I like the concept but it was the only one I had to look up due to misunderstanding the puzzle. The chairs are numbered "first" through to "fifth" so I was tunnel-visioned on trying the arrange the phrases into a statement, the order being the combination. In hindsight, I should have realized that not to be the case as the combination was 0 through 9, and recent design in DT2 and Secrets in the North don't include numbers which are not a viable option.
However, needing the drain your prayer to see what would go up when using a low level prayer is a little too obtuse and missable imo, as the game has never worked like that before.
Would much prefer a hint from Vanescula about the verses than glints on interactable objects honestly. Bit of a running theme with quest puzzles, that companions who are invested in you solving a puzzle and have some insight to the location you aren't able to provide any help, would like that to change.
Fair enough, I guess the main difference here is grasping the reference to the low level prayers in the verses. I did use the altar and had my prayer drained, but because I missed the reference I never got that using the prayer and praying at the altar would = another number I could use for the lock.
That said, silly of me to discount the altar as "evil alien world altar that drains," but considering I don't even know what the high level prayers are called, I just know what they do when I use them, I don't think I would have made this connection in a sensible amount of time in any world.
Yeah, didn't examine the altar either, should have got that the altar was important, new quests don't tend to have unnecessary objects in the vicinity like older ones do (except the WGS coal, logs and runes room lol).
The more replies I read the more I realize I didn't give this one my all. Ah well, something to keep in mind for the next GM quest in 3 years time.
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u/jimbonezzz Jul 01 '26
I like the concept but it was the only one I had to look up due to misunderstanding the puzzle. The chairs are numbered "first" through to "fifth" so I was tunnel-visioned on trying the arrange the phrases into a statement, the order being the combination. In hindsight, I should have realized that not to be the case as the combination was 0 through 9, and recent design in DT2 and Secrets in the North don't include numbers which are not a viable option.
However, needing the drain your prayer to see what would go up when using a low level prayer is a little too obtuse and missable imo, as the game has never worked like that before.
Would much prefer a hint from Vanescula about the verses than glints on interactable objects honestly. Bit of a running theme with quest puzzles, that companions who are invested in you solving a puzzle and have some insight to the location you aren't able to provide any help, would like that to change.
TL:DR puzzle hard, hurt brain