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So I herd u residents wur wonderin' about this comin Halloween?
Wellllll...!
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Day 1:
The Castle's decided to take getting into the Halloween Spirit up a notch! Unfortunately, it didn't quite get the message that the vast majority of us are older than five, so the cheese? It's not only melted, it's burned.
The Front Hall's decorated for a really big party, there's games (bobbing for apples, haunted maze) and cheap (but lovingly bought!) decorations lining the walls, and various halloween-themed treats on a long table in the kitchen.
Inside and on every floor, the cheesy decorations continue, though some floors have a bit of a theme to them. Glowing, anatomically incorrect skeletons dance across the walls and there are even a few coffins lying haphazardly about!
Outside it's decorated like a graveyard complete with Styrofoam tombstones (with various, humorous phrases like "Nagged to Death" scrawled on them) as well as little rubber rats and bats lying about. Off to one side is a giant spider (made out of trashbags) and stretched cotton lying about as if to make a web. The front steps are lined with jack-o-lanterns, all carved out in cute faces and shapes.
Behind the castle, there's a huge, haystack maze! Complete with cheesy, cheap decorations, and a box of maps with crayons so you can find your way through the maze easily! Isn't that nice?
Even the ghosts seem to have found themselves with a new-found vigor. They seem a bit more peppy and cheerful, and most have a bit more of an innocent, childish lilt to them. (Think Casper and you'll be close!)
You all know and love the Sunshine Room, right? Sorry guys! It seems someone decided to take the "sunshine" out of the Sunshine room! It's completely black inside, but hey, that's okay! Flashlights and other electronic devices still work fine! Who wants a bonfire on the beach while it's midday everywhere else?
As for the exterior of the castle? Well, it's taken the words castle and Halloween to astronomically cheesey levels. Anything and everything you think would be creepy? Either so numerous it's too overdone to be scary, or just...childish. The new sets of Gargoyles on the towers and roofs? (Aside from our lovely cast) They're smiling or sticking their tongues out at you. Nothing even remotely scary.
All in all, it looks like a few sets of parents set up a cute little party for the neighborhood children and everything looks safe and tame, even erring on the side of really, really lame.
TL;DR
→ The castle (halls and Front Hall) is decorated like a group of parents did it for their five year old kids.
→ The buffet table has a bunch of sweets that look both delicious and cheesy as well.
→ Outside has a graveyard to one side of the castle with Styrofoam tombstones and fake animals, and a giant spider with a cotton web to the other side.
→ Behind the castle is an easy, cute, haystack maze.
→ Sunshine Room blackout. Harmless.
→ The ghosts seem very cheerful! And helpful. Be nice to them!
Day 2:
The first thing you'll notice is that the decorations haven't disappeared. In fact, it seems at some point during the night, someone decided to make this a little less kiddie and a little more teenage-creep.
The decorations look more realistic, the dancing skeletons more anatomically correct, they're also a bit more 3D. There are also various zombie-like makeshift-ly made creatures lying about, but be careful! Some of them are motion-sensor activated and they move in some way when you pass.
The halls are a bit drafty and if you happen to look up to the ceiling, you'll notice that the edges are a bit dark, as if the castle's lighting can't quite reach it. The floors seems a bit creaky too, you can't take five or six steps without it making some sort of protest and you'd better watch that step too! Some spots will trigger trap doors, which drop you harmlessly onto super-soft mattresses. Don't worry though, you're not trapped! There's a set of stairs to the side which'll lead you right back to the floor you were on! Though...when did that door get there in the first place?
The Front Hall is much the same as the floors. The decorations seem more realistic, and the long buffet table in the kitchen? Seems to have been replaced with a set a of coffins (though if you take a closer look, it is in fact still a table. The food, though still obviously fake, has a bit more of a macabre feel to it. Ladyfingers look a bit more like ladies fingers and so on.
Outside looks a bit more realistic as well. Gone are the Styrofoam tombstones with their cheesy one-line phrases, instead are more realistic looking plastic tombstones, with a bit more dark humor printed on them. It seems someone's even put out a fog machine! For the graveyard's got a bit of the stuff floating around. It's not a very good amount though. Hardly worth the acknowledge, really. The Spider on the one side looks a bit more well put together too! It seems someone went and looked up what one actually looks like and then went out and created a huge plastic model of a black widow, with a fishnet web to match!
The maze behind the castle? Well, it's a bit more difficult to get through now! It'd probably be best for you to take that map from the box at the beginning and the crayon, because otherwise be prepared to get lost for at least an hour in it! The more-realistic decorations thing also applies here.
Does anyone remember the Music Room? With the lovely piano in it? WELL The castle's seen fit to turn that baby into an absolutely massive organ! And give the entire room a dark, hooded tint to it. (Seriously, there are drapes and dark clothes everywhere. Phantom of the Opera? Look at your virtual mirror.)
