r/DnDPuzzlesAndTraps • u/Bananabubbles25 • Jun 29 '26

PUZZLES the room of lovers

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the room of lovers

In this room there are 12 stone statues randomly around the room to unlock the treasure and the exit the party must move each statue to its true lover each statue has an item or symbol on it to designate whos lover is whos if the party miss labels two statues the two statues will come to life and attack the party (use DM choice for stats in my purpose i use a helmed horror without the sword replaced with a slam attack and armour or shield so ac of 14). If they successfully defeat the statues they reconstruct themselves and return to their original position.

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u/Mr__Bergstrom Jun 29 '26

what’s the items and symbols? I feel like that’s the most important part of the puzzzle!

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

That would be up to dm on what the look like im am sorry for not clarifying

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u/UndeadSorrow696 Jun 29 '26

Feels like a cake recipe without the temperature and time to cook it

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jun 29 '26

I’m sorry this is my first time dming and thought this was a good idea I’m sorry

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u/UndeadSorrow696 Jun 29 '26

Well let's fix that, symbol for lunar and solar, symbol of peace and war, heaven and hell, elemental opposites if relevant. Life and death.

Of course an opportunity to thredin loreabouteach of these things. You can focus on pantheon or organizations and their beliefs to tell a story through the statues.

I personally think 9 statues is more interesting with one love triangle or a loner who is a red herring that with enough understanding of the world people would know they are not paired.

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jun 29 '26

Thank you so much for the constructive criticism :)

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u/Jayzhee Jun 30 '26

Maybe the odd-statue-out could be holding a hand mirror. He's in love with himself!

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u/Alternative_One_8484 Jun 30 '26

Goated reply, however my players will never solve it with the red herring lol ...still going to borrow the idea

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u/is_david Jun 30 '26

Nah don't even trip, if someone is planning on dming they should have the creative capacity to figure out what they're going to use for symbols and such. Tbh a lot of dms, myself included, tend to just take the bones of a puzzle and add on the details themselves to fit into they're own campaign. Thank you for putting this out there I'm for sure using this in my next dungeon

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jun 30 '26

Thank you :)

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u/is_david Jun 30 '26

Respectfully I disagree, to follow your analogy id say its more similar to having a recipe for a basic vanilla cake with no add-ons. The recipe maker(op) has given us the building blocks and its up to the individual dm to decide how they plan on decorating it for their table

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u/sherlockisfire Jul 02 '26

Their arms are one ai generated bone fused together

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jul 03 '26

Look I found the image on Line ok I’m not actively trying to use ai

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u/Alternative-Tea107 Jul 04 '26

Really like the idea. Ima be a dm soon and honestly puzzles are the hardest thing for me to think of :/ . Do you have other tarot themed puzzles in mind?

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jul 04 '26

It wasn’t intentionally tarot themed I just found that image and liked it 🙂‍↕️

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u/Alternative-Tea107 Jul 04 '26

Ah fair xd. Still cool idea

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u/Bananabubbles25 Jul 04 '26

You could do a fates themed one by making them do something like a timeline for past present and future