Gloomhaven: Second Edition Puzzle Book Hint Guide

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? No, you do not need any additional information for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Only the information provided by Dominic and the puzzle book

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? In the section which unlocked this puzzle and in the puzzle book.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? There are three things to see: The note in an ancient language. A dial with ancient symbols arranged in a circular pattern. A plaque on the side of the box with two words on it in the ancient language

Hint 2a What can I deduce from the symbols on the dial? The symbols around the dial are numbers.

Hint 2b Is there a pattern to the symbols around the dial? Going clockwise, the number of lines used for each symbol increments by 1.

Hint 2c What are the symbols for the numbers in the ancient language? The symbols around the dial are numbers 1 through 9. The number is equal to the number of lines used to make the symbol.

Hint 3a What is the plaque for? Dominic mentioned that the name of the previous owner is written on the side of the box.

Hint 3b What does the plaque say? Dominic mentioned that the owner's name was “Fennec Baggle”, so that must be what is written on the plaque.

Hint 3c What does the plaque teach me? The letters A, B, C, E, F, G, L, and N in the ancient language

Hint 4a How do you translate the note using the letters and numbers you already know? Replace the known letters with their English equivalent: BEG-N A- 5. F----, ---N --E --AL -L------E 23. NE--, ---E ---N-E- 17.

Hint 4b Which words do I guess first? BEGIN and AT. Putting I and T in we get: BEGIN AT 5. FI--T, T--N T-E -IAL -L----I-E 23. NE-T, ---E ---NTE- 17.

Hint 4c Which words do I guess next? FIRST, THE, DIAL, NEXT. Putting R, S, H, D, and X in we get: BEGIN AT 5. FIRST, T-RN THE DIAL -L----ISE 23. NEXT, ---E ---NTER 17

Hint 4d What are the remaining words? Based on the sentence structure, we can guess the rest: BEGIN AT 5. FIRST, TURN THE DIAL CLOCKWISE 23. NEXT, MOVE COUNTER 17.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Using the letters of Fennec Baggle’s name, and the numbers on the dial, translate the note. Then follow the instructions on the note, writing down each number you stop at. Note that the dial only has 9 digits, not 10, so count carefully.

Solution: The numerical final answer 512

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional materials for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions that you need specific items. This puzzle will require some item cards.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? You will need to reach at least prosperity 3.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? There are three compartments for items and three notes accompanying them. Each note has a word written with red lettering.

Hint 2a How do I translate these notes? Based on Puzzle 1, you have an almost complete alphabet, though you are missing the letters J, P, Q, Y, and Z. Replacing known letters, you get: TO SEE THROUGH THE LENSES OF A RA-TOR / MA- THE -OINTS OF THIS METAL CROWN -ROTECT -OU FROM THE WORST / STANDING ON LIGHTLESS LEGS A RITUAL SMOKE -OURS FORTH

Hint 2b What are the missing words? Adding P and Y, you get: TO SEE THROUGH THE LENSES OF A RAPTOR / MAY THE POINTS OF THIS METAL CROWN PROTECT YOU FROM THE WORST / STANDING ON LIGHTLESS LEGS A RITUAL SMOKE POURS FORTH

Hint 3a What is the first note about? A raptor can be a dinosaur or a bird of prey. The note describes seeing through the eyes of such an animal.

Hint 3b What item is the first note about? The Eagle-Eye Goggles

Hint 3c What number does the first note give me? The red word is “lenses”. The item has 2 lenses.

Hint 4a What is the second note about? A metal crown that protects you from the worst could be a helmet.

Hint 4b What item is the second note about? The Iron Helmet

Hint 4c What number does the second note give me? The red word is “points”. The item has 5 points.

Hint 5a What is the third note about? An item with legs that produces smoke.

Hint 5b What item is the third note about? The Black Censer

Hint 5c What number does the third note give me? The red word is “legs”. The item has 3 legs.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle After translating the notes, find the three correct items and count the piece of the items marked in red on the notes.

Solution: The numerical final answer 253

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional materials for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions that you need the Sword of Sands as well as an amulet obtained in the scenario you unlocked along with this puzzle: Rockslide Ridge

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? You will need the Sword of Sands and Ruby Talisman item cards.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? There is an equation written in the ancient language. There are 12 items, several of which look similar to one another. The items each have a number on them. There are words scribbled on the top and bottom of the pages.

