ff7 riddles

[Shiny]

But then that only leaves one letter...N.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Yes, followed by -orth. Think of something from the northern parts of the world.

[Shiny]

North Corel or is a place in the northern continent as opposed to somewhere with North in it's name?

[TheSpoonyBard]

You're thinking of the wrong world. Remember, I said think outside the game.

[Shiny]

North America:-\ :eep:

[TheSpoonyBard]

I haven't heard of much North American mythology.

The answer is an item, but it's roots lay in cold folklore.

[Llednar Twem]

Who is Odin?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Is that somehow relevant?

[Tempest]

I made a post, but then deleted it. He was referring to what I posted. I'm stumped on this one.

Okay, this is just a bad guess. Is it Cornucopia?

[Shiny]

Norse mythology

[TheSpoonyBard]

You're finally getting somewhere, Shiny. Keep thinking along those lines.

All these disappearing posts are confusing me.

[Shiny]

Haha, Middle Earth (Midgar)

[TheSpoonyBard]

Midgar is a city, not an item.

[Shiny]

Gungnir, Odin's spear

[BG-57]

Ragnarok?

[Shiny]

The necklace that possesed Odin, Draupnir.

[Dell]

maiden's kiss?
probably midgar raid on this two then followed by northern crater?
the first line tell the battle stop cause of hojo's doing
the second shows cloud party, the third shows shinra
the last one is the end of shinra where they continue to northern crater

[Neco Arc]

A great battle of the North
One side lead by intensity and frenzy
The other by devilry and wrongdoing
The end is nigh for those who defeat arrogance.

Holy materia?

[Carl the Llama]

completely off topic... wow 14,000 views to this thread lol, has there ever been a thread so popular?

[Twilight Edge]

Crap. I have no idea what this means.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Ragnarok?
Correct.

A great battle of the North (Ragnarok was a battle in Nordic mythology)
One side lead by intensity and frenzy (One on side was Odin, the god of fury and madness)
The other by devilry and wrongdoing (His opponent was Loki, the god of mischief)
The end is nigh for those who defeat arrogance. (Ragnarok meant the end of the world. Someone who is arrogant can also be said to be proud, a reference to Proud Clod, from whom you obtain the Ragnarok sword)

[Twilight Edge]

Wow ur good.

[McLovin']

Dang.

[BG-57]

Cool. :)

Larger than expected
This can be carried
By a friend or a foe
The foe's tidier though

[McLovin']

Mmm. No idea.

[Bowser]

Huge Materia?

[Clone 01]

Hair gel? lol

[Shiny]

Enemy Skill

[BG-57]

No, to all three.

[Shiny]

No, to all three.
Huh? To all three what? :confused:

[McLovin']

Guesses...

[TheSpoonyBard]

Hardedge?

[Twilight Edge]

Masamune?

[BG-57]

It is a weapon, but not either of those.

[Masamune·1600]

Larger than expected
This can be carried
By a friend or a foe
The foe's tidier though

Atomic Scissors? The weapon is certainly larger than a normal pair, and can be stolen from the Custom Sweeper enemy.

[Carl the Llama]

Ultima Weapon

[BG-57]

Masamune·1600 is correct! The answer is Atomic Scissors. :)

Your turn.

[Masamune·1600]

Cool.

A fiery nightmare
for those who see threes
Able even to bring
heroes down to their knees.

Unspeakable power
Though subject to chance
And only magic demands
this most horrible glance.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

Cait Sith's 3 Cait Sith limit break

[Clone 01]

Flare?

[Twilight Edge]

Ruby weapon?

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

Lv3 death?

[Dell]

super nova? or could it be LV3Flare?
that's weird cause I never heard LV3Flare before

[Masamune·1600]

vivi_ultima is correct with L3 Flare, although that was his second guess.
Regardless, you're up vivi.

The explanation is provided below.

A fiery nightmare / Refers to the fact that L3 Flare is fire-elemental

for those who see threes / Only characters whose levels are multiples of three are affected

Able even to bring
heroes down to their knees. / Should a character/s have a level divisible by three, and have no fire protection, the spell will reduce his/her/their HP to 0. The formula for L3 Flare does damage equal to 5/4 * HP, so the technique is always lethal. Yeah.

Unspeakable power / Same as above, obviously.

Though subject to chance / L3 Flare is used as a counterattack, and only randomly

And only magic demands / Only magic can elicit this particular counter

this most horrible glance. A reference to the Allemagne, the only monster in FFVII that can use L3 Flare. Allemagne is a mistranslation of Ahriman, well known in the series as a flying eyeball-type creature (hence the glance).

[Dell]

A magic which numbered
When you comes to it, it attract you to it
Strong hit for the strong, weak hit for the weak
Only the sorrow it heard

sorry, if my riddles are not to good
(i mean both the grammar and word arrangement)

[Twilight Edge]

Demi?Or is it lv4 Suicide?

