - Was cloud of plague mist made by plague spirits which was capable of insta ko’ing a mortal THO pg.49
• His best feat is surviving Mt. St. Helen’s eruption from being in the heart of it. For comparison the 1980 explosion released 24 megatons. While he did almost die, that was more because of the energy drain than the explosion itself. BOTL ch.11 and 12
• - Some explosions to scale. Luke and Thalia were in a building when it exploded. TDOLC pg.21
• - Jason survived an explosion that turned dirt and rock glassy and made a thirty foot deep crater,and he was the one holding the thing that exploded. TLH ch.43

Agility

• - Jumps 7 ft. In the air (Minotaur height) and turns in mid air to land on its neck TLT pg.59
• - Leapt ninja style. SOS pg.6
• - Agile enough for Carter to think he practices gymnastics. SOS pg.14
• - rolling around and somersaulting. SON ch. 12
• - Impressed Apollo with an athletic display.THO pg.330
• - Pushed from the top of Times Tower, during the fall grabs a ledge and flips back on. TSOA
• - Easily jumped from plane to plane in a museum TTC pg.145 the graphic novel omitted that part of scene but this is the museum https://imgur.com/gallery/no1wCIE

Mist control

The mist is the uppermost layer of the Duat which is the realm of magic. It’s the reason mortals don’t see anything out of the ordinary when dealing with the magical. Someone who can control it can alter memories, appearances, summon weapons, make creatures to fight for you, hide objects even if they’re directly in-front of you, create illusions, and teleport. Though he’s not very good at it Percy has shown the ability to make small illusions and hide in plain sight

• - Makes a cop see a presidential motorcade. TSOA
• - Hides their descending ship. MOA ch.31

Magic

• - A warding off evil gesture that sent Gabe flying. Demigod also have natural potential to use magic TLT pg.40

Heat resistance

• - Lava setting him on fire felt warm and first but it quickly started hurting. BOTL ch.11
• - Full submersion and not melting BOTL ch.11 catching me up and blasting me downward into the lava.
• - The air turning into a blast surface cause magic, knocking out mortals, melting pavement, and quickly rising to the point Percy was afraid Midtown would burn down. TSOA

Magic resistance

• - Didn’t notice a spell that slept millions of mortals and technology TLO ch.9 and 10
• - Carter's magic attack didn’t work. SOS pg.6
• - celedon capable of affecting several thousand through song although he had wax here it melted and the rest of the time he was vulnerable to her magic, he was able to resist later on the roof. TSOA
• - Celadon sang a song to make people on Times Square dance but Percy actively resisted it showing that he can force his way through magic if his passive resistance doesn't hold. TSOA
• - Broke the celadon’s spell that was used to make him lose his resolve. TSOA
• - Setne put a fall spell on him meaning he couldn’t get up without falling back down, but he was able to break it to avoid another spell. COP pg. 6
• - Breaks a time spell inflicted by Kronos by using his water powers TLO pg.10

Mental defense

• - Didn’t have his mind torn to shreds by his father though it almost was. TLO ch. 17

Intelligence

• - After being at Camp Jupiter for about 15 minutes, he deduced why the fifth cohort was so hated and how they lost their eagle impressing Hazel SON ch.8
• - Annabeth, daughter of Athena the goddess of wisdom, says he’s smarter than he lets on TDD. pg.71
• - First to figure out Ares stole the bolt and that he had help from Kronos. TLT pg. 334-337
• - Comes up with good plans even if unorthodox TTC pg.146

Combat feats

• - While it’s just a spar against Luke he hit a move that takes others years to learn with his first try. TLT pg.116
• - Untrained Percy fight the Minotaur for the first time a monster trained since birth to kill that even Theseus one of the greatest heroes and co-inventor of pankration(mma) had trouble TLT pg.60

Percy vs Ares

• - Although Ares wasn’t taking him seriously it’s still impressive for a week trained 12 y/o especially since Ares seems to have battle precog because he knew where Percy was attacking before he even did it. Also shows how his adhd lets him see how his opponents tense, so he knows where the attack is gonna come from. TLT pg.341-344
• - After a year he’s considered one of the best swordsman in the last hundred years, cabins of super humans don’t work him out and he wishes he could fight the war gods cabins SOM ch.6
• - Curse Percy vs. Minotaur TLO ch.11
• - Against Carter he showed to be quick and strong, and while it was completely one-sided, he still told Carter he did better against him than most others SOS pg.5-6

Will

• - Held the sky. TTC ch.17
• - resisted Medusa who has charmspeak which is a power that makes people do as their told no matter what it is and food that puts you in a trance and even looking at her through a reflection is tough TLT pg.187-191 and GG ch.1
• resisted lotus casino which is a place that distorts time and makes you never want to leave TLT pg.269-272
• Thalia’s shield aegis has a power that makes everyone freeze up and move away from it, sometimes run, but Percy resisted the feeling

Aegis feats

• - Dr.Thorn, a powerful monster was scared of it. TTC ch.2
• - Aegis scares all the campers during capture the flag. TTC ch.6
• - The Nemean lion, a legendary monster due to its invulnerability was affected. TTC pg.146
• - Luke being afraid of it and even running away. DOLC pg.13-16
• - Thalia making monsters run away. TTC ch. 17
• - Luke scared during a fight with her TTC ch.17
• - Percy resisting aegis' power TTC ch.6

