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<blockquote data-quote="Fetfreak" data-source="post: 6164249" data-attributes="member: 6715498"><p>I once scared my player really good. They showed me the goosebumps! </p><p>Here is how it went: </p><p></p><p>They were staying at the inn in some remote village. They just finished a quest and they weren't expecting anything to happen.</p><p>I told them that some noise wakes them up, coming from below. Simple floorboard creaking and stuff like that. One of the players was curious, since it was really late, and just took a sword and went down to investigate. The inn was empty and she couldn't find the bartender. It was almost pitch dark. </p><p>I told her that she hears a muffled sound, like a painful moaning. She took a candle and went towards the basement. </p><p>I took her step by step through the inn, describing things as much as I could, to build suspense. </p><p>She went into the basement and saw 6 hanged villagers. She moved between them and when she was in the middle, all of the hanged villagers "came to life" snapping and trying to grab her. </p><p>They were actually recently risen undead. </p><p>She panicked and moved backwards, away from the basement. As she was climbing the last step, the bartender taped her shoulder and with his deep voice he said:"They've been like that for a while."</p><p></p><p>By the end of the scene, they were biting their nails. It was great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fetfreak, post: 6164249, member: 6715498"] I once scared my player really good. They showed me the goosebumps! Here is how it went: They were staying at the inn in some remote village. They just finished a quest and they weren't expecting anything to happen. I told them that some noise wakes them up, coming from below. Simple floorboard creaking and stuff like that. One of the players was curious, since it was really late, and just took a sword and went down to investigate. The inn was empty and she couldn't find the bartender. It was almost pitch dark. I told her that she hears a muffled sound, like a painful moaning. She took a candle and went towards the basement. I took her step by step through the inn, describing things as much as I could, to build suspense. She went into the basement and saw 6 hanged villagers. She moved between them and when she was in the middle, all of the hanged villagers "came to life" snapping and trying to grab her. They were actually recently risen undead. She panicked and moved backwards, away from the basement. As she was climbing the last step, the bartender taped her shoulder and with his deep voice he said:"They've been like that for a while." By the end of the scene, they were biting their nails. It was great. [/QUOTE]
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