Original Riddles
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<div class="IPBDescription">...as in...unique.</div> From that one Shask guy's thread, I figured, hey, why take riddles from places like riddles.com when they're incredibly easy to make. Granted, these are from my NWN module, but I never released (or finished) it, so that doesn't much matter because it was mine, does it?
Remember, you make them yourself, you don't take them from riddles.com or from Tolkien, because everyone knows the white horse on a red hill, and the treasure chest is an egg riddles. Be creative for once, make you're own.
Remember to try and use cohesive language to link your riddle together; as in, make sure you're using the right kind of word, otherwise you're overly misleading and no one is going to come up with the answer to your riddle that you planned on. Also note that puns and vagueness can be used effectively, you just have to use them right.
So, without further ado, my riddles (feel free to point out problems with them):
1.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have three hands but only one face.
I can live almost any place.
Counting's my job and my work.
Although, I'm not a clerk,
Because what I count doesn't take up space.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
2.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Many men search for me.
Some I make happy.
Others are at a loss.
When all they find is my dross.
I adorn wrists and necks,
and many men can I vex,
but I'm sure you know what I am.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(original was much longer, but unfortunately I have no idea where it is)
3.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Living and Dieing, yet unbreathing and not crying.
I can be killed by bandits and thieves,
but when I die only a merchant grieves.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
4.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Where I stand, nothing else can be.
there is nothing else to see,
my color is clear;
there is nothing to hear,
my sound is empty;
Where I am not, can also be me.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(had to edit it, because it made no sense...it still doesn't make sense but it's still really easy)
[Answers to be posted later, after reading Sirus' post, perhaps it's more fun to guess]
Remember, you make them yourself, you don't take them from riddles.com or from Tolkien, because everyone knows the white horse on a red hill, and the treasure chest is an egg riddles. Be creative for once, make you're own.
Remember to try and use cohesive language to link your riddle together; as in, make sure you're using the right kind of word, otherwise you're overly misleading and no one is going to come up with the answer to your riddle that you planned on. Also note that puns and vagueness can be used effectively, you just have to use them right.
So, without further ado, my riddles (feel free to point out problems with them):
1.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have three hands but only one face.
I can live almost any place.
Counting's my job and my work.
Although, I'm not a clerk,
Because what I count doesn't take up space.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
2.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Many men search for me.
Some I make happy.
Others are at a loss.
When all they find is my dross.
I adorn wrists and necks,
and many men can I vex,
but I'm sure you know what I am.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(original was much longer, but unfortunately I have no idea where it is)
3.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Living and Dieing, yet unbreathing and not crying.
I can be killed by bandits and thieves,
but when I die only a merchant grieves.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
4.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Where I stand, nothing else can be.
there is nothing else to see,
my color is clear;
there is nothing to hear,
my sound is empty;
Where I am not, can also be me.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(had to edit it, because it made no sense...it still doesn't make sense but it's still really easy)
[Answers to be posted later, after reading Sirus' post, perhaps it's more fun to guess]
Comments
:P
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->No-legs lay on one-leg, two legs sat near on three legs, four legs got some.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->An eye in a blue face
Saw an eye in a green face.
'That eye is like to this eye'
Said the first eye,
'But in low place
Not in high place.' <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--c1--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking <!--c2--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->A box without hinges, key or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
fu fu fu
I have sharp blades
I'm small and handy,
But I need you to guide me.
Cutting through white
I have two arms
that can penetrate anything.
I have two holes
but they are not eyes.
What am I?
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Argh, can't come up with any at moment, I'll be back with one in a sec...
The man who makes it, doesn't want it. The man who buys it, doesn't need it. The man who uses it, doesn't know it. What is it?
**Edit** I know it's not original but I'm not very creative. Gimmie a break.
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, according the the Lord of the Rings books, it was a legitimate riddle, because Gollum accepted it.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->My duty is to pester
Your time I shall sequester
You will despise your dwelling
For to there is the irks that I sling
I strike with no warning
Arbitrary is my sting
But to the ears of the deaf
No trouble can I bring<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Highlight for answer: <span style='color:041E2D'>Telemarketer</span>
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have sharp blades
I'm small and handy,
But I need you to guide me.
Cutting through white
I have two arms
that can penetrate anything.
I have two holes
but they are not eyes.
What am I? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
^ Proposed answer ^:
<span style='color:041E2D'>Scissors</span>
v Proposed answer for the riddle beneath this post v
<span style='color:041E2D'>Jack-in-the-Box</span>
I have sharp blades
I'm small and handy,
But I need you to guide me.