Hydrokinesis

• - 2nd time ever using his powers and blasts some toilets to send people out a room TLT pg.96-97
• - Says wave and a wave comes to drag a boar into the sea TLT pg.339
• - Unaffected from long falls into water. TLT pg.220-221
• - Can stay dry and dry things TLT pg.221
• - Made a jet stream for himself. SOM ch.13
• - Made an air bubble for Annabeth the breathe underwater, this was his first time doing that and does it with ease later. SOM pg.197
• - Moves fast enough a normal human would pop TLO ch.1
• - Makes giant water hands to grab gorgons who were trying to fly away and he smashed them, then created a whirlpool for each so they couldn’t reform SON ch2. The graphic novel changed the scene, but visuals always help https://imgur.com/gallery/8MU7UBy
• - Makes a water shield to protect himself from a thousand projectiles fired at him by two river gods TLO ch.10
• - Sent water up 3 stories high TLO ch.1
• - Under a time spell he was able to make a cruise ship lurch sideways and use the water in a pool simultaneously TLO ch.1
• - Sunk a ship MOA ch. 31
• - Lifts a ship up Ft. Sumter while making a storm MOA ch.20
• - Blew up a bunch of water cannons. SON ch.12 https://imgur.com/gallery/x1puXmV
• - Detonates cannon balls. SON ch.36
• - Supports several tons easily and used them as a weapon SON ch.50
• - Causally bursts irrigation tank, and pipes while surrounded by plague smoke like the one knocking Lester out, he still busts a pipe. THO pg.57
• - Lifts a creek right after being blasted by lightning TTC pg.88-89
• A whirlpool encompassing using a 40 foot crocodile’s own sweat a cul de sac moving pretty fast too SOS pg.16
• - Kept 3 demigods trapped in water and said he’d let them go when they were safe enough distance away MOA ch.19
• - Sensed pipes under an arena and burst them,a d kept a giant in a whirlpool so he couldn’t reform MOA ch.48
• - Pulled water from half a mile away quickly to rush a forest. BOTL ch.18
• - Solidified water to run on. TLO ch.14
• - Solidified water from Long Island to Staten Island. TSC
• - Trapped in an aquarium tank used for containing demigods and not allowing use of their powers, but he was able to over power it and use them anyway MOA ch.16
• Command water from thousand pipes to quickly drown a factory. TSH https://textuploader.com/1gmmo
• - Destroyed several hundred acres of the Hubbard Glacier SON ch.46 and a camp three times this one https://imgur.com/gallery/0rTkc1f
• - Overwhelms a goddess’ control of poison and fumes while weakened in Tartarus HOH ch.48
• - Controls a magical river that’s fighting him while poisoned, even staying dry in it. TSOH pg. 11
• - Controls liquid fire. HOH ch.70
• - Stalemating the goddess of storms who was summoning waves the size of skyscrapers although she said it was only a little of what she could do. BOO ch.25 The giant water hands must have been pretty big to stop waves that size. Also just pushed a massive wave to the side, even more impressive is that he was weakened this whole book
• - Shoots a rock back to his hand BOO ch.10
• - Controls sweat SOS pg.23
• - Pulls water out of a person’s lungs MOA ch.44
• - A goddess crying from poison, so Percy imagines water filling up her nose and throat which it does and chokes her with her own tears HOH ch.48
• - Burst arteries of a primordial, but it’s weird since his blood is magical rivers but it’s still his blood HOH ch.54
• - Popping blood vessels HOH ch.71

Water healing

• - Heals from a huge cut quickly. TLT pg.129
• - Heals from cuts from a hellhound instantly. TLT pg.130
• - Had poison in his veins from the chimera that was quickly killing, but upon contact with water he healed. TLT pg.219-220

Water amp

• - Pouring a water bottle on himself made him stronger TLT pg. 115
• - Stronger after being pushed into a creek to fodderize the Ares cabin who were just beating him up and heals from spear wound TLT pg.126-128
• - Felt amazing after beating Nereus in water TTC ch.15
• - Rejuvenated against setne COP pg.30

Hydrogenesis

• - Because Texas was under water millions of years ago it left ancient sea urchins and shells that he can bring water out of meaning that he could summon water from any place that was underwater and has remnants of the sea. BOTL ch.9
• - Makes a tidal wave inside a volcano and him releasing his (at the time) full power triggers it to erupt BOTL ch.11. The graphic novel of course changed the scene,but I like visuals https://imgur.com/gallery/vot7cBt
• - Makes a geyser. TLO ch.10. Scene of course changed a little bit, but notice the cars sent flying https://imgur.com/gallery/VBFjsVS
• - Makes a geyser that shoots in the sky and it’s important to note that the earth was very powerful there and that even Poseidon would have a hard time summoning water and shows he could blast at a distance BOO ch.43

Strom Generation

• - Covers 20 yards, puts out Hyperion’s fire attacks, knocks javelins and arrows away, becomes stronger to cause rain and lightning, and blew Hyperion across a field.TLO ch.14
• - Holds back a hundred undead Roman demigods, - icy in nature, and destroys these buildings . SON ch.46
• - Covers a cul de sac and moves cars, makes it hard to see for Carter, and makes a 40 foot crocodile that’s as tall as a delivery truck lose its footing and move around in a circle with the storm. SOS pg.17

Geokinesis

• - Causes an earthquake on a bridge that knocks people down, breaks off chunks the size of houses, creates a fifty foot chasm in a few seconds TLO ch.11

Other powers

• - Talks to fish, horses, zebras and Pegasus’ ,TLT pg. 264,280 SOM ch.16 SON ch.25
• - Fish help him beak an illusion. TSC
• - Sees hot and cold currents. TLT pg.280
• - Has infrared vision while in water TTC ch.8
• - Like a human gps in water. SOM ch.10
• - Controls ships with his mind. SOM pg.185 and ch.15

Wolf stare

A glare he learned from his mama wolf Lupa that scares people. It’s kinda like his bat-glare
● Scares a gang SON ch. 16
● Makes Leo,a fellow demigod, tremble MOA pg.46
● Scares Piper BOO ch.19

Animal friends

• - Blackjack a fast Pegasus that can fly from Long Island to Kansas in a few minutes at most because Piper was comparing Percy and Jason before he came. MOA ch. 10
• - Cruises at a 100 mph, TTC pg.111
• In The Lost Hero two Pegasus’ carrying a chariot and five people flew form the Grand Canyon to Long Island at super speeds TLH ch.3 https://textuploader.com/1g2o0
• - Mrs. O’Leary a hellhound bigger than a tank BOTL ch.2
• - barks can shake an arena, BOTL ch.2
• - sends a giant into a wall and throws a vampire through the air. BOTL ch.14
• - shakes the ground by flopping down, knocks down trees with her tail. TLO ch.6
• - knocked a 40 foot long drakon the height of a school bus off the side of a building. TLO ch. 16 from the TLO graphic novel https://imgur.com/gallery/FfngbAe
• - easily throws a giant. TLO ch. 15
• - can teleport long distances such as Long Island to Connecticut using shadows TLO ch.6 https://textuploader.com/1g2oz and without shadows THO pg.328,330

Curse of Achilles

Gives the user invulnerability, increase fighting prowess, but one weak spot that can only be pierced, and even a nick is enough to kill and makes the use tired when not fighting.

