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<blockquote data-quote="TheCosmicKid" data-source="post: 6863259" data-attributes="member: 6683613">Oh my god, there are spoiler tags in this forum!&nbsp; I was trying to figure out how to do one for the OP.Maybe I'm just being stupid, but that one's going to need some further explanation.&nbsp; Auxiliary forces, like, as in the Roman army?&nbsp; Howzat?The way I run sphinxes, they're pretty insistent that they do the riddle-asking, thank you very much.&nbsp; Also, they've got an inerrant sixth sense when it comes to riddles -- they always ask one you don't know already.But I did do something else by pairing two sphinxes:&nbsp; an andosphinx and a gynosphinx.&nbsp; The way an androsphinx's roar escalates three times seemed like a natural way to give the players three guesses on the gynosphinx's riddle, and also test their bravery as they decide whether to persist or walk away.&nbsp; Plus they could banter and irritate the players while they were thinking.Andro:&nbsp; Why do you bumbling travelers always keep interrupting us?Gyno:&nbsp; We're immortal creatures of infinite patience, my love.&nbsp; And only one duty on this plane.&nbsp; I'm sure we can spare a few minutes to perform it.Andro:&nbsp; Too hard?&nbsp; She could always ask the one about the legs instead.Gyno:&nbsp; Please, dear, some of us have standards to uphold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheCosmicKid, post: 6863259, member: 6683613"] Oh my god, there [I]are[/I] spoiler tags in this forum! I was trying to figure out how to do one for the OP. Maybe I'm just being stupid, but that one's going to need some further explanation. Auxiliary forces, like, as in the Roman army? Howzat? The way I run sphinxes, they're pretty insistent that [I]they[/I] do the riddle-asking, thank you very much. Also, they've got an inerrant sixth sense when it comes to riddles -- they always ask one you don't know already. But I did do something else by pairing two sphinxes: an andosphinx and a gynosphinx. The way an androsphinx's roar escalates three times seemed like a natural way to give the players three guesses on the gynosphinx's riddle, and also test their bravery as they decide whether to persist or walk away. Plus they could banter and irritate the players while they were thinking. [B]Andro:[/B] Why do you bumbling travelers always keep interrupting us? [B]Gyno:[/B] We're immortal creatures of infinite patience, my love. And only one duty on this plane. I'm sure we can spare a few minutes to perform it. [B]Andro:[/B] Too hard? She could always ask the one about the legs instead. [B]Gyno:[/B] Please, dear, some of us have standards to uphold. [/QUOTE]

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