The entire exterior of the castle has also taken it's fear-factor up a notch. Things might actually seem a bit scary now, though again, the it's-still-a-bit-obviously-fake rule still applies.
All in all NOTHING looks too real. All it should look like is that the castle learned the residents are five-year-olds and decided to age the whole place up to teen-approved level.
TL;DR
→ The decorations have gotten an upgrade! To teen-approval level of scary. They are still on the walls of the halls and the front hall.
→ The Buffet Table appears to be held up by a set of tables which look like fake coffins!
→ The food itself seems a bit less innocent and a bit more dark, but still delicious and completely safe to eat!
→ There are trap doors in the floors! They plop you down onto some super-soft mattresses and there's a staircase off to the side that'll lead you right back up to your last spot!
→ Outside the Styrofoam tombstones have been replaced with plastic ones! There is also a fog machine. The Spider on the other side is now made out of plastic and the web of fishing line!
→ The maze is a bit more difficult to get through and you might actually want to take the map that's offered at the beginning, otherwise there's a high likelihood of you getting lost for at least a little while. More realistic decorations rule applies here as well!
→ The Music Room now has a giant organ inside and looks like the Phantom of the Opera's dream home.
→ EVERYTHING STILL LOOKS PRETTY FAKE. NOTHING SHOULD LOOK TOO SUSPICIOUS.
Day 3:
BAM. What was that? That was the castle deciding that you all are too spoiled to be worth the effort anymore! The entire place has taken on a more unwelcoming and frankly, sort of creepy feel. Your rooms? A bit drafty and not-so-well lit. It seems that no matter what you do, you can't quite get your room to light up all the way like it should. Maybe it's the fact some of your lights don't work! Maybe it's because for some reason your electric lights have become candles. Who knows? All you know is that your floor wasn't so creaky and cold before, and some of you certainly didn't have that picture of your Great-great-great-great-great grandfather(or mother!) across your room from your bed before! And what? Who forgot to change your sheet for the last hundred years? They're all threadbare and moth-eaten!
Go out into the halls and it won't look much better. The decorations are gone, but instead it seems the castle's taken a page from the latest Home and Hearth magazine. From...two or three hundred years ago. Everything seems to have aged and not very well for that matter. The drapes around the windows are rather threadbare and looking a bit rotten. The walls are lined with framed pictures, but their exact content is unknown, it seems they've either rotten out of their frames or are too grimy to really make out much.
You might want to watch out for those electronically-animated zombie guys and those skeletons in the halls out of the corner of your eyes too, because some of them just might be following you with their eyes (or heads if they're lacking those bits).
And the lights! You can't forget about that! It seems about a third of them have caught the I-just-don't-work-anymore disease and nothing will get them to turn on, not even replacing the bulb. Another fourth have caught the flickering syndrome and will eventually join their brethren in their lack of functioning.
The Front Hall's much of the same as the rest of the floors, the fun and games-like quality has disappeared, replaced by an old (and frankly quite creepy) feel to it. About half of the food in the kitchen is safe to eat, the question really is which half is? The cute foil ladyfingers and eyeballs aren't so cute and fake before, in fact, they might be looking a bit too realistic for comfort. The gooey red substance in the punch bowl? Well, I wouldn't try it, blood really isn't my thing.
The coffins that make up the buffet table? You guessed it, they're real coffins, and be careful what you try to take from the table, because something's thumping about in there and getting too close might result in your getting bitten if you know what I mean, though afterward you may want to try that punch, who knows? And then...maybe take a look at your friends in a different sort of light...
Asking for something from the ghosts, or even ordering them to do something won't do you any good. If they aren't deaf to your cries, they'll be making you regret disturbing their gloom and rest. Screaming and wailing seems to be their main deal in life, and if you happen to catch a particularly nasty one, let's hope you'll come out of it with your hearing intact.
You may find yourself desiring to go down to the Game Room to delude yourself into thinking this place is still normal! Why not, really? After all, the Game Room hasn't really been affected so far. Well, sorry all you hardcore gamers, you're going to have to look for your fix elsewhere, for the Game Room has decided to turn itself into the castle Torture Room and is fully equipped with all of the latest gear and devices for making even the most stubborn heretic into a pile of weeping, repentant jello.
And if you by some odd, insane and frankly, rather masochistic desire, decide to go on an expedition to the Isolitis, you'll find that it is not, in fact, the Isolitis anymore. It has turned itself into a rather impressive replica of the Parisian Catacombs. (See here if you don't know what they are!).