[Dell]

you're right, it is demi or gravity materia, UBD, your turn


A magic which numbered=
Demi1, Demi2 and Demi3 are numbered at the end of word

When you comes to it, it attract you to it=
Gravity theory, i guess

Strong hit for the strong, weak hit for the weak=
If the HP are big, then the many it drop, the concept is same as the weak

Only the sorrow it heard=
It only heard seto (RED XIII father) grief cause his son misunderstand about him. (you can get it cave of the gi)

[Twilight Edge]

This should be easy:

Four in a group they left
Scattered around the world they fled
Three will reward you
But one will only strengthen you.

[Project G]

This should be easy:

Four in a group they left
Scattered around the world they fled
Three will reward you
But one will only strengthen you.

Huge Materia?

[Dell]

it might be possible to be huge materia but you can get all of them not one left. Or could it be the left which strengthen you be the materia which gives bahamut zero? the weapons are impossible (they're 5)

[Clone 01]

i dunno but im just gona take a wild guess and say,the turks?

[Carl the Llama]

I think its the secret caves i.e. KotR Mime HP<->MP and Quadra.

[Twilight Edge]

it might be possible to be huge materia but you can get all of them not one left. Or could it be the left which strengthen you be the materia which gives bahamut zero? the weapons are impossible (they're 5)

Errr...was there really 5 weapons?There was Ultimate,Diamond,Ruby and Emerald,so I only know that there are 4.Anyways,since you said my designated answer,it's your go.

P.S:I suck at giving riddles.They're either screwed up or toooo easy.:(

[Dell]

to another world it's destination
no mathematic, no calculation
walk until three it appears
gives from home

again, sorry for bad riddles
UBD, there are sapphire weapon get kick-ass from shinra at junon
(I think that look like diamond/emerald weapon)

[Bowser]

Meteor?

[Dell]

It's a magic but not meteor

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

*looks at signature* ultima?

[Twilight Edge]

again, sorry for bad riddles
UBD, there are sapphire weapon get kick-ass from shinra at junon
(I think that look like diamond/emerald weapon)

Oh...

[Dell]

nope, not even ULTIMA
hint: the magic is less powerful but could be the best

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

Comet2

[Dell]

nope, not even comet2

[TheSpoonyBard]

Supernova?

[Dell]

nope, not a boss special non-materia magic

EDIT: Materia magic

[Twilight Edge]

Cure Materia(simply guessing).

[Dell]

it's a magic not a materia, cure1,2,3 regen are wrong

EDIT: not a healing magic

[BG-57]

Wait, is this a spell that is in on a particular type of materia?

[Dell]

yes it is found in materia,
not really cause I don't find ths materia useful,
all materia the same, no special no weakness

[BG-57]

Pandora's Box?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Remove?

[Dell]

nope, none of the enemy skill.

I posted one of the magic in the same materia as the answer in all over EoFF thread, this magic is related to any previous and next final fantasies, vivi and lulu can learn it.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Death.

[BG-57]

Demi?

[Dell]

you win, The Lone Forest Ranger.
it is death, your go

to another world it's destination
once you're death, you'll go another world

no mathematic, no calculation
this is merely put to avoid anyone say LV2, LV3, LV5 magic or whatever

walk until three it appears
you need to master DeBarrier and DeSpell, and the thrid one you must master Death, you just gonna keep walking and fight to gain AP

gives from home
you get it at Nibelheim which is Cloud's hometown, Sephiroth drop it (how stupid he was, simply giving materia)

[TheSpoonyBard]

I found the origin of their power
They are the force of the mighty
A minion of theirs came to me
He devoured my work and created two monsters
One seeks power, the other revenge.

Name all the people/things mentioned.

[Dell]

I found the origin of their power
spirit energy, I think

They were the force of the mighty
shinra is mighty cause they strong

A minion of theirs came to me
the worker of shinra (reeve, heiddegger or scarlet) comes to Sephiroth

He devoured my work and created two monsters
Stop Sephiroth, created new Sephiroth and jenova

One seeks power, the other revenge.
sephiroth seeks power, jenova seeks revenge

my second guesses

the first, second and third line is still the same

the fourth and fifth line

Stop Sephiroth and created Cloud and Zack
Cloud seeks revenge, Zack seeks power

[TheSpoonyBard]

Who or what is Stop Sephiroth? You didn't get any of them right.

[Dell]

cetra and normal human?

[TheSpoonyBard]

No.

[Dell]

shinra and hojo?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Be more detailed in your responses, otherwise I won't know which part of the riddle you're talking about.

[BG-57]

I found the origin of their power (Ancients)
They are the force of the mighty (Jenova)
A minion of theirs came to me (Hojo)
He devoured my work and created two monsters
One seeks power (Sephiroth), the other revenge (Vincent).

Overall, it's about Professor Gast.

[TheSpoonyBard]

You're very close, BG-57. Everything is correct except your guesses for the first and second lines.

