Forum Puzzles
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2009 May 29
Original Unedited Puzzle
[From Tolero]: ok, here's the first set of clues for you. I hope you can solve it and get the answer as quickly as last time.
For now, our hope is that it's really hard to uncover our meaning this time, mwuhahah!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (Clue: *flex*) _ _ _ _ _ . _ E _ _ _ _ (Clue: I see what you did there) _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Smart song) _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (Clue: Your Ki is strong!) _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ (Clue: Share with yourself) E _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: It's a creature and a spiffy person) _ E _ _ _ . _ _ E E _ (Clue: evil ruler) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: wee butterflies!) _ E _ _ E _ _ E _ (Clue: RAWR!) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (Clue: Keeper) _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ E E _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: It could happen if you fought a speaker with a microphone) _ _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Devils aren't known for their works of this) _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Soon you will use this to loot all) _ _ E _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: side by side) _ E _ _ E _ (Clue: He loves mushrooms, kegs, and jumping) _ E _ _ _ _ (Clue: You are the master of body mind and will) _ _ _ _ (Clue: Stuff, it goes in them!) _ _ _ _ _ E _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E . _ E _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: ZOOOOM goes the sword!) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: The eldritch device likes to go nom nom nom on these) _ E _ E _ _ (Clue: Hirelings are going to be better at using these) _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ E _ _ E _ (Clue: Eladrin gave you this as a present for xmas) _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ (Clue: Phax likes doing these) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ (Clue: Celebrating with this is lucritive) _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Pocket haste ftw!)
=='Solution Each part has an answer, which links to a forum post or article, which links to a picture of bacon in various shapes. Work is being done live [here]. Current solution as of 12:00pm:
Link to the original: http://is.gd/J6pg
ok, here's the
first set of clues
for you.
I hope you
can solve
it and get the
answer as quickly as
last time.
For now,
our hope is that it's
really hard to
uncover our
meaning this time, mwuhahah!
1: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (Clue: *flex*)
Barbarian capstone
Barbarian Capstone (o - Barbarian Capstone: Might -->http://is.gd/J8vq --> http://is.gd/J8we --> 'L' or 'I')
2: _ _ _ _ _ . _ E _ _ _ _ (Clue: I see what you did there)
First Person (o - First Person Camera View - http://is.gd/J8t0 --> http://is.gd/J8tA --> N?)
3: _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Smart song)
Bard Capstone Musical Prodigy (n - Bard Capstone Preview: Musical Prodigy - http://is.gd/J7n1 --> http://is.gd/J7zt --> E)
4: _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (Clue: Your Ki is strong!)
Monk Capstone (o Monk Capstone: Serenity --> http://is.gd/J7If --> http://is.gd/J7K5 --> D)
5: _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ (Clue: Share with yourself)
Bank Tab (m - Shared Bank Tab - http://is.gd/J85f --> http://is.gd/J85Z --> I)
6: E _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: It's a creature and a spiffy person)
Eladrin (o - http://is.gd/J7BD --> http://is.gd/J7Dg --> I)
7: _ E _ _ _ . _ _ E E _ (Clue: evil ruler)
Demon Queen (o - Demon Queen Permanent Flagging - http://is.gd/J8kO --> http://is.gd/J8nh -- >C)
8: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: wee butterflies!)
Probably something RP related?
Fountain?
9: _ E _ _ E _ _ E _ (Clue: RAWR!)
BERSERKER (from Trenchcoat Jesus)
Berserker (n - Barbarian: Frenzied Berserker - http://is.gd/J8ym --> http://is.gd/J8zp --> A)
('b' or ',' same as12)
10: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E (Clue: Keeper)
Guacamole (o - Guacamole for Keeper --> http://is.gd/J8It --> http://is.gd/J8JE)
11: _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ E E _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: It could happen if you fought a speaker with a microphone)
Combat Feedback (m - Combat Feedback Improvements - http://is.gd/J7Bt --> http://is.gd/J7LQ --> K)
12: _ _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Devils aren't known for their works of this)
ART . OF . SHAVARATH (from Trenchcoat Jesus) (n - http://is.gd/J8hk --> http://is.gd/J8ik --> ?? 'b'? ','?)