Hint 2a What does the equation say? Using the alphabet from the previous two puzzles yields: (CANISTER x LAMP x INSTRUMENT) + (LIMBS x TALISMAN) - SWORD

Hint 2b Where can I find the numbers for the equation? Each object in the book has a number on it. There are canisters, limbs, lamps, and instruments depicted in the book.

Hint 2c Where are the numbers for the sword and talisman? There are numbers on the sword and talisman item cards.

Hint 2d What are the numbers for the Sword and Talisman? The numbers are 2 and 6 respectively.

Hint 3 How do I figure out which of the items are the correct ones? The scribbles on the page say: 8 keys, 6 sides, 3 limbs, emeralds, red light, wooden, circular patterns.

Hint 4a Which clues refer to the instrument? “8 keys” and “wooden” refer to the instrument.

Hint 4b Which instrument do I choose? The instrument on the top right matches the clues. The number is 5.

Hint 5a Which clues refer to the limbs? “3 limbs” refers to the limbs.

Hint 5b Which limbs do I choose? The limbs in the top left and top right seem to be made up of 2 limbs. The limbs in the middle are made up of three: a hand, a bone, and a claw. The number is 3.

Hint 6a Which clues refer to the canister? “Emeralds” and “circular patterns” refer to the canister.

Hint 6b Which canister do I choose? The canister on the bottom left has circular patterns and emeralds. The number is 7.

Hint 7a Which clues refer to the lamp? “6 sides” and “red light”

Hint 7b Which lamp do I choose? The lamp on the top left emanates a red flame and is hexagonal. The number is 4.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle After translating the equation, we find the appropriate number for each of the six objects: (7 x 4 x 5) + (3 x 6) - 2.

Solution: The numerical final answer 156

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional materials for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic says the sword was found in the north and came from the southwest. You need something with which you can “trace back its journey”.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? You will need the map board.

Hint 1 What am I looking for? The solution to this puzzle is a 3 digit number as usual.

Hint 2a Where do I start looking? Dominic mentioned that the sword was found north of Gloomhaven.

Hint 2b What can I find there? There is a number hidden in the mountains around D-10.

Hint 2c What is the first number? 6

Hint 3a Where do I look next? Dominic mentioned that the sword came from the south west and that you need to trace back its journey. Look for a number southwest of the first.

Hint 3b Where can I find it? There is a number hidden around J-7.

Hint 3c What is the second number? 2

Hint 4a Where do I look now? Dominic mentioned that the sword came from the south west and that you need to trace back its journey. Look for a number southwest of the second.

Hint 4b Where can I find it? There is a number hidden around O-2.

Hint 4c What is the third number? 4

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Find three numbers hidden on the map starting from the north and going southwest.

Solution: The numerical final answer 624

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional materials for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions you need to find a “Special Voice” in the mountains where winged beasts, like drakes, fly. You’ll need to complete a quest chain in the Copperneck Mountains beginning with the scenario: Mountain Pass.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? In the conclusion sections of either of the final scenarios of the “Voice” storyline: Timeworn Tomb or Realm of the Voice.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? There are letters sitting above the 8 keys of the wooden instrument from puzzle 3. The first key is pointing at a specific note on a music sheet. Translating the letters yields: OVESFIXN.

Hint 2 What do we get from finding the “very special voice”? The conclusion of the final voice scenario gives you a melody written on a piece of sheet music.

Hint 3 How do I translate the sheet music? The letters above the instrument can be assigned to different notes. The first note is between the first and second lines (counting from the bottom). The second note is on the second line. The third note is between the second and third lines, etc

Hint 4 What does the sheet music say? SEVENNINEFIVE

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Assign the letters in the puzzle book to different notes and put those letters into the sheet music found at the end of the voice storyline.

Solution: The numerical final answer 795

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional materials for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions bringing the canister to an ooze nest. The unlock section also unlocks the scenario Oozing Grove.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? On the section and scenario book pages of Oozing Grove.

Hint 1 Are there any clues in the Oozing Grove scenario? The conclusion of the scenario talks about filling the canister.

Hint 2 Which hint does the conclusion give? It tells you to start filling the container at the “western tree”.

