Runiverse Riddles in the Dark

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Based on the famous chapter from the Hobbit, Riddles in the Dark is a twitter game being played by MeepleDad in 2024.

The goal is to post 1 riddle, every day. The answer will always be an item from the List of Items.

Riddle Answerer Leader Board

After 15 days of play, here is the leaderboard of top finishers:

4 wins - Deltamouse Deltamouse

3 wins - Terps

2 wins - Crucifore

1 win - Tober94, Give-a-hoot, SPZ

Justin also has had a win

3 days had no winner.

Riddles

1 Jan 1 Spectre Stone Staff I am held by sages wise, with a gem that sees all lies. In the spectral night, I glow, what am I, do you know? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1742035389647339998?s=20 https://twitter.com/eterps
2 Jan 2 Sushi Maki In a roll I am tucked tight, with the sea's delight. A bite so small yet full of might, what could I possibly be in your sight? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1742312311753482596?s=20 https://twitter.com/tobr94
3 Jan 3 Tomb Shield Guarding warriors in their sleep, in crypts where shadows creep. I am the defense of the deceased that the living often keep. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1742675957310464076?s=20 https://twitter.com/eterps
4 Jan 4 Goblin Sword Crafted not by man or elf, but creatures full of mischief and stealth. Not as shiny, not as neat, but it can cut just as deep. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1743038848404193754?s=20 https://twitter.com/YumiArtsNFT
5 Jan 5 Tuck When day is done, I am the one to make sure your work is done. I put away, I neaten, I fold, with me, everything is under hold. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1743401488234504390?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
6 Jan 6 Book of Spirits Bound by leather, filled with whispers, I can introduce you to the world of whisps. Who am I that brings the dead to your fingertips? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1743764630776766572?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
7 Jan 7 Red Candy Sweet to the taste, a delight in vibrant case. Tongues I enchant, with my scarlet dance. What could I be, that brings such glee? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1744125005464739908?s=20 https://x.com/da0xlab
8 Jan 8 Platypus hatchling Born with a bill and a tail that’s flat, I'm neither this nor exactly that. Who am I, with my fur so sprat? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1744486890194211323?s=20 https://twitter.com/_giveahoot
9 Jan 9 Purple Longsword Long and lean, I gleam in purple sheen. In the hand of a knight, I am an awe-striking sight. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1744849529562640850?s=20 https://twitter.com/_giveahoot
10 Jan 10 Pancakes Flipped and flopped, with syrup I'm topped. Breakfast's delight, to the taste buds, I ignite. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1745212923885064249?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
11 Jan 11 Rose Colored Glasses I offer a view that's bright and sunny, even when the world's not funny. What am I that paints everything rosy and honey? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1745575563526311995?s=20 https://twitter.com/eterps
12 Jan 12 Banana I'm the favorite snack of an ape on a ledger, In a world where pixels are treasure. Yellow & curved, I'm eaten in pleasure, By digital primates, without measure. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1745748201527984135?s=20 https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas
13 Jan 13 Infinity Shield I offer protection without end, a timeless defender on which you can depend. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1746110840913477743?s=20 https://twitter.com/crucifore
14 Jan 14 Absinthe Green fairy in a glass, I might make you hallucinate, alas. What am I, that makes reality pass? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1746474990017380678?s=20 https://twitter.com/crucifore
15 Jan 15 Chaos Staff In my grasp, order is lost, I command confusion at any cost. What am I, that chaos has embossed? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1746837629595943278?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
16 Jan 16 Shaman's Peyote A cactus bite, vision takes flight. Used by the wise, in sacred rites. What could I be, that brings such insight? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1747200269023416690?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
17 Jan 17 Goblin Flakes Crunchy and crisp, in a bowl I sit. Not quite human-made, but goblins admit. What am I, that goblins permit? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1747637888760606981?s=20 https://twitter.com/_giveahoot
18 Jan 18 Lollipop On a stick, I sit so sweet, a sugary treat that’s neat to eat. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1747994305786994855?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
19 Jan 19 Siren's Harp Strummed by maidens fair and fey, I can make sailors lose their way. Who am I, with such a sway? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1748378101753565687?s=20 https://twitter.com/dadjudicator
