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<blockquote data-quote="Bercilac" data-source="post: 4684717" data-attributes="member: 82608">The intelligence could be a wizard, once lord of the keep, who eventually went insane.&nbsp; He spent his last years designing increasingly complex and powerful constructs.&nbsp; After one of his creations killed a servant, most of the servants abandoned their master to seek less hazardous and stressful employment.&nbsp; Several options for the wizard's fate:&nbsp;1.&nbsp; He was, like several of those who served him, slain by his own creations.&nbsp;2.&nbsp; He transformed himself into a lich, and sits in one of the upper levels, continuing to create his &quot;toys.&quot;&nbsp;3.&nbsp; He somehow incorporated himself into one of his constructs, or into the structure of the tower itself (like a cyborg version of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey).&nbsp; So his mad intelligence can lock and unlock doors, set off traps, activate mechanical minions, et cetera.&nbsp; It can also be negotiated with (though negotiating with a paranoid schitzophrenic is a trying experience...)&nbsp;Anyway, as the wizard lost his mortal servants, he replaced them with mechanical ones.&nbsp; Of course, as he got more and more absorbed in his newest and most advanced projects, the old creations went about their business.&nbsp; Perhaps the last order given to some minor golems was &quot;clean this room&quot;.&nbsp; Maybe they interpret the players as uncleanliness.&nbsp; The players could, of course, distract them with a bigger and more obvious mess.&nbsp; Perhaps some of the golems have on-off switches.&nbsp; Perhaps sections of the structure are animated.&nbsp; Doors might only allow those wearing the livery of the old lord to pass through them.&nbsp; Chairs might try to eat any stranger that sits in them (similar to some other suggestion).&nbsp;In solving the various puzzles, the players also have to piece together something of the history of the tower.&nbsp; Drop hints here and there, but mostly let them tinker with it by trial and error.&nbsp;Hope this helps!&nbsp; If not, hope inspiration strikes from some other source!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bercilac, post: 4684717, member: 82608"] The intelligence could be a wizard, once lord of the keep, who eventually went insane. He spent his last years designing increasingly complex and powerful constructs. After one of his creations killed a servant, most of the servants abandoned their master to seek less hazardous and stressful employment. Several options for the wizard's fate: 1. He was, like several of those who served him, slain by his own creations. 2. He transformed himself into a lich, and sits in one of the upper levels, continuing to create his "toys." 3. He somehow incorporated himself into one of his constructs, or into the structure of the tower itself (like a cyborg version of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey). So his mad intelligence can lock and unlock doors, set off traps, activate mechanical minions, et cetera. It can also be negotiated with (though negotiating with a paranoid schitzophrenic is a trying experience...) Anyway, as the wizard lost his mortal servants, he replaced them with mechanical ones. Of course, as he got more and more absorbed in his newest and most advanced projects, the old creations went about their business. Perhaps the last order given to some minor golems was "clean this room". Maybe they interpret the players as uncleanliness. The players could, of course, distract them with a bigger and more obvious mess. Perhaps some of the golems have on-off switches. Perhaps sections of the structure are animated. Doors might only allow those wearing the livery of the old lord to pass through them. Chairs might try to eat any stranger that sits in them (similar to some other suggestion). In solving the various puzzles, the players also have to piece together something of the history of the tower. Drop hints here and there, but mostly let them tinker with it by trial and error. Hope this helps! If not, hope inspiration strikes from some other source! [/QUOTE]

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