FFIX Riddles v2.0

[Rantz]

I'll try and think one up if AK doesn't want it.

[Aerith's Knight]

I never tried a FFIX one.. can i do it? T__T

[Quindiana Jones]

Go ahead Mr. 47. Riddle away. before I think one up. :bigsmile:

Make it a goodun.

[Aerith's Knight]

One bump, one moment,
and i am gone.
but with the right combination,
the right location,
you'll get something powerful.

[BG-57]

The Friendly monsters you can give gems to?

[Aerith's Knight]

nope

[BG-57]

Ragtime Mouse?

Repost:

One bump, one moment,
and i am gone.
but with the right combination,
the right location,
you'll get something powerful.

[Aerith's Knight]

no, youre thinking along the wrong lines.

[Quindiana Jones]

The chest in Dali that requires the Mayors Key to obtain?

One bump, one moment,
and i am gone. - it's only there for a short time. Not sure what the bump might be, though. Still...worth a guess.
but with the right combination,
the right location,
you'll get something powerful. - Combination doesn't fit. Location does. There's something good in the box.

This is almost definitely wrong; I just wanna get the ball rolling.

[Aerith's Knight]

nope, so ill give a hint.

hint1: "Something powerful" is an accesory.

[Rantz]

The Moonstone you get from perfecting the Zidane/Blank fighting scene in the beginning? The reasoning should be self-evident.

[Aerith's Knight]

nope, nice try though

[Yukki-Chan]

A stab in the Dark, but Dark Matter? which you can only get through auctions.

[Cleric]

chocograph??

[Aerith's Knight]

nope to both.

big hint: think Treno

[Suvious]

Stellazio coins?
Treno fountain?

[Trance_Kuja]

Something that can be synthesized only in Treno, is it the Kachusha?

[Nog]

I think it's the Power Belt you can get in Treno on Disc 2.

One bump, one moment,
and i am gone.
Gilgamesh "accidentally" bumping into Garnet, and then fleeing after stealing some of her Gil.

but with the right combination,
Choosing the ATE's 'Treno Tradition' and 'Pursuit'.


the right location,
The Synthesis Shop where Gilgamesh escaped to.

you'll get something powerful.
You will receive a Power Belt if you approach Gilgamesh with Steiner.

[Aerith's Knight]

I made it a little too easy with that hint. xD

Nog has it! Go! go! go!

(sry for the late resposne, Ive been busy lately)

[Nog]

In moments of sorrow
At times of despair
It strengthens my spirit
To know you are there
Lost from my memory
But safe in my heart
A comforting presence
Since the day we did part.

[capricious]

Jane? (garnet's mother).....

In moments of sorrow
At times of despair
It strengthens my spirit
To know you are there

This was during the time Maiden Sari was destroyed. Garnet's mother was with her..

Lost from my memory
But safe in my heart
A comforting presence
Since the day we did part

Jane will always be apart of Garnet's heart, even though she doesn't remember her well since they were seperated.

[Nog]

Good guess, but it's not correct.

[capricious]

Awwww....
Ok...
Eiko's mog? :love:

[Aerith's Knight]

Zidane's friend(with benefits) back in that other world?

[Nog]

It's not Mog or Mikoto.

[Rantz]

The "Garnet" add-on?

[Nog]

It's not the "Garnet" add-on.

[capricious]

Its gotta be Sir Fratley... ?

[Nog]

It's not Sir Fratley.

[capricious]

...... :( I'm determined to get this right... :mad:

Freya?

[Nog]

I'll repost the riddle and give a hint, as no-one has replied for a few days.

Riddle

In moments of sorrow
At times of despair
It strengthens my spirit
To know you are there
Lost from my memory
But safe in my heart
A comforting presence
Since the day we did part.

It's connected to Madain Sari


Wrong answers

Jane
Mog
Mikoto
Garnet add-on
Sir Fratley
Freya

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Dagger's ability to summon Eidolons? It makes sense, since Zorn and Thorn ripped it from her heart, but it takes alot of spirit(MP) to summon Eidolons.

[Nog]

It's not Eidolons.

Concentrate on the words "comforting presence". What comforts someone (in the game) when their feeling sad or alone.

[Rantz]

Madeen?

[Depression Moon]

Is it friends when they're seperated but they're connected in their hearts because they love one another?

[Caveroamer]

is it the song Melodies Of Life?

[Nog]

It's not Madeen or Friends, but Melodies of Life is very close.

[Quindiana Jones]

I can't help but think it's Garnets hummy tune, but that would be Melodies of Life...hmm. Need to re-read riddle and replay game, haha.

[Nog]

It is Garnets hummy tune. :p

The track is called Song of Memory on the OST. Melodies of Life is the song that plays at the end credits IIRC.

[Quindiana Jones]

Bah. Same tune. :D

Thanks, of course, go to everyone else who did all the hard work, enabling me to swoop in and steal the glory. :laugh:



First and foremost,
short and swift.
Magus murder next,
though it can be missed.

