So when is your next riddle ( presumably two years in the making) going to be posted?
So when is your next riddle ( presumably two years in the making) going to be posted?
Sigless
I'm afraid I don't have one made, abrojtm. If I get a flash of inspiration over the festive period, I may make a new one, but I've not played FFIX for ages and am too busy playing my Xbox 360 these daysWe'll see, though...
Please, what does stfu stand for?Originally Posted by nik0tine
I would venture to say that it stands for 'Shut The F*&k Up'
Just for the fun of it, I've decided to solve the "ultra hard" riddle.
Answer, Diamond WEAPON.
Richest of five - Out of the five WEAPONs released (Ultima, Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire), diamond is the most valuable material.
Second to fall - The second WEAPON to bite the dust.
Birth was my death - Just as it came out of the water, it died (dunno about that really, this was the only line I couldn't give a good answer)
Who am I? - Diamond WEAPON.
\o/
Well done, KeyterSaved us spending any time on that riddle
Is it law to have no avatars in this thread or something
there was a picture here
I had a great riddle written out. I posted it on the FFIX riddles v 2.0 or something, it even rhymed! *hears all your wows* I couldn't be bothered to read the above lines so sorry if i repeat or blah blah blah...
Wow Thingfish, well done on the depth of the riddle. I would never have thought to put that much brain power into something like that...or anything really
And Free_Spirit, have a congratualtory coconut on behalf of me and my pet chocobo. His name's Edd. Coconut's are his favourtie food of all time and this is his last one for the rest of the year, so I hope you like it. If not, tough, eat it anyway.
I'm actually gonna play FFIX again now, just to see how i missed it. And cry because it wasn't me that got the answer...damn you all....
If anyone wants to read my fantastic riddle *hint hint* and try to solve it then I'll be more than happy to post it here/make a new thread. Yummy!
Hmm. Yep Diamond Weapon is correct. Well I am not that good at riddles. So fair play to ya. Oh and the last line meant that since it was made from spirit energy, it was killed by it(Sister ray). This is top level thinking for me. I just read too many books.
The last words of Oscar Wilde, to the wallpaper in his room - "One of us has to go"
if it's ok with thingfish i'd like it to be posted here, just so we don't have two riddle threads in the FFIX forum.
Thanks for the compliments, Quin. You should still go back and play FFIX again to see the answer, since it is right at the beginning when you first meet Vivi and the Ticketmaster says the answer's nameWow Thingfish, well done on the depth of the riddle. I would never have thought to put that much brain power into something like that...or anything really
I'm actually gonna play FFIX again now, just to see how i missed it. And cry because it wasn't me that got the answer...damn you all....
Will do. I just can't believe you managed to make that one little part into such a massive and complicated riddle. And that Tantalus, turning to stone stuff was a great part. I'm reading your reasons again now because they're so good
I'm flattered, Quin
Yes, the Tantalus connection to Blank and Niobe surprised me by the seeming coincidence of it all, but moreso by the realisation that the FFIX team must really have looked into the history of ancient civilizations and mythology etc when making the game, all for something that 99% of players (me not included
That was brilliant, Thingie. You REALLY didn't need the red herrings, you know.
The part where you put three phrases, all anagrams of eachother together... that was amazing. You did that in TWO hours? Crazy.
You may come off as a little vain (possibly conceited), but I guess you deserve more praise. I can't even think of an instance of anyone creating a riddle so complex.
I agree with Sir Bahamut in that parts of your riddle were extremely obscure. Did you really expect anyone to ever figure out those anagrams? It looks to me like you were just searching for anagrams and then have it come off as clever. As for the three anagrams, which are all anagrams to another phrase (In latin for god's sake! "The vale of genus Cedrus"? riiigghtt), no way were those accidents.
Still though, I think you gave enough clues to where someone, who were thinking in just the right way about one of your phrases, could have deduced the answer. For instance, "O, keen watchman to mine own, falter not, To vouchsafe designs most astronomic." Just someone connecting 'stars' with the actor/actresses in the play could have easily found the general area where the answer is related. Several phrases, without even going into the weird anagrams, could have deduced the answer without too much thought.
Also, if you play the game normally and notice Lav's name and think it might be obscure enough to be the answer to Thingie's riddle, then most certainly, I think it's possible. I fact, I'm quite surprised it was not aswered already. I have picked al the answers at the ticket booth, and I STILL didn't notice Lav's name for some reason, but I disgess.
Anyway, all I have to say is: Brilliant! Thingie, you are amazing. A god in proportions (not really, but yeah). Soak up the praise, because you don't get enough of it.
Thanks for the praise, Gwel!
It was actually 4 different anagrams that made up one sentence, so it was even harder to come up with. 2 hours was the time I took for the outline of the riddle, yes, but the addition or removal of words to fit the structure of the iambic pentameter, and the research into the historical side of it took a fair bit longer.
No, the anagrams were not accidents, but I did employ them help of a powerful anagram creator to give me some ideas I could link into the story. As for the 'genus Cedrus' one, I started off with an anagram of the answer and went from there.
All of the sundries were really for my own satisfaction and (hopefully) the satisfaction of the people guessing the riddle. You're right, though, that some points which were much less complex in meaning were those that gave fairly direct clues as to the answer. Indeed, the notion of astronomy as 'gazing at stars' or 'seeing the stars' gave a more direct translation of what Vivi wants to do at the beginning, but oddly no-one gave that translation of that bit
I guess it's a testament to how hidden a character Layderce is that you didn't notice his name even by looking at all the Ticketmaster's speech
Anyway, glad you liked it and hope you'll print it out, frame it and show it to your grandchildren one day when they are clamouring for some classic retro-gaming action
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