The Cartographer's Cipher

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October 5Oct 5

The Cartographer's Cipher, Version 3: The Daily Expedition
Found at the Ash Arch

Fellow travellers,

The Cipher has been redrawn. Instead of one puzzle a day, there is now a full expedition: three linked legs, where each answer is the key that opens the next.

The Expedition

There are 28 expeditions in rotation, each with its own name, and a new one begins every day.

Choose Your Rank (once per day; the choice is locked after that)

Apprentice (x1): 6 marks per leg, a free legend, and worked aids to guide you.
Journeyman (x1.5): 5 marks per leg, and the cipher is named. The legend costs 10%.
Master (x2): 4 marks per leg, the cipher is not named, and the Coast is written backwards. The legend costs 25%.

Tools of the Trade

Unroll the legend: reveals the method.
Drive a survey stake: reveals a letter, at 20% of the leg's points per stake.
Each wrong mark costs 15%, but every solved leg still pays at least 20%.

The Map
A 12×7 survey map lifts its fog region by region as you solve. Finish the expedition and a red ✕ marks where the day's treasure lies.

Streaks and the Hall

Each day you complete the expedition adds a 10% streak bonus, up to 50%.
If you run out of marks or miss a day, the fog closes and your streak resets.
Your ledger, best streak and expedition count are kept, and your progress now survives logging out.
The Hall of Cartographers shows the top five surveyors and how many players reached today's summit.

Proof of Survey
Each completed expedition gives you a sealed proof code. Post it here to share your result. Altered codes will not verify.

Monthly Prize
The prize is awarded on the 29th of every month, so keep your ledger growing and your proof codes posted here before then.

Good winds and steady ink,
Seigheart, Master Craftsman of the Maker's Circle

Edited Tuesday at 06:04 PM5 days by Seigheart

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