• - electrocution does not work to kill although it does hurt TLO ch.19
• - Kronos under the curse survived an explosion that destroyed a cruise ship TLO ch.1
• - Percy didn’t feel hundreds of bullets TLO ch.8 from the TLO graphic novel https://imgur.com/gallery/MlyRYmI
• - Percy blasted 300 yards with a force attack that would have broken every bone without the curse TLO ch.14

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In the Crown of Ptolemy, Percy merged with the Egyptian vulture goddess Nekhbet granting him a few more abilities and power

• - Thousands of years worth of memories and knowledge COP pg.24
• - See multiple layers of reality COP pg. 25
• - Enhanced strength COP pg.25
• - Vulture avatar that gave him flight and protection from attacks strong enough to destroy a soccer field COP pg.27-29

I am trying to collect bottle caps from as many CA-based based breweries as possible...I think I've bought all the individual ones currently available on eBay. Looking for recommendations on where I might be able to find more, whether for individual sale or in bulk. I even have a list of the breweries I'm still missing. I lived in CA for several years where my collection began. I'm trying to get bottle caps from 61 different breweries to fill a wooden map of CA. Currently I have 25.
I've posted in CaliforniaBeer as well, just looking for whatever recommendations are out there.
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Edit: Breweries I am currently looking for listed below
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• 21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro • Ale Industries in Oakland • Altamont Beer Works in Livermore • Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward • Cleophus Quealy Beer Company in San Leandro • Diving Dog Brewhouse in Oakland • Drake's Brewing Company in San Leandro • Eight Bridges Brewing Company in Livermore • Faction Brewing in Alameda • Fieldwork Brewing Company in Berkeley • Hoi Polloi Brewpub and Beat Lounge in Berkeley • JP DasBrew in Fremont • Oakland United Beerworks (formerly Linden Street Brewery) in Oakland • Old Kan Beer & Co. in Oakland • The Rare Barrel in Berkeley • Shadow Puppet Brewing Company in Livermore • Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse in Berkeley • Trumer Brauerei in Berkeley • Woods Bar & Brewery in Oakland • Working Man Brewing Company in Livermore 

Amador County

• Amador Brewing Company in Plymouth • Butte County • Sierra Nevada Brewing Company headquarters in Chico • Eckert Malting and Brewing in Chico • Feather Falls Casino Brewing Company in Oroville • Feather River Brewing Company in Magalia • NorCal Brewing in Chico • Secret Trail Brewing in Chico 

Contra Costa County

• Calicraft in Walnut Creek • Danville Brewing Company in Danville • E.J. Phair Brewing Company in Pittsburg • Farm Creek Brewing Company in Walnut Creek • Elevation 66 Brewing Company in El Cerrito • Schubros Brewery in San Ramon • Epidemic Ales in Concord • Ocean View Brew Works in Albany 

El Dorado County

• The Brewery at Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe • Cold Water Brewery and Grill in South Lake Tahoe • Cool Beerwerks in Cool • El Dorado Brewing Company in Diamond Springs • Gold Hill Winery and Brewery in Placerville • HWY 50 Brewery in Camino • Jack Russell Farm Brewery in Camino • Lake Tahoe AleWorX in South Lake Tahoe • Mraz Brewing Company in El Dorado Hills • Outbreak Brewing Company in Placerville • Outpost Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe • Placerville Brewing Company in Placerville • Sidellis Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe • Solid Ground Brewing in Diamond Springs • South Lake Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe • Stash Brewing Co. in Garden Valley • Stateline Brewery and Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe 

Fresno County

• The Mad Duck Craft Brewery in Fresno • Fresno Brewing Company in Fresno • Full Circle Brewing in Fresno • Pine & Palm Brewing in Fresno • Tactical OPS Brewing in Fresno • Tioga–Sequoia Brewing Company in Fresno 

Humboldt County

• Eel River Brewing Company in Fortuna • Redwood Curtain Brewing Company in Arcata • Six Rivers Brewery in McKinleyville 

Inyo County

• Mountain Rambler Brewery in Bishop 

Kern County

• Crusader Brewing in Bakersfield • Dionysus Brewing Company in Bakersfield • Great Change Brewing in Bakersfield • Kern River Brewing Company in Kernville • Lengthwise Brewing in Bakersfield • Local Craft Beer in Tehachapi • Temblor Brewing Company in Bakersfield 

Kings County

• Bird Street Brewing in Lemoore • Hop Forged Brewing Company in Hanford 

Lake County

• Kelsey Creek Brewing Company in Kelseyville
• Mount St. Helena Brewing Company in Middletown
• O'Meara Brothers Brewing Company in Lakeport

Los Angeles County

• Absolution Brewing Company in Torrance
• Alosta Brewing Co in Covina
• Ambitious Ales in Los Angeles
• Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles
• Beachwood BBQ and Brewery in Long Beach
• Belmont Brewing Company in Long Beach
• Bravery Brewing in Lancaster
• Brouwerij West in San Pedro
• Congregation Ale House in Azusa
• Cosmic Brewery in Torrance
• Claremont Craft Ales in Claremont
• The Dudes' Brewing Company in Torrance
• Eagle Rock Brewery in Los Angeles
• El Segundo Brewing Company in El Segundo
• Golden Road Brewery in Los Angeles
• Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in Burbank
• Hand-Brewed Beer in Chatsworth
• Homage Brewing in Pomona
• Kinetic Brewing Company in Lancaster
• King Harbor Brewing Company in Redondo Beach
• MacLeod Ale Brewing Company in Los Angeles
• MillerCoors brewery in Irwindale
• Monkish Brewing Company in Torrance
• Mumford Brewing in Los Angeles
• Ohana Brewing Company in Los Angeles
• Pacific Plate Brewing Company in Monrovia
• Progress Brewing in South El Monte
• Red Car Brewery in Torrance
• Skyscraper Brewing Company in El Monte
• Sanctum Brewing Company in Pomona
• Scholb Premium Ales in Torrance
• Strand Brewing Company in Torrance
• Timeless Pints Brewing Company in Lakewoo

Madera County

• South Gate Brewing Company in Oakhurst 

Marin County

• Adobe Creek Brewing in Novato • Indian Valley Brewing in Novato • Iron Springs Pub & Brewery in Fairfax • Marin Brewing in Larkspur • Moylan's Brewery in Novato • Pond Farm Brewing in San Rafael • The State Room in San Rafael 

Mariposa County

• Yosemite Ale Werks in Mariposa 

Merced County

• Bobcat Brewing Company in Merced 

Mono County

• Mammoth Brewing Company in Mammoth Lakes • June Lake Brewing in June Lake 

Monterey County

• Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey • Cannery Row Brewing Company in Monterey • English Ales in Marina • Peter B's Brew Pub in Monterey • Yeast of Eden in Carmel 

Napa County

• Calistoga Inn, Restaurant and Brewing in Calistoga • Downtown Joe's Brewery in Napa • Mad Fritz in St. Helena • Napa Smith Brewery in Napa • St. Clair Brown in Napa • Tannery Bend Beerworks in Napa • Trade Brewing in Napa 

Nevada County

• FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee • Nevada Brewery in Nevada City • Ol' Republic Brewery in Nevada City • Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company in Truckee • Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Company in Nevada City 

