Machine terms
Seance Machine — the device that plays memory scenes when given a valid address. Triangulation — initial room inputs that calibrate the machine. Keycard — selects historical vs modern person namespaces. Period — time index inside a keycard's timeline.
Room code — two-letter location token. Person ID — numeric cast slot. Notebook — confirmation UI for names, photos, and deduced facts. Photo moniker — animal label used to match cards to people.
Use these terms consistently when searching the wiki: Seance Machine, triangulation, keycard, period, room code, person ID, notebook, photo moniker. They map 1:1 to the gameplay loop described on the system pages.
If a Discord tip uses different slang, translate it back to these terms before entering codes.
Story terms
Galley House — the estate where the 1936 incident occurred. Wintercote — off-estate location token WI. D&M — company employing Reya and several modern cast members. FRC — organization associated with researcher Pippa Smith in cast tables.
Type Help — original free text game by William Rous. Evil Trout Inc. — publisher/developer of the Steam remaster, also known for The Roottrees are Dead.
Type Help is the free predecessor. The Roottrees are Dead is Evil Trout's earlier deduction title often mentioned by reviewers as a quality benchmark for this remaster's presentation.
Roottrees comparisons in reviews are quality comparisons, not claims that the games share a cast or map.
Quick answers
FAQ
Is 'Seance' spelled with a cedilla?
Steam achievement display uses Seance without a cedilla in the community board scrape we verified. In-game UI may stylize the word differently, so search both forms if a filter tool is being pedantic about spelling.
What does moniker mean here?
A short animal nickname printed for photo-card matching, such as Lark or Badger. It is not necessarily spoken in dialogue as a title, and it never replaces the notebook step that locks a real name to a machine ID.