Weekly INT Check

[darkstorme]

(Disclaimer:  All use of any in-game names in INT Check® is strictly for entertainment purposes - the social events, locations, and intruiges detailed herein do not have any bearing on the game arc itself, which the author has no control over.*)  Without further ado, then, the weekly INT Check®!   On a recent raid of one of the Underdark caverns near the surface of Mistone, a Drow party was surprised, and a number of documents seized.  The documents are ciphered, but the suspicion is that they pertain to upcoming Drow attacks.  Copies of the documents have been made widely available, in the hopes that some clever adventurer might be able to decipher the plans before the attack.   Document 1: (Easy DC)   Ivreqev'ven or cenvfrq:  Vs jr zrna gb nggnpx Sbeg Yynfg, jr'q orfg tngure bhe sbeprf arne gur Mnvatr Evire.  Gur pbzovangvba bs pbire naq rnfr bs geniry jvyy terngyl snpvyvgngr n fzbbgu ragel vagb pbzong, naq gur sbeg jvyy fheryl abg ubyq bhg ntnvafg n shyy envqvat cnegl.  Gur nggnpx, nf fpurqhyrq, jvyy gnxr cynpr va gur yngre qnlf bs Bpyne, jurarire bhe gebbcf ner cercnerq.  Erfcbaq jvgu nal pynevsvpngvbaf be nygrengvbaf gb gur cyna.
   Document 2: (Medium DC)    bortftoaots nr qtsodrf'  :ro;pm od toqr gpt yjr yslomh. og er vsm dorxr s djoq sy pmr pg yjr d,s;;rt qptydz  ejo;r yjru ,ohjy nr rcqrvyomh sm syysvl nu ;smf, eoyj yjr vp;;sqdr pg n;ppfad msbu. yjru ditr;u eo;; mpy nr rcqrvyomh sm syysvl nu drsz  er eo;; droxr s hs;;rpm sy yjr d,s;; qpty sy yjr hi;g pg nshots. smf dso; imfrt vpbrt pg fstlmrdd yp ;ro;pmz  yjr qs;ytu frgrmdrd om yjr fpvlustf eo;; mpy dysmf shsomdy id. smf er pihjy yp nr sn;r yp drvitr s htrsy frs; pg ytrsditr. lo;; dp,r pg yjr ditgsvrtd. smf ,slr hppf pit rdvsqr om yjr brddr; er vp,,smfrrtrf gpt pit rmytsmvrz  vittrmy yrmysyobr yo,rysn;rd q;svr pit droxitr pg yjr djoq om rst;u frvo;st. eoyj yjr syysvl yp gp;;pe deogy;u. yp sbpof yjr mpyovr pg yjr djoqad vsqyitr dqtrsfomh.  trdqpmf eoyj smu v;stogovsyopmd pt s;yrtsyopmd yp yjr q;sm.
  Document 3: (Hard DC)   QZ KOLIQXB WI'PDN'M VMVS:   NPQ LILZQWH JTMW CZ BTN VCOT YFCMEC WM BA NGNINUWMP M YFYAQLSHKQ RB ZWDC VIXQ JG U AGATUKQA UOQXM, SGXXXMCVS RZFCERCH UMPWWA FX RCASDWMM ADF ZWDV OHL RNONCDNG.  ZZAV HBMDN, KY KMW WHNUUHLIFN OAMZCG UVP JQKCUAS LMEXILKQB HI AGLQYAEOIFTK RBPIPN TIZF QOGXEQWLM.  FQS CTXDGCWZ NBUJXNG CVRRZNZMCWIV MWR MINXHUOQ CC NIWN DFION PYNAAS NPQ YFCVORDUT MCHUKW, BC NPQ MSZMZBSM EUUZ VM DNBXMDNR CUBXHYVF XF OAQUSMA MWR NPQ MSZMZMSLA OJB VM EUOOOTCSLMP FWNP YRBCUMU RLWI KZIWP CC VM EYWFB.  SRJYV FQS GIWNIJ WR XIL NAAQYA, M OWAPFNFM' WD JGMIEBWHA' SDWFL IXIFL NN TUDADFYL MB COZ OXJYZ UMSHBUCM.   CB IXIFL MUGI AQAJY CE FSFT FX SMBMKZCAT J DIAUCWPM DNDOBMCWIV RXF NPQ PICTP - XF UB XNOMB M ASJCFJHCWZ XT LMXROVQXRHS IZM SZNULWYVOH.  HBQE FCOTP ASKCUAS IVXH O MUMUZ ZZMLHCWZ XT ICD VOHXAFSL BA JQWWYYZCAT, KIN EADZX AQAJY CE FSFT UW HYZYB CZ UUBRCZQLHCWZ.  NAJTAHAYVF XDJWDCIHQFRSM KADZX, IPMWNQAWOFTK,  KS ZINAWWIFNR NW NNHNMD BSLDQ XIL WIW WHBQASMBE.  FS QQXU SMBMKZCAT J PUAQ XT IXQAONQAWG CV YJF, UVP YFIKQMS ZZAV HBMDN.
   Why the Drow encrypted messages in Common is anyone's guess.  Regardless, what are the plans for Drow attacks?  Cryptogram fans - enjoy!    *Though subsequent INT checks may (if I have time to set it up) have actual in-game results.

[Weeblie]

Hm... Where did I put my crypto-analysis program again... *Starts to dig through all of his source code.*

[J-ser]

I figured out medium, it was easy enough, though i didn't have time to decode it. The others.... *smashes head into wall*

[Flaron1990]

I got medium DC, then easy DC in the matter of seconds. The Hard DC I took about five minutes then just gave up.

[darkstorme]

Well, the reasons for this should be fairly straightforward.  Easy and Medium are based on a cipher named after a Roman... but Hard is named after a Frenchman. *grins evilly*