tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post6455434211217069450..comments2024-03-27T11:04:31.390-04:00Comments on From the Sorcerer's Skull: The Simple Art of MysteryTreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-54632563826704145292014-03-11T17:06:47.241-04:002014-03-11T17:06:47.241-04:00Sounds like good advice. I like the Gumshoe rule--...Sounds like good advice. I like the Gumshoe rule--that's a good way to get players involved, instead of setting them up for possible failure.<br /><br />Chandler's essay has stood the test of time. Great stuff.garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-49999043694253321122014-03-10T19:42:29.113-04:002014-03-10T19:42:29.113-04:00Great advice!Great advice!Kaijuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184830369889881159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-972287346579363222014-03-10T19:28:15.417-04:002014-03-10T19:28:15.417-04:00@Chris - Chandler knew what of he spoke.
@John - ...@Chris - Chandler knew what of he spoke.<br /><br />@John - I think that's the way to go. I feel like it's really essential in running a successful mystery game as opposed to a game of another sort that just happens to have a mystery in it.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-48325428495439056322014-03-10T18:15:01.790-04:002014-03-10T18:15:01.790-04:00Thanks for writing this. GUMSHOE first articulated...Thanks for writing this. GUMSHOE first articulated the "if you use an investigative skill, you find a clue" rule, but you're absolutely right: there is no reason that you couldn't do the same with any investigative game, and just reward successful skill rolls with better clues/more information.Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-56731859449203732862014-03-10T15:34:30.170-04:002014-03-10T15:34:30.170-04:00This is all great advice. I've always consciou...This is all great advice. I've always consciously focused on numbers 3 and 9. Much of the rest is stuff I have never consciously done. <br /><br />I especially like the quote in number 7: "When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand." It's something I've never done intentionally, but when I read it, it just seemed so elegantly simple and effective. Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-16476639895100078462014-03-10T12:57:47.451-04:002014-03-10T12:57:47.451-04:00Thanks. It is an easy well-worth rereading.Thanks. It is an easy well-worth rereading.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-24776535236115883762014-03-10T12:15:28.974-04:002014-03-10T12:15:28.974-04:00Good pointers; it's been ages since I read tha...Good pointers; it's been ages since I read that Chandler essay; I definitely need to revisit it. Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.com