Help For Hipsters 2015

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Encounter Conditions

Christmas 2015
Only if not Etheric

Initial Text

A student waves you over. "Hey, it's our annual Abominable Snowman contest! Wanna help out? Or just look at the snowmen?"

"It's a good time either way, promise." He grins at you, seeming honestly happy.

Summary of Choices

1. Help out
2. Look at snowmen
3. Where are the trees?
4. Sing about wassailing only with Classic Carols active
5. No thanks

Choice Text and Results

Help out

You help one of the teams roll up some monstrous snowmen. It's good exercise and you're able to creep them out with your excess of inspiration.

You've earned 2 XP in Strength

You've earned 2 XP in Will

or

You help one of the teams roll up some teeny tiny little snowmen. It's delicate work, but it goes quickly when you work with a team.

You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes

You've earned 2 XP in Will

Look at snowmen

Not been tested this year, but old message:

You wander through the display, taking a look at the arrayed snowmen. Most of them are pretty bland, but a couple are actually kind of scary.

You've earned 2 XP in Perception

You've earned 2 XP in Will

Confirmed 2014:
After lots of people help build snowmen some and the Scariness rating got over 100 for one dude.

You wander through the display, taking a look at the arrayed snowmen. There are some scary ones, but the vast majority are adorable little ones.

They make it pretty hard to feel threatened.


You've earned 2 XP in Perception

You've earned 4 XP in Will

or
Confirmed 2014:

Deep in the throng of snowmen, you find a rather nice top hat. It's fallen to the ground and powdered with snow, but it's hard to say which snowman it came from.

You found: silk top hat

Where are the trees?

"You know that crazy girl who's always on the Quad selling books? Turns out she convinced a bunch of donors to buy overpriced trees for the students, so we got a bunch of trees and a bunch of cred to help the repair."

"It's a pretty neat trick, I think she learned it from our old Student Council President."

"Oh, right, trees. They're in the dorms. We don't have a ton, so they're just giving them away to folks on the nice list. If you want one, why don't you pitch in?"

Sing about wassailing With Classic Carols active

He claps excitedly. "Oh man, the real classics."

"I don't have much in the way of wassail… but I do have some hot cocoa. It'll keep you warm almost as well."

You found: holiday hot cocoa

No thanks

The student nods. "Alright, well, come back anytime, I guess. We're only here 'til Christmas, so not too long."

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