tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660116412991738073.post7028590334102772293..comments2023-10-28T07:54:00.873-07:00Comments on The Warehouse of Trinkets: Blog Carnival – February 2014 – The Icy Embrace of WinterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369097747870277666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660116412991738073.post-25057158022725156502014-02-14T11:23:27.252-08:002014-02-14T11:23:27.252-08:00Don't get depressed! White and grey are pretty...Don't get depressed! White and grey are pretty good colors.<br /><br />And good luck with the adventure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369097747870277666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660116412991738073.post-11842189766550073252014-02-12T20:16:47.341-08:002014-02-12T20:16:47.341-08:00Yeah, I'm still drafting the idea, swinging be...Yeah, I'm still drafting the idea, swinging between being motivated by my wintry environment and being depressed by the grey and white emptiness of it all. Lol<br /><br />And you're certainly right - a Buffy style investigation offers a lot more to an RPG, and running a "pure" investigation requires a unique, clue-gathering-specific system like GUMSHOE (used in 'Trail of Cthulhu'), rather than a typical RPG.<br /><br />My (hopefully) upcoming adventure will be much more similar to Buffy (and 'The Candyman') than to ToC.AAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214743605818325173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660116412991738073.post-59177348413995673292014-02-12T14:51:38.581-08:002014-02-12T14:51:38.581-08:00First of all, I'm curious about this adventure...First of all, I'm curious about this adventure you are talking about, and hope to see some more!<br /><br />Now, about the murder mystery: Of course it can be done. It's just that most mysteries (if played a la "Sherlock Holmes") can be really hard to run. I don't shy away from investigation, but tend to highlight the action sequences more than the "gathering clues" phase.<br /><br />A GM confident and skillful enough can pull a real mystery off, and he/she certainly should!<br /><br />I just think most groups, and GMs, would be more comfortable with a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" kind of mystery (shadowy foe with lots of ass kicking) than with a "The Mentalist" or even "Sherlock Holmes" type (mostly talking and evidence gathering).<br /><br />As always, Your Mileage May Vary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369097747870277666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660116412991738073.post-15803896148207241102014-02-12T08:56:42.545-08:002014-02-12T08:56:42.545-08:00Awesome post. I think, however, that a murder myst...Awesome post. I think, however, that a murder mystery can be effectively used in the "snowed in" environment. <br /><br />Case in point: Where I currently live, our average winter snowfall is around 87". Last year, it was 127", but that's beside the point. A local theater hosts a murder mystery party whose theme is "snowed in". While I haven't been, I hear it's an awesome experience.<br /><br />I've been, in my winter-fueled madness, working on a new adventure for Tiny d10 where characters become trapped by a snowstorm in some type of encampment. They soon discover an infectious parasite takes a host and him or her to murder.<br /><br />The adventure goal would be surviving the snowstorm, preventing infection, and curing/killing infected individuals.<br /><br />This would be sort of like a murder mystery, as murders between NPCs could be later discovered by players, forcing them to investigate and deduce who is infected.AAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214743605818325173noreply@blogger.com