Morl0ck's Riddle Game (Spawn Event)

[morl0ck]

Round 1 riddle has a winner! Congrats to CrackyJoe! Answer was "Sun".

Around spawn (5k radius), I've hidden a cache of treasure. In order to find this cache, you must answer my riddle. Here's how it works.

I will post the riddle at some predetermined time of day (UTC) so that everyone has a chance to see this thread. Along with the riddle, there will be a "formula", which you will use to convert your answer into numeric coordinates. Here's an example:

Example riddle:

Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.

Example formula:

x: Multiply the first letter's position in the alphabet by the last letter's position in the alphabet. Multiply the result by the number of letters in the answer.
The answer was 'wind'. W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet, and D is the 4rth. 23x4=92. 'wind' has four letters in it, so 92x4=368. Your x coordinate is 368.

y: Add up the positions in the alphabet of all letters of the answer. Multiply the result by 5. If the number of letters in the answer is even, the y coordinate is positive. If it's odd, then y is negative.
W=23, I=8, N=14, D=4, 23+8+14+4=49. 49x5=245. 'wind' has four letters in it, which is even, so the y coordinate is positive 245.

x:368
y:245

Ignore words like 'a' or 'the' for the purpose of the answer (for example, using 'the wind' as your input for the formula would mess you up).

The example riddle is from Mr. Tolkien, but the actual event riddles will be made up by me- so don't bother Googling around for the answer. As for treasure, it will usually be some kind of named top-tier enchanted diamond gear, like prot IV armor or sharp V swords, with some other things like diamonds and iron. A typical reward might be a named sharp V fire II sword, power V bow, a couple stacks of iron blocks, and maybe some minor items. I will always post what the reward will be.

[FoSchnizzle]

Makes sense, but does the odd = negative, even = positive apply to the x coordinate as well, or will all of the x coordinates be positive?

[morl0ck]

The formula will be different every time, so no, the x coordinate will not always be positive, and the y coordinate will not always be divisible by 5. I'll post each formula to use whenever I post the riddle.

[FoSchnizzle]

Ah, alright. Thanks for clearing that up. That aside, it sounds like fun.

[LoneSoldier55]

dude i cant do math =I

GO TO SCHOOL THEN

[morl0ck]

Round 1 Riddle:
What slowly creeps in a single direction?
It has no shadow, yet beware it's reflection.

Formula:
x: Take the position of the first letter (a=1, b=2, etc) and multiply it by 20. Add the result to the position of the last letter. If the result is odd, the x coordinate is negative. Otherwise, it is positive.

z: Add up the positions of the letters (e.g, if the answer is "abcd" then the result would be 10). Take the result and multiply it by the number of letters in the answer. If the number of letters is odd, then the result is negative. Otherwise, it is positive.

Reward:
1 god apple
1 saddle
1 power V infinity bow
1 fire aspect II book
1 fortune III book
2 stacks blocks of iron
32 diamonds
1 stack hay blocks
1 stack ender pearls

Be sure to post here and brag about it, if you manage to find the treasure.

[deflowvesper]

Solved the riddle and found the treasure but i wont touch it.

[morl0ck]

If you think you found the answer and don't find the treasure, pay careful attention to the formula. Deflow had it right, but got the coords wrong at first.

[CrackyJoe]

I FOUND MORL0CK'S TREASURE

(I was late to the game, and I guess I'm not the first one to find it, but I'm actually keeping that shit)



He wasn't fucking around there's some good stuff here.

It was a hard journey. I died once and lost an eff V pick and some other junk, had to go all the way back from my base again. Probably still worth it. Would recommend being around spawn for round 2. Just pay close attention to the formulas and you will succeed.

Lastly, a simple reminder that CrackyJoe will always find your shit.

[FoSchnizzle]

I'm at spawn right now, after losing a base that was near to spawn. When's riddle number two going up?