How to create a Team? Puzzles

The Puzzle

• What’s its Form?
• Does it look like a Puzzle?
• Is it Obvious?
• Is it a Door?
• Is it a Wall?
• Is it a Ceiling?
• Is it a Box?
• Can you see a lock?

• What does the Sequence look like?
• What are the Materials Used?
• Which Technology is used?
• When was the Puzzle Built?
• In which Age?
• Which Species designed it?

• Mechanical Device
• How Rigid is your Puzzle?
• How is the Sequence?
• Which length is it?
• Contrary to a Riddle the puzzle is Physical.
• There’s 1 exact Sequence.
• What’s the 1 Solution?
• How is the Key?
• How does it fit the lock?

• Barrier
• What does the Puzzle Protect?
• Which precious object do they hide?
• Can you Access to another room through them?
• Is it the Exit?

Clues

• Accessibility
• The Clues need to be Placed before the Puzzle.
• Where were the Clues Found?
• Were all the Clues Found?
• Were they Missed?
• Were they Incomplete?

• Context
• Were the clues Misinterpreted?
• Were the clues seen as useless?
• Were they discarded?
• Was the solution Rejected?
• Did Puzzle Lock itself?
• Did the Characters have a proper Perspective of the situation?
• Where is Puzzle situated?
• Who is guarding it?

• Clues Value
• What do the Characters need to do to acquire the Clues?
• Were they Stolen?
• Did the Characters had to Sacrifice something precious?
• What was Destroyed to acquire them?
• What was Lost?

Role in Resolution

• Arguments
• It will be the Leader/Arbiter’s role to chose the best outcome possible.
• She will validate the Pertinence of a theory.
• She will need to Balance the stakes.
• As well as Temper the oppositions.
• How will she End the Argument?
• Were mistakes made during the resolution?
• What mistakes were made?
• What were the consequences?
• Was someone hurt?
• Who was responsible for them?

• Alternative solutions
• Which solutions can the Solver provide?
• Which solutions can the rest of the team provide?
• How do they diverge?
• Should they?
• Is the Solver the one Solving the issues?
• What is her role then?
• Is she listening to others suggestions?

• Restart
• Namely the Enticer & the Soul.
• How do they Motivate the Solver?
• How do they assist her?
• How do they help her to enjoy the process?
• Are they enjoying the Puzzle solving?
• Are they having fun even if they can’t crack the code?
• How much time do they spend with the solver?
• Do they pair well?

• Other Dangers
• How does the Protector ensure the team survival?
• How does the Supplier ensure the team survival?
• How is the Environment reacting to the team?
• What interferences can be perceived by the Protector?
• What issues are identified by the Supplier?
• What other threats exist in the Puzzle space?
• Is the Building about to crumble?
• Are there creatures in it?
• Did we set up a trap before arriving in the puzzle’s room?

• Knowledge of Puzzles
• What do the Advisor know of the Puzzle?
• Which resources does the Sponsor purvey to the team?
• Can they help decipher the Interface?
• Can they help unveil the Puzzle Webs?
• Can they display the Puzzle’s Structure differently than the solver?
• Can they extend the Time Limit?
• How well do they pair with the Leader?
• How well do they pair with the Protector?

Specialized

• Skill
• Who can use the Technology of the Puzzle?
• Who practices in this type of Crafting?
• Who can identify these Materials?
• Who can redirect this type of energy?

• Knowledge
• Who is versed in this Language?
• Who can extract context from the Geography?
• Who can extract context from the Architecture?
• Who can extract context from the Culture’s History?
• Who knows their Rules?
• Who knows their Practices?

• Tool
• Is the Tool Character Specific?
• Does it respond only to the Character?
• Why Can’t it be used by other characters?
• Do the other team member Lack the strength to use the tool?
• Do they Lack of dexterity?

• Biological Characteristic
• Is a certain Species necessary to open this Puzzle?
• Is Blood needed?
• Is a certain Gene needed?

Puzzle’s Purpose

• Character’s Evolution
• Which skills will the Puzzle test?
• Which Behavior will the Puzzle test?
• How will it force the Character to change?
• How will the Character will adapt?

• Relationships
• Will a Character save another Character?
• Will a Character hinder another?
• Which Characters are necessary to the resolution of this problem?
• Will the cooperate?

• Complementarity
• How do the Puzzle reveal the Characters Goals?
• How do the Puzzle reveal Characters oppositions?
• How does it entice them to gather around a single Goal?
• When do they realize the Puzzle was meant to unite them?
• When do they realize the Puzzle was meant to divide them?

• Crisis
• Which Crisis did the Puzzle brought?
• Which Crisis will the Puzzle solve?
• Who will be impacted by the Puzzle’s resolution?
• How is this crisis transcribed into the Puzzle’s mechanism?
• How is it perceived by the Characters?

• Consequences
• When does the Puzzle open?
• What does this opening cause?
• Who guarded the Puzzle?
• Where are they now?
• Where was the Puzzle hidden?
• What became of this Place?