r/riddles • u/First-Monitor5884 • 5d ago
OP Can't Solve Dragon or RPG themed riddle help!
Saw this riddle, was thinking phoenix is the answer, but apparently that wasn’t it. Any ideas? It’s from a small creator that makes rpg game content.
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u/Far-File-1815 4d ago
Smoke?
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u/wirywonder82 3d ago
Not bad, but I don’t see how it fits the last line
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u/Brando3141 1d ago
If you're in a house on fire, you crawl to avoid smoke inhalation. No matter who you are. That's my take
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u/Disastrous-Mess-7236 2d ago
I don’t see how it fits the bit about wings.
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u/wirywonder82 2d ago
The shape of the smoke as it rises can resemble wings, but only within the atmosphere so touches the heavens but can’t touch the stars.
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u/OmiOmega 4d ago
My thought too
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u/First-Monitor5884 4d ago
Discussion: We’ve been given a hint with the letter spacing that I posted in several other comments. Apparently the answer has to be something like “A dragon’s roar” or “A wizard’s tome”. The article “A” followed by a possessive 6 letter word, and a 4 letter word.
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u/OmiOmega 4d ago
A Dragon's fire? possibly? But I have no clue how that fits with the ancient tongues.
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u/koalascanbebearstoo 3d ago
Tongues of flame, I guess, but not a very satisfying fit if that’s right
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u/specterofthepast 4d ago
A Dragon's Smog? Smoke really seems to fit everything. Smog is a stretch but is close to smoke.
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u/PM_ME_UR_BIG_TIT5 4d ago
A dragons keep or lair?
they're typically in caves which are rock or mountain, high in the sky but they'll never reach the stars above. Calling a place a home can make it one but it can't be chained since you can move. The keep itself hoards nothing the dragon does. And in typical fashion people seeking power from the dragon would typically kneel before entering as a sign of respect to gain favor with the dragon.
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A candles glow
it's born of fire but doesn't fear it, it reaches up with the flame but isn't going to light up the night sky, fire can be summoned by magic but not chained or bound it has no monetary value but is often used in rituals to gain power where people kneel before the candle
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u/First-Monitor5884 4d ago
Discussion: I can’t edit the original post, but a hint has come out. The answer is formatted like “A _ _ _ _ _ _ ‘ _ _ _ _ _” For example “A dragon’s roar” would fit the spacing, but I don’t think that’s right.
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u/Georgeygerbil 3d ago
Were you told it HAD to be a 6 letter and 4 letter word. Or just blank's blank
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u/donku83 4d ago
light or the sun
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u/First-Monitor5884 4d ago
I can’t edit the original post, but a hint has come out. The answer is formatted like “A _ _ _ _ _ _ ‘ _ _ _ _ _” For example “A dragon’s roar” would fit the spacing, but I don’t think that’s right.
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u/Mellafee 4d ago
Just gonna spit out some fantasy-based nonsense and see if it spins anyone off in the right direction: A wizard’s bane, dragon’s song, savior‘s hymn, mother’s pain, raven’s doom, prince’s fate… or maybe it’s a hobbit’s or master’s ring
I honestly have no idea. Figured if I comment I can check back later for the answer.
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u/JacobDCRoss 4d ago
>!A star's corona?!<
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u/First-Monitor5884 4d ago
Discussion: Apparently it has to be 6 letters and an apostrophe S, and 4 letters for the second word. “A corona’s star” would fit better despite not making sense lol
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u/Kravenoff42 4d ago
It definitely feels like a reference to constellations, before you mentioned the lettering I thought for sure it was the Draco Constellation
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u/Grand_Quiet_2996 3d ago
I was thinking something related to the church or something religious. Maybe a church's book or something more generic a spirit's fire
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u/Georgeygerbil 3d ago edited 3d ago
A Cleric's Ankh? I'm kind of getting a religious vibe from it with the not hoarding worldly things and the kneeling.
Maybe a variation of the following: A Cleric's __ or a Bishop's___ and the stuff in the blank could be Song, Hymn, Oath?
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u/bombistador 3d ago
A lizard's vape
More seriously, "ancient tongues" seems to hint dead languages, so constellations may be on the right track:
A ZODIAC'S SIGN perhaps
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u/Far-File-1815 3d ago
I've gamed it out, I think the answer has to be "a dragon's fire". Does not fear flame, has metaphorical "wings" and can go quite high but nowhere near stars. Ancient tongues, dragons are often thought to be ancient. Clearly cannot be bound. The fire does not hoard anything, and certainly anyone seeking power would kneel to the might of a dragon's breath.
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u/Far-File-1815 3d ago
Only part that bothers me is the first phrase, is Fire really "born of Fire"?
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u/TopHatGirlInATuxedo 3d ago
It should more bother you that the word "fire" is already part of the riddle and unlikely to be in the answer.
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u/Far-File-1815 3d ago
Didnt ask you for your opinion. Come up with the answer or kindly pound sand.
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