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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sleepy Walker" data-source="post: 7540591" data-attributes="member: 6924770">I use them rarely.  I try to have at least two ways of getting through any situation, so no impassible magic locks or something.  Riddles where that is the only way to pass, or pass without the near impossible odds it otherwise would be, are ones which can drag a session into the mud.  I have enough problems getting players to arrive in enough numbers to have the session, so I would rather not drag a 3 room encounter into a 4 hour event of head scratching.That being said, variety is the spice of life, so having the occasional riddle is a good way to change the mental gears.  I find that good riddles are ones where if the player can figure it out they get something utterly non-critical, but useful or fun.</blockquote>