Het Cryptic clue fest is een puzzelevenement dat op de officiële forums van RuneScape en het spel zelf plaatsvindt. Het is op 23 juli begonnen en duurt enkele dagen. Elke dag zal er een nieuw deel van de puzzel op het forum worden geplaatst.
Je hoeft de puzzels niet op de dag te doen dat ze uit zijn gekomen. Je kunt ze ook allemaal achter elkaar doen, als alle puzzels uit zijn. Aan het einde zul je een beloning krijgen. Je zult in ieder geval het vergrootglas van vorig jaar kunnen halen als je die vorig jaar hebt gemist.
De eerste dag zul je de naam van een personage in RuneScape kunnen vinden. Je moet met hem, het of haar met een paar gegeven spullen in je inventory praten. Daarna zul je een raadsel krijgen met wie je de volgende dag moet praten. Uit de berichten die op het forum verschijnen, kun je de voorwerpen afleiden die je nodig hebt.
Het cryptic clue fest van dit jaar draait om een stenen portal die in het Clan Camp is verschenen. Onderzoekster Avalani heeft een vreemd stenen tablet van een vreemdeling gekregen, waar een puzzel op staat. Ze vraagt jou hulp om die op te lossen
Dag 1
Klik als je de puzzel van dag 1 wilt weten.
Day One - "Avalani seeks help"
Ah ha! So you saw my advertisement did you? Roddeck suggested that this would be a good way to find some adventurers that have the necessary skills needed for...
Well, never mind about that for now. I warn you though, the test I've created is incredibly hard. I don't want to sound immodest but when I put my mind to a task the results are often astounding. Don't be too hard on yourself if you fail, I doubt even Roddeck himself would find this easy.
If you happen to see any other adventurers you think are up to my mighty challenge, send them my way and I'll see if they are worthy.
Good luck!
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
So, you think you're prepared for the test ahead of you? Then get ready for a mind-melting, brain-teasing challenge. I won't judge you if you leave this place a gibbering wreck; just looking at it makes my brain hurt and I created it!
Het raadsel van deze dag is een zin, waarin alle letters verwisseld zijn met een ander letter. Alle b's zijn bijvoorbeeld o's geworden. Door eerst een klein woord te raden, bijvoorbeeld "PH", kun je letters ontdekken. Vervolgens kun je andere woorden oplossen.
In raaadsel
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Echt
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Hiermee kom je te weten dat je 5 cabbages, 4 onions en drie cow hides naar Avalani bij de portal in het clan camp moet brengen. De cow hides kun je naast de Crafting guild halen. Cabbages en onions staan in het veld ten zuiden van het Clan camp.
Dag 2
Klik als je de puzzel van dag 2 wilt weten.
Day Two - "The Stone Tablet"
Avalani, daughter of the renowned gardener Gustav shunned life amongst the flowers to follow in her brother "Tim the Wizard"'s footsteps, although she wasn't as interested in Fire Strikes. Little did she know where this path would lead; certainly not to years of research into a non-functional portal located at the Clan Camp. She just couldn't shake the feeling that it was somehow significant.
All knowledge of the portal had disappeared into history and legend. Some say it was actually part of a magic mirror that was smashed after Guthix asked if he was the most beautiful in the land, while others thought that maybe the famed artist Goldy Andsworthy had created it centuries ago. But how does this tie into Avalani's request for help? You shall soon see...
Congratulations on solving the puzzle I gave you, I'm impressed that you managed to solve it so quickly. You are clearly the person I'm looking for to help me!
It's been three weeks since I was given this strange tablet and I'm still no closer to understanding the meaning behind the text shown. It was given to me by a most peculiar stranger. All they said to me was "Justice through his judgement". Useless really, why can't people be more direct? Why is there a need to be so mysterious?
Anyway, to the task at hand; here is the text shown on the stone tablet that I've transcribed for these 'forums'. Can you make anything of it? I certainly can't.
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
Across I1 (5 letters) - A wooden way of making food Across A3 (4 letters) - A miner necessity for transporting Across K8 (3 letters) - A legal travel document Across I10 (3 letters) - I hear you really have to work for this vessel Across A6 (3 letters) - Initially an internal document that helps Across I3 (5 letters) - A stone who sells cold chocolate Across C2 (4 letters) - Forward is not how you wear this cape
Down K5 (7 letters) - The skill that never was Down G3 (5 letters) - Rune, Dragon, God, all warriors need one Down D1 (3 letters) - A cradle's owner in start of a disaster Down E5 (6 letters) - I hear a musical piece that has a ball
Oh, I almost forgot to mention; when I was examining the tablet I had a strange vision. Perhaps it will mean something to you. I'm quite good with a paintbrush, if I do say so myself.
De puzzel van deze dag is een cryptische kruiswoordpuzzel. De antwoorden hebben met RuneScape te maken.
