Rise of the New Sun

**Rise of the New Sun** is the second season of *The Pyramid*. It had 25 raiders trapped in the pyramid for 55 days. It premiered July 20th, 2022 and the monarch was crowned September 17th, 2022.

## Production

Saturn - Host

Flow - Production

Reef - Production

Shea - Production

## Twists

### Opening Twists

* **Sun Coins** - All Raiders are given a sun coin at the beginning of the game. Raiders can get more coins by getting top three in a challenge on floors 1, 2, & 3 or by taking out their target. Sun Coins will be used to buy advantages, disadvantages, and even artifacts.
	+ **Hitlist** - Up until the final six, Raiders will be given a target. If a Raider were to vote to sacrifice their current target, and if they are successfully sacrificed in that episode, the Raider will earn 5 Sun Coins. This twist ended at the final 9.

* **Guardian Angel** - During the first episode the audience was able to vote for three players to receive this advantage. This advantage would allow its holder to be saved and removed from danger the first time they lost a challenge on floor 1.

### Auction

* **Flag** - This advantage will allow the Raider to guess any group of Raiders. If there is an alliance that consists of those exact members, the hosts will confirm it is real, and even give the Raider its name, if there is one.
* **Pen** - Will allow the Raider to steal a vote at any Sacrificial Ceremony that the Raider is currently attending on floor 2.
* **Torch** - Will allow the Raider to boost their score by 50% in any Pharoh challenge throughout floor 2.
* **Walkie Talkie** - This item can only be used the current episode. It will allow the Raider to ask one question about the game by a spectator of their choice. The spectator must answer the best they can.
* **Key** - Will allow the Raider to hinder any other Raiders score by 50% in any Pharoh challenge throughout floor 2.
* **Crown** - Will grant the Raider immunity for the episode.
* **Old Boot** - Gives the Raider 5 sun coins.

### Shrines

* **Iago, The Untold** - A Raider may pay 10 Sun Coins to get one of Iago's artifacts. Raiders will not know what artifact they will get when they make their purchase.

* **Oshtemo, The Ally** - Raiders may pay 5 Sun Coins to receive an advantage in any challenge on floors 1-3, but it must be bought before the Raider submits a score for that episode's challenge.

* **Kallis, The Nemesis** - Raiders may pay 5 Sun Coins to give a disadvantage to any Raider on floors 1-4, but it must be bought before the episode's challenge begins.

### Artifacts

* **Artifact of Righteousness** - Given to the first Raider who buys an artifact from Iago. This artifact will give the Raider an extra vote every Sacrificial Ceremony, you may vote normally, but this extra vote must always be cast for the same Raider as your regular vote. If the Raider successfully vote for the/a Raider that is sacrificed, they will get to keep this artifact and use its power until they vote incorrectly.

* **Artifact of Salvation** - Given to the second Raider who buys an artifact from Iago. If used on floor 1 or 3, this artifact will allow the holder to save 1 offering from danger, or if used on floor 2, it will allow the Raider to save 1 Raider who is currently in the catacombs. It cannot be used on the holder and must be used before any votes are read at that rounds Sacrificial Ceremony.

* **Artifact of Prophecy** - Given to the third Raider who buys an artifact from Iago. Before getting more information, the Raider must decide to choose themself or another Raider. Then they must choose a number between 5 and the number of current Raiders. Once it's decided its revealed that the Raider chosen is now immune when the number chosen number of players are left in the game.

* **Artifact of Bane** - Given to the fourth Raider who buys an artifact from Iago. This artifact gives the Raider a choice. Either give all of their Sun Coins to another Raider of their choice, in which that Raider is not allowed to trade them to other Raiders, or say no. If they agree no additional punishment will be had and the coin transfer will conspire. However, if they say no, they keep their balance of Sun Coins but all of their 1 on 1 chats, as well as all of the alliances that they are a member in will be opened to every Raider for 24 hours.

* **Artifact of The Last Resort** - Given to the fifth and final Raider who buys an artifact from Iago. Before they learn the power of this artifact, they must choose another Raider that is currently in the game and not in danger. After their decision it is revealed that this artifact will allow to take the Raider chosen on a 1v1 in the next Pharoh challenge. No other Raider will compete but those two, guaranteeing one of them will become Pharoh, however the loser will become a third offering.