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Way of the Hammer Treasurehunt -Finished-See the Taskbook here
« on: September 25, 2008, 11:53:28 pm »
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Next Event may start on Saturday 18th October 2008 at 18:00 (GMT).


FEE CHANGE: 2500 Tria

If we do NOT get at least 20 participants this time, it will be held as internal event between the two dwarfen guilds...


Deadline is 2 hours before.

GMT (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/) for all who do not know already.


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Currently mainly dwarfs were interested in that event, i wonder why, maybe dwarfs are just more intelligent ... i don't know...  :(
Everyone who tried and talked with me was able to solve the riddle...also some, but not many none dwarfs...
One Dwarf wanted me to make it more difficult... maybe it is too easy for you???  ::|

You also did not tell me why anybody of you does not join...so i can't do anything to improve it...

Last thing i do is to decrease the Fee... if that does not help... well ...  then i have to drop this idea completely.
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Hello citizens of Yliakum,

I would like to inform you on the Treasurehunt form the Way of the Hammer and we want to invite everybody to take part.
There is a huge treasure waiting for this team which gets it first. But before you can join our hunt we have to proof that you know how to decipher a text. The fee for taking part will be 5000 Tria.

Before you go on with solving the riddles, you have to read about the rules and how to decypher.



[ The Rules

1. You are NOT allowed to ask other players through TELL/GUILD-Chat for facts from the Hammerhunt.

Example:
You are asked what Type of boots Harnquist wears.
You know Player X is near Harnquist.
You ask Player X to have a look on what Boots he does wear to tell you.

This rule should be negligible because you have to go to each location.

2. If you really don't get further with something you can ask the Huntmaster for help.
He will tell you the answer after five minutes after you asked for it.

Each time you ask, the time you have to wait for next answer increases for 2 minutes.

This is to prevent players to ask before trying themselfs.

3. You are NOT allowed to disturb other teams members in doing the Hammerhunt.

4. We can't control but it is ment to be unfair to look in your guild-window where other participants are or using spoilers in the internet.

5. If a server crash appears that takes longer than ONE HOUR the Hunt has FAILED.
We hope that this will not happen because making such Riddles is hard work.
You can have your money back then or you are allowed to join next hunt for free.





Decyphering the ROT-CODE
[Wikipedia: ROT-13]

ROT stands for ROTary Code. Most time you get a number for it.
This example should explain how it works.


Example:
(ROT2)

rcqr

First letter: r..s..t ->  T
Second letter: c..d..e -> E
Third letter: q..r..s ->  S
Fourth letter: r..s..t -> T

Word is: TEST
________________

In the first Treasurehunt you find Brackets like the following:

(LETTER/ROT)
(ANSWER I) (../..) (../..)
(ANSWER I) means the first answer you got out yourself delivers the letters for the crypted word.
The brackets after that are placeholders for the letters of the word you need to decypher.
The first number showes the number of the letter from the answer for rotating
and the second how they are shifted in alphabet.

(ANSWER/LETTER)
This form means you take directly the letter from the answer for this words.

ANSWER is the number of the answer you get the LETTER from.


The ANSWER numbers are ROMAN!
I=1
II=2
III=3
IV=4
V=5
VI=6
VII=7
VIII=8
IX=9
X=10


(ANSWER/LETTER/ROT)
Is the most difficult variant with involving rotary code and multiple answers.

NOTE: a char in brackets means that you don't need to decypher it, it is given.
NOTE: If you have reached Z and you are not finished with counting, count the rest from beginning.



Example:
Question: What's the color of iron?