Obsolete from the start,
but you may want it once more.
When your world becomes confused,
it's the thing you'll wish for.

Who am I?
What is my name?
One must become a stranger,
for the rest of this game.

Taken at once,
but evolving throughout.
I spend most of my time,
just brooding about.

Person or thing?
Friend or foe?
That, my dear friends,
is what I want to know.

Hell yes. I like rhyming so much that I'll do it, cheesiness and lame-ness be damned!

[Rantz]

Yay, Quin riddle! :jess:


Thanks, of course, go to everyone else who did all the hard work, enabling me to swoop in and steal the glory. :laugh:
Just as it should be. :)

My guess is Dagger.

First and foremost,
It's Zidane's initially equipped weapon.

short and swift.
Well it is.

Magus murder next,
though it can be missed.
Mage Masher is the next weapon for Zidane, although you don't have to get it.

Obsolete from the start,
You can steal a better weapon in your first fight...

but you may want it once more.
When your world becomes confused,
it's the thing you'll wish for.
... but when you get to Ipsen's castle, the Dagger is the shizzle.

Who am I?
What is my name?
I think this verse and the following refer to Dagger, the person, rather than the weapon.

One must become a stranger,
for the rest of this game.
Garnet hides her identity behind the alias Dagger.

Taken at once,
"Kidnapped" at first,

but evolving throughout.
but gains much power throughout the game.

I spend most of my time,
just brooding about.
Not sure what this is supposed to mean. I guess she is a thoughtful lass. :)

Person or thing?
Princess or weapon?

Friend or foe?
This doesn't make sense. You probably just used this to be able to rhyme :D

That, my dear friends,
is what I want to know.
Okay.

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm, like, the opposite of Thingfish. :(

In my defence, I haven't played for a while, so couldn't think of anything good. :(

For face-saving purposes, Rantzien was wrong about the "evolving throughout" line. That actually just refers to her speech, and the whole Princess-cum-commoner thing. Hah!

Rantzien's up.

EDIT: Also, the "friend or foe" line does make sense, bitch. Dagger girl = friend. Dagger weapon = foe, if I didn't like weapons. :mad2: Cheeky bugger.

[BG-57]

I'm, like, the opposite of Thingfish. :(

So you don't gloat? Sounds like a good thing to me.

If it's any consolation I've made riddles that got solved on the first try.

[Quindiana Jones]

Oh what the hell? I don't even get the Fastest Solved Riddle award?

[Rantz]

xD You're such a tetchy little Englishman.

I'll think up a riddle later today and edit it in, so check back.

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north

[Quindiana Jones]

I'll tetch you.....:mad:

The Terra Guardian lot? Or the Mirrors in Ipsen's Castle.

I won't put reasoning because there's very little. :( This is just a stab in the dark to start things off.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

I guess the Aloha stuff, but it's just a guess, not a whole lot of reason.

[BG-57]

Times of leisure sounds like a reference to a mini-game so I'll go with the Mognet message chain.

[Rantz]

The Terra Guardian lot? Or the Mirrors in Ipsen's Castle.

I guess the Aloha stuff, but it's just a guess, not a whole lot of reason.

Times of leisure sounds like a reference to a mini-game so I'll go with the Mognet message chain.

No right answers so far.

[Rye]

That Chocobo Air Garden in the sky, is my guess.

[Rantz]

It's not the Chocobo Air Garden.

The answers are related to a mini-game, though not necessarily to playing it.

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north.

[Quindiana Jones]

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure - I haven't got the foggiest what this means. The only thing I can think of is that this tells us that it's a mini-game, and we should take the chance to play it instead of blasting through the story.
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential. - Do something four times? "Maximising your potential"...could be the Treno Monster battles, as there's 4 and they're usually a bit harder than you are.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived Nimrod = skilled hunter. The owner is a master hunter I think, I forget.
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north. Ack. [/intelligence and understanding]

So that's my guess. The Treno Monsters.

[Rantz]

The only thing you've got right is the nimrod = hunter part. :)

Thrice from seven does not refer to subtraction. The latter part of that line should hint what to do with the numbers.

[Quindiana Jones]

I was actually doing addition. :D

Yeah, that's what I thought it could be too. But I chose to ignore that for the sake of Treno Monsters making sense. :D

[Rantz]

:p

Hint: The answer is easy to miss when playing.

[Quindiana Jones]

Oh, easy to miss in FF9? Well, that narrows it down. :rolleyes2

[Rantz]

I.e. not story-related.

[Cleric]

Is it one of those coffee key item things?? I miss those a lot

[Rantz]

It's not any of the Coffee.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Is it the Chocobo Hot & Cold? The nimrod sounds like the moogle who discovered the place. :3

Also glad this thread is still going. X3

[Rantz]

Nope, it's not, sorry.

The second line of the second stanza is probably your biggest lead at the moment, in terms of narrowing down what the answers are.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

In home of minds which us contrived...does this refer to the Terrans?

