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I need help solving riddle, before I get hacked to death by orcs

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#1
taarakthedefender
Oct 22, 2012 18:36:42 Friends, Romans, and country men, I need your help write now. I am a rogue/sorcerer trying to help my friend whose a paladin defeat an orcish warload, and claim his place. However, should my friend get slaughtered in the duel, I would like to be able to not die. My plan to not die, should my friend fall, is use my cloak of elven kind to become invisible and flee. However, it requires an activation word that i don't know. The clues i've gotten for it is it's two words, and it's something that moves fast between land and sea, that's not an animal. Please help my character live, and give me what ever answers you think are right.
All the best,
Tarrak
#2
0akenshield9
Oct 22, 2012 18:49:35 The Sun
The Tide
The Beach
The Moon
Your Shadow? (Heard a riddle like that once)

Seeing as its an ELF cloak, the Sun is a logical guest
#3
taarakthedefender
Oct 22, 2012 19:35:20 Thank you for your contributions, although I just recieved more clues from my dm. The first word is not "the", and it has to do with the border between the land and the sea. The second word has to do with what travels easily on that border.
#4
Mad_Jack
Oct 22, 2012 20:13:36
First word could be either sand, beach, wave, tide or foam. Foam could also be the second word if the first is wave, tide or something similar.

#5
salla
Oct 22, 2012 20:23:36 How about 'Sea Breeze'?
#6
AquaticSpaceChicken
Oct 22, 2012 21:59:20 "Breaking Waves"?
#7
YagamiFire
Oct 22, 2012 22:05:05 You know what...I was gonna offer some guesses..but forget that!

You wanna survive if your buddy dies? don't try to run! Instead, play to the orcs ego and become his toady. Butter him up with some compliments and some groveling...then offer him some valuable information in exchange for "mercifully sparing you in all his infinite wisdom"...ingratiate yourself to him as much as possible. Oh...also start sharpening a knife.
#8
crzyhawk
Oct 23, 2012 7:03:57
You know what...I was gonna offer some guesses..but forget that!

You wanna survive if your buddy dies? don't try to run! Instead, play to the orcs ego and become his toady. Butter him up with some compliments and some groveling...then offer him some valuable information in exchange for "mercifully sparing you in all his infinite wisdom"...ingratiate yourself to him as much as possible. Oh...also start sharpening a knife.

this
#9
tubaman
Oct 23, 2012 13:46:59 2 words?

"Cast identify" - should give you everything you need.
#10
taarakthedefender
Oct 23, 2012 14:01:35 My dm actually refused to let me cast identify on it.
#11
salla
Oct 23, 2012 14:17:03
My dm actually refused to let me cast identify on it.

Here, here's a cold wet fish. Slap him with it.
#12
Novacat
Oct 23, 2012 14:21:30 It's dangerous to go alone. Take this with you.

#13
Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe
Oct 23, 2012 16:09:10 Waves?
#14
Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe
Oct 23, 2012 16:13:51
My dm actually refused to let me cast identify on it.

Here, here's a cold wet fish. Slap him with it.

Does identify tell the command word? Or just tell what the cloak does? My group is pretty liberal with the Identify spell so I'm not as familar with it. LOL... if you can't figure it out, offer it as a bribe to the orcs. TELL him it makes him invincible. Better yet, tell ALL the orcs that it makes you invincible and let them fight over it.
#15
Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe
Oct 23, 2012 16:15:08
It's dangerous to go alone. Take this with you.

Nice hammer. Nice quote about the humans, also.
#16
Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe
Oct 23, 2012 16:16:50
"Breaking Waves"?

Breaking Wind?

TIDAL WAVES??
#17
SatanicWarmaster
Oct 25, 2012 13:43:51 Border between land and sea: Coast ?

#18
Baphogoat
Oct 26, 2012 12:10:50 doesn't sounds like you have enough information to reliably get the correct answer. But what is stopping you from compiling a list and attempting every combination of words you can think of?

coast Line
beach sand
crashing waves
tidal waves

Yeah.....I'll stop there, there are a lot of them, get more clues from your DM.
#19
crzyhawk
Oct 26, 2012 16:54:38 I'd probably sell it and say that my ADD kicked in and I got bored with figuring out a dumb riddle.
#20
salla
Oct 26, 2012 16:56:44
I'd probably sell it and say that my ADD kicked in and I got bored with figuring out a dumb riddle.

