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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 15, 2017 14:34:19 GMT -5
hey all, I'm working on a user made adventure, and I am coming up on the first real puzzle. I wanted to see how hard it is for a group working together, like on a forum, since this adventure is going to have five players collaborating as a team. Thanks for any replies in advance! They are trying to open a safe from the Order of the Golden Dawn, who has left behind clues for future members, in case they are not able to pass on the vault code safely. The de-ciphered clue reads: "Bernini's lantern light your feet to the father's friend." They know that the answer has to be inputted onto this cylinder.  Thanks once more, everyone! And good hunting  |
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 15, 2017 21:03:21 GMT -5
Without seeing all of the options, is it Siena maybe? Beautiful artifact. I've looked into making my own but I always decide I'm too lazy haha
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Post by craigrj on Feb 16, 2017 7:22:09 GMT -5
Or Chigi?
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 16, 2017 11:28:52 GMT -5
Without seeing all of the options, is it Siena maybe? Beautiful artifact. I've looked into making my own but I always decide I'm too lazy haha Siena is certainly on the right track, that is what the first half of the riddle is referencing. As for the artifact, thank you! It's just a google image that I edited, however. Here is the original.  Thanks for the reply! I have to admit i had to google this one. This is exactly why I wanted to test this riddle, and see if it pointed to other locations. Sounds like I need to research Chigi Chapel some more. |
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 16, 2017 11:41:44 GMT -5
Oh hahaha, so the participants only see an image of the item, not the item itself? Does that mean that it can be assumed that the word has to be formed from what you can see? Which makes craigrj's guess a little better I suppose.
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 16, 2017 14:24:46 GMT -5
Oh hahaha, so the participants only see an image of the item, not the item itself? Does that mean that it can be assumed that the word has to be formed from what you can see? Which makes craigrj's guess a little better I suppose. Honestly it's just meant to imply that there are 5 digits in the answer and they are all letters. There was only a small selection of 5 digit cylinder locks, and even fewer that were letters instead of numbers. But yeah these are the sorts of issues I need to clean up when I actually offer the letter. I can make case notes for each piece of evidence, so I will do a little write up on the cylinder that lists the choices for all 5 slots (and I'll make them A through Z, or narrow it down if I need to make it easier.) |
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 16, 2017 14:28:07 GMT -5
Google image "cryptex" you can find a bunch of great ones.
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 16, 2017 15:21:03 GMT -5
Google image "cryptex" you can find a bunch of great ones. Dude, thank you  Unfortunately for this mystery, I've already sent this image off, along with a few others to Amazon print shop, and received them as physical 4x6s. I'm going to try and age them, and then add them as entries in the case file, which is going to be mailed to the players. One player is getting the letters and the table of contents. One couple is getting the photographs with their case and article numbers written on the back, as long as specific descriptions of the image. One couple is getting the case notes that will include things like previous work (including the riddle above being deciphered into plain text.) Also I thought more on the cylinder above, and what I decided to do is make an ink-imprint of it. I'll match the font as best as I can in photoshop, and then create a grid of all the characters on the cylinder, making sure that the answer is present in those letters. |
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 16, 2017 15:42:11 GMT -5
Okay this should help with the answer, I made a simple grid that shows all the characters on the Cryptex. I will end up making this much nicer for the physical case. I have a set of wooden letter stamps for really old style inking and printing, that I think would make a decent facsimile for rolling out this cylinder.
Anyways here is the lettering.
M E L H S
C H O I E
B A S R K
G O J V A
F D N E P
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 16, 2017 17:03:29 GMT -5
I LOVE aging things. It's sort of my art aesthetic. If you need tips/supply recommendations definitely reach out. I'll need to google some more to figure out what word goes in the cryptex though...  |
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 16, 2017 17:12:05 GMT -5
I LOVE aging things. It's sort of my art aesthetic. If you need tips/supply recommendations definitely reach out. I'll need to google some more to figure out what word goes in the cryptex though... Yeah I would love that. Both the case note cards and the evidence labels need about 3 layers of age (20, 50, 100 years old). This case is supposed to be a really old cold case used to test new recruits (the players), so it's going to have a lot of aged effects and old footnotes, etc etc. |
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 16, 2017 19:50:28 GMT -5
So my primary tool is Distress brand ink in the color Vintage Photo. You can find it at your local Michaels or similar. You may also want to pick up a blending tool if you think you'll be doing this a lot (seriously every single thing I make gets aged about 50 years haha). If not you can probably get a cheaper makeup wedge or something. This video, while not the best quality, basically shows the technique that I use. I may make videos some day. One hobby at a time haha.
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 17, 2017 11:15:42 GMT -5
Very cool, I might go pick up some of that today before work.
Can this ink be applied to a photograph?
Or is it more for card stock and "unsealed" materials?
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 17, 2017 14:21:38 GMT -5
It works on photos, especially if scratch the edges up with some scissors or something. You can also use a qtip to apply it in targeted areas.
I still manage to be impressed by how rare it is that I DON'T find something I want on the internet. Here is a video of someone using the ink to color in a B/W photo, but the process is essentially the same:
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Post by charlesdegrey on Feb 17, 2017 22:22:10 GMT -5
It works on photos, especially if scratch the edges up with some scissors or something. You can also use a qtip to apply it in targeted areas. I still manage to be impressed by how rare it is that I DON'T find something I want on the internet. Here is a video of someone using the ink to color in a B/W photo, but the process is essentially the same: Thanks, very interesting! Going to try and age some photos tonight or tomorrow, and get the third letter typed up. I am hoping to have all three parts of this thing shipped by Monday. A friend of mine who is beta testing this riddle almost busted it open tonight, I was very impressed! He made it about 90 percent. |
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