NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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Interesting! What's the advantage of using Hone more than once, then, or Reinforce at all, on Trick Attacks or Defenses? Using Hone once adds a point of damage, but beyond that I'm unclear, and if there isn't such an advantage then the limitation on 'must have close to equal numbers of Hone/Reinforce on all applicable actions' doesn't actually mean much except on mundane attacks or defenses where you can't do this.
Which would be fine, I just like to know how things work.
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I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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You've got it right.
I'll say that you only have to fill up all the mundane actions with Hone/Reinforce to start doubling up and so on, not all applicable actions.
Reinforce is great for dealing with enemies that don't particularly care if they have to chip damage you down. It's also good for just getting more dice on your mundane stuff, like when an enemy with Hone rolls up.
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I'll close the vote in an hour and a half
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Mmm, good reasons then for Hone and Reinforce to be the fundamental gateways to being considered a Proper Warrior, huh?
Alright, I'm gonna start rallying my banners for the upcoming tribulation, I refuse to let us lose.
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Hone adding a cheap +1 damage to all attacks forever (including Trick Attacks) is another very solid reason...but yeah, the cheap ability to utterly outclass people when neither side are using Tricks is definitely also a major factor.
Yeah...I dunno how helpful I'll be be on this one, though I'll certainly try. Word puzzles are not usually my strong suit, though it kinda depends on the nature of the puzzle. I'm also kinda sick today so maybe not at my best. I think the collective brains of the thread can probably handle it, though.
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Time to dance with Jak o' the Shadows!
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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And voting is now closed. I expect to have the update done in, oh, I dunno, 20 minutes? Maybe less?
All it really needs is some window dressing for the actual puzzle and its done.
All it really needs is some window dressing for the actual puzzle and its done.
Is that update where the timer on the timed puzzle starts?
I.F. Ister
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Correct. The puzzle timer has not started.
Winter 5/Investigating Steinby 5 - It's Puzzle Time!
I.F. Ister
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Part of the band lays traps outside the troll's cave while the other study the runes
You, Aki, and Stigr overlook the efforts of Abjorn, Gabriel, Stigmar, and Sten as they work to trap the cave's yawning maw.
The men work with iron shovels curtesy of Sten. He had flexed his hands, let his orthstirr sing, and then produced a small handful of tools. He passed them out to the men before getting to work digging pitfalls and filling them with iron spikes — also curtesy of Sten.
Your face twists into a scowl as Abjorn flings a shovelful of dirt over one shoulder. Damn this pleasant breeze and cool weather! If it wasn't here then neither would Abjorn's shirt!
'He definitely doesn't lack,' Blackhand muses, as he so often does when your thoughts turn to your prodigious husband.
Regardless of your internal griping, you find yourself standing before the scorn-pole, the source of your current misfortunes.
It stinks of death, of rotten waste and of discarded remains. It's a good thing that Abjorn didn't accompany you, as his nose would swiftly have him on his knees. Flies buzz around mostly-rotted flesh as hollow eye sockets greet your approach.
"Hey, Aki..." Stigr bites at his lower lip as he tries to breathe as shallowly as possible, "doesn't your father keep horses?"
"Runar?" Aki quirks his head as his Sword Raven lands beside him, the bird towering over all those present. "Yes, yes he does."
"Do you recognize this one? Seen anything like it?" Stigr shrugs as he runs thumb and finger along his bowstring. "It's a long shot, I know, but long shots are my specialty."
"I don't 'see' anything," Aki scoffs, unseeing eyes staring blankly ahead, "and I don't recognize this one..."
"But?" You take up the slack while Blackhand parses through the runes.
"But, it does seem familiar. Runar hosted a stallion fight some time ago and I remember seeing," he glowers as Stigr laughs, "with my fylgja! Seeing with my fylgja, dammit!"
"What did you see?" You ask while sending a disapproving glare Stigr's way, channeling as much of Asveig as possible. Stigr flinches, your 'mom stare' working wonders.
"I saw — with my fylgja! — a horse that I believe to be this one's sire. A champion fighter by the name of 'Stronghoof'."
