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The '''Riddle Master''' is a mysterious figure who challenges the community to crack his (or her) riddles in order to obtain the components used to craft certain lab experiments. The playerbase does not know who creates the Item Hunts or whether they are the work of a single person or are the product of several 5th Planet developers. Riddle-solving is a community affair. Multiple players post theories and possible solutions to the 5PG forums. The first person on each platform to complete the Item Hunt by crafting the new experiment item is memorialized with a future in-game item.
The '''Riddle Master''' is a "mysterious and possibly insane figure" who periodically challenges the community to crack his (or her) riddles in order to obtain the components used to craft certain lab experiments. Based on comments posted to the 5PG forums by Cleomedes, a developer, and LenaGK, the community manager, during Riddle Master item hunts, it is believed that they are the ones who create most or all of the Riddle Master content.


The majority of riddles appear on the components of the Experiment item, usually encrypted. The examples in this section will illustrate the riddle-solving process using the riddles from [[LotS/Advanced Deathmechanics 2|Advanced Deathmechanics 2]] which is part of the [[LotS/Omega Deathmachine|Omega Deathmachine]] lab experiment. There are three steps in the riddle-solving process.
Riddle-solving is a community affair. Multiple players post theories and possible solutions to the 5PG forums. The first person on each platform to complete the Item Hunt by crafting the new experiment item is memorialized with a future in-game item.


*First, the text of the riddle must be decrypted. The pictures associated with the coded riddles are often clues which aid in solving the riddles, and occasionally provide decryption keys. The decryption process ends when the encrypted text is rendered into readable English.
The start to each set of riddles appears on the component items required to complete the Experiment. These initial clues are almost always encrypted and, in many cases, lead to additional clues. The riddle solutions direct the player to equip certain items and attack a specific raid. Raid difficulty does not matter. The chance to obtain a particular component is sometimes very low, so persistence is the key to obtaining some of the more elusive Riddle Master items.


{{Example}}
The table below contains basic information for each Item Hunt. Follow the "Lab Experiment and Hunt Information" links for information on how to obtain specific components for each lab experiment.
Encrypted text from Advanced Deathmechanics 2: "''Ydtw wvpzox mmu esa'gl s zfdsriufd clu svwze'u mdky mxuyz iow yvtd ry nta merpeq. Dyz nrg'n ia ziyi azhk urhhlk xe wktpfn ypg pnwt uuy'bt ywtvnlhkyp whsai azl losyxlea gvujuv ffv? Vhm'm epgvz lplo ro odls ajk xu vll ayf ldef dkrpocn... Oof celen fdk jgkvjpkf drr ir Ogpghajv'j tyq? Bh rqrp, ou fgb upx'w fczz!''"


In order to decrypt the text, players needed two pieces of information: (1) the picture associated with Advanced Deathmechanics 2 was a distorted picture of [[LotS/Lucia the Cobra|Lucia the Cobra]]; and (2) that the text was encrypted using a [[wikipedia:Vigenère_cipher|Vigenère cipher]] with 'Lucia the Cobra as the key.
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Translation: "Some people say you're a sociopath who doesn't care about the rest of the galaxy. Why don't we test that theory by seeing how much you've remembered about the universe around you? Let's start with an easy one to get the ball rolling... Who built the favorite toy of Salastro's son? In full, if you don't mind!"
!colspan="4" style="font-size:140%;"|Riddle Master Item Hunts
{{Example/end}}
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!Item
*Second, would-be puzzle-solvers must navigate any intermediate steps in the puzzles. Many of the riddles are complex -- each crafting component may involve several intermediate riddles, and may include email, links to special pages created by the developers for the Item Hunts, or even a device capable of reading [[LotS/Advanced_Deathmechanics_5|QR codes]]. This process ends when the playerbase discovers the final riddle in the sequence which tells the players what to do in game. This step is optional, as some Experiment components, particularly those from earlier Item Hunts, will not require any intermediate steps.
!Release Date
 
!Lab Experiment and Hunt Information
{{Example}}  
!5PG Forum Guide
Based on the text of [[LotS/Advanced Deathmechanics 1|Advanced Deathmechanics 1]], the players learned that the riddles assocaited
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{{Example/end}}
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Red Thunder}}
 
|2011.04.27
*Finally, the final riddle of each component is also a collection of riddles, which obliquely references the steps a player must take in-game in order to obtain that Experiment component.
|{{LotS/Labex|redthunder}}
 
