The Temporal Rift on the Titanic: GM Guide
Player Role: You are a team of time travelers. Final Goal: Before the ship sinks, find 5 missing 'temporal coordinate fragments'.Challenge 1: Purser's Office (Find the Anomaly)
Story: You've just boarded and been caught as stowaways. On the desk is a stack of passenger registration cards. You must identify the 'forged' card among them. Task: Out of the following 6 passenger cards, which one is statistically impossible?
Passenger Cards (Show to Players)
Card 1
name: West, Mrs. Edwy Arthur (Ada Mary Worth)
Pclass: 2
Age: 33.0
Sex: female
Fare: 27.75
Embarked: S
name: Charters, Mr. David
Pclass: 3
Age: 21.0
Sex: male
Fare: 7.73
Embarked: Q
name: Asplund, Miss. Lillian Gertrud
Pclass: 3
Age: 5.0
Sex: female
Fare: 31.39
Embarked: S
name: Rice, Master. Eugene
Pclass: 3
Age: 2.0
Sex: male
Fare: 29.12
Embarked: Q
name: Maisner, Mr. Simon
Pclass: 3
Age: nan
Sex: male
Fare: 8.05
Embarked: S
name: Ryerson, Miss. Emily Borie
Pclass: 2
Age: 18.0
Sex: female
Fare: 100.76
Embarked: C
GM Guide
Hint: GM Hint: Refer to the box plot above. The forged card has a fare that doesn't match its class - either much higher or much lower than typical for that class. Players should compare each card's fare with the distribution shown in the chart for that card's class.
Answer:
Obtain: Temporal Coordinate Fragment 1 hidden under the forged card.
Challenge 2: Echoes of the Passengers (Timeline Synchronization)
Story: Time ripples carry brief echoes of five travelers aboard the Titanic. Align their moments to restore the timeline. Known Facts- Boarding order by port: Southampton (S) → Cherbourg (C) → Queenstown (Q).
- Phrases like 'boarded at' are before the iceberg impact.
- Words like 'tilted', 'helping', or 'chaos' are after impact but still onboard.
- Mentions of 'escaped' or 'lifeboat' happen last.
Echoes (Show to Players)
- Echo A: Stranden boards at Southampton (S); a third-class ticket rustles in hand.
- Echo B: Lanterns sway as the deck tilts; Strom steadies a stranger amid rising alarm.
- Echo C: Peter boards at Cherbourg (C); a third-class ticket rustles in hand.
- Echo D: In the final chaos, Troupiansky finds space in a lifeboat and slips into the night.
- Echo E: Bourke boards at Queenstown (Q); a third-class ticket rustles in hand.
GM Guide
Answer:
Obtain: Temporal Coordinate Fragment 2 revealed when the order is correct.
Decipher the Lifeboat Code
Story: The lifeboat lock requires a 4-digit code based on passengers' survival predictions. Task: Predict which of the 4 passengers survived (1) or perished (0). Use the survival clues provided.
Passenger Cards (Show to Players)
Card 1
Name: Fox, Mr. Stanley Hubert
Pclass: 2
Age: 36
Sex: male
Fare: 13.0
Embarked: S
Name: Goldsmith, Mrs. Frank John (Emily Alice Brown)
Pclass: 3
Age: 31
Sex: female
Fare: 20.52
Embarked: S
Name: Warren, Mrs. Frank Manley (Anna Sophia Atkinson)
Pclass: 1
Age: 60
Sex: female
Fare: 75.25
Embarked: C
Name: Nye, Mrs. (Elizabeth Ramell)
Pclass: 2
Age: 29
Sex: female
Fare: 10.5
Embarked: S
GM Guide
Hint: Use the survival charts above to infer the 4-digit lifeboat code.
Answer:
Obtain: Temporal Coordinate Fragment 3 hidden within the lifeboat control panel.
Letters from a Stowaway
Story: The Captain has called you and your group to the deck of the ship with an urgent mission. Telegrams have been intercepted from the ship's Marconi machine and it appears there is a stowaway on board! Unfortunately, the dastardly stowaway has managed to scramble one of the telegrams using a mysterious code. The Captain has created a list of 10 suspects. Can you decipher the letter and obtain the identity of the suspect before they get away?! Task: Decode the encrypted letter and select the name from the list of suspects.Letters from the Stowaway
Plaintext Letter
R.M.S. TITANIC
MARCONI WIRELESS SERVICE
APRIL 12, 1912
To Mr. David Smith
Good afternoon, I have snuck aboard this mighty vessel.
Now time to implement my darstardly plan!
Yours Sincerely,
A Guest of the Deep
c.s.r. yfytbfd
stcdibf lfckhkrr rkcufdk
tecfh 12, 1912
sq rkdcky thftr fr sc jtskr sictb
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Possible suspects
Game End
Congratulations! You've collected all 5 coordinate fragments, restarted the time machine, and successfully escaped from 1912 at the moment the Titanic sank.