On a 7-9, you are successful, but it comes with a complication. The game employs a simple 2d6+Investigation Style (attribute in other PbtA games) dice mechanic to determine the level of success or failure of a Move. GMs do NOT have reactionary Moves, common in most PbtA games.XP can be spent to add +1 to roll or to increase an Investigative Style.No predetermined “bad guy,” determined through gameplay.Matrons have an investigative style directly influencing stat arrangement.Uses a character sheet in place of playbooks.I will do my best to give you a short and sweet overview of Matrons of Mystery’s mechanical underpinnings. If you’re unfamiliar with PbtA games, it’s impossible to point you to a comprehensive system primer. Vincent Baker’s Apocalypse World game engine. Matrons of Mystery’s steady increase in popularity is due to its modified use of D. Like the shows that inspired the game, these lady sleuths find themselves wrapped up in solving one murder or another. The Matrons, as they are called, are in their 50s and 60s, single, intelligent, resourceful, and have plenty of time on their hand now that they are in their golden years. In Matrons of Mystery, players assume the role of an older independent woman, who with her friends solve murders in their village or perhaps while on holiday. The duration is wholly dependent on the number of Matrons and suspects. Unlike the television shows where the mysteries are solved in 30-60 minutes, these mysteries take 2-4 hours to play out. It also contains rules for one-to-one games. Matrons of Mystery is for 3-5 players, including the Gamemaster. Our American readers may be more familiar with Murder She Wrote, also a “cozy” mystery show taking place in the small American seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine. Inspired by television shows set in small towns and villages, Matrons of Mystery creates its own brand of murder mysteries while capturing the intimate small town or “cozy” feel-where the Matrons are part of the community. It uses Jason Cordova’s Brindlewood Bay (read our review here) as its foundation with a sleek refinement and a decidedly British flavor. Matrons of Mystery has garnered quite an initial following of fans and supporters after quietly appearing on the roleplaying game scene. Inspired by British television shows such as Miss Marple, Rosemary & Thyme, Agatha Raisin, Queens of Mystery, Father Brown, and to a lesser extent, Midsomer Murders, Matrons of Mystery roleplaying game recreates “cozy” mystery television shows of the last forty years.
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