Shall we take a look outside? That graveyard in the front is looking mighty realistic! You might even say too realistic! And where would we be without a sudden (and quite thick) bought of fog to permeate it? Should you by some chance venture into it, you may or may not hear howling in the not-so-distance as well as some vague and not-quite-sure-where-they're-coming-from sounds.
Oh, and that spider and web? Well, let's just say, if you've got a fear of them, you should even look outside. That thing looks so realistic now you might even say it's moving and that web's looking rather shiny and oddly gooey.
I wouldn't suggest an adventure into the maze today either. You think it was difficult before? Well, it's damned near impossible now, not to mention quite impossible to leave even if you could find your way! The fact someone apparently made off with the map-box in the front during the night doesn't help much either; and those cheesey decorations that were in there before? Well, it seems some of them might be missing...
Oh, almost forgot! I'm so sorry to those of you who think leaving the castle and hiding out in the city will solve the entire ordeal. It seems someone got a hold of all the fog machines the castle could give and decided to take that fog and make it thick enough to cut through it with a knife. Also, for those of you who think you can make it through to the other side, well, if you look very closely, you might see a shape or two in the thickness, and the occasional, growling or otherwise dread-inducing sound, so I really wouldn't suggest attempting.
For those who are still foolish enough to try? You'll somehow find yourself turned around and dropped off back at the castle, though whether it takes an hour or seven is up to it. ♥
Also, for anyone who tried to escape to the town? You'll find yourselves promptly waking up back either in your rooms or somewhere far less pleasant, but still on the castle grounds. You can't escape this time, sweetlings.
TL;DR
→ The Castle seems to think it's spoiled you long enough and now everything looks old and decaying and rather dusty. It also seems to have take on a rather old look itself. Looking good, grandpa!
→ Half of the food is rotten, half of it is good to eat. Which half? You won't know until you try~.
→ The Buffet Table is now held up by real coffins.
→ Careful about getting to close to some of it, too! It may bite and you may find yourself looking at your friends in a more predatory light.
→ Asking anything from the ghosts is a big no-no. Not only will they not help you, they'll give you a good scream-out to make sure you don't do it again.
→ The Game Room is now the Torture Room.
→ Isolitis is now a replica of the Parisian Catacombs.
→ The graveyard's looking pretty realistic! It's got fog and howling and the occasional odd, untraceable sound can be heard within.
→ The spider's looking pretty realistic too.
→ Wouldn't suggest a trip to the maze, it's not only nearly impossible to get out of, especially without a map, but some of the decorations seem to be missing from their posts.
→ Escaping to the town isn't an option. The Fog's too thick and it'll drop you back at the castle if you try.
→ All residents who live/escaped to the town will find themselves back in their rooms on the third day.
Day 4:
If you think yesterday was creepy and foreboding? It seems the castle's made it's goal to make today a record!
Should you venture out of your (increasingly decayed-looking rooms and into the halls) you'll find at least half of the lights have burnt out and the only available illumination is candles (not so generously provided I'm afraid. You may have to fight for them). Flashlights don't work, and it seems the castle's decided that it's going to be deaf to your wishes, or give you the absolute worst choice of whatever you ask. Want a candle? Well, you'll get wax of some sort...
I wouldn't suggest going near those skeletons or electrically-charged creatures anymore. Those creatures seem mighty twitchy for something being fake, and what? Hold on, I think they're making noises...
Careful in the Front Hall too, guys! Those coffins you kept seeing? Well, it seems they contained some rather nasty buggers. I think they're called vampires if my folklore's right. Luckily for you, they're still asleep, right? It just seems like someone's decided to move the (mostly rotting now) buffet table off to the ground on the side, held up by the coffin lids. Try not to get too close, kids! They might be sleeping, but who says they're not going to wake up before their time...
Do you remember those harmless trap-doors in the floors a day or so back? Well, watch your steps guys! They're back and they're not so harmless anymore! Some drop you down into pits, others have enough spikes in them to put a porcupine to shame and even more drop you down into a pitch black room, and you'd better pray that hand you're holding is a friend who fell down with you.
Outside is a definite no-no if you've got your head still attached. That graveyard's looking way too dangerous to go through, all foggy with dark forms that can occasionally be seen through it, the howling and the strange, ghastly sounds emerging from it.
That spider's not looking too friendly either. You may notice that it's not quite in the same position it was a half hour ago. It's a little more to the left. And that web? Seems a bit to ready to be used if you ask me.
You'd better be careful if you got stuck in that maze. More decorations aren't where they were before and you might be seeing some shapes in the corner of your eyes when you're not quite expecting it.
TL;DR
→ Your rooms look like crap and the halls (including the Front Hall) don't look any better.
→ The castle's lighting quality has gone down the tube. A third aren't working and another fourth are on their last leg.
→ Flashlights don't work anymore.
