Editing Unwritten: System Reference Document/Discovery and Investigation (section)

====First Look====

An investigation begins with a first look. We assume that the first question your character will have is “Because of who I am and what I know, what do I notice?” If it makes sense that a clue would be obvious to your character, the GM tells you the clue. That’s it. No rolls involved. You can mention why you think that an aspect, stunt, or high skill is relevant to the investigation, but the GM won’t base the first look entirely on that.

So how do you know if ‘it makes sense’?

* Aspects - If you have an aspect that implies that you would know about the subject or that the clue would be apparent to you, that is justification enough.
* Skills - If you have a high enough appropriate skill, then the GM can decide that it would make sense that you would see the clue.
* Stunts - You may have a stunt that makes certain clues easier to find. Or a stunt that implies knowledge that might justify discovering a clue.

Each involved character gets a first look at the situation.