Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Alright, so, we probably all know about the fact that there is a CLASSIFIED sub-forum made by Rai, but what do we actually know about it? Well, I'm hoping to shed some light on that with the help of the much more competent rest of YCM of course.[spoiler=Current Information:]Password to the forum is "ragnarok" (Binary of 0101001001000001010001110100111001000001010100100100111101001011)Every post is a stanza from an Icelandic poem called Völuspá. List of corresponding posts to stanzas below:[spoiler=Stanzas:]Sæmundr #1: Stanza 26Sæmundr #2: Stanza 1Sæmundr #3: Stanza 8Sæmundr #4: Stanza 28Sæmundr #5: Stanza 29Sæmundr #6: Stanza 11Sæmundr #7: Stanza 19Sæmundr #8: Stanza 21Sæmundr #9: Stanza 27Sæmundr #10: Stanza 32Sæmundr #11: Stanza 38Sæmundr #12: Stanza 45Sæmundr #13: Stanza 60 Sæmundr is the name of a Norse scholar (Sæmundr Sigfússon) who was thought at one point to have written that poem.13th post has hidden text which leads to a locked Tumblr page. Hint is "no translation is necessary".[spoiler=Tumblr Passwords Attempted:]SæmundrsæmundrVöluspávöluspá That's all I have so far. Any other idea?And now someone says it could be an April Fools. plz no. im enjoying this far too much [spoiler=Riddle Me This] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aix Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 inb4 the april fools joke is that there is no secret and you're looking too deep into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 inb4 the april fools joke is that there is no secret and you're looking too deep into it no plz stahp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 inb4 the april fools joke is that there is no secret and you're looking too deep into it This is inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I did some research.Saemundr is a name, specifically that of a famous Norse scholar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I did some research. Saemundr is a name, specifically that of a famous Norse scholar. Looked him up, along with that poem. Updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet MS Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 What's a little more important is that we may have an answer, but we don't know how to even apply it. Barring the poem there doesn't seem to be any place to use the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 What's a little more important is that we may have an answer, but we don't know how to even apply it. Barring the poem there doesn't seem to be any place to use the answer. What answer is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 The tumblr page that this is the password for is where you use the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet MS Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 The hint being "no translation is necessary", I've deduced "Saemundr" to be one of the possible answers. It's not guaranteed to be the answer, but it's worth trying out. If we know where to use an answer. The previous stage was a simple task - work out the password - but this one has no goal in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I feel like I'm missing other information. Could someone give it to me so I can put it up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I feel like I'm missing other information. Could someone give it to me so I can put it up there?highlight the bottom of the 13th thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 This is fairly crucial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Updated with a few simple attempted passwords of mine. Do you think the number of the posts has a relation to the number of the stanza it has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Can confirm the password is not password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Updated with a few simple attempted passwords of mine. Do you think the number of the posts has a relation to the number of the stanza it has?It doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 It doesn't. Well, I'll try some combos of those numbers then with some converter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yuuji has done quite a bit more than you seem to have, should ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Count the number of lines in each stanza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Just realized how far behind I must be. Contacting Yuuji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enguin Enguin Enguin Enguin Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Put up the Yuuji signal, let him come to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet MS Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Count the number of lines in each stanza.4 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 3 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 4 ...uh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuji Kazami Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yuuji here with all of .Rai's dirty secrets guise. So, counting the number of the lines in the order of Saemundrs: 88814610810888128 The underlined ones suggest the stanza line being over 9. I then re-arranged the lines of the poem in sequence, since they were mixed up, but got nothing so far. 88108108814688128 Tried taking away the 8's and double numbers. Didn't work, and also did it in sequence order as well. Giga noticed that in every case but one, Rai's stanzas have half the number of lines of that of the actual poem. The outlier is the 4th thread, verse 28. Thread: Verse - Lines in Thread - Lines in Poem1: 26 - 4 - 82: 1 - 4 - 83: 8 - 4 - 84: 28 - 6 - 145: 29 - 3 - 66: 11 - 5 - 107: 19 - 4 - 88: 21 - 5 - 109: 27 - 4 - 810: 32 - 4 - 811: 38 - 4 - 812: 45 - 6 - 1213: 60 - 4 - 8 Tried converting to alphabet as well, but it didn't work. Only solid lead that I've received that the password are numbers, not letters. I've probably missed something simple and overthought it, but hopefully one of you guys might be able to get it. I got lazy. If somebody does crack it, pls give Yuuji a little credit for helping. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarven King Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 My head hurts now. Do we know how long the password is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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