[capricious]

My guesses:
Dageurro
Or it could be Fossil Roo
Or the moogle stuck in Fossil Roo. LOL.
Or feeding the moogle with kupo nut 7 times.. But I don't think it is.
Or is it the hidden item around Oeilvert..
Or Mognet Central, where you have to revisit 7 moogles giving a letter each around the world.

[Rantz]

Heh, you're only allowed one guess at a time, capricious. :) Still, I will say that none of those are right. That does not refer to the Terrans, Heero.

Remember that the answers are a group of something. One line tells you the size of the group and the "identities" of the group "members" within a bigger group. :-)

[capricious]

Oh, I'm sorry. :( :)
Well, I was wrong anyway. XD

I'm guessing it has something to do with tantalus? Since there's Zidane, Baku, Blank, Marcus, Cinna and those 2 twins, in total there's 7 people. So something to do with tantalus, theatre or thief band. Lol..

I'll just guess tantalus.

[Quindiana Jones]

Is it related to Lindblum in any way? A simple yes/no will do, you don't have to tell me how. :D

[Rantz]

It's not Tantalus or related to them, but it is related to Lindblum in one way or another. :)

[Quindiana Jones]

Hopefully my reason for that is correct:

The hunter bit relates to Lindblum?

[Rantz]

Yep. :)

[Quindiana Jones]

Has anyone guessed Chocobos, or the Chocobo game? Fairly obvious reasoning. Treasure, you "level up your chocobo", you start it in Lindblum (ish), it can be hard to miss when looking through the telescope. That's about it really. The rest doesn't tie in, but at least I'm knocking another one off. xD

I'm trying to figure out what you mean by "headed linearly forth". Possibly something directly above Lindblum on the map?

[capricious]

Ah I totally suck at this game. XD
I would've thought it was to do with the hunter's festival.. But maybe not.

[Rantz]

It's not related to Chocobos or the Festival of the Hunt.

"Headed linearly forth" is pretty much what it says, as a part of the line of "events" in the second stanza. Consider its first line especially.

[Quindiana Jones]

It is. I was right, you just don't want to admit it. :mad:

Haha, right. So it's something after you follow the storyline from Lindblum (heading towards Burmecia) that is related to a mini-game, but not the act of playing it, and it can be very easily missed?

[capricious]

You make it sound like the Swamp area where Quina is found.
Because if you head north to Burmecia, you come across the swamp area that can be easily missed. And related to a mini game? Something with frog catching? :eep:

[Trance_Kuja]

Is it the frog catching game, hunter being Quina.
Maxamising potential could mean the more frogs you get the more powerful Frog drop is.

[Rantz]

Heading linearly forth does not mean moving northward from Lindblum or heading towards Burmecia. It's not the frog catching game or related to it.

[Trance_Kuja]

Is it something really crazy like levelling up after the Lindblum events?

[capricious]

Is it the Sagittarius coin? That is easily missed and it's in Lindblum.

[Rantz]

It's not Sagittarius or something abstract like levelling up or the like.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Ok, let's list all of FFIX's minigames:

Frog Catching
Chocobo Hot and Cold
Tetra Master
Jump Rope
Running with Hippaul
Coffee Collector

I would guess it has something to do with Running with Hippaul.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Sorry for the DP, delete this one.

[Rantz]

The mini-game in question is not Hippaul's, although it is in that list.

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north.

Wrong guesses:
Terra Guardians
The mirrors in Ipsen's Castle
The 'Aloha' equipment
Mognet
Chocobo Air Garden
The Treno shop monsters
Any/all of the Coffees
Chocobo Hot&Cold
Daguerro
Fossil Roo
Kuppo
Feeding Moguta
Hidden item around Oeilvert
Mognet Central
Tantalus
Chocobos
Festival of the Hunt
The Frog catching game
Sagittarius

Hints:
The answers are related to a mini-game.
The answers are not related to the main plot.
The part about the nimrod relates to Lindblum.
The answers are not abstract in any way.

[demondude]

Skipping rope mini game?

[Rantz]

Nope!

[Lucky Star]

Chocograph pieces?

[Rantz]

Nay!

[Lucky Star]

Frogs/Frog catching?

[Rantz]

No.

The second stanza is basically directions to find the answers, although its second line makes an important point to help you determine the nature of the answers.

[Quindiana Jones]

Right. So.

It's not connected to a mini-game, just related. for example: Hippaul's running challenge. It's related in the sense that the answer could be hippos. It's not spot on, but it's kinda like that kind of relation.

And it's related to either Tetra Master or the Jump Rope mini-game. I'd guess Tetra Master, just because there's so many things it could be related to that, and it's what Rantzien would pick. :)

So it's vaguely related to the Tetra Master mini-game. So it's probably a card, or a character who is also on a card. I'll think on this for a while, and wait for Rantz's confirmation.

[Rantz]

Consider that confirmed.

