The Pawn - Cypheric Hint Section

taken from A Tale of Kerovnia, webbified 1997 by Stefan Meier

Another unique feature of The Pawn is an integrated Help Line written into the program itself which will provide you with limited advice on specific problems. This overcomes the Adventurer's usual nightmare of phoning the author, begging him for 20 minutes to impart some snippet of advice on how to kick the stuffing out of dragons, and finally being cut off half way through the solution. It's also considerably quicker and cheaper.

How it works
We call this section 'cypheric' because instead of printing an answer in plain English, we provide you with an encrypted message or 'cypher' that, off the page, is totally meaningless. The Pawn recognises this cypher and will translate it for you if you type it in. Imparting help in this way overcomes the usual problem with hint-sheets (i.e. accidentally reading solutions to problems you haven't encountered yet.)

How to use it
Scan the section for a question that resembles your particular problem. You will notice that there are about 3 cyphers to each question. These are roughly in order of difficulty, and you may be prevented from reading certain answers until you have achieved a certain score or level of competence.

Using the Cypher
Simply type 'HINT' when prompted for a command by the game. Then enter the numbers and letters which lie between the '<' and '>' marks (you may ignore spaces if you wish). If a particular answer is not available you will be greeted with the message - "You'll need more points to find that out!" If you have entered the cypher incorrectly you will be told -" Sorry, try that one again." Remember, not all the answers will be useful to you. Some will be merely flippant. (It is said that a true adventurer prefers his wounds well salted!)

Example
When the program has loaded, try entering the following:

<5N CM ET PA XX CF EQ PA XF CK EW PG XE CR E7 PU YU>
<AN YV NB OA 7Q YL NB OQ GQ 50 RF M6 76 Y7 NB OZ G6 Y6 N1 08 7Q 5Q RA MU GW HW>

If you successfully read those then you now understand how to use this section.

Questions

How do I cross the red Line?

<5N CS EQ PØ XY TY I1 AU HD CD M9 G8 5E TE>
<5N C8 E7 PV XB TB IR AE H6 CU EE PA HA TT IM AF XF CV EU PE XU CT EX PO XT TT IL AD H1 TJ IT AS HH TM IS PK YK>
<AN Y5 NI OO GO 59 RV MU G5 Y5 NN OA 7H YJ NT MT GJ 5D RU OU 7A YD NØ OP 7Z Y9 N1 O8 7F 5R TR>

Why is the guru laughing?

<AN Y5 N6 OØ GØ 5B RJ MU 7Ø 5Ø RF MJ GT YT N5 OS PS>
<MN PD XØ CH EV AV HH TA IF PF XV CU EK A9 HR CR ET PZ XB C5 I5 AU H1 T9 IR PR XL CH ES PF XM C5 EN PG XP TP I8 AQ HA RA>
<5N CV E7 PL HL TT IJ AF HE TF IZ AD HF CF EL PQ XK TK I1 AI HN TH EH PZ XK CZ EF PØ XZ TZ IF AM 5M>

How do I drop the wristband?

<TM OO 7P YJ N9 MD 7D YØ NP OS GM 5F NF OZ 7P 5U TU>
<5A C7 EE PP XS TR ER G5 Y7 NA MA GS 5O RØ MZ GB 5X RB MV GW YW ND OX 7Q YA RA MP GX 56 N6 OW 7K YY NH MH GØ 5B RJ MO 7O YS NP OI GI 5J RØ MP 7S 5P NS ES>
<TA OQ 7S Y1 R1 M9 GI 5S RH MM GS YS NF OJ 7U YD NL OB 7V 5V RN MI 7I YO NS MS GH 5Ø NØ OL 7D YA RA MK GV 55 T5>

How do I get into the shed?

<TN OV 79 YU N7 M7 GY 5E RA OX 7Q 5Q RS M5 GN 5T RN MØ 7Ø YQ NV OA 7O YS NB OA PA>
<MN PF XL CW ER PH HH TY I7 P7 XL CD EX AX HO TS IQ AK HW TQ IW AM XM CI EP PO X1 CJ IJ A5 HG TK IY PY XA CE EZ 7Z>
<MN PV X7 CL IL A7 HY T9 IG PG XZ CB E6 PØ X9 CR I7 P7 5V RB MD G9 5D RY OR PR>

What does the guru want?

