The Trial of Julius Pigginson
Everybody knows Julius. Julius is the sort of man whose name you heard said loudly in every tavern he enters. Nobody would stop Julius having a seat at their table. Everybody loves Julius. He's a great guy. And he was convicted of murder¸ and will be sentenced to death in three mornings from now. Everyone is shocked. Julius didn't even try deny it¸ but he didn't break and confess. Even under magical truth¸ he never confessed. The Trial of Julius Pigginson is a 'whodunnit' mystery with an in-world time limit to rescue the well-known and well-liked Julius. While intended for 3.5E¸ this game has very few system dependent features¸ and could even be run as a kind of "How to Host a Murder" game for your players. The GM also has the option to make this a 'no combat' scenario if they wish¸ since it is primarily a social/investigation type game. It contains the information known by the cast of 15 NPCs¸ portraits for each¸ and background to the entire situation.