→ Castle doesn't care about your wishes, and if it does bother, you'll get the absolute worst option of what you wanted.
→ Turns out those coffins under the table house vampires. They're sleeping right now, but who knows if they'll wake up?
→ The creatures/skeletons in the halls are looking a bit more lively today. Might even be watching you if you catch 'em at the right moment.
→ The trap-doors from a couple days ago aren't so innocent. Think porcupine and black hole rooms.
→ Outside is a bad idea, that spider's never where you thought it was last and the graveyard's looking a bit too real and creepy for anyone's taste.
→ If you're stuck in the maze? Well, you'd better hope you're not alone. More of those stupid decorations aren't where they're supposed to be anymore.
Day 5:
OH SHIT SON.
WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THIS? WHO LET FRANKENSTEIN IN THE BUILDING?
Those creatures and skeletons in the halls? Well, they're not just twitching anymore, they're full on moving and they're headed toward you. Don't worry though, A good dicapitation'll get rid of 'em right quick. Though, for the skeleton's you're probably better of with fire.
And those vamps in the Front hall? They're awake and damn are they thirsty. Watch out kids! Get bit by one of those and guess who gets to join them? And you guys who got bit a day or so ago? Well, sucks to be you? Quite literally, in fact. Better watch out BFFs!
Aww, you can't kill your BFF for the greater good? Well, you're in luck! If you kill off the 'original' vamps (i.e. the original set in the coffins) with a stake through the heart (and, actually a steak through the heart will work too if you can manage it. Vamps don't really want to talk about that weakness, because, hell, that's a weird one.), decapitation, holy water, or burning him up in a nice, happy, funeral pyre will snap your friend out of their blood-thirsty stupor faster than dumping a bucket of cold water on 'em.
I also suggest you guys start BARRICADING THE DOORS. Because that creepy-ass graveyard? Well, it just so happens to be an endless spawning ground for your favorite horror movie characters! Zombies! Don't worry though, they're pretty weak for undead guys.
Pick up a vase and smash 'em in the head? Down they go. Shoot 'em in the head with a shotgun? They ain't getting back up. Slice 'em in half with a sword? Yeah, they're not gonna be a problem. Power-limiting? What's this? You've all got abilities! Abuse the fuck out of 'em! Teach those zombies who's boss! Just don't expect the swarm to be ending anytime soon. That graveyard makes Phoenix Down's look like aspirin.
And that spider. Watch out guys! She's a toughie! She's quick and nimble and the outside of the castle is her bitch. You're gonna have to chase her down and kill her like the boss she is, because she's the only one of these guys who isn't easy and she will go after you if you aren't careful. She's also the only one of these monsters who's resistant to godmode powers. She's not immune but Crowley, you can't wish her out of existence, Allen, that godmode Dragon Ball Z-esque move you can apparently do? Might make her a little twitchy for a minute, but it won't knock her down for the count. And sorry Clark, no ripping her limb-from-limb. You've all got to work together to get her at her weak spot, which will be revealed the night before this all goes down.
ALL MONSTERS/CREATURES (SAVE BLACK WIDOW) ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO KILL. YOU CAN EVEN KICK A ZOMBIE TO DEATH-DEATH AGAIN IF YOU WANT. IT WON'T GET BACK UP, BUT IT'S BUDDIES WILL GET A LITTLE PISSED.
Once midnight hits, the graveyard can't spawn anymore monsters, but it won't automatically get rid of the ones left. The castle will slowly revert back to it's previous non-creepy state throughout the rest of the day. The few remaining monsters will be super-easy to kill and if not killed within 24 hours, they will vanish into the air.
TL;DR
→ IT'S ALIIIIIVVEEEEEEE.
→ The creatures and skeletons in the halls are alive, but killable.
→ The Graveyard is now an endless spawning site for zombies, all of which are easily killable.
→ The vampires are up and running. Watch out if you get bit!
→ Vampire bites last either four or so hours or transfers to the next person they bite. Once they bite, the virus transfers from them to the person they bit, so they're back to normal and the bitten person is now a vamp. Former vamps are immune to other vamps for two hours, but afterward can be bitten again.
→ Vamps are weak against: Garlic, silver, fire, wooden stakes and running water.
→ No power-limiting. Are you a godmode? GET INTO THE FRONT YARD.
→ All monsters (Save the Black Widow) are super easy to kill. It's easier if you're armed, but you can still get them even if you're on your own.
→ That Spider's a bitch, she's the only one resistant to godmode power and you're going to have to make a group effort to get her at her weak spot, which will be a secret until some point in the battle and will not be easy to figure out/find/accomplish. Hope you're ready for the long haul!
MISC.
→ The town is also affected by the decorations-rule. Cheesy on the first day, more realistic on the second.
