hawkfu Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Hello, I have this idea for a Riddler type villain - a puzzle guy who leaves clues - but I'm having trouble with the clues and riddles part. Anybody run an adventure with this type of bad guy? Any suggestions on resources I could check out? Any guidance is appreciated. Hawkfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas Villany Amok related material by Scott Bennie has some riddles IIRC. Here we go: Found it. Pg 3 http://www.herogames.com/FreeStuff/ModulesAndAdventures/PlotGallery1AndAHalf.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas The who...? A what...? Damn, sorry I'm late. Is it over? That was a nice resource there, Hermit. I like the deduction hints. And the most important piece of advice: If the players come up with a better explanation, go for it! Do you already have the plot or crime in mind? Creating the riddles/clues after that should be pretty easy. Depending upon how absurd you wanna be, of course. So, ummm...how smart are your players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZootSoot Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas Hello, I have this idea for a Riddler type villain - a puzzle guy who leaves clues - but I'm having trouble with the clues and riddles part. Anybody run an adventure with this type of bad guy? Any suggestions on resources I could check out? Any guidance is appreciated. Hawkfu Only one, this guy is doing this because he wants to show off how smart he is, not because he wants to get caught. Therefore go get some back issues of Scientific American and base his "clues" on the math games and puzzlers they have a regular column for. Or use some similar resource, particularly you might want to look at "sucker" wagers in all their forms 'cause otherwise this guy is gonna be The Big Loser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas You can always go pick up a Dell puzzle book and adapt things. They have all sorts of puzzles and codes. Or adapt anything else that comes to mind. Try this: Can you picture? You have to see it in your mind. Can you picture? What's quick and easy to find? Can you picture? You have to... And then create a room with some sort of trigger. Stick this on the wall. Or have a view screen come on with the villain reciting it when they enter the room(which of course locks them in immediately). For the record, those are lyrics from "Can You Picture That?" from the Muppet Movie(Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem rule!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas Just for reference, see Saw & Se7en. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfu Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas Thanks for the great suggestions everybody! Hawkfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Re: The Riddler - adventure ideas Do however, remember that the players may not know things/figure things out that their characters could. Bob might not get that reference to non-Euclidian geometry, but Dr. Awesome would. When the players are stumped, give them some help via INT/Deduction/appropriate KS rolls to help nudge them along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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