If I tell you that 'their' and 'they' are the same thing, and the 'mighty' are Shinra, does that help?

[BG-57]

Edit: Mako?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Not quite. Go back to thinking about Jenova, and then add Zack.

[BG-57]

Jenova Cells?

[TheSpoonyBard]

That's the correct answer for the first line. Now link that to the Shinra.

[BG-57]

Making Soldiers by exposing them to mako and injecting Jenova cells?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Yep. Your turn.

[BG-57]

Whew! :sweat:

Like an ancient monument
Said to be hard to get
But you can drink of it
as often as you like

But without enough cups
At least at the time
Once you get enough
You can't go back for it

So instead take the last
Of the empty cups
Give them to one and
Go straight to the top

[Dell]

tell us what type of answer you want? magic? items? people?

hero drink?

[Lost Number]

Umm, materia system? Limit breaks?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Here's my interpretation of the riddle.

Like an ancient monument
Said to be hard to get
But you can drink of it
as often as you like

A description of the answer, perhaps. I think the last two lines refer to a place where one can find random encounters.

But without enough cups
At least at the time
Once you get enough
You can't go back for it

The answer is something that is miss-able?

So instead take the last
Of the empty cups
Give them to one and
Go straight to the top

A description of a method to get the miss-able thing?

My guess is the Trine E.Skill and the battle against Godo at the Pagoda.

[BG-57]

ForestOwl is correct! The answer is Trine.

It appears as a rotating pyramid (the ancient monument). It's easily learned from the random enemy Stilva, but you only have two E-Skill materia at the time (not enough cups). The only way to get Trine on the other two E-Skill materia is to give them both to Yuffie (the one) and have her take on Goda in the Pagoda (go straight to the top).

[TheSpoonyBard]

That was a great riddle, BG-57. Sorry I solved it so quickly.

Grounded for life
Only the love of another can make me fly
Forgotten and decaying
Yet hope comes in strange forms.

[Lost Number]

Is that an enemy?

[TheSpoonyBard]

No.

[Masamune·1600]

That was a great riddle, BG-57. Sorry I solved it so quickly.

Grounded for life
Only the love of another can make me fly
Forgotten and decaying
Yet hope comes in strange forms.

The rocket? Shinra No. 26 has been grounded since Cid aborted the mission to save Shera. Cid himself cannot restart the program, and as a result it lies "forgotten and decaying." In spite of the circumstances, however, Cid does finally make it into space.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Not the rocket. Since you mentioned the answer, Cid, twice, I'll give it to you.

Grounded for life (The Shinra stopped the space program, then commandeered the Highwind and Tiny Bronco.)
Only the love of another can make me fly (Shera fixes Shinra 26 prior to launch)
Forgotten and decaying (Cid became a recluse, remaining alone in the rocket)
Yet hope comes in strange forms. (His dream of becoming an astronaut was realised, but only because they had to stop Meteor. I'd say that's pretty strange circumstances)

[Masamune·1600]

I was close. :p Nice riddle.

Let's see...

In life, time doesn't stop for the hesitant
In fact, indecision might even pull you down
But all Clouds have silver lining
When you fall, you arise stronger.

What does this refer to? I'll accept certain related answers.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Is it when Tifa helped Cloud to discover his 'true' self in the Lifestream?

[Masamune·1600]

Not quite, although that actually fits the riddle pretty well.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Something to do with Aeris and the activation of Holy?

[Masamune·1600]

No. It's not something that's terribly important to the story.

[Llednar Twem]

Something to do with sephiroth?

[Masamune·1600]

The riddle has nothing to do with Sephiroth.

[Llednar Twem]

What about Yuffie?

[Masamune·1600]

Yuffie could potentially be involved, in a peripheral sense, but has nothing to do with it specifically.

[BG-57]

That was a great riddle, BG-57. Sorry I solved it so quickly.

Thanks. :) Well, I could have made it harder by asking what each line meant, but that's okay. :greenie:


In life, time doesn't stop for the hesitant
In fact, indecision might even pull you down
But all Clouds have silver lining
When you fall, you arise stronger.

Is it the sky ride that Cloud takes with whomever he has the highest affection rating with (Aeris, Tifa, Yuffie, or Barret)?

[Masamune·1600]

No, sorry! Keep in mind that what the riddle refers to has no real storyline significance.

[WarriorValis]

Wow. I haven't looked at these in a while... o.O;

Anywhoo. Would it have something to do with the mini-games?

[BG-57]

It might be that Mog mini-game where you feed him nuts to let him fly.

[Masamune·1600]

The riddle does not refer to a minigame.

[TheSpoonyBard]

For some reason Great Gospel popped into my head. Anything to do with that?

[abrojtm]

Is it possibly the slap-off?

[Masamune·1600]

For some reason Great Gospel popped into my head. Anything to do with that?