13: _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Soon you will use this to loot all)
Button (o - Loot All Button --> http://is.gd/J8DY --> http://is.gd/J8F9 --> V)
14: _ _ E _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: side by side)
Item Comparing (m - Side-by-Side Item Comparing - http://is.gd/J7vA --> http://is.gd/J7xP --> R)
15: _ E _ _ E _ (Clue: He loves mushrooms, kegs, and jumping)
Jester (n - Jester's member profile - http://is.gd/J8x2 --> http://is.gd/J8yE --> I?)
16: _ E _ _ _ _ (Clue: You are the master of body mind and will)
Kensai (o - Fighter Prestige Enhancement: Kensai - http://is.gd/J7PL --> http://is.gd/J7Tm --> N (not sure about this one))
Looks good to me, the thread has a link
I think he means the bacon letter
17: _ _ _ _ (Clue: Stuff, it goes in them!)
Bags?
Collectible and Gem Bags, m is linked, another strip of bacon (vertical) from TCJ
18: _ _ _ _ _ E _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E . _ E _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: ZOOOOM goes the sword!)
Fighter Capstone Weapon Alacrity (n - Figher Capstone: Weapon Alacrity --> http://is.gd/J8KK --> http://is.gd/J8Lt --> 'C')
19: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: The eldritch device likes to go nom nom nom on these)
Dragonshards (o - Fun with Dragonshards - http://is.gd/J7z2 --> http://is.gd/J7K5 --> D)
20: _ E _ E _ _ (Clue: Hirelings are going to be better at using these)
Levers (m - Hirelings: Shrines, Switches and Levers - http://is.gd/J88b --> http://is.gd/J7Dg --> I)
21: _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ E _ _ E _ (Clue: Eladrin gave you this as a present for xmas)
Class preview (check the class previews, duh)
22: _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ (Clue: Phax likes doing these)
Map Improvements (o - Quest Sharing & Map Improvements - http://is.gd/J8fZ --> http://is.gd/J8hd --> I)
23: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ (Clue: Celebrating with this is lucritive)
24: _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ (Clue: Pocket haste ftw!)
shhh... http://s620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/itsapuzzle/ :)
2008 December, 8
[From Eladrin]: I had a post all ready, but then it was disemvoweled by a frenzied berserker and all the consonants fell out. We gathered up all of the stray vowels... The rest of the post is currently in House Jorasco for healing, I expect that it'll be feeling better tomorrow.
Original Unedited Puzzle
Originally Posted by Eladrin:
ee' e ua ie o... e... u aou eei (iui ie), e aae eai a a u oe' o e o o, e eie eee!
A e ae ae ei ae a ae ioa o o aou eoe ooi a e eie eee:
- e iiou eao eae o ea 26 aae o ooe u e eao a 13 aae a o e iee iea o 16.
- aaia iia ae I a II a o oe e aie. aae a ue oe ee eaee i eai e ui e ee ei eaee, a ee eaee ou a ei "aaia eia".
- aaia Iiiai ae a a i eeuiie ae o "eie aaia Iiiae 4 o aaia eie eee 2".
o, o o e eie Eaee ie:
aaia eie eee I ee: ee 6 aaia, oe Aa, eae, aaia aae oo II, aaia oe Aa I, aaia oe ae I. o: 4 A eei: ou ai e ee o e iea ea ie ai, a ou ai o ae a ae o ai aia eao ee. ou ao ai e aii o ee 10 i oi o ee a e, i ieae ou e 2 a a e 'iiou' oe o ou eee eao.
A ieei eee a ae u i ae a a ae/aaia ae a ue e e aiiie i a o, aii e eei o e ieae e, ioi e iiou ae a o ae eee eao.
aaia eie eee II ee: ee 12 aaia, aaia eie eee 1, aaia aae oo III, aaia oe Aa II, aaia oe ae II. o: 2 A eei: ie ai, ieae e iia uiie o a eao ou ue 1. ou o ae eao ai o ae a ieae ae o ai aia eao ee. ou ao ai e aii o ee 10 o uee eae.
uee eae: eei: Ee 10 i oi o aa a ea eeie.
uee eae a o ooo oe a a aa 1 eo oa ooo o aa aio. A o a ou'e o e i oi, ou a oiue o i e ai.
