On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

The Enemy Within campaign for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Defining “Mystery” (3:10) We’re not discussing Ontological Mysteries. In a mystery campaign you’re trying to solve a case, in order to uncover a piece of information. Whodunit? One-shots are usually set in a closed location, like a ship or a museum. Mystery-enabling systems: Gumshoe, Fate, Call of Cthulhu, Shadowrun One player should be a note taker. The sort of person who *loooooves* taking notes. The player characters should be related to what’s going on. Have a stake in it. Play by the rules of the setting (8:10) In Shadowrun, it’s a dragon that wants to take over a corporation. In Cthulhu, it’s someone trying to summon an ancient god. In modern times, it’s anchored in realism. Maintain the internal consistency of the world. Subversions are important, because we’re all genre savvy these days. But subversions shouldn’t exist for subversion sake - make sure the revelation is dramatically satisfying. The malleability of facts (11:50) If the players cam