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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 5714152" data-attributes="member: 54710">I agree with the three clue guidelines as a general rule.&nbsp; One of the problems with providing clues is that players often have a hard time distinguishing between &quot;clues&quot; and &quot;set dressing&quot;.&nbsp; A good GM provides a ton of detail, and -- if you're not listening closely -- it's easy to mistake important information for &quot;mere descriptive detail.&quot;My rule of thumb is that PCs should be able to figure out between 66% and 90% of the clues out there.&nbsp; If they can't figure out substantially more clues that you put out, then the clues are probably too hard and the PCs are missing almost half the clever gameplay.&nbsp; If they are figuring out more than 90% of your clues, then there is probably room for you to make them harder.Of course this is a big challenge for adventure writers since groups vary tremendously in terms of what clues they puzzle out.&nbsp; Three different groups can look at the same set of clues and find them totally obvious, a good challenge and complete impossible guesswork, respectively.-KS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 5714152, member: 54710"] I agree with the three clue guidelines as a general rule. One of the problems with providing clues is that players often have a hard time distinguishing between "clues" and "set dressing". A good GM provides a ton of detail, and -- if you're not listening closely -- it's easy to mistake important information for "mere descriptive detail." My rule of thumb is that PCs should be able to figure out between 66% and 90% of the clues out there. If they can't figure out substantially more clues that you put out, then the clues are probably too hard and the PCs are missing almost half the clever gameplay. If they are figuring out more than 90% of your clues, then there is probably room for you to make them harder. Of course this is a big challenge for adventure writers since groups vary tremendously in terms of what clues they puzzle out. Three different groups can look at the same set of clues and find them totally obvious, a good challenge and complete impossible guesswork, respectively. -KS [/QUOTE]

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