Orange County

• Anaheim Brewery in Anaheim • Barley Forge Brewing Company in Costa Mesa • Brewing Reserve of California in Costa Mesa • Bootlegger's Brewery in Fullerton and Costa Mes • Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim • Cismontane Brewing Company in Santa Ana • The Good Beer Company in Santa Ana • Green Cheek Beer Company in Orange • Gunwhale Ales in Costa Mesa • Laguna Beach Beer Company in Rancho Santa Margarita and Laguna Beach • Left d Brewing Company in San Clemente and Irvine • Network Brewery in Santa Ana • Noble Ale Works in Anaheim • Old Orange Brewing Company in Orange • Riip Beer Company in Huntington Beach • TAPS Brewery & Barrel Room in Tustin • Tustin Brewing Company in Tustin • Valiant Brewing Company in Orange 

Placer County

• Auburn Alehouse in Auburn • Boneshaker Public House and Community Brewery in Rocklin • Crooked Lane Brewing Company in Auburn • GoatHouse Brewing Company in Lincoln • Knee Deep Brewing Company in Auburn • Loomis Basin Brewing Company in Loomis • Moksa Brewing in Rocklin • Moonraker Brewing Company in Auburn • Out of Bounds Brewing Company in Rocklin • Slice Beer Company in Lincoln • The Monk's Cellar in Roseville 

Plumas County

• The Brewing Lair of the Sierra (formerly UnderCover Ale Works) • Waganupa Brewing in Chester • Quintopia Brewing Co in Quincy 

Riverside County

• Aftershock Brewing Company in Temecula • Area 51 Craft Brewery in Riverside • Babe's BBQ & Brewhouse in Rancho Mirage • Black Market Brewing Company in Temecula • Brew Rebellion in Banning • Brewcaipa Brewing in Yucaipa • Coachella Valley Brewing in Thousand Palms • Desert Beer Company in Palm Desert • Electric Brewing Company in Murrieta • Grey Wolf in Norco • Inland Empire Brewing Company in Riverside • Ironfire Brewing Company in Temecula • La Quinta Brewing in Palm Desert • Las Palmas Brewing in Palm Springs • Refuge Brewery in Temecula • Wiens Brewing Company in Temecula • Woody's Brewhouse in Moreno Valley 

Sacramento County

• Alaro Brewing in Sacramento • At Ease Brewing in Sacramento • Big Sexy Brewing in Sacramento • Big Stump Brew Co. in Sacramento • Burning Barrel Brewing in Rancho Cordova • Claimstake Brewing in Rancho Cordova • Delta Borne Brewing in Sacramento • Device Brewing Company in Sacramento • Dreaming Dog Brewery in Elk Grove • Flatland Brewing in Elk Grove • Fort Rock Brewing in Rancho Cordova • Fountainhead Brewing in Sacramento • Hoppy Brewing Co in Sacramento • King Cong Brewing Company in Sacramento • New Glory Craft Brewery in Sacramento • New Helvetia Brewing in Sacramento • Oak Park Brewing in Sacramento • Palm Tree Brewing Company in Orangevale • Porchlight Brewing in Sacramento • Red Bus Brewing in Folsom • River Rock Brewery in Galt • Sacrament Brewing in Sacramento • Tower Brewing in Sacramento • Track 7 Brewing Company in Sacramento • Tilted Mash Brewing in Elk Grove • Urban Roots Brewing in Sacramento 

San Bernardino County

• 3 Iron Brewing Co. in Colton • Brewcaipa in Yucaipa • Desert Barn Brewery in Hesperia • Escape Craft Brewery in Redlands • Hangar 24 Craft Brewery in Redlands • I & I Brewing in Chino • Kings Brewing in Rancho Cucamonga • Oak Hills Brewing Company in Hesperia • Ritual Brewing Co. in Redlands • Rowdy's Brew Co. in Rancho Cucamonga • Sour Cellars in Rancho Cucamonga 

San Francisco City and County

• 21st Amendment Brewery • Barrel Head Brewhouse • Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant • Black Sands Brewery • Black Hammer Brewing • Cellarmaker Brewing Company • Cervezería de MateVeza • Eagle Brewery • Enterprise Brewery • Fort Point Beer Company • Golden City Brewery • Hamm's Brewer • Harmonic Brewing • Hibernia Brewery • Laughing Monk Brewing • Lafayette Brewery • Local Brewing Company • Magnolia Brewing Company • Schuster's Railroad Brewery • Seven Stills • Southern Pacific Brewing • Speakeasy Ales and Lagers • Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company • Thirsty Bear Brewing Company • Triple Voodoo Brewing • Washington Brewery • Willow's Brewery 

San Joaquin County

• Dancing Fox Winery and Brewery in Lodi • Five Window Beer Company in Lodi • High Water Brewing Company in Lodi • Idol Beer Works in Lodi • Lodi Beer Company in Lodi • Morgan Territory Brewing in Tracy 

San Luis Obispo County

• 927 Beer Company in Cambria • BarrelHouse Brewing Co. in Paso Robles • Libertine Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo • Tap It Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo 

San Mateo County

• 47 Hills Brewing in South San Francisco • Alpha Acid Brewing Company in Belmont • Armstrong Brewing Company in South San Francisco • Blue Oak Brewing Company in San Carlos • Devil's Canyon Brewing Company in Belmont • Freewheel Brewing Company in Redwood City • Half Moon Bay Brewing Company in Princeton-by-the-Sea • Highway 1 Brewing in Pescadero • Hop Dogma Brewing in El Granada • Sacrilege Brewery + Kitchen in Half Moon Bay 

Santa Barbara County

• Captain Fatty's Brewery in Goleta • Island Brewing Company in Carpinteria • M. Special Brewing Company in Goleta • Pure Order Brewing Company in Santa Barbara • Solvang Brewing Company in Solvang • Telegraph Brewing Company in Santa Barbara 

Santa Clara County

• Clandestine Brewing in San Jose • El Toro Brewing Company in Morgan Hill • Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in San Jose • Hermitage Brewing Company in San Jose • Kelly Brewing in Morgan Hill 

Santa Cruz County

• Discretion Brewing in Soquel • Humble Sea Brewing Company in Santa Cruz • New Bohemia Brewing Company in Capitola • Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing in Santa Cruz • Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola • Seabright Brewery in Santa Cruz • Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley • Uncommon Brewers in Santa Cruz 

Shasta County

• Fall River Brewing Co. in Fall River Mills • Wildcard Brewing in Redding • Final Draft Brewing in Redding • Woody's Brewing Co. in Redding 

Siskiyou County

• Dunsmuir Brewery Works in Dunsmuir • Etna Brewing Company in Etna • Mt. Shasta Brewing Company in Weed • Siskiyou Brew Works 

