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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 2213040" data-attributes="member: 478"><p>From our last session. We needed some hints by the DM to actually solve it (listed below in spoilers), let's see if you can do it without them! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Post solutions or spoiler-questions in SPOILER tags only!</p><p></p><p>The puzzle has two parts... both are written in ancient dwarven runes (the symbols), only some of those could be identified (the letters). The first part was on a rune-covered archway, leading into a small cavern. The second part was found on a hidden door inside that cavern.</p><p></p><p><em>Basics:</em> The language used herein is "english" (ours was in german, but I redesigned it to work in english), just the symbolic alphabet is not (we had prettier symbols, looking like dwarven runes). The symbols represent letters, which together form english words (in the first part at least). You need to find out, which symbol stands for which letter in the first part, of course, to solve the second part (which, obviously enough, provides the 'command' to open the door), but the first part also contains the key <em>how</em> to solve the second part (it's not merely a help to translate the symbols).</p><p></p><p><strong>First part:</strong></p><p>[code]</p><p>$I""$E *OU#E</p><p>EA"# "*E /OU#E</p><p>O~E\# "*E ?OO&</p><p>#EE\ !E=O&E</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p><strong>Second part:</strong></p><p>[code]</p><p>/ E # A $ O U ?</p><p>I = I & # " ? )</p><p>" E & # ~ E A A</p><p>+ * O O ~ E : &</p><p>I " O O " \ " (</p><p># = ? E * " * E</p><p>? O E / A \ E \</p><p>\ A + I # ? O §</p><p>[/code]</p><p></p><p>If you need help:</p><p></p><p>1st hint: (just a very small hint)</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]Question: Who eats whom?[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>2nd hint: (big hint)</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]The mouse eats the house; the 'little house' is a snail-shell ('snail-house' in a word-by-word translation from german).[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>3rd hint: (big hint, 2nd part (further explains the 2nd hint))</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]'Seen before' refers to the second part... you must imagine the 'snail-house' overlaid over the second part.[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>4th hint: (the missing symbols in second part, those that are not also in the first part)</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]G=§, K=:, V=(, W=), X=+[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p><em>Note:</em> I've changed the order, the 4th hint was our first, but it might not be necessary, if you have the more important 2nd hint; you can read the 4th hint before the 2nd (or 3rd) hint, if you think that you can figure it out that way, it will allow you to completely translate the symbols in the second part. The 2nd hint was the one we needed, as we really did not think about that (it's not completely intuitive; also there's a word-play in the first part, which does not exactly translate into english, but it should be possible to get the conclusion even without that, however, I've provided that part (the word-play) in the 2nd hint as well). After that hint, it was completely easy to solve for us (solution was then derived within seconds); the preparation work (symbol translation) was done already by that time, of course.</p><p></p><p>Have fun! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Bye</p><p>Thanee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 2213040, member: 478"] From our last session. We needed some hints by the DM to actually solve it (listed below in spoilers), let's see if you can do it without them! :) Post solutions or spoiler-questions in SPOILER tags only! The puzzle has two parts... both are written in ancient dwarven runes (the symbols), only some of those could be identified (the letters). The first part was on a rune-covered archway, leading into a small cavern. The second part was found on a hidden door inside that cavern. [i]Basics:[/i] The language used herein is "english" (ours was in german, but I redesigned it to work in english), just the symbolic alphabet is not (we had prettier symbols, looking like dwarven runes). The symbols represent letters, which together form english words (in the first part at least). You need to find out, which symbol stands for which letter in the first part, of course, to solve the second part (which, obviously enough, provides the 'command' to open the door), but the first part also contains the key [i]how[/i] to solve the second part (it's not merely a help to translate the symbols). [b]First part:[/b] [code] $I""$E *OU#E EA"# "*E /OU#E O~E\# "*E ?OO& #EE\ !E=O&E [/code] [b]Second part:[/b] [code] / E # A $ O U ? I = I & # " ? ) " E & # ~ E A A + * O O ~ E : & I " O O " \ " ( # = ? E * " * E ? O E / A \ E \ \ A + I # ? O § [/code] If you need help: 1st hint: (just a very small hint) [spoiler]Question: Who eats whom?[/spoiler] 2nd hint: (big hint) [spoiler]The mouse eats the house; the 'little house' is a snail-shell ('snail-house' in a word-by-word translation from german).[/spoiler] 3rd hint: (big hint, 2nd part (further explains the 2nd hint)) [spoiler]'Seen before' refers to the second part... you must imagine the 'snail-house' overlaid over the second part.[/spoiler] 4th hint: (the missing symbols in second part, those that are not also in the first part) [spoiler]G=§, K=:, V=(, W=), X=+[/spoiler] [i]Note:[/i] I've changed the order, the 4th hint was our first, but it might not be necessary, if you have the more important 2nd hint; you can read the 4th hint before the 2nd (or 3rd) hint, if you think that you can figure it out that way, it will allow you to completely translate the symbols in the second part. The 2nd hint was the one we needed, as we really did not think about that (it's not completely intuitive; also there's a word-play in the first part, which does not exactly translate into english, but it should be possible to get the conclusion even without that, however, I've provided that part (the word-play) in the 2nd hint as well). After that hint, it was completely easy to solve for us (solution was then derived within seconds); the preparation work (symbol translation) was done already by that time, of course. Have fun! :D Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]
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