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Post by MrKairo on Sept 23, 2016 16:13:54 GMT -5
Should we have a thread for those of us who are making best guesses about the encoded words on the map even though we don't yet have all of the symbols for phonemes that appear on it? I think so. Has anyone else noticed all of the serious spoilers. Beware! Irish names that appear? Sullivan, McCready, Bolton? What does it mean??? |
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Post by Eleduar on Nov 18, 2016 9:46:47 GMT -5
Hi, Mr Kairo  I'm glad you made this post, as I was hunting around for this very subject to talk about. So far based on process of elimination, and assuming that everything is pronounced phonetically rather than spelled correctly, my best guesses for the (SERIOUSLY SPOILERS DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR PUZZLES) Chapter 5, Missives is... (SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY SPOILERS HERE) Three horizontal + a dot = T,
squiggly + diagonal lines = well we have that puzzle now.....not going to type it for those of you looking for spoilers....
large circle + 3 verticle lines = N,
large circle, with smaller square and a dot = D so using those I have things like Really seriously, last chance DO NOT CLICK SPOILERS. STOP NOW. SPOILERSSSSSSSS. Yes, this means YOU, random person snooping around on the forums! Go exercise for 20 minutes, it helps blood flow to the brain... McCreedey's (spelling is uncertain as it was phonetic) McCree, Inconvenient Passage,
Burt's Bend, Silent Sea, Burdens Den, a tavern, etc..... As for what it means, I have no idea. Would love to hypothesize with you! |
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Post by MrKairo on Nov 19, 2016 22:09:04 GMT -5
Actually, I've got it as McCreedy's McCreek, which I find hilarious. |
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Post by khoward on Dec 9, 2016 17:53:51 GMT -5
Hi, Mr Kairo I'm glad you made this post, as I was hunting around for this very subject to talk about. So far based on process of elimination, and assuming that everything is pronounced phonetically rather than spelled correctly, my best guesses for the (SERIOUSLY SPOILERS DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR PUZZLES) Chapter 5, Missives is... (SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY SPOILERS HERE) Three horizontal + a dot = T,
squiggly + diagonal lines = well we have that puzzle now.....not going to type it for those of you looking for spoilers....
large circle + 3 verticle lines = N,
large circle, with smaller square and a dot = D so using those I have things like Really seriously, last chance DO NOT CLICK SPOILERS. STOP NOW. SPOILERSSSSSSSS. Yes, this means YOU, random person snooping around on the forums! Go exercise for 20 minutes, it helps blood flow to the brain... McCreedey's (spelling is uncertain as it was phonetic) McCree, Inconvenient Passage,
Burt's Bend, Silent Sea, Burdens Den, a tavern, etc..... As for what it means, I have no idea. Would love to hypothesize with you! Hey, what did you decipher for the areas around the coffin in the top right corner? |
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Post by The Dragon King on Dec 9, 2016 18:12:54 GMT -5
I think I got Dank Copse (but I don't have it in front of me right now). |
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Post by davidgpeterson on Dec 11, 2016 23:09:14 GMT -5
I'm hoping the magnets will help with this. There are more than 26 symbols, so a regular substitution cypher shouldn't work. I presume some are "th" or "ch" symbols?? I'm cataloging all of the pm now. Will report back soon. I think the map is the most intreguing thing in volume 3. Must solve it. Any help would be appreciated in a private message if needed.
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Post by MrKairo on Dec 12, 2016 1:46:29 GMT -5
I'm hoping the magnets will help with this. There are more than 26 symbols, so a regular substitution cypher shouldn't work. I presume some are "th" or "ch" symbols?? I'm cataloging all of the pm now. Will report back soon. I think the map is the most intreguing thing in volume 3. Must solve it. Any help would be appreciated in a private message if needed. David, have you visited the Vault? It might help you with your translation... |
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Post by Eleduar on Dec 12, 2016 3:05:57 GMT -5
Hi, Mr Kairo I'm glad you made this post, as I was hunting around for this very subject to talk about. So far based on process of elimination, and assuming that everything is pronounced phonetically rather than spelled correctly, my best guesses for the (SERIOUSLY SPOILERS DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR PUZZLES) Chapter 5, Missives is... (SERIOUSLY SERIOUSLY SPOILERS HERE) Three horizontal + a dot = T,
squiggly + diagonal lines = well we have that puzzle now.....not going to type it for those of you looking for spoilers....
large circle + 3 verticle lines = N,
large circle, with smaller square and a dot = D so using those I have things like Really seriously, last chance DO NOT CLICK SPOILERS. STOP NOW. SPOILERSSSSSSSS. Yes, this means YOU, random person snooping around on the forums! Go exercise for 20 minutes, it helps blood flow to the brain... McCreedey's (spelling is uncertain as it was phonetic) McCree, Inconvenient Passage,
Burt's Bend, Silent Sea, Burdens Den, a tavern, etc..... As for what it means, I have no idea. Would love to hypothesize with you! Hey, what did you decipher for the areas around the coffin in the top right corner? Hello! Sorry for my late reply. I'll let you know as soon as I get back to my map scribbles and notes (they're at home). Edit: If you mean the coffin on 3.2 I have something like.... "dank corpse" update: what about "dank copse or coops?" |
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Post by Eleduar on Dec 12, 2016 3:08:49 GMT -5
I'm hoping the magnets will help with this. There are more than 26 symbols, so a regular substitution cypher shouldn't work. I presume some are "th" or "ch" symbols?? I'm cataloging all of the pm now. Will report back soon. I think the map is the most intreguing thing in volume 3. Must solve it. Any help would be appreciated in a private message if needed. I did indeed get a "th" symbol with one of them. I'm assuming chapter 4 will have yet even more things as well once I dive in. And yes, I love the map too! |
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Post by Todd on Dec 12, 2016 9:49:47 GMT -5
I think I got Dank Copse (but I don't have it in front of me right now). I went with Caps. |
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Post by ladybug on Dec 12, 2016 9:56:49 GMT -5
I think I got Dank Copse (but I don't have it in front of me right now). I went with Caps. I thought it was Copse |
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Post by davidgpeterson on Dec 12, 2016 10:36:40 GMT -5
I'm hoping the magnets will help with this. There are more than 26 symbols, so a regular substitution cypher shouldn't work. I presume some are "th" or "ch" symbols?? I'm cataloging all of the pm now. Will report back soon. I think the map is the most intreguing thing in volume 3. Must solve it. Any help would be appreciated in a private message if needed. David, have you visited the Vault? It might help you with your translation... Oh dear Lord. Sometimes I wonder how I even get my shoes tied in the morning. Thanks! Interesting that there are 44 magnet symbols and only 34 symbols from the vault. |
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Post by Todd on Dec 12, 2016 10:38:11 GMT -5
It's an ambiguous one, due to it's proximity to both mountains and trees. The phoneme is problematic as well, as it is "o". Both caps and copse should have a different form of an "a" phoneme. |
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Post by k80 on Dec 12, 2016 10:44:11 GMT -5
David, have you visited the Vault? It might help you with your translation... Oh dear Lord. Sometimes I wonder how I even get my shoes tied in the morning. Thanks! Interesting that there are 44 magnet symbols and only 34 symbols from the vault. There are 44 symbols. Ten from each of four issues, and the four missives. |
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Post by ladybug on Dec 12, 2016 12:49:53 GMT -5
The phoneme is problematic as well, as it is "o". Both caps and copse should have a different form of an "a" phoneme. LOL, I'm from Boston, and my husband tells me my vowels are screwy anyway, so I'd never know. |
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I'm glad you made this post, as I was hunting around for this very subject to talk about. 