Answer X) _ _ _ _
                 G R E Y
(LETTER/ROT)
(ANSWER X) (1/-1) (2/3) (4/-13)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
(1/-1)
(TAKE ANSWER X)(Take first char / rotate it 1 to the left)
First Letter is G
It needs to be shifted 1 times to left (-)
=> First letter of result is F

(Take second char / rotate it 2 right)
Second Letter (2) is R
It needs to be shifted 3 times to right (+)
r-> s t U => Second letter is U

(Take fourth char/ rotate it -11 left)
Fourth letter of Answer is Y
And needs to be shifted 11 times to left(-)
y-> x w v u t s r q p o N

Result ==== FUN



ANSWER THIS TO TAKE PART
[This riddle is just to proof that you understand decyphering]

To join the hunt you have to solve this riddle:

What's the job of Harnquist?
[HINT: He does not tell you the answer, you have to guess it yourself, for everybody who does not know the english word for his job use Google Language Tools ;) ]

ANSWER I) B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

What's the name of Hydlaas tallest building?

ANSWER II) W I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _


Now decypher the following sentence.

(LETTER/ROT)
(ANSWER II) (2/0)(8/-4)(3/-1)

(ANSWER/LETTER)
   (II/15)(II/8)(I/3)(II/4)(y) 

FOR THE

(ANSWER/LETTER/ROT)
(I/4/3)(II/11/27)(II/9/21)!

[Hint: its always helpfull to have a real sheet of paper and a real pen
       to write down the answers and to look through the alphabet]

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

If the sentence is not understandable you made a mistake!


Short Facts
Who is allowed to join: Everybody expect Cilay and Schlu from Way of the Hammer(Testers)

When does it start: -unkown- still searching for participants

Where: Laanx Temple (Hydlaa)

What's in that Treasure:
   100 Platinum Ingots
    30 Gold Ingots
    30 Silver Ingots
    10 Rubies
    10 Emerald Crystals
    10 Diamonds
    10 Steel Stocks Q300


How to join: Solve the riddle
                  meet Celtan Diamonddust [/tell Celtan]
                  Tell him the answer
                  Pay the fee of 5000 2500Tria
(You do not pay before you solved the riddle)

How many can take part: -only limited if there are too much-

Whats the deadline for registering: 2 hours before event takes place

What will we have to do: Solving riddles, decyphering, using map to find treasure

Who wins the treasure: The first who solved every riddle and found the location on the map.

Will there be groups: Yes we plan to have groups of two.
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We hope you are interested in taking part,

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_


May Laanx frighten the shadow from your path,

Yours,

Celtan Diamonddust

« Last Edit: October 19, 2008, 11:23:25 am by Celtan_Diamonddust »
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Re: Way of the Hammer - Treasurehunt (Sunday 28th September 2008, 18:00 (GMT) )
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2008, 06:53:15 pm »
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If anybody is interested in doing such a hunt tell me in game or post a reply here
with the days on those you would take part...

Maybe we find a suitable date for it.

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Regards, Celtan Diamonddust
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Re: Way of the Hammer - Treasurehunt (Sunday 28th September 2008, 18:00 (GMT) )
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 01:21:34 am »
Sorry to see it didn't go well  :( . It would still be nice if you  posted the questions for the interested ones, though.

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Re: Way of the Hammer - Treasurehunt (Sunday 28th September 2008, 18:00 (GMT) )
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 11:19:45 am »
Did this event have an IC background?

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Re: Way of the Hammer - Treasurehunt (Sunday 28th September 2008, 18:00 (GMT) )
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2008, 07:14:09 pm »
It would still be nice if you  posted the questions for the interested ones, though.

I can't the Treasurehunt was canceled, so if i post the questions, i can't use them anymore.

I can only tell how they are.

Its ment that you go on a place look for something what is asked. You use the answer to decipher the important part of the next
question. So you will have to solve the questions in row.

We will retry to do the event. But before I decide when, I need all of you to tell me when it will be the best time to do the Hunt.
Maybe on a Saturday?

I'll post the questions after the Hunt was done.

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Did this event have an IC background?

It did not because it was canceled, but maybe it will, but I don't know what you really mean with IC.


If you consider running around, getting things and being asked about anything in Yliakum as IC then yes.

I can give you an example of a question that i used before:
Go and look what sort of boots Harnquist is wearing.
 Answer will be leather, chain or plate.

Another task can be:
Get a thing which is ment to be used for cutting bread.
>Knife


And there are no realworld questions like what was the most famous painting of picaso or something like that...

