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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4896443" data-attributes="member: 386">Hmmm... yeah, I think I can see it now.You have a list of clues that define progress in the challenge:a) MOb) Potential Suspectsc) Tracking down suspectsd) Getting an alibi from each suspecte) Cross-referencing each alibi with witnesses, persons of interest, etc.f) Identifying the killer, tracking him downg) Getting the killer to spill on who hired himh) Tracking down the noble behind the assassinationFailure in at any one of these points leads to a red herring.  Success from there moves the PCs back on track.Failure of the challenge in general - depends where the PCs are on the track; they might never be able to track down the suspects, or the evidence might not point to anyone, or the noble might skip town, or someone might tell them to quit it or face arrest.Success moves them up a notch.  It's possible that the players could deduce things and jump a few steps; they might get the alibi from the killer and think, "He's our man."  Or even figure out the identity of the killer from the very first success!  That's fine, those are automatic successes.  You want to reward smart play.Anyways, that's how I would approach this sort of thing.  I bet I would have trouble running it in-game, though!</blockquote>