Apolymask's Dreams are coming to LIFE!*Puzzle Solved*

in #informationfinding7 years ago (edited)

Before the DIgital Castle came to life it was just a gleam in @apolymask's eye!

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If you look closely to this image you can see him sitting against the wall, dreaming of a better world.

You see, Young Apolymask was not like the rest of the children of this world, he was always a dreamer. From the time he was able to open a book, you could find him out on the rocks outside of his castle, reading and learning new words. There would be times he would sit out in the rain just to hear the waves crashing into the stone wall beneath him. Nothing could drag him away from learning and finding information. If it was written, he had to know what it said.

One afternoon, the greatest storm he had ever seen was brewing in the near distance, the waves were crashing like never before against the old stone castle. In the doorway above him, his friends were shouting for him to bring it in. Of course, apolymask could not tear himself away from such a beautiful storm. He reached into his backpack and brought out his newest camera, and began snapping pictures of this wonderful storm.

Just as he was snapping the last of this awesome storm, he looked over to his favorite spot from childhood and noticed something carved into the rocks. Just then, he remembered his childhood dream of The Digital Castle. He ran over to the rocks and ran his fingers across this strange carving, questions were starting to erupt in his mind. Who else came down here? No one, not since he was a child. He sat on the rocks and went over all of the information he held in his photographic memory. Then he remembered seeing this image, but it was only a dream. Wasn't it?

Here is a message that was also carved under the image in the rock.

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Whoever solves this message first will receive 2.5 SBD!!!!

Good Luck!!!

This puzzle has been solved but stay tuned there is much more coming your way

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Ok I think I solved the message

The Pyramid of Personal Development

Here is how I got my answer,
After checking out the provided link talking about personal growth I took a chance and guessed the first word was THE and the third word was OF and the fourth word was PERSONAL, Then I plugged the other letters that matched the key letters to see if it would get me anywhere. I still had trouble figuring out the fifth word but I saw your clue about the meaning of life. I clicked on the meaning of life tab at that link and the second paragraph starts of with HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT fit perfectly, then I used those unlocked letters to figure out the second word PYRAMID, at that point only the Y and the I were missing so it came to me pretty quick, especially I remember reading something about Apolymask wanted to see megalithic structures like the Egyptian pyramids.

Nice job grizzman! :) That made me happy to see you solved that. Oh also, I was thinking a side quest like this should reward some XP too, but I wanna talk to the others first and see what they think. Though.. I do think you deserve some XP to go with that SBD.

That would be pretty cool to get extra XP too, but yes make sure it is cool with the others first. I don't want to step on any toes. Thanks Apolymask!

Word! I think they'll agree with it cause we wanna help more people get into the game and level up, so.. I have a feeling they'll like the idea, but you're right.. We wanna do this the right way and gain consensus or at least not act alone, and listen to anyone if they have differing opinions. :)
And you're welcome, thanks for playing in the contest! Your presence is greatly appreciated by me and I'm sure others as well! :D

XP on the side quests! YES please!

@grizzman! You are correct! I am sending over the 2.5 SBD from myself and @apolymask added another 2.5 so you win 5 sbd! Way to go! I think it's awesome how you came to the answer. I was wondering if it was too hard but once again between you and @bashadow you all are showing me that I need to step up my game skills! I will be making the next one a little bit harder! Stay Tuned! Once again congrats Grizzman!!

Thanks @charisma! I enjoy puzzles like this but I am not always good at them. This one was a lot of fun though. At first I was trying to do it in my head looking at the computer screen but realized that wasn't happening, so I wrote it all out and worked it from paper. I am looking forward to the next one!

I will always leave a few clues in the post! I am glad it was fun for you! I am working on the next one, but it will not be announced for a few days, so keep checking, I may add a shout for you since you were the winner! If you aren't on discord check it out I will also be posting the links there for future rounds, and also apolymask's post for the IFC are dropped there, much easier than checking the #informationfinding tag and soon there may be mini-games held within IFC discord later on so if you want more fun keep in touch! Hope you have an awesome day!

