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Nightmare on Index Street
Nightmare on Index Street—
§ prompts.
¶ I. Unwrap Those Presents! So what are our would be heroes to do? The Storyteller is utilizing the essence of—if you haven't guessed already—Santa Claus to create special presents that will help damage and delay the Story Eater. Again, it won't be enough to defeat it, but it will give the Aspects that extra oomph and time to chip away at that giant HP bar for the Storyteller to do its magic to reconstruct the shield and expel the Story Eater.
There are four types of presents:
And around all these presents will be Erasers trying to reach and destroy them first. Some will be easy, but some may require a bit of fighting, so be prepared!
¶ II. Erase the Erasers. Erase the Erasers. The Erasers are pouring out of the black vortex and it seems as if there's an endless army of them. They are going after the citizens, so try to intercept them and defend the populace. They come in all shapes and forms, some even looking like creatures straight out of the lost stories themselves. Alternatively, try to see if you can plug up that massive hole. Perhaps a few well placed snowmen and pumpkin bombs? The gifts will also be effective against the Erasers, although it might be a little overkill.
¶ III. Help the Injured.The site where the Story Eater’s avatar landed has been reduced to rubble, and the monster is bent on more destruction as it plows through the city, any citizens caught in its wake bursting into torn pieces of ink and paper. Not everyone’s essence or heart is geared for offense, and there’s more than one way to help save the day. Those who still wish to help can try to save those who haven't been lost, or perhaps heal them if they have the knowledge or power at their disposal. Don't forget there are magical healing potions that everyone received on their first day, and it's not too difficult to find more, possibly buried underneath the rubble. Finally there are the "TREAT" cards that could also be used to help heal the injured.
[Mod note: Refer to the accompanying Game Notes for more information!]
After the final hours of Halloween are coming to an end and everyone is slowly beginning to gather their things and return to their homes to prepare for the clean-up to come in the later days, a strange, eerie silence falls throughout the Index along with a mysterious gray fog. It seeps over the ground like a veil dragged behind an invisible bride and soon engulfs the entire city. The sound of hooves clattering over the cobbled streets echo over every street like an army followed by a chorus of loud, high maniacal laughter. In the next instant everything turns pitch black, as if the light of the world had been shut off.
And then just as suddenly, the light returns. But the sight that greets those who bear witness sends chills down every spine. Pumpkins lay smashed along the streets, cobwebs cover almost every window and doorway, and scarecrows swing from nooses tied to various branches. A cold, black frost covers the ground, steam rising from the thin, icy sheet before a new sound echoes around.
Big, heavy footfalls and then—
An ear-splitting roar of motor and metal as sparks fly from a giant chainsaw. The thing wielding it? A giant skeleton several stories tall, its mouth open wide as another shrieking laugh erupts, its eyes glowing fire. As it laughs, those closest to the abomination scream in terror before it suddenly swings its weapon out, cleaving everything and everyone in its path.
From its open mouth a black vortex appears, growing larger and larger until it hurls outward to smash onto the street in front of it. At first nothing happens—only a gaping, black hole exists. But then the first claw reaches out, the first tendril, wing, tail, head. Black, hellish creatures rise up and locals scream the words,
"Erasers! It's the Story Eater's minions run for your lives!!"
By now the journals of each Aspect will have begun to burn, a loud buzz drumming in their ears as the Storyteller reaches each and every one of them.
And then just as suddenly, the light returns. But the sight that greets those who bear witness sends chills down every spine. Pumpkins lay smashed along the streets, cobwebs cover almost every window and doorway, and scarecrows swing from nooses tied to various branches. A cold, black frost covers the ground, steam rising from the thin, icy sheet before a new sound echoes around.
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.
Big, heavy footfalls and then—
VRRRRRMMMMMM WHEEEEEEENNNNN
An ear-splitting roar of motor and metal as sparks fly from a giant chainsaw. The thing wielding it? A giant skeleton several stories tall, its mouth open wide as another shrieking laugh erupts, its eyes glowing fire. As it laughs, those closest to the abomination scream in terror before it suddenly swings its weapon out, cleaving everything and everyone in its path.
 |
YOU THINK YOU CAN DESTROY ME, OUTSIDERS? YOU THINK YOU CAN BECOME HEROES? I'VE EATEN THEM ALL, DEVOURED THEIR SOULS AND TAKEN THEIR POWER. NOW I WILL TAKE YOU AND YOUR WORLDS! I WILL CONSUME EVERYTHING!! |
From its open mouth a black vortex appears, growing larger and larger until it hurls outward to smash onto the street in front of it. At first nothing happens—only a gaping, black hole exists. But then the first claw reaches out, the first tendril, wing, tail, head. Black, hellish creatures rise up and locals scream the words,
"Erasers! It's the Story Eater's minions run for your lives!!"
