Okay, I have a scenario for you, /tg/.The party early in a campaign finds a secret stash of computer files on a portable hard drive or some such.Anyone got any suggestions for what kind of juicy secrets the party will find on that data? I'm thinking secret bank accounts, extortion files, map of an abandoned amusement park, the names of all the major factions and their recent operations, etc...Anything that makes for a good plot hook, ominous foreshadowing, data that’s bizarrely irrelevant and useless at first glance (a normal high school student’s record of class attendance over the last 6 months), useful thing (magic ritual), illegal stuff (schematics for 3d-printed ghost guns), vital evidence (tape of a murder), etc.The party decides what (out of all the many files) they dive deeper into. (And make themselves a target by having it.)Keep in mind that studying the files will take time, and at least some of it is encrypted.I guess you could also convert the computer files into actual paper documents, photos, tapes and so on if the game is set in other times and places.
>>94850856>An excel file describing the storage and shipping of some euphemistically titled product of vague provenance with a few entries clearly having been hastily deleted>documents describing how a series of seemingly unrelated properties owned by seemingly unrelated businesses are all owned by the same group through a series of shell companies (perhaps this 'abandoned amusement park' is one of the properties in question?)>two copies of the same autopsy records whose details do not match.>security camera footage which shows a person known to the party - or perhaps the party itself>maps of the local area - each covering topics like school zones or soil quality or what have you - along with one whose contents are not labeled but clearly marked.>list of phone numbers, some of which have been struck through with a line>folder full of amateurish 'graphic design is my passion'-tier attempts to create a logo in MS Paint. Despite being mediocre, the symbolism involved in the attempts might be identifiable.>decade old archived internal emails of a now-defunct local newspaper from around the time of some now largely forgotten minor scandal.>PDF of a book put out by the local historical society about the career of a local architect whose work has been almost all demolished in the century since his death. Almost.>dozens of resumes for experts in some obscure field, all annotated with seemingly arbitrary reasons for rejection. The filenames seem to suggest one is missing - perhaps the lucky hire?
>>94850856Photographs of half a dozen keys
Files on secret affairs, complete with compromising photos of prominent individuals. Include notes on which are deep and real and which are out of context photos of opportunity.The location of a gigantic stash of cocaine.A list of donations to a jumble of politicians of your choice. If the PCs bother to correlate the list with the public records, they'll find none of these contributions listed.Building plans for an apartment block - including the unknown secret passages.Thieves’ contact info for fences, drop locations or protocols. Maybe floor plans for the next few buildings they were going to hit or door lock tumbler diagrams and emails from a contact who could provide the PCs files for other locks for a price.The keylist for the local police bodycams and dashcams, and the remote access keys for the off-site backup.A prisoner manifest that lines up with about half the local missing persons list.A recipe for meth.The maintenance manual for a military electronic warfare device.Local foreclosure and eviction notices, compiled from the county sheriff's office (or relevant authority in your area). Cryptic annotations.Extensive dental records from a local dentist on a large sample of patients.Guided meditation self-help videos. Perhaps each paired with a map with a single location marked on it.
