Writing an Investigative session Advice
Greetings all
I have recently started running my first attempt at an ongoing chronicle - and incidently my first attempt at face to face GMing - set in White Wolf's new Hunter: The Vigil setting. The overall story arc really doesn't matter at the moment, in this thread at least, but more the idea that due to my inexperience in general I have really only ran or planned out a Monster-of-the-Week type encounter and a session of gathering information for key plot points.
Anyway, I'm planning on running one or two investigative type sessions during the chronicle but lack the knowledge to write up or run one. I have an initial idea, plot and reasonings behind it but I don't know how to go about leaving clues for Players that will lead to an eventual solution.
Can anyone provide any general advice for writing and preparing investigative or rescue the victim before the murderer kills them and how to pull a session like this off?
Also, any RPG sites with columns or articles on GMing advice would be greatly aprpeciative too, not just WW related but also D&D or D20 in general as I have ideas for those I may yet bring into fruition.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
I have recently started running my first attempt at an ongoing chronicle - and incidently my first attempt at face to face GMing - set in White Wolf's new Hunter: The Vigil setting. The overall story arc really doesn't matter at the moment, in this thread at least, but more the idea that due to my inexperience in general I have really only ran or planned out a Monster-of-the-Week type encounter and a session of gathering information for key plot points.
Anyway, I'm planning on running one or two investigative type sessions during the chronicle but lack the knowledge to write up or run one. I have an initial idea, plot and reasonings behind it but I don't know how to go about leaving clues for Players that will lead to an eventual solution.
Can anyone provide any general advice for writing and preparing investigative or rescue the victim before the murderer kills them and how to pull a session like this off?
Also, any RPG sites with columns or articles on GMing advice would be greatly aprpeciative too, not just WW related but also D&D or D20 in general as I have ideas for those I may yet bring into fruition.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!