By now the journals of each Aspect will have begun to burn, a loud buzz drumming in their ears as the Storyteller reaches each and every one of them.
| Aspects! The Story Eater has sensed of your arrival and has breached the barrier of this world. It must be repelled, but there are only so few of you and it has grown so strong. We fear you will not survive if you face it now. But with the aid of the one known as the Father of Christmas, you may be able to weaken it enough. Quickly, find his gifts, use your powers, and weaken him until I can write a new barrier to expel him. Please, hurry! |  |
§ prompts.
¶ I. Unwrap Those Presents! So what are our would be heroes to do? The Storyteller is utilizing the essence of—if you haven't guessed already—Santa Claus to create special presents that will help damage and delay the Story Eater. Again, it won't be enough to defeat it, but it will give the Aspects that extra oomph and time to chip away at that giant HP bar for the Storyteller to do its magic to reconstruct the shield and expel the Story Eater. There are four types of presents:
- Big Red. Big red presents will summon giant snowmen that will fall either on top of or around the Story Eater. They can't really attack, but they will create a lot of ice and snow in attempt to freeze the Story Eater place. It will also help make parts of the Story Eater a bit more brittle, so those who do try to do direct attacks can deal some damage and chip away some of that bone structure. Nothing massive, but at least some cuts and small bones can be hacked off.
- Polka Dot Blue. Blue, polka dotted presents come in various shapes and sizes, but they all do the same thing when unwrapped and opened—create a lot of noise. Technically they're choirs singing various Christmas Carols, but doesn't really sound like it up close. Fortunately, they also come with special ear muffs and a small note saying, "Cover your ears before opening," but if disregarded then those who hear it will find themselves stunned and a little hard of hearing for a good while. Closing the flaps will silence the noise. What needs to be done is to direct the opening of the present towards the Story Eater. The "music" will amplify and stun it, giving a few precious seconds of vulnerability.
- Orange Gift Bags. Large gift bags with black ribbons tying them close will unleash an explosion of pumpkins once opened. These pumpkins will rise into the air laughing before raining down in a wide area and explode on impact. So be careful! These will need to be brought over near the Story Eater to deal damage.
- Black Envelopes in Black Stockings. These gifts are a bit harder to find, but it's also easy to notice a giant sock hanging from somewhere and a black envelope sticking out of it. They're up high, so some climbing or flying will be required. But once reached, opening the envelope will produce one of two cards. A card that is labeled "TRICK" can be used and thrown at the Story Eater. The card will expand in size and turn into steel to slice at the Story Eater, dealing a lot of damage. A card that is labeled "TREAT" can be used to help heal or boost those fighting, even allowing characters to immediately learn abilities that could help with the fight.
And around all these presents will be Erasers trying to reach and destroy them first. Some will be easy, but some may require a bit of fighting, so be prepared!
¶ II. Erase the Erasers. Erase the Erasers. The Erasers are pouring out of the black vortex and it seems as if there's an endless army of them. They are going after the citizens, so try to intercept them and defend the populace. They come in all shapes and forms, some even looking like creatures straight out of the lost stories themselves. Alternatively, try to see if you can plug up that massive hole. Perhaps a few well placed snowmen and pumpkin bombs? The gifts will also be effective against the Erasers, although it might be a little overkill. ¶ III. Help the Injured.The site where the Story Eater’s avatar landed has been reduced to rubble, and the monster is bent on more destruction as it plows through the city, any citizens caught in its wake bursting into torn pieces of ink and paper. Not everyone’s essence or heart is geared for offense, and there’s more than one way to help save the day. Those who still wish to help can try to save those who haven't been lost, or perhaps heal them if they have the knowledge or power at their disposal. Don't forget there are magical healing potions that everyone received on their first day, and it's not too difficult to find more, possibly buried underneath the rubble. Finally there are the "TREAT" cards that could also be used to help heal the injured.¶ V. Wildcard. Make up your own prompt! Especially in regards to the festival, anything can really happen.
