Johannes replied to me: > > what are the possible clues in a game long before forensics > > became a science? > > If the killer jumps in at the atrium, he might damage the roof on the way > there, waking slaves sleeping under him (The owners would sleep at the > other side). One of thoose might see him running into the masters bedroom > with a drawn sword.
Hello Johannes, the true killer is trying to frame Ingrun, right? So he or she would go the extra mile to make sure that there are witnesses who see what they're supposed to see -- a figure who looks a bit like Ingrun, but not close enough to see the differences. But that must not endanger the mission. So the killer will try to sneak in, make a silent kill, and then deliberately stumble and alert people on the way out. If the kill was silent, the killer could even catch a breath and arrange the evidence before he makes the "noisy break-in". > Arena armour usually has some distinctive features such as helmet shapes > or plumes or colour, though we never have established what Ingruns would > be. She does not wear her arena outfit outside the arena though. She > dresses slightly unusual, wearing trousers and always long sleeved shirts. Why is that a problem? Say there are half a dozen people who swear that they had recognized Ingrun in her arena armor. If they're asked how they can be sure that it was Ingrun, they will come back to the armor. The right plume, the right weapon, must have been her. You could even throw in some sort of fanboy who will claim that her fighting style when she cut her way out was typical for her. Re clues, how many women who could mirror her fighting style? Has one gone AWOL? > Even better i can have them invite Helga, > Ingruns most permanent lover and she predictably brings Ingrun along. A > party where she can bring Ingrun along, rather then the other way round, > as it usually happens, will make Helga very happy and thus she is unlikely > to smell rat, because of some weird arrangements. Is Helga a player character or a non-player character? Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
