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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IcyCool" data-source="post: 3450885" data-attributes="member: 20308">[sblock=Velmont]OOC: Your clue was fine, as it has at least given me information I didn't have before.  I was just lamenting my inability figure out your puzzle (and my cursed luck with InvisibleCastle <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />).  I might be over-analyzing it though.  I've got a couple of ideas left to try."So, the stones on either side of the square replace their carving with what I write, so long as it is a 0 or 100.  This maze is supposed to be a test of wits, but that does not necessarily imply the ability to read and write.  Hmmm.  Would this diSenzio place a puzzle in here that one who is not skilled in reading or numbers would have no hope of solving?"  As he goes over possibilities he continues to speak out loud, "If so, then the solution is likely to involve writing some specific numbers, and I have an idea which ones.  But if it is not, and the flat stone causes whatever is written on it to appear on the surrounding stone, then perhaps by completely filling it's surface with chalk scribbling, I can cause a sizeable hole to appear in the surrounding stone, thereby leading me to the next room.  Hmm, which one to try first?  I should probably try the numbers, as that would use less chalk.  The shape of the stone is probably a clue, 4 sides.  And since it relates to the numbers on each side, it is likely that it is referring to quarters of 100.  But which number to use first?  25, 50, or 75?  I'll try 50 first."Deos raises his piece of chalk to the stone slab, and with a muttered, "By the empty inkwell of Antonidas, I hope I'm not overthinking this."  He writes "50" down on the stone square.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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