Legwork Mini-Guide for GMs

What is a Legwork Queue, and Why do I want one as a GM?

Have you ever had one of the following situations?

• Players want to look into the bad guy's organization!
• Players want to follow-up on a rumor!

Perhaps you'd like to:

• Encourage players to coordinate for an especially tough scene ahead!
• Let players accomplish some things that require some effort, but not necessarily a full scene run by you. Or perhaps it just happens over time. These efforts probably lead to a scene, but you're not there yet.

...and so on. The above are examples of what you might want to use a legwork for. They are not the limit!

How do I Set One Up?

Any player GM may request a Legwork queue, and have as many or as few players added to it as they wish. There are two ways to do this:

Option A: If your legwork immediately follows an event, type: +event/leg <#>=Hi! I've opened a legwork on this scene. Use +myjob/add <#> to reply to it. This will auto-add all /confirmed players from that scene.

Option B: If your legwork does not immediately follow an event, just +request/legwork a scene yourself, with the following note: This is for legwork relating to <thing>. Please add <name>, <name>, <name> to this, thanks! These are usually processed fairly quickly by staff.

What Can I do with Them?

You can...

• Ask for +rolls for investigative work
• Ask players how they intend to accomplish a goal (RPP spends play a big role, here, so do not hesitate to ask who they have official ties to--RPPs track this sort of thing, reducing general 'handwavium')
• Offer details on investigation, and any updated rumors
• Even provide a miniature plot summary
• ...and anything else you can think of

Legworks are a tool for every GM and player. Also, players may request or open them as well. Though this mini-guide isn't focused on that, you are free to request other PCs be added to your own legwork queues, as well.