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Phage
2016-04-25, 04:40 PM
So yesterday a friend asked me to run a one-shot for his group this weekend. So I've decided that they will be tasked to find the Alabaster Chalice in an abandoned temple of the Raven Queen that's underground. In the final room, I want to put in several chalices that aren't the real one, not sure if it'll be 3 or 20, but I want there to be some kind of puzzle that when solved will reveal the real Alabaster Chalice hidden behind a secret door.
Any and all suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated.

Ursus Spelaeus
2016-04-25, 05:59 PM
Make it a logic puzzle!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_puzzle

The party has to find the true chalice through deduction.

Place a bunch of false chalices with different properties such as size, or engravings.
Then scatter some framentary notes from a dwarven archaeologist to give the party hints.

As an added bonus, you can include the zombified undead remains of the dwarven archaeologist as an enemy!