Thread: The Glory of Ascension

I am not sure if we can do this, but I have found the encryption but not the key. I wonder if we can collaborate and share the potential exalted status or if it is strictly an atomic
challenge

Originally Posted by ng51

Are we supposed to find only the key , or decipher the whole text ?
The key seems plain to catch from the clue ^(128 bit).
But fishing seems out of my reach.

Or else I am way off...

^^ You may work together but its not guaranteed you both will ascend...

Best of luck all who are trying to solve this.

Originally Posted by Jekata

You are d**m right my friend!This cipher is awesome!
BTW it may look impossible or very hard,but it's not.Just think deep guys and don't give up.
The small and simple things matter here.
Jekata out!

Careful, do not divulge any more clues until the Highest Being of the Exalted Council decides to bestow more knowledge...

You read them every time you visit but they are not threads. They are the first thing you see,

Notice - 'them' & 'they' - so it can't be date or time or version or year



Is this too obvious?

but its the numbers that interest me.

Number of posts is varied, so can't be it.
Could it be the numerical equivalence in the English alphabet?

P O S T S
16 15 19 20 19

Now in hexadecimal -

16 = 10
15 = F
19 = 13
20 = 14...

Why do I get a feeling I'm over thinking this?

Other than this I can only think of - "0 New PMs. You have --- total out of 500 allowed." PMs are the first thing you see since they just pop at you - but you don't "read them every time you visit", so I guess this is ruled out.

Or is it a trick question?

'You read them every time you visit but they are not threads.'

Is it words? Or 'sentences'?

Now I'm definitely over analyzing. :001_tongue:

And I'm perplexed and befuddled and addled and dumbfounded.

Clue No. 2 please?

More clues will come when The Exalted is ready to bestow them... in the meantime keep working that brilliant brain of yours Eschaton - you will get there...

Originally Posted by JustJenna

in the meantime keep working that brilliant brain of yours Eschaton - you will get there...

Guess I shouldn't have posted that. I'm being mocked now

think..... think

waaaaaarg my brain i schriiiiiiiiinking

using the letter to number code(a1,b2), words that don't fit:
reputation
progress
sentences
words
private messages

also its about they, so it will be a word in plural i'm guessing..

but then again.. am i using the wright de-cryption method.. i'm guessing 'fish' is also a clue,
like in blowfish or twofish, or even treefish... aarg

Originally Posted by nehpets

think..... think

waaaaaarg my brain i schriiiiiiiiinking

using the letter to number code(a1,b2), words that don't fit:
reputation
progress
sentences
words
private messages

also its about they, so it will be a word in plural i'm guessing..

but then again.. am i using the wright de-cryption method.. i'm guessing 'fish' is also a clue,
like in blowfish or twofish, or even treefish... aarg

And why would one conclude that they "don't fit" ? Depending on the de(en)cryption, the key can be just about anything, provided the proper padding (I believe is the correct term).

That is why I am stuck there: crypting

About a new clue: Dare I ask (since I am new here and all) is it usual to get more clues?


PS: note to self - need to get a proper sig (shhh stop saying you'll do it and do it already)