Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
I am probably going to swap out my little Pirate Borg entry for a more substantial Shadowdark one.
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Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Here's that Shadowdark entry, replacing my (removed) Pirate Borg one:
KUKURBO, THE HARVEST KING
A tall robed skeletal figure formed out of pumpkin vines. It has a jack o’lantern for a head and carries a wooden scythe. A minor godling of the harvest, aging and death.
AC 16, HP 68, ATK 3 scythe +9 (2d10 + Life Drain) or 1 spell, MV far (teleport), S +4, D +3, C +5, I +3, W +5, Ch +5, AL N, LV 14
Life Drain. 1d6 CON damage. Death if reduced to 0 CON.
Regenerate. Regains 3d6 HP on its turn unless its wounds are cauterized with fire.
Summon Shambling Mounds (WIS Spell). DC 12. Summon 1d6 loyal shambling mounds that appear within near. They stay for 5 rounds.
KUKURBO, THE HARVEST KING
A tall robed skeletal figure formed out of pumpkin vines. It has a jack o’lantern for a head and carries a wooden scythe. A minor godling of the harvest, aging and death.
AC 16, HP 68, ATK 3 scythe +9 (2d10 + Life Drain) or 1 spell, MV far (teleport), S +4, D +3, C +5, I +3, W +5, Ch +5, AL N, LV 14
Life Drain. 1d6 CON damage. Death if reduced to 0 CON.
Regenerate. Regains 3d6 HP on its turn unless its wounds are cauterized with fire.
Summon Shambling Mounds (WIS Spell). DC 12. Summon 1d6 loyal shambling mounds that appear within near. They stay for 5 rounds.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
I've updated your entry, @Whizbang Dustyboots! It's good to see some Shadowdark in this contest...I mean, come on. That system was practically written for Halloween.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
Just a quick note: when I put the poll together in a few days, the options will be listed in the order they were posted. And in the event of a tie, the entry that was posted first will win...so there is a slight advantage to posting your entry sooner rather than later.
RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
Because it was asked for...
Be Careful What You Wish For
A Tale of Terror Adventure Seed
Trigger Warning: violence toward children
The Investigators are in a house they are renting in a village of interest to their current investigations. One of the PCs (whoever has the lowest Sanity) is having a hard time sleeping. After several false starts, the PC gives up, and gets up to make in espresso in the kitchen. While there, they notice lights in the vacant lot next door.
The vacant lot contains rubble from the burned home, big piles of dirt, and some vegetation that's sprung up.
Among the vegetation is a pumpkin patch. The neighborhood children have noticed that the pumpkins here grow particularly large and misshapen, and have developed a number of stories to explain them. One of the stories is of "the Pumpking", a ghost of someone who died in the long-ago fire, who always inhabits the largest pumpkin.
A group of kids has decided to try a ritual to summon the Pumpking -- they are bored, nothing ever happens in the village, and they are hoping for a little excitement. They gathered what they considered to be suitably "occult" items from their homes and from sites around the village: wax candles, word books, and exotic spices like saffron and black cardamom; one kid actually found some myrrh at home. Unfortunately, one of the children took a knife that has been hanging on the wall of their house for several generations -- an enchanted knife that was once used in rituals to Yog-Sothoth. At midnight they started a homemade ritual that will actually summon... something.
The lights the player noticed from the kitchen are the candles the children placed around the lot. Depending on how quickly the Investigators respond, they can head off a lot of unpleasantness. Start the clock when the Investigator notices the lights.
11:45 PM: Eight children place and light candles, draw a "magic circle," while therestof theparticipants arrive.
12:00 Midnight: The ritual begins. Thirteen children (ages 10-14) participate. The Investigator becomes aware of the activity.
12:10 AM: The largest gourd slowly "inflates" as the ritual pulls power into it as the most suitable vessel nearby.
12:20 AM: The children notice the now-giant pumpkin and are excited. Some (about a third) are alarmed and pull to the back of the lot. Others (about a third) crowd closer to the Pumpking.
12:30 AM: The Pumpking achieves maximum size: easily 25 feet in circumference and weighing more than a ton, it animates and, being that there was no Binding spell, goes on a rampage. It turns slowly and menacingly, revealing one side of its body now bears a terrifying jack-o-lantern face. Its first targets are those closest to it, which probably includes at least 4 children.
The Referee is responsible for determining the flow of subsequent events.
