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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 10, 2009 7:34:11 GMT
Skimming through Scene 3, it appears that only Bonnie and Aram saw the dead girls. Owain was part of the group that found an entirely different pile of corpses.
How can I see the twins? I thought it was pitch-dark. My Faithshield aura?
Owain does not attempt to strike down the undead children. For one thing he is not sure his weapons would even harm them. Instead, he tries diplomacy. They were children after all, and possibly still innocent despite their undeath.
"My name is Owain," he says, hoping his voice does not waver with fear. "What are yours? And what is this game you would like to play?"
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Post by zipp on Jun 10, 2009 9:00:12 GMT
The children are glowing in a rather ghostly manner.
The children smile back at you.
"I am Samantha," one of them says.
"And I am Reilly," the other adds. You notice that Reilly's smile sends a chill down your spine, whereas Samantha's is a little warmer... for a ghost child.
"Exactly one of us tells the truth..." Samantha says.
"...and exactly one of us is a Liar," Reilly finishes. "And we both know the way out of here."
"But, you only get to ask us one question and only to one of us."
"If you want to get out of here, you'd better figure out which of us is the liar."
"After one question, it's up to you to figure out where you're going."
"Better make it a good one."
"Hee hee..."
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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 10, 2009 10:44:06 GMT
The kids must have just started glowing, or it would have been considerably easier to distinguish them from Mowyer, who is radiant in her own way but doesn't actually glow.
Slight clarification needed with this riddle. Does asking for directions count as my one question?
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Post by zipp on Jun 10, 2009 20:27:43 GMT
Yes. There's a trick to this riddle.
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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 10, 2009 20:46:35 GMT
"Play with us, Mr. Priest man," a voice said. "One of us knows the way out, after all." "...and exactly one of us is a Liar," Reilly finishes. "And we both know the way out of here." This is either an error or a clue. I'm not sure which. Pressing on regardless...
Owain thinks for a while, then asks Reilly: "Which of you would your sister say I should trust?" This would be easier if there was a forked path or something, but there's just the girls. Hopefully they will both give me directions!
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Post by Mowyer Pax on Jun 11, 2009 9:34:22 GMT
Given my luck with my combat rolls over many fights (even when I get good rolls, you counter or equal them!) I think I need to go for the 3 stress finish and take the consequences of being influenced for the rest of the scene.
Sadly, run out of time before I need to leave for the weekend I thought I would have more. Sorry! Will finish on Monday!
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Post by zipp on Jun 11, 2009 17:34:43 GMT
Reilly smiles at you with another chilling grin.
"She would say you could trust both of us," she answers, then continues. "You now know the way out, right Mr. Priest-man?"
With a giggle, both children dissapear, leaving you in darkness. You stand for a moment, unsure of what to do next. Then you hear hissing and the fast thwack of feet on stone coming towards you from many directions.
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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 11, 2009 17:58:07 GMT
Eh? Since when was 'both/neither' an option? I'm as confused as Owain right now.
Anyway, looks like I'm phucked. Should I just type 'Owain suffers a massive heart attack and dies on the spot' or will we do this the long way with dice rolls and stuff?
To make matters worse, I have zero information about my surroundings.
With an unpriestly curse, Owain starts retracing his steps back towards Mowyer.
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Post by zipp on Jun 12, 2009 9:03:22 GMT
For the riddle, it's a wording puzzle. The answer is that they are both liars, and the only question that could've saved you is "which way isn't the way out?" at which point they would have to lie and tell you the way out. The trick is when they both say EXACTLY one of them is this or that. Look at it this way...
if statement a is "exactly one of us tells the truth" and statement b is "exactly one of us lies" if A is true, then B has to be a lie... but then that can't be, because it would be a true statement If B is true, then A has to be a lie... but that can't be either, because again it would be a true statement. and A and B can't BOTH be true, because of similar reasons. So A and B have to both be lies.
It's a really tricky one, I'll admit, but then they are devious. In any case, we'll find out how screwed you are or aren't tomorrow.
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Post by Gregor on Jun 12, 2009 10:03:00 GMT
I recognised this puzzle straight away as similar from one of the LW books (Jungle of Horrors I think), where this guy gives you a puzzle of two kids, one blonde one brunette, saying "I am a boy, I am a girl" and you have to decide which one is lying. The answer is they are both lying. Unfortunately, I didnt say anything cause Gregors not with you guys right now![/color]
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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 12, 2009 10:37:45 GMT
Ah, now it makes sense. You may be familiar with an old chestnut of a riddle with a nearly-identical setup, except that one twin always lies and the other always tells the truth. I got the two mixed up.
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Post by zipp on Jun 13, 2009 1:31:37 GMT
Okay, Owian, your situation is as thus. You are in the dark, with a pack of hungry plague victims roaming around after you. You're not sure if they can see you. Needless to say, if they catch you, you're probably going to die. Any ideas or clever suggestions? I'm open to letting you escape this, but I want to hear how you'll do it.
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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 13, 2009 14:24:03 GMT
Well, referring back to the information we've been given about these zombies, it seemed the best thing to do was move slowly with as little noise as possible. So I'll do that and try to retrace my steps back to where Mowyer and I were split up. We both stand a better chance of getting out of this situation if we work together.
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Post by zipp on Jun 13, 2009 21:39:11 GMT
Hmmm... okay, that seems to be a skill roll. I'll set the difficulty at DC 18. One success gets you there alive. More successes mean you aren't noticed at all. Good luck.
I'll say that taking three stress clears this without a need for rolling.
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Post by Brother Owain on Jun 13, 2009 22:25:30 GMT
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