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<blockquote data-quote="jayoungr" data-source="post: 8308782" data-attributes="member: 6702445"><p><strong>An Extra Puzzle for DDAL04-09, "The Tempter"</strong></p><p></p><p>Since this adventure is pretty solid as written, the main changes I made to it were additions. Most notably, I added a logic puzzle centered around getting into the vault. In order to open the door, two items from the art gallery are needed, instead of just one. The clues to figuring out the correct items are in the family history book and in Lady Marilena's journal. I based the puzzle on the video below:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]zbm34ubTO3w[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The documents are attached to this message. The final element was a map of the mirror room, which I created in Roll20 with some free assets. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]138450[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The contents of the cases, as appearing on the numbered map, are as follows:</p><p></p><p>Case 1: Vase </p><p>Case 2: Plate</p><p>Case 3: Family crest (single star)</p><p>Case 4: Family crest (star and wolf)</p><p>Case 5: Ring, candlestick, jeweled comb</p><p>Case 6: Silver teacup (single star crest)</p><p>Case 7: Silver teacup (double star crest)</p><p>Case 8: Silver teacup (star and wolf crest)</p><p>Case 9: Family crest (double stars)</p><p></p><p>My players found this puzzle to be pretty difficult. Identifying the right family crest was pretty easy, but they had more trouble figuring out the item to go with it. I'll put the solution under a spoiler tag in case anybody wants to try it!</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]Vaslav's gift is not one of the teacups, as we know those were the gifts of the first three Fidatovs. Nor is it the plate, as the twin brothers Fyodor and Gennadi were the only ones to have bright red hair. The comb does not appear in any portrait, so it can be surmised to be Lady Marilena's accession gift. The ring appears in a portrait of a young boy, and we know Lord Anatoly was the youngest to succeed to the title, so it can be matched with him. That leaves the candlestick and the vase. </p><p></p><p>The handwritten notes in the family history state that Lord Sidor built individual display cases for the accession gifts of all the Fidatovs who came before him, but he neglected to build a case for his own gift. That means the vase must belong to a Fidatov who came before Lord Sidor, and the only one whose gift has not been identified is Lord Vaslav. So the vase is his gift, and the candlestick is Sidor's.[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayoungr, post: 8308782, member: 6702445"] [b]An Extra Puzzle for DDAL04-09, "The Tempter"[/b] Since this adventure is pretty solid as written, the main changes I made to it were additions. Most notably, I added a logic puzzle centered around getting into the vault. In order to open the door, two items from the art gallery are needed, instead of just one. The clues to figuring out the correct items are in the family history book and in Lady Marilena's journal. I based the puzzle on the video below: [MEDIA=youtube]zbm34ubTO3w[/MEDIA] The documents are attached to this message. The final element was a map of the mirror room, which I created in Roll20 with some free assets. [ATTACH=full]138450[/ATTACH] The contents of the cases, as appearing on the numbered map, are as follows: Case 1: Vase Case 2: Plate Case 3: Family crest (single star) Case 4: Family crest (star and wolf) Case 5: Ring, candlestick, jeweled comb Case 6: Silver teacup (single star crest) Case 7: Silver teacup (double star crest) Case 8: Silver teacup (star and wolf crest) Case 9: Family crest (double stars) My players found this puzzle to be pretty difficult. Identifying the right family crest was pretty easy, but they had more trouble figuring out the item to go with it. I'll put the solution under a spoiler tag in case anybody wants to try it! [spoiler]Vaslav's gift is not one of the teacups, as we know those were the gifts of the first three Fidatovs. Nor is it the plate, as the twin brothers Fyodor and Gennadi were the only ones to have bright red hair. The comb does not appear in any portrait, so it can be surmised to be Lady Marilena's accession gift. The ring appears in a portrait of a young boy, and we know Lord Anatoly was the youngest to succeed to the title, so it can be matched with him. That leaves the candlestick and the vase. The handwritten notes in the family history state that Lord Sidor built individual display cases for the accession gifts of all the Fidatovs who came before him, but he neglected to build a case for his own gift. That means the vase must belong to a Fidatov who came before Lord Sidor, and the only one whose gift has not been identified is Lord Vaslav. So the vase is his gift, and the candlestick is Sidor's.[/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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