Solano Countu

• Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield • Right Eye Brewery in Suisun • Mare Island Brewing Company in Vallejo 

Sonoma County

• Carneros Brewing Company in Sonoma • Fog Belt Brewing Company in Santa Rosa • Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa • Old Redwood Brewing Company in Windsor • Petaluma Hills Brewing Company in Petaluma • Seismic Brewing Company in Santa Rosa • Sonoma Springs Brewing Company in Sonoma • St. Florian's Brewery in Windsor • Stumptown Brewery in Guerneville • Third Street Aleworks in Santa Rosa 

Stanislaus County

• St. Stan's Brewery in Modesto • Blaker Brewing in Ceres 

Ventura County

• Anacapa Brewing in Ventura • Casa Agria Specialty Ales in Ventura • Enegren Brewing Co. in Moorpark • Flat Fish Brewing Company in Camarillo • Institution Ale Co. in Camarillo • Leashless Brewing Co. in Ventura • MadeWest Brewing in Ventura • Poseidon Brewing Company in Ventura • Red Tandem Brewery in Ventura • Surf Brewery in Ventura • Topa Topa Brewing Company in Ventura • Ventura Coast Brew Co. in Ventura • Westlake Brewing Co. in Westlake Village 

Yolo County

• Bike Dog Brewing Company in West Sacramento • Dunloe Brewing in Davis • Jackrabbit Brewing Company in West Sacramento • Super Owl Brewing in Davis • Three Mile Brewing Company in Davis • Yolo Brewing in West Sacramento 

San Diego County

• Burgeon Beer Company • Carlsbad Brewing Company • Pizza Port • Rouleur Brewing Company • Offbeat Brewing Co • Nickel Beer Company • Bagby Beer Company • Legacy Brewing Company • Breakwater Brewing Co • Oceanside Ale Works • ChuckAlek Independent Brewers • Abnormal Beer Company • Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment • Align Brewing • Amplified Aleworks • The Beer Company • Deft Brewing • Division 23 Brewing • Duck Foot Brewing Company • Eppig Brewing • Fall Brewing • Kilowatt Brewing • Little Miss Brewing • Longship Brewery • Mike Hess Brewing Co. • Mikkeller • Mission Brewery • Modern Times Beer • New English Brewing Co. • North Park Beer Company • O'Sullivan Brother's Brewing • Pacific Beach Alehouse • Pariah Brewing Company • Protector Brewing • Rip Current Brewing • Rough Draft Brewing Company • Saint Archer Brewing • San Diego Brewing Company • Savagewood • Societe Brewing Company • Thorn Street Brewery • Thunderhawk Alements • Lost Abbey • Port Brewing Company • Rip Current Brewing Company • Stumblefoot Brewing Company • Wild Barrel Brewing Company • Aztec Brewing Company • Barrel Harbor Brewing • Belching Beaver Brewery • Booze Brothers Brewing Company • Indian Joe Brewing Company • Latitude 33 Brewing • Mother Earth Brew Co. • Toolbox Brewing 

Culture Brewing Co

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Hanafuda Playing Cards

I know very little about art. I also know very little about Japanese or Korean culture. But I can recognize something amazing when I see it. And that's why when I first saw the Hanafuda deck created by Jason Johnson and artist Antonietta Fazio-Johnson (both from IndianWolf Studios), I immediately knew that I was looking at something special!
There are four decks altogether; a set of two Hanami decks that were produced earlier this year, and a set of two Sensu decks currently on Kickstarter. Each project produced two decks: a more contemporary poker style deck, and a more traditional Hanafudi deck.
So what is the fuss about and why did this capture my imagination? In part it is the same reason that the Pipmen World deck from Ben Jones and Elephant Playing Cards captivated me back in 2017. That deck is a remarkable example of polyptych artwork, where each of the 52 individual playing cards can be put together to make a single larger panoramic picture. It was an amazing concept that blew my mind, and I was super impressed by the creativity and work that went into that project (see my pictorial review here). The Hanafuda decks employ a similar concept, because each set of four cards can be placed together to form a tetraptych, or panoramic image. It's brilliant and it's beautiful!
But there's more going on here with these beautiful cards besides beautiful artwork. These are no ordinary deck of cards, because with a Hanafuda deck, you don't just get a set of playing cards, but a game system that lets you play a whole set of unique games designed for that deck. Hanafuda even has its own entry on BoardGameGeek for this reason; you can also learn more about Hanafuda over on Wikipedia here. And the Fusion deck in particular can be used for all standard card games and for all Hanafuda games
Hanafuda literally means "flower cards", and they are playing cards of Japanese origin that can be used to play games, and can be found in Hawaii and Korea besides of course Japan. Hanafuda cards normally have twelve suits, each of which represents a month of the year (January, February, etc). Each of these is designated by a different flower, and the four cards of each month can be placed together to make a panorama. They are thought to have originated in the period between the 1600s and 1800s when gambling and playing cards were banned in Japan (thereby fostering their development as small cards that could be easily hidden!), so they have a long history.
Over time, many different games have been invented for Hanafuda cards, and can be played with a Hanafuda deck. Traditionally a Hanafuda deck has small thick cards, but the decks from IndianWolf Studios use poker-sized cards. But besides the idea of bringing Hanafuda to standard playing cards, what IndianWolf Studios has done is that they've produced two decks for each project, one in the more traditional style of Japan/Korea, and another which blends this with the usual suits and values of Western playing cards.
So sometimes East really does meet West, and here you get the best of both worlds, and can either play traditional cards, or one of the many games in the Hanafuda universe. Lets take a look at the two wonderful projects that come to us from IndianWolf Studios!

HANAMI EDITION

First of all, we have the two lovely tuck boxes for the Hanami edition, both of which are touched with gold foil for a completely lavish look. For added luxury, each comes with a gold foil stamp, and a completely gold foil interior!

Hanami Hanafuda deck

Let's begin with the Hanafuda deck, which is of course the major attraction and center-piece here.
Each suit has four cards and corresponds to a different month and features a different flower, e.g. January (The Pine), and February (The Plum). One of my favourite suits is for the month of August (The Suzuki Grass), which has a spectacular and stunning picture with the backdrop of a colourful moon-filled sky. The year is rounded out with December (The Paulownia), while an extra suit is provided as koi-filled Jokers.
Thirteen sets of four of course only makes 54 cards, so there's also the two extra Jokers shown on the right (below), while the card shown on the left pictures the artwork on the card backs. Koi were chosen for the card backs and Jokers, since koi are common symbols in Asian culture, and are considered to be positive symbols of prosperity and longevity, making these beautiful icons a natural fit for this deck.
Both the Hanami decks were produced by Legends Playing Card Company, using their Emerald Finish. I love LPCC playing cards, but the Emerald Finish is a relatively newer finish, and isn't considered to be the top choice for cardists. I don't think that matters, because it's still a very durable finish that is fine for playing card games and for collectors.