THE PUMPKING
STR: 100 CON: 150 SIZ: 170 DEX: 25
POW: 70
HP: 32
Damage Bonus: 2D6
Build: 3
Move: 12
Sanity Loss: 1D6/1D20 Sanity points
Combat
Attacks per round: 1
Grapple (Fighting 40%): The Pumpking tries to entangle a victim with its creeping vines. If successful, it inflicts 1D6 crushing damage per round while holding on. If it makes a successful grapple attack, it can either maintain the grapple or attempt to drag the victim to its mouth.
Fiery Bite (Fighting 60%): The Pumpking has a fanged, toothy maw and it's interiorcontains aroaring flame the sizeof a bonfire. It can bite a grappled victim for 1D8 damage and sets the victim on fire, inflicting an additional 1D6 damage each round until it is put out.
Be Careful What You Wish For
A Tale of Terror Adventure Seed
Trigger Warning: violence toward children
The Investigators are in a house they are renting in a village of interest to their current investigations. One of the PCs (whoever has the lowest Sanity) is having a hard time sleeping. After several false starts, the PC gives up, and gets up to make in espresso in the kitchen. While there, they notice lights in the vacant lot next door.
The vacant lot contains rubble from the burned home, big piles of dirt, and some vegetation that's sprung up.
Among the vegetation is a pumpkin patch. The neighborhood children have noticed that the pumpkins here grow particularly large and misshapen, and have developed a number of stories to explain them. One of the stories is of "the Pumpking", a ghost of someone who died in the long-ago fire, who always inhabits the largest pumpkin.
A group of kids has decided to try a ritual to summon the Pumpking -- they are bored, nothing ever happens in the village, and they are hoping for a little excitement. They gathered what they considered to be suitably "occult" items from their homes and from sites around the village: wax candles, word books, and exotic spices like saffron and black cardamom; one kid actually found some myrrh at home. Unfortunately, one of the children took a knife that has been hanging on the wall of their house for several generations -- an enchanted knife that was once used in rituals to Yog-Sothoth. At midnight they started a homemade ritual that will actually summon... something.
The lights the player noticed from the kitchen are the candles the children placed around the lot. Depending on how quickly the Investigators respond, they can head off a lot of unpleasantness. Start the clock when the Investigator notices the lights.
11:45 PM: Eight children place and light candles, draw a "magic circle," while therestof theparticipants arrive.
12:00 Midnight: The ritual begins. Thirteen children (ages 10-14) participate. The Investigator becomes aware of the activity.
12:10 AM: The largest gourd slowly "inflates" as the ritual pulls power into it as the most suitable vessel nearby.
12:20 AM: The children notice the now-giant pumpkin and are excited. Some (about a third) are alarmed and pull to the back of the lot. Others (about a third) crowd closer to the Pumpking.
12:30 AM: The Pumpking achieves maximum size: easily 25 feet in circumference and weighing more than a ton, it animates and, being that there was no Binding spell, goes on a rampage. It turns slowly and menacingly, revealing one side of its body now bears a terrifying jack-o-lantern face. Its first targets are those closest to it, which probably includes at least 4 children.
The Referee is responsible for determining the flow of subsequent events.
THE PUMPKING
STR: 100 CON: 150 SIZ: 170 DEX: 25
POW: 70
HP: 32
Damage Bonus: 2D6
Build: 3
Move: 12
Sanity Loss: 1D6/1D20 Sanity points
Combat
Attacks per round: 1
Grapple (Fighting 40%): The Pumpking tries to entangle a victim with its creeping vines. If successful, it inflicts 1D6 crushing damage per round while holding on. If it makes a successful grapple attack, it can either maintain the grapple or attempt to drag the victim to its mouth.
Fiery Bite (Fighting 60%): The Pumpking has a fanged, toothy maw and it's interiorcontains aroaring flame the sizeof a bonfire. It can bite a grappled victim for 1D8 damage and sets the victim on fire, inflicting an additional 1D6 damage each round until it is put out.
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RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
Reading them both, I'm not sure which one I like better. Anybody other than @CleverNickName care to weigh in?
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
@RealAlHazred I like them both...but until you delete it, your first entry is the one that will be entered into the contest.
And time is running out! Contestants only have 60 hours left to get their entries in!
And time is running out! Contestants only have 60 hours left to get their entries in!
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Ha, parallel thinking. I avoided reading other entries until I was happy with mine and I see we went down similar paths here.
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