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Encounter Conditions
Halloween 2024 setup
Initial Text
Some decorations have started to spread over a meeting room. A few streamers hang from the ceiling and foam bricks are set in one corner.
Still, the massive windows and view of the city below don't do much to help the spooky atmosphere.
Summary of Choices
- Add a foam brick - Lose 1 foam brick, gain 2 XP Perception
- Build a foam brick wall - Lose 1 foam brick wall, gain 10 XP Perception
- Hang crepe paper - Lose 1 crepe paper, gain 2 XP Will, add to cornfield
- Pin a paper bat - Lose 1 paper bat, gain 2 XP Perception
- Enjoy the ambiance - Gain 20 Halloween Spirit, around October 30 vines was winning.
- Tear down the crepe - Gain 9 piles of paper mache, 10 Executive Alarm, 2 XP in Reflexes and Strength, remove from cornfield
- Grab some bricks - Gain 2 foam brick
- Leave it be - Walk Away
Choice Text and Results
Add a foam brick
You take a moment to judge where the next brick would go and support the overall construction. Bit by bit, the office wall is disappearing behind more seasonably appropriate fare.
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
(Lose a foam brick)
Build a foam brick wall
You find an open area to secure your brick wall, concealing as much of the office decor as you can while leaving good spaces for individual bricks to fill in around it.
You've earned 10 XP in Perception
(Lose a foam brick wall)
Hang crepe paper
You hang some long strips of crepe paper. It doesn't exactly cover the office walls, but gives them a more earthy, organic feel.
Really, with the backdrop of the office, simple crepe seems almost rustic and simplistic.
You've earned 2 XP in Will
(Lose crepe paper)
Pin a paper bat
You find the best place for bats amid the jumble of streamers and bricks. They're not terribly spooky at this point, but will add some nice atmosphere once the lights are on low.
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
(Lose paper bat)
Enjoy the ambiance
You kick back for a bit to take a rest and enjoy the Halloween spirit. There's not much to it yet, but hopefully there's time to get things properly ready.
You've gained 20 duration of Halloween Spirit.
You kick back for a bit to take a rest and enjoy the Halloween spirit. Things are building up with surprising speed, growing inevitably and sort of organically. Even the foam bricks are starting to look a little green, although whether that's a stylistic choice or actual age is a good question.
It's starting to look like a good place for vines and pumpkins and other growing things.
You've gained 20 duration of Halloween Spirit.
Tear down the crepe
You furiously tear away layers of crepe to reveal some of the foam "stonework" behind. It's fun on its own and leaves a better canvas for anything that doesn't make it look like you're in a cornfield.
You found: 9 piles of paper mache
You've gained 10 duration of Executive Alarm.
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
Grab some bricks
Some of the bricks are already attached to the wall, but you gather a few of the loose ones. It seems like someone's actually planning on quite a wall here.
You found: 2 foam bricks
Leave it be
You leave the decorations to their own devices.