Any questions, comments criticisms? Put them all here~?
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Day 1:
The Castle's decided to take getting into the Halloween Spirit up a notch! Unfortunately, it didn't quite get the message that the vast majority of us are older than five, so the cheese? It's not only melted, it's burned.
The Front Hall's decorated for a really big party, there's games (bobbing for apples, haunted maze) and cheap (but lovingly bought!) decorations lining the walls, and various halloween-themed treats on a long table in the kitchen.
Inside and on every floor, the cheesy decorations continue, though some floors have a bit of a theme to them. Glowing, anatomically incorrect skeletons dance across the walls and there are even a few coffins lying haphazardly about!
Outside it's decorated like a graveyard complete with Styrofoam tombstones (with various, humorous phrases like "Nagged to Death" scrawled on them) as well as little rubber rats and bats lying about. Off to one side is a giant spider (made out of trashbags) and stretched cotton lying about as if to make a web. The front steps are lined with jack-o-lanterns, all carved out in cute faces and shapes.
Behind the castle, there's a huge, haystack maze! Complete with cheesy, cheap decorations, and a box of maps with crayons so you can find your way through the maze easily! Isn't that nice?
Even the ghosts seem to have found themselves with a new-found vigor. They seem a bit more peppy and cheerful, and most have a bit more of an innocent, childish lilt to them. (Think Casper and you'll be close!)
You all know and love the Sunshine Room, right? Sorry guys! It seems someone decided to take the "sunshine" out of the Sunshine room! It's completely black inside, but hey, that's okay! Flashlights and other electronic devices still work fine! Who wants a bonfire on the beach while it's midday everywhere else?
As for the exterior of the castle? Well, it's taken the words castle and Halloween to astronomically cheesey levels. Anything and everything you think would be creepy? Either so numerous it's too overdone to be scary, or just...childish. The new sets of Gargoyles on the towers and roofs? (Aside from our lovely cast) They're smiling or sticking their tongues out at you. Nothing even remotely scary.
All in all, it looks like a few sets of parents set up a cute little party for the neighborhood children and everything looks safe and tame, even erring on the side of really, really lame.
TL;DR
→ The castle (halls and Front Hall) is decorated like a group of parents did it for their five year old kids.
→ The buffet table has a bunch of sweets that look both delicious and cheesy as well.
→ Outside has a graveyard to one side of the castle with Styrofoam tombstones and fake animals, and a giant spider with a cotton web to the other side.
→ Behind the castle is an easy, cute, haystack maze.
→ Sunshine Room blackout. Harmless.
→ The ghosts seem very cheerful! And helpful. Be nice to them!
Day 2:
The first thing you'll notice is that the decorations haven't disappeared. In fact, it seems at some point during the night, someone decided to make this a little less kiddie and a little more teenage-creep.
The decorations look more realistic, the dancing skeletons more anatomically correct, they're also a bit more 3D. There are also various zombie-like makeshift-ly made creatures lying about, but be careful! Some of them are motion-sensor activated and they move in some way when you pass.
The halls are a bit drafty and if you happen to look up to the ceiling, you'll notice that the edges are a bit dark, as if the castle's lighting can't quite reach it. The floors seems a bit creaky too, you can't take five or six steps without it making some sort of protest and you'd better watch that step too! Some spots will trigger trap doors, which drop you harmlessly onto super-soft mattresses. Don't worry though, you're not trapped! There's a set of stairs to the side which'll lead you right back to the floor you were on! Though...when did that door get there in the first place?
The Front Hall is much the same as the floors. The decorations seem more realistic, and the long buffet table in the kitchen? Seems to have been replaced with a set a of coffins (though if you take a closer look, it is in fact still a table. The food, though still obviously fake, has a bit more of a macabre feel to it. Ladyfingers look a bit more like ladies fingers and so on.
Outside looks a bit more realistic as well. Gone are the Styrofoam tombstones with their cheesy one-line phrases, instead are more realistic looking plastic tombstones, with a bit more dark humor printed on them. It seems someone's even put out a fog machine! For the graveyard's got a bit of the stuff floating around. It's not a very good amount though. Hardly worth the acknowledge, really. The Spider on the one side looks a bit more well put together too! It seems someone went and looked up what one actually looks like and then went out and created a huge plastic model of a black widow, with a fishnet web to match!
The maze behind the castle? Well, it's a bit more difficult to get through now! It'd probably be best for you to take that map from the box at the beginning and the crayon, because otherwise be prepared to get lost for at least an hour in it! The more-realistic decorations thing also applies here.
Does anyone remember the Music Room? With the lovely piano in it? WELL The castle's seen fit to turn that baby into an absolutely massive organ! And give the entire room a dark, hooded tint to it. (Seriously, there are drapes and dark clothes everywhere. Phantom of the Opera? Look at your virtual mirror.)
