diff --git a/src/chaosbag/BlessCurseManagerApi.ttslua b/src/chaosbag/BlessCurseManagerApi.ttslua
index d6c8a9f0..639fe7d8 100644
--- a/src/chaosbag/BlessCurseManagerApi.ttslua
+++ b/src/chaosbag/BlessCurseManagerApi.ttslua
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 do
   local BlessCurseManagerApi = {}
+  local internal = {}
+
+  internal.getManager = function()
+    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
+  end
 
   -- removes all taken tokens and resets the counts
   BlessCurseManagerApi.removeTakenTokensAndReset = function()
-    local BlessCurseManager = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
+    local BlessCurseManager = internal.getManager()
     Wait.time(function() BlessCurseManager.call("removeTakenTokens", "Bless") end, 0.05)
     Wait.time(function() BlessCurseManager.call("removeTakenTokens", "Curse") end, 0.10)
     Wait.time(function() BlessCurseManager.call("doReset", "White") end, 0.15)
@@ -11,35 +16,30 @@ do
 
   -- updates the internal count (called by cards that seal bless/curse tokens)
   BlessCurseManagerApi.sealedToken = function(type, guid)
-    local BlessCurseManager = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
-    BlessCurseManager.call("sealedToken", { type = type, guid = guid })
+    internal.getManager().call("sealedToken", { type = type, guid = guid })
   end
 
   -- updates the internal count (called by cards that seal bless/curse tokens)
   BlessCurseManagerApi.releasedToken = function(type, guid)
-    local BlessCurseManager = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
-    BlessCurseManager.call("releasedToken", { type = type, guid = guid })
+    internal.getManager().call("releasedToken", { type = type, guid = guid })
   end
 
   -- broadcasts the current status for bless/curse tokens
   ---@param playerColor String Color of the player to show the broadcast to
   BlessCurseManagerApi.broadcastStatus = function(playerColor)
-    local BlessCurseManager = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
-    BlessCurseManager.call("broadcastStatus", playerColor)
+    internal.getManager().call("broadcastStatus", playerColor)
   end
 
   -- removes all bless / curse tokens from the chaos bag and play
   ---@param playerColor String Color of the player to show the broadcast to
   BlessCurseManagerApi.removeAll = function(playerColor)
-    local BlessCurseManager = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
-    BlessCurseManager.call("doRemove", playerColor)
+    internal.getManager().call("doRemove", playerColor)
   end
 
   -- adds Wendy's menu to the hovered card (allows sealing of tokens)
   ---@param color String Color of the player to show the broadcast to
   BlessCurseManagerApi.addWendysMenu = function(playerColor, hoveredObject)
-    local BlessCurseManager = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "BlessCurseManager"})
-    BlessCurseManager.call("addMenuOptions", { playerColor = playerColor, hoveredObject = hoveredObject })
+    internal.getManager().call("addMenuOptions", { playerColor = playerColor, hoveredObject = hoveredObject })
   end
   
   return BlessCurseManagerApi
diff --git a/src/core/DoomInPlayCounter.ttslua b/src/core/DoomInPlayCounter.ttslua
index d0509a9a..8ba806f7 100644
--- a/src/core/DoomInPlayCounter.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/DoomInPlayCounter.ttslua
@@ -1,20 +1,9 @@
--- common parameters
-local castParameters        = {}
-castParameters.direction    = { 0, 1, 0 }
-castParameters.type         = 3
-castParameters.max_distance = 0
+local playmatApi = require("playermat/PlaymatApi")
 
-local zone
+local ZONE, TRASH
 local doomURL    = "https://i.imgur.com/EoL7yaZ.png"
 local IGNORE_TAG = "DoomCounter_ignore"
-
--- playermats 1 to 4
-local originAndSize = {
-  { origin = { -55, 1.6, 16.5 }, size = { 12, 1, 25 } },
-  { origin = { -55, 1.6, -16.5 }, size = { 12, 1, 25 } },
-  { origin = { -25, 1.6, 27 }, size = { 25, 1, 12 } },
-  { origin = { -25, 1.6, -27 }, size = { 25, 1, 12 } }
-}
+local COLORS     = { "White", "Orange", "Green", "Red" }
 
