Player Secrets & Hidden Information

The template’s metadata:

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id: player_secrets
title: Player Secrets & Hidden Information
type: player_secrets
level: campaign
purpose: Track secrets known only to individual players and when to reveal them
author: Mimir Team
variables: []
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About This Document

This document tracks information known only to specific players or their characters. Use it to:

• Remember what each player knows
• Plan dramatic reveals
• Avoid accidental spoilers
• Create opportunities for player agency

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Character-Specific Secrets

[Character Name 1]

Player knows:

• [Secret backstory element shared during character creation]
• [Information discovered during play]

Character knows (player may not realize significance):

• [Clue or connection the character would recognize]

Planned reveals:

• [When/how this secret might become relevant]

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[Character Name 2]

Player knows:

Character knows:

Planned reveals:

• [ ]

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[Character Name 3]

Player knows:

Character knows:

Planned reveals:

• [ ]

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Shared Secrets (Some Players Know)

[Secret Name]

Known by: [List of characters/players] Hidden from: [List of characters/players who don’t know] Significance: [Why this matters to the story] Reveal trigger: [What would expose this secret]

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Campaign Secrets (GM Only)

Major Revelations

These are significant truths that will reshape player understanding:

1. [Revelation Name]
   • The truth:
   • Current player belief:
   • Clues planted:
   • Planned reveal:

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Secret Management Tips

When a Player Learns Something New

1. Note it immediately in this document
2. Consider who else might know
3. Think about how they might use it
4. Plan for if they share it with the party

Handling Private Moments

• Text or note when a character does something alone
• Brief private conversations are fine
• Avoid extended one-on-one scenes that exclude others
• Always bring information back to the group eventually