The riddle has nothing to do with Great Gospel, nor any other Limit Break.


Is it possibly the slap-off?

I'm assuming you're referring to Tifa and Scarlet. Unfortunately, the riddle has nothing to do with that incident.


While I don't want to give an outright hint, I admit that the riddle is worded somewhat ambiguously. I'd recommend paying close attention to the first line, as I doubt it can be solved without uncovering the meaning therein.

[abrojtm]

Does the first line have to do with the "Wait" function of the ATB?

[Masamune·1600]

Nothing to do with ATB, although that reading actually makes a lot of sense.

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

i think it relates to vincent

In life, time doesn't stop for the hesitant - he hesitated to act on hojo and lost lucrecia because of it
In fact, indecision might even pull you down - after confronting hojo he got shot down
But all Clouds have silver lining - when cloud appears . . .
When you fall, you arise stronger - he wakes much stronger than he ever was as a turk

[BG-57]

Oh! Is it the clock face part of the Temple of Ancients? You can drop down to get some nifty prizes.

[Dell]

red XIII/cait sith? berserk magic?

[Masamune·1600]

Oh! Is it the clock face part of the Temple of Ancients? You can drop down to get some nifty prizes.

Yup. :p The first two lines refer to hesitating on the "clock," and in turn being knocked down by the second hand. When the party arises and defeats the Ancient Dragons, Cloud becomes stronger, as he acquires the Nail Bat.

You're up BG.

[BG-57]

Tricky riddle Masamune·1600; I mean that in a good way. :)

The window to buy these is narrow
And your pockets aren't very deep
To get a full collection you must
Engage in some ghostbusting

[TheSpoonyBard]

I want to say Ghost Hand as it is not obtainable after the Train Graveyard, but it isn't possible to purchase them anywhere.

[BG-57]

It's not Ghost Hand, but you're in the right neighborhood.

[Randgris]

I'm only 1% sure, Striking Staff?

[BG-57]

Not the Striking Staff.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Ether?

[BG-57]

Not Ethers.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Must be Gravilball then.

Unless Potion is the answer.

[BG-57]

Actually, it's neither.

Hint:

It's equipable.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Iron Bangle?

[BG-57]

Correct ForestOwl! :)

Your go.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Sorry for the delay. Had to catch up on some uni work.

I am your door to freedom
I shall not let you pass
Unmoving I remain
Though this place falls around me.

[Bowser]

No more ForestOwl. :(

Demon Gate?

[TheSpoonyBard]

That's right, no more ForestOwl. I wanted a change.

Demon Gate is correct. Your turn.

[Bowser]

Cool. Hmm...

I may be bizarre
But my power is toxic.
My home lies in the west.

I suck at making riddles. :irked:

[Masamune·1600]

Bizarre Bug. The name matches the description, they employ the technique Toxic Powder, and are found in the Wutai area (the west, so to speak).

[Bowser]

Yeah. It was way too easy, huh? :weep:

[Masamune·1600]

Actually, the difficulty level was fine. The only real difference between your riddle and many of the previous ones was that you used very specific terms, which allowed it to be narrowed down more easily. Nice riddle.

As for the next one...

Size is deceptive at times
Smaller options can yield a greater prize
But even bigger choices can still be
treasure a dragon would crave.

[TheSpoonyBard]

The items at the Wonder Square?

The first two lines refer to the Carob Nut. It has a relatively small price, yet is used in the production of a Gold Chocobo (the greater prize). The third and fourth lines refer to the Gil Plus materia. Dragons traditionally hoard gold.

[Masamune·1600]

No. Good guess, though.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Anything to do with the puzzles in the Temple of the Ancients and the Black Materia?

[Masamune·1600]

Nothing to do with the Temple of the Ancients, nor the Black Materia.

[musenji]

Is the answer armor? The ones that yield greater rewards (growth rates for materia) usually have less options (slots to place them in).

The Dragon Bracelet (Armlet?), on the other hand, has more slots, but a normal growth rate. And the Blue Dragon in Gaea's Cliff drops one!

By the way...the title to my last post said "looks like this is a good one," but after reading back a ways, I see that almost every riddle here is a good one.

I'm new to riddle threads, so I can't claim the judgement of a veteran, but I think the riddles here are consistently better than ones I've found elsewhere. :) I'll try to come up with good ones, too.

Please do not post more than once in a row. If you wish to add to your post, use the edit/delete button. There is one in every post. ~ Leeza

[Dell]

Bahamut Materia? Lost Number?

[Masamune·1600]

The answer is not armor, Dragon Armlet, Bahamut materia, or Lost Number. musenji seems to be on the right track, however. Please try to make only one guess at a time.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

is it the fight against Emerald Weapon?

[musenji]

Dragon Armlet actually wasn't a second guess for me--it was part of my explanation for why I guessed "armor." Seemingly on the right track?...have to think some more...

