A lot of riddles are too open to interpretation, lack any truly clever or fair clues to their answers, or might depend on knowledge the listener has never been exposed to. In such cases, players would either dwell on them for too long or be left unsatisfied with their answer.
The ones contained in this table, however, are for the most part short, fair, and can be solved with a reasonable amount of thought. I.e., ideal for a smooth session.
This table will continue to be expanded as I stumble upon more riddles of this specific breed. Enjoy!
| d27 | Result |
|---|---|
1 |
I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I lick Will soon turn red. Answer: Fire. |
2 |
The necromancer's home needs not this room. Answer: The living room. |
3 |
My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I? Answer: A candle. |
4 |
If you drop me, I'm sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I'll always smile back. Answer: A mirror. |
5 |
The more you take away, the larger I grow. What am I? Answer: A hole. |
6 |
I have cities, but no people, I have roads, but no pavement, I have rivers, but no water. Answer: A map. |
7 |
What is always coming, but never arrives? Answer: Tomorrow or The Future. |
8 |
I am a vessel without hinges, lock, or lid. Answer: An egg. |
9 |
The poor have me, the rich need me, eat me and you die. What am I? Answer: Nothing. |
10 |
What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night? Answer: A pillow. |
11 |
Walk on the living, they don't even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble. What are they? Answer: Leaves. |
12 |
What is it that you must give before you can keep it? Answer: Your word. |
13 |
Lose me once and I'll come back stronger. Lose me twice and you'll see me no longer. Answer: A tooth. |
14 |
What is broken when its name is declared? Answer: Silence. |
15 |
A beggar's brother went out to sea and unfortunately drowned... but the man who drowned had no brother. If that is the case, then what was the relationship between the man who drowned and the beggar? Answer: The beggar was the man's sister, and he her brother. |
16 |
For our ambrosia we were blessed, by the gods, with a sting of death. Though our might to some is jest, still avoid us, they do their best. Answer: Bees. |
17 |
The part of the bird that is not in the sky, which can swim in the ocean and always stay dry. Answer: Its shadow. |
18 |
While I'm a mystery I'll drive you delirious, but once uncovered I'm not so serious. Answer: A riddle. |
19 |
I've got a head and I I've got a tail. No legs or wings, but often flip through the air. Answer: A coin. |
20 |
Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. Answer: A fish. |
21 |
Intentions of severing me, they won't deny, yet when struck down my slayers cry. Answer: Onion. |
22 |
What is it that speaks without any words? And can be loudly, and distinctly heard? Will drive away friend and foe alike. And is enough to make a stolid man's face alight? Answer: Passed gas. |
23 |
Pull with all your might, only a whistle you'll gain but almost out of sight, someone may shrink in pain. Answer: Bow & arrow. |
24 |
I can fly, but have no wings. I can cry, but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. Answer: A cloud. |
25 |
A murderer is condemned to death. They must to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires. The second hosts the king's best assassins. The third, a pride of lions that haven't eaten in years. Which room is safest pick? Answer: The Lion Room, which contains nothing but the corpses of starved lions. |
26 |
The more you've taken, the more you've left behind. Answer: Footsteps. |
27 |
I am the dark child of a shining father, a wingless bird flying towards heaven, every eye that meets me weeps, but not from grief. Answer: Smoke. |