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I'm running a D&D game tomorrow for some folks and I'm kind of getting OCD about everything.
*le sigh*
I haven't run a game for others in a couple of years, so I'm probably overcompensating.
The basic plot is that the party gets hired to retrieve a magic mcguffin from an old church.
But I thought it would be cool if they had to solve riddles to get into the church and then get back out again(if they survive the encounter in the church! Mwahahaha!).
Anyway, I've come up with a couple of riddles. Let me know what y'all think.
Riddle One: The Entrance
I am patient, kind and cruel.
I have been with thee,
am with thee still,
will be waiting for thee tomorrow.
Name me and enter.
The answer is Death. Because death is patient, kind to some and cruel to others, and is always with us. Is the riddle too abstract? I'm not sure.
Riddle Two: The Exit
I am a balm on dark days,
and a liar to the foolish.
I soar on wings of divine promise,
and am the promise of better days.
Name me and live.
The answer is Hope. Because people cling to hope in their darkest days, while fools cling to false hope. The soaring on wings of divine promise bit is related to hope being associated with the divine and doves, and 'the promise of better days' is an allusion to 'hope for the future.' Again, I wonder if it's too abstract?
Eh. If they can't guess, I can always fudge the numbers.
*le sigh*
I haven't run a game for others in a couple of years, so I'm probably overcompensating.
The basic plot is that the party gets hired to retrieve a magic mcguffin from an old church.
But I thought it would be cool if they had to solve riddles to get into the church and then get back out again(if they survive the encounter in the church! Mwahahaha!).
Anyway, I've come up with a couple of riddles. Let me know what y'all think.
Riddle One: The Entrance
I am patient, kind and cruel.
I have been with thee,
am with thee still,
will be waiting for thee tomorrow.
Name me and enter.
The answer is Death. Because death is patient, kind to some and cruel to others, and is always with us. Is the riddle too abstract? I'm not sure.
Riddle Two: The Exit
I am a balm on dark days,
and a liar to the foolish.
I soar on wings of divine promise,
and am the promise of better days.
Name me and live.
The answer is Hope. Because people cling to hope in their darkest days, while fools cling to false hope. The soaring on wings of divine promise bit is related to hope being associated with the divine and doves, and 'the promise of better days' is an allusion to 'hope for the future.' Again, I wonder if it's too abstract?
Eh. If they can't guess, I can always fudge the numbers.
