If GMs were as greedy as mobile game companies...

... to progress the main quest, you must find this needle in this haystack. You need to pass a successful perception check for each piece of hay you want to turn over and there are 1438 pieces of hay. There's also this old salesman who's willing to sell you a magnet for 25 gems.

Don't worry if you have gems to spare, you can always purchase the magic sachets. The have a small chance to contain really good items.

Comic transcript

Panel 1:
The RPG group has gathered at their RPG table again. However, in Parrot's place is a duck.
H: I’m so happy we’re finally playing a pen and paper RPG again.
G: Thank you for jumping in for parrot as GM!
D: It’s my pleasure. However, I’d like to introduce a few house rules.
Panel 2:
D: I have brought these gems. You can use them to level up faster, retry failed checks and instantly kill enemies. You can buy 5 for 9.99, 20 for 24.99 or 100 for 149.99, which is the best value. If you have a TV, I could also show you an ad and ...
Panel 3:
Everyone is leaving.
D: Hey, wait! Will you at least rate me 5/5 stars on rate-my-gm.com?
G: I REALLY hope parrot comes back soon.