Sorry about the double-post, Leeza. It did occur to me that it looked awkward. From now on I'll do as you have instructed.

[Dell]

is it the pot at northern crater that can give item if you give elixir?
tonberry?

[Twilight Edge]

Hellloo...did this thread just die out?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Cloud's swords?

[musenji]

Okay...My sister told me the answer, but I thought that it might be dishonorable to post an answer that wasn't mine, so I didn't.

However, Masamune 1600 hasn't responded for almost 5 days. Does anyone want to keep guessing for it (whoever is right would post the new riddle), or should I just post it and explain the answer (I'd post the next one)?

[Twilight Edge]

You post.

[musenji]

All right then. The answer to his riddle is the choice between the big box or little box in the house by Gongaga. The little box gives you Great Gospel (the greater prize). The big box gives you the Gold Armlet (treasure a dragon would crave, since as Twilight said, "dragons traditionally hoard gold").

Here's mine:

I reside in darkness where evil’s enlightened
Mostly contorted, but sometimes I’m heightened

If you look around, you can tell I’ve been preying
Though when I appear, the guitarist keeps playing

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

i'll assume its a boss cos the boss music contains a guitar. maybe GI natak?

[musenji]

It's not a boss. It is an enemy, however. Pay close attention to the wording of the last line...

[Lost Number]

Why do I think I should know this? A guitarist enemy? Attack?

[musenji]

Uh, no, sorry. As far as I know, none of the enemies actually play guitar. :) Is "Attack" the name of an enemy? It's not the answer, either way...if you think you should know it, keep thinkin!

[Dell]

any monster in Temple of The Ancients?

the one you fight when you fall from time tower. 8 eyes I think?

[musenji]

Nope, not from the Temple of the Ancients, but that place does fit a couple parts of the riddle pretty well.

[abrojtm]

Somehow I'm thinking Dyne?

[musenji]

Nope, Dyne's a boss. And although you do see evidence of him having killed people, that evidence isn't immediately present when you fight him.

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

guitarist keeps playin, so maybe a fight AFTER a boss, does the music stay on after uve fought guard scorpion in 1st mako reactor?

[musenji]

Not any of the enemies in the mako reactor. "The guitarist" is not referring to boss music. But you have the right train of thought.

Also, I believe vivi_ultima was thinking correctly about one of the other lines, but I can't be sure, cause he didn't say why he was thinking about the Temple of the Ancients.

EDIT: haha, by the way, d£v!l'$...I love your quote. It reminds me of a book I read once. (clever alternative use of characters in your name, too :))

[Dell]

the ancient in the temple that can't talk?
fly that you fight if you fall?
Demon's gate? Red Dragon?

[musenji]

No..Vivi...I already said it's not from the Temple of the Ancients. I was merely saying that you might have been thinking in the right way, about one of the lines of the riddle...I was looking for you to tell me why you thought it was something from the Temple.

[Twilight Edge]

Simply guessing:the shrine where Aeris prayed in the Forbidden City?

[musenji]

No...the answer is an enemy you fight. If you're referring to the riddle I sent to you, that's a different riddle than the one currently on this board.

[gyaku_zuki]

The Jenova when aeris has been killed?

Aeris has been praying here, and all the jenovas bosses are a bit of jenova curled up...

and the same music keeps playing throughout (aeris death music)?

AND its pretty dark...

Dunno, am i right :D?

[Dell]

eventhough it's aeris theme, jenova LIFE is a boss.

[musenji]

Right...I already said it's not a boss. Props to gyaku for thinking about the contorted/heightened part, though. Once the new page starts, I'll repost the riddle in its original form. There were actually two more lines, but I was afraid it'd be too easy.

[IpwnUthisMuch|------|]

is it an enemy with wierd music like... a chocobo lol?

or is it an enemy that uses musical attacks like frogs?

[musenji]

No, neither of those. Check out the latest post by d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x (6:15 am today)...he was on the right track regarding the meaning of the last line. Particularly the word "keeps."

[IpwnUthisMuch|------|]

Midgar Zolom?

[musenji]

No...could you explain the reasoning? Ohhh is it cause of the contorted/heightened thing? If that's the case, nice thinking...Man, I really hope it starts the new page soon, then I can repost with the two missing lines.

[IpwnUthisMuch|------|]

it was because of the contorted heigtened... the only other enemy i can think of that gets all contorted and then heightened is carry armor... and hes a boss

[musenji]

I just realized it'll be a while before it starts the new page, so here is the full riddle.

***************
I reside in darkness where evil’s enlightened
Mostly contorted, but sometimes I’m heightened

My movements are likely to give you the jitters--
Much more so than the blood-sucking critters.

If you look around, you can tell I’ve been preying
Though when I appear, the guitarist keeps playing

***************

[IpwnUthisMuch|------|]

hmm...

i dont know about the guitarist keeps playing but the zombie like monsters in the shinra mansion basement give me th jitters, are in darkness, are surrounded by coffins, and are contorted. i doubt its the right answer but ill give it a shot

[musenji]

hmm...

