some riddles

 hi. here are some AI generated riddles.

1. The Fox's Riddle:   There's a king who has one hundred warriors. Every morning he has one hundred new recruits, all of whom are completely unarmed except for a wooden sword that they are required to wear. If a recruit tries to run away, the king captures him and beats him until he dies. One day a fox comes to the king and asks for mercy for one of his subjects. How should the king treat the fox?

Answer: Beat the fox until it learns that it was a fool.

2. The Riddle of The Falling Balloon: A traveler rides atop a hot air balloon filled with hot air. Suddenly the balloon and its rider begin to fall. What is the first thing that the rider sees?

Answer: His hands

3. The Farmhand's Riddle: A farmer and his wife have seven sons. The youngest is called Greedy and is as greedy as his name suggests. The eldest is called Land and is as proud as his name suggests. The second is called Hunger and is as hungry as he is. The third is called Famine and is as poor as his name suggests. The fourth is called Fear and is as afraid as he is. The fifth is called Plague and is as sick as he is. The sixth is called Murder and is as violent as his name suggests. The seventh is called Betrayal and is as treacherous as he is. What are the farmer's five oldest sons called?

Answer: Tired, Thirsty, Hot, Cough and Fever

4. The Coward's Riddle: A coward and a brave man are going on a long journey together. The brave man has two loaded crossbows and can fire both of them. The coward has none, but can run as fast as he can. How can the coward get along with the brave man?

Answer: The coward can hold the other's crossbow for him.

5. The King's Riddle: A ship is sinking in the middle of the ocean. All on board are rescued by a lifeboat except for three. They are a king, a princess and a knight. The princess is as beautiful and sweet as she can be. The knight is strong and powerful. The third is a thief. He steals the king's jewels without his permission. Who are they?

Answer: The princess is the king's daughter, the knight is the king's son, and the thief is the king's butler.

6. The Kangaroo: A farmer is milking his kangaroo. As he does, a golden liquid spills out of the animal's ear and onto the floor. The farmer is very angry, and calls on all the gods of the pantheon to punish the kangaroo. What is the punishment?

Answer: Death

7. The Lion's Riddle: A hunter is looking for a lost shepard. He carries two spears and can run as fast as a lion. The shepherds dog is as swift as a vulture. What can the hunter do to outrun the dog?

Answer: He can't

8. The Twins' Riddle: There are two birds sitting on an apple tree. One says to the other: "Brother, I am plumper than you. I am older by a day. What am I?" The other bird replies: "You are younger by a day. You are plumper than I am." How can this be?

Answer: The first bird is older than the second.

9. The Riddle of The Broken Window: A merchant is pushing his wheelbarrow up a hill. It breaks, the spokes break, the handles break, but the best is the wheel itself. The wheel is as strong as a fortress. What is the merchant's name?

Answer: Nobody knows. Nobody ever will.

10. The Riddle of The Golden Cap: An innkeeper is pouring gold coins into a sack. The coins only have a face value of ten copper coins. How many coins does the sack hold?

Answer: A billion

11. The Riddle of The Missing Eye: A farmer has ten sons. The eleventh is blind in one eye and can see only black in the other. What is the name of this son?

Answer: Satan

12. The Riddle of The Three Keys: Three men are standing on the threshold of a great castle. The first has a key for the castle's front door. The second has a key for the back door. The third has a key for the iron gate. Where are they going?

Answer: The first is going in, the second is going out, and the third is going to a castle far away.

13. The Owl's Riddle: A farmer is sowing seeds. Some are to be planted in a field, some in a forest, and some in the king's palace garden. A moth comes and asks for which seed it should eat. The farmer tells the moth to eat the corn seed, the weasel to eat the cow seed, the snake to eat the dog seed, the cabbage seed, the apple seed, the crab seed, the cress seed, the mushroom seed, the nettle seed, the pea seed, the rice seed, the sorghum seed, the timothy seed, the wheat seed, and the yeast seed. What seed does the moth eat?

Answer: The crab seed.

14. The Calf's Riddle: A calf stands next to a cow. The cow has a baby. The calf wants to eat the baby. The cow says: "No, you may not have my calf. I gave birth to him." What may the calf do?

Answer: The calf may not eat the baby.

15. The Dog's Riddle: A dog stands next to a wolf. The wolf is licking something. The dog begs the wolf to let it lick the thing the wolf is licking. The wolf says: "No, you may not have my mark. I am being honored by a great king." What may the dog do?

Answer: The dog may not lick the thing the wolf is licking.