Drie voorwerpen zijn oranje gekleurd in het vak hierboven. Het cijfer in de coördinaat geeft aan hoeveel voorwerpen je mee moet nemen. Het schilderij van Avalani beeldt verder de Grand Exchange uit, bij de runes. Je moet de voorwerp aan Murky Matt geven.
Breng twee bread, 5 anchovies en 1 garlic naar Murky Matt bij de Grand Exchange.
Dag 3
Klik als je de puzzel van dag 3 wilt weten.
Day Three - "Beadromancy"
Who would have thought that part of this portal would end up in such a place? And to try and sell it...the travesty! It's just lucky that no-one recognised the worth and power of this item. Why would they though? Until you brought it here it looked like a normal, boring, run of the mill, dull, grey rock. I certainly never expected the results of your find to affect the tablet directly, revealing this diagram.
What do you make of this? The structure of the clue looks familiar, I think this is an older version of the vastly popular "RuneSquares" game; something about no duplicates in each row, column and box or terrible things would happen...
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
PS. If you're struggling to comprehend or solve the puzzles below, the two grids are called 'Sudoku' and 'Rune-Doku' which I know because I've had some experience with them before. Here is a handy page that will help you if you're not 100% sure. The 'Rune-Doku' is simply a 'Sudoku' with numbers being replaced by runes, the runes are Air Rune, Fire Rune, Water Rune, Earth Rune, Nature Rune, Body Rune, Cosmic Rune, Chaos Rune and Law Rune. Hope this helps!
Body = I7 | Fire = B1
"There are a lot of white keys and 1/4 of them are black. Where do they go?
"What is in chalices, seats and platters but not in urns, buckets or thrones?" | L - (X + X) - XXII
It captures you. It moves you. Then it's done. It tingles in the back of your head, tempting you to chase it. What is it?"
"I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?" | X - (V + III)
"If you say my name I am no more."
"What is the end of everything?" | (X - VII) + (V - II)
Again, I had a strange vision during the night. I've done my best to give an accurate picture of what I saw. I hope it's of some use to you.
Je moet hier een sudoku oplossen met runes in plaats van cijfers. Er is ook een sudoku met gewone cijfers.
Onder de puzzels staan aanwijzingen. Aan de schuingedrukte vragen heb je niets. Er zullen extra vragen komen als je de tekst selecteert. Hier kun je coördinaten voor het veld uit krijgen. De puzzel met runes geeft de rune die je mee moet nemen, de puzzel met getallen de hoeveelheden.
Het veld bij de runes wordt gedefiniëerd door Body = I7 en Fire = B1. In de runesudoku staan de letters op de horizontale as, van A naar I. De cijfers staan op de verticale as. Het bovenste hokje is 9, de onderste 1. Bij de sudoku met getallen staan de letters op de verticale as, met I bovenaan en A onderaan. De cijfers staan op de horizontale as en lopen van 9 tot 1.
"What is in chalices, seats and platters but not in urns, buckets or thrones?" De letter A
L - (X + X) - XXII 50 - (10 +10) - 22 = 8
A8: water rune, 7 maal
"I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?" De letter E
X - (V + III) 10 - (5 +3) = 2
E2: fire rune, 4 maal
"What is the end of everything?" De letter G
(X - VII) + (V - II) (10 - 7) + (5 -2) = 6
G6: body rune, 6 maal
Breng 7 water runes, 4 fire runes en 6 body runes naar Wizard
Mizgog bovenin de Wizard Tower.
Dag 4
Klik als je de puzzel van dag 4 wilt weten.
Day Four - "The Shiniest of the Shinies"
Hello adventurer, it's so good to see you again - ready for another I shan't wonder? The wizard was certainly generous in giving up his portal piece. The strange activity is getting more intense as we get closer to finishing the portal. I haven't had enough time to study an active rock to determine what type of magic it is, if it even is magic at all. It's certainly going to be causing some trouble if it gets any more powerful. The tablet has cleared up now and left a bamboozler of a clue, I had a fair idea on the previous clues but I am completely stumped by this one! I was never too good at treasure trails...
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
Ah, this appears to be a bit of a reoccurring problem. Here's another piece of my amazing artwork that came to me through a vision. They're vague, yet also clearer than before; it's enough to give someone a headache!
De plaatjes zijn kaarten met locaties in RuneScape. De kaarten geven plaatsen aan waar voorwerpen spawnen. In een van de hoeken staat op de kaart een dobbelsteen die het aantal voorwerpen aangeeft dat je mee moet nemen.
Kaart 1: general store op het Musa Point. Hier ligt een rope. Op de dobbelsteen staat 3.
Kaart 2: Edgeville. Hier liggen leather gloves. Op de dobbelsteen staat 4.
