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Wizard's Challenge
A local Wizard, rumored to have lost his mind, like he has his hand, Has issued a Challenge and a prize for all. Simple-…
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The Shocking Pattern
Checkerboards on floors of dungeons... is there any greater bane to adventurers?
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Painted Minotaur Room
Painted walls and a shadowy figure ... how can these insubstantial elements open that all-too-solid door? A locked-room…
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Wall of Insight
You have all chosen to follow the Path of the Philosopher. Not for you the warrior Path of the Battlemage, fighter for j…
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Some of my previous posts show how one can use Google sheets as standalone puzzles for role-playing games. This article takes things a step further by involving a progression of puzzles in order to get past a hurdle. The primary puzzle is b…
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Ever wanted to build a poor man's dialogue tree into a Google sheet? Well you came to the right place. This post shows how to do exactly that and then uses it as a quick little (and hopefully entertaining) puzzle.
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A floor with numbered tiles. Some of them are trapped and others are not. The numbers on them determine which ones are which.
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'One looks down on the Abyss, the others delve deep where no Light is. Matching the forms and symbols of yore, the truth shall rise and lead you out of the doors' - Cyclopean Inscriptions on the Well
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A maze in which there are clues that reveal the way through provided that you know how to perceive, interpret, and use them.
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A very difficult puzzle which requires knowledge in simple leet speak to solve. It might take a while to figure out as you have to rearrange letters and numbers to form a sentence.
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A puzzle that requires knowledge of the PGP Word List to complete. It is impossible without knowing this information. VERY COMPLEX! NOT FOR BEGINNERS!
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This is a system of classification that admittedly I shamelessly copied from TES (The Elder Scrolls). It sorts traps and puzzles into four categories known in TES as The Four Tests. Examples of each that I made myself are included.
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This consists of a trap and encounter as the puzzle. There will be ten PCs for this example but this will work with any even number of PCs.
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A well to be filled,from four statues spilled.When leveled, tis shown,the dark path unknown.
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A geometric cut puzzle that can be inserted into any dungeon/door/treasure chest.
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Cryptic Language - Crypt
1 HoH
Worn runes on ancient ruins, scrawled annotations on old maps, scribbles in the margins of arcane tomes – cryptic text is a central part of the adventuring experience. Basic encryption schemes are an excellent way to embellish your campaig…
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A primer on guarded doors, honest and dishonest sentries, and tricky questions.
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A new twist for a classic puzzle. There are 25 statues of horses around a chessboard, and need to be arranged properly to proceed.
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Tangrams (or Seven Piece Puzzles)
1 HoH
Legacy quest
A shape assembly puzzle that can be inserted into any cask/door/wall in a dungeon
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Phantom Paths is a mirrored motion puzzle that requires collaboration among three players. Ready to be inserted into pretty much any dungeon or setting.
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The Pendulum Puzzle is a simple ordering challenge backed up by a neat rhyme. Ready to be inserted into pretty much any dungeon or setting.
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The Sorcerer's Knot
3 HoH
'We followed the map as best we could, periodically checking our bearings using the chronograph and the sextants that the seer had given us. Eventually we found the deserted location that corresponded to the coordinates on the rapidly disin…
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"Don't just laze about! Help with the seating arrangement! The guests will be here any minute, and the king said everything must be perfect tonight or heads will roll! Now remember, the King must sit at the head of the table with he…
