The Crew Muster Roll book
The Crew Muster Roll book is an item that could be found in a bookshelf in the captain's quarters in two released demo builds of Return of the Obra Dinn. Its contents vary between the demo builds, and it does not appear in the release version at all.
The book lists the name, quality (rank or occupation while on the ship), and birthplace of all the crew stationed on the Obra Dinn before their disappearance (e.g. Robert Witterel, Captain, Cornwall), similar to the catalogue in the release version.
Characters listed in 0.1.23[]
0.1.23 is the last demo build released before the actual release version. It was shown in Game Developers Conference in 2016 and released to public on April 11, 2016[1], over two years before the game came out in 2018. It can be downloaded here.
| Name | Quality | Place of birth | In the release version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Witterel | Captain | Cornwall | Origin is changed to "England" |
| William Hoscut | First Mate | Scotland | |
| Edward Nicholson | Second Mate | England | Character is renamed Edward Nichols |
| Martin Perrott | Third Mate | Scotland | Origin is changed to "England" |
| John Davies | Fourth Mate | England | |
| Alfred H. Wilson | Bosun | Austria | Character is renamed Alfred Klestil |
| Charles Miner | Bosun Mate | France | |
| Henry Evans | Surgeon | England | |
| James Wallace | Surgeon Mate | England | |
| Thomas Theodore | Carpenter | United States | Character was scrapped and replaced with Winston Smith |
| Edward Gibbs | Carpenter Mate | United States | Character was renamed Marcus Gibbs |
| Thomas Sefton | Cook | England | |
| William M. Johns | Butcher | Ireland | Character was scrapped and replaced with Emil O'Farrell |
| Christian Hindt | Gunner | Germany | Character was renamed Christian Wolff and origin changed to "Austria" |
| Samuel Bengsen | Gunner's Mate | Poland | Character was scrapped and replaced with Olus Wiater |
| William S. Best | Purser | Scotland | Character was scrapped and replaced with Duncan McKay |
| John A. Hunkin | Passenger | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Abigail Hoscut Witterel | Passenger | Scotland | |
| William Harrington | Passenger | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Emily Jackson | Passenger | England | |
| Jane Sherrin | Passenger | England | Character was scrapped and replaced with Jane Bird |
| Joseph Ramsay | Passenger | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Frank Furlong | Passenger | Norway | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| John Johnson | Passenger | Germany | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Zungi Sathi | Ship Steward | India | |
| Emil Tudor | Steward (Captain) | England | Character was scrapped and replaced with Fillip Dahl |
| P. Martin | Steward (1st mate) | Wales | Character was scrapped and replaced with Paul Moss |
| Olus T. Gilligan | Steward (2nd mate) | Wales | Character was scrapped and replaced with Samuel Galligan |
| Roderick Andersen | Steward (3rd mate) | England | |
| James Davey | Steward (4th mate) | England | Character was renamed Davey James |
| Peter Milroy | Midshipman | England | |
| Thomas Kanke | Midshipman | England | Character was renamed Thomas Lanke |
| Thomas Dalton | Midshipman | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Timothy Hill | Top Man | Scotland | Character was renamed Timothy Butement |
| John Matson | Top Man | Wales | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Raymond Curtis | Top Man | S. America | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| J.B. Strandberg | Top Man | Sweden | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Lewis Walker | Top Man | England | |
| Li Hong | Top Man | China | |
| Maba | Top Man | New Guinea | |
| Omid Gul | Top Man | Persia | |
| Nicholas Botterill | Top Man | England | |
| Evan Roath | Top Man | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| August Sweet | Seaman | Sweden | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Stephen Seost | Seaman | Scotland | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Augustus Frances | Seaman | Sweden | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Lawrence Brennan | Seaman | Scotland | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Peder Wotton | Seaman | Madeira | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| John Naples | Seaman | Wales | |