How might that relate to the part about evil being enlightened?

EDIT: I wasn't making fun with the "hmm". You got the answer right. I just wanted to see you make that other connection (I assumed it'd be a big "OH!" moment).

Line 1: The Shinra Basement is where Sephiroth discovers [most of] the truth about his past.
Line 2: When Ying/Yang (the creature) is standing up straight, it's really pretty tall.
Line 6: The music for the basement is based on acoustic guitar, and doesn't stop when you fight enemies. It's the only place I know of where that happens, besides the big action scenes.

At any rate, it's your turn!

[IpwnUthisMuch|------|]

yay im cool... hmm...

Fight us if you must,
We really don't care.
We do it cuz its our job
And you meddle in our affairs.
If you help us we'll help you,
We'll get the last laugh,
And Aerith too.

Not that good but im busy fighting hojo on this file right now... Gl it should be pretty easy.

[TheSpoonyBard]

The Turks?

[IpwnUthisMuch|------|]

yep your turn

[TheSpoonyBard]

Lonely, surrounded by words
A false power granted by those above
Zero at least, twelve at most
Laid end to end, the puzzle will be complete.

Who am I?

[Dell]

the temple of the ancients puzzle which gives you Black Materia?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Nope.

[Dell]

the clock towers in the temple?
the mini-games at fort condor?

[TheSpoonyBard]

The riddle asks 'Who am I?'. Therefore it is not a clock tower or a mini-game.

[musenji]

The mayor of Midgar in the Shinra building has no real power (those who do live above him), he lives alone next to a library, and you have to assemble a word from the different sections to solve his puzzle.

...But that's not the answer. The solution to his puzzle always has four letters...not anywhere from 0 to 12. Jus' lettin' ya know I'm thinking. :)

Btw, you've been riddling for over a year now? I just found an old thread by accident...

[TheSpoonyBard]

It hasn't been that long. It's 16 weeks to the day since I joined this thread.

...But that's not the answer.
Are you sure? Final answer?

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

is it the mayor of midgar!? :D

i think the 12 mite be the 12 different answers u can pik

[TheSpoonyBard]

d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x gets it. The Mayor is called Domino. Dominoes can be blank (no spots) or have up to two sixes (12 spots), and you play the game by placing the domino counters end to end. As ususal, my riddles refer to something outside the game.

[musenji]

LOL ...I went to check the room, cause I was suspicious (too much of it matched really well), and then I came back and saw your last post. Not much else you could really say, right? You either give it away or let people assume that that's really not the answer. :)

The third line refers to how many bookshelves you check before answering the mayor.
Mayor Domino. Final answer.


EDIT: AAAAAA!!!! Oh that's a steal, man, to find out someone just got it, and probably cause I didn't do my research first (but managed to justify the rest of the riddle to anyone who'd read my answer). There are 12 bookshelves in the library...so your riddle makes sense entirely within the context of the game. (btw, only 6 answers to choose from, devil's)

[TheSpoonyBard]

Either of you can post the next riddle, since you did both get it right.

[musenji]

Haha....It was just one of those moments, you know? :)

d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x, you said it as an answer first--so I think you should take it, unless you don't feel like it. I have to leave for several hours anyway, so it might hold up the thread if I posted right now.

EDIT: Check this link, Endless. I mean, that's you, right? February of 2004. I know, it's a different thread.. http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=42953

[TheSpoonyBard]

So it is. I forgot about that thread. Has it really been that long?

d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x, you're up.

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

am gona let musenji have it, cos technically he did have the answer and like he sed i stole it, and i dont want to be a common thief :D

i like making friends :D

[musenji]

Yeah...I sort of made a donkey of myself. Sorry about that. I was pretty tired at the time, though I got over it really fast.

This might break the rules, I'm not sure:


I'm only found once in FF 6,
Keeping company with poor fools
who like to play tricks.

I'm found once more in FF 8,
With a lonely child in yellow,
vowing to carry his own weight.

Oddly, I'm not found in FF 7.
though you can clearly see my product by land,
and my source by heaven.


Even if you haven't played the others, it's entirely possible to figure it out from just the last stanza. Bonus points if you can identify the other references. :)

[Dell]

that's hard, I really don't know much about FF6 and FF8,

guess: Biggs and Wedge.

[abrojtm]

Did you mix up the numbers for 7 and 8? If so, my answer is Ramuh.

[Halenite]

Couldn't be, Biggs and Wedge were in FF7 as members of Avalanche

My guess would be rain.

I'm only found once in FF 6,
Keeping company with poor fools
who like to play tricks. (there's rain in one place only, Zozo, people lie a lot and play tricks)

I'm found once more in FF 8,
With a lonely child in yellow,
vowing to carry his own weight. (found in the orphanage flashback scenes (with Squall standing alone)

Oddly, I'm not found in FF 7.
though you can clearly see my product by land,
and my source by heaven. (any scenes with rain here?)

