Negative Space: Mayfair Games

(5) Overcomplicate! This is fun. Create massively complex plots with clues flying about like clouds of bats. Then make the players feel like idiots when they can’t figure things out. Better still, have your NPCs explain everything to them. Another way to keep things complicated: Invite too many players! After all, if six players is the perfect group, then 12 is twice as perfect. — How to Ruin Your Campaign (Champions IV)