Cutting through white
I have two arms
that can penetrate anything.
I have two holes
but they are not eyes.
What am I? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Scissors!
Judges all and none
Arms spread open
Never moving
Near the city of sun.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Many men search for me.
Some I make happy.
Others are at a loss.
When all they find is my dross.
I adorn wrists and necks,
and many men can I vex,
but I'm sure you know what I am.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(original was much longer, but unfortunately I have no idea where it is)
4.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Where I stand, nothing else can be.
there is nothing else to see,
my color is clear;
there is nothing to hear,
my sound is empty;
Where I am not, can also be me.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(had to edit it, because it made no sense...it still doesn't make sense but it's still really easy)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The answer to #2 is <span style='color:#062639'>love</span> and the answer to #4 is <span style='color:#062639'>space (as in the universe.)</span>. Highlight to read.
And now back to your regularly scheduled broadcast.
+one
I believe the mathematical symbol is i ...or maybe it was e....it was a long time ago.
i^2= -1 (but that's theoretical mathematics and has no real world equivalent)
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->High on mountain
Judges all and none
Arms spread open
Never moving
Near the city of sun. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I vote a cloud...but it doesn't seem right.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have sharp blades
I'm small and handy,
But I need you to guide me.
Cutting through white
I have two arms
that can penetrate anything.
I have two holes
but they are not eyes.
What am I? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I too, vote scissors.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The man who makes it, doesn't want it. The man who buys it, doesn't need it. The man who uses it, doesn't know it. What is it?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm going to go with 'it' here...despite it doesn't fulfill all parts of the riddle very well.
Easy one! <span style='color:#062639'>Silence</span>! (Highlight.)
I have sharp blades
I'm small and handy,
But I need you to guide me.
Cutting through white
I have two arms
that can penetrate anything.
I have two holes
but they are not eyes.
What am I? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Scissors! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
*hands out a chocolate bar*
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have three hands but only one face.
I can live almost any place.
Counting's my job and my work.
Although, I'm not a clerk,
Because what I count doesn't take up space.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
2.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Many men search for me.
Some I make happy.
Others are at a loss.
When all they find is my dross.
I adorn wrists and necks,
and many men can I vex,
but I'm sure you know what I am.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
3.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Living and Dieing, yet unbreathing and not crying.
I can be killed by bandits and thieves,
but when I die only a merchant grieves.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
4.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Where I stand, nothing else can be.
there is nothing else to see,
my color is clear;
there is nothing to hear,
my sound is empty;
Where I am not, can also be me.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
My answers below
<span style='color:041E2D'>1. Clock...
2. Gold(love doesn't decorate wrists and necks lolz).
3. Trade.
4. I was going to say "nothing", but "space" is probably a better answer.</span>
Can be small, can be big,
me you must tend,
if you want to keep everyones best friend.
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Time.
But only to an Englishman
is my first name deceiving
of what I truly am
I scorch those who touch me
but leave their flesh unscathed
And that is what brings them all
to crave more of me
and so they continue
to feel my wrath diminished
with every subsequent encounter
[edit]I might of caused a bit of confusion, the two stanzas are still part of the same riddle. Better join them... sorry.[/edit]
but leave their flesh unscathed
And that is what brings them all
to crave more of me
and so they continue
to feel my wrath diminished
with every subsequent encounter <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I vote Alcohol (or maybe Whiskey specifically)
A man looks at a photo of a person, and says "Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is it a picture of?
A man looks at a photo of a person, and says "Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is it a picture of? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Argh, why am I handicapped with sentences that repeat words in the same proximity with one another. I almost answered "himself"...
Answer:
His son.
*googles to check correctness; Yes! And I almost fell for the usual mistake as well!*
But only to an Englishman
is my first name deceiving
of what I truly am
I scorch those who touch me
but leave their flesh unscathed
And that is what brings them all
to crave more of me
and so they continue
to feel my wrath diminished
with every subsequent encounter
<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Answer: <span style='color:041E2D'>Chili Sauce </span>
Can be small, can be big,
me you must tend,
if you want to keep everyones best friend. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think I figured this one out:
A photo album...well, maybe not...but it works on one level at least.
Can be small, can be big,
me you must tend,
if you want to keep everyones best friend. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think I figured this one out:
A photo album...well, maybe not...but it works on one level at least. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I would of thought it was the more predictable answer of a dog.
Your answer's much more interesting though.