With that said, you turn to the pole and read out the runes carved into the wood.
'Let all the Little-Watchers bear witness to Stronghoof's Sireling. Let them know no rest till ESONTRIARWOR is driven from the land in mind, body, and soul. May any who dare disrupt this righteous act have their face suffer worse than the downy-cheeks of RJUNNTABLS. Let all who continue learn the pain of Thorthur Skarfr meeting Helgi Droplaugarson.'
"So..." You begin while running thumb and forefinger along chin and jaw, "who did you say Stronghoof belonged to?"
"A man called Hasvir," Aki says with a shrug. "He didn't give his father's name, but he had a lot of money so Runar let him join. A mistake, turns out, as Stronghoof demolished the competition. Killed three horses before the day was out."
With that, you, Aki, and Stigr all set to figuring out the puzzle laid bare before you.
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AN: You have four hours to figure this one out. Successfully figuring each part out before that time will allow you to create a set of runes to defuse/counteract the contingencies.
I'll open voting, though there isn't really anything to vote on. This just serves to give an indicator for when your time is up.
You, Aki, and Stigr overlook the efforts of Abjorn, Gabriel, Stigmar, and Sten as they work to trap the cave's yawning maw.
The men work with iron shovels curtesy of Sten. He had flexed his hands, let his orthstirr sing, and then produced a small handful of tools. He passed them out to the men before getting to work digging pitfalls and filling them with iron spikes — also curtesy of Sten.
Your face twists into a scowl as Abjorn flings a shovelful of dirt over one shoulder. Damn this pleasant breeze and cool weather! If it wasn't here then neither would Abjorn's shirt!
'He definitely doesn't lack,' Blackhand muses, as he so often does when your thoughts turn to your prodigious husband.
Regardless of your internal griping, you find yourself standing before the scorn-pole, the source of your current misfortunes.
It stinks of death, of rotten waste and of discarded remains. It's a good thing that Abjorn didn't accompany you, as his nose would swiftly have him on his knees. Flies buzz around mostly-rotted flesh as hollow eye sockets greet your approach.
"Hey, Aki..." Stigr bites at his lower lip as he tries to breathe as shallowly as possible, "doesn't your father keep horses?"
"Runar?" Aki quirks his head as his Sword Raven lands beside him, the bird towering over all those present. "Yes, yes he does."
"Do you recognize this one? Seen anything like it?" Stigr shrugs as he runs thumb and finger along his bowstring. "It's a long shot, I know, but long shots are my specialty."
"I don't 'see' anything," Aki scoffs, unseeing eyes staring blankly ahead, "and I don't recognize this one..."
"But?" You take up the slack while Blackhand parses through the runes.
"But, it does seem familiar. Runar hosted a stallion fight some time ago and I remember seeing," he glowers as Stigr laughs, "with my fylgja! Seeing with my fylgja, dammit!"
"What did you see?" You ask while sending a disapproving glare Stigr's way, channeling as much of Asveig as possible. Stigr flinches, your 'mom stare' working wonders.
"I saw — with my fylgja! — a horse that I believe to be this one's sire. A champion fighter by the name of 'Stronghoof'."
With that said, you turn to the pole and read out the runes carved into the wood.
'Let all the Little-Watchers bear witness to Stronghoof's Sireling. Let them know no rest till ESONTRIARWOR is driven from the land in mind, body, and soul. May any who dare disrupt this righteous act have their face suffer worse than the downy-cheeks of RJUNNTABLS. Let all who continue learn the pain of Thorthur Skarfr meeting Helgi Droplaugarson.'
"So..." You begin while running thumb and forefinger along chin and jaw, "who did you say Stronghoof belonged to?"
"A man called Hasvir," Aki says with a shrug. "He didn't give his father's name, but he had a lot of money so Runar let him join. A mistake, turns out, as Stronghoof demolished the competition. Killed three horses before the day was out."
With that, you, Aki, and Stigr all set to figuring out the puzzle laid bare before you.