Hanami Fusion deck

The Hanami Hanafuda deck is magnificent, and while you can use it to play Hanfuda games, you of course can't use it to play standard card games, since it doesn't have traditional suits. No problem, say our friends at IndianWolf Studies - we'll make a hybrid deck, that fuses the Hanafuda cards with the familiar indices of a standard deck!
These cards are white bordered unlike the black bordered Hanafuda cards, and contain the number and suit we'd expect in a normal deck, as well as the flower and type corresponding to their identity in a Hanafuda deck.
Here's how the creators describe the concept of the Fusion deck: "Since traditional hanafuda cards lack pips and indices, we designed our own hanafuda indices to indicate the flower, month, and type of each card. We combined these indices with traditional hanafuda imagery and standard poker indices to create a multipurpose deck that could be used to play both Eastern and Western games."
The result is quite a different look than the Hanafuda deck, but it is practical and can be used for standard games, and yet it does retain the charming and vibrant panoramic artwork of the original.
If you place four cards of the same value besides each other, you'll see that the artwork still matches.

Games Rulebook

But if we have some Hanafuda cards, then we could also use a book with rules for Hanafuda games, right? Let's be honest, that would be kind of nice! Once again, the folks at IndianWolf Studios have stepped up to the plate, by producing a full-colour 236 page book in combination with this project. Apparently rules for Hanafudu games can be hard to find or interpret, so they have done the hard work for us by putting this together in a lovely book, which is available as a hard copy or as an eBook.
I have the eBook version, and was very impressed. Let's be honest, 236 pages is impressive! It contains a collection of 37 different games organized into categories, in sections for four main types of games: Capture Games, Sequence Games, Luck Games, and Fusion Solitaire Games. A full list of the games included can be found here as well as here, including sample pages.
Here's how Jason explains the thinking behind the creation of this rulebook:
"This book was inspired by our love for hanafuda games and our desire to share those games with others.The scarcity of decent rules is a major hinderance to new hanafuda players. Years ago, when we got our first hanafuda decks, we spent a lot of time gathering (& translating) rules just so we could learn to play. After that, we spent even more time trying to find other hanafuda games to play. In the end, we decided we should put our knowledge & research into a book so more people could learn to play hanafuda.One of the really interesting things we learned during our research, is how prevalent the use of 'house rules' are. Common games have many rule variants. There are jokes about the practice that claim that every family would make up their own rules so that visitors could never win.For our rulebook, we did our best to preserve the games (and their variant rules), while making them more accessible to players."
Within each section the games are arranged by difficulty, using a handy color code. A final section at the end of the book contains handy Quick Reference Charts, which help out with scoring. Within the explanations themselves are game-play and scoring examples, pictures, and variants.

SENSU EDITION

The latest project from IndianWolf Studios is the delightful follow-up, Sensu edition, which is currently up for funding on Kickstarter (funding ends around August 31st 2018). This is a new series of playing cards, that once again offers a flower themed deck with beautiful illustrations, and is inspired by traditional hanafuda, this time with inspiration also coming from the illustrations of Uchiyama Rossetsu (1892). The two beautiful tuck boxes include an embossed linen feel.

Sensu Hanafuda deck

Once again, these cards are standard poker size, but the cards have a more serious and earthy look, and less of a cartoon-like and playful feel.
Like the Hanami deck, the Hanafuda deck has no pips, but features floral imagery in the 12 suits of Japanese hanafuda. As with the Hanami edition, the four cards of each suit in the Sensu edition have been created so that they combine to form a single floral image.
An uncut sheet is available as an add on for this project. I haven't seen the uncut sheets for Hanami first-hand, and while they were beautiful, the Chinese factory that produced them did incorporate very thin white grid lines dividing the cards, which is arguably less than ideal. The Sensu cards are going to be printed at LPCC's factory in Taiwan, so I'm told that this issue shouldn't surface this time around.
A different finish will also be used this time. Unlike the Hanami decks, the Sensu decks will be printed by Legends Playing Card Company in Taiwan with their Classic Finish, which in my experience is a superior finish to the Emerald Finish used for the Hanami decks. The quality here should satisfy everyone, from cardists to collectors.

Sensu Fusion deck

Just as with the previous project, the Fusion deck combines the Hanafuda deck with the indices of standard playing cards, to create a deck that can be used for both Eastern and Western card games.
Rather than just have the usual indices with traditional suits and values, the hanafuda indices on these cards also indicate the flowemonth, and card type. This gives the cards a dual function, and these indices are helpful in enabling the Fusion deck to be used to learn and teach hanafuda - even if you're starting by using these cards for a traditional card game.
The Jokers of the Sensu deck have a much more austere look than their Hanami counterparts. However the Sensu card backs have a more intricate design that creates a whole new overall look.

Games Rulebook

A rulebook is once again being provided as an add-on, and the value of this shouldn't be under-estimated. As mentioned already, Hanafudu rules are not that readily available in a very usable form, and the IndianWolf Studios team really has done all the hard work for us by making this available. To give you an idea of how useful this is, some people are so keen to get this book that they plan to get the playing cards, just in order to get the book!
The text of the Sensu rulebook is unchanged from the Hanami one; the only difference is that the art has been altered to match the art of the new Sensu decks. But there's been a lot of wonderful feedback on the original book, and positive comments like the following help emphasize its credibility and usefulness:
"Love the clear illustrations and examples of scoring. Very in-depth rules explanation of common Hanafuda games, as well as some original games inspired by classic western games such as Rummy." - Dee Glazebrook "This is a pretty hefty book, glad I spent a little more to get it!" - Michelle "Both the book and the cards are wonderful and I can't wait to read up on some of the games and try them out." - Martin "Lovely. Approachable. Quite a lovely book. I got my first Hanafudu deck about fifty years ago ... This book is the first that really makes playing with the cards approachable, and adds quite a variety of games." - abwx "Ridiculously cheap, for the effort consumed in the production of this excellent games compendium." - Bruno Buffonè "Best book on hanafuda rules. Wonderfully laid-out, colorful, easy-to-understand collection of many Hanafuda games. The only book you need." - Wade Daniel Cooksey