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?2576-Red-Thunder-Guide]
{{Example}}  
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{{Example/end}}
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Antimatter Whip V2}}
 
|2011.07.27
Once the riddle is deciphered
|{{LotS/Labex|antimatterwhip2}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?3425-Upgraded-Antimatter-Whip-Guide]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Dragon Cycle}}
|2011.09.11
|{{LotS/Labex|dragoncycle}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?4311-Dragon-cycle-Item-Hunt]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Mega Multicolored Cloorian Pants}}
|2012.02.22
|{{LotS/Labex|megamulticoloredcloorianpants}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?5339-Mega-Multi-Colored-Cloorian-Pants]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Omega Deathmachine}}
|2012.07.27
|{{LotS/Labex|omegadeathmachine}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?7374-Omega-Deathmachine-guide]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Red Thunderstorm}}
|2012.11.21
|{{LotS/Labex|redthunderstorm}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?10402-Red-Thunderstorm-Guide]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Grand Hujing of the First Emperor}}
|2013.02.20
|{{LotS/Labex|Grand_Hujing_of_the_First_Emperor}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?11766-Grand-Hujing-of-the-First-Emperor-Guide]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Azrael War Cuirass}}
|2013.07.17
|{{LotS/Labex|azraelwarcuirass}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?15253-Azrael-War-Cuirass-Guide]
|-
|'''{{LotS/ColorLink|LotS/Man of Mystery set|Man of Mystery set|Orange}}'''
|2014.04.16
|{{LotS/ColorLink|LotS/Man of Mystery set|Man of Mystery set|DeepSkyBlue}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?18871-Engimatic-Ace-Guide]
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|mp}}
|2014.05.07
|{{LotS/Labex|mp}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?18971-mp-Legendary-Officer-Hunt]
|-
!colspan="4" style="font-size:140%;"|Item Hunts
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!Item
!Release Date
!Lab Experiment and Hunt Information
!5PG Forum Guide
|-
|{{LotS/ItemLink|Daikaiju Destroyer Rifle}}
|2014.09.23
|{{LotS/Labex|daikaijudestroyerrifle}}
|[http://www.legacyofathousandsuns.com/forum/showthread.php?19683-Daikaiju-Destroyer-Rifle-Hunt]
|}

Latest revision as of 11:06, 24 September 2014

The Riddle Master is a "mysterious and possibly insane figure" who periodically challenges the community to crack his (or her) riddles in order to obtain the components used to craft certain lab experiments. Based on comments posted to the 5PG forums by Cleomedes, a developer, and LenaGK, the community manager, during Riddle Master item hunts, it is believed that they are the ones who create most or all of the Riddle Master content.

Riddle-solving is a community affair. Multiple players post theories and possible solutions to the 5PG forums. The first person on each platform to complete the Item Hunt by crafting the new experiment item is memorialized with a future in-game item.

The start to each set of riddles appears on the component items required to complete the Experiment. These initial clues are almost always encrypted and, in many cases, lead to additional clues. The riddle solutions direct the player to equip certain items and attack a specific raid. Raid difficulty does not matter. The chance to obtain a particular component is sometimes very low, so persistence is the key to obtaining some of the more elusive Riddle Master items.

The table below contains basic information for each Item Hunt. Follow the "Lab Experiment and Hunt Information" links for information on how to obtain specific components for each lab experiment.

Riddle Master Item Hunts
Item Release Date Lab Experiment and Hunt Information 5PG Forum Guide
Red Thunder 2011.04.27 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/redthunder|Experiment|firstreward}} [1]
Antimatter Whip V2 2011.07.27 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/antimatterwhip2|Experiment|firstreward}} [2]
Dragon Cycle 2011.09.11 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/dragoncycle|Experiment|firstreward}} [3]
Mega Multicolored Cloorian Pants 2012.02.22 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/megamulticoloredcloorianpants|Experiment|firstreward}} [4]
Omega Deathmachine 2012.07.27 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/omegadeathmachine|Experiment|firstreward}} [5]
Red Thunderstorm 2012.11.21 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/redthunderstorm|Experiment|firstreward}} [6]
Grand Hujing of the First Emperor 2013.02.20 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/Grand_Hujing_of_the_First_Emperor|Experiment|firstreward}} [7]
Azrael War Cuirass 2013.07.17 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/azraelwarcuirass|Experiment|firstreward}} [8]
Man of Mystery set 2014.04.16 Man of Mystery set [9]
mp 2014.05.07 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/mp|Experiment|firstreward}} [10]
Item Hunts
Item Release Date Lab Experiment and Hunt Information 5PG Forum Guide
Daikaiju Destroyer Rifle 2014.09.23 Lab: {{#varpull:LotS/experiment/daikaijudestroyerrifle|Experiment|firstreward}} [11]
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