It is indeed related to Tetra Master, but not as in the answer being a card. The answers relate to the Tetra Master game as a whole. As I told you, they relate, but do not connect to it. Subtle difference. :)

[Quindiana Jones]

You can take your subtle difference and shove it up your arse. :bigsmile:

[^OmegaShot^]

hmm....memoria cardmasters? i think thats a very long shot :D

[Rantz]

It's not the card phantoms. You can know the full extent of the answers without playing a single game of Tetra Master.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

It's got to be something Gilgamesh teaches you in the beginning as Vivi then.

[Rantz]

Nope!

[Quindiana Jones]

Anything to do with our mate the Ticket Master?

[Rantz]

Not a darn thing.

[capricious]

.. No one still figured it out? :confused: It's been many months now..

[Rantz]

Here's a hint: In the line "In home of minds which us contrived", contrived tells you someone "made" the answers. The rest of that line tells you that we're talking about the home of the "makers" of the answers.

Now, if you put that together with what I've already told you (about the second stanza in particular), you should be able to localize the answers.

[Quindiana Jones]

I hope nobody ever gets this so Rantz and I can laugh about it behind EoFF's back.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Is it Genomes?

[Rantz]

Nope, not Genomes. And before you ask, it's not Black Mages either. :p

[Cleric]

Hilda Garde III? My thoughts being that the "times of leisure...don't be blinded by the treasure" refers to the quest to obtain the potions that will turn cid into a man(maximizing your potential). "Found by the nimrod that arrived"-Cinna has one. "In home of minds that us contrived"-Everyone is strategizing as to whether the plan will work in Lindblum castle. "Then headed linearly forth." They use the Hilda Garde prototype ti reach Alexandria where the story continues. Lol I am so wrong

[Rantz]

No, it's not the Hilda Garde III. Think about this part:

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived

We've established that is related to Lindblum. Now, a "nimrod that arrived" there, what does that suggest? Does it ring any bells?

[qwertysaur]

I'm going to randomly come in and guess It's the Exploda, one of zidanes weapons.

[Rantz]

Not the Exploda. :)

[Cleric]

The 4 Jewels that are artifacts from the great nations(i.e. falcon claw, etc)

[Rantz]

Nope!

[Quindiana Jones]

Being on a new page sucks. I keep having to skip back and forth. Hint hint.

I'm playing this game again, so I'm gonna concentrate on owning your riddle, Rantz, and coming up with one that destroys this whole forum. :D

[Rantz]

Look hard for optional stuff. ;)

Here's a repost just for you; I'll have to repost very soon again for those of us with normal per page settings.

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north.

Wrong guesses:
Terra Guardians
The mirrors in Ipsen's Castle
The 'Aloha' equipment
Mognet
Chocobo Air Garden
The Treno shop monsters
Any/all of the Coffees
Chocobo Hot&Cold
Daguerro
Fossil Roo
Kuppo
Feeding Moguta
Hidden item around Oeilvert
Mognet Central
Tantalus
Chocobos
Festival of the Hunt
Frog catching game
Sagittarius
Jump rope game
Chocograph pieces
Card Phantoms
Genomes
Black Mages
Hilda Garde III
Exploda
The Jewels

Hints:
The answers are related to a mini-game.
The answers are not related to the main plot.
The part about the nimrod relates to Lindblum.
The answers are not abstract in any way.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Ozma?

[Rantz]

No, not Ozma.

The relation to Tetra Master will be obvious the second you hear what the answer is.

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north.

Wrong guesses:
Terra Guardians
The mirrors in Ipsen's Castle
The 'Aloha' equipment
Mognet
Chocobo Air Garden
The Treno shop monsters
Any/all of the Coffees
Chocobo Hot&Cold
Daguerreo
Fossil Roo
Kuppo
Feeding Moguta
Hidden item around Oeilvert
Mognet Central
Tantalus
Chocobos
Festival of the Hunt
Frog catching game
Sagittarius
Jump rope game
Chocograph pieces
Card Phantoms
Genomes
Black Mages
Hilda Garde III
Exploda
The Jewels
Ozma

Hints:
The answers are related to Tetra Master.
That relation will be obvious the second you hear the answer.
The answers are not related to the main plot.
The part about the nimrod relates to Lindblum.
The answers are not abstract in any way.
"Thrice from seven, quite sequential" means 7, 8, 9.

[Quindiana Jones]

"Relates to Tetra Master" in the non-card sense, yeah? I forget easily. I'm pretty sure you said that at some point.

[Rantz]

Well yeah, it's not about the cards, so to say. It's a bit hard to explain, but it's rather related to the game as a whole.

"Thrice from seven, quite sequential" should give you several numbers. There's a big hint for you. :p

[Quindiana Jones]

Answers were contrived by people who live/lived in Lindblum.

Somehow Rantz and I managed to stretch that out into about a half hour conversation.

[Rantz]

You also suggested "7, 8, 9, 10" for the part "thrice from seven, quite sequential" and I said it was close. I also told you that the answer is three units of a whole. ;)

[Aerith's Knight]

maybe 7, 14 and 21?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

It says thrice FROM seven, so that mekes me think 4, 5, 6, and 7?

