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I'm not really sure what is different as I'm not really sure what the puzzle dungeon is. I might have missed a post. Finding hidden...

Well, no, not like that then. Oh, no, I'm a note heavy DM. Though I also have a great memory. I count making the crime scene...

Painting miniatures. Crafting miniature areas. Collecting pictures to display on a screen. Selecting music. Creating player hand outs.

I'm not really sure what "puzzling out a dungeon " is? Does your character have a dungeon puzzling solving skill where they roll vs a...

A game like mine, where the real players must solve real mysteries for real is very different then your Play Around Process game. Just...

The first, easy answer is simply: Game with better players. My method is by having an Unfair, Unbalanced Harsh Hard Fun world were...

All the time, endlessly. If you want a dull, by-the-rulebook, type game you should play with another DM.

Where does the idea of following notes so strictly come from? Other then that is what you would do? I know plenty of DMs, like myself...

Like Fire and Water or Snake and Mongoose. No, I think you miss the point. Your game is about lots of limits and constraints, other...

Yes, like for example a person could be killed and their body dumped somewhere.....and years later someone will stumble onto the body...

So this goes back to what I've said about simple vs complex games. The Goal of your game is often a single thing, like a single...

Well, you can't solve anything unless there is a problem. It depends. Players set goals for themselves, the DM sets goals for the...

Well, yes, a real mystery is a real mystery to all. And the part were the real life police detective sits down and pieces together...

You played with the wrong DMs. The above can be true, but also not true.

I really wonder about all this, as all the words used just don't fit. So, like I often say When a DM is a fan of the...