in the third line (the first small written) there is a typo in the last word
I wonder if signs like this are on purpose in this glyphs or if there is just a font missing
This special sign here is to be found on the memorial island
in the third line (the first small written) there is a typo in the last word
I wonder if signs like this are on purpose in this glyphs or if there is just a font missing
This special sign here is to be found on the memorial island
Research Assistant Pharaxes Sphaerideion (started playing 2007-09-08, ascended 2008-06-15)
Dragon Adventurer: 100 (2009-01-05) Dragon Crafter: 100 (prior 2008-06-04) Dragon Crystalshaper: 100 (2013-12-21) Dragon Lairshaper: 100 (2013-09-28)
I went around reading the memorials on various example stones within the past couple of months, and did not pick up on that typo. Is it that way on all of them, or just one particular style?
two questions to you awdz:
1. there is more than one text? I haven't looked closer on the other stones around there and so I thought, there is only one text
2. did you decipher that or is it readable on your side? It was rather fun deciphering it and it's a great text
Research Assistant Pharaxes Sphaerideion (started playing 2007-09-08, ascended 2008-06-15)
Dragon Adventurer: 100 (2009-01-05) Dragon Crafter: 100 (prior 2008-06-04) Dragon Crystalshaper: 100 (2013-12-21) Dragon Lairshaper: 100 (2013-09-28)
Sorry if I sound like an idiot here but you can decipher those?
Looks like a simple substitution cipher of English. The runes look like a 1:1 mapping to the alphabet.
Step 1 for approaching a substitution cipher of English text: count the number of times each symbol appears.
Step 2: Buy a vowel, specifically, "E". "E" is the most common letter. Substitute "E" for the most common symbol.
Step 3: Take some guesses at the other symbols. Short words (1, 2, and 3 symbols) help. Hint: **e is probably "the" if it appears more than once.
Step 4: Substitute guesses. If not solved, go to step 3.
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yep took me a while but it was fun.
I myself started with the letter which appears a few times alone. Thinking that the message would be in english, it only could be an "a" because no other letter is used alone like this (except I, but I didn't thought the text would be selfish )
Research Assistant Pharaxes Sphaerideion (started playing 2007-09-08, ascended 2008-06-15)
Dragon Adventurer: 100 (2009-01-05) Dragon Crafter: 100 (prior 2008-06-04) Dragon Crystalshaper: 100 (2013-12-21) Dragon Lairshaper: 100 (2013-09-28)
Very clever. I thought you was just joking around being funny, Pharaxes. Guess you was serious
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I will leave the fun of deciphering to you. Of course you could ask me for the text if you want it send per PM
Research Assistant Pharaxes Sphaerideion (started playing 2007-09-08, ascended 2008-06-15)
Dragon Adventurer: 100 (2009-01-05) Dragon Crafter: 100 (prior 2008-06-04) Dragon Crystalshaper: 100 (2013-12-21) Dragon Lairshaper: 100 (2013-09-28)
I do not remember for sure, now, but I am thinking that there might have been two. Most (the ones at my gnome level) had the cipher you showed. I took the time to decipher it because I love puzzles of all kinds. The text is very well done, I agree.
For those wanting a hint, here's the 1st two lines in reverse (think mirrored) and lighter color to hide it as much as I can:
DESAECED
NETTOGROF TON TUB TSOL
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