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| + | == About == | ||
| + | A pixie got kidnapped and is being trapped at the top of the tower floor 15. Make it all the way to the top, killing enemies and solving riddles. | ||
| + | == Rewards == | ||
| + | * Shield of Power | ||
| + | ** +1 all elements | ||
| + | ** -3 all melee | ||
| − | + | * Shield of Arts: | |
| + | ** +1 all magical arts | ||
| + | ** -3 all melee | ||
| − | + | == A List of Riddles == | |
| − | + | {| class="sortable wikitable" | |
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| + | ! scope="col"| Riddle | ||
| + | ! scope="col" style="text-align: center;"| Answer | ||
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| + | |A leathery snake with a stinging bite, | ||
| + | I'll stay coiled up unless I must fight. | ||
| + | |Whip | ||
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| + | |I'm so simple I only point, yet I guide people all over the world. What am I? | ||
| + | |A compass. | ||
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| + | |I bubble and laugh and spit water in your face, | ||
| + | I am no lady and I don't wear lace. What am I? | ||
| + | | Fountain | ||
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| + | | I really must get a new watch. The only one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour. | ||
| + | It now shows 4:00am and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it. | ||
| − | + | I happen to know that the watch stopped four hours ago, so what is the correct time now? | |
| − | + | |10 am | |
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| − | + | |You must keep it after giving it. | |
| − | + | |Your word | |
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| − | + | |What does this equation simplify to? | |
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| − | 10 am | + | |
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| − | You must keep it after giving it. | + | |
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| − | Your word | + | |
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(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)...(x-z) | (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)...(x-z) | ||
| − | + | |0 | |
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| + | |The man who made it didn't want it. | ||
The man who bought it didn't need it. | The man who bought it didn't need it. | ||
The man who got it didn't know it. | The man who got it didn't know it. | ||
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What is it? | What is it? | ||
| − | coffin | + | |coffin |
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| − | At my hind there is a rope | + | At my hind there is a rope <br /> |
| − | On my head a fan, | + | On my head a fan, <br /> |
| − | Beside my mouth are two sharp spears | + | Beside my mouth are two sharp spears <br /> |
| − | And my tree-legs are rough on your hands. | + | And my tree-legs are rough on your hands. <br /> |
| − | Beside all this is one great wall | + | Beside all this is one great wall <br /> |
| − | A snake adorns my head at all | + | A snake adorns my head at all times, <br /> |
| − | times, and it is part of me | + | and it is a part of me <br /> |
| − | And it will | + | And it always will be. What am I? |
| − | + | |Elephant | |
| − | What am I? | + | |- |
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| − | + | FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN <br /> | |
| − | + | I STARE OUT ACROSS THE SEA. <br /> | |
| − | + | FROM SUN DOWN TO SUN UP <br /> | |
| − | + | I STARE OUT ACROSS THE SEA. <br /> | |
| − | + | BUT WHILE WITH SUN UP <br /> | |
| − | FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN | + | I CAN ONLY BLINK IN THE BRIGHTNESS. <br /> |
| − | I STARE OUT ACROSS THE SEA. | + | WITH THE SUN DOWN <br /> |
| − | FROM SUN DOWN TO SUN UP | + | I CAN BLINK OUT THE BRIGHTNESS. <br /> |
| − | I STARE OUT ACROSS THE SEA. | + | |Lighthouse |
| − | BUT WHILE WITH SUN UP | + | |- |
| − | I CAN ONLY BLINK IN THE BRIGHTNESS. | + | |In the middle of a round pool lies a beautiful water lily. <br /> |
| − | WITH THE SUN DOWN | + | The water-lily doubles in size every day. After exactly 20 days <br /> |
| − | I CAN BLINK OUT THE BRIGHTNESS. | + | the complete pool will be covered by the lily. After how many days will <br /> |
| − | + | half of the pool be covered by the water-lily? | |
| − | + | |19 | |
| − | Lighthouse | + | |- |
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| − | + | The only tool which sharper grows | |
| − | In the middle of a round pool lies a beautiful water | + | Whenever used in any row. |
| − | + | |Tongue | |
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| − | 19 | + | | |
| − | + | A plane maintains an average speed of 696mph from London to New York. <br /> | |
| − | The only tool which sharper grows | + | It then returns from New York to London at an average speed of 145 mph. <br /> |
| − | Whenever used in any row. | + | What is the average speed for the entire journey? |
| − | + | |240 | |
| − | Tongue | + | |- |
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| − | A plane maintains an average speed of 696mph from London to New York. It then returns from New York to London at an average speed of | + | I'm often held, yet rarely touched; <br /> |
| − | + | I'm always wet, yet never rust; <br /> | |
| − | 240 | + | I' sometimes wagged and sometimes bit; <br /> |
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| − | I'm often held, yet rarely touched; | + | |
| − | I'm always wet, yet never rust; | + | |
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To use me well, you must have wit. | To use me well, you must have wit. | ||
| − | + | |tongue | |
| − | tongue | + | |- |
| − | + | |It's always above the negatives yet it's lower than the first prime, | |
| − | + | no matter how you multiply it's the same every time. | |
| − | + | |0 | |
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| − | + | The shape of my form will waver and bend, <br /> | |
| − | From the things I'm destroying | + | From the things I'm destroying <br /> |
| − | and the things I will rend. | + | and the things I will rend. <br /> |
| − | My color will vary from bright red and blue, | + | My color will vary from bright red and blue, <br /> |
| − | The power I'm using will dictate my hue. | + | The power I'm using will dictate my hue. <br /> |
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What am I? | What am I? | ||
| + | |Fire | ||
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Revision as of 00:01, 8 October 2017
About
A pixie got kidnapped and is being trapped at the top of the tower floor 15. Make it all the way to the top, killing enemies and solving riddles.
Rewards
- Shield of Power
- +1 all elements
- -3 all melee
- Shield of Arts:
- +1 all magical arts
- -3 all melee
A List of Riddles
| Riddle | Answer |
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| A leathery snake with a stinging bite,
I'll stay coiled up unless I must fight. |
Whip |
| I'm so simple I only point, yet I guide people all over the world. What am I? | A compass. |
| I bubble and laugh and spit water in your face,
I am no lady and I don't wear lace. What am I? |
Fountain |
| I really must get a new watch. The only one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour.
It now shows 4:00am and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it. I happen to know that the watch stopped four hours ago, so what is the correct time now? |
10 am |
| You must keep it after giving it. | Your word |
| What does this equation simplify to?
(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)...(x-z) |
0 |
| The man who made it didn't want it.
The man who bought it didn't need it. The man who got it didn't know it. What is it? |
coffin |
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At my hind there is a rope |
Elephant |
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FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN |
Lighthouse |
| In the middle of a round pool lies a beautiful water lily. The water-lily doubles in size every day. After exactly 20 days |
19 |
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The only tool which sharper grows Whenever used in any row. |
Tongue |
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A plane maintains an average speed of 696mph from London to New York. |
240 |
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I'm often held, yet rarely touched; |
tongue |
| It's always above the negatives yet it's lower than the first prime,
no matter how you multiply it's the same every time. |
0 |
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The shape of my form will waver and bend, |
Fire |
