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RPGaDay 2025 14: Mystery

The following table is to help kickstart a mystery. The tens on a d30 will produce who has committed the crime, ranging from distant to close relation. The ones will then detail what crime it is. Hopefully, this will spawn some good ideas for interesting events.

Tens Who Ones What
1–10 A stranger 1 Murder most foul
11–20 An acquaintance/friend 2 Abduction
21–30 A family member 3 Theft
4 Embezzlement
5 Fraud
6 Disappearance
7 Vandalism
8 Blackmail
9 Mugging
10 Assault

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