aaia eie eee III ee: ee 18 aaia, aaia eie eee 2, aaia aae oo I, aaia oe Aa III, aaia oe ae III. o: 2 A eei: ie ai, ieae e iia uiie o a eao ou ue 1. ou o ae eao ai o ae a ieae ae o ai aia eao ee. ou ao ai e aii o ee 20 i oi o ee a ea e (i a a i ou ai ae a e), ieai ou e 4 a ai e 'eae iiou' oe o ou eee eao. (+46 aae / +13 aae o e)
e eie eee oue o eai eeou aou o aae o i eeie, uuae i aoue eaai iia. ee ua iei ea i i a 6 iia uiie, o ui a o ae eao a' oui aia eao ee o ai o ae ei ieie e, e i ou e aae (o ei eeie, a i e ooe, o eee).
e eee a a o o ei e aiiie o ieae ei e 6 a a a aiioa 66 aae o ea o ei i a e o o 23 aae eee a uo e, o eoe a ii o euio ui uee eae a i, a o a a ie eae i ii o ee e oi.
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"aa."
The Missing Half
Brbrn: Frnzd Brsrkr (ffcl Prvw)
Hr's th brtl kllr f... wll... jst bt vrythng (ncldng tslf), th dmg dlng clss tht jst dsn't knw whn t stp, th Frnzd Brsrkr! fw chngs r bng md tht r mprtnt t knw bt bfr lkng t th Frnzd Brsrkr:
- Th Vcs wpn nchntmnt nw dls d dmg t ppnnts strck b th wpn nd d dmg bck t th wldr nstd f d.
- Brbrn Crtcl Rg nd cn n lngr b trnd. Chrctrs tht crrntl pssss ths nhncmnts wll rtn thm ntl th rst thr nhncmnts, nd ths nhncmnts cnt s thr "Brbrn spclt".
- Brbrn ntmdtng Rg hs hd ts prrqsts chngd t "thr Brbrn ntmdt r Brbrn Frnzd Brsrkr ".
Nw, n t th Prstg nhncmnt slf:
Brbrn Frnzd Brsrkr Prrqs: Lvl Brbrn, Pwr ttck, Clv, Brbrn Dmg Bst , Brbrn Pwr ttck , Brbrn Pwr Rg . Cst: P Bnft: Y gn th ffcts f th dhrd ft whl rgng, nd yr glncng blws hv chnc f pplyng mgcl wpn ffcts. Y ls gn th blt t xpnd ht pnts t ntr frnz, whch ncrss yr strngth b nd dds th 'Vcs' prprt t yr ml wpns.
n ntrstng Brsrkr tht cm p n plytst ws Rngr/Brbrn rchr tht sd th Frnz blts *** bw, gnng th bnfts f th ncrsd strngth, gnrng th Vcs spct tht nl ffcts ml wpns.
Brbrn Frnzd Brsrkr Prrqs: Lvl Brbrn, Brbrn Frnzd Brsrkr , Brbrn Dmg Bst , Brbrn Pwr ttck , Brbrn Pwr Rg . Cst: P Bnft: Whl rgng, ncrss th crtcl mltplr f ll wpns y s b . Yr tw hndd wpn glncng blws hv n ncrsd chnc f pplyng mgcl wpn ffcts. Y ls gn th blt t xpnd hp t Sprm Clv.
Sprm Clv: Bnft: xpnd ht pnts t ttck ll nrb nms.
Sprm Clv hs n cldwn thr thn stndrd scnd glbl cldwn fr ttck ctns. s lng s y'v gt th ht pnts, y cn cntn t brng th pn.
Brbrn Frnzd Brsrkr Prrqs: Lvl Brbrn, Brbrn Frnzd Brsrkr , Brbrn Dmg Bst V, Brbrn Pwr ttck , Brbrn Pwr Rg . Cst: P Bnft: Whl rgng, ncrss th crtcl mltplr f ll wpns y s b . Yr tw hndd wpn glncng blws hv n ncrsd chnc f pplyng mgcl wpn ffcts. Y ls gn th blt t xpnd ht pnts t ntr dth frnz (whch cn stck *** yr bsc rg nd frnz), ncrsng yr strngth b nd ddng th 'Grtr Vcs' prprt t yr ml wpns. (+d dmg / +d dmg t slf)
Th Frnzd Brsrkr fcss n dlng trmnds mnts f dmg t ts nms, pncttd *** bsltl dvsttng crtcls. Whthr dl wldng hv pcks *** x crtcl mltplr, r sng tw hndd wpn tht's prdcng mgcl wpn ffcts n glncng blws bckd b thr ncrdbl strngth, th dsh t th dmg (t thr nms, nd f th chs, t thmslvs).
