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Umael
2010-06-18, 05:52 PM
Doing a bit of a logic puzzle, need to think "out-loud". As always, suggestions, comments, questions are welcome, but not needed.

(NOTE: This is a Mage game, this session involves ghosts, but I am not being strict with the rules.)

Setup: Two ghosts, mother and son. Each ghost has three fetters. Fetters can be good, evil, or neutral. Also there is a sentient cat (Frankenstein creature possessed by a spirit that wants to be freed).

Son's Fetters:
Book - Evil. Written in code (containing useful in-game information) - can be translated by mother ghost if she is lucid.
Key - Neutral. Acts as an anchor. Located in the cat's locket/chest.
Toy - Good, was destroyed by the cat. Cat's fate is now tied to boy's.

Mother's Fetters:
Bottle - Evil. The destruction of this fetter will cause the mother to become lucid.
Cleaver - Evil. The cleaver is linked to the boy so that the woman will share the boy's fate, but the boy does not have to share his mother's fate.
Gown - Good. If the gown is destroyed, the mother will tie herself to the destroyer (likely a PC), so the destroyer shares the same fate.

Also:
The cat can create a double link between the ghosts if the PCs can use the key. Cat, boy, and mother will share the same fate.

Each evil equals -1. Good equals +1. The anchor moves one step closer to zero. Boy has -1 and one anchor, so zero. Mother has -2, +1 and one anchor (through boy's anchor).

BEST SOLUTION:
Destroy the bottle - make the woman lucid so she can break the code.
Have the woman read the book to break the code and gave in-game information, then destroy the book.
Remove key to allow cat to create link between the ghosts. Key is no longer a fetter.
Destroy cleaver. Gown frees all three.