It's all over the press: Coach Joe's body was found mutilated on the Rambeau stadium renovation site, next to some old waste drums. Accident is currently the preferred explanation. And yet, a strange disease is falling on Black Fall Grove and the drumming of buffalo hooves is echoing through the night...

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A Mystery for the Road

A Mystery for the Road is a collection of 2-page adventures from the Hic Sunt Monstra collection for monster hunts in a modern world, like for use with Monster of the Week (copyrighted by Evil Hat Productions, LLC and Generic Games) by Michael Sands. These are non-linear/free-form adventures made to prepare for an impromptu play session. They're toolboxes, inspiration boards, canvas with holes for players, PCs as well as MCs, to fill in for a one-shot, to launch a Myth (campaign) or plug it in

Content:

- A disclaimer about content that could trigger players.

- A summary and a teaser.

- A threat (Monster, Phenomenon, Artifact, etc.), possibly with its minions.

- Specific moves to give life and generate weirdness.

- A series of open-ended questions to adapt the mystery to your myth.

- A series of impressions to set the mood and emphasize the mystery theme, to create red herrings or the beginnings of other mysteries.

- A descriptive list of extras and locations.

- A countdown to escalate the situation and punctuate the rhythm of the mystery.

- Illustrations in the form of annotated or blank Polaroids.

- All under Creative Commons for the texts, or free use for the illustrations.

A Mystery for the Road is a spin-off from Gulix's eponymous collection, which was itself inspired by the Mystery Starters and Dungeon Starters for Monster of the Week and Dungeon World.