lonespelunker ,
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Here's what I've been working on.

I took the procedural mission generator from "Welcome Aboard, Captain" and tweaked it to run murder mystery/procedural crime dramas.

There are many pitfalls running mysteries in RPG's, but I think I've "cracked the nut" to make powerful, nonlinear mystery stories where players don't have to be as smart as Sherlock Holmes or Benoit Blanc to solve them.

I'm getting ready to playtest with other players after successfully solo testing!

Illustration of an investigator in a darkened warehouse, looking at a ring hanging from twine suspended from a bloodied arm hanging into the frame from above. She's reaching out and touching it with a blue-gloved finger, seemingly looking for clues to a murderer. A text box says, "Sleuths: A mystery-solving RPG".
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    • SJohnRoss ,
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    @lonespelunker I keep hearing about the pitfalls but in nearly 40 years of GMing mysteries, I've never found them! Mysteries are the heart and soul of RPGs for me.

    lonespelunker OP ,
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    @SJohnRoss

    That’s great - Do you have any suggestions or tips for running mysteries you wouldn’t mind sharing? I’m writing a section for GM tips.

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