Dragon Harem Quest - Or: Saying You Were Gay Wasn't The Conversation-Ender You Hoped For

Salty · May 10, 2018

Leila Hann said:
Can someone explain the rationale of how water carries away your sins to me?

Leila Hann · May 10, 2018

The Laurent said:
I don't actually agree, but there is a, "Wash away your sins/baptism" angle.

But, uh. This is a fantasy world, so I'm pretty sure that Judeo-Christian beliefs aren't a thing.

Yeah...

I think "history" is the best fit. The only detail it doesn't perfectly match is the "worshipped" bit, but, well, you could make a pretty good argument for history being an object of worship.

Salty said:
Baptism - Wikipedia

Well, assuming the Tanin practiced a baptismal ritual, sure.

keenscythe · May 10, 2018

Leila Hann said:
Can someone explain the rationale of how water carries away your sins to me?

Babtisms and water has been used in all sorts of cleansing rituals to wash away sins.

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water.

Romv · May 10, 2018

[X] Try to trick Makram into solving it by playing on his ego. It's clear the only thing he loves more than putting people down is puffing himself up, and you're such an easy target he might just take the bare hook, let alone bait.

True genius.

OctarineShrike · May 10, 2018

Leila Hann said:
Can someone explain the rationale of how water carries away your sins to me?

[X] Try to trick Makram into solving it by playing on his ego. It's clear the only thing he loves more than putting people down is puffing himself up, and you're such an easy target he might just take the bare hook, let alone bait.

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Response to Leila:
There is also the Hinduism angle so it's not a concept restricted to one actual religion either.

Ganges in Hinduism - Wikipedia

PhDEevee · May 10, 2018

Er, pretty sure it's earth, not water.
- Tectonic shifts can devour mountains
- Earthquakes raze cities and kill people
- Dead people are buried - taking in sin but it also remains below the ground
- Eldingar wouldn't get the context BECAUSE HE FLIES.

Imrix · May 10, 2018

Also people compulsively scrubbing themselves after they've gotten splattered with blood from an act of violence.

Steven Kodaly · May 10, 2018

Bet you fifty florins that the point of the riddle-lock is to reveal something about the person answering, rather than wait for a particular passcode.

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] War.

QueenPally · May 10, 2018

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] War.

WanderingEye · May 10, 2018

So far things seems to be pointing towards Water but my gut feeling says Conquest/War is good.

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water

Redsoff · May 10, 2018

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] War.

kichithewolf · May 10, 2018

D for Dragon! No?

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water

Terrabrand · May 10, 2018

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water.

Zavvnao · May 10, 2018

can I change my vote to water?

OctarineShrike · May 10, 2018

Zavvnao said:
can I change my vote to water?

Of course. Just post a new vote.

PhDEevee · May 10, 2018

*Comes back to say something about how I was wrong, and the answer is actually probably 'Time', then reads Leila's comment on 'history'.* Damn, I thought I was so insightful!

Anyway, love how Makram and Eldingar are such snobs about the riddle here. I found it funny and mildly appealing (because I'm a bit of a snob).

OctarineShrike · May 10, 2018

Tally incoming

Adhoc vote count started by Conjured Blade on May 10, 2018 at 10:26 PM, finished with 71 posts and 39 votes.

14 people have voted
[X] Try to trick Makram into solving it by playing on his ego. It's clear the only thing he loves more than putting people down is puffing himself up, and you're such an easy target he might just take the bare hook, let alone bait.
- TenfoldShields
- vali
- The Laurent
- SirLagginton
- Jaertin
- LupineVolt
- Khona Moshr
- GretelOstrich
- Olive
- LaRed
- Gargulec
- Romv
- OctarineShrike
- NothingNow
10 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water.
- Who?
- Salty
- Camellia
- Wiadi
- Unbanshee
- Mizu
- keenscythe
- WanderingEye
- kichithewolf
- Terrabrand
6 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] War.
1 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Dragon.
- Namer
1 people have voted
[X] Just wish to be inside the tower where all the best treasure is. You really have no patience for this puzzle shit, and Makram does still owe you two wishes.
- Evaunit02mark1
1 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Write-in.
- Dekutulla
1 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] A river?
- Squirtodyle
1 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Floods
- Madou Sutegobana
1 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
-[X] Mom
- Omegahugger
1 people have voted
[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] History
- Leila Hann
1 people have voted
[x] Brute-force it.
--[x] Go outside, shift up, and batter the f-word out of the tower until you make your own door.
- James Birdsong

Sigil · May 10, 2018

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water.

Camellia · May 10, 2018

Camellia said:
I'm going to try bribing my sister with chocolate tomorrow and see how that goes.

Turned out, sister raided my stash the day before and now I have no chocolate. Talked her into modeling anyway.

ok, so that last one isn't great quality. But I'm so proud though. Chewed it over for the better part of four hours trying to make his clothes work. I hope this is good Zerban. If this design's good, I'll get started working on a fullbody tomorrow.

ZerbanDaGreat · May 10, 2018

Camellia said:
Turned out, sister raided my stash the day before and now I have no chocolate. Talked her into modeling anyway.

ok, so that last one isn't great quality. But I'm so proud though. Chewed it over for the better part of four hours trying to make his clothes work. I hope this is good Zerban. If this design's good, I'll get started working on a fullbody tomorrow.

I saw a man who is definitely just an ordinary mundane human man person and he was so beautiful I started crying.

Here I was copying one of T'Challa's royal outfits but cheaper-looking in my head and you go and put the work in. As always you are a treasure and I will put these in their proper places right away.

Zavvnao · May 11, 2018

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water.

(I accidentally posted twice if it shows up like that. sorry)

Camellia · May 11, 2018

Technically, it's now tomorrow.

And now I'm off to bed.

Narakhan · May 11, 2018

[X] Try to trick Makram into solving it by playing on his ego. It's clear the only thing he loves more than putting people down is puffing himself up, and you're such an easy target he might just take the bare hook, let alone bait.

Salty · May 11, 2018

Camellia said:
Technically, it's now tomorrow.

And now I'm off to bed.

Rest well, faithful bun.

GretelOstrich · May 11, 2018

[X] Answer the riddle yourself.
--[X] Water.

I am very susceptible to peer pressure

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