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 ====== Dead drops ====== ====== Dead drops ======
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 +> A dead drop is a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information between two individuals using a secret location.
 +—[[wp>Dead drop|Wikipedia]]
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 +[[organizations#WORM]] distributes materials to their agents using //dead drops//. We're supposed to disrupt their operations by retrieving them ourselves.
  
-A [[wp>Dead drop|dead drop]] is a  method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information between two individuals using a secret location. Dead drops related to OTP22 usually appear in the format of [[wp>Geocache|geocaches]], with the drop coordinates and (sometimes) location photos being shared using the [[Agent systems]]. Dead drops are used by [[organizations|WORM]] to distribute one-time pads and other mission critical information to its field agents[[characters|Felicity]] is using dead drops to distribute incriminating information on WORM and Emtanon to OTP22 agents.+Dead drops in OTP22 are comparable to [[wp>geocaching]]. They usually consist of containers hidden in parks and other public spacesContents typically include digital media, books, and/or stickers.
  
 ===== List of dead drops ===== ===== List of dead drops =====
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 ==== Incomplete ==== ==== Incomplete ====
 ^ Dead drop ^ Location ^ Status ^ Coordinates ^ ^ Dead drop ^ Location ^ Status ^ Coordinates ^
-| [[dead_drops:Tuktoyaktuk drop]] | TuktoyaktukNTCanada | Not visited | 69.45512, -133.03786 |+| [[dead_drops:Hot Springs drop]] | Hot SpringsARUSA | Not visited | 34.486052 -93.047361 |
 | [[dead_drops:Slide Cemetery drop]] | Skagway, AK, USA | Not visited | 59.51015, -135.35889 | | [[dead_drops:Slide Cemetery drop]] | Skagway, AK, USA | Not visited | 59.51015, -135.35889 |
-| [[dead_drops:Calgary drop]] | Calgary, AB, Canada | Visited | 51.047778, -114.041944 | 
  
 ==== Complete ==== ==== Complete ====
 ^ Dead drop ^ Location ^ Status ^ Found On ^ Coordinates ^ ^ Dead drop ^ Location ^ Status ^ Found On ^ Coordinates ^
 +| [[dead_drops:Edgewood drop]] | Edgewood, WA, USA | Retrieved | January 20 2025 | 112496 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Irving drop]] | Irving, TX, USA | Retrieved | December 4 2024 | 32.8210 -97.0093 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Gatlinburg drop]] | Gatlinburg, TN, USA | Retrieved | May 17 2024 | 35.72485 -83.51612 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Nashville drop]] | Nashville, TN, USA | Retrieved | April 24 2024 | LFL 96704 / 36.14979, -86.81107 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Macau drop]] | Coloane, Macau | Retrieved | March 3 2024 | 22.12525, 113.55755 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Ruston drop]] | Ruston, WA, USA | Retrieved | January 5 2024 | LFL CHARTER 99615 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Las Vegas drop]] | Mount Charleston, NV, USA | Retrieved | January 5 2024 | 36.2672339, -115.5279726 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Riverside drop]] | Riverside, IA, USA | Retrieved | October 20 2023 | 41.48069, -91.57668 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Tuktoyaktuk drop]] | Tuktoyaktuk, NT, Canada | Lost | N/A | 69.45512, -133.03786 |
 +| [[dead_drops:Calgary drop]] | Calgary, AB, Canada | Lost | N/A | 51.047778, -114.041944 |
 | [[dead_drops:Washington drop|Federal Way drop]] | Federal Way, WA, USA | Retrieved | September 20 2023 | 47.31344, -122.39829 | | [[dead_drops:Washington drop|Federal Way drop]] | Federal Way, WA, USA | Retrieved | September 20 2023 | 47.31344, -122.39829 |
-| [[dead_drops:Pawnee Rock drop]] | Pawnee Rock, KS | Retrieved | August 6 2023 | 38.2722139, -98.9820989 | +| [[dead_drops:Pawnee Rock drop]] | Pawnee Rock, KS, USA | Retrieved | August 6 2023 | 38.2722139, -98.9820989 | 
-| [[dead_drops:El Paso drop]] | El Paso, TX | Retrieved | August 1 2023 | 31.8432063316721, -106.48984395418724 | +| [[dead_drops:El Paso drop]] | El Paso, TX, USA | Retrieved | August 1 2023 | 31.8432063316721, -106.48984395418724 | 
-| [[dead_drops:Cape May drop]] | Cape May, NJ | Retrieved | July 21 2023 | [[https://what3words.com/tracts.knowing.fiction|tracts.knowing.fiction]] |+| [[dead_drops:Cape May drop]] | Cape May, NJ, USA | Retrieved | July 21 2023 | [[https://what3words.com/tracts.knowing.fiction|tracts.knowing.fiction]] |
  
 ===== Historical dead drops ===== ===== Historical dead drops =====
- +The first installment of OTP22 had 50 dead drops, of which 44 were recovered. The drops spanned 7 countries: USA, Finland, Bulgaria, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, and Japan. Information on them may be found at:
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-The original OTP22 game had 50 dead drops, in which 44 were recovered. The drops spanned 7 countries, including the United States (The contiguous US as well as states of Hawaii and Alaska), Finland, Bulgaria, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, and Japan. Possibly the most notable drop took place in Blue Hill, Maine. A series of unusual events followed the drop, commonly called "The Blue Hill Mysteries"http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Blue_Hill_mysteries +
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-The following links contain information about dead drops from original OTP22 run.+
   * http://303.sashahart.net/drops/   * http://303.sashahart.net/drops/
-  * http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Dead_drop (Very slow to load, but it will eventually)+  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170630150009/http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Dead_drop|http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Dead_drop]] 
 +  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811201743/http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Blue_Hill_mysteries|Blue Hill mysteries]] – infamous events that occurred after one of the drops
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