[Rantz]

No subtraction or multiplication. And since 7 is a prime number I shouldn't have to say that it's not division either. :-)

[Quindiana Jones]

Does the "thrice from seven" refer to the three units of the whole? For example, if thrice from seven was 7, 8 and 9, those numbers could all relate to a different unit. Just a thought.

[Rantz]

Yes! Thrice from seven means 7, 8 and 9. And they are units of a whole. Good job so far :D

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Hmm, what keeps going thru my head is:
FFVII-9 chars
FFVIII-7 chars
FFIX-8 chars
It's probably got nothing to do with the answer though.

[Rantz]

Nope, nothing like that. :)

[Quindiana Jones]

7 of one thing, 8 of another, and 9 of another make the one whole thing? And somehow related to Tetra Master in general? The whole was discovered or created or invented in Lindblum. Possibly forcibly done so. I'm thinking the "linearly" refers simply to the fact that the whole is not abstract?

[Rantz]

7, 8, and 9 are merely serial numbers. There is most likely a full series (1, 2, 3, ..., n) but the only units we know of are 7, 8, and 9.

It was not forcibly discovered/created/invented.

Linearly simply means "in a straight line", basically. :) The rest you got right.

[Quindiana Jones]

So there are actually several units making up the whole that was discovered/created/invented, of which we only know three: 7, 8 and 9? Yet there could be countless others.

[Rantz]

Yup! :D

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm working on the assumption that they are living things, in a sense, due to your use of "come to us".

[Rantz]

I wouldn't assume that if I were you. In fact, I would assume quite the opposite.

[abrojtm]

Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

The Black Mage Army?

[Rantz]

Not the zodiac coins or a subset of them, or the black mage army.

[^OmegaShot^]

the figures?

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm currently trying to remember the statues in Lindblum, as well as the armour set in the Conference Room place. Been too long since I played it. My logic being that all these things were made in Lindblum, and I think they refer to Cids 7, 8 and 9.

The link to Tetra Master is that Cid 9 is the official Tetra Master bloke.

I'm fairly certain that the Lindblum statues and the Cid equipment are both incorrect, but for the sake of progress that's my guess.

[Rantz]

the figures?
I'm not sure which figures you are talking about, but nope.


I'm currently trying to remember the statues in Lindblum, as well as the armour set in the Conference Room place. Been too long since I played it. My logic being that all these things were made in Lindblum, and I think they refer to Cids 7, 8 and 9.

The link to Tetra Master is that Cid 9 is the official Tetra Master bloke.

I'm fairly certain that the Lindblum statues and the Cid equipment are both incorrect, but for the sake of progress that's my guess.

It's not any of those, but it is related to Cid. Cid, Tetra Master and this are all interconnected.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Lindblum, Hilda Garde 1, and Hilda Garde 3 cards?

[Rantz]

No, sorry. The answers are not part of Tetra Master per se.

[^OmegaShot^]

oh god.... this is difficult. could give the answer already?:p

[Rantz]

No xD

[Quindiana Jones]

So, Cid, the card game Tetra Master as a whole and something that was contrived in Lindblum are all related. This Lindblum made thing has three parts that we know of, and probably more that aren't mentioned in the game. The three we know of are 7, 8 and 9. 7, 8 and 9 are unit that make up a whole. It is not alive in any sense.

The way I read the riddle, the "nimrod that arrived", discovers the units, then heads linearly forth, rather than the actual answer moving forth.

That all right so far?

[Rantz]

So, Cid, the card game Tetra Master as a whole and something that was contrived in Lindblum are all related. This Lindblum made thing has three parts that we know of, and probably more that aren't mentioned in the game. The three we know of are 7, 8 and 9. 7, 8 and 9 are unit that make up a whole. It is not alive in any sense.

The way I read the riddle, the "nimrod that arrived", discovers the units, then heads linearly forth, rather than the actual answer moving forth.

That all right so far?

Spot on, at least up until "7, 8 and 9 are unit that make up a whole". The "whole" here is what was already mentioned as the "Lindblum made thing" (which in fact is not so much a thing as a collection of things). I'm not sure what you mean in your second paragraph, but the second half of the riddle really just tells a story that gives you directions to the answers. Let me rearrange it for you, see if it clears things up:

The nimrod arrived in our creator's home
Then headed linearly forth four times, and found us there.

Also of note is that the nimrod is not an specific entity in the game, it's just a hunter in general.

Repost:

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north.

Wrong guesses:
Any/all of the Coffees
Any/all of the Zodiac coins
Any/all of the Tetra Master cards
Terra Guardians
The mirrors in Ipsen's Castle
The 'Aloha' equipment
Mognet
Chocobo Air Garden
The Treno shop monsters
Chocobo Hot&Cold
Daguerreo
Fossil Roo
Kuppo
Feeding Moguta
Hidden item around Oeilvert
Mognet Central
Tantalus
Chocobos
Festival of the Hunt
Frog catching game
Jump rope game
Chocograph pieces
Card Phantoms
Genomes
Black Mages
Hilda Garde III
Exploda
The Jewels
Ozma
Statues in Lindblum
The Royal equipment of Lindblum

Hints:
The answers are related to Tetra Master and Cid.
That relation will be obvious the second you hear the answer.
The answers are not related to the main plot.
The part about the nimrod relates to Lindblum.
The answers are not abstract in any way.
"Thrice from seven, quite sequential" means 7, 8, 9.
The answers were made in Lindblum, where their maker is also from.
The answers are not living things.

