A Dungeon Master from Dungeons & Dragons falls in love with another and asks him out on a date with a riddle. But his crush also replies with a riddle that he cannot solve. Desperate, he turns to the community, which eagerly comes to his aid.
How did the situation arise? On Reddit, user BardofEsgaroth reaches out to the Dungeons & Dragons community with a desperate plea. He explains that he works as a Dungeon Master (DM) at a local game store and has asked another DM, who also runs games there, out on a date using a riddle.
In response, he receives a riddle as well – and unfortunately, he is stumped. He has one day left until he will see his crush again. He turns to the community for help, hoping for a nudge in the right direction rather than a full solution.
Having previously sought help from the community for his own riddle (see Reddit), he hoped for similarly helpful feedback this time – and he would not be disappointed.
“Dude, she replied with another riddle. That’s a yes.”
What kind of riddle is it? The riddle that the poster received from his crush is written in a poem form, containing both a cryptic mix of letters and the instructions for deciphering. The letter combination to decode was “Egt y ryew nzc uslyc”.
The community then helped him figure out the solution. He had to take the alphabet forwards and backwards once each, so first ABCDE… and then ZYXWV… then he needed to find the letter in the forward alphabet, go back seven letters, and then find the equivalent letter in the backward alphabet. This letter was the code he was looking for.
Putting it all together, the sentence “Can I pick the movie?” came out. A clear yes for the date.
How does the community feel about it? Users in the Reddit post celebrate the story of the two lovestruck Dungeon Masters and are happy to help with the problem. They also believe he should honestly admit that he asked the community for help if his date later inquires about it.
- Axasmidd writes: “Dude, she replied with another riddle. That’s a yes.”
- Orzhov_Syndicalist celebrates: “This is UNBEARABLY sweet and clever.”
- Isbistra suggests: “Just for fun, you could create a Deck of Many Things as a response and write the names of the movies currently playing in her cinema on it. Then she can literally pick the movie.”
- ELAdragon is delighted: “This thread is the damn sweetest thing. From the riddles and the situation itself to all the people helping and rooting for OP.”
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