Phantom Doctrine Conspiracy Boards for Roleplaying Games
Generating Conspiracy Boards Original Document The Phantom Doctrine Investigation Board. String Theory The conspiracy board shows the connections between a number of nodes (locations, groups, people, etc.). Its purpose is to allow a connection to be made between two nodes, revealing a mystery, such as the true masterminds behind something (or at least the next level up in the pyramid) or something to be investigated. Typically, a conspiracy board will allow players to connect a codename to the real, plain name that codename reveals. For example, the players may know that WINTERMUTE provided money for a mercenary operation, and seek to discover WINTERMUTE’s true identity. Tracing red string on the corkboard will allow the players to discover that WINTERMUTE is a codename for the shipping company Osgood & Sons Ltd. The conspiracy board is inspired by the Investigation Board in Phantom Doctrine (CreativeForge Games/Good Shepherd Entertainment, 2018). As intelligence documents are