On the Subject of The Giant’s Drink
“He never guessed right. Sometimes his head was dissolved. Sometimes he caught on fire. Sometimes he fell in and drowned. Sometimes he fell out, turned green, and rotted away. It was always ghastly, and the Giant always laughed.”
- The module consists of two goblets. One is safe and the other is poisoned. To disarm the module, drink from the safe goblet. Drinking from the poisoned goblet will cause a strike. Although goblets will not change upon a strike, the drinks inside them may.
- Use the dichotomous key table below to determine which goblet is poisoned. Start at key 0.
0 |
Is the number of strikes even? |
YES |
Primary: Left goblet. Go to 1. |
NO |
Primary: Right goblet. Go to 1. |
1 |
Is the primary goblet made of silver or gold? |
YES |
Go to 2. |
NO |
Go to 17. |
2 |
Does the primary goblet have eight or more gems? |
YES |
Go to 3. |
NO |
Go to 10. |
3 |
Are the primary goblet’s gems diamonds, rubies or sapphires? |
YES |
Go to 4. |
NO |
Go to 7. |
4 |
Are the goblets made of the same material? |
YES |
Go to 5. |
NO |
Go to 6. |
5 |
Is the primary goblet’s liquid red or blue? |
YES |
Primary goblet is safe. |
NO |
Primary goblet is poisoned. |
6 |
Is the primary goblet’s liquid green or orange? |
YES |
Left goblet is poisoned. |
NO |
Left goblet is safe. |
7 |
Is the primary goblet’s liquid purple or cyan? |
YES |
Go to 8. |
NO |
Go to 9. |
8 |
Are the primary goblet’s gems the same color as its liquid? |
YES |
Right goblet is poisoned. |
NO |
Right goblet is safe. |
9 |
Do both goblets have the same shape? |
YES |
Primary goblet is poisoned. |
NO |
Primary goblet is safe. |