I don't know if this is a bug, or just luck....
But I thought you'd need more intellect to solve than what I have. I solved it on the first try.
[HP=727/MA=89]:
Ancient Stronghold, Puzzle Door
You notice 11 gold crowns here.
Obvious exits: closed door south, east, closed door west
[HP=727/MA=89]:solve puzzle
You start working on the puzzle lock.
You think you have solved the puzzle lock, and wait expectantly!
However, a flash of insight allows you to complete the last twist.
[HP=727/MA=89]:
Ancient Stronghold, Puzzle Door
You notice 11 gold crowns here.
Obvious exits: closed door south, east, open door west
[HP=727/MA=89]:st
Name: Shadow Lives/CP: 9/2
Race: Half-Ogre Exp: 530434159 Perception: 45
Class: Ranger Level: 47 Stealth: 96
Hits: 727/727 Armour Class: 46/12 Thievery: 0
Mana: 89/100 Spellcasting: 134 Traps: 0
Picklocks: 0
Strength: 150 Agility: 60 Tracking: 175
Intellect: 57 Health: 150 Martial Arts: 27
Willpower: 25 Charm: 25 MagicRes: 48
You are surrounded by a shimmering light!
You feel tough!
yea all of mine solved it first try. i think it's like many chance textblocks in this game, they just work everytime.
With 25 will you should have failed at least a couple of times, that's barely the minimum required...
Raw textblock (709):
solve puzzle:message 1362:testskill intellect 20 710:message 1363:testskill wisdom 20 710:message 1364:remoteaction 951 1365 0 3
Name: Myrddin Grunt Lives/CP: 8/4
Race: Half-Ogre Exp: 25013171 Perception: 39
Class: Witchunter Level: 28 Stealth: 0
Hits: 417/417 Armour Class: 45/8 Thievery: 0
Traps: 0
Picklocks: 0
Strength: 133 Agility: 60 Tracking: 0
Intellect: 45 Health: 102 Martial Arts: 22
Willpower: 30 Charm: 30 MagicRes: 48
[HP=417]:solve puzzle
You start working on the puzzle lock.
You think you have solved the puzzle lock, and wait expectantly!
However, a flash of insight allows you to complete the last twist.
[HP=417]:
Ancient Stronghold, Puzzle Door
Also here: Russell*, Creed, Azrael*, Occam, Hugh.
Obvious exits: closed door south, east, open door west
I've been down there about 7ish times since the reset. It appears the door opens ALWAYS when you solve puzzle. I've been solving it with Myr, my witchie all but once. he opens it all the time. according to the textblock, he should have something like a 10-25% chance only. and it opens every time. I'm betting that 'testskill' isnt in...
Well it tests both intellect and wisdom so it could be that its not handling the two tests correctly and rather just passing on the first. I know there are some other posts about this too I'm a mergen them...