20 Jan 20 A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire I blaze with ethereal flame, in a mage's hand, I aim. What am I, of magic and fame? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1748848368162648092?s=20 https://x.com/da0xlab
21 Jan 21 Blue Kite I dance in the wind, blue as the sky. A child's delight, as clouds pass by. What am I, that can fly so high? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1749128951832944919?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
22 Jan 22 The Bone Stave From life's end, I begin anew, Carved from marrow, power accrues. In wizard's hand, my might is rife, A bone to cast spells, not a knife. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1749466010208354337?s=20 https://twitter.com/tabitha_6154
23 Jan 23 Green Buckler Clad in the hue of the forest's delight, In battles and duels, I aid in the fight. Neither sword, nor dagger, nor a mace, strapped to your left, I protect with grace. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1749809398652998027?s=20 https://twitter.com/dadjudicator
24 Jan 24 Video Game Controller Through thumbs' swift dance and fingers' trance, Across worlds unseen, you shall prance. To unlock the door to realms galore, Master the game, explore evermore. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1750177239189029054?s=20 https://x.com/da0xlab
25 Jan 25 Bag of Seeds Within me, life's promise sleeps. Sow me, and reap what one reaps. What am I, that future keeps? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1750603049041568149?s=20 https://twitter.com/dadjudicator
26 Jan 26 Book of Names Written within not tale or a fable, Yet on me, many titles are made able. What am I, can you guess the theme? I'm the tome of identities, it would seem. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1750915993885626608?s=20 https://x.com/da0xlab
27 Jan 27 Bag of Guano Unpleasant, yet fertile and rich. To a farmer, I'm a valuable pitch. What am I, with a smell you might wish to ditch? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1751298095919567147?s=20 https://twitter.com/BIIIGAINS
28 Jan 28 X7 Chip Hashing hexes, conjuring code, In circuits and systems, my power bestowed. Quantum power inside is stowed, I'll help with your !Magic upload. https://twitter.com/MeepleDad/status/1751689532360077350?s=20 https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas
29 Jan 29 Boombox A box without hinges, key, or top, Hear me blast reggae, jazz or hip hop. Goblintown street kids or yellow wizzy gang, In their hands, a box I hang https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1752009922739376578?s=20 https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas
30 Jan 30 Sushi Roll Round and round, the seas delight, Rolled by birds who can't take flight. In battle they waddle, but in kitchen they're king, Name this snack that makes tastebuds sing. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1752345829988257826?s=20 https://twitter.com/dadjudicator
31 Jan 31 Eternal Rose In gardens of lore, it forever grows, Not bound by time, its beauty shows. Guarded by the Order, so the story goes, What is this bloom that eternally glows? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1752834811180249237?s=20 https://twitter.com/eterps
32 Feb 1 Caduceus In hands of Hermes, I took flight, Two serpents twine in eternal fight. A symbol of healing, power and light, Who am I, in day or night? https://twitter.com/MeepleDad/status/1753258932846411896 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
33 Feb 2 Dragon Fireworks I roar to life with a spark and a flame, In the dark night sky, I stake my claim. My breath is fire, my wings are light, Yet I'm born of hands, not dragon's might. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1753612543694709219?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
34 Feb 3 Ether Staff 2.0 Twice evolved, I stand with might, In the realm where day meets night. Ether's power, in me, does dwell, Against the Sacred Flame, I cast my spell. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1753988553166455186?s=20 https://twitter.com/tweezlewoop
35 Feb 4 Trapped Soul Staff Neither living nor dead, within me confined, A staff of power, in my form you'll find. I'm not a jailer, yet I hold fast, a locked souls presence, from the past. https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1754490812845400307?s=20 https://x.com/da0xlab
36 Feb 5 Blue Broadsword "Not a stream, yet I gleam in blue, In battle, my purpose is renewed. Long and wide, I take each stride, In the clash of steel, I am imbued. What am I, by a warrior's side?" https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1754717199942471782?s=20 https://twitter.com/deltamouse09
37 Feb 6 Lantern In my heart, a star does dwell, Held in a cage, it the light does swell. By wizard's hand or soldier's grasp, What am I, that lights their path? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1754878844346020169?s=20 -
38 Feb 7 Pantheon Spear Held high in a divine hand, Across the cosmos, my influence spans. I'm not a sword, nor a gear, But a symbol of heavenly fear. What am I? https://x.com/MeepleDad/status/1755233977999167653?s=20 -