D&D General Can you solve these D&D Riddles? (And write your own!)

[BookTenTiger]

Here are some fun riddles I came up with this morning over my cup of coffee.

Each group has four words. Three have something in common: they can each be turned into a D&D-related compound word or two-word phrase by adding on another common word. One word, however, doesn't match the rule.

To solve each riddle, you must find the rule, and identify which word doesn't follow that rule.

For example, if I give you:

Spike, mage, flayer, master

Spoiler

The answer is "mind" and the outcast is "mage." Mind can be combined with the other three words to create Mind Spike (a spell), Mind Flayer, and Mastermind (a rogue subclass).

Got it?

Now try these, and then create your own! Please use spoiler tags to hide your answers.

1. Devil, spiked, mail, door

2. Orc, under, vision, elf

3. Slayer, manual, beast, rust

4. Great, bow, coast, short

5. Speech, gnome, water, cave

6. Failure, point, critical, dice

7. Book, mage, sword, open

8. Wild, history, detect, missile

 

[Mercurius]

Spoiler: Answers

1.CHAIN/door
2. DARK/orc
3. MONSTER/beast
4. SWORD/bow
5. DEEP/cave
6. HIT/failure
7. HAND/open
8. MAGIC/history

 

[Richards]

Answer to #7:

Spoiler

Hand: (Player's) handbook, mage hand, open hand (monk class) - leftover is thus "sword"

Johnathan

 

[BookTenTiger]

Answer to #7:

Spoiler

Hand: (Player's) handbook, mage hand, open hand (monk class) - leftover is thus "sword"

Johnathan

Nice!

 

[BookTenTiger]

Spoiler: Answers

1.CHAIN/door
2. DARK/orc
3. MONSTER/beast
4. SWORD/bow
5. DEEP/cave
6. HIT/failure
7. HAND/open
8. MAGIC/history

Well done!

 

[Richards]

So, to add a couple more:

9. Cat, monstrous, swarm, sword​

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10. Dragon, piece, raven, toad​

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11. Bear, giant, serpentine, snake​

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12. Fish, magic, thoughts, undead​

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13. Walk, wall, whispering, sneaking​

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14. Dark, lava, shape, warp​

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15. Giant, skin, spear, tell​

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16. Bear, guard, map, tentacles​

Johnathan

 

[BookTenTiger]

So, to add a couple more:

9. Cat, monstrous, swarm, sword​

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10. Dragon, piece, raven, toad​

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11. Bear, giant, serpentine, snake​

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12. Fish, magic, thoughts, undead​

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13. Walk, wall, whispering, sneaking​

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14. Dark, lava, shape, warp​

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15. Giant, skin, spear, tell​

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16. Bear, guard, map, tentacles​

Johnathan

9. Cat, monstrous, swarm, sword
Not sure about this one!

10. Dragon, piece, raven, toad

Spoiler

Silver? Silver dragon, silver piece, silver raven (figurine of wondrous power). Outlier: toad.

11. Bear, giant, serpentine, snake
No clue!

12. Fish, magic, thoughts, undead

Spoiler

Detect. Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Detect Undead. Outlier: fish. But a Detect Fish spell would be pretty great!

13. Walk, wall, whispering, sneaking

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Is this Wind? Wind Walk and Wind Wall are 5e spells, I think Whispering Wind was a 3e spell. Outlier: sneaking

14. Dark, lava, shape, warp

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My guess is Wood? Darkwood, Shape Wood, Warp Wood. Outlier: lava. I'm not too sure about this one.

15. Giant, skin, spear, tell
Lost on this one!

16. Bear, guard, map, tentacles

Spoiler

Black. Black Bear, Blackguard, Black Tentacles (Evard's). Outlier: map[/spoilers]

 

[Richards]

BookTenTiger: Correct on all fronts!

9, 11, and 15 are still in play.

Johnathan

 

[Chryssis]

9 Cat, monstrous, swarm, sword

Spoiler: not good but kinda technically correct

humanoid, humanoid cat (tabaxi), monstrous humanoid, humanoid swarm outlier sword

11. Bear, giant, serpentine, snake

Spoiler

Owl, Owlbear, Giant Owl, Serpentine Owl outlier snake

15. Giant, skin, spear, tell

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Stone, Stone giant, Stoneskin (spell) Stone tell (spell) outlier Spear

 

[Richards]

Chryssis: Spot on with 11 and 15. Your answer to 9 is not at all what I had in mind, though. Without giving away my intended answer (in case anybody still wants to give it a shot), the three correct entries for #9 all match up with the same word to create three monsters, one of which is a Forgotten Realms specific creature and may not currently have 5E stats. (I honestly have no idea.)

Johnathan