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Pre-scene Notes I’d went into this with a preconception that it’s really difficult to run murder mysteries solo, considering the main draw of the genre is to learn of the developing storyline, form your own hypothesis, and then be surprised at the final killer/ending.  In developing the method I used for this actual play to keep to the above, I had references from the following that I would like to link for others to consider if they are also trying to play their own murder mystery solo: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274299/Tales-of-Murder-A-SolitaireFriendly-Game-of-Mystery https://rnd-diversions.blogspot.com/2012/05/homicide-life-on-blog.html?m=0 I didn’t fully copy/use/understand these sources, but had taken bits from them to form my own opinions on the most succinct and spontaneous way I can run a mystery without spoiling it for myself.  I’d also put in the post-scene notes last post as well the random generators and tools I’d used to help in the process to maximise...

   Pre-scene Notes We’re finally going for another Cave dive! I feel the pacing of this campaign is too slow with seemingly so many things happening outside the Cave so far, so I’ll try and concentrate on this. This session will show how the Cave dive mechanism can further develop Cavesmuth’s NPCs’ backstories. Scene setup/conflict:  Party back to step one before the incident at the Docks, and have to find a way to build fame No altered/interrupted scene Scene: The party ate breakfast at the tavern hall upstairs in silence. For once, Filli was the last to join them, but now with a reanimated Fido in tow. The Cliff’s Edge Tavern was littered with patrons as per all hours of the day, and they were still talking about the ship that crashed into the Docks. It had been towed back into the quay now, but the repair and cleaning work on the Docks were going to continue for a while. Soke plopped some bacon and eggs in front of Filli with a large jar of milk, grunting a shortie lik...

Pre-scene Notes - Scene setup/conflict:  Aftermath of the ship crash and Osran’s reaction Altered scene : I was lazy and couldn’t think of anything, so just rolled a random event, and it came out with Persecute The Spiritual . That’s obviously Weird Elf, so he’s going to get the blunt of Osran’s blame in some way. Scene: The party followed the rest of the patrol guards down from the top deck into the ship’s belly. There were still some fighting going on, but considering the remaining Locathah were fast getting surrounded, the party headed towards where they could see Voldan swinging his sword in the distance. Getting closer, Yankovic barely dodged an ambush by a Locathah, but he was able to parry with his shield at the last minute, with Zar pushing it away in assist. The Locathah crashed through the room door next to them, which appeared to be a large guest quarters of the ship. The party saw a feminine figure lying unconscious on the bed. She was a woman of Osran’s age, dark skinn...