Comments on: Encounter Codex: The Scribe’s Puzzle

By: Sersa V

Sersa V — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:35:50 +0000

@Jackdaw: That is awesome. Stolen.

By: Jackdaw

Jackdaw — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:55:36 +0000

Another technique I’ve used as GM is to cut up a reproduction of a landscape painting into large jigsaw pieces (say 12 in number) which the player’s find and gather together over a period of time with teasers suggesting a great artifact can be found. They then have to put the jigsaw together, identify the landscape, where it is located and then travel there (through hostile terrain of course) Will they discover the artifact when they arrive? Who knows?

By: Xellos

Xellos — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:59:44 +0000

I have done *exactly* this with my players in the past, and they seemed to really liked it.

My next tool: Frixion gel pens. They’re erasable using friction, but putting them in the freezer brings the ink back. Fun potentials there. ^^

By: DMCal

DMCal — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:21:36 +0000

My son had a PC game when he was younger called Jewels of the Oracle. It was all puzzles and riddles, including one sliding panel puzzle at least. The “setting” was some ancient, pseudo-Egyptian one, with all the puzzles taking place inside a tomb or something along those lines. I wish we still had it. It’s a great tool for gaming.

By: Alphastream

Alphastream — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:35:33 +0000

This is a really simple and fun idea. I love it!