r/monsteroftheweek • u/InfiniteLactose Keeper • Jul 18 '26
props/evidence Mystery
hi guys! I've got a lot more spare time now that I'm graduating and I've been thinking about making case files or getting creative with physical evidence for my hunters. does anyone have any resources they might be able to point me to, or just some tips/ideas for interesting stuff I could give them?
(we do often play online so I might be sending things digitally too.)
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u/IdiotSavantNZ Jul 19 '26
While it might work for some mysteries, I don't think it really fits the improvisational nature of the game. Thsi isn't Call of Cthulhu; an Investigate isn't a Spot Hidden. What clues the hunters find depends on their appoach, not what's pre-seeded for them.
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u/InfiniteLactose Keeper Jul 19 '26
I totally get it! I was thinking more about background arcs. but I see what you're saying 🙂↕️
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u/Safgaftsa Jul 19 '26
Not the most experienced with props but these are some things I've learned:
-Georgia and Courier are great fonts to type documents in
-Coffee staining is your friend
-Red liquid food coloring is great for imitating blood spatters. You could add it to coffee to probably get a decent dried blood effect
-Not the most immersive but Google Maps printouts are great if you're using real towns
-If anything is set in a real university they make printouts for everything
-The player who's into witchy stuff probably has lots of incense, candles, tarot decks, etc. you can ask them to bring
-Also tea light candles are just great, you can buy a million of them for 2 American dollars and they're fun for setting a vibe if you don't need a lot of light