Hint 3a Where can I find the western tree? Have a look at the scenario map depicted in the section and scenario book. The western most tree is on the 13-E tile.

Hint 3b What can I see at western tree? There is a number on the tree in the section book on page 57. The number is 3.

Hint 4a Where can I find the next tree? Heading east, the next tree would be tile 15-B.

Hint 4b What can I see at the central tree? There is a number on the tree in the scenario book. The number is 1.

Hint 5a Where can I find the last tree? Heading east, the next tree would be tile 13-B.

Hint 5b What can I see at the last tree? There is a number on the tree in the section book on page 64. The number is 2.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Find numbers in the ancient language hidden on the trees of the Oozing Grove scenario. The order of the numbers is given in the scenario’s conclusion.

Solution: The numerical final answer 312

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional information for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions that you need to return the amulet to an ancient seer up in the watcher mountains.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? In the sections of the scenario: Temple of the Seer.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? The amulet has a red gem in its center. From that gem, 8 lines emerge and run to the edges of the amulet in an octagonal pattern. The lines are interrupted by small circles. Each circle has a number associated with it.

Hint 2a Are there any clues in the Temple of the Seer scenario? Part of the scenario’s conclusion seems a bit out of place.

Hint 2b Which part of the conclusion is a clue? “You see a circular indentation in its side with glowing conduits in the bottom, right, and top of the depression.”

Hint 3a What is the clue referring to? The bottom, right, and top sides of the amulet.

Hint 3b How do I find the right numbers on the amulet? Trace lines from the 3 edges the clue referenced.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Follow the lines originating from the bottom, right, and top edges of the amulet respectively and note the number of the circle each of those lines goes through.

Solution: The numerical final answer 385

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional information for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions that you need to take the lamp to the “heart of night”, which is “someplace very dark”.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? The scenario: Plane of Night rewards you with an envelope.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? The page depicts a grid of 17x11 squares made up of dotted corners. A line shows a path through the squares.

Hint 2a What do the contents of the lamp envelope tell me? The card inside the envelope says to scratch it off once you “know the way”. The puzzle book page shows the way.

Hint 2b What do I see when I scratch the card off using the path from the puzzle book? BELLS TOMES AND A SINGLE BONE. You also pass by several symbols.

Hint 3a How do I get three numbers? The text says to count the bells, tomes, and bones.

Hint 3b Which number do we get for the bells? There were 5 bells on the way.

Hint 3c Which number do we get for the tomes? There were 6 tomes on the way.

Hint 3d Which number do we get for the bones? There were no bone symbols on the way, but the text said a “single” bone.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Use the path given in the puzzle book on the scratch card from the lamp envelope. Using the clues on the path, find three numbers.

Solution: The numerical final answer 561

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? Yes, you do need additional information for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Dominic mentions needing to face the monster that the three parts came from.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? The monster stat cards of the three relevant monsters.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? There is a book depicted containing the three monster limbs. Along the top and bottom edges of the book, there are partial numbers in the ancient language.

Hint 2 Which monster component would best fit on the page? The monster stat cards fit nicely on top of the depicted book.

Hint 3 How do I figure out which monsters the limbs came from? On page 6 of the puzzle book, you could see that the spike is black and the hand is red. Looking through the deck of monster stat cards or the monster standees, you can find which monsters the parts came from.

Hint 4a Which monster did the black spike come from? A night demon

Hint 4b How do I get a number from the night demon card? A number can be seen if you carefully look at the art on the card.

Hint 4c Which number comes from the night demon card? A faint X goes through the art of the card. Following the lines of that X, the entire card looks like a 6 in the ancient language.

Hint 5a Which monster did the red hand come from? A rending drake

Hint 5b How do I get a number from the rending drake card? There is a line visible on the edge of the card, not present on other monster stat cards.

Hint 5c Which number comes from the rending drake card? The line on the edge lines up with one of the partial numbers on the puzzle book page to give you the number 2.

Hint 6a Which monster did the bone come from? A living bones

Hint 6b How do I get a number from the living bones card? There is a partial number visible on the edge of the living bones card.

Hint 6c Which number comes from the living bones card? Rotating the card lines the partial number on the card up with a partial number on the puzzle book page to give you the number 5.

Hint 7 Which order do the 3 numbers go in? The puzzle book page shows some arrows pointing from the hand to the spike and the spike to the bone.