The entire exterior of the castle has also taken it's fear-factor up a notch. Things might actually seem a bit scary now, though again, the it's-still-a-bit-obviously-fake rule still applies.
All in all NOTHING looks too real. All it should look like is that the castle learned the residents are five-year-olds and decided to age the whole place up to teen-approved level.
TL;DR
→ The decorations have gotten an upgrade! To teen-approval level of scary. They are still on the walls of the halls and the front hall.
→ The Buffet Table appears to be held up by a set of tables which look like fake coffins!
→ The food itself seems a bit less innocent and a bit more dark, but still delicious and completely safe to eat!
→ There are trap doors in the floors! They plop you down onto some super-soft mattresses and there's a staircase off to the side that'll lead you right back up to your last spot!
→ Outside the Styrofoam tombstones have been replaced with plastic ones! There is also a fog machine. The Spider on the other side is now made out of plastic and the web of fishing line!
→ The maze is a bit more difficult to get through and you might actually want to take the map that's offered at the beginning, otherwise there's a high likelihood of you getting lost for at least a little while. More realistic decorations rule applies here as well!
→ The Music Room now has a giant organ inside and looks like the Phantom of the Opera's dream home.
→ EVERYTHING STILL LOOKS PRETTY FAKE. NOTHING SHOULD LOOK TOO SUSPICIOUS.
Day 3:
BAM. What was that? That was the castle deciding that you all are too spoiled to be worth the effort anymore! The entire place has taken on a more unwelcoming and frankly, sort of creepy feel. Your rooms? A bit drafty and not-so-well lit. It seems that no matter what you do, you can't quite get your room to light up all the way like it should. Maybe it's the fact some of your lights don't work! Maybe it's because for some reason your electric lights have become candles. Who knows? All you know is that your floor wasn't so creaky and cold before, and some of you certainly didn't have that picture of your Great-great-great-great-great grandfather(or mother!) across your room from your bed before! And what? Who forgot to change your sheet for the last hundred years? They're all threadbare and moth-eaten!
Go out into the halls and it won't look much better. The decorations are gone, but instead it seems the castle's taken a page from the latest Home and Hearth magazine. From...two or three hundred years ago. Everything seems to have aged and not very well for that matter. The drapes around the windows are rather threadbare and looking a bit rotten. The walls are lined with framed pictures, but their exact content is unknown, it seems they've either rotten out of their frames or are too grimy to really make out much.
You might want to watch out for those electronically-animated zombie guys and those skeletons in the halls out of the corner of your eyes too, because some of them just might be following you with their eyes (or heads if they're lacking those bits).
And the lights! You can't forget about that! It seems about a third of them have caught the I-just-don't-work-anymore disease and nothing will get them to turn on, not even replacing the bulb. Another fourth have caught the flickering syndrome and will eventually join their brethren in their lack of functioning.
The Front Hall's much of the same as the rest of the floors, the fun and games-like quality has disappeared, replaced by an old (and frankly quite creepy) feel to it. About half of the food in the kitchen is safe to eat, the question really is which half is? The cute foil ladyfingers and eyeballs aren't so cute and fake before, in fact, they might be looking a bit too realistic for comfort. The gooey red substance in the punch bowl? Well, I wouldn't try it, blood really isn't my thing.
The coffins that make up the buffet table? You guessed it, they're real coffins, and be careful what you try to take from the table, because something's thumping about in there and getting too close might result in your getting bitten if you know what I mean, though afterward you may want to try that punch, who knows? And then...maybe take a look at your friends in a different sort of light...
Asking for something from the ghosts, or even ordering them to do something won't do you any good. If they aren't deaf to your cries, they'll be making you regret disturbing their gloom and rest. Screaming and wailing seems to be their main deal in life, and if you happen to catch a particularly nasty one, let's hope you'll come out of it with your hearing intact.
You may find yourself desiring to go down to the Game Room to delude yourself into thinking this place is still normal! Why not, really? After all, the Game Room hasn't really been affected so far. Well, sorry all you hardcore gamers, you're going to have to look for your fix elsewhere, for the Game Room has decided to turn itself into the castle Torture Room and is fully equipped with all of the latest gear and devices for making even the most stubborn heretic into a pile of weeping, repentant jello.
And if you by some odd, insane and frankly, rather masochistic desire, decide to go on an expedition to the Isolitis, you'll find that it is not, in fact, the Isolitis anymore. It has turned itself into a rather impressive replica of the Parisian Catacombs. (See here if you don't know what they are!).