[Twilight Edge]

A gunblade?

[musenji]

Hahaha...more than six hours pass, and then four different people post within 10 minutes of each other. Crazy odds!

The answer is rain. The last stanza refers to lakes/rivers (the product), and clouds (the source). I'm pretty sure there aren't any scenes with rain in FF7. There might be rain when you summon Odin, but I didn't take that into consideration. ...There aren't any gunblades in VI.

Halenite, you're up.

[Halenite]

FQ then, I haven't played VII in a while

[musenji]

FQ? Does that mean free question? That's all I can think of it meaning, unless you misinterpreted what I said. You got the answer right, so it's your turn to post a riddle (unless "fq" means you're giving your turn up to whoever wants to post).

[Halenite]

yah, FQ is me giving up my riddle. Free Question

[TheSpoonyBard]

Mind if I make one?

Lover of the sky
But was and will remain a part of the earth
A clear passage I provide
But errors lead to quick exits.

Who am I?

[Twilight Edge]

Errr...Ultimate Weapon?

[gyaku_zuki]

Is is... Aeris?

She seems to like the airship, she is in the lifestream, and she does make quite a quick exit from the game :P

[Dell]

I have two guess

Jenova?
Terror of the skies.
Jenova in the land not flying in the sky.
Something to do with cargo ship
End up battling Jenova BIRTH

Cid?
He want to fly and want to go to outerspace
Human can't fly, it's technology which makes human fly so Cid still in his Rocket Town
Something to do with Huge Materia in disc 2
can't guess it in 2 minutes, the materia gone.

[TheSpoonyBard]

It's not any of those.

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

Lover of the sky
But was and will remain a part of the earth
A clear passage I provide
But errors lead to quick exits.

Who am I?

the ancient forest?

[TheSpoonyBard]

I didn't realise the Ancient Forest was a person...

[abrojtm]

Godo?

[TheSpoonyBard]

No, not Godo.

[musenji]

None of my answers seem to fit all four lines, but I'll have a go anyway.

Jessie?

(no explanation for line 1, she loves technology..)
As far as we know, she's never left the slums.
She provides you with fake ID's for passage on the train,
--checkpoint is earlier than expected; you have to jump off.

[TheSpoonyBard]

Jessie is correct. The first line refers to her liking Cloud, the second refers to her involvement in AVALANCHE. You got the last two lines sorted.

Your turn, musenji.

[musenji]

aww man! You know, I even thought about the fact that she liked Cloud, but didn't make the connection...and I figured there was a trickier meaning to the second line... Two puns in one riddle--I love it! Okay, here's one.


Find me by land, or much later by sky
When doom is at hand, the first option will die.

Twice I'm there when you've escaped via rope;
Once while unconscious and regaining hope.

It should be noted, I've more than one form--
Sometimes I'm chilling, but usually I'm warm.

If you are dextrous, then carry me well
To coax divine pow'r from an old corpse's shell

[Twilight Edge]

I'll pass on this one,he PMed me once but I couln't get it.

[TheSpoonyBard]

The WEAPONs?

[musenji]

Nope

[Twilight Edge]

Highwind?

[musenji]

Nope

[TheSpoonyBard]

Tifa?

[musenji]

No...she's actually present after three rope escapes (just something I thought of, not necessarily the most significant clash).

[TheSpoonyBard]

Can you tell us if we're supposed to be looking for a who, a what, or a where?

[musenji]

Sure. It's a "what".

[Twilight Edge]

Phoenix materia?

[musenji]

Nope... I should probably say that this one's a toughie. But every line fits, and there aren't any references to anything outside of the game.

[Angy]

Ok...I'll try:
The diferents vehicules we use in the game?

Find me by land, or much later by sky(your first vehicule is the chocobo to pass the midgar zolom,who can only walk,and it's just on the cd2 with the highwind that you can go by the sky)

When doom is at hand, the first option will die.(at the beginning of the 2nd disk,the buggy and the Tiny Bronco,your first 'set' of vehicule,have disappeared)

Twice I'm there when you've escaped via rope;(the first time you escape via rope,the turk helicopter is there,and later in the game you can use elicopter in junon.The second time you escape with a rope,the highwind is there)

Once while unconscious and regaining hope.(there I really don't know)

It should be noted, I've more than one form--(well,you have birds,plane,etc...)

Sometimes I'm chilling, but usually I'm warm.(hum...well,most of them and the chocobo sould be warm,but the tiny bronco and the submarine sould be colder than the other 'cause they are in water)


If you are dextrous, then carry me well(well,only the pilots can use the tiny bronco,so...they need to be dextrous....)

To coax divine pow'r from an old corpse's shell(I don't understand completly this sentences,so I don't know...)