[Mod note: Refer to the accompanying Game Notes for more information!]
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Whatever it is, at least it's not a giant pumpkin.
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Why do I get the feeling you just jinxed us.
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[There are pumpkin corpses everywhere. Guess the Story Eater really hates them too.]
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He'll slowly reach for the fancy ribbon tying the gift bag and all it takes is one tug to loosen it free. At first nothing happens. And then...
?????
Rokurou is sent backwards when there's just a sudden THOOM! as scores of giant pumpkins suddenly shoot out from the bag like lava spewing from a volcano. And you know what they say about what goes up.]
...Run—RUN!!
[And he is making a mad scramble onto his feet as the first one plummets down towards him, bursting into fiery large chunks.]
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And then one lands directly behind him, exploding fiery orange guts all over his back. He only just barely recovers his balance and manages not to fall forward.]
H-How are these pumpkins supposed to help us??!
[He shouts as he continues running. The memory of washing all those seeds off still haunts him.]
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Hell if I know!! Would be better if they were flying at the giant monster instead of us!!!
[Also. TOTALLY CAPELL'S FAULT.]
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Still, he'll probably end up apologizing for them later anyway. That's just what he does.
For now, though, they just need to keep running for their lives. Another pumpkin lands in a fiery explosion on the ground, and this time, directly in front of Capell. He dodges it, mostly, until his foot catches a large piece and he trips, falling unceremoniously onto the ground before quickly scrambling to get back onto his feet. Adrenaline rushes are pretty good for keeping you moving.]
Really wish some of these gifts came with instructions!!
[Such as: Please Open In Front Of Target.
He shouts at Rokurou once he catches back up--]
Do you think if we ran towards the Story Eater that they will hit it instead of us?
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Don't see how it could get any worse!
[Meaning, they totally should.
TO THE SKELETOR.]
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Now you're jinxing us!!
[Teasing-- he can't help it, but without hesitation they sure are heading straight towards a giant skeleton, leaving a trail of exploding pumpkins in their wake.]
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Maybe it'll cancel out yours!
[Well they should hope to get some luck. Like those pumpkins still raining down by the time they get to the Story Eater because it would kind of suck if they ran all that way for nothing and have to deal with the giant skeleton themselves...]
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[The back and forth shouting is succeeding in keeping him distracted from how anxious he is about getting so close to this thing... He wonders if Rokurou is feeling that same trepidation.
Unfortunately, it feels like the pumpkins are raining down less and less, and when he looks back to see what's going on, he sees a large one heading straight for them. A very, very large one. He whips his head forward, and now they're practically coming up just below the Story Eater. But if that thing is going to hit...]
GET DOWN!
[And he's going to grab the front of Rokurou's shirt and forcefully pull him down right as he says that, just in case he doesn't hear him with all the noise surrounding them.]
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The megapumpkin hits the Story Eater square on the back of the head, bursting into large, fiery pumpkin chunks and lavaesque innards. It rains down all around them and the Story Eater hisses and screeches as it thrashes about, trying to brush the debris away.
Good news, the Story Eater's massive body will have shielded them from most of the impact. Just hope they don't get stepped on.]
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And Capell stares at it, at what very well could have landed on their heads.]
I think we should move...
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[He can hear more chunks falling around them. As he gets on his hands and knees, he looks around. Although he'd like there to be more of an opening, there really isn't one.]
C'mon, over there towards those buildings!
[The side that was closest to them at least, and the path was mostly clear. It was also the direction where the Story Eater's back is turned. THEY'LL HAVE TO BE FAST.]
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[He shouts. Sure beats lying on the ground and waiting to be trampled over. The path is clear enough, and worth attempting to reach. So Capell pushes himself up onto his feet and will run, following behind Rokurou.
So far, so good! But he's not about to say that out loud considering their terrible luck.]
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And there is some!]
...Man, that huge pumpkin actually left some char marks!
[Nothing melted or broke off the Story Eater, but there are some clear black singe marks in various places on the head and shoulders.]
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Yeah... [then he glances at Rokurou, trying not to crack a smile] Starting to feel differently about pumpkins?
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[But then he does crack that grin.]
But at least now I know that if I need to attack someone with one, they'd make for effective weapons.
[Forget cherry bombs, pumpkin bombs are where it's at.]