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Find hidden numbers on the monster stat cards of the three monsters where the limbs came from.

Solution: The numerical final answer 265

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? No, you do not need any additional information for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Only the information provided by Dominic and the puzzle book.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? In the section which unlocked this puzzle and in the puzzle book.

Hint 1 What can I see on the page? There is a contraption depicted made up of the 6 objects from the previous puzzles. There is space for a 3 digit number next to each of the objects. There is an equation made up of 6 3 digit numbers.

Hint 2 Where can I get the numbers for this equation? You found 3 digit numbers for each of these objects in the previous puzzles

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Plug the 6 numbers from the previous puzzles into the depicted equation.

Solution: The numerical final answer 941

Do I need additional information to solve this puzzle? No, you do not need any additional information for this puzzle.

Hint: What (if any) type of information do I need? Only the information provided by Dominic and the puzzle book.

Solution: Where can I find that information specifically? In the section which unlocked this puzzle and in the puzzle book.

Hint 1a What can I see on page 14? There are 10 lines with a space above them and a number below them. The first number, 14, is written in yellow. There is a glowing constellation with an arrow pointing at the first of the 10 lines.

Hint 1b What can I see on page 15? There are three equations written in modern numbers. The number 14 is again written in yellow. There is a small note showing that A=1 and B=2, where the letters are written in the ancient language.

Hint 2 What does the constellation look like? The constellation looks like the letter B in the ancient language.

Hint 3a Do I see anything unusual on these pages? There is an unusual discoloration not found on other pages.

Hint 3b Where is the unusual discoloration? The page number of page 14 is yellow and has a darker background.

Hint 3c Why is number 14 yellow? The page number and the number in the sequence above are both yellow because they are linked. The constellation is also yellow.

Hint 3d Where should I look for the other 9 letters? The first letter was found on page 14, so the other letters must be on other pages.

Hint 4a Where is the letter hidden on page 10? Some of the dots are yellow.

Hint 4b Which letter is hidden on page 10? The yellow dots form the letter L.

Hint 5a Where is the letter hidden on page 8? There are some glowing swirls on the sword and instrument.

Hint 5b Which letter is hidden on page 8? The glowing swirls form the letter A.

Hint 6a Where is the letter hidden on page 5? There are some glowing notches on the box.

Hint 6b Which letter is hidden on page 5? The notches form the letter D.

Hint 7a Where is the letter hidden on page 7? Some of the boxes around the objects are yellow.

Hint 7b Which letter is hidden on page 7? The yellow boxes on this page and page 6 form the letter E.

Hint 8a Where is the letter hidden on page 4? There are some glowing notches on the box.

Hint 8b Which letter is hidden on page 4? The notches form the letter S.

Hint 9a Where is the letter hidden on page 9? Some of the emeralds are set in a glowing yellow frame.

Hint 9b Which letter is hidden on page 9? The framed emeralds form the letter W.

Hint 10a Where is the letter hidden on page 12? Some of the screws in the centers of the cogs are yellow.

Hint 10b Which letter is hidden on page 12? The screws form the letter A.

Hint 11a Where is the letter hidden on page 3? There are glowing yellow dots on the box.

Hint 11b Which letter is hidden on page 3? The yellow dots form the letter R.

Hint 12a Where is the letter hidden on page 11? There are glowing yellow stars surrounding the book.

Hint 12b Which letter is hidden on page 11? The yellow dots form the letter M.

Hint 13 What word did I find hidden among the pages? BLADESWARM

Hint 14a What do I do with the hidden word? The equation on page 15 needs numbers, but the note shows how to convert letters into numbers.

Hint 14b What numbers do I plug into the equations? The equations show which page numbers to get the letter from which needs to be converted into a number. p14=B=2, p10=L=12, p8=A=1, p5=D=4, p7=E=5, p4=S=19, p9=W=23, p12=A=1, p3=R=18, p11=M=13

Method: A full explanation of how to solve this puzzle Convert secret letters from each page into numbers based on their position in the alphabet. Calculate the 3 equations to get the three digits of the solution.

Solution: The numerical final answer 872

Once you've read section 114.1: The cipher at the end of this section is not intended to be solvable using the materials in this game. Play Frosthaven to find out more!