LordShikamaru
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So i need ideas on how to frame someone for a murder in my campaign. I am going to kill a character but i want to make it look like someone else did it. anyone have any creative ideas?
D&D 5E Ideas on how to frame someone!
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pming
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Hiya!
Are you the DM, or are you a Player? Will the other Players enjoy this sort of thing? Is this part of a bigger idea? These questions and more will be answered in the next episode of...enWorld! (sorry for the VERY OLD TV show reference...cookie to anyone who guesses correctly
).
^_^
Paul L. Ming
Are you the DM, or are you a Player? Will the other Players enjoy this sort of thing? Is this part of a bigger idea? These questions and more will be answered in the next episode of...enWorld! (sorry for the VERY OLD TV show reference...cookie to anyone who guesses correctly
).^_^
Paul L. Ming
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ETA This is gonna bug me 'til it gets answered.
ETA This is gonna bug me 'til it gets answered.
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Are you the DM, or are you a Player? Will the other Players enjoy this sort of thing? Is this part of a bigger idea? These questions and more will be answered in the next episode of...enWorld! (sorry for the VERY OLD TV show reference...cookie to anyone who guesses correctly
I'll take a stab with Dangermouse.
Ed Laprade
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Looks like Batman to me. At first I was thinking Ellery Queen, but the 'next episode' pretty much makes it bats.Hiya!
Are you the DM, or are you a Player? Will the other Players enjoy this sort of thing? Is this part of a bigger idea? These questions and more will be answered in the next episode of...enWorld! (sorry for the VERY OLD TV show reference...cookie to anyone who guesses correctly
^_^
Paul L. Ming
And other questions have to do with level, the killer's and those who will be trying to solve the crime. Magic can make a huge difference.
In a game like D&D, the answers are very campaign dependent (magic item prevalence, role of deities, range of classes and levels in the population) and level dependent. You haven't given much to go on.
A frame job relies on evidence that casts suspicion on a particular target. The sort of evidence needed depends on the detection/analysis capability of the investigators. The sort of evidence that can be manufactured depends on the capability of the instigator. The amount of evidence required depends on what prior relationship (if any) existed between the victim and the target and how biased the investigator is to begin with. A target who is in a fractious relationship with the victim or who stands to profit from the death in some way is much easier to set in a frame since suspicion should already be present.
Think about what detection capability can be brought to bear by investigators. What clues can they find? Anything planted needs to be discoverable to have value. What are they likely to find? A frame can fail simply because the clues pointing to it are overlooked. Do the investigators have the capability to detect the fraud? A good clue is one that cannot be discredited.
Think about the instigator's capabilities. What clues can be manufactured and placed? How can the instigator obscure clues that point back to him? Is the instigator sufficiently adept in social skills to covertly point the investigators at the target? An ideal situation occurs when the instigator becomes the investigator. All the manufactured clues will be found and their meaning will be clear.
Finally, consider the target. What capabilities can he bring to bear to clear his name?
A frame job relies on evidence that casts suspicion on a particular target. The sort of evidence needed depends on the detection/analysis capability of the investigators. The sort of evidence that can be manufactured depends on the capability of the instigator. The amount of evidence required depends on what prior relationship (if any) existed between the victim and the target and how biased the investigator is to begin with. A target who is in a fractious relationship with the victim or who stands to profit from the death in some way is much easier to set in a frame since suspicion should already be present.
Think about what detection capability can be brought to bear by investigators. What clues can they find? Anything planted needs to be discoverable to have value. What are they likely to find? A frame can fail simply because the clues pointing to it are overlooked. Do the investigators have the capability to detect the fraud? A good clue is one that cannot be discredited.
Think about the instigator's capabilities. What clues can be manufactured and placed? How can the instigator obscure clues that point back to him? Is the instigator sufficiently adept in social skills to covertly point the investigators at the target? An ideal situation occurs when the instigator becomes the investigator. All the manufactured clues will be found and their meaning will be clear.
Finally, consider the target. What capabilities can he bring to bear to clear his name?
LordShikamaru
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i am an assassin for hire and i got hired for a job but i wanna cause drama to make the story more interesting so i wanna frame someone. i am a player, not the DM.
Kill with poison, preferably one that is quiet and not theatrical (no foaming at the mouth, no vomiting blood). After they are dead put some wounds in them with a weapon you don't use. If you use daggers, smash their head with a Morningstar or hammer. Make it look like it was someone with a lot of power in their swing, maybe by tying a rock to the back of the hammer before dropping it on their head. Bonus step, depending on who you are framing. If it is "anyone who isn't me" you can leave a cryptic note, made out to the God of Revenge, saying "the score is settled.", with some made up name. If you are trying to frame someone specific, the last step will not help, unless whoever you are framing has a score to settle with the PC you are killing.
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