Shall we take a look outside? That graveyard in the front is looking mighty realistic! You might even say too realistic! And where would we be without a sudden (and quite thick) bought of fog to permeate it? Should you by some chance venture into it, you may or may not hear howling in the not-so-distance as well as some vague and not-quite-sure-where-they're-coming-from sounds.
Oh, and that spider and web? Well, let's just say, if you've got a fear of them, you should even look outside. That thing looks so realistic now you might even say it's moving and that web's looking rather shiny and oddly gooey.
I wouldn't suggest an adventure into the maze today either. You think it was difficult before? Well, it's damned near impossible now, not to mention quite impossible to leave even if you could find your way! The fact someone apparently made off with the map-box in the front during the night doesn't help much either; and those cheesey decorations that were in there before? Well, it seems some of them might be missing...
Oh, almost forgot! I'm so sorry to those of you who think leaving the castle and hiding out in the city will solve the entire ordeal. It seems someone got a hold of all the fog machines the castle could give and decided to take that fog and make it thick enough to cut through it with a knife. Also, for those of you who think you can make it through to the other side, well, if you look very closely, you might see a shape or two in the thickness, and the occasional, growling or otherwise dread-inducing sound, so I really wouldn't suggest attempting.
For those who are still foolish enough to try? You'll somehow find yourself turned around and dropped off back at the castle, though whether it takes an hour or seven is up to it. ♥
Also, for anyone who tried to escape to the town? You'll find yourselves promptly waking up back either in your rooms or somewhere far less pleasant, but still on the castle grounds. You can't escape this time, sweetlings.
TL;DR
→ The Castle seems to think it's spoiled you long enough and now everything looks old and decaying and rather dusty. It also seems to have take on a rather old look itself. Looking good, grandpa!
→ Half of the food is rotten, half of it is good to eat. Which half? You won't know until you try~.
→ The Buffet Table is now held up by real coffins.
→ Careful about getting to close to some of it, too! It may bite and you may find yourself looking at your friends in a more predatory light.
→ Asking anything from the ghosts is a big no-no. Not only will they not help you, they'll give you a good scream-out to make sure you don't do it again.
→ The Game Room is now the Torture Room.
→ Isolitis is now a replica of the Parisian Catacombs.
→ The graveyard's looking pretty realistic! It's got fog and howling and the occasional odd, untraceable sound can be heard within.
→ The spider's looking pretty realistic too.
→ Wouldn't suggest a trip to the maze, it's not only nearly impossible to get out of, especially without a map, but some of the decorations seem to be missing from their posts.
→ Escaping to the town isn't an option. The Fog's too thick and it'll drop you back at the castle if you try.
→ All residents who live/escaped to the town will find themselves back in their rooms on the third day.
Day 4:
If you think yesterday was creepy and foreboding? It seems the castle's made it's goal to make today a record!
Should you venture out of your (increasingly decayed-looking rooms and into the halls) you'll find at least half of the lights have burnt out and the only available illumination is candles (not so generously provided I'm afraid. You may have to fight for them). Flashlights don't work, and it seems the castle's decided that it's going to be deaf to your wishes, or give you the absolute worst choice of whatever you ask. Want a candle? Well, you'll get wax of some sort...
I wouldn't suggest going near those skeletons or electrically-charged creatures anymore. Those creatures seem mighty twitchy for something being fake, and what? Hold on, I think they're making noises...
Careful in the Front Hall too, guys! Those coffins you kept seeing? Well, it seems they contained some rather nasty buggers. I think they're called vampires if my folklore's right. Luckily for you, they're still asleep, right? It just seems like someone's decided to move the (mostly rotting now) buffet table off to the ground on the side, held up by the coffin lids. Try not to get too close, kids! They might be sleeping, but who says they're not going to wake up before their time...
Do you remember those harmless trap-doors in the floors a day or so back? Well, watch your steps guys! They're back and they're not so harmless anymore! Some drop you down into pits, others have enough spikes in them to put a porcupine to shame and even more drop you down into a pitch black room, and you'd better pray that hand you're holding is a friend who fell down with you.
Outside is a definite no-no if you've got your head still attached. That graveyard's looking way too dangerous to go through, all foggy with dark forms that can occasionally be seen through it, the howling and the strange, ghastly sounds emerging from it.
That spider's not looking too friendly either. You may notice that it's not quite in the same position it was a half hour ago. It's a little more to the left. And that web? Seems a bit to ready to be used if you ask me.
You'd better be careful if you got stuck in that maze. More decorations aren't where they were before and you might be seeing some shapes in the corner of your eyes when you're not quite expecting it.
TL;DR
→ Your rooms look like crap and the halls (including the Front Hall) don't look any better.
→ The castle's lighting quality has gone down the tube. A third aren't working and another fourth are on their last leg.
→ Flashlights don't work anymore.