Kaart 3: Draynor Village. Hier liggen logs. Op de dobbelsteen staat 4.
Kaart 4: Lumbridge Castle. Hier ligt een mind rune. Op de dobbelsteen staat 2.
Breng drie ropes, 4 leather gloves, 4 logs en 2 mind runes naar de Gem trader in Al-Kharid.
Dag 5
Klik als je de puzzel van dag 5 wilt weten.
Day Five - "A Heavy Drink"
Hello and welcome back to Avalani & Co Adventures, I thought of the name while waiting for the tablet's clue to clear up this morning. I think it really is a good representation of the amount of effort that we've put in to discovering the secret of the portal.
I was surprised at the side effects of having otdne of the portal pieces nearby, making things shinier than they would normally appear would certainly be a valuable magic. Due to the potency of these rocks, I can only foresee that obtaining the final pieces of the portal will be a challenge. There are other scholars, historians, wizards and - shall we say - entrepreneurs out there who would desire to have such abilities.
The latest clue has revealed itself on the tablet. Keep your wits about you; it's not only what you cannot see but also what you can see. (See, I'm getting good at this cryptic stuff!)
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
The Gods toy with us, ferrying their messages to and fro.
Hier zul je de god letters op RuneScape.com moeten doorzoeken. Bij elk plaatje is er een voorwerp verdwenen.
Ga met 14 air runes, 2 iron pickaxes, 3 beer glasses (leeg) en 7 knives naar Barnabus Hurma in het zuidwesten van het museum van Varrock.
Dag 6
Klik als je de puzzel van dag 6 wilt weten.
Day Six - "Justice through his judgement"
This is it. This is the day that all of my years of research and investigating can finally come to an end. It's almost a sad day for me; my research is what has kept me going for so many years. Whatever shall I do...
Regardless, we need to get the portal finished and find out where it leads. My studies have led me to believe that it isn't to somewhere dangerous but I am not 100% on that. With a mysterious stranger, sparking rocks and stone tablet that can change itself at will - it's going to be something magnificent whether for good or evil. I'm hoping it's good though.
*you interject* When we open the portal to the wonderful gold-piece dropping tree realm, we'll be rich. Rich beyond our wildest dreams!
It's amazing that you can even get out of bed in the morning never mind solving these clues. Here's the final clue, I hope you're up to the challenge.
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
A ghost speaking in front of its lair was told to be quiet, so it gave in without a why.
Six, sibling from New Zealand and Spain's promise.
I hear them eating our arm about twice.
Bring me these items to solve their greed.
I'm hoping this *is* the final clue, not only are the visions a little distracting but I'm beginning to run out of paint. Here is, hopefully, the final vision.
Sommige woorden zijn een cryptische beschrijving van de voorwerpen die je mee moet nemen. Er worden ook getallen genoemd.
ghost speaking: woo
lair: den
told to be quest: sh
gave in without a why: (y)ield
sibling: bro
New Zealand: NZ
Spain: ES
promise: word
eating: gobbling, klinkt als goblin
our arm: armour
Je moet 1 wooden shield, 6 bronze swords en 2 normale goblin mails aan Sir Vyvin op de tweede verdieping van het kasteel van Falador geven. Betreed het kasteel via de deur in het oosten, klim de ladder op en ga op de eerste verdieping de trap in het westen op (niet de ladder)
Dag 7
Klik als je het afsluitende verhaal van dag 7 wilt lezen.
Day Seven - "Thanks for all the rocks"
Thank you so much for solving the clues and retrieving the portal pieces; the portal is close to fully repairing itself I think. I hope that you enjoy the reward that I gave you, it was the least I could do.
During the night, I had another strange vision but this time it wasn't of the world of RuneScape that we both know and love. This was a vision that I have only imagined but does look like what I have been studying for a number of years. Vast 'Citadels' in the sky, bastions of Armadylian power from an era long lost to us. I am not certain about this so I cannot go in to great detail at the moment, we will know more when the portal has finished calibrating and we step through. What do you think?
I'll continue to ensure that the portal is calibrated and I'll be here ready for when it is done. If I am correct about the 'Citadels', then it certainly would make a fitting home for the clans that have been created here at the Clan Camp. You will need to align your clan to a 'Citadel' through an ancient ritual but don't worry about that now, should the time come I have all the necessary scriptures to ensure a safe ritual - no-one will need to be sacrificed.
You should return tomorrow to me at the Clan Camp to see if anything has changed. For now, so long and thanks for all the rocks.
Avalani Ruin Specialist and Clan Historian
Je kunt de beloning bij Avalani ophalen. Je krijgt een setje van haar robes en een rock fragment, waarmee je een kip uit de lucht kunt laten vallen.
Als je met Roddeck in Lumbridge praat, kun je ook de beloningen van de vorige cryptic clue fests halen.