<5N CG E5 AH XH CS ED AF HS CS EP PX XB TB ID PD 5K RZ MK GQ 5F NF IØ AJ HQ RQ>
<5N CV E9 PØ HØ TJ IQ AX H6 TF IX PX XT CL IL AW HQ T8 IZ AK HU T5 IN A6 HO CE IE AP H8 C8 EF P6 X8 C5 I5 7N YS N6 OF 7O YH NJ OP 7I Y1 C1>
<5N CG E5 PU HU T5 IY AT XT CG EK PØ XK CF EG AG H1 T6 IN AV 5V>

How do I get past the guards?

<MN PE XG CJ E1 A1 HY T5 IS AY XY CW EU PJ X1 CY E5 PR X7 C5 O5>
<TN OD 7U YE NI OG 7Z YH RH MS GA YA NQ OZ 7K YA RA MY GE 5A RU OU 7A YP NO OL GL 57 RY M9 79 YO NP OS 7D YU NB ML 7B 5L TL>
<5N CF EL PZ XP TP II AM HD TU EU PA XH CJ EV PD HD TY I7 A8 X8 CF EJ AJ HI T7 I6 AW XW CK IK AL HW TF IQ AJ H9 C9 EW PU XE TE IU AV HW TY I7 AO XV NV>

What do I do with the note?

<TN OV 77 YL RL MH GR 5Y RH MS GP 5H NH OS 7D 5I TI>
<5N CI E5 A5 H6 TF IV AK HU TB EB PX XH CA EF PD XJ CT EL A8 X8 CF EJ PQ HB TX EX PB XM CW IW AR HH TT IR A5 HI TR ER P5 XU TV MV>
<TN OA 7E Y8 NE OA 7D 5D RV MK 7K YW NY MY PA XD CL EB PZ XH TH IT AL HV TB IU GU>

How do I buy things?

<5N CØ EQ PM HS TR IS PS XP CI EP PG HG T1 I6 AL HW TG I7 AI H5 T7 E7 PY XI TI IØ AJ HV T5 IS GS>
<MN PD XU CW EP P7 XM TM IB AZ HO TX I5 P5 XY CT EZ PK HK TW IR AH XH C1 EI PP XZ CP E8 A8 HD TB IM A7 HP TI I9 AI XI CJ EB PX XH TH IN AI H5 TS I1 G1>
<MN P8 XQ CF EX P7 XG TG IW A6 HF CF E8 PS XX CF E5 PS XF TD ED PQ XM CB EL PQ XA CF EX PN HN TM IA AD HU T8 I7 AP H7 TL ML>

How do I get the lead?

<TA OO 7L 5J RO OO 7G YM N5 OS 7N YS N5 OX GX 5T RA OA 7Q YZ NK MK GY 57 RX MG AG>
<MA PF XS C5 I5 AN HG TF EF PS XT CH EL PI HI TK IV AK HF RF>

How do I read the tomes?

<MA P5 XN C8 EE AE H7 C7 EU PX XN CT EN AN XH TH O5 7R YM N7 M7 GI 5K NK OR 7Y YD NM EM>
<TA OQ 7Z YF NS MS GM 5A RI MP 7P YM ND MD GB YB N5 ON 76 Y1 NØ ON GT YT NH OO 7L YW NR MR GY 5X RY OE GE X8 C5 EJ AJ XL R9 M1 GG 5W NW IY AØ H9 TD I9 PK YK>
<AA YQ NZ OK 7Y YT RT MX GQ YQ NJ OF GF 5M RO MA GD 5V NV OF 7K YG NO MO 77 57 RS M5 GU YU NT OM 7Q 5B RM M7 77 YU NW OR 7W YM RM MW GU 5N NN OV 7H Y1 NJ O9 G9 5U R5 O5 7R Y7 R7 MR GE 5D NZ EZ>

How do I use the aerosoul?

<TX OO 7S 5R NR O5 7U 56 R5 O5 7I YN NV MV GU YU N7 OQ 78 YL N8 OW 7V Y8 R8 MZ GF 5S RD MB GW 5L N8 M8 GN 5H RT MZ GP YE N7 OV 7E YA RM IM>
<TX O9 78 Y7 R7 MR GH 5R RT OT 7J YF RF M9 GU 5O RU OU 77 YY NS O5 7G YN NX MX GM 5P RJ MO GL HL>
<AX XO TX EO GP 5S RN ON 7V Y9 NØ ON GN 5H RJ MO GL YL N1 OJ GJ 5Z RT MY GW 56 RZ ME 7E YM N7 OE 7M 5M NM EM>
<TX IU AE HA TB IA PA XT CM EØ PM XI CP IS GS>

How do I kill Kronos?

