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<blockquote data-quote="Seramus" data-source="post: 7537922" data-attributes="member: 6812658">Riddles are an OOC challenge. So you can approach it three different ways.1) Leave it completely OOC. This removes the stats of the characters from the equation, but many DM's run it this way because they just embrace the OOC nature of Riddles (or they don't care). This is absolutely fine if everyone at the table agrees and has fun with this kind of thing, though in my experience many DM's will do it this way even if it's not fun for their players.2) Rolls can give you hints. This is the most common version I see at my local gaming store. You present the riddle, but allow the players to roll their skills and/or attributes to gain hints to the solution. This validates the choices of the players, but still allows for some OOC cleverness.3) Rolls resolve the riddle. I rarely see riddles handled this way, because there is no OOC cleverness involved in the solution even though it is the most character validating. I am certain some posters below will offer up some really interesting ways to make this option work. I am eager to hear their ideas!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Seramus, post: 7537922, member: 6812658"] Riddles are an OOC challenge. So you can approach it three different ways. 1) Leave it completely OOC. This removes the stats of the characters from the equation, but many DM's run it this way because they just embrace the OOC nature of Riddles (or they don't care). This is absolutely fine if everyone at the table agrees and has fun with this kind of thing, though in my experience many DM's will do it this way even if it's not fun for their players. 2) Rolls can give you hints. This is the most common version I see at my local gaming store. You present the riddle, but allow the players to roll their skills and/or attributes to gain hints to the solution. This validates the choices of the players, but still allows for some OOC cleverness. 3) Rolls resolve the riddle. I rarely see riddles handled this way, because there is no OOC cleverness involved in the solution even though it is the most character validating. I am certain some posters below will offer up some really interesting ways to make this option work. I am eager to hear their ideas! [/QUOTE]

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