Running TTRPG Mysteries

Update: 2022-09-21

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This is the audio of a seminar by ENnie winner Lowell Francis, ageofravensgames.com, talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 60 of talk followed by a Q&A. Lowell talks about his approach and best practices for running mysteries in rpgs. Topics include:

Kinds of mysteries (set, set variable, improv)
Plotting mysteries
The power of the timeline
Info handling
Keeping players involved
Table management and more.

You can find an outline of the talk here.

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Running TTRPG Mysteries

Running TTRPG Mysteries