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Re: Background : When did 'Last Cowboy' die ?
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Especially out west. There is some very rough terrain that obscures vision, turns you around, and looks very distinctive from the side without giving you any real idea of what it looks like from the top.
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11-25-2020, 09:12 PM | #22 |
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Re: Background : When did 'Last Cowboy' die ?
Yeah. A witness's diary with some sketches, which I think was suggested upthread a bit, would probably be a lot more helpful than the Last Cowboy trying to find something using sat photos.
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11-26-2020, 05:30 AM | #23 | |
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When was the first portable camera available? By that I mean a camera that an amateur could carry around and shoot photos on the fly. I think the Brownie was around by the period. A collection of poorly shot and indifferently preserved photos with a few letters from the last cowboy might be a great set up.
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Maybe as they left the mine after the storm passed, they notice the morning sun shining directly down their gorge, or the sun rising from behind a distinctive peak. Otherwise, they remark on how they are directly south of one peak and directly west of another peak, allowing the PCs to triangulate a number of likely locations.
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11-26-2020, 05:57 AM | #25 | |
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11-26-2020, 07:21 AM | #26 | |
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Then you go through the old diary that says "That night we made camp near a big rock what looked like a punkin' and then the next morning went off and turned down the gully and it was a relief to get the morning sun out of our eyes.". You might have to go though the photos yourself to find a selection of big rocks that are approximately pumpkin-shaped but then you have your computer see if there are gullies anywhere near them that run north or south. Repeat multiple times.
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