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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8566591" data-attributes="member: 16814"><p>The easy answer to the question of riddles is really to just not use concrete riddles. Riddles that are actually written out or spoken and have a specific answer are always and entirely aimed at the player, not the character. If you have any issue with this (and there are many legitimate ones to have) then maybe just skip the riddles? That was my solution -- riddles, if they appear, are abstract things and are resolved through player action declarations introducing specific fiction on them that can be leveraged (like knowledge checks that determine that this riddle is about sheep). That solves the issue nicely. Being smart or proficient is an aid, but being smart and proficient is even better. Players can even leverage their backgrounds if they find a way to make them apply (a solider character might recall telling riddles as a camp activity and suggesting that this riddle was on of those).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8566591, member: 16814"] The easy answer to the question of riddles is really to just not use concrete riddles. Riddles that are actually written out or spoken and have a specific answer are always and entirely aimed at the player, not the character. If you have any issue with this (and there are many legitimate ones to have) then maybe just skip the riddles? That was my solution -- riddles, if they appear, are abstract things and are resolved through player action declarations introducing specific fiction on them that can be leveraged (like knowledge checks that determine that this riddle is about sheep). That solves the issue nicely. Being smart or proficient is an aid, but being smart and proficient is even better. Players can even leverage their backgrounds if they find a way to make them apply (a solider character might recall telling riddles as a camp activity and suggesting that this riddle was on of those). [/QUOTE]
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