The A to Z of Conspiracy Theories: Y is for Yeti
Not just yetis, but bigfoot too! Now Yetis and Bigfoots fall under the heading of cryptids and not so much conspiracy theories. The conspiracy part comes in later.
Let's be honest here. I love writing about Bigfoot. Maybe it was growing up in the 1970s when there was a surge in the popularity of Bigfoot sightings. But in any case, I have talked about them a lot here.
- Monstrous Monday: Bionic Bigfoot
- October Horror Movie Challenge: Night of the Demon
- Monstrous Mondays: Illinois Hominids
- Monstrous Monday: Sasquatch (BECMI Special)
- October Horror Movie Challenge: Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot
- #AtoZChallenge2021: Y is for Yeti, Almas
My introduction to RPGs was via monsters of myth and legend in the AD&D Monster Manual and while the Sasquatch was not originally there, the Yeti was.
With all these posts (and these are just the ones on the subject) you would think I have had said everything I can and...that is accurate. But I have not talked about the conspiracies surrounding these cryptids.
Conspiracy #1: The various governments are hiding the evidence of Bigfoot/Yetis for ... reasons.
I have seen this one in various books and websites and the one thing they all have in common is that there are no good reasons given for why the government would want to go through the efforts to hide it. The reason given is usually "to protect the population." But how this is supposed to happen is never very clear.
Conspiracy #2: All the bigfoot sightings are faked by a small group of fakers. This I am likely to believe except that I doubt they are organized in any way.
For NIGHT SHIFT
I do use Sasquatches, Bigfoots, and Yetis in my games. They might even outnumber regular animals in my games! Well not really. But close.
The NIGHT SHIFT RPG is available from the Elf Lair Games website (hardcover) and from DriveThruRPG (PDF).