Around the Hearth

Talking Mysteries: Running Mystery TTRPGs


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This is the edited version of an older seminar by Lowell Francis talking about planning and running TTRPG mysteries. It's about 50 minutes 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 
  • Information handling 
  • Keeping player involvement 
  • Table management 

...and more.

See here for an outline of the talk

Lowell is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin. He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community.

You can find Lowell's work on YouTube, on Itch.io, and on DriveThruRPG.

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