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<blockquote data-quote="NN" data-source="post: 4584645" data-attributes="member: 4770">My mystery thoughts:- Dont have a 'linear', mystery, ie Clue A =&gt; Clue B =&gt;...Clue X =&gt; SolutionHave multiple ways of solving it.- The mystery should develop as the investigation proceeds. - The characters should have a stake in the outcome- If there are 'pinch points' in the solution 'web' do not make them dependent on a dice roll.&nbsp; Dice rolls are better for determining costs and complications, rather than success/failiure in finding a clue.ie &quot;NPC A must be Intimidated/Bluffed etc. (DC X) into revealing essential information Y&quot;&nbsp; is not good.&quot;NPC A will reveal essential information Y but must be Intimidated/Bluffed etc. (DC X) into silence or he will later blab to NPC B causing complication Z&quot; is better- If failiure to solve the mystery is a real possible outcome, try to make failiure interesting. - A range of success/failiure is preferable to a binary one. Again, try to make all the possible outcomes interesting.Note: I think the last two to ALL adventures: it seems to me that there is a tendency to design all-or nothing advnetures, where , as long as the group 'take the bait', they can onlya) succeed in missionorb) get killed tryingI totally disagree with Janx. For me, Trying to win is fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NN, post: 4584645, member: 4770"] My mystery thoughts: - Dont have a 'linear', mystery, ie Clue A => Clue B =>...Clue X => Solution Have multiple ways of solving it. - The mystery should develop as the investigation proceeds. - The characters should have a stake in the outcome - If there are 'pinch points' in the solution 'web' do not make them dependent on a dice roll. Dice rolls are better for determining costs and complications, rather than success/failiure in finding a clue. ie "NPC A must be Intimidated/Bluffed etc. (DC X) into revealing essential information Y" is not good. "NPC A will reveal essential information Y but must be Intimidated/Bluffed etc. (DC X) into silence or he will later blab to NPC B causing complication Z" is better - If failiure to solve the mystery is a real possible outcome, try to make failiure interesting. - A range of success/failiure is preferable to a binary one. Again, try to make all the possible outcomes interesting. Note: I think the last two to ALL adventures: it seems to me that there is a tendency to design all-or nothing advnetures, where , as long as the group 'take the bait', they can only a) succeed in mission or b) get killed trying I totally disagree with Janx. For me, [I]Trying[/I] to win is fun. [/QUOTE]

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