Riddle Skill Feedback
Let's compare those skills in two games.
The Lord of the Rings 5e
The riddle game is an accepted custom among many creatures, including quite a few that would be classified as wicked if they did not respect the ancient rules. An Intelligence (Riddle) check is used to solve a spoken or written riddle, but also to draw conclusions from seemingly unconnected scraps of information by deduction, reasoning, and intuition.
The One Ring 2e
Owing its name to the ancient game, the Riddle Skill represents the ability to draw conclusions from seemingly unconnected scraps of information by deduction, reasoning, and intuition. Adventurers also rely on Riddle whenever they are forced to talk about a subject but prefer to conceal part of what they know; for example, to tell something about themselves without revealing their identity.
As an accepted custom among many cultures, speaking in riddles is usually allowed among strangers meeting for the first time and wanting to speak guardedly. This Skill is also used to gain helpful insight from a spoken or written riddle.
First issue, LOTR5e version of this skill let you
solve a spoken or written riddle which is absolutely ridiculous. It lets players bruteforce any riddle with a simple die roll, removing any challenge and fun. TOR2e skill only allows getting
helpful insight without riddle auto-solving.
Second issue, LOTR5e Riddle skill does not even mention "speaking in riddles" part of this custom that allows characters use cypher / secret tongue to conceal something.
I would like LOTR5e Riddle skill to be adjusted to be closer to TOR2e version which is more flavorful and mechanically balanced.