Haha wow that was quick! Damn I was sleeping but there’s no way I would have figured it out that quick, or at all! It you’re correct well congrats! :)

@kryptocek, I am not shocked at all, @grizzman got it right! I am definitely thinking I may have to get the real cryptographs out lol...I woke up and of course wanted to see if anyone had checked it out, and then I see @grizzman's comment!!! I am excited to get this next one out! Stay tuned!

Clue: Meaning of life?

I normally am not a self-voter, but I did upvote this to get it seen. Hope everyone who reads this will come back soon, there may just be another side quest coming soon! Stay tuned!

Whoop that’s awesome. I thought it was super creative and added some spice to IFC.

Oh Darn! I have been busy with life recently...but I would have loved to give this a shot! Great side quest @charisma777! I will look forward to more of these! This reminded me of @wilfredn Code Breaker contest! Maybe @wilfredn would be interested in IFC!?

I had done a similar cryptographic challenge earlier on in the IFC and thought it was time for another, and I am familiar with @wildredn's code-breaker challenge, i got through the first 3 but was having trouble after that and then was offline for a few days! I really love his concept for sure! I am very interested in learning more and teaching my self a little bit each day. I would love to see him play, i'm sure he would have a lot of great entries, or ideas even to help along the way!

Thanks for the support @charisma777 and @iexplore! That's a very interesting side quest I would have wanted to participate in for sure, but too bad it got solved so quickly!

I've still got a 4.6 SBD prize that hasn't been claimed, if you or anyone else is still interested... ^^

Another contest? I'm interested for sure I really enjoyed the first try I gave it. Although yours was a bit tricky to me, I think I just was over-thinking! I tend to do that at times. lol! I was happy to see something like it when I happened across yours. I love putting me mind to work!

It's from the same code-breaker challenge. Only 1 of the 2 prizes have been claimed so far (by @iexplore), and the other 4.6SBD prize is still up for grabs! @plushzilla is close at stage 4, but activity seems to have died down a little

I hadn't went back but I am defintiely interested! I will have to check it out again, I assumed it was finished.

Agreed! The concept was awesome and very challenging but rewarding figuring out each round! I'll keep an eye out for the next quest!

Oh and great story on @apolymask. Brings so much more to his character and the story!

That is what i am hoping, and just as @kryptocek did for @bashadow, I encourage if anyone knows a fellow challenger to help us get to know them a little better through your perception as well. I love hearing what others think about the people they are surrounded by, not in the negative ways that usually get thrown around online, but I would love to know more of the true human behind the screen...

Love the story you wrote up!!! :) You were so accurate it felt like I was reading my actual life! Also, the side quest idea is awesome! I'm curious to see how it unfolds. :D Really cool ideas charisma! Thanks for sharing!
also.. I will match your 2.5 SBD.. Sending it now.

I kind of tried to tie in the round 15: help a judge as well as Round 16: occult/something hidden to help others if they found themselves stuck at all. Not an entry but sticking with the topics. Plus I liked the idea of helping a judge, and well, you are a judge. So this was my contribution!! Glad it was an accurate story! Thanks for matching the contest prize! Enjoy your night; I'm winding down for now...

I see. I think you did a good job of that! And wow, that's awesome of you. :) Thanks. I appreciate it. You definitely improved an already great day! I'm about to go to sleep as well, good night and I hope you sleep well!

Thank you, You are doing a great job and as I said before Acknowledgement and Appreciation

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Lovely story and idea. I do not have the time right now to engage in that side quiz but will later have a look to see how it unfolded.

Thank you! I would love it if you came back to check, who knows you may end up the winner! Hope you enjoy your night/day!

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Lol, over before I saw the post!

I didn't think it would be over so quickly but there will be another one soon! Just goes to show that there are a smart bunch of steemians out here! I appreciate you checking it out! Stay tuned there will be more to come!

Congrats @grizzman. Very nice story, and very nice puzzle. I missed it but that is okay, cause I still enjoyed it. And it gives me ideas.

Glad you liked it, I hope to bring out more of my "creativity" once I get a camera I will be able to do a little bit more of the art side! I love to draw and want to share some here. I have quite a few ideas rollin around

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