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[Kagus]

quote:Originally posted by Heavy Flak:

code:

 
[Section 1] 
11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13  14  15 11 12 13 14  
14 41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55  52  14 41 32 23 12
48 66 67 85 26 92 73 48 24 97 26 73 110 103 38 96 75 65 57
[Section 2]
15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15  11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13
55 14 41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55  14 41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55 
89 39 53 90 95 26 53 47 75 63 109 39 92 78 64 48 66 64 78 45 67 65 82 89 77 27 55 74 64 34 97 46 72 67
[Section 3]
14 15 11 12 13 14 15  11 12 13 14  15 11 12 13 14 15  11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14  15 11 12 13 14
52 14 41 32 23 12 55  14 41 55 52  14 41 32 23 12 55  14 41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55 52  14 41 32 23 12
86 39 53 56 66 57 110 26 92 96 107 48 66 83 38 33 109 28 84 68 66 56 75 57 35 57 98 45 66 67 106 48 73 66 64 24
[Section 4]
15 11 12 13 14  15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13  14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14  15 11 12 13 14 15 11 
55 14 41 55 52  14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55  52 14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55 52  14 41 32 23 12 55 14
88 39 53 70 106 28 84 83 65 54 87 37 53 110 64 26 62 84 35 26 98 48 74 67 104 57 96 66 57 63 96 35
[Section 5]
12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14  15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 
41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55 52  14 41 32 23 12 55 14 41 55 52 14 41 32 23 12 55  
73 88 84 55 82 65 35 63 97 65 96 89 103 56 96 83 45 34 80 46 83 67 74 26 56 77 74 27 89

Damn, I could've sworn that there were more than that...  It's hard to see when it's cramped up in the message-making box.

[ April 28, 2008: Message edited by: Kagus ]

[ricemastah]

Those are 48's not 46's... note I plan to figure something integral to the cypher and post it here later.

[dojango]

Traitors inside... goblins outside... useless nobility... might need to start getting loyalty oaths from everybody.  Can't be too careful these days.

[Kagus]

quote:Originally posted by ricemastah:
<STRONG>Those are 48's not 46's...</STRONG>

Sorry, I meant to say 48 66 from the start.  It was past midnight and I wasn't thinking too clearly.

[Heavy Flak]

From the journal of johnny Fountainspring
16th of Opal, 1059

Damn Dojango!  If we didn't already have to deal with absurd mandates, a manager slowly slipping into the grips of paranoia, and the possibility that any time our boots touch topside we'd be trampled to death by the silent horror The Dread Camels, we now have to seen a Loyalty Oath before we're allowed to pick up assignments from him.  He made the comment jokingly as he served dinners to the second-shifters, and it was picked up in a heartbeat by Aryn.

I asked Aryn about it as I signed the sheet of paper so I could get "approval" to go mine, and he said with a laugh, "This is the quickest way to find out who our enemies, and who our allies are.  Anyone who doesn't sign the sheet is obviously against us, and they will get no work."

"But won't everyone just sign the sheet?" I asked
"Of course not!  Those that we know are disloyal aren't going to be given the opportunity to sign this.  Like Archin.  That way, everyone will know just who is with, and against, us."

The Budseals have latched onto this idea hand-over-fist, which is always a bad sign.  When they agree with Aryn on anything, it leads to nothing but problems for us...

[Heavy Flak]

The Events of the 16th of Obsidian, 1059

"What do you mean I can't have any plump helmet stew?" Groaned Akroma, throwing his hands up in the air.
"Well... According to Countess Budseal," began Dojango wearily, "You can't get any dinner unless you sign the Loyalty Oath."
"But I signed one of those this morning!" Objected Akroma.

Istrath, standing behind Akroma in line, just shook his head.  "No, not for this, you signed one of them for your chisel and workshop space this morning.  This is for food."

Production had ground to a halt.  In the hallway, soldiers were signing their loyalty oaths to spar or take out weapons, to go on patrol.  Before and after each shift craftsmen signed oaths for their tools and shop spaces.  The miners signed for their picks; a loyalty oath signed by every civilian who wanted to go out and grab items left behind in the last gobbo battle.

The crash of the mess hall door rebounding off the wall sent waves of silence through the room.  Silhouetted in the frame was Major ---- DayCovering.

His craggy brow furrowed as he absorbed the scene before him, the lines of Dwarves signing their pledges.  He bypassed the waiting line, coming to a stop before Dojango, who wilted slightly under his fearsome gaze.

"Gimme.  Eats," demanded Major ---- DayCovering.  
"Uhh, excuse me, Major," Said the the Countess Consort, scurrying over from the corner.  "I'm sorry, but, uhmm, in order to get your dinner, you'll need to sign one of these loyalty oaths, so we may be sure you're not plotting AGAINST the fortress."

Major ---- DayCovering stared down at the paper, his shock of silver mane partially obscuring his face.  Slowly he lifted his gaze upwards, eyes narrowing to little slits.  

