308 Mystery Making

In Season 1 we explored two major game structures that have stood the test of time: the Dungeoncrawl and the Hexcrawl. Ever since the release of The Chaosium’s “Call of Cthulhu” roleplaying game in 1981, there entered a third major game structure into the annuls of RPG play. Today, I want to have a look at this third structure and outline how you can incorporate Mystery into your games. Useful Links:The Call of Cthulhu RPG: chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpgThe Alexandrian Gamemastery 101 series: thealexandrian.net/gamemastery-101Look for "The Three Clue Rule" + "Don't Prep Plots" + "Node-Based Scenario Design".The Angry GM's, "Game Angry": theangrygm.com/gameangry Show Contact Details:Voice Message Me: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/messageEmail Me: [email protected] Page: mewe.com/page/5c077833bce33a3fe7dd7f04 (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Facebook Page: facebook.com/roleplayrescue/ (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescueRoleplay Rescue Quicklink: rpgrescue.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In Season 1 we explored two major game structures that have stood the test of time: the Dungeoncrawl and the Hexcrawl. Ever since the release of The Chaosium’s “Call of Cthulhu” roleplaying game in 1981, there entered a third major game structure into the annuls of RPG play. Today, I want to have a look at this third structure and outline how you can incorporate Mystery into your games. Useful Links:The Call of Cthulhu RPG: chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpgThe Alexandrian Gamemastery 101 series: thealexandrian.net/gamemastery-101Look for "The Three Clue Rule" + "Don't Prep Plots" + "Node-Based Scenario Design".The Angry GM's, "Game Angry": theangrygm.com/gameangry Show Contact Details:Voice Message Me: anchor.fm/rpgrescue/messageEmail Me: [email protected] Page: mewe.com/page/5c077833bce33a3fe7dd7f04 (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Facebook Page: facebook.com/roleplayrescue/ (or search "Roleplay Rescue")Patreon: patreon.com/rpgrescueRoleplay Rescue Quicklink: rpgrescue.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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