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Fetch100 days ago

I would love to run this game! I have a few questions, though.

How many dice does each action start with (i.e. before collaboration, adding traits, etc.).
Adding onto that, what can cause you to have 0 (or less) dice in your pool? I can’t find anything - even the complications - that give your pool a penalty.
Under Add Dice for Clues, it says “you may deliberately get a number of facts wrong to increase the Suspect’s sense of superiority…”. Does that mean I can cite a clue in support of my role, even if my justification is absurd?
Is it possible to trigger Elucidate off of only true clues, without any Fabrication? I could see how some of the example clues for the first mystery could be intentionally misinterpreted to make it look like somebody’s actions were suspicious.

Mynar Lenahan100 days ago

Very good questions!

Firstly, excuse me if I'm a little rusty with my own rules, as I published this a few years ago now.

Secondly, I strongly encourage you to make the game your own at the table. Bend and twist and interpret and create rules as you see fit.

That being said, here's some answers for your questions:

Each action starts with zero dice, so...
...If you make a roll with no Traits or Clues or Collaboration, you will have zero dice. I think the "(or less)" is probably a relic of an earlier draft which still had Conditions.
It is phrased fairly ambiguously, but I think you're right. I, personally, prefer to restrict myself to very sensible theories, but that rule's probably there so Consultants can just make absurd and silly connections and be awesome.
Yes, it is entirely possible and intended! I find Carved From Brindlewood clues a little too lose, so I like to have like 2-3 different interpretations in mind when writing lists of clues. The main reason I made the Fabricate move is that I disliked being restricted to a list of existing clues in Carved From Brindlewood games and wanted players to feel free to invent their own mystery if they want. Because writing new clues is fun.

If you end up running it, I hope you have a bunch of fun with it!

Fetch100 days ago

Thank you for the fast reply! There’s a chance I’ll be running it sometime this month. I’ve been looking for games that are good for a four-hour one-shot. This one seemed perfect for that. It also helps that the premise is AMAZING!

Mynar Lenahan99 days ago

Not a problem! And thanks so much!

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