 -- create button, context menu and start loop
 function onLoad()
@@ -31,33 +20,32 @@ function onLoad()
     color = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   })
 
-  zone = getObjectFromGUID("a2f932")
+  trash = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "Trash"})
+  ZONE = Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayAreaZone"})
   loopID = Wait.time(countDoom, 2, -1)
 end
 
 -- main function
 function countDoom()
   local doom = 0
-  for i = 1, 5 do doom = doom + search(i) end
+  for i = 1, 5 do
+    if i = 5 then
+      objList = ZONE.getObjects()
+    else
+      objList = playmatApi.searchAroundPlaymat(COLORS[i])
+    end
+
+    doom = doom + countDoomFromList(objList)
+  end
   self.editButton({ index = 0, label = tostring(doom) })
 end
 
--- searches playermats (num = 1-4) or the scripting zone (num = 5)
-function search(num)
-  local val = 0
-  if num == 5 then
-    for _, obj in ipairs(zone.getObjects()) do
-      val = val + isDoom(obj)
-    end
-  else
-    castParameters.origin = originAndSize[num].origin
-    castParameters.size = originAndSize[num].size
-
-    for _, obj in ipairs(Physics.cast(castParameters)) do
-      val = val + isDoom(obj.hit_object)
-    end
+function countDoomFromList(objList)
+  local count = 0
+  for _, obj in ipairs(objList) do
+    count = count + isDoom(obj)
   end
-  return val
+  return count
 end
 
 -- checks an object for the doom image and gets quantity (for stacks)
@@ -73,34 +61,30 @@ end
 
 -- removes doom from playermats / playarea
 function removeDoom(options)
-  local trashCan = getObjectFromGUID("70b9f6")
   local count = 0
+
   if options.Playermats then
     for i = 1, 4 do
-      castParameters.origin = originAndSize[i].origin
-      castParameters.size = originAndSize[i].size
-
-      for _, obj in ipairs(Physics.cast(castParameters)) do
-        local obj = obj.hit_object
-        local amount = isDoom(obj)
-        if amount > 0 then
-          trashCan.putObject(obj)
-          count = count + amount
-        end
-      end
+      count = removeDoomFromList(playmatApi.searchAroundPlaymat(COLORS[i]))
     end
     broadcastToAll(count .. " doom removed from Playermats.", "White")
   end
 
-  local count = 0
   if options.Playarea then
-    for _, obj in ipairs(zone.getObjects()) do
-      local amount = isDoom(obj)
-      if amount > 0 then
-        trashCan.putObject(obj)
-        count = count + amount
-      end
-    end
-    broadcastToAll(count .. " doom removed from Playarea.", "White")
+    count = removeDoomFromList(ZONE.getObjects())
+    broadcastToAll(count .. " doom removed from Playerarea.", "White")
   end
 end
+
+-- removes doom from provided object list and returns the removed amount
+function removeDoomFromList(objList)
+  local count = 0
+  for _, obj in ipairs(objList) do
+    local amount = isDoom(obj)
+    if amount > 0 then
+      TRASH.putObject(obj)
+      count = count + amount
+    end
+  end
+  return count
+end
diff --git a/src/core/PlayAreaApi.ttslua b/src/core/PlayAreaApi.ttslua
index 829b6f6f..7be3c6a4 100644
--- a/src/core/PlayAreaApi.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/PlayAreaApi.ttslua
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 do
-  local PlayAreaApi = { }
+  local PlayAreaApi = {}
+  local internal = {}
+
+  internal.getPlayArea = function()
+    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"})
+  end
 
   -- Returns the current value of the investigator counter from the playmat
   ---@return Integer.  Number of investigators currently set on the counter
@@ -14,90 +19,87 @@ do
   end
 