If you solved them you come back to me and you get a map to find the Treasure.

Now you can decide yourself if it is in char ;)

Regards, Celtan Diamonddust

(And no you'll not find the Treasure in Stone Face *giggle* , I wonder if somebody has found the Map of Treasureplacement ;D)

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It would still be nice if you  posted the questions for the interested ones, though.

I can't the Treasurehunt was canceled, so if i post the questions, i can't use them anymore.
* nedoko cant wait till the next treasure hunt?

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It would still be nice if you  posted the questions for the interested ones, though.

I can't the Treasurehunt was canceled, so if i post the questions, i can't use them anymore.
* nedoko cant wait till the next treasure hunt?

Well tell all your friends about the hunt and if many people are registered, you do not have to wait for long.  :D
Or what do you want to tell me/ask me? The riddle to take part in the hunt can be found in my first post.
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Registering is possible on Saturday 14:00-16:00 (GMT)->on Hydlaa Plaza or when you see me online.

I hope we get more people this time.

Regards, Celtan Diamonddust
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REMINDER:  Treasure Hunt Event
STARTS:  Saturday October 18  18:00 GMT
WHERE: Meet at Laanx Temple
REGISTER:  Celtan or any Hammer before the event starts
REWARD:  More than 150,000 worth of treasure in platinum, gold, gems, and maybe even a special glyph
ENTRY FEE:  5000 2500 trias

HOW:  Solve coded messages and use a map to find where the treasure is.  Check Celtan's coded example to see if you can handle them.
WHO:  All are invited, teams of 2 will be put together at the start of the event.  To make it fair, no two Hammers on a team.
QUESTIONS:  Ask Celtan or a Hammer, read the instructions from Celtan.



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Re: Way of the Hammer Treasurehunt - Fee change: 2500Tria - Next date: 18. Oct
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2008, 12:02:26 am »
Well we are done...

It was a nice event: We had only 6 players but ... ok

All others are to afraid of a little bit of deciphering i think.  ;D





The Taskbook:



THE HAMMERHUNT FOR TREASURE VOL. 1

THE ATTRIBUTES OF PEOPLE OF YLIAKUM AS KEY TO THE HAMMERTREASURE


[ HOW TO DECYPHER?

ROT stands for ROTary Code. Most time you get a number for it.

Example:
(ROT2)
rcqr
First letter: r..s..t ->    T
Second letter: c..d..e -> E
Third letter: q..r..s ->  S
Fourth letter: r..s..t -> T

Word is: TEST
________________

In the first Treasurehunt you find Brackets like the following:

(LETTER/ROT)
(ANSWER I) (../..) (../..)
(ANSWER I) means the first answer you got out yourself delivers the letters for the crypted word.
The brackets after that are placeholders for the letters of the word you need to decypher.
The first number showes the number of the letter from the answer for rotating
and the second how they are shifted in alphabet.

(ANSWER/LETTER)
This form means you take directly the letter from the answer for this words.

ANSWER is the number of the answer ROMAN numbers, if you get out
rubish you should have a close look if you use the correct number.
LETTER is the number of the letter in the answer.

(ANSWER/LETTER/ROT)
This is the more difficult variant of above with involving rotary code.

]


In the beginning...

Move to the local library where one of your group buys a generic book.
Name that book with the name of your group.
In this book you will note all the answers you get.
[
CAUTION only the one who bought the book is able to write in it, everybody who takes part should have a real sheet of paper and a real pen, it will be VERY usefull
]

Abbreviations for Places:

OA=Oja
HW=Hydlaa West
HE=Hydlaa East
BF=Bronce Door Fortress
BO=Bronce Door Out
DR=Death Realm


Chapter One

"An easy warm up"

Down where the excrements float, deep in the tunnels, there is the temple from the voice inside your head.
In this temple, a woman waits for people who
want to take part in the ritual.

Note her job to your book.

What does she want you to be, if you ask her about the ritual?