Sorry if my explanation are not clear...but I speak french irl,and my english is not perfect

[musenji]

Sorry, that's not it. Good thinking though, the answer works for most of the riddle...and a lot of it is clever. I could change a couple of lines and end up with your answer. :) Oh, and I understood what you were saying--no problem.

I forgot about the land vehicles disappearing...but that happens after Sephiroth summons Meteor, right?

In line 8, "coax" means "bring forth." Also, I changed "power" to "pow'r" so that it would fit the line. If I ignored rhythm/meter, then line 8 would be:

"To bring forth divine power from an old corpse's shell."

Does that help?

[Anniexo]

Is it Jenova?

[musenji]

Nope...I might have said that's been eliminated, but Jenova is more of a "what" than a "who"..

[abrojtm]

E. Skill Materia?

[musenji]

No, not that...should I give a hint?

[Dell]

yes, gives lots a hint.

Aeris? Holy?

[musenji]

Not either of those. Here are the hints..

1. It's not a person or a place.
2. If it were missing, the main plotline would not change at all.

I did say #1 earlier...

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

until u sed not a place i wud hav sed mythril cave (with the sleeping man in it)

if its not a person or place, cud it b materia?

[musenji]

I don't mean to be rude, but as I understand it, asking if it's materia (in general) is not appropriate...it either narrows it all down to one category, or eliminates that category. And I thought that's what the occasional hints were for. But...if materia is really your guess, could you provide a little explanation so I understand?

I'm pretty new here, so if what I just said is wrong, or improper, someone tell me, because this is the first time I've questioned the validity of a guess.

And for the record, I like d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x. Not trying to pick on him or anything. :p

[gyaku_zuki]

this is a toughie, i have a guess...

aeris's spirit?

this may be way off lol, but well... "the first option will die" aka her body...

she speaks to cloud in a dream, "once while unconscious and regaining hope"...

and aeris's spirit is carried to the lifestream, bringing forth the holy power: "to coax divine pow'r from an old corpse's shell"...

the bit about it not changing the storyline might ruin this guess, of course...

as i said, might be way off :D but thought might as well try!

[musenji]

Sorry, not correct..thanks for trying! Ya, her spirit bringing forth Holy was a pretty big plot point...let's see, I'll give another little snippet.

Meteor is the doom that the 2nd line refers to.

[Halenite]

Ultima Weapon?


Find me by land, or much later by sky
When doom is at hand, the first option will die.(not sure about land, but the sword can only be gotten by fighting the WEAPON by air)

Twice I'm there when you've escaped via rope;
Once while unconscious and regaining hope. (you have to fight WEAPON twice in the air at least and once while Cloud's unconscious)

It should be noted, I've more than one form--
Sometimes I'm chilling, but usually I'm warm. (two forms, the WEAPON and the sword)

If you are dextrous, then carry me well (you must be skilled to use it?)
To coax divine pow'r from an old corpse's shell (you get the Ultima Weapon by killing Ultima WEAPON)

[musenji]

Nope. A few "hintlings" based on your guess.. The answer is accessible by land in the beginning. Line 3 refers to two specific times you escape by rope in the game, and highwind isn't there for either of them. Line 4 does refer to when Cloud is unconscious (btw nice fit there with your answer), but "regaining hope" indicates a more specific time...

[Scorpster]

Is it the lifestream?

[musenji]

No.. I did already say that if the answer were missing from the game, the main plotline would not change..in other words, the answer is not part of the main storyline. I’ll re-post, with all the guesses listed, and a new hint.


Find me by land, or much later by sky
When doom is at hand, the first option will die.

Twice I'm there when you've escaped via rope;
Once while unconscious and regaining hope.

It should be noted, I've more than one form--
Sometimes I'm chilling, but usually I'm warm.

If you are dextrous, then carry me well
To coax divine pow'r from an old corpse's shell.


Incorrect guesses: WEAPONs, Highwind, Tifa, Phoenix materia, vehicles you use, Jenova, E. Skill materia, Aeris, Holy, Aeris’s spirit, Ultima Weapon, lifestream

Hints:

1. The answer is a “what”, not a “who” or a “where”.
2. It is not part of the main storyline.
3. “Doom” refers to Meteor.
4. Line 5 (about it having more than one form) does not refer to appearance.

[TheGoldenChocobo]

...um... huge materia?

[musenji]

Nope. ...look at line 3 of the riddle.

Edit:

(Huge materia is never there just after an escape by rope; however, the answer is--twice.)

I should probably say now that the last two lines of the riddle are the key to it all. If you figure out what they refer to, then it's not hard to figure out the rest.

[TheGoldenChocobo]

it sounds like a weapon, or a materia... I'm stumped.... must get thinking... this is very hard!!!

[Dell]

Chocobo?Gold Chocobo?

[musenji]

Nope.

[CStrife]

About the fist line, i thought about aeris´s limit4, dont know why.....:confused: