Talk:Cryptic Clue Fest I

Moving Article
In an attempt to not tilt at windmills, I decided to simply go with the inevitable and confirm moving the content to this article instead of reverting the move by User:600613. Per RS:GRAN and due to the fact this is something a bit different than the 2009 Thanksgiving event, sure, I'll go with the idea that this deserves its own article. To keep this from forking along different lines of development, I've tried to keep things together.

I hope this helps, and continued development ought to happen here rather than on the Thanksgiving Day event page. --Robert Horning 17:05, November 28, 2009 (UTC)


 * Yay! I was thinking about moving it yesterday... oh well, you were bolder than me, I guess. 17:28, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

Emote and Item
We should add a link to an image of the moderators response about detective themed emote and item.--Justin8mil 19:02, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

WOM?
How do we know that this goes to WOM? I see no evidence... Mage24365 22:40, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

Hiding clues
I'm using collapsible boxes to hide the clues. I am aware that not all web browsers support this feature, so it isn't perfect, but I'm trying to keep in the spirit of this quest, where half of the struggle is to try and solve the riddles. For me, it seems like it is simply spoiling the whole process of doing a walk-through in this case when clearly the whole point is to try and solve the riddles.

BTW, please don't remove those collapsible boxes unless you have at least argued your point on this talk page for why you think they should go. I'm not necessarily protective that they must be kept, but I hate being reverted as a common vandal and troll here for trying to put this in. --Robert Horning 01:46, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

the november 29 clues
As few know, it just went up, anyone solved it yet (i am totally lost)

I've figured out that the next number in the sequence is 3, but I have no clue how that helps. -- 14:13, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Final item clue
Can anyone figure out the final clue "Active game player rescues our cliff imp"--Guthix1110 14:29, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I think that it could have something to do with beads, but it would be impossible for every player to obtain them from imps. -- 14:57, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I can confirm that all 4 beads and a rope DO NOT WORK.--Guthix1110 15:21, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

this sucks, because every possible item is so hard to buy on ge so I can't try all possibilities --nismodrift

The final items
Ok, so what is the final items? I've heard many theories, but the beads are sooo hard to find... is it really every beads and a rope? No. User:Why Baby Why 15:30, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I heard 8 Redberry pies, 3 yellow beads and 42 gp

Anyone tried that yet?

the beads and rope wont work...... any ideas???

Trying this now, back in 5. plz sign comments! Cant. too many ppls buying beads. Could as many people as possible join the wiki's clan chat at "rswikia" please. I'm taking 3 hours per line, too many ppl saving at once. we'll blow up the server at this rate!--78.150.204.210 15:41, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

i'm lost! >.< I want to try the redberry pies but I can't buy anything needed. Anyone know where to get pie trays and buckets of four so I can try it?

Confirmed Redberry Pies, 3 Yellow beads, and 42gp will not work. -- 15:45, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Final item?
Possibly imp box? Mage24365 15:38, November 29, 2009 (UTC) Remember that f2p players have to be able to do the event as well.

Impossible. it's f2p so imp box cannot be it.Undertakerhbk588 15:40, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Could Gypsy Aris have something to do with it since he said something about a crystal ball?

Active game player rescues our cliff imp.
Guys the main thing we should focus on now is decoding this message:

Active game player rescues our cliff imp

No one has decoded the message yet and you guys are coming up with random items like red berry pies and beads when the message does not even contain the letter 'd'.

Why should it contain the letter 'd'? Why?! 15:44, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

-Since the letter 'd' is not found in the message, it can't be redberry pies or beads as they contain the letter 'd'! The message might be a cryptograph.

I already tried talking to the Gypsy and she would only talk about the Demon Slayer questline and Recipe for Disaster.

Could it mean as an active game player it is a member so we need to go to a non-member spot with a member quest or something?

That would be too troublesome. We should focus on decoding the message!!

Faruq says something about a crystal ball and also read about it, the crystal ball being gypsy aris and read about it the newspaper guy, does this point to the centre of varrock?

I'm going to try to translate the german and french hints now... so ill post back in a minute PS: OUR CLIFF IMP (anagram for) -> Fur Coif Limp? only then, what is a limp? and what tould the rest of the hint stand for? maybe the rest is an anagram too? be right back with translation

'''GERMAN ITEM HINT: 'Spiel Gefroren Murmelufo' -> 'Game Frozen Murmelufo' (if you divide Murmelufo into two parts (Murmel-Ufo)it means Marble UFO (UFO -> Unidentified Flying Object.... It's true but i dont think it has anything to do with the hint as we neither have Marbles or UFO's in the game).

FRENCH ITEM HINT: 'L'étoffe d'hommes fortunés regèle dur' -> 'The pack of furtunate men freezes again (re-freezes) hard' '''

The Race Master is an Imp.

PS: OUR CLIFF IMP (anagram for) -> Fur Coif Limp?-->Fur, coif, and limpwurt roots?

Reward
You can use quickchat to talk about the item "Roddeck's Pipe". And we already know about the magnifying glass. --BreakIt 15:43, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Maybe its an item from the Oracle that we need to get? >.< No idea.

Semi-protect?
Part 4 has been vandalized, can we semi-protect this? -- 15:45, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * As agreed...This is turning into an edit war so far. Fishing logo detail.png 600613 H4XX0R  Talk [[File:Fishing-cape-inv.png]] 15:49, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * It is also being vandalized with the wrong items, which isn't helping the situation at all either. --Komain72 15:53, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * Agree, Non-Users getting fustrated and spamming. 15:54, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * ~Several sections of this article are receiving VANDALISATION. Semi protect? I think it needs complete protection or to be LOCKED from editing until the items can be absolutely confirmed.~ ~ExD~


 * I disagree. It'll calm down. And what if an anon user knows it but cannot post? 15:57, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

then they can put it on this talk page. this article needs protection 15:58, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Gaz just semi-protected this page. I'm leaving it as semi-protected for the next hour or so, but I am going to unprotect this page. I did go on a blocking spree and block a whole bunch of users, so in some ways I don't mind that this is a target for the vandals and miscreants..... they identify themselves by making such stupid edits.

At the same time, in going through the edits on this page there have been a number of very positive contributions that have been done by anonymous users, so I think it can ultimately hurt by semi-protecting here. Some of the additions have been funny, too! --Robert Horning 16:01, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Active player rescues our cliff imp. O_O
I really don't get this.

I heard it was all of the beads and a rope, then I heard it was confirmed, now I am hearing that it has something to do with red berry pies, although that makes no sense what so ever??

help!? =/

-- --Komain72 15:50, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

MODS PLEASE LOCK THE ARTICLE!!!
+ - I am on the clan chat if need to discuss. xyzrune6

NO REDBERRY PIES, NO ALL BEADS

Maybe its about cliff in falador, where imps are sometimes?

Active game player: Maybe you need to be playing a game while doing something with an imp. Farul sell games. -- 15:55, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Our Cliff Imp
Fur,Coif,Limp

Could these be the items? It's not stating specifically what fur,but I think it makes a bit of sense.


 * It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense, but you could try it if you wish. We need all the guesses/help we can get to figure out this clue. --Komain72 15:56, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I just tried with a bear fur with no luck. -- 15:56, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Maybe the first part is how many, so 6 furs, 6 coifs, and 7 Limpwurt roots. His other words leading to the varrock center i bought newspaper and it says a bear died.

Possible Anagrams?
I've tryed using the number from the 4th clue on the clue Faruq gives out, they might be anagrams which could give the items we need, just a guess though. So far i have TEMLEEUOCFM, or if i move the starting position i get AIGEARSELFP and CVAPYRCSRI. Can anyone helm solve these? Vermin171 15:54, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * Very clever idea, but I have no clue what those would mean. :P --Komain72 16:13, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

"Definately take protection"
Goddamn someone put some protection on this. This is ridiculous. Some tards spamming about genitals, pregnant women in sacks, links to GP selling sites. Put some protection on the page. :|
 * I semiprotected for 3 days. 15:58, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

LOCK THE THREAD
People are writing in false facts for everything so lock it now!@@@@@@@@@@@XXstaticXX 15:59, November 29, 2009 (UTC)
 * 07:57   (Protection log) . . Gaz Lloyd (Talk | contribs) protected "Cryptic Clue Fest" [edit=autoconfirmed] (expires 15:57, December 2, 2009 (UTC)) [move=autoconfirmed] (expires 15:57, December 2, 2009 (UTC)) (Excessive vandalism) - There you go.  16:06, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Don't get lost.
Remember guys that the items are not in the message at all. When you talk to Faruq he tells you:

"That's most odd, but it should lead you to a place where you can find the items that you'll need."

It also has to be F2P so i thought about karamja volcano. That means a cliff and imps.

It's all i got so far. --189.139.220.19 16:07, November 29, 2009 (UTC)Sygzioux.


 * Ok Ok .... All we know is that the phrase leads toa place where we can the items. Read again what Faruq says !!!


 * Read the clue carefully and try not to go off topic. Everything is in the clue, we just need to work it out.


 * Let's try making a list of the places that link to the clue, so we can look for items that spawn at each location... Vermin171 16:08, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this clue. Perhaps 'active game player' means that we have to be in a clan race? Try sounding the horn to start the race at the karamja cliff.


 * All items can be obtained from Port Sarim region - runes, nets and if i remember correctly, cabbages west from Sarim. Only cliff imp I know from that region is the dwarf (small and likes mountains) at very south. Check it?


 * Treating the entire "cliff imp" phrase as an anagram, I was able to come up with "Port Sarim Ice Caves Magic Eye Ruffle Lup". Thoughts? Namrat Jahad 16:15, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * That's a good suggestion. "Port Sarim Ice Caves" sounds like it so it could be the blurite caves?


 * Maybe Blurite ore? 16:20, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Items for Roddeck?
ac gae yer cue r ciff mp | all previous items That's what i've gotten so far. Might be on wrong track but its a bit coincidental. I know you can't fit all previous items in your pack but still.. i think it's an anagram.

Other language hints
German - Spiel Gefroren Murmelufo

French - L'etoffe d'hommes fortunes regele dur

Portuguese - No veste - pecar fisgar cesse To3cutt3r 16:16, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * Translated all of them:


 * French - The makings of men fortunes regele hard


 * German - Game Frozen Murmelufo (Murmelufo means Bead-Ufo)


 * Portuguese - No dress - hook cease sin

Hmm... 16:17, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Chat?
Is there any live chats... so we can discuss about this????

is the CC for Live Talk We're currently in

Cryptic clue fest final day
does anyone know what items you need to give to roddeck cause i dont think anyone has completed it yet out of over a million people who will be first this needs to be worked out quick cause it gets deleted in a few days

The clue is - An active player saves a hill imp


 * We all know Jagex loves anagrams, so I'm trying to unscramble the letters. No luck so far... 16:20, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

foreign language hints
Okay I looked at the clues in german and french and they don't relate to the english one at all, so it has to be some sort of anagram! It would be really hard, but we could try to decipher the other langueage clues as well and cross-reference results.

~noob123 <-(runescape username)

Anagram?
I think Josh147 is right. It has to be an anagram that's why all the different languages have different sentences. Let's start working it out!