Puppets

Puppets was a mystery run by Fantasia, on her artifical scale. It eschewed the normal metaverse/reality split and had the players' conciousnesses linked to some of her puppets, in order to fool them into believing there were two seperate worlds. It was the first mystery to be run with characters with magical powers.

Plot
Fantasia created the universe in which the game is run, and attached it to the snake. Silencia, as the administrator of the Immune System in the area, decides that something this bold and dangerous cannot go unanswered. She proposes a deal though: if Fantasia can prove she can be beaten by a random assortment of witches in a mystery (and possibly more importantly, that she can run a logically consistent mystery at all), then Fantasia is obviously not a threat to the multiverse.

Before the game, each player received a letter asking them to assist Fantasia and telling them to look under their plates at dinner for further instrutions. Fantasia invites the players to her universe, which at this point is nothing but an island in the middle of some ocean. The players enjoy a relaxing day at the beach, as well as a pleasant dinner. The players all receive their instructions, and during the night carry them out.

The next morning the players awake to find 5 corpses and 5 mysteries. Fantasia gives them a cursory red-blue duel but concedes each one quickly. The story continues as Tracey claims to be a detective, and shoos the servants away. The players meet Fantasia briefly before Tracey lets them into the shed, which contains Fantasia, Silencia and the puppets of themselves.

Silencia explains the magical powers of the beings on the island, and Fantasia denies all the theories that were left previously standing. After the players defeat her, she concedes and Silencia declares that Fantasia is no threat and the artifical scale can stand.

PCs:

 * Neil, Sorcerer of Age
 * Andre, Sorcerer of Domination
 * Erik, Sorcerer of Phasing
 * Lisha, Witch of Seeking
 * Nyte, Witch of Regeneration

NPCs:

 * Styx -- Boat captain. Scuttled his own ship to create a closed circle.
 * Louie -- Chef. Made a delicious meal that only involved mackerel when Neil asked for it. Delivered the culprit's letters to the players, under their plates.
 * Duke -- Louie's cat.
 * Bob -- Runs the New World Hotel.
 * Ambrosia -- Head servant. Can turn into a rock.
 * Sandy -- Servant. Can talk to animals.
 * Fiona -- Servant. Can create and then spit bugs out of her mouth.
 * Tracey -- A guest. Pretends to the detective. In reality she's an actor and volunteered for the lead role.
 * Melancholy -- A guest. As part of the story Fantasia set up she's a rock star, but nothing of the sort in reality.
 * Xavier -- Melancholy's bodyguard.
 * Yoko -- Melancholy's bodyguard.
 * Fantasia, Witch of Puppets. The culprit.
 * Silencia -- Grand Arbiter of the Multiverse, Outer Realm Division and the Record-Keeper of Witches. Not relevant to any mystery.