Niobe Labs Security Puzzles

Security Activation

Mechanics

The monitor shows three swords with family symbols on them: Rasmussen hand, Meyrin butterfly, and Satou hook. The following message is also shown on the computer:


"WITH WEAPONS IMBUED / THROUGH SIGHTS UNSEEN / CRAFT TRUTH FROM THE HAND / RETURN THE DIALS TO THE CREST / STAY TRUE TO THE MAP / TO PROVE THY KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAMILY TREE"
The party should take each family's weapon and stand on the corresponding section of the floor. Rasmussen = Jotunn, Meyrin = Le Monarque, Satou = Izanagi (or the other sniper rifle from Ada if she doesn't accompany the party).


"Through sights unseen", everybody Aims their weapons and the weapon sights reveal glowing panels all around the room. Rasmussen sees a keypad. Meyrin sees three columns of the family crests on the wall. Satou sees a line of symbols: Temple, Gate, Rabbit, Bamboo, Fish, Lotus.


"Craft truth from the hand." While standing on the Rasmussen crest, the person holding the Jotunn must enter the phrase OBACC using the keypad on the wall by shooting it with the Jotunn.


"Return the dials to the crest." While standing on the Meyrin crest, the person holding Le Monarque must re-organize the symbols on the wall to place the clan symbols in the same order as the swords on the monitor: Meyrin - Rasmussen - Satou. The symbols are linked to one another, and will rotate all other symbols they touch when shot. Shooting left means left + center rotate, shooting center rotates all 3, shooting right means center + right rotate.


"Stay true to the map." While standing on the Satou crest, the person holding Izanagi's Burden must shoot the symbols in the correct order, based on a handout called "Guidance" they found in the Izanami Forge computer. The handout imparts the order of (Fish - Lotus - Temple - Gate - Rabbit - Bamboo - Temple) in the form of a series of haiku poems.


When these puzzles are done, the monitors will indicate that the Niobe protocol has been activated, and prompt for further security clearance.

Puzzle 1: House of Meyrin

Mechanics

The monitors will show the House of Meyrin crest, then display the following message .


"LA VRAIE CONNAISSANCE / EST ACCORDE A CEUX / QUI ATTENDENT / DANS L'OMBRE"
True knowledge / is granted to those / who wait / in the darkness


Based on a handout from the Gofannon forge, the person holding Le Monarque must stand on the Rasmussen crest and spell ECHO using the keypad on the wall.

Puzzle 2: Satou Tribe

Mechanics

The monitor flashes with the Satou Tribe crest and displays the following message.


"IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE ALL THINGS BEGAN / WE SOUGHT THE GREATEST OF AN ERA / MANY COUNTERFEIT HANDS HOPED TO IMITATE / WE SOUGHT WISDOM IN THOSE AGES LONG PAST / FORGED A FRAUD FROM THE SUN / FINALLY TO CRAFT TRUTH FROM THE MOON / A THIRST QUENCHED BY THE LAST STRIKE OF THE STORM"


Based on a handout from the Izanami forge that talks about the Satou tribe having conflict with two other tribes, a rabbit and a lotus, the person holding the Izanagi's Burden (or sniper rifle) stands on the Satou crest and shoots Rabbit and Lotus.

Puzzle 3: Rasmussen Clan

Mechanics

The monitor flashes the Rasmussen crest and displays the image of the key and message as it does in the actual activity.


"SWORD FORGED FROM THE RING THE HAND HELD"


Based on information from a handout in Volundr Forge, the person holding Jotunn stands on the Rasmussen crest and enters "BALMUNG" using the keypad on the wall.

Puzzle 4: Welcome to the Black Armory

Mechanics

The monitor flashes with an image of three swords crossed over one another and displays the Futhark text from the actual activity. The clan symbols by the Meyrin crest are replaced by 4 new images: a rock, some wind, a flame, and a water spout. The crests on the floor disappear, and a single large floor area is made visible. All players with clan weapons enter this area.


A ding sounds. The monitor shows the Futhark text "Spark the stone Fan the flame". Based on a handout from the Volundr Forge that discusses the process of starting a fire by clacking rocks together and blowing on the sparks, the party would know to shoot Rock - Wind - Fire. Any person can complete this with any weapon.


A ding sounds. The monitor displays the following message in Futhark. "Look upon your weapons to know its true form". Players inspect the clan weapons they hold and find a hidden dial on each of the sights. Aiming their weapons, something is revealed to each of them...


Jotunn: The letters "TRUTH" are highlighted in bright red on the keypad.


Le Monarque: The Fire symbol is glowing Blue, the Water is Yellow, the Wind is Red, and the Rock is White.


Izanagi's Burden (or sniper): The Fish and Lotus symbols are glowing green.


A ding sounds. The monitor updates to show the following message in Futhark: "Three families / striking in turn / together we are stronger"


The players shoot their guns together: Jotunn spells "TRUTH", Le Monarque follows the sequence Fire - Water - Rock - Wind - Fire - etc. until Jotunn is finished, Izanagi shoots back and forth between Fish and Lotus until Jotunn is finished. If anybody misses or stops shooting, a buzzer sounds and a ticker counts down from 3 to 0. On 0, they need to restart from the beginning of this section.


A ding sounds. The monitor shows the following Futhark message: "Quenched in the water of / battle we emerge stronger".


Aiming with their weapons, the players see that the only thing visible is the Water symbol, glowing blue. All three shoot it together.


A ding sounds. The monitor shows the Black Armory logo with a message in Futhark: "Prepare for The Black Armory." The facility powers up fully and the giant blast doors open to reveal the Bergusia forge.