<TN OF 7L YD N9 OØ GØ 5U R9 MI GK YK NV O6 G6 57 RM ME GG 55 RV ME 7E YS NR O1 7J YO RO MR GE 5P RM MH GP YP NL OI PI>
<MM PW XU CN IE AO HE CE EY PT XY CH IH AX HN TT I9 P9 XW CR EE PP HP TO IX AP HZ TQ I8 A5 X5 C6 E1 PR XW CØ E9 79>
<MA PK XV C5 I5 AT HØ TP IZ PZ XU C9 ED P9 H9 TV I1 AD XD CØ EF AF HL TQ IX PX XY CR E5 P8 Y8>
<AS YD NJ OP 7X Y6 R6 M7 GG 5O NO OK 7V YN NY O7 7R 5R RP MX GB 5X RY MT 7T YH NØ MØ GB 5J RU IU>
<TS O1 76 YE RE MM GT 5A NX OB GB 5Q R8 ME 7E YO NS OP 7H 5H RØ MQ 7Q Y6 N1 M1 GV 5N TN>
<5N CØ EQ PM HM TN II AW HQ T6 E6 P7 XV CH IH AØ HB TV EV PN XR CH EL P6 X1 C8 E7 PX XY CT EH PL HL TK IZ AR H5 TA IE PE YE>

Where's the thermonuciear device?

<MS PD XA CK IK AW XW CØ EQ PK XO CE EA PQ X8 CL E7 A7 HA TO IH AO HG T9 IØ AF HM CM EA P7 XD CU EK PI XW CR EH AM XM TS OR 7E YU NB MB GZ 5J NJ OT 7S Y5 R5 O5 A8 HQ TF ID AB HL TT EO AE XE CF E6 PN XR CY EØ PP HS CP IS GS>

How do I use the platform?

<MX PU XE CA EQ P8 X1 CØ IØ AN HI TW E1 PI XP TP O5 78 Y9 N6 O1 7G XG>
<AX YB NO O9 G9 5T RN M5 GU 58 R9 MG GM YM NO OP 7O 5O RQ MJ GV 5H NH OA 7T YY RY MZ GL 57 N7 OY 7I 5I RK MZ G6 5Z RF MØ GZ YZ NF OB GB 5R RE M6 7U YE NA MA PY XK CV EW PU X7 N7>
<5X CB EØ PD XZ CU IU AW H9 C9 EU P5 H5 TN I8 P8 X6 T6 IZ AL HH TP II PI XJ C1 EV P8 XK C6 E9 PK HK TQ IF AV H9 TU IK AZ 5Z>

What can I do with the devil?

<MA PQ XS C1 I1 AØ HQ TL IB AQ XQ C5 EY PR X9 T9 IV AB XB CD EM PR XK NK>

How do I get past the cream doors?

<5A CY EE PR XO CN IN PR 5Y RK MZ 7Z YE NR O1 G1 5G RK MY GT YT NU OW 7I 5R RW ML 7L YQ NJ OT 7M 5M RA M7 GD 5U RK MI GW 5R RH MZ 75 5R TR>
<5X C7 EG PO XR CM IM AW HU TN EN PR XY CL EW PV H8 TE EE PN XI CK IK AI HE TA EA PU XE CG E1 PY XO CP ES PN YN>

How do I work the lift?

<5M CD EX PR XX CP ES AS HH TØ MØ>
<TM OV 7U Y9 NR MR GG 55 R8 O8 7W YG RN OG GN HN>
<AM YP NZ MØ GP YP NN OU 77 Y6 R6 MZ GF 59 RØ OØ 7J 5J RP MI GG 5A NA OG 7E Y5 NU EU>
<TM OA 7T YR RR M5 GU YU N1 O9 7I 5I R9 MD GØ 51 RV MW G1 Y1 NØ OQ 7O YO NJ EJ>

How do I vote?

<TM OW 7U YN RN MG GO 5G RP OP 7O 5O RY MR GS 5R RE M8 78 YM NA O6 7F YX RX OR GR XY CK EZ AZ HE TR I1 P1 X9 C6 I6 A8 H1 T9 IG AH HX TT IL AO XO CS EQ AQ HX TP IE AA HQ TZ IF AØ HZ C5 O5>
<TM OF 7X Y9 R9 MD GL 5D RK M6 G9 5K NK OG 7N YS N5 O8 G8 5E RI MP 7P YJ NH OP PP>
<MA PQ XZ CK IK AR HY TI IP PP XM CD ID AZ HB TX EX PS XF TF I6 AL HI TK IA PA XM CD ID AØ HH CH EO PA XD CM EF AF HQ T7 IQ A8 H6 TN I8 G8>
<MA PN XX CT EA PX HX TT IR AH HA TG I5 A7 HI TT IH A5 HH TV EV P5 XI C9 E8 P7 XR CT IT AK H6 TZ I6 P6 XB CZ EH PO HO TN II AW XW CP EX PT XA CQ EX 7X>

How do I kill the adventurer?