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AN: You have four hours to figure this one out. Successfully figuring each part out before that time will allow you to create a set of runes to defuse/counteract the contingencies.
I'll open voting, though there isn't really anything to vote on. This just serves to give an indicator for when your time is up.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Okay, one sec.
ESONTRIARWOR
Steinaar
ORWOR
Steinaar (ORWOR) , or is it Steinar? Let me double check the spelling.
EDIT: No, it's Steinarr, let me revise, we know he's the primary target after all.
So, Steinarr
ORWAO instead is the remainder of the first anagram. What were his Kennings? I know we had Freedfire, but that isn't what he's going with right now.
ESONTRIARWOR
Steinaar
ORWOR
Steinaar (ORWOR) , or is it Steinar? Let me double check the spelling.
EDIT: No, it's Steinarr, let me revise, we know he's the primary target after all.
So, Steinarr
ORWAO instead is the remainder of the first anagram. What were his Kennings? I know we had Freedfire, but that isn't what he's going with right now.
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Warrior Stone? Stone Warrior?
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Probably the red herring letters.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
@Imperial Fister , this isn't necessarily buying a Hint, but do we know Steinarr's Kennings? We know about Freedfire, but do we know what he goes by now when he rejected that?
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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He just goes by 'Steinarr Hallsson', now that he's rejected Freedfire.
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This seems to be where Helgi Droplaugarson comes from; it's a tale about him and his brother Grim Droplaugarson. From the contents page I can't see anyone who's name exactly matches Thorthur Skarfr, but there's a few which might just be translation differences.
he IS named after stone, isnt he?
Droplaugersonsaga exists and there's a Saga Thing Episode on it but I'll have to listen to it in a bit.
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"Steinarr" is plausible, but I don't want to jump to conclusions, especially not there being five red herring letters.
ESONTRIARWOR
A E I O O / N R R R S T W
STEINARR + A O O / R W
WOE TO + A I / N R R R S
WARRIOR + E O / N S T
RJUNNTABLS
A U / B J L N N R S T
that's a lot of consonants.
BURST + A / J L N N
NJAL BURST + red herring N? (Njal seems to get mentioned a lot for history context discussions, but I don't know if his name can be invoked here.)
BLAST + U / J N N R
"Junnr" sounds like it might be a plausible name.
ESONTRIARWOR
A E I O O / N R R R S T W
STEINARR + A O O / R W
WOE TO + A I / N R R R S
WARRIOR + E O / N S T
RJUNNTABLS
A U / B J L N N R S T
that's a lot of consonants.
BURST + A / J L N N
NJAL BURST + red herring N? (Njal seems to get mentioned a lot for history context discussions, but I don't know if his name can be invoked here.)
BLAST + U / J N N R
"Junnr" sounds like it might be a plausible name.
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For this bit, Helgi Droplaugarson is one of the protagonists of the Droplaugarsona saga (and found in the Fljotsdale sage as well, as mentyioned above) but I can't find an English translation as to, well, much of anything there so Thorthur Skarfr's specific fate is up in the air, though it's not likely to be good.
Probably a good call...like I said, I can't find any English translations of the thing itself online.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Get to it! We need context!
Downy-Cheeks is a kenning, I'll get working on that second anagram though to see about narrowing it down, since Downy-Cheeks isn't actually helping us much.
I've tapped @TehChron , who is a pretty smart guy, to figure out the base functionality of the curse though, here's a repost of what his analysis is
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I'll get to work on that other anagram
That being said, a quick internet search for "Thorthur Skarfr" didn't come up with anything, so that's a curiosity. It could be another kenning?
Now, this might be my Discworld fandom talking, but could that refer to the troll? It would be a nasty trick if the presence of the troll itself served as a safeguard.
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A U / B J L N N R S T
JARL - U / B N N S T
Like Alectai said, Steinarr means "Stone fighter/warrior", so that's the first one. The second one could be Jarl something?
JARL - U / B N N S T
Like Alectai said, Steinarr means "Stone fighter/warrior", so that's the first one. The second one could be Jarl something?