Find out who killed a man in a study locked from the inside on a tidal island, or who strangled a countess in a Shanghai ballroom. LoreWeaver’s storyteller plays every suspect and keeps what each one told you in memory, so a lie in the first scene can still catch them in the last.
Carrack Island · The study door
A dinner guest
“Locked from the inside, and the causeway’s under water until half past two. Whoever did this is still on the island. They might be pouring the tea.”
The short answer
LoreWeaver is a strong fit for murder mysteries, because a case only works if the evidence stays put. Its storyteller plays each suspect in full scenes and saves what each one said and when, so a contradiction early on can still be caught later. The Loom’s Whodunit template picks a secret culprit at random from your suspects, and once you have found enough clues you can accuse someone and learn whether you were right. Mystery worlds such as The Tide House play free for 20 replies with no account.
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Whodunit
The Whodunit template picks the culprit at random when the story starts, so the answer changes every time you play. Searching and questioning can turn up clues that point their way, and with enough of them you can make your accusation. Edit the suspects to fit your own case.
Clue Tracker
Clue Tracker counts each piece of evidence you turn up, shows the count beside the story, and opens an investigation in the quest log. Gather enough and the storyteller pulls the pieces together.
Memory
Memories save who said what to whom and when, and come back when those people are in the scene. Ask the butler about that night a second time and the storyteller knows what he told you the first time.
Hidden lore
Making a case for others? Write what really happened on a pinned lore card and hide it. Players who download your world see only the card’s name, while the storyteller reads all of it and plays the suspects to match.
Clock
Clock & Weather moves the time forward with every turn and tells the storyteller when morning becomes afternoon. The recap keeps every deadline in the case, such as the hour the causeway opens.
Branches
Branch the story just before an accusation and play each theory out separately. If one falls apart, the other is still waiting in the branch tree.
Openings
“The victim hired you yesterday to find out who was going to kill him. He paid in advance and left you a list of six names.”
Build this world: The victim hired you yesterday to find out who was going to kill him. He paid in advance and left you a list of six names.“A famous detective dies at the dinner held in her honor, and every guest is someone she once put in prison. They have all served their time, and they all want you to know they are innocent this time.”
Build this world: A famous detective dies at the dinner held in her honor, and every guest is someone she once put in prison. They have all served their time, and they all want you to know they are innocent this time.“Your grandfather’s will names the person who murdered him. The lawyer stops reading at the name, folds the page, and asks for a glass of water.”
Build this world: Your grandfather’s will names the person who murdered him. The lawyer stops reading at the name, folds the page, and asks for a glass of water.“The body in the hotel lift has been there since Tuesday, and the lift has gone up and down all week. Every guest has ridden in it, and nobody said a word.”
Build this world: The body in the hotel lift has been there since Tuesday, and the lift has gone up and down all week. Every guest has ridden in it, and nobody said a word.“At a murder mystery party, the actor playing the victim really dies on cue. The script is still on the table, and in it the killer is your character.”
Build this world: At a murder mystery party, the actor playing the victim really dies on cue. The script is still on the table, and in it the killer is your character.“A killer leaves a chess move at every scene, and the police finally have a suspect: you, the only person in the city who has been playing back.”
Build this world: A killer leaves a chess move at every scene, and the police finally have a suspect: you, the only person in the city who has been playing back.Kindred stories
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Mystery roleplayFAQ
Yes. The Whodunit template picks the culprit at random when the story starts and reminds the storyteller, now and then, to keep their behavior consistent with their guilt without giving it away. Edit the list of suspects to fit your case.
Yes. Memories record who said what to whom and when, and recall favors the ones about people in the scene. If a suspect changes their story, you can quote the first version back to them.
Yes. The Tide House is a death in a locked study on a Cornish tidal island in 1931, and Shanghai, 1931 has you investigating a countess strangled in a ballroom. For something lighter, Murder at the Midsummer Show is a village case with a troll for a miller. Each plays free for 20 replies.
Yes. Build the case with lore cards and Loom threads, hide the ones that hold the solution, and publish the world to the Hub. Each player gets their own copy, where hidden cards show only their names and hidden threads still run.
Yes. Any mystery world plays 20 replies with no account, and the free plan carries on with unlimited replies from the free storyteller and 25 premium replies a day.
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The causeway opens at half past two
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