@smgb25: Because @austin_walker doesn't plug it himself, I will. You should definitely listen to his RPG podcast, Friends at the Table. I'm listening through it now, and Austin DMs like no one I've ever seen before. Every time I listen I get inspired and want to run a campaign of my own.
Coincidentally I just finished the Consulting Detective-inspired holiday special episodes of that podcast, and it was thrilling, even as a silent spectator. Mixing the mystery with ties the PCs have to the world made for some great conflicts and character moments.
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