It felt like I had to wait ages before a storm even came, and having more time to look at the riddle didn't really get me any closer to knowing the exact combination of items. I think the idea of needing to hold a certain set of things in your inventory makes sense but it might be better with more rapid feedback loops. Something like taking damage for not having the items perfectly or something like that rather than a binary win/lose situation. Congrats on completing your first game!