Writing an interactive mystery can be a difficult challenge for RPG authors. You lay out your careful trail of clues, only to have your players wander off the path. They’ll miss key clues, do things completely unexpected, and might ruin your carefully constructed mystery. How do you keep your players on track when they won’t say on the clue trail? Simple, don’t construct a clue trail, weave a web of mystery. We’ll discuss how to construct fluid and dynamic mysteries which allows your players freedom of action to explore multiple threads of resolution.