   -- Move all contents on the play area (cards, tokens, etc) one slot in the given direction.  Certain
-  -- fixed objects will be ignored, as will anything the player has tagged with
-  -- 'displacement_excluded'
-  ---@param playerColor Color of the player requesting the shift.  Used solely to send an error
-  ---    message in the unlikely case that the scripting zone has been deleted
+  -- fixed objects will be ignored, as will anything the player has tagged with 'displacement_excluded'
+  ---@param playerColor Color Color of the player requesting the shift for messages
   PlayAreaApi.shiftContentsUp = function(playerColor)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("shiftContentsUp", playerColor)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("shiftContentsUp", playerColor)
   end
 
   PlayAreaApi.shiftContentsDown = function(playerColor)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("shiftContentsDown", playerColor)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("shiftContentsDown", playerColor)
   end
 
   PlayAreaApi.shiftContentsLeft = function(playerColor)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("shiftContentsLeft", playerColor)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("shiftContentsLeft", playerColor)
   end
 
   PlayAreaApi.shiftContentsRight = function(playerColor)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("shiftContentsRight", playerColor)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("shiftContentsRight", playerColor)
   end
 
   -- Reset the play area's tracking of which cards have had tokens spawned.
   PlayAreaApi.resetSpawnedCards = function()
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("resetSpawnedCards")
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("resetSpawnedCards")
   end
 
   -- Event to be called when the current scenario has changed.
   ---@param scenarioName Name of the new scenario
   PlayAreaApi.onScenarioChanged = function(scenarioName)
-    Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("onScenarioChanged", scenarioName)
+    internal.getPlayArea().call("onScenarioChanged", scenarioName)
   end
 
   -- Sets this playmat's snap points to limit snapping to locations or not.
   -- If matchTypes is false, snap points will be reset to snap all cards.
   ---@param matchTypes Boolean  Whether snap points should only snap for the matching card types.
   PlayAreaApi.setLimitSnapsByType = function(matchCardTypes)
-    Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("setLimitSnapsByType", matchCardTypes)
+    internal.getPlayArea().call("setLimitSnapsByType", matchCardTypes)
   end
 
   -- Receiver for the Global tryObjectEnterContainer event.  Used to clear vector lines from dragged
   -- cards before they're destroyed by entering the container
   PlayAreaApi.tryObjectEnterContainer = function(container, object)
-    Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("tryObjectEnterContainer",
-        { container = container, object = object })
+    internal.getPlayArea().call("tryObjectEnterContainer", { container = container, object = object })
   end
 
   -- counts the VP on locations in the play area
   PlayAreaApi.countVP = function()
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("countVP")
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("countVP")
   end
 
   -- highlights all locations in the play area without metadata
   ---@param state Boolean True if highlighting should be enabled
   PlayAreaApi.highlightMissingData = function(state)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("highlightMissingData", state)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("highlightMissingData", state)
   end
   
   -- highlights all locations in the play area with VP
   ---@param state Boolean True if highlighting should be enabled
   PlayAreaApi.highlightCountedVP = function(state)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("highlightCountedVP", state)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("highlightCountedVP", state)
   end
 
   -- Checks if an object is in the play area (returns true or false)
   PlayAreaApi.isInPlayArea = function(object)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("isInPlayArea", object)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("isInPlayArea", object)
   end
 
   PlayAreaApi.getSurface = function()
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).getCustomObject().image
+    return internal.getPlayArea().getCustomObject().image
   end
 
   PlayAreaApi.updateSurface = function(url)
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("updateSurface", url)
+    return internal.getPlayArea().call("updateSurface", url)
   end
   
   -- Called by Custom Data Helpers to push their location data into the Data Helper.  This adds the
   -- data to the local token manager instance.
   ---@param args Table Single-value array holding the GUID of the Custom Data Helper making the call
   PlayAreaApi.updateLocations = function(args)
-    Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).call("updateLocations", args)
+    internal.getPlayArea().call("updateLocations", args)
   end
 
   PlayAreaApi.getCustomDataHelper = function()
-    return Global.call("getObjectFromMemo", {matColor = "Mythos", type = "PlayArea"}).getVar("customDataHelper")
+    return internal.getPlayArea().getVar("customDataHelper")
   end
 
   return PlayAreaApi