That would be tempting for me as well. If something is more annoying than useful, I usually discard it.

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#1 taarakthedefender Oct 22, 2012 18:36:42	Friends, Romans, and country men, I need your help write now. I am a rogue/sorcerer trying to help my friend whose a paladin defeat an orcish warload, and claim his place. However, should my friend get slaughtered in the duel, I would like to be able to not die. My plan to not die, should my friend fall, is use my cloak of elven kind to become invisible and flee. However, it requires an activation word that i don't know. The clues i've gotten for it is it's two words, and it's something that moves fast between land and sea, that's not an animal. Please help my character live, and give me what ever answers you think are right. All the best, Tarrak
#2 0akenshield9 Oct 22, 2012 18:49:35	The Sun The Tide The Beach The Moon Your Shadow? (Heard a riddle like that once) Seeing as its an ELF cloak, the Sun is a logical guest
#3 taarakthedefender Oct 22, 2012 19:35:20	Thank you for your contributions, although I just recieved more clues from my dm. The first word is not "the", and it has to do with the border between the land and the sea. The second word has to do with what travels easily on that border.
#4 Mad_Jack Oct 22, 2012 20:13:36	First word could be either sand, beach, wave, tide or foam. Foam could also be the second word if the first is wave, tide or something similar.
#5 salla Oct 22, 2012 20:23:36	How about 'Sea Breeze'?
#6 AquaticSpaceChicken Oct 22, 2012 21:59:20	"Breaking Waves"?
#7 YagamiFire Oct 22, 2012 22:05:05	You know what...I was gonna offer some guesses..but forget that! You wanna survive if your buddy dies? don't try to run! Instead, play to the orcs ego and become his toady. Butter him up with some compliments and some groveling...then offer him some valuable information in exchange for "mercifully sparing you in all his infinite wisdom"...ingratiate yourself to him as much as possible. Oh...also start sharpening a knife.
#8 crzyhawk Oct 23, 2012 7:03:57	You know what...I was gonna offer some guesses..but forget that! You wanna survive if your buddy dies? don't try to run! Instead, play to the orcs ego and become his toady. Butter him up with some compliments and some groveling...then offer him some valuable information in exchange for "mercifully sparing you in all his infinite wisdom"...ingratiate yourself to him as much as possible. Oh...also start sharpening a knife. this
#9 tubaman Oct 23, 2012 13:46:59	2 words? "Cast identify" - should give you everything you need.
#10 taarakthedefender Oct 23, 2012 14:01:35	My dm actually refused to let me cast identify on it.
#11 salla Oct 23, 2012 14:17:03	My dm actually refused to let me cast identify on it. Here, here's a cold wet fish. Slap him with it.
#12 Novacat Oct 23, 2012 14:21:30	It's dangerous to go alone. Take this with you.
#13 Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe Oct 23, 2012 16:09:10	Waves?
#14 Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe Oct 23, 2012 16:13:51	My dm actually refused to let me cast identify on it. Here, here's a cold wet fish. Slap him with it. Does identify tell the command word? Or just tell what the cloak does? My group is pretty liberal with the Identify spell so I'm not as familar with it. LOL... if you can't figure it out, offer it as a bribe to the orcs. TELL him it makes him invincible. Better yet, tell ALL the orcs that it makes you invincible and let them fight over it.
#15 Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe Oct 23, 2012 16:15:08	It's dangerous to go alone. Take this with you. Nice hammer. Nice quote about the humans, also.
#16 Sir_Joseph_the_Crowe Oct 23, 2012 16:16:50	"Breaking Waves"? Breaking Wind? TIDAL WAVES??
#17 SatanicWarmaster Oct 25, 2012 13:43:51	Border between land and sea: Coast ?
#18 Baphogoat Oct 26, 2012 12:10:50	doesn't sounds like you have enough information to reliably get the correct answer. But what is stopping you from compiling a list and attempting every combination of words you can think of? coast Line beach sand crashing waves tidal waves Yeah.....I'll stop there, there are a lot of them, get more clues from your DM.
#19 crzyhawk Oct 26, 2012 16:54:38	I'd probably sell it and say that my ADD kicked in and I got bored with figuring out a dumb riddle.
#20 salla Oct 26, 2012 16:56:44	I'd probably sell it and say that my ADD kicked in and I got bored with figuring out a dumb riddle. That would be tempting for me as well. If something is more annoying than useful, I usually discard it.