Ghost Writing Book

* Tier I
* Tier II
* Tier III

It may not be the most glamorous thing in the world, but it gets the job done.

This paper notepad can be placed nearby a ghost to encourage some paranormal writing. Make sure to place it nearby any activity you see.
Some ghosts may not notice the small notepad and pencil, so it may take some time before anything happens.

### Ability(Tier I)

+ Range (m): 3
- Interaction Rate: Low

The parchment pages are protected by a leather case. Keep your secrets extra safe by tying the rope on the outside.

### Starter

Yes

With nicer pages and a pen, ghosts seem to notice this book a bit more often than the previous version, making wait times a bit shorter for evidence to occur.

### Ability(Tier II)

+ Range (m): 4
+ Interaction Rate: Medium

A grimoire, it seems to have a lot of history. The metallic accents make this heavy book much more elegant.

### Starter

Yes

With its large profile, a mixture of high-quality materials and an ornate pen, this book has the highest chance to be written in by ghosts. It has a larger range than the previous two tiers so placing this book within a ghost’s interaction range is much easier.

### Ability(Tier III)

+ Range (m): 5
+ Interaction Rate: High

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 place (default: F on keyboard) 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. The ghost will not write in the book if it is closed.

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.

### Photo rewards

*Main article: 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 second photo can also be taken within 20 seconds of the book being written in to obtain a photo labelled **Interaction**, awarding another $5 and 5XP.

## 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.
* Try removing all other clutter from the ghost room and its vicinity to increase the chance of the ghost interacting with the book.
* 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).

## Gallery

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.

## History

 26 March 2020
 13 May 2020
 15 July 2020
 19 August 2020
 20 September 2020
 29 October 2020
 0.9.4.0 | Ghost writing books can no longer be thrown by a poltergeist ability

## References

1. ↑ https://old.reddit.com/r/PhasmophobiaGame/comments/pd0aa4/anyone\_able\_to\_read\_what\_this\_says/hanjpd5/