LovaP48
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Hrm... This room looks so simple and innocent!
Assumptions:

Where am I going wrong then?

Nuntar
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The east side of the room is separate, but it's meant to show the principles you need to understand to solve the west side. Goblins (like other monsters) are attracted to decoys, unless they see Beethro within 5 tiles. In addition, they fear the sword of their current target, not all swords.

Therefore:


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LovaP48
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Nuntar wrote:
The east side of the room is separate, but it's meant to show the principles you need to understand to solve the west side. Goblins (like other monsters) are attracted to decoys, unless they see Beethro within 5 tiles. In addition, they fear the sword of their current target, not all swords.

Therefore:

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×The goblin cannot step on the pressure plate if the decoy is its current target -- Beethro must be.

However, if Beethro gets close enough to attract the goblin, he can't push the goblin onto the pressure plate -- you can only push a goblin two tiles away from your sword.

So the only way the goblin can step on the plate is:

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×if it's attracted to the decoy and then Beethro steps close enough to make it switch target, and that move brings it onto the plate.

Where must Beethro stand for this move to be possible?

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×The spot is special in some way. Good thing you brought your sword with you!

I got it shortly after. I can't believe I missed something like that.
Thanks for confirming the details of the behaviour though, Nuntar!