CONCLUSIONS

The Hanafuda games

It's obvious what kind of card games can be played with the Fusion deck, since you can use this for playing any card game that you'd play with a standard deck. But what about the Hanafuda deck, and what kinds of games can you play with this?
The easiest thing to do here is list the 37 games that the rulebook from IndianWolf Studios includes, which are arranged by the following four categories:
Capture Games are the most popular Hanafuda games. Capture games involve capturing cards from a field and creating yaku (special combinations of cards) to score points. ● Absolute Beginner: Simplified Game for Beginners (2-4 players) ● Beginner: Matching Flowers (2-3 players), Hana-Awase 1 (3-4 players), Hana-Awase 2 (3 players), Mushi (2 players), Six Hundred (2-3 players), Hachi-juu Hana (2-3 players) ● Intermediate: Min-Hwatu (2-3 players), Koi-Koi (2 players), Oni Koi-Koi (2 players), Higo-Bana (2-7 players), Tensho simplified (2 players) ● Expert: Go-Stop (2-7 players), Hachi-Hachi (2-7 players), Sudaoshi (3 players), Hachi simplified (2 players), Hachi (2 players), Tensho (2 players)
Sequence Games involve playing cards from your hand in sequential order with the objective of emptying your hand. ● Beginner: Poka (2 players), Hiyoko simplified (2-4 players), Isuri simplified (2-3 players), Kage (2 players) ● Intermediate: Hiyoko (2-4 players), Isuri (2-3 players)
Luck Games are simple, fast-paced, gambling-oriented games. Many of the games in this section were traditionally played with Kabufuda decks. ● Beginner: Sutda simplified (2-10 players), Hiki-Kabu (2-10 players), Oicho-Kabu (2-10 players), Kyo-Kabu (2-10 players), Kingo (2-10 players) ● Intermediate: Sota (2-6 players), Sutda (2-10 players)
Fusion Games are a collection of Western-inspired games that we reinterpreted and designed for gameplay with a Hanafuda deck. These games provide a familiar platform for Western players to become more comfortable with the Hanafuda deck. ● Beginner: Seasons (1-4 players), Pyramid (1 players) ● Intermediate: Solitaire (1 players), Eight Off (1 players), Hana-Rumi (2-4 players), Hana-Gin (2-4 players)
Some of the Fusion Games listed above will be immediately familiar to anyone who has some experience with Western card games, such as the three solitaire games Pyramid, Solitaire, and Eight Off, while games like Hana-Rumi and Hana-Gin have obvious parallels with the counterparts that inspired them: Rummy and Gin. But these are mainly designed to get people familiar with the Hanafuda deck and it's really the Hanafuda games themselves that are of special interest.
The Luck Games are good for social settings, and are fast and fun, whereas the Sequence Games require you to empty your hand and have a more serious and thoughtful feel to the game-play. But what people will especially find interesting is the Capture Games category, where game-play revolves around capturing cards from a field and creating point-scoring combinations. This style of gameplay is reminiscent of traditional and popular card games like Scopa and Cassino.
If you are starting from scratch, I'd recommend beginning with the Simplified Game for Beginners and with Matching Flowers, to familiarize yourself with the cards. Then eventually work yourself up to the classic and popular Japanese two player game Koi-Koi. When you're ready for it, give the more complex 2-7 player game Go-Stop a try, because this is arguably the most popular game played with Hanafuda cards in Korea.
Higo-bana is a version of Hanafuda that is very popular in Hawaii, and is also included in the book, and can be recommended. And of course, you can always play the kinds of solitaire games you'd play with a regular deck - enjoying the magnificent artwork of this deck instead! The beauty of a good rulebook like the one provided with the Hanami and Sensu projects, is that it is a terrific resource that really helps people with a Hanafuda deck get started in exploring this new world of possibilities.

What do others think?

Hanafuda cards have a long history, and I was curious to hear from people who have more experience than me in playing Hanafuda games. Here are some positive comments that people have shared on BoardGameGeek about it, which help give some idea of its popularity and appeal:
"If you enjoy Scopa or Casino, you might like this more complex family of card games." - sbszine "A Japanese card game. I know how to play the simplest variant, Matching Flowers, and it makes a fun 2-player game." - beri "This is a childhood favorite for me. I play with "Hawaii rules" ... The game itself is incredibly nostalgic for me, but does withstand the test of time - it is still an enjoyable game to play as an adult or in a variety of contexts." - Keakealani "I grew up playing this game in Hawaii. A classic game that can be played over and over again. Highly recommended." - BraveReideen "Once you learn the scoring combinations, you can have a lot of fun with this game." - pattonre "Several games. I liked this game so much more than I expected, since I'm not a big fan of trick taking/set collecting games. This game is worth owning, especially if one can find a deck that's also printed as a standard poker deck as well." - Landstander "Interesting mix of skill, luck and beautiful cards. Easy rules that can be remembered while sipping Sake." - Æleksandr Þræð "I just love this game...quick to play and seemingly simple it can be played as such as or it can be deep and complex." - Shaynerichards72 "Beautiful game with an amazing push your luck mechanic. This is the mother of all push your luck games! Simple, elegant, and beautiful... A great way to pass the time." - mermuse "Very good game." - Pete Walsh "Beautiful elegant cards/tiles with a variety of rules for different games to play. " - tantras

