This free puzzle generator creates puzzles, mysteries, riddles, clues, and locks for tabletop roleplaying games. Every result comes with its complete answer and solution, so you can run it at the table without preparing more.
How to generate a puzzle
- Choose a Content Type: Puzzle, Mystery, Riddle, Clue, or Lock.
- Pick a Quantity to generate several challenges at once.
- Select Generate, then read the challenge aloud or share it with your players.
- Keep the answer and solution hidden until the party solves it or gives up.
Designed for the middle of a session
Use a lock to guard a vault, a riddle to guard a door, or a mystery to carry a whole evening. Clues can seed an investigation across several scenes. Combine puzzles with rooms from the dungeon generator and traps from the traps and hazards generator.
Frequently asked questions
- Does every puzzle include a solution?
- Yes. Each result includes the answer and how it is solved.
- What is the difference between a mystery and a clue?
- A mystery is a problem for the party to investigate. A clue is a single piece of information you can place in a scene to help solve one.
- Do I need an account?
- No. The puzzle generator is free to use without an account.