→ Castle doesn't care about your wishes, and if it does bother, you'll get the absolute worst option of what you wanted.
→ Turns out those coffins under the table house vampires. They're sleeping right now, but who knows if they'll wake up?
→ The creatures/skeletons in the halls are looking a bit more lively today. Might even be watching you if you catch 'em at the right moment.
→ The trap-doors from a couple days ago aren't so innocent. Think porcupine and black hole rooms.
→ Outside is a bad idea, that spider's never where you thought it was last and the graveyard's looking a bit too real and creepy for anyone's taste.
→ If you're stuck in the maze? Well, you'd better hope you're not alone. More of those stupid decorations aren't where they're supposed to be anymore.
Day 5:
OH SHIT SON.
WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THIS? WHO LET FRANKENSTEIN IN THE BUILDING?
Those creatures and skeletons in the halls? Well, they're not just twitching anymore, they're full on moving and they're headed toward you. Don't worry though, A good dicapitation'll get rid of 'em right quick. Though, for the skeleton's you're probably better of with fire.
And those vamps in the Front hall? They're awake and damn are they thirsty. Watch out kids! Get bit by one of those and guess who gets to join them? And you guys who got bit a day or so ago? Well, sucks to be you? Quite literally, in fact. Better watch out BFFs!
Aww, you can't kill your BFF for the greater good? Well, you're in luck! If you kill off the 'original' vamps (i.e. the original set in the coffins) with a stake through the heart (and, actually a steak through the heart will work too if you can manage it. Vamps don't really want to talk about that weakness, because, hell, that's a weird one.), decapitation, holy water, or burning him up in a nice, happy, funeral pyre will snap your friend out of their blood-thirsty stupor faster than dumping a bucket of cold water on 'em.
I also suggest you guys start BARRICADING THE DOORS. Because that creepy-ass graveyard? Well, it just so happens to be an endless spawning ground for your favorite horror movie characters! Zombies! Don't worry though, they're pretty weak for undead guys.
Pick up a vase and smash 'em in the head? Down they go. Shoot 'em in the head with a shotgun? They ain't getting back up. Slice 'em in half with a sword? Yeah, they're not gonna be a problem. Power-limiting? What's this? You've all got abilities! Abuse the fuck out of 'em! Teach those zombies who's boss! Just don't expect the swarm to be ending anytime soon. That graveyard makes Phoenix Down's look like aspirin.
And that spider. Watch out guys! She's a toughie! She's quick and nimble and the outside of the castle is her bitch. You're gonna have to chase her down and kill her like the boss she is, because she's the only one of these guys who isn't easy and she will go after you if you aren't careful. She's also the only one of these monsters who's resistant to godmode powers. She's not immune but Crowley, you can't wish her out of existence, Allen, that godmode Dragon Ball Z-esque move you can apparently do? Might make her a little twitchy for a minute, but it won't knock her down for the count. And sorry Clark, no ripping her limb-from-limb. You've all got to work together to get her at her weak spot, which will be revealed the night before this all goes down.
ALL MONSTERS/CREATURES (SAVE BLACK WIDOW) ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO KILL. YOU CAN EVEN KICK A ZOMBIE TO DEATH-DEATH AGAIN IF YOU WANT. IT WON'T GET BACK UP, BUT IT'S BUDDIES WILL GET A LITTLE PISSED.
Once midnight hits, the graveyard can't spawn anymore monsters, but it won't automatically get rid of the ones left. The castle will slowly revert back to it's previous non-creepy state throughout the rest of the day. The few remaining monsters will be super-easy to kill and if not killed within 24 hours, they will vanish into the air.
TL;DR
→ IT'S ALIIIIIVVEEEEEEE.
→ The creatures and skeletons in the halls are alive, but killable.
→ The Graveyard is now an endless spawning site for zombies, all of which are easily killable.
→ The vampires are up and running. Watch out if you get bit!
→ Vampire bites last either four or so hours or transfers to the next person they bite. Once they bite, the virus transfers from them to the person they bit, so they're back to normal and the bitten person is now a vamp. Former vamps are immune to other vamps for two hours, but afterward can be bitten again.
→ Vamps are weak against: Garlic, silver, fire, wooden stakes and running water.
→ No power-limiting. Are you a godmode? GET INTO THE FRONT YARD.
→ All monsters (Save the Black Widow) are super easy to kill. It's easier if you're armed, but you can still get them even if you're on your own.
→ That Spider's a bitch, she's the only one resistant to godmode power and you're going to have to make a group effort to get her at her weak spot, which will be a secret until some point in the battle and will not be easy to figure out/find/accomplish. Hope you're ready for the long haul!
MISC.
→ The town is also affected by the decorations-rule. Cheesy on the first day, more realistic on the second.
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