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Encounter Conditions
Only before the Halloween Evacuation order
Initial Text
A panicked student runs near you. At first, it's easy to believe the bloodstains are part of his (honestly, rather lacking) costume.
And, if Etheric (including Blood Fumes):
But soon you see the crystalline form of a hound running after him, biting chunks out of him whenever his speed falters. Despite his obvious fear, the other partygoers look at him like it's some sort of performance art.
Otherwise:
But as he passes you, you can see another bite taken out of him, as though by an invisible force. Despite his obvious fear, the other partygoers look at him like it's some sort of performance art.
Summary of Choices
- Block the bites (if non-Etheric) - take 1 damage, 4 XP Will
- Block the hound (if Etheric) - fight Twisted Hound
- Aid the force (if non-Etheric) - ?
- Aid the hound (if Etheric) - gain bloodied spider mask
- Grab his stuff - gain 2-3 of unlabeled music, old jacket, fair trade grounds, lukewarm latte
- Read from the tome (with a tome of binding equipped) - learn Release the Hounds
- Leave him be - walk away
Choice Text and Results
Block the hound
You throw yourself in front of the crystalline shape, giving the student time to escape.
(Fight Twisted Hound)
Block the bites
You see where the bites are coming from and do your best to interpose yourself. Several bites tear into you, but the student is able to scurry away while you're holding the thing back.
His mask does an adequate job covering whether his expression is one of horror, gratitude, or something else entirely.
You take 1 damage.
You've earned 4 XP in Will
Aid the hound
With him already distracted by the hound, you easily bring him down and run off with his mask before the hound has time to turn its attention towards you.
You found: bloodied spider mask
Aid the force
With him already distracted by the invisible force, you easily bring him down.
You found: bloodied spider mask
Grab his stuff
With him distracted by the hound, it's less "picking pockets" and more a question of finding things that aren't entirely soaked with blood yet.
You found: 2-3 of unlabeled music, old jacket, fair trade grounds, lukewarm latte
Read from the tome
You stand your ground and read from the tome. The bites soon stop, allowing the student to flee, as you feel the hound's energy reluctantly gathering towards you.
You learned a new Technique: Release the Hounds
Leave him be
Well, he seems to have the thing distracted, so you back off for now and leave him to it.