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Any poets out there?

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#1
the-skowey
May 09, 2010 21:37:06 I'm looking for someone who would consider themselves adept at creating riddles, or writing in ye olde english. Here's the low down:

I'm trying to create a situation where the players are sent to investigate a murder in the basement of an Inn. In the room with the body is a secret passage way hidden behind a bookshelf, which the players discover by solving a puzzle. The puzzle I'd like to use is the classic 8 queens puzzle, with the basement floor divided into an 8x8 grid with the queen chess pieces scattered around the room.

For those not familiar with the puzzle look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queens_puzzl...

Basically I want them to find a note on the body of the victim, which more or less describes the puzzle in some cryptic riddle, so it looks like he was murdered trying to solve it. I'm terrible at this sort of thing and would pretty much wind up writing what has to be done in plain english. I'm hoping someone out there might actually be skilled enough to come up with something. If I do this myself I'm either going to make it so difficult that it will take the evening to figure out what the note means, or wind up giving them the same wikipedia link I just provided.

Any help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded with cyber-high-fives.

Thanks
#2
mieorabloodsong
May 09, 2010 23:39:03
A rough attempt and a few stabs at old english, the other, better poets can feel free to steal ideas from this.

The ladies eight stand in a row
Each able to knock the others low
Move each to safety
Protecting thy Queen
For without her the game is lost
But ware the shadow on the wall
The pawn that doth crawl
To stop the riddle from being solved
#3
yellowdingo
May 10, 2010 3:14:22
not even close.

The Book you want is Spencer's Faeire Queene (its two books actualy).

You will find every word in that phrase and the order and manor in which they are used.

Example of a cool one: "By breaking of the band betwixt vs twaine;"
It says: By the breaking of a bond between us down the middle. Band is used to refer to a bond other than slavery. Whether wedded or the loyalty of Companionship.

LINE 1: As wont to gather, eight ladies straightly straynd,
#4
mieorabloodsong
May 10, 2010 11:27:28 thank you, as I said, a FEW stabs at old english. This is why I don't use it in my game, not good at it.

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#1 the-skowey May 09, 2010 21:37:06	I'm looking for someone who would consider themselves adept at creating riddles, or writing in ye olde english. Here's the low down: I'm trying to create a situation where the players are sent to investigate a murder in the basement of an Inn. In the room with the body is a secret passage way hidden behind a bookshelf, which the players discover by solving a puzzle. The puzzle I'd like to use is the classic 8 queens puzzle, with the basement floor divided into an 8x8 grid with the queen chess pieces scattered around the room. For those not familiar with the puzzle look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queens_puzzl... Basically I want them to find a note on the body of the victim, which more or less describes the puzzle in some cryptic riddle, so it looks like he was murdered trying to solve it. I'm terrible at this sort of thing and would pretty much wind up writing what has to be done in plain english. I'm hoping someone out there might actually be skilled enough to come up with something. If I do this myself I'm either going to make it so difficult that it will take the evening to figure out what the note means, or wind up giving them the same wikipedia link I just provided. Any help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded with cyber-high-fives. Thanks
#2 mieorabloodsong May 09, 2010 23:39:03	A rough attempt and a few stabs at old english, the other, better poets can feel free to steal ideas from this. The ladies eight stand in a row Each able to knock the others low Move each to safety Protecting thy Queen For without her the game is lost But ware the shadow on the wall The pawn that doth crawl To stop the riddle from being solved
#3 yellowdingo May 10, 2010 3:14:22	not even close. The Book you want is Spencer's Faeire Queene (its two books actualy). You will find every word in that phrase and the order and manor in which they are used. Example of a cool one: "By breaking of the band betwixt vs twaine;" It says: By the breaking of a bond between us down the middle. Band is used to refer to a bond other than slavery. Whether wedded or the loyalty of Companionship. LINE 1: As wont to gather, eight ladies straightly straynd,
#4 mieorabloodsong May 10, 2010 11:27:28	thank you, as I said, a FEW stabs at old english. This is why I don't use it in my game, not good at it.