1.11 Fetch the Letter
Contents
- 1 Order
- 2 Status
- 3 Location
- 4 Type
- 5 Plot Setup
- 6 Props
- 7 How To Give To Players
- 8 Plot Point to Convey
- 9 Short Description
- 10 Open Time Period
- 11 Staff Instructions
- 12 Detailed Description
- 13 Puzzle Answer
- 14 Puzzle Solution
- 15 Budget
- 16 Credits
- 17 Manager
- 18 Hints
- 19 Response to Correct Answer
- 20 To Do
- 21 Other Notes
Order
1.09
Status
::PROTO::
Location
Status: There are two locations that need to be staffed; one at Fort Point, the other at the far west end of Crissy Field.
GC PoC: Erik, (650) 395-8463, lab@trenchwood.com
Parking: (Fort Point) free lot; (Crissy Field) park at the free lot at the intersection of Mason Street and Pearce Street
Notes: Approach via Mason Street because of construction street closures. No permit required for "picnic" or similar events with fewer than 50 people.
Type
Mandatory Puzzle
Plot Setup
Players have figured out that Doctor When's vital envelope was lost in the late 50s near Ft. Point. Now they have to go there and find the thing.
Props
Fort Point:
- Lab coat (should have from previous location)
- Trenchwood Institute name badge and lanyard (should have lanyard from previous location)
Crissy Field:
- "aged" envelope and newspaper clipping (with handwritten note)--one for each team.
- archaeological set dressing
- dirt trays
- file cabinets or storage bins
- signs for "Historical Archeology Society of San Francisco"
- brushes
- specific "scavenger" items
- TBD
- snack food for all teams
How To Give To Players
Players should have already received a phone call and an e-mail, described at 1.10 Locate The Letter#Response to Correct Answer.
Players interact with GC members, yadda yadda.
Plot Point to Convey
Doctor When isn't seeking "vital technical information." Rather it is something to do with a traumatic event he endured at his high school science fair. And he's willing to deceive the players to get it.
Short Description
Retrieve the envelope from where it's been waiting for 50 years.
Open Time Period
Saturday, 5 PM - 7:30 PM
Staff Instructions
Your Role: (Fort Point) Lab Assistant; (Crissy Field) 1 person runs the archeological site (unrelated to Trenchwood) and the other is a Trenchwood Institute lab assistant
Handout Instructions:
Fort Point:
Welcome! Unfortunately because of heightened security procedures the collection has been moved to the western end of Crissy field. You'll have to turn around and walk back the way you came...and then walk another 2/5 of a mile to Crissy Field.
Crissy Field:
blah blah blah?
Site Close Down:
- Break down and pack up set
- Call GC
- Return materials to GC
Other Instructions:
- Stay in character.
- Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
Detailed Description
The letter has been salvaged by the "Historical Archeology Society of San Francisco" along with other local items. They are being held at a temporarily-erected station for observation and analysis by visiting archaeologists. Players must gain admittance past the station guard, and then interpret the cataloguing scheme to locate the letter.
Puzzle Answer
Players must physically hand envelope off to lab assistant on site.
Puzzle Solution
The station guard informs players they cannot gain admittance without proof of their legitimacy. They must visit a nearby cache of confiscated items, and pilfer something that suits their role (scientist, journalist, etc). If they are not successful, the guard confiscates their item, sends it with an assistant back to the cache, and informs players why they failed.
(TBD: cataloguing scheme inside the station)
Budget
$300 props, estimated
Credits
Concept: Sean Development: Sean, Erik
Manager
Sean
Hints
Response to Correct Answer
FOR ALL TEAMS Lab assistant on site says words to the effect of
Fantastic, you've found it! I'll rush it back to the lab so it can be sent to Doctor When in 1986. Now please call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant for your next research project.
To Do
- Itemize full set dressing
- Itemize puzzle components
- Stage a mockup station for play test. The actual site is a plain grass field, so the play test can be anywhere.
Other Notes
Pilfering the items may involve a blunt hook on a pole, remote grabber hand, or similar. Park regulations limit the height of our set, we may simply rope off areas at ground level.