<TM OP GH 5N NN OG 75 YU RU M7 G8 55 RS OS AH XH CG EI P5 H5 TA IH AM HE TR I7 AM XM CF EL PQ XX TX IG AE HY TH EH PA XS TS ID AJ HB TL IJ PQ HJ RJ>
<5M CV EB P1 XB T1 E1 PV X6 T6 IO AS HB CB E9 PY XW CG IN PG HN TI I5 AH HV CV ML GH 5A RT MM GD YD N8 O6 79 59 RV MB G1 5H TH>

How do I get past the dragon?

<AA YQ NZ OK GK 5L RH MT GO 5S RP OP 7M YD RD M7 GM 5B RR OR 7K Y8 N9 OG 7W 5F RS MH GP 5A RQ M8 GF HF>
<AA YP NI MI G7 5U NU OV 7J YO NS MS G6 5F RX M9 79 YV N5 OI 7R YW NM EM>
<TA OQ 7S Y1 R1 MG G7 5Y RZ MF GØ 5Z NZ OQ 7L Y6 R6 M5 GG 5M R7 M6 GW 58 R1 MW 7W YL N8 ON 7X 5X RB MZ 7Z YK NW OG PG>
<MA PP XI TI I5 AS H5 TX IQ PQ XA CH IH AX HS T6 IF PF XM CO EG PM HM TP I7 AP HL T6 IK AU HV TN IX A5 X5 CN E8 A8 HS T5 IH A5 55>

How do I move the wheelbarrow?

<AN YV N9 OØ GØ 5G R7 MM G7 5P RR MY GK 5Y R7 MB 7B YJ NO M0 G1 5J RP M8 78 YK NZ OL 7Y YD CD>
<5X CB EØ P9 H9 TO IM A7 HM TI IH AT HZ TT IM AV XV C1 EG AG HN TI IK PK KL CW EY PN XE CY ET PR HR T9 I8 P8 XB CV IV AØ HQ TN IX A5 X5 TT ET PG XO CL IL A7 HY T9 EK PY XT TT IL AD HA TD IY PY XD CL EP AP HO TJ I8 AQ H6 C6 E9 P8 XS TP ES 7S>

How do I get through the double doors?

<MA Pn XX TX IU AW HQ TL IO AG 5G>
<AA YI NG ON 7O 5Ø RH MS GY 5T RL IL>
<TA OM 7H YY RY M1 GV 5S NS OD 7J Y1 R1 MH GA 5D RS M5 G8 H8>
<AA YH NØ OB 7V Y7 NB OJ 7O YG RG MF GJ 5H NP O7 7P 5P RØ MW GU 55 RA MP 7P Y8 N9 OY 7K 5K RJ MD GB 5L R9 MØ GP HP>

How do I get past the paper wall room?

<AM Y8 N6 OA 7E YU RU MQ GF 5O NØ OK 7Z 5Z RP MX GF 5Ø TØ>
<5M CW EU PN HN TT IM AT HE CE EG PN HN TV I9 AØ XØ CW EI PL X1 C6 E8 P5 XX NX>
<5M CW EU PN HN TG IO AG HP CP EO HØ TQ I7 AM 5M>

I've won but not with full score. Why?