[Quindiana Jones]

Oh right. That's not how I was interpreting it at all. My bad. Thanks. I knew the nimrod wasn't important, though.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Is it the action figures that you see on sale in lindblum? There's two little kids playing with them, and one of them has the Alexandria army, which included Brahne. The other kid had the Lindblum army, and it probably included Cid. Though, I'm not sure they were made in Lindblum...

[Rantz]

Nope, not the Action Figures. :)

[Jiro]

I would like to request another clue Rantz. I want to guess, but I have no idea! :(

[arcanedude34]

I'm gonna go with the air cabs

[G13]

Probably wrong but is it Daguerro?

[Rantz]

Not the Air Cabs or Daguerreo.

Hint: "Don't be blinded by the treasure" mainly hints that there's also treasure in the same area as the answers, and that's not what you want to focus on to find them.

[Jiro]

Does it have something to do with the Cleyran assault?
It just makes sense that you are paying more attention to the soldiers than the treasure, but I'm really grasping at straws (I would usually have a detailed explanation)

[Rantz]

Nothing to do with the Cleyran assault.

[G13]

I dunno if anyone's done this yet, or even if it's allowed, but... well, here it goes...

Come to us, in times of leisure
Does this suggest that you do it when you have some down time? A sidequest perhaps, since it's been stated that it doesn't have anything to do with the main plot.
Don't be blinded by the treasure
There's more treasure than what the riddle is about.
Maximising your potential
Getting some sort of experience. Leveling up maybe?
thrice from seven, quite sequential.
You've already stated that this means 9. IX maybe, as in the game itself? I don't know what that would do with anything though.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
A nimrod arriving at Lindblum, hmm? Was it Quina when the party takes off for Kuja's fortress in the ship?
In home of minds which us contrived
For the life of me, I can not figure out what this means.
then headed linearly forth
Straight line?
four times, though still far from the north.
Far from the north, sooo... south?

I realize now that doing this is more confusing than the riddle itself, but I'll leave it incase this opens up more clues. Having said that, is anything right?

[Rantz]

I dunno if anyone's done this yet, or even if it's allowed, but... well, here it goes...
Sure it's allowed!

Come to us, in times of leisure
Does this suggest that you do it when you have some down time? A sidequest perhaps, since it's been stated that it doesn't have anything to do with the main plot.
Sort of. It doesn't really require any time worth mention, but what it suggests is that it's not tied to the plot in any way.

Don't be blinded by the treasure
There's more treasure than what the riddle is about.
Yeah, basically what I said in the last hint.

Maximising your potential
Getting some sort of experience. Leveling up maybe?
Well, the gain from finding these things is actually only hinted at by the game, and not actual. As far as the game goes, you don't actually gain anything from the things, but it suggests that you can use them for improving yourself in one aspect.

thrice from seven, quite sequential.
You've already stated that this means 9. IX maybe, as in the game itself? I don't know what that would do with anything though.
Actually, it refers to all three numbers: 7, 8, 9. And it has nothing to do with the game being number 9.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
A nimrod arriving at Lindblum, hmm? Was it Quina when the party takes off for Kuja's fortress in the ship?
Nope, not a specific nimrod. Just think of it as any generic hunter arriving in Lindblum, and what that suggests.

In home of minds which us contrived
For the life of me, I can not figure out what this means.
I've detailed it earlier in the thread.

then headed linearly forth
Straight line?
Pretty much, but it also hints you at a direction.

four times, though still far from the north.
Far from the north, sooo... south?
Yes. 8)

[FFIX Choco Boy]

The rank you get from Tetra Master cards?

[G13]

Wow, this is really tough. I can see why everyone was so excited when it was your turn in the VII riddles.

I just now saw the thing about them having something to do with the cards. Is it the numbers on the bottom of the card. More specifically, finding out what they mean?

[Rantz]

Neither are correct, sorry.

[G13]

Hunters arriving in Lindblum suggests that this "mini-quest" is during the Festival of the Hunt. Is that right? Also, the items in question do not improve your characters abilities in any way but it is hinted at, so this means that they would be in the Key Items category, correct?

[Rantz]

The answers aren't items in your inventory at all, in fact. :)

The hunter part has nothing to do with the Festival of the Hunt.

[G13]

Damn, I was so sure. I'm gonna need to meditate on this one.

[Caveroamer]

is Alleyway Jack/Gilgamesh involved at all in the answer?

[Rantz]

Nope!

[Jiro]

I was going to ask if it is about Sir Fratley, but as far as I can recall, there are no mini-games relating to him. Still worth tossing out there.

[Rantz]

It's not Sir Fratley! Remember that there are three in the group that is the answer and that they are not living things.

