Tips for creating murder mysteries in my games? (ttrpg.network)

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As the title says. I eventually want to run an impostor scenario/murder mystery in my World of Darkness game at some point, and would like some pointers.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Lay out what happen before end. Personally I start from the murder and go back to find the why.

After use The three clues rule

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