<TN OY GG 5M NM MB 7S 5R NR OP 7L YO RO EA AA HP TO I1 AJ HQ CB EX AX HA TH IØ PØ XJ TJ IR AW HU TX IN A6 X6 CJ EF PU HO CØ EG P7 XL TN EN GY YY NH OA 7T 5O RL OL 7V YW NU OA GG YG NW O6 7F YS N5 M5 GU 51 RV MW G1 5G NG OS 7B YA NQ MQ GZ 5L RI ML GW 5V NJ MJ GT 5S RX MB 7Q YX RX MS GR 5S NP MS 7P XP>
<AX Y5 NR OT GT 5U RW MI 7I YT NS O5 7N YV RO IO>
<TX O9 78 Y7 R7 MR GH 5R RT OT 7J YF RF MU GN 5O NØ O1 7I Y7 NR OM 7D 5D RQ MØ GO YO RØ OØ 7Y YT NM O8 7L YW CW>
<5X C6 EW PL XO CM E7 PV HV TH IA AF XF C6 E9 PQ XØ CN EX P5 H5 TY IN A8 X8 CZ EO PJ XB C6 I6 A1 HI CI E5 PG XW TW EF AF HU TN IØ PØ XB CJ EU AU HW TV IB GB>
<MX PH XT CW EL AL H7 TY I9 P9 XW CU EN PG XP TP IZ AQ H8 C8 MM GT 5J NJ IR AS HX TO IL PN YN>
<AX YB NM OW GW 5P RX MB GX 5T RA MX 7X YT NJ MJ GR 5W RU MX GN 56 RZ ME AE>
<MX PD XM C7 I7 A6 HW TL EL PH XS CM EO PL HL TT IM AB HX CX EP PT HT TX IR AJ HV TB I9 AØ HF TM MM>
<TM OT 7S 5S R8 MQ GW 5Q NW MW GH 5X RP OP 71 Y9 N6 O7 7U 5U RX MN G6 5V RB M6 G7 5I RN MG 7N 5G NN MN GH 5T RE MA 7A Y7 NY MY GZ 5F RM MO 7O YL NF O6 G6 55 RA MH GL 5W NW OM 7T YØ RZ MR GH YH NP OX 7B 5D TD>

What about the alchemists?

<MM PP HP TG I5 AI XR C9 I9 AF HØ TQ I5 PH HH TW I6 A8 HE CE E7 PS XO CZ EP AP HZ TQ I8 AZ X5 N5>
<5M CF EL PW X8 C5 I5 AR HT TY IR PR XE C5 I5 AE HR TE IM PM XP CØ EF AD HS CS EU PN XY C1 EJ AJ HD TB IS AD HU CU EQ PM XP CØ ED PZ XK NK>
<5M CF EL PW HW T1 IR AW HI CI EE P7 XA TA IB AZ H8 TQ EQ PD XL CD EV AJ XJ CP EI PA XE CP ER PH XL TB EL AB XG NG>
<5A CK EV P5 H7 TP I7 P7 XR CH EK PZ XT TT IO AG HW CW EG P7 XM TM IS AO HE TM EH AH Y5 NS OX 75 55 RR M7 G6 51 N1 OW 7U YØ N1 M1 GZ 5L RB OQ 7A 5A RN MX 7X Y5 NG ON 7X 5S NS ES>

Where do I find some light?

<5M CW EU PN HN TG IO AG HP CP EZ PB HB TQ IL AY HT CT EJ PD XU TU I6 AE HU TN EN PF XL CZ EP AP HA TE EE PD XB CL EO PJ HQ CQ MA GP 5I R5 O5 7H YS NF OM 77 YR RR M9 G8 Y8 NK O6 7L XL>
<AM YH NA OU GU 57 RM MA GD 58 RK OK 7I YE NA MA G5 5H RR MY GK 56 R9 MK AK>
<MA PE XO CG EM P7 XR C9 E1 PI XQ TQ O7 7G YF NS OH 7G Y1 YS>
<AA YI N7 OZ GZ 5P RA ME GP HP>

How do I get into the tree?

<5N CU EK PF XJ CK ED AD HS TT IY PY XH CA EH PL HL C6 I6 7L YP NØ OH GH XS TS ID AU HØ TU EU PT XM CQ IQ A8 HX TN I6 AO HL TF IZ AD HF CR OR>
<TN OV 77 YL RL MO GM 57 N7 OB 7Z YB NU OD 7Z 5Z RB ML GW HW>
<AN YV N9 OØ GØ 5W RK MI 7I Y9 N1 OY GY 57 RR OR 79 YV NB MB G9 51 RY IY>

Floorboards - How do I move them?

<5N CV E9 PØ XN TN IH AA HV TB EB PE XA CD EY AY HT TH IZ AF HK TA MA>
<TN OF 76 YN NX MX G9 58 R7 O7 7S YO NO OF GF 5Z RD OD 7B 5B R8 M6 GN 5G NB EB>
<TN OV 79 YØ NF MF GS 5T RØ MH 7H YØ NB OV GV 5D RL MD GA YG RG E5 GP YU CU>

How do I get past the boulders?
<TN O7 7I Y5 NX MX GS YS NR OH 7K YZ NT M8 A8>
<MN 7G 5N NG I5 A8 X8 CE ED PL YL>
<AM YH NA OU GU 58 RW MA 7A YQ NZ OK 7Q 5Q RA MH GP 5I RK M8 GQ 5S TS>