16. The Frog's Riddle: A frog stands on a lily pad. The lily pad floats on a pond. The frog is looking at a dragonfly. The frog asks the dragonfly: "Is your life so short? Why do you bother with such a slow, tedious existence? Why not soar with the birds?''Sigh,'said the dragonfly,'if only I could.'" The frog says: "I wish that I could be as swift as you. If I could only reach the birds, I could fly away.'I wish he could,'said the frog,'but I am only a frog.'" The frog then leaps into the water and swims away. Why does he do this?

Answer: The frog can't fly. It is too heavy.

17. The Two Seasons: A farmer has a dog. He divides his year into two seasons. The first season is the seed-sowing season. The second season is the corn-planting season. Every night the dog dreams. In the first dream, the dog eats the farmer. In the second dream, the dog eats the farmer's wife. What season is it?

Answer: The seed-sowing season.

18. The Old Oak Tree: An oak tree grows in the forest. It is as old as the Lord God. To the tree, time is but as a breath, a glimmer, a shimmer, a nameless nothing. To the oak tree, time shall be no more. For the tree is eternal.

19. The Old Rhyme: The sun shines brightly. The birds are singing. The wind blows. The rhymes flow. Let all things be as they should be.

20. The Old Woman's Rhyme: Three little pigs went out to sow. When they were in the wood, they saw a wolf. The first little pig said: "I will kill this wolf." The second little pig said: "No, let me kill it." The third little pig said: "No, let me kill it." By and by, a great big wolf came running towards them. The first little pig said: "I will kill it." But the others said: "No, let us all three kill it." So they killed it. Then the three little pigs went in to feast.

21. The Old Man's Rhyme: There once was a man who had a beard so long it reached the moon. One night the moon rose, and the man stood upon the earth. The moon rose higher and higher, and the man stood still. At last the moon shone down so bright that it lighted up the earth like day, and the man stood in the light. Then all the plants and trees bowed down to the man in reverence, for they all knew that in times past the heavens had rained upon them and had given them life and all its blessings.

feeling hollow

im thinkin about this post which compares tabletop rpgs to computer rpgs to books

what i want from a computer rpg is generally a single player experience, played over a long time, a deep system of mechanics to explore, i like making builds, i like making decisions to affect the outcomes of worlds, i like exploring weird societies and outlooks, i like buildng and maintaining structures and factions. i like being a subtle manipulator rather than a chosen one and a boistrous leader of men - so i want the game to give me different modes i can employ, in the space where i can choose the mode i want. i like having little dudes and customising them and moving them around. i like executing combos. i like setting things up an knocking them down. i do not like canned narratives, i like procedural narratives.

most computer games don't offer all of this, so i'll take what i can get, but its the more the better. in hte past i've said that the more the thing is like what i want, teh more it is a rpg, but its semantics. books and tabletop rpgs are not a good way to get near this desired crpg experience though. tabletop rpgs being necessarily short experiences where you have to do what other people want, and youre limited what youre friend is willing to imagine, dont offer the deep systems  and long games, the system mastery angle that im looking for. you get the thing where you want to act liek a dick because thats what your character would do but actually youre obliged to not act like a dick, to be nice to your friend.

but the think im really trying to get at is - there is this hollow feeling that you get over time with games. you start to see the edges of the simulation, and you cant do all you want, and you have to play within the constraints of the game. ive been playing dragon age inquisition and it wants you to be a specific character that isnt the character i want to play , sort of the geralt problem, the fallout dad problem, and im making do. you get bored with mechanics and stories once youve explored them and youre just doing the same things over and over. you get to where youre just trying to get to the next area and see all teh content even though the system has becoem boring and youre not really engaging with it anymore. games are good at being skinner boxes and you  get the 'one more dungeon' pageturner thing where you feel like youre obliged to keep playing even if you dont want to.

in general i assume this means the game haas offered a hollow version of the system i want, and that i'd be satisfied with a richer version of the system. but i still end up feeling hollow with games that deliver rich systems like for example with games like slay the spire - even where the mechanics and systems are quite rich you will wear them out eventually

i like to think that games can be a affirmative and worthwhile and meditative experience while still offering endless and generative play - but its a difficult goal to achieve and a lot of games dont strive for this, and still make money and are successful in the ways we define success for games - and i feel like not everyone wants what i want, so maybe the kind of experience im looking for is niche and not that desirable a thing to strive for as a developer - and even a game striving for this thing still can leave me unsatisfied, i might never be happy with anything

i dont think having a blast with friends is teh solution to this problem, i dont think this is generally a problem with single player experiences but with the abject horror of existence

in conclusion i like rpgs because they let me make a little guy