ANSWER I)   S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

If she does not want you to be a part of the ritual. There is another way to get the answer:
Riddle:
If you want to please your god, you burn or kill something for him. When you are done, you ........ it to him.


Chapter Two

"The difficult Start of a big Adventure"

(LETTER/ROT)

Now go to
(ANSWER I)(6/6) (5/6) (4/0) (7/16) (6/14) (5/0) (2/0) near
(ANSWER I)(2/1) (6/0)
and find out why she is in the group she belongs to.


ANSWER II)   E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(LETTER/ROT)

Now go to
(ANSWER II)(3/0) (3/-1) (6/3) (2/1) (2/-4) (8/0) (5/2) (5/0) (6/0)
in
(ANSWER II) (1/-3)(1/1)

ANSWER III) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(Decyphered name)

(ANSWER/LETTER)
What does he do for (II/5)(I/2)(II/6)(III/7)(h)(II/4)(II/8)?

ANSWER IV) _ _ _ I _ _ _


What d-d-does the d-d-dwarf keep w-w-workin?
 If you d-d-don't kn-kn-know the d-d-dwarf you
ca-ca-can ask the h-h-huntmaster f-f-for his n-n-name [no increased asking_penalty].

ANSWER V) _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Chapter Three

"The unreal passage and the travel on dusty roads"

(ANSWER/LETTER)
Go to
(IV/2)(V/5)
and meet
(V/8) (IV/6) (III/6) (IV/2) (IV/7) (IV/4) (IV/5)
Find out what big thing he owns.

ANSWER VI _ _ _ _ _ _ l

(LETTER/ROT)
Now move your body to get to
(ANSWER VI) (1/12) (4/0)

(ANSWER/LETTER)

and GET the kitchen tool from
(VI/3) (IV/6) (IV/2)(VI/4)
that really hurts in the hand of an angry woman.

The name of the tool is the answer
ANSWER VII) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Now you need to answer the last rotary riddle.
Unfortunately the one who did it has a different understanding of the alphabeth
then everybody else: JOBZCHDREXKMVNPAQSTUGWYFLI

(ANSWER/LETTER/ROT)

(I/8/10) (II/9/20) (III/4/12) (IV/5/24) (V/3/25) (VI/5/2)

(VII/5/21) (VII/6/12) (VII/7/-9) (VII/2/-16) (VII/3/10)

(V/3/26) (V/5/24) (V/2/-7)

(VII/3/20-4) (VII/1/10+7) (VII/8/-20-5) (VII/10/20+6)


(THIS IS ANSWER VIII)

Now find a wooden thing in which you can put in goods.
Hint: It can be bought in that town where you are now.
Find the dealer!

If you got it put in the tool, a gold ore, the book with your answers and this book.

Then proceed to Hydlaa and enter the Cathedral of Laanx to meet the Mapmaster
where you have to swear that you don't have used any disgraced form of information
and then you need to give him the wooden thing.

The mapmaster will be in the meeting room.

If all your answers are correct you will receive the treasure map to begin the last chapter

THE HAMMERHUNT FOR THE HUGE TREASURE


The Map:




The meeting in Tavern after the Treasurehunt with the Treasurekeeper Erusaert Eguh

(read his name backward):




Winners are: Aurelyn and Evaraj

Congratulations!



ANSWERS:

I. Sacrificed (Place: Cult-Temple Job: priestess)
II. Experience (Place: Lorytia near BF)
III.Polyuntri   (Place: BF)
IV.Advisor
V.Watermill  (Hiacheus (still in BF))
VI.Citadel     (Londirs DR)
VII.RollingPin (Toda OA (Oja))
VIII.Please gimme the plan !


The place is behind the iron mine on BD-Road
« Last Edit: October 19, 2008, 12:22:40 am by Celtan_Diamonddust »
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Re: Way of the Hammer Treasurehunt -Finished-See the Taskbook here
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2008, 12:48:49 pm »
Nice event, Celtan. It was a great fun. Only a pitty that I had to logoff and missed the party after it  :)