[Quindiana Jones]

When you enter the Card Game Tournament there are three players, but at one point you have to challenge the Champion who is Cid. The three players are not technically living things as they are random names rather than characters :clutchingststraws:. Treno is far from the north. Between you getting from Linblum in-game to Treno is...hm. Gizamaluke. Burmecia. South Gate. Treno. 4 places? I've forgotten some clues and answers you've given, and can't be bothered to go back a page and check. xD

But yeah. I make that four places when following the game linearly (thereby missing Qu's Marsh - a temporarily optional area).

OK. Just went back and realised I'm wrong, but I'll continue for the sake of checking something else off the list, and in the hope that something I say is rightish.


Come to us, in times of leisure - Not related to main plot.
Don't be blinded by the treasure - There is treasure in the surrounding area that could cause you to forget about the answer.
Maximising your potential - Still can't understand it. Unless it refers to your cards levelling up the more you battle.
thrice from seven, quite sequential. 7, 8 and 9 are the known units of a whole. This ruins the Card Game Tournament idea.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived - Irrelevant Lindblummer left Lindblum
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north. - Headed forth four times and ended up in a Southern area.

Hints:
The answers are related to Tetra Master and Cid.
That relation will be obvious the second you hear the answer.
The answers are not related to the main plot.
The part about the nimrod relates to Lindblum.
The answers are not abstract in any way.
"Thrice from seven, quite sequential" means 7, 8, 9.
The answers were made in Lindblum, where their maker is also from.
The answers are not living things.

So, my guess is the Card Game Tournament. Related to Cards (too directly to be correct) and Cid. In Treno, which you first arrive at after travelling to four other map areas when following the story linearly (this may be incorrect, I can't remember well). The relation to Linblum is beyond me, other than the fact that you leave Lindblum and head linearly forth four times to end up in Treno. You only ever face three players when you enter the Tournament, but I can't remember more than that, and I doubt they have any relation to 7, 8 or 9. Also, the CGT is related to the main plot, so bugger.

There you go. Some stuff for you to work on, Rantz. :)

[Rantz]

Ahh. Nothing new that's correct, I'm afraid. :D I will say, though, that Lindblum plays a stronger part than you seem to think. Think harder on this part in relation to Lindblum:

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived

I think you'll find a connection soon enough.

Edit: We should probably make a new riddles thread soon. Every other post of mine in it double posts lately. It's not just in this thread, but particularly so here, and I see Quin just had the same. We'll let it run for a little while longer before we make another, though.

[Quindiana Jones]

All I get from that is that Person found The Answer (which was made in Linblum) after having left Linblum. The Person is not from Lindblum, though. I think.

[Rantz]

The nimrod is a very non-specific reference, no one person at all. Does that make sense? Think nimrod-Lindblum and see what you get.

[Quindiana Jones]

That's why I said Person, duh. :roll2

I have no idea what you mean by nimrod-Lindblum. xD Is that minus or just a random hyphen?

[G13]

Nimrod-Lindblum? Does that have anything to do with Cid being a genius?

[Rantz]

Noo, just... nimrod and Lindblum, where is the connection point between those? It's not the festival, but think in that direction.

[G13]

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived

Found by any person that arrives in Lindblum, the place that they were made in... meaning anyone coming into Lindblum has seen them? Are they the statues scattered around Lindblum?

[Rantz]

Nope. The "hunter" is still relevant!

Come to us, in times of leisure
Don't be blinded by the treasure
Maximising your potential
thrice from seven, quite sequential.

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived
then headed linearly forth
four times, though still far from the north.

Wrong guesses:
Any/all of the Coffees
Any/all of the Zodiac coins
Any/all of the Tetra Master cards
Terra Guardians
The mirrors in Ipsen's Castle
The 'Aloha' equipment
Mognet
Chocobo Air Garden
The Treno shop monsters
Chocobo Hot&Cold
Daguerreo
Fossil Roo
Kuppo
Feeding Moguta
Hidden item around Oeilvert
Mognet Central
Tantalus
Chocobos
Festival of the Hunt
Frog catching game
Jump rope game
Chocograph pieces
Card Phantoms
Genomes
Black Mages
Hilda Garde III
Exploda
The Jewels
Ozma
Statues in Lindblum
The Royal equipment of Lindblum
Royal Action Figures
Lindblum Air Cabs
Daguerreo
Attack on Cleyra
Tetra Master ranks
Card Stats
Alleyway Jack/Four-armed Man/Gilgamesh
Sir Fratley
Card Tournament


Hints:
The answers are related to Tetra Master and Cid.
That relation will be obvious the second you hear the answer.
The answers are not related to the main plot.
The part about the nimrod relates to Lindblum.
The answers are not abstract in any way.
"Thrice from seven, quite sequential" means 7, 8, 9.
The answers were made in Lindblum, where their maker is also from.
The answers are not living things.
There's treasure in the same area as the answers.
The answers aren't inventory items.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

The faces you see when you enter Lindblum from above? I think it says one of the kind of looks like Baku?