| Louis Kingdon | Seaman | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Henry Brennan | Seaman | England | |
| George Peters | Seaman | England | Characters are renamed Samuel Peters and Nathan Peters |
| Henry Peters | Seaman | England | |
| Alfred MacDonald | Seaman | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Charles Brereton | Seaman | Ireland | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Sidney Hughes | Seaman | Scotland | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| James Treharne | Seaman | France | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Evan Rollinson | Seaman | England | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
| Arthur Kerun | Seaman | France | Character was scrapped and does not appear |
Characters listed in 0.0.4[]
0.0.4 was the first playable demo build released on October 21, 2014.[2]
| Name | Quality | Place of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Witterel | Captain | Cornwall |
| William Hoscut | First Mate | Coullen Scotland |
| Evan Roath | A.B. | Liverpool England |
| Henry Brennan | Able Seaman | Fleetwood England |
| August Sweet | O.S. | Gorland Sweden |
| Nicholas Botterill | Able Seaman | Yarmouth |
| Emil Tudor | Seaman | Lowestopt England |
| P. Martin | Stewardess | Newport Wales |
| Olus T. Gilligan | A.B. | Abergwuan Wales |
| Stephen Seost | Spare Hand | Dundee Scotland |
| Abigail Hoscut Witterel | Passenger | Coullen Scotland |
| August Frances | A.B. | Westraink Sweden |
| Christian Hindt | A.B. | Kinigsberg |
| Edward Daniel Nicholson | Sailmaker | Chester England |
| Lawrence Brennan | Able Seaman | Fife Scotland |
| John Davies | Alfred | Weymouth England |
| Peder Wotton | A.B. | Madeira |
| John Naples | Able Seaman | Wales |
| A.G. Strawbridge | A.B. | Prussia |
| Louis Kingdon | A.B. | Dalton in Furness |
| William S. Best | A.B. | Kirkwall Scotland |
| John Matson | O.S. | Roxburgh Scotland |
| Henry Evans | Apprentice | Riga Latvia |
| James Alexander Wallace | A.B. | Somerset England |
| Thomas Theodore | Carpenter | Cardigan Wales |
| Edwards Gibbs | A.B. | Stockholm Sweden |
| Roderick Andersen | Cabin Boy | Northam England |
| James Davey | Cook | British |
| Peter Milroy | Assistant Steward | Torquay England |
| Thomas Sefton | Able Seaman | Devonport England |
| Thomas Kanke | Sailmaker | Topsham England |
| John A. Hunkin | Deck Hand | Ludlow England |
| John Stanton | Able Seaman | Gottenburg Sweden |
| Hanrie Milch | A.B. | Durham England |
| Thomas Barwick Dalton | A.B. | Dover |
| Miles Jackson | Able Seaman | Suffolk England |
| James Waters | O.S. | Alsace Germany |
| William M. Johns | O.S. | Yonghal Ireland |
| Timothy Hill | O.S. | Arbroath Scotland |
| Owen Martin Perrott | Able Seaman | Dinas Pembs. Wales |
| Raymond Curtis | A.B./Lamps | South America |
| J.B. Strandberg | A.B. | Northwick England |
| Alfred MacDonald | Trimmer | Ashton |
| Charles Brereton | O.S. | Waterpord Ireland |
| David Nilson | Deck Hand | Somerset England |
| Jacob Sherrin | Able Seaman | Spillat |
| Lewis Walker | A.B. | Hull England |
| James Treharne | Sailmaker | Bordeaux France |
| Frank Furlong | Deck Hand | Throndgem Norway |
| Charles Miner | O.S. | Marseilles France |
| John Johnson | A.B. | Konigsberg |
| Frederick Groves | Deck Hand | Norge |
| Evan J. Rollinson | Lamps/A.B. | Canton China |
| James Ace | Deck Hand | Malaga Spain |
| Li Hong | Spare Hand | Formosa |
| Arthur Kerun | Spare Hand | France |
| Joseph Ramsay | O.S. | Margate |
| James Wells | O.S. | Somerset England |
| Alfred H. Wilson | Bosun | Austria |
| Sidney Hughes | Pilot | Aberdeen Scotland |
| Michael Walters | Mate | Koenigsbey |
| Julius Morgans | O.S. | Poland |
| Anthony Petterson | Steward | Poland |
| John Creese | Able Seaman | Bremen Germany |
| Alex Jansen | Spare Hand | Mold North Wales |
| Spero Peters | O.S. | Arendal Norway |
| Claude Bowden | A.B. | Lewes England |
| John Bowdon | Purser | Corfu Greece |
| Richard Adamson | A.B./Bosun | W. Werston |
| Stephen Bunny | A.B. | Faversham England |
| Thomas Murray | O.S. | Wales |
| William J. Flynn | Able Seaman | Maldon England |
| David Marriette | Lamps | Laurvig Norway |
| Quinton Russel | O.S. | Wenesborg Sweden |
| Arthur Farrington | Lamps/A.B. | Oxford England |
| Samuel Bengsen | Baker | Stettin Poland |
| James Harwood | O.S. | Berwick England |
| J.W. Rees | Ordinary Seaman | Normanton England |
| Edmund Williams | Able Seaman | Oldburg |