So, I figured I'd get this page out since we're going to need it soon enough, and also so that I had a good place to post about Christmas. Unless someone else really wants to do it, I'm volunteering to help drive up the scariness. I'm going to want to at least dabble in the other activities for the sake of ornament gathering, but my plan is to try to quickly drive the scariness up high enough that people can farm more sharp sticks to send to me. If other folks want to try helping out the hipsters as well, unlocking the ability to get more snowman heads would probably also be helpful.
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Anyone remember those snake patterns from late last year?
The snowmen's shadows carve strange patterns on the snow, as though tiny snakes had been dancing over the drifts.
You run your fastest, churning through the snow and leaving the student's twisted creations far behind. Thankfully, none of them seem to have followed you… even those horrifying patterns writhing on the ground, seeming to contain all the students' poured out malice and rage.
You take a moment to wipe the snow off your legs because it reminds you of them.
You've earned 3 XP
Nothing special for killing the fuzed snowmen with Shield of Scales+Serpent Venom, or for randomly fighting with serpent suit. Running away message is the same with Artificial Rage.
EDIT: Hm, the intro message says, "A mass of snowmen spread through the Quad, packed most tightly near the abandoned dorms." I wonder if any of this is related to the halloween dorm events? In previous years they've been most tightly packed near the museum, before the museum was a thing. Most mysterious…
The fanged snowman does have a viper-like attack but beating one in full serpent gear didn't seem to do anything.
Trying to interpret the pattern. No change to intro text or run in terror text with:
Ocean Sight, Burning Vision &
scaled vest + scaled pants + serpent knuckles
glimmering HUD + glimmering blob
punk disguise + 571
dormitory rubble or dorm support
bat paperweight
smoky glass visor
full infested containment suit
snowman head
numbing IV
EDIT I obtained Serpent Pattern, but the intro text & run away in terror message haven't changed. Using that technique versus the Fanged Snowman's Maw attack only results in the usual etheric maw breath.
I thought maybe I could see the whole pattern from the Hall of Sculptures. <but that encounter doesn't exist while etheric>
It occurred to me that perhaps the rage and malice of the students has to do with their work being destroyed… I got the highest number of destroyed snowmen up over 200, though, and it doesn't seem to have changed the patterns.
In the beginning, men were mortal.
Per the podcast after Christmas last year, we didn't actually get to the point of unlocking anything, so anything we tried finding probably wouldn't have worked anyway. More likely we need to have done more of something we were already doing.
Ah, I had forgotten about the snakes! We really will need to coordinate some snowman building this year and hopefully we can unlock it…
Okay, we're up over 100 scariness, so the horned snowman option has been unlocked, and you can also rampage through the big ones and fight fuzed snowmen. The heads from the fuzed snowmen are preferred, but the horns work well too, for people that have trouble handling the other fight. Just send whatever you can spare to me, and we'll get this place looking pretty abominable!
Annnd we're up over 500 scariness, and the towering snowman has shown up. Good work, folks! We've also got the strange shadows, which seemed to show up independently from the giant snowman. They appeared to pop in after I built a few more snowmen, but I'm not sure if that's a coincidence. The message is also a bit different from last year… possibly as a hint that it's about having plenty of snowmen around?
Everyone's snowmen cast strange shadows, carving patterns through the snow like tiny snakes had been dancing over the drifts.
Your tree is decorated with a green glass ornament, a length of tinsel, and a lump of coal.
You bask in its fiber optic glow for a minute before heading out and soak up all the holiday joy you can.
You've gained 20 duration of Holiday Cheer.
It's finally time to open all these presents!
You received: engulfed present
A massive pile of gifts came in overnight in Metroplex U wrapping paper. You take several trips to haul them into your apartment.
You received: 15 red present ornaments
You received: 3 snowglobe toppers
You received: 6 snowy present ornaments
You received: 23 gingerbread present ornaments
You received: 2 festive knit ornaments
You received: snowy cookie tin
Hey, there's something from the OmniMall here too.
You found: snow globe
Looks like red presents are for killing, snowy for building, gingerbread for scariness and festive knit for helping hipsters.
You bask in its fiber optic glow for a minute before heading out and soak up all the holiday joy you can.
You've gained 20 duration of Holiday Cheer.
It's finally time to open all these presents!
You received: engulfed present
A pile of gifts came in overnight in Metroplex U wrapping paper. You haul them into your apartment.
You received: 2 red present ornaments
You received: 2 snowy present ornaments
You received: 3 gingerbread present ornaments
You received: 2 festive knit ornaments
You received: snowy cookie tin
Hey, there's something from the OmniMall here too.
You found: snow globe
I had: You built 4 snowmen. Apparently 4 snowmen have felt your wrath. Your best snowman is rated at 9 on the Abomonometer. If I had to guess, I helped the hipsters 16-18 times? I don't think that square root of that number is right for knitted ornaments. Maybe it only counts the number past when you get a tree?
I don't think that square root of that number is right for knitted ornaments. Maybe it only counts the number past when you get a tree?
Could be. I helped maybe 2–4 times, no tree, got 0 festive knit.
In the beginning, men were mortal.
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