[Rantz]

I'm not sure what you mean, but nope, that's not it!

[G13]

This is probably so wrong but, is it the maps?

[Rantz]

Not the maps.

[Caveroamer]

is is the three Mini-Dolls?

Mini-Cid,Mini-Burmecia,Mini-Brahne

[Rantz]

Nope, sorry.

[G13]

These things were made in Lindblum, but are they still there?

[Rantz]

Normally I wouldn't tell you that, but seeing as this riddle has dragged on for so long, I'll give you that, yes, they're still in Lindblum. :)

[G13]

Are they the sculptures/paintings that the artist has done?

[Rantz]

Nope.

[Jiro]

Wait, it's not the three districts, is it?

Double post for an answer :colbert:

[seiferalmasy2]

edit. Answered wrong question. Absolutely no idea :)

[Rantz]

It's not the three districts.

[Jiro]

You just wait until I get to Lindbulm, I'll have the answer then!

[qwertysaur]

The statue of the Past Regent Cid in Lindblum?
I'm pretty sure he was Cid VII.

[Rantz]

I think that's Cid Fabool VIII, but nope. :)

[G13]

Is it the Blue Narciss? There's a card of it and Cid made it... I think.

[Rantz]

Nope, it's not any card or its motif.

[Lenna]

Found by the nimrod that arrived
In home of minds which us contrived

We've established that is related to Lindblum. Now, a "nimrod that arrived" there, what does that suggest? Does it ring any bells?

Does this have anything to do with "Hunter's Gate" in Lindblum? I keep thinking that the nimrod that arrived, nimrod = hunter, Hunter's Gate = relating to hunters arriving through that gate rather than it just being a gate =p

[G13]

:Eek: Oh no. That's a good guess.

[Lenna]

haha as rants will probably mention, I tend to look too deep into these riddles =p

[G13]

Hey, there's nothing wrong with that. I think this riddle has lived longer than it should, and pray your answer is right.

Not to say I don't enjoy your riddles Rantz. :D

[Lenna]

Ah its not an answer :P it's just merely a guess as to what the hunter refers too. He mentions that the answer is multiple so the gate itself isn't the answer =p I'm just trying to find a basis on where to be looking =p

[Rantz]

I knew I could count on you to make a breakthrough! :D Yeah, the nimrod that arrived in Lindblum would naturally arrive through the Hunter's Gate! That's as far as the relevance of the "nimrod" goes. As I've mentioned a few times, the second part of the riddle is basically directions to the answer. Hunter's Gate is the start! Gogogogo :p

Edit: yeah Guardian I agree this riddle has been more long-lived than it should haha.

[Lenna]

Ok, I've got it!

Come to us, in times of leisure - Come to us when you aren't busy, when you have time to wander around

Don't be blinded by the treasure - Treasure is there in the room too

Maximising your potential - Helps you expand your skills in some way

thrice from seven, quite sequential. - There are 3, starting from 7 to 9

Found by the nimrod that arrived - Hunter's Gate

In home of minds which us contrived - Where they were created

then headed linearly forth - Head straight forth to the house!

four times, though still far from the north. - Unsure about this. I think it has something to do with the 4 districts

Anyway the answers are!!!!

THE CARD COLLECTOR VOL's

There are 3 in total, with the first one (Number 7) being found in Card Freak Gon's house on the bookshelf, along with 2 treasure chests being the only visible items.

Rantz said it had a link between Tetra and Cid, - Whether Cid actually created these is to remain a mystery, however, Cid's last name is Fabool, therefore the link is shown.


= Card Collector No. 7 =

Feature Article: Regarding Rare Cards

Rare cards are priceless!
The cards you're carrying
could become rare cards...

Fabool Publications

Card Collector Vol. 8
Card Collector Vol. 9 (can't find the detailed info on the last 2)

[Rantz]

Omg Tiffie :love: Trust you to come in and work out the answer in an hour. I just checked back and this riddle has been going for over a year! A year! :laugh:

Yeah, the answer is the Card Collector's series. Volume 7, 8 and 9 can be found in Card Freak Gon's bookshelf each at a different point in the game. You got the reasoning pretty much all down; the last line is the last piece of the "directions" to the answer: You start at the Hunter's Gate, and head forth four times. "Still far from the north" refers to the fact that what's here referred to as "forth" is often called north in descriptions and such, so you'd be walking to "the north" but, being in Lindblum, you'd still be in the southernmost part of the world.

Hehe :D Quin will be pissed! Or maybe relieved. :P Make us a nice riddle, anyway, Tiff!

[BG-57]

Look at it this way: you're carrying on the tradition of FFIX riddles.

[Jiro]

You know I read that book several times and it never occurred to me. Goddammit.

Great riddle Rantz. And well done MsTiffie, swooping in and getting the answer like that. :)

[Rantz]

I'd like to thank this thread for its long and loyal service. Here's a new riddle thread (http://forums.eyesonff.com/final-fantasy-ix/126525-final-fantasy-ix-riddles-three.html).