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The Rot

The Rot

The rot is how we refer to the lies and secrets that surround the murder case. It’s shorthand for the social conditions that allow a murder to happen among this group of suspects in the first place. The rot turned our gathering of people into a journal full of suspects, and thus is the reason that any one of the suspects in the journal could conceivably be the culprit. Uncovering the rot is the key to solving any locked room murder mystery.

The card drawn when writing chapters in the Investigation phase determines whether the answer you create relates to the rot or the murder itself. Red cards lead to answers that relate to the rot. These answers reveal some secret that our suspects would much rather sweep under the rug, and get us closer to knowing why this murder was committed.

Black cards lead to answers relating to the puzzle of the murder itself. When creating an answer with a black card, we get closer to knowing how this seemingly impossible crime really happened.