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Looking for a puzzle resource

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#1
dyssolve
Apr 27, 2010 15:43:30 Hey all.
I need help with a puzzle. Is there a good resource for GM/DM's to create a puzzle?

My players are going to be stumbling on a "tomb" soon. It's not really a tomb but a special place where Draegoth buried a vampire alive a few thousand years ago. I need a clever way to lock up this tomb so that there is a challenge for the players to open it.
#2
603
Apr 27, 2010 21:01:16 If you've got someone who can read in the party, try a crossword with tiles? The PCs have to use ceramic letter tiles to fit together the names of all of Rajaat's original champions in the space provided. You could also try a version of the old Ten Tile Puzzle, which pushes a large colored key plate into position to unlock the tomb.
#3
big_goon
Apr 27, 2010 21:18:39 Riddles can be fun, espcially if you can find a riddle that suits the theme. There's tons of games you can find online: soduku, crossword puzzles (603's said it first!), the car parking lot game, or watch Indiana jones again for some suggestions.

Trivia: take nuggets of information fed to players throughout the game/session and ask them to answer 9 questions in the correct order - each answer is in the form of a pictograph, Maybe the answers can be found throughout the dungeon (ohh... that's what all those knowledge DC checks are good for!). If the players need to backtrack a little, that's okay.

Psionic or dream sequence where they need to meet up and make friends with the actual individual (vampire or Dregoth or Dregoth's court) before he unlocks the tomb. Can be a social challenge with lots of roleplaying... especially if the being is from a long time ago and the dream takes place way back when.

Other boardgames can help with this too...
#4
603
Apr 27, 2010 21:32:00 I just use some of those oh-too-hard puzzle games on the computer, to be honest. Awari and Meggido both come to mind as other sources for games or puzzles. I could also see a PC sitting down to a game of checkers or dominoes (or chicken foot dominoes?) with the "Echo of Dragoth."

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#1 dyssolve Apr 27, 2010 15:43:30	Hey all. I need help with a puzzle. Is there a good resource for GM/DM's to create a puzzle? My players are going to be stumbling on a "tomb" soon. It's not really a tomb but a special place where Draegoth buried a vampire alive a few thousand years ago. I need a clever way to lock up this tomb so that there is a challenge for the players to open it.
#2 603 Apr 27, 2010 21:01:16	If you've got someone who can read in the party, try a crossword with tiles? The PCs have to use ceramic letter tiles to fit together the names of all of Rajaat's original champions in the space provided. You could also try a version of the old Ten Tile Puzzle, which pushes a large colored key plate into position to unlock the tomb.
#3 big_goon Apr 27, 2010 21:18:39	Riddles can be fun, espcially if you can find a riddle that suits the theme. There's tons of games you can find online: soduku, crossword puzzles (603's said it first!), the car parking lot game, or watch Indiana jones again for some suggestions. Trivia: take nuggets of information fed to players throughout the game/session and ask them to answer 9 questions in the correct order - each answer is in the form of a pictograph, Maybe the answers can be found throughout the dungeon (ohh... that's what all those knowledge DC checks are good for!). If the players need to backtrack a little, that's okay. Psionic or dream sequence where they need to meet up and make friends with the actual individual (vampire or Dregoth or Dregoth's court) before he unlocks the tomb. Can be a social challenge with lots of roleplaying... especially if the being is from a long time ago and the dream takes place way back when. Other boardgames can help with this too...
#4 603 Apr 27, 2010 21:32:00	I just use some of those oh-too-hard puzzle games on the computer, to be honest. Awari and Meggido both come to mind as other sources for games or puzzles. I could also see a PC sitting down to a game of checkers or dominoes (or chicken foot dominoes?) with the "Echo of Dragoth."