DAWON

[soulping]

[You exit the parlor through a doorway in your team's color and find yourself in some kind of entry hall. Aside from the one behind you, there are four doors - one on each of the side walls, and two opposite the entrance - each with an image carved into it. They're a bit hard to make out, however, since only one torch on the far wall is lit, lending the place a gloomy atmosphere. What you can see is that the room, once richly decorated, is now a mess; the walls are covered in peeling, royal purple wallpaper, and great swaths of the ceiling are coated with sticky cobwebs. The floor is covered with large marble tiles, inlaid with some kind of swirling design in glittering gold - but sadly, it too is out of shape. The tiles seem to shift a bit under your weight, and some of them are even missing altogether.

If you try the doors you'll find that all of them are locked, and no amount of manhandling can get them to budge.]

[OOC: This game is a treasure hunt/dungeon crawl! Your characters will be exploring the rooms they pass through and facing different challenges in each one. Some rooms will be exploratory, others will have specific rules! The goal is just to reach the end. Teams will be scored on things like teamwork, cleverness, creativity, etc.

Skills are ON, but there will be penalties if you mess up Knut's castle. He lives here, you know!]

Comments

[secretbooty]

Watch your step!

ROOM 1 - FOUR DOORS

[soulping]

[pawper]

[no]

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[secretbooty]

[that doesn't mean i won't try to ram into the doors anyway YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME DOORS AND YOUR NOT BUDGING]

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[pawper]

[examining each image]

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[scrapthis]

That obviously isn't going to work.

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[secretbooty]

That doesn't mean I'm not gonna try, Yarrow.

[huffs, though, before going to grab the torch.]

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[soulping]

[in the dim light you can barely make out the fairly simple pictures; from the left to right door, there is a book, a winding road, a foreboding cave, and a sword.]

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[pawper]

Hmm....

[tracing over each shape with her finger as she goes from door to door, checking by touch for any additional carvings.]

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[soulping]

[there's a few additional details but nothing important.]

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[pawper]

I guess there's no other clues to be had other than these pictures.

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[pawper]

[blah blah relaying what she found out about the doors]

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[secretbooty]

So it's a puzzle.

[kicking around a little at the floor, thinking—]

The floor. It's kind of odd, isn't it?

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[pawper]

I think the pictures are a hint, but without any context it's not that helpful.

[looks at the floor, then starts walking around]

There's kind of a pattern...

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[secretbooty]

Let's try moving the tiles.

[I CAN SHOVE AT THEM PROBABLY or an attempt is being made at least]

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[soulping]

[once you push them, they move easily.

suspiciously easily.]

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[secretbooty]

[AHA]

It's a puzzle. Let's go!

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[pawper]

[golly gee]

Let's try and make a picture from the tiles! Maybe something will happen.

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[soulping]

[Have fun!]

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[pawper]

[ eventually they figure it out ]

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[secretbooty]

[APPLAUSE]

[she's hoping none of the places she stole from had slide puzzles]

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[pawper]

[and writing down the riddle here for ease


four paths before you lay
one of each brawn and brain
between those two you will find
two paths more of vexing design
the left route's end can be quite far
but once within, its tests aren't hard
if it's a challenge you desire
take the shortcut right
with risks more dire ]

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[secretbooty]

Ooookay... so let's go for the cave.

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[soulping]

[As the final tile slides into place, all the unlit torches lining the walls burst into life, flooding the room with light. You can now clearly see everything, from the pictures on the doors to the poem written on the tiles in flowing gold script:

"Four paths before you lay
One of each brawn and brain
Between those two you will find
Two paths more of vexing design
The left route's end can be quite far
But once within, its tests aren't hard
If it's a challenge you desire
Take the shortcut right, with risks more dire"

With a loud click, the doors all unlock!]

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[pawper]

Uh-huh, I think so too.