Comments on: Murder Most Foul: The Usual Suspects http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/09/22/murder-most-foul-the-usual-suspects/ Zen and the Art of Roleplaying Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/09/22/murder-most-foul-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Scott Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:10:47 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=325#comment-272 @Mike: The easiest way is to run the scenario before teleportation magics become very prominent. That isn't so hard even in fourth edition. If you're playing an earlier edition, murder mysteries get difficult to run for more immediate reasons than teleportation -- even low-level divinations can give a lot away. Investigation into past spells? That sounds like it might take some original spell research. The easiest way might be to use a spell like commune or contact other plane. Oddly, there are numerous low-level spells for looking into the future, but few for looking into the past. Things like speak with animals might be of some help. @Questing: Hope you're not disappointed by the followup, then. ^_^ @Mike: The easiest way is to run the scenario before teleportation magics become very prominent. That isn’t so hard even in fourth edition. If you’re playing an earlier edition, murder mysteries get difficult to run for more immediate reasons than teleportation — even low-level divinations can give a lot away.

Investigation into past spells? That sounds like it might take some original spell research. The easiest way might be to use a spell like commune or contact other plane. Oddly, there are numerous low-level spells for looking into the future, but few for looking into the past. Things like speak with animals might be of some help.

@Questing: Hope you’re not disappointed by the followup, then. ^_^

]]> By: Questing GM http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/09/22/murder-most-foul-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Questing GM Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:39:09 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=325#comment-271 Interesting. I love it when things get stripped down and explained to component parts. Now I get to play around with them. Keep it up, nice post! ;) Questing GM's last blog post: <a href="http://questinggm.blogspot.com/2008/09/word-of-wizards-1792008.html" rel="nofollow">Word of Wizards - 17/9/2008</a> Interesting. I love it when things get stripped down and explained to component parts. Now I get to play around with them.

Keep it up, nice post! ;)

Questing GM’s last blog post: Word of Wizards – 17/9/2008

]]> By: Mike Lemmer http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/09/22/murder-most-foul-the-usual-suspects/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Mike Lemmer Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:53:28 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=325#comment-268 So, how would you make the whole "snowbound inn" aspect work when teleportation magics are so prevalent? How would you allow investigation into past magical spells when the auras are either vague or quickly disappear? So, how would you make the whole “snowbound inn” aspect work when teleportation magics are so prevalent? How would you allow investigation into past magical spells when the auras are either vague or quickly disappear?

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