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I agree that it probably isn't realistic that characters just happen to find random letters lying around every so often. So make it more varied. In one chapter the characters find a book wedged in...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T12:54:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Llewellyn
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2019-12-08T12:54:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
I agree that it probably isn't realistic that characters just happen to find random letters lying around every so often. **So make it more varied.** In one chapter the characters find a _book_ wedged into an opening, in another they come across a _newspaper article_ someone taped to a wall, in another a _bulletin board_ with the latest schedule and events. There's more: You can have blueprints, photos, protocols, notes, handwritten notes, presentation slides, inventories, graffiti, technical drawings/diagrams, and, yes, letters. You could also relay information via non-visual means, e.g. an answering machine, a dictaphone, an automatic emergency recording.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-09-06T19:08:12Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 2