Ghost Writing Book

The Ghost Writing Book is a piece of equipment used to obtain Ghost Writing by placing it near a ghost.
== Usage ==
=== Placement ===
A translucent preview of the Ghost Writing Book opened will appear while the player is aiming at a surface and holding down the button. The book will be placed when the key is released.
=== Function ===
If Ghost Writing is an evidence type for the ghost, the ghost has a chance of interacting with the book by writing in it. When this happens, the book will slightly levitate and the pen will start to frantically scribble on the pages visually and audibly, followed by the pen being thrown on the ground. An EMF Level 2 reading is also created, with a 25% chance of it being EMF Level 5 instead if this is one of the ghost's types of evidence. The ghost will not write in the book if it is closed and/or out of range.
A ghost can throw the Ghost Writing Book only if it does not have Ghost Writing among its types of evidence or when that piece of evidence is hidden. After being thrown, the book will close.
=== Photo rewards ===
Using a photo camera to take a photo of a ghost writing book with writing will yield a photo labelled as Ghost Writing, and reward up to $5 and 5XP, depending on the distance it was taken from. A photo labelled as Interaction, awarding up to $5 and 5XP, can be taken as well within 20 seconds of the book being written in.
==Strategies==
* If placed within the vision of an active video camera, you can use the Video Feed in the truck to watch ghost writing books and see if ghost writing is occurring. While it may be much more difficult to see if there are any markings in the pages on camera, more observant players may check if the pen is missing from the book to determine if ghost writing has occurred or not.
* A nearby sound sensor can be also used to monitor a Ghost Writing Book from the van; this will allow players to hear the sound of Ghost Writing occuring without having to actively monitor the book. 
* The ghost will try to write in a book every 45 to 90 seconds. The higher the tier of the book is, the more likely it is to succeed. Writing will only happen if the ghost is in the interaction range of the book. Using both books to cover the whole room can increase the chance of getting Ghost Writing. 
* If you notice that the ghost writing book has been thrown, check whether it already has writing before eliminating Ghost Writing as an evidence (that is not hidden, if applicable).
==Possible Writing Patterns==
==Gallery==
File:SatanicBook.png|thumb|Old writing book model and one of the symbol writings
== Trivia==
*There is an equal chance of which kind of writing will go in the book if the ghost interacts with it. Getting a certain kind of ghost writing does not narrow down the type of ghost any more than the fact that it writes in the book at all.
*The fourth pattern, labeled "Unintelligible", is an easter egg of content creator Dodorododo, being their username written several times in particularly bad cursive script.https://old.reddit.com/r/PhasmophobiaGame/comments/pd0aa4/anyone_able_to_read_what_this_says/hanjpd5/
==History==
Early Access Alpha 	Early Access Alpha
25 March 2020(Part 2)	Added a Ghost Writing Book.
26 March 2020 	Increased the chance of ghosts interacting with the book.
13 May 2020 	Ghost Writing will now work in a lit room.
15 July 2020 	Further increased the chance of ghosts interacting with the book.
19 August 2020 	Ghost Writing Books can now be placed in a fashion similar to video cameras.
Early Access 	Early Access
20 September 2020 	Further increased the chance of ghosts interacting with the book.
29 October 2020 	Ghost Writing now counts as photo evidence.
0.3.0 	Changed the Ghost Writing Book model and patterns.
0.3.0 	The book now emits writing sound and animation when the ghost writes on it.
0.7.0 	The written book that has been photographed will now show up as Ghost Writing instead of Interaction.
0.9.4.0 	Ghost writing books can no longer be thrown by a poltergeist ability
0.10.0 	Non-Ghost Writing ghosts now close the book after throwing it
==References==
Category:Equipment
Category:Starter Equipment
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