diff --git a/src/utils/dialog.ts b/src/utils/dialog.ts
index df4cde6..9441571 100644
--- a/src/utils/dialog.ts
+++ b/src/utils/dialog.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ const npcDialogs: Record<NPCType, NPCDialog[]> = {
       },
     },
     {
-      messages: ['Welcome, brave soul. To pass, you must answer my riddle. You may only answer once. Choose wisely.'],
+      messages: [
+        'Welcome, brave soul. To pass, you must answer my riddle. You may only answer once. If you are unsure, you may speak to the townsfolk. Choose wisely.',
+      ],
       onCompleted: (player) => {
         player.quests.addQuest({ id: QuestType.SphinxRiddle, completed: false });
       },
diff --git a/src/utils/riddles.ts b/src/utils/riddles.ts
index 23ad4e6..838bd4f 100644
--- a/src/utils/riddles.ts
+++ b/src/utils/riddles.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export const riddles = [
         'Think about what we hear in canyons.',
       ],
       [NPCType.Stranger]: [
-        'The sphinx’s riddles are always a bit tricky. I think this one is',
-        'about something that bounces off walls.',
+        'The sphinx’s riddles are always a bit tricky.',
+        'I think this one is about something that bounces off walls.',
       ],
     },
   },
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ export const riddles = [
     options: ['map', 'globe', 'dream', 'photograph', 'landscape'],
     hints: {
       [NPCType.Inventor]: [
-        'Think of something that represents the world, showing cities',
-        'and mountains but not in a literal way.',
+        'Think of something that represents the world, showing cities and mountains but not in a literal way.',
       ],
       [NPCType.Stranger]: [
-        'Imagine something that can fit in your hand or hang on a wall,',
-        'showing vast landscapes and bodies of water, but not in their true form.',
+        'Imagine something that can fit in your hand or hang on a wall, showing vast landscapes and bodies of water, but not in their true form.',
       ],
     },
   },
@@ -38,12 +36,11 @@ export const riddles = [
     options: ['cloud', 'bat', 'wind', 'shadow', 'storm'],
     hints: {
       [NPCType.Inventor]: [
-        'The sphinx’s riddles can be tricky. Think about things that move',
-        'or change without the usual parts, like wings or eyes.',
+        'The sphinx’s riddles can be twisted. Think about things that move or change without the usual parts, like wings or eyes.',
       ],
       [NPCType.Stranger]: [
-        'Look at your surroundings. Shadows often behave in strange ways,',
-        'don’t they? They move, disappear, and seem to fly without wings.',
+        'Look at your surroundings. Shadows often behave in strange ways, don’t they?',
+        'They move, disappear, and seem to fly without wings.',
       ],
     },
   },