Rageing Atheist said:soggie said:How about hangman style?
Low Int: Y_ _ _ _ C _
High Int: YO_ S _ C K
That would be too easy, I think higher intelligence should maybe give somekind of a subtle hint, but not make the riddle pointless.
"Subtle" is subjective in this case.
It is impossible to "balance" for the player's intelligence, and in an RPG you're supposed to role play your character, not the other way around. This is the reason why I don't think complicated riddles have a place in RPGs at all, unless there's a way to figure it out or the game takes into account your character's INT score completely. A compromise would be nigh impossible to create in this situation.