Popular Games: Koi-Koi

Perhaps the most common game people use Hanafuda cards for is Koi Koi, a traditional two player game from Japan. It has the aim of forming special card combinations (called "yaku") from cards in your point pile, which you capture from the table using matching cards in your hand or drawn from the supply. Once you make a "yaku", you can cash in your points, or "keep going" (a literal translation of koi-koi, hence the game's name) to try to get more point-scoring yaku. It's an enjoyable game, as comments from experienced players make evident:
"Koi Koi/Hanafuda reminds me of a mix of Poker and Cribbage but with prettier cards!" - Mease19 "I've only learned to play Koi-Koi so far. It's the easiest of the game variations to start with." - JeffTimothy "Koi-koi is a brilliant game." - kingofkancho "Love Koi-Koi. Like to try other variations too." - shoex "Koi Koi is not all that challenging, but a relaxing two player game to play." - Godeke "Discovered Koi Koi (played with the Hanafuda deck) and spent the whole weekend just playing that minigame ... The game requires you to match cards in your hand with cards in the middle to make sets, but as the game has its origins in gambling there is a risky push your luck mechanic." - wayward_cloud "Oh, Hanafuda, my beloved Hanafuda. I prefer playing Koi-Koi with this deck. Really exciting, risk valuating game with not-so-much depth." - Kyuzo "My favorite game is Koi Koi. Lots of randomness, but timeless. I feel a real connection to the past when I play this." - smtudor "Like Japanese poker.. plays quick and is a fun time." - norifurikake "A very nice, exceptionaly mobile game. The most known is Koi- koi. If you have a bit of interest in Japan you should have it, especially if you like fast 2 player games." - Dream_walker "It takes some getting used to the plethora of pictures that one must recognize to play the games, but it's generally worth it ... mainly for Koi Koi, a game I know well." - Iguanoman "Koi-koi... Easy, somehow based on luck, but still gives some thrill from playing." - korsarz "Easy, quick, and fun." - youngpoisoner "Pleasant, relaxing, mildly luck-driven and endlessly replayable two-player game using the beautiful but initially confusing Hanafuda deck." - Ottia "Seems like its all luck but its about managing the luck in a partially known situation. knowing which set it which is rather helpful." - losthorizons "Very fun and addictive 2 player game played with the beautiful Japanese Hanafuda cards." - FranklinT "I love looking at my starting hand and what's on the table, and trying to figure out which combinations I should go for. As the game progresses, I like how I have to modify my plan, and sometimes hate draft to keep my opponent from getting a high scoring combination." - chearns "Fun, light game. Plays as long or as short as you like." - TheDane "Although the Hanafuda cards look very unfamiliar in the beginning, the game is a lot of fun once the flower motives make sense. Play is simple and fast. There is a lot of luck involved but tactical decision have to be made too. Like in Poker you can even calculate the chances of getting the required card and play accordingly." - h2posh "2 player poker, but much deeper and way more fun..." - Kairisan "It's got the fishing of Scopa, the set-collection of Mah-Jong and the delightful eccentricity of Cribbage." - qwertymartin

Popular Games: Go-Stop

One of the more advanced and popular games played with Hanafuda cards is Go-Stop, which is also called Korean Poker, and is effectively an advanced version of Koi-Koi. You can watch some videos explaining how it works here or here and here. While it originated in Japan, Hanafuda spread to Korea, and this more complex form of the game game is very popular there. Although these games have a lot of luck (as you'd expect for games that may have originated in a gambling context), they can be very enjoyable in the right context, as the following comments make obvious:
"I've had quite a bit of fun with Go Stop, the small plastic cards, and playing various little games with my daughter so I'm gonna rate it high." - aaarg_ink "Go Stop. Simple and somewhat luck-oriented fishing game, but seems to have sufficient depth as well." - Ratsia "I love this game "Go-Stop" style, which is the Korean style of playing. But, fun in Koi Koi style (Jpn) as well." - snootiecrunch "Most popular game in Korea!" - khalon "Have been played so many card games but this one is the best and exciting game." - Matthew_Son "I learned this game from a college roommate and we used to play it for DAYS. Literally days straight -- no sleep. Just ramen noodles, jugs of wine, and hanafuda cards." - fenwic "A great gambling game. After you understood the principle and learned the cards, it gets a nice balance between luck and skill. It plays great with 2 players, and a hand is played in about 10 minutes and my wife loves it." - wolfzell "Every Korean knows the game. Come on." - shininiu "Korean game with a zillion rules. Get enough points and you can stop the round, or Go for more." - samlamiam "Luck and challenge well balanced, a very quick game. Easy to play and learn, not to mention FUN!" - kyynarpaa "Korean gambling game. The players try to make combos matching their cards, in order to get points. When a player gets 3 points, he can continue "go-ing". Risk is a factor to win more money from the other players." - Xoota "Great set collecting game for 2-3 players." - bbblasterfire "I played this game like mad with my Korean friends in college. It's a good social/drinking/gambling game for three players, and there just aren't a lot of those around. It also works for two." - Glamorous Mucus "Go Stop is a lightweight, social game: it travels well, the rounds are quick, and the rules aren't too demanding once you get used to the iconography. If you want something quick and fun, this is a good choice." - ddubin "Seriously addictive game using hanafuda cards." - Shadoglare "Fishing game with lots of rules and betting. Beautiful cards and a bit of strategy" - Qhorin

Recommendation

What I love first of all about the Hanafuda decks is that every card is unique, and yet each set of four cards can be cleverly combined to produce panoramic images. The decks were designed with this in mind, and the art was created as 13 tetraptychs depicting colourful and eye-catching floral scenes. This visual beauty gives them instant appeal, and it's Antonietta who deserves the credit for creating these beautiful cards. The two people behind IndianWolf Studios are the husband and wife team of Jason and Antonietta Johnson, with Jason providing the expertise that comes from a background in computer science and design, and Antonietta being the artist, who is skilled in digital art, illustration, and has a degree and extensive experience in Fine Arts. Together, they have made a wonderful and important contribution that both the custom playing card community and the gaming community should welcome, with these attractive decks, as well as the accompanying rule-book.
But perhaps more importantly, these playing cards draw on a rich tradition, since it is the floral motifs and symbolism-rich imagery of traditional Japanese Hanafuda that really inspired them. These cards are both functional as well as beautiful, and together with a rulebook, you have access to a variety of games that have a long history, and are still popular today especially in Japan and Korea. I've seen many comments from people who have pointed out that the small size of traditional Hanafuda cards makes them difficult to shuffle and use, and they have lamented the fact that they aren't available with regular sized cards. Well folks, your wish has been granted, and now experienced players of popular games like Koi-Koi and Stop-Go can play with normal sized cards, while people entirely unfamiliar with this genre of games have the ideal platform to learn and explore these classics.
Are the Sensu Hanafuda decks for you? If you enjoy original artwork that draws heavily on ancient traditions in a beautiful and creative way, then these are definitely well worth a look. Note that the quality of the published cards will be excellent, both artistically and from the perspective of the playing cards themselves, with production in Taiwan by industry leader LPCC. And if you enjoy playing original or unusual card games, then this is a rare opportunity to obtain an excellent rulebook, and a delightful and unusual deck of cards that will enable you to play a large range of Hanafuda games that are popular in Japan and Korea, and have a long history.
Either way, there's no doubt that these are incredibly unusual and beautiful decks of playing cards, and the creators deserve to be applauded for making a valuable and unique contribution to the card game industry. Well done Jason and Antonietta, in creating the beautiful Hanami decks,and now following up with the beautiful Sensu decks!
Want to learn more? The two Hanafuda projects: - Hanami Hanafuda and Poker decks - Sensu Hanafuda and Poker decks (current Kickstarter)
Official websites for the creators: - Indian Wolf Studios (Jason Johnson) - Inner Hue Art Studio (Antonietta Fazio-Johnson)
Direct links for where the decks and rulebook from the original project can be found: - Hanami Hanafuda deck - Hanami Fusion deck - Hanafuda Games Rulebook (Hanami Edition also available at Amazon or iBooks) - Hanami prints on Redbubble