Th Brsrkr cn stck bth f thr Frnz blts t ncrs thr strngth b nd dd n ddtnl d dmg t ch f thr swngs t th cst f d dmg rflctd bck pn thm, r bcm whrlwnd f dstrctn sng Sprm Clv t wll, s lng s frndl hlr s wllng t kp thm gng.
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"Rr."
Solution
Here's the brutal killer of... well... just about everything (including itself), the damage dealing class that doesn't know when to stop, The Frenzied Berserker!
A few changes are being made that are important to know about before looking at the Frenzied Berserker:
- The Vicious weapon enchantment now deals 2d6 damage to opponents struck by the weapon and 1d3 damage back to the wielder instead of 1d6.
- Barbarian Critical Rage I and II can no longer be trained. Characters that currently possess these enhancements will retain them until they respec their enhancements, and these enhancements count as their "Barbarian Specialty".
- Barbarian Intimidating Rage has had its prerequisite changed to "either Barbarian Intimidate 4 or Barbarian Frenzied Berserker 2".
Now, on to the Frenzied enhancement line:
Barbarian Frenzied Berserker I
Prereq: Level 6 Barbarian, Power Attack, Cleave, Barbarian Damage Boost II, Barbarian Power Attack I, Barbarian Power Rage I.
Cost: 4 APs
Benefit: You gain the effect of the Diehard feat while raging, all your glancing blows have a chance of applying magical weapon effects. You also gain the ability to expend 10 hit points to enter a frenzy, which increase your strength 2 and adds the 'vicious' power to your berserker weapon.
An interesting Berserker that cam(e) up in playtest was a Ranger/Barbarian character that used the Frenzy abilities (w)i(th) a bow, gaining the benefits of the increased strength, ignoring the Vicious aspect that onl(y) affects melee weapons.
Barbarian Frenzied Berserker II
Prereq: Level 12 Barbarian, Barbarian Frenzied Berserker I, Barbarian Damage Boost III, Barbarian Power Attack II, Barbarian Power Rage II.
Cost: 2 APs
Benefit: While raging, increase the critical multiplier of any weapon you use by 1. Your two handed weapon glancing blows are an increased chance of applying magical weapon effects. You also gain the ability to expend 10 HP to Supreme Cleave.
Supreme Cleave:
Benefit: Expend 10 hit points to attack all nearby enemies.
Supreme Cleave has no cooldown other than a standard 1 second normal cooldown for attack actions. As long a you've got the hit points, you can continue to hit the anim.
Barbarian Frenzied Berserker III
Prereq: Level 18 Barbarian, Barbarian Frenzied Berserker 2, Barbarian Damage Boost Iv, Barbarian Power Attack III, Barbarian Power Rage III.
Cost: 2 APs
Benefit: While raging, increase the Critical multiplier of any weapon you use by 1. Your two handed weapons' glancing blows have an increased chance of applying magical weapon effects. You also gain the ability to expend 20 hit points to enter a great frenzy (which stacks as if you gain rage and frenzy), increasing your strength by 4 and adding the 'greater vicious' power to your berserker weapon. (+4d6 damage / +1d3 damage to self)
The Frenzied Berserker focuses on dealing tremendous amounts of damage to its enemies, punctuated (by) absolutely devastating criticals. Whether dual wielding heavy picks with a 6x critical multiplier, or using a two handed weapon that's producing magical weapon effects to glancing blows backed by their incredible strength, they dish out the damage (to their enemies, and if they choose, to themselves).
The berserker can stack both of her/his frenzy abilities to increase their strength by 6 and add an additional 6d6 damage to each of their swings at the cost of 2d3 damage reflected back upon them, or become a whirlwind of destruction using Supreme Cleave at will, as long as a friendl(y) healer is willing to keep them going.
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"Raar."
