Fair-play rule reference

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Modes

Mode	Murder required	Principal investigator	Single culprit	Blocker waiver
strict-golden-age	yes	yes	yes	no
contemporary	no	no	no	no
hybrid	no	no	no	no
rule-breaking	no	no	no	yes

Stable findings

Code	Validation suite	Default severity	Meaning
FP-POLICY-001	fair-disclosure	blocker	Mystery policy required
FP-DISCLOSURE-001	fair-disclosure	blocker	Decisive evidence must be reader-visible
FP-DISCLOSURE-002	fair-disclosure	blocker	Decisive evidence needs a first appearance
FP-DISCLOSURE-003	fair-disclosure	blocker	Evidence must precede its reveal
FP-DEDUCTION-001	fair-disclosure	blocker	Every deduction must reference existing evidence
CAUSAL-SOLUTION-001	causal-completeness	blocker	True and apparent events are required
CAUSAL-SOLUTION-002	causal-completeness	blocker	The solution must be locked
ACCESS-001	causal-completeness	blocker	Responsibility requires documented access
TIME-RANGE-001	causal-completeness	blocker	Timeline ranges must be possible
MODE-STRICT-001	fair-disclosure	blocker	Strict mode requires murder
MODE-STRICT-002	causal-completeness	blocker	Strict mode requires one principal culprit
DIGITAL-PROVENANCE-001	digital-realism	major	Digital evidence needs provenance and limitations
DIGITAL-RESEARCH-001	digital-realism	major	Decisive digital mechanisms need admitted research
FORENSIC-METHOD-001	forensic-realism	major	Forensic evidence needs method and limitations
FORENSIC-RESEARCH-001	forensic-realism	major	Decisive forensic mechanisms need admitted research
ALT-SOLUTION-001	alternative-solution	major	Test an alternative solution
FP-RED-HERRING-001	reader-trust	major	Red herrings need documented reversals
CHARACTER-LOGIC-001	character-logic	major	Conduct, motive, and pressure must cohere
RETROSPECTIVE-001	retrospective	major	Earlier scenes must remain coherent after the reveal
STEREOTYPE-001	anti-stereotype	blocker	Identity or marginality cannot substitute for evidence
ORACLE-001	anti-oracle	blocker	Systems, experts, biometrics, and confessions cannot replace deduction
READER-TRUST-001	reader-trust	blocker	Narration cannot conceal an indispensable fact

Required capabilities

• story:read
• reader-view:read
• solution:read
• solution:write
• research:web
• draft:write
• canon:propose
• approval:request

Blockers prevent progression and publication. Major findings require author review before publication. Moderate, minor, and prose-pattern findings remain advisory unless a project policy explicitly promotes them.