2023 · Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
Unchained Mysteries
A game-agnostic examination of how mystery scenarios are designed and played in role-playing games. It critiques linear and branching structures built around following chains of clues, focusing on their limited uncertainty and reduced player agency. The text presents an alternative approach centered on a desperate crime, a cast of affected NPCs, and unresolved dramatic tensions. It explains how to run mysteries through active, motivated characters and ongoing conflicts rather than predetermined clues and planned revelations.
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