Murder Mystery Game: Rules and Characters

[TanithT]

Play strategies

Talk to everyone including the non player characters, investigate everything that looks to be worth investigating, make full use of the special skills and items in your inventory, and make alliances with other players if you can. You all have different pieces of the puzzle, but you won’t all be able to work together. Some of you will have hidden (or not so hidden) agendas and motivations written in your dossier. Pursuing them is important; they may be critical keys to unlocking the clues you need to solve the mystery.

Write well if you can. Good storytelling earns Attribute check bonuses. The better you write, the better your chances of success every time you come to a contested or complicated action. Staying in character is another way to earn bonuses that apply to your actions. Poor writing and acting out of character for the role you picked will cause you to lose points, so pay attention to your character’s goals and motivations and stick to them while working to solve the mystery.

Because of the point rewards given, good storytellers and roleplayers have the best chance to win at this game regardless of what kind of character they end up playing. Good luck and good writing!

[kgoings]

Name : Russell
Profession: Saloon Owner, opened a new Saloon in town last year after moving from Oklahoma
Appearance: Well groomed and well dressed. Always with a fine cigar

I'm an unfamiliar face in this town which is all too familiar. I know well the taste of dust and desperation and can suss the character of the town by the quality of the whisky they serve. And I like a good whisky or three.

I like 'em like I like my women ... slightly sweet with a healthy sting ... and I have no time for rot-gut ... with either one.

Always impeccably dressed, if a bit worn at the edges, I sport a slim tombstone frock that sits well on my wiry frame. The bright red vest beneath draws the eye right away as do the Injun baubles that hang from my neck where a proper tie ought to be. But against my dark skin, high cheekbones and steely eyes, they seem to fit just right. My straight black hair ... a bit on the long side ... doesn't abide a hat and catches the wind nicely in this heat.

The small saddlebag slung across my chest holds more secrets than stuff and the leatherbound book in my hand stays tightly closed with a single leather strap. The short, thick charcoal stub strung up in the knot marks up the leather with random patterns ... as do the blackened fingertips on my right hand.

The swing of my coat reveals an unimpressive gun on my right hip ... but on the left sits a polished bone dagger in a fur sheath bedecked with once-brightly colored beads.

The name is J.D. and if anyone asks ... the answer is more often than not, "Just don't ..."

Time to find out what this town's all about ... and it'll probably be a double.

[kgoings]

Will there be another thread for 'The Game' itself?

[TanithT]

Yes. Once all the characters are in, the scenario will be written and posted, and that's where we'll be playing. This thread is just for rules and characters.