Old Photograph
| Old Photograph | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Memento |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Read As | Picture |
| Boredom Relief | 5 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Photo_VeryOld
|
An Old Photograph is a faded print from long ago, kept as a family memento. It belongs to the Memento class and weighs almost nothing.
Looking at it gives a small lift against boredom. That makes it a quick pick-me-up during a long night indoors. Its larger worth is as flavour, since each print shows a scene from the past.
Old Photographs come mostly from keepsake boxes, pawn shops and hoarder homes. They are uncommon in ordinary houses.
Reading
An Old Photograph is looked at, not read, so the glance takes only a moment. The relief from boredom is small. After one print has been viewed, other prints with the same title stay dull for a while. Carrying several prints with different titles gives more relief than a stack of the same scene.
Each print gets a title when it spawns. The scenes range widely. Some show Civil War soldiers, cowboys and frontier families. Others show weddings, a paddle steamer on the Ohio, a séance or a "Ghost". A few are too faded or stained to make out. The title changes nothing in play.
Locations
Cigar box keepsakes are the best bet, holding one about one time in five. Pawn shop display cases come next. Hoarder homes turn them up in every room. Jewellery boxes inside bags and cases hold them now and then. Garage storage, attics, halls, living rooms and closet lockers hold them only rarely. Survivor safehouse boxes and crates hold one once in a long while.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Cigar box keepsakes | 19.8% |
| Inside a bag or case | Jewellery box fancy | 8.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Display case | 9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hoarder | Other | 8.9% |
| Hoarder office | Other | 8.9% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hoarderbed room | Other | 8.9% |
| Hoarder kitchen | Other | 8.9% |
| Garage storage | Other | 3.6% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 1.8% |
| Attic | Crate | 1.8% |
| Attic | Other | 1.8% |
| Closet | Locker | 1.8% |
| Hall | Other | 1.8% |
| Living room | Locker | 1.8% |
| Living room | Other | 1.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Shelves | 0.6% |
Notes
- The print comes in two looks, but both work the same way.
- Prints with different titles keep the boredom relief coming.
- An Old Photograph burns briefly as kindling.
- Opening a cigar box found in a home is a good way to find one.
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