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<blockquote data-quote="LizardWizard" data-source="post: 8583912" data-attributes="member: 16433"><p><em>[ATTACH=full]154188[/ATTACH]</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Six murders in a single night! A major city in the Forgotten Realms is rocked by a series of gruesomely bizarre deaths of notable citizens. What mysterious murderer could have slain six people in different corners of the city? Why did the criminal leave a playing card at each scene? Could a high-stakes card game that happened ten years ago explain the goings-on? And, most importantly, is the goddess of misfortune personally involved?</em></p><p></p><p>So you love murder mysteries but...</p><p></p><p>...are tired of railroading, unintuitive clues and overly convoluted plots?</p><p></p><p>...your players are bored to tears because of the slower pacing?</p><p></p><p><em>...</em>have to stick to levels 4 and below because <em>speak with dead </em>is a thing?</p><p></p><p>...think doppelgangers and lycanthropes aren't the only possible villains in such plots?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Say no more. Your quest for fantasy whodunnits ends here.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em><strong>The Queen of Spades</strong></em> is a mystery adventure for <strong>7th-level PCs</strong> that does the following:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Written for <strong>Tier 2</strong> characters and challenges both the <strong>players’ wits</strong> and their <strong>characters’ powers</strong>;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Recognizes the fact that player knowledge can substitute for character knowledge and vice versa, and <strong>doesn’t punish players</strong> or their characters for that;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Acknowledges the presence of <strong>magic and the supernatural</strong>, treats them as a boon rather than a burden, places <strong>no arbitrary limits on mystery-solving spells</strong>, and actually encourages the use of magic to further the investigation;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keeps the number of <strong>clues and locations</strong>, and the general amount of information, <strong>manageable and narrowed-down</strong>;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Assumes a plethora of <strong>different approaches</strong> to solving investigative puzzles and provides the DM with enough rules support in dealing with them, <strong>without implying one specific sequence of actions</strong> necessary to solve the case;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Has enough <strong>twists and turns</strong> to maintain a sense of mystery without being too convoluted in its plotting or cumbersome in actual play.</li> </ul><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dmsguild.com/product/391312/The-Queen-of-Spades?src=newest_in_dmg&filters=45469[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LizardWizard, post: 8583912, member: 16433"] [I][ATTACH type="full"]154188[/ATTACH] Six murders in a single night! A major city in the Forgotten Realms is rocked by a series of gruesomely bizarre deaths of notable citizens. What mysterious murderer could have slain six people in different corners of the city? Why did the criminal leave a playing card at each scene? Could a high-stakes card game that happened ten years ago explain the goings-on? And, most importantly, is the goddess of misfortune personally involved?[/I] So you love murder mysteries but... ...are tired of railroading, unintuitive clues and overly convoluted plots? ...your players are bored to tears because of the slower pacing? [I]...[/I]have to stick to levels 4 and below because [I]speak with dead [/I]is a thing? ...think doppelgangers and lycanthropes aren't the only possible villains in such plots? Say no more. Your quest for fantasy whodunnits ends here. [I][B]The Queen of Spades[/B][/I] is a mystery adventure for [B]7th-level PCs[/B] that does the following: [LIST] [*]Written for [B]Tier 2[/B] characters and challenges both the [B]players’ wits[/B] and their [B]characters’ powers[/B]; [*]Recognizes the fact that player knowledge can substitute for character knowledge and vice versa, and [B]doesn’t punish players[/B] or their characters for that; [*]Acknowledges the presence of [B]magic and the supernatural[/B], treats them as a boon rather than a burden, places [B]no arbitrary limits on mystery-solving spells[/B], and actually encourages the use of magic to further the investigation; [*]Keeps the number of [B]clues and locations[/B], and the general amount of information, [B]manageable and narrowed-down[/B]; [*]Assumes a plethora of [B]different approaches[/B] to solving investigative puzzles and provides the DM with enough rules support in dealing with them, [B]without implying one specific sequence of actions[/B] necessary to solve the case; [*]Has enough [B]twists and turns[/B] to maintain a sense of mystery without being too convoluted in its plotting or cumbersome in actual play. [/LIST] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dmsguild.com/product/391312/The-Queen-of-Spades?src=newest_in_dmg&filters=45469[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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