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Apr-13-2005 22:19

Hi there, I was thinking of writing a feature mystery, but as I've never played one I was hoping I could get a little help with the guidelines. Namely, things such as meeting text for suspects--is this simply what they say, or is it treated like a paragraph from a story?

For example, if I met suspect X, would their opening lines be "What do you want?"
or
I met up with suspect X. She opened the door slowly and peered around it. "What do you want?"

The same question goes for the other responses (alibi answers, etc)

And what, exactly, is "The Twist" ? How is it presented?

Thanks so much!

Apr-15-2005 09:47

I think you would need to play them to make sure they aren't similar to what is already there.

Apr-15-2005 15:29

That is a valid point as well, marylou. Some assume that mysteries are formulaic, that the details are plugged in and they become a mystery story. This is untrue, and upon playing a feature mystery you are able to compare the fully-scripted mystery to the random mysteries, which are formulaic. They're all fun, but good mysteries have more to them than the crime itself.

Apr-15-2005 17:01

Bluebird, www.shhl.tk, then go to the Q&A section...

I have explained almost everything there is to explain about Featured Mysteries there.