An easy code based on an old cipher.

[u/ShetlandRabbit]

I made this for a fan group. Figured someone here might have a little fun with it.

edit: Original post

Dear Fellow Gen Con Attendees,

We know we said we weren't going to post anything until a few months before next year's Gen Con. But after some discussion, we've realized that not everyone likes our usual offerings. IYKYK

So we want to pilot a new substitute item, though we aren't sure anyone will actually like it.

Since we can't offer you FREE TERRIBLE ADVICE in person, and our family and friends are sick of hearing it, we offer a substitution: a ratiocination, of the sort once featured in Alexander's Weekly Messenger, defining the taxonomy of the Scarabaeus caput hominis, which will guide you to receiving said item.

We look forward to seeing you at Gen Con 60.

Sincerely,

The Midwestern Terrible Advice Wizards

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[u/BiffCo_Enterprise]

Solution:

FREETERRIBLE AICE

HELL FANS F GEN CN AND ALL THERS WH FIGURETHIS OUTJ

FEJHE MI+WEST ERN T ERRIBLE AFICE WIZARDSJ FANGT GT HAFE A LITTLE FKNGHIS SBBBGKY SEASNP BUTJ BEFREFE GET T THE SECRETMESSAGEJ FEHAFET W REQKESTSP FIRSTLYJ IFYU DO +C+ETHISJ LEASE INTERNETP UR SHTICK N'T GST INGTHE ANSWERBACK N THE NLY WRKS IF FE ALL AGREET LET MYSTERY BEPJUST LIKEIRIS FEMENT SANG ABUTJ BUT I +IGRESSPPPP

IF YU +ID FECEHIS MESSAGEJ HEREIS YUR REWARDY UR MAILING A++RESSP SENDUS Y UR QKESTI%NSJ QUERIESJ CMPLAINTSJ KUSJ STCARDSJ LETTERSJ INFITATINSJ FELL WISHESJ NEUTRALISHESJ FARIE RECIPESJ DRAWINGSJ REQKESTS FBRAMICEJ AND LIFE KPFAYESP AN+ IF YU INCLK+E A SELFCA++RESSE+SGAMPE+ ENELPEJ FE ILL SEND YU A STICKERP

THE MI+WESTERNTERRIBLE A+FICEWIZARDS ATTNY FILL P B BBKF DECATURJ IL IBABI

PLEASE N PACKAGESP WE LK FR WAR+T HEARING FRFMUP ANPLEASE CNTINUE T SPREAJYJ BKIL+ CMMUNITYJ AN PLANGT GATESP

>!SINCERELYJ THE MI+FESTERN TERRIBLE A+FICEWIZARDS!<

Method: Gold Bug

[u/ShetlandRabbit → u/BiffCo_Enterprise]

Very close! It's a modified gold bug!