"Give EVERYBODY eats," Roared Major ---- DayCovering.
"Oh!  Right away, sir!  Right away!" said an obviously relieved Dojango, the complaint of Countess Consort Budseal lost in the ensuing cheer and rush of boots across the stoney floor.

And thus ended the Glorious Loyalty Pledge of 1059.

[Heavy Flak]

From the files of Aryn Estetar
1st of Granite, 1060

Like everything else they've touched, the Budseals took what was a sound and just idea - my pledge - and perverted it.  Ultimately the blame was shifted onto them (and for good reason), but it has done little to stem the grumblings over the years wasted on a cleansing system that has proven itself incredibly unreliable.  That's fine.  There are other projects that can be completed, other, Grander affair... affairs that will leave this world breathless.

I sent one of the precocious scamps always underfoot out to deconstruct a set of scaffolding that had been constructed to remove some obscenely floating ramps.  The ramps stayed despite our masons best efforts, but the child was knocked backwards, suffering a variety of cuts and breaks.  Quite the accident, you little brat!  Ha ha ha!

Blueprints: The current   lay of the Fortress

[Heavy Flak]

Hint #1:

Perhaps not so much a hint as it is homework, but I'd recommend people read http://science.howstuffworks.com/code-breaker1.htm   <--- This web page.  Specifically sections 2 and 8.

(for the record, this is not the type of cryptogram described in section 2.  Though it may be helpful to learn what you can about it.)

[Zironic]

For the dwarwen wash, simply move the pressure plates out more so although it takes some time to trigger - it is moved to a point that it will when it needs to.

[Heavy Flak]

hint #2:

Once you've gone figured out the type of encryption that is being used (Or even a general idea of how it could work), go back and read through some old(ish) posts.  Especially the three crypto ones.  Key clues to solving them could be sprinkled throughout.

   

quote:Originally posted by Zironic:<STRONG>For the dwarwen wash, simply move the pressure plates out more so although it takes some time to trigger - it is moved to a point that it will when it needs to.</STRONG>

Because of how I designed it, the maximum amount of space between the trigger and the opening is 3 tiles.  Maybe I could have the water coming into flag the flood gate on/off whenever it gets above 3 units, to keep the water flow a trickle and from ever getting too high.

Edit: To save from making another OOC post, I'll add this here.  Stravitch just gave me a great idea: we have rewards for FOR completing the cryptograms, the winner (or winners if you all work together) getting to pick something they'd like.  But we should also have consequences for NOT getting them right.  Obviously this is time sensitive material (even if time is subjective in our bizarro-Dwarf world)

As such, if you all don't have any complaint of a hard-set limit being thrust on you arbitrarily (for this crypto at least), I'm placing a date for Friday May 2nd before "something bad" happens.  If there are any issues with this, feel free to bring them up.  I'm not, like, you know, married to the idea or anything and will entertain the notion of pushing it back or removing it completely for this go-round.

[ April 29, 2008: Message edited by: Heavy Flak ]

[Kagus]

Haven't had much time to gnaw on this thing, so progress has been slow...  I should drink more Ovaltine, that should speed things up a bit.

I suppose you're not answering questions right now, but it's worth a shot.  Is it significant that the second-tier numbers are all smaller than the third-tier numbers below them?  I'm assuming it is.

[Heavy Flak]

quote:Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>Haven't had much time to gnaw on this thing, so progress has been slow...  I should drink more Ovaltine, that should speed things up a bit.

I suppose you're not answering questions right now, but it's worth a shot.  Is it significant that the second-tier numbers are all smaller than the third-tier numbers below them?  I'm assuming it is.</STRONG>

I think that's a fair enough, and as it's been pointed out by a couple people that this is a marked increase in difficulty, I don't mind a couple questions like this.  Your assumption is correct, the number sizes between the second and third tiers are significant.

[Heavy Flak]

Hint #3:

Even though there aren't spaces to separate words, common words ARE used.  Conversing in only obscure, flowery tones is labyrinthine in scope, and the thought of construction clandestine communicae between spies would be an even more absurd excursion.

Once the method of encryption is discovered, try the easy words first.  "of", "at", "for", "the", are all prime candidates.  It may lead to trial and error at first of course, but the little ones can certainly help by plinking away at the big picture, especially if there are small, repeatable groups of numbers that appear throughout.  

If no one still has this by Thursday night, I'll consider tweaking it to include word spaces.

[ April 30, 2008: Message edited by: Heavy Flak ]

[Kagus]

Well, yeah, sure.  Once you get the encryption method everything opens up.

Unless you've got a cypher key in there, that is.  In which case I'd hazard a guess towards "Olsmo" or "Olsmolives".

[Stravitch]

Even with the encryption method it's hard. :-/

*Edit for bad grammar.*

[ April 30, 2008: Message edited by: Stravitch ]