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Entry tags:
- !contest spectacular,
- !halloween,
- !mod post,
- allura (voltron),
- armin arlert (attack on titan),
- astarion ancunin (baldur’s gate 3),
- bo-katan kryze (the mandalorian),
- boober fraggle (fraggle rock),
- bruno bucciarati (jjba),
- carly nagisa (yugioh 5ds),
- cecil harvey (final fantasy 4),
- dimitri alexandre blaiddyd (fire emblem),
- eda clawthorne (the owl house),
- ember lumen (elemental),
- eri (my hero academia),
- fluttershy (equestria girls),
- gobo fraggle (fraggle rock),
- harry potter (harry potter),
- isabela madrigal (encanto),
- keith (voltron),
- leone abbacchio (jjba),
- livio (trigun maximum),
- louie duck (ducktales),
- luisa madrigal (encanto),
- luna lovegood (harry potter),
- mando (the mandalorian),
- min-gi park (infinity train),
- minfilia warde (ffxiv),
- radley (yugioh 5ds),
- riz gukgak (fantasy high),
- romelle (voltron),
- ryan akagi (infinity train),
- ryou bakura (yugioh dm),
- shadowmaru (brave police j-decker),
- vash the stampede (trigun stampede),
- vinegar doppio (jjba),
- yuzu hiiragi (yu-gi-oh! arc-v)
Halloween 2023
The last few hours before dusk sees you all arriving at a large, stately home just outside of Lavender Town.
Unlike previous years, where Halloween had you visiting dilapidated castles, this manor home is in perfect condition. Age hasn't crumbled the walls or worn away the dark roof, but rather it sits on the manor like a heavy, proud crown, a testament to the many long years it has stood here while everything around it changed but it stayed forever the same. Candlelight flickers in its many windows, while it casts a dark shadow against the slowly setting sun. The gravel crunches under your feet as you make it up the long drive and a cold wind chills you to your very bones, even through the layers of whatever costume you've chosen to wear.
Then the manor's large double doors fling up. Two long shadows stretch down across the driveway towards you, light spilling around two silhouettes standing in the opened door, beckoning, inviting. Soy doffs his hat, while Riegfried bows deep, his hare ears nearly brushing the ground.
"Welcome to our Halloween Feast."
Inside the Manor
Not all of the Manor is available for you to explore. In fact, it's really just the ground floor that has been decorated and made available for your use. And even then, what rooms are available to you depends on the time of evening.
Contest portion
Early in the evening, several large rooms on the left of the Manor are open to your character.
The largest of these rooms has a stage and chairs set up, clearly where the contest will be held. Soy can be found in this room, in case you need to discuss some things with him ahead of your performance like lighting cues or other things you might need.
In addition to this, a dressing and prop room have also been made available. Need some last-minute adjustments on your costume? Desperate to find one final prop to really make your performance shine? Why not peruse the items Riegfried and Soy have brought with them for you to use? This is also a good place to have a chat with some others -- perhaps you like to scope out the competition before the performances start, or you are a newbie looking for some advice. Either way, this is the best place to find it!
Haunted Ball
Once the contest has concluded, and night has well and truly fallen, characters will be able to enter the large room on the right of the Manor.
The Ball Room has been decked out in enough black lace and dark velvet to make any classical vampire quite jealous. The ceiling has been decorated with spider silk that sways ever so slightly, casting flicking shadows on the walls in the candlelight. And while there are some seats and benches along the edges of the room, most of it is left free for people to dance and mingle. On a small podium in the corner of the room, a band of ghouls and zombies (costumes, we hope!) plays the kind of spooky tunes that are still, somehow, upbeat enough to dance to.
As folks dance and make merry and the evening carries on, one might note a spectral shape gliding around the dance floor, observing, before finally nudging its ghostly nose against a hand here and there and suddenly the ballroom floor is a lot more crowded.
More details about this part of the event can be found here
Outside the Manor
If you run out of interesting things to do inside (or you need some fresh air), why not visit the sprawling yard behind the Manor? It too has been decorated for the occasion -- carved pumpkins sit everywhere, candles burning merrily inside and on top of them. As night falls, a trained flock of zubat swoop low over the garden, adding that extra hint of spookiness to the air. Don't worry, they've been trained not to get caught in anyone's hair!
Food
The garden is clearly where Riegfried and Soy have put the less formal Halloween Activities, starting with a fair few food stalls. There is a stand where you can get drinks, offering things like tea and coffee, hot chocolate for the kids (or the young at heart) and mulled cider for the adults. No one shall go parched tonight!
Food is also available in various flavours, from various sorts of candy (cotton and otherwise) to more hearty snacks. No need to worry if your character isn't into all of this sweet stuff! There is piping hot soup and other common festival foods available as well for those seeking a break from all the sugar.
One stand in particular draws attention though, not for the food on offer --though those Candied Apples do look mighty tasty!-- but rather for the unusual pokemon that sits both proudly on the booth itself as well as the sign above the stand. Rumour has it that if you feed one of these Syrupy Apples to your Applin, you might just see something amazing!
Maze
A large corn maze has been grown towards the back of the sprawling yard. Riegfried and Soy have made sure to make it a little more exciting than your average maze though.
A small warp pad will transport you to the middle of the maze, from where you'll have to find your way out, guided only by lantern light (please remember to pick one of the lanterns before warping in!). And as if that isn't spooky enough, the maze has been stocked full of Pokemon ready to give you a little fright. Try not to run towards that dead end now!
Bonfire
Set a bit away from the food stalls, and very safely away from the maze, is a large bonfire. October nights, after all, can get quite cold, and it will be nice to warm yourself up next to the fire. And maybe put all manner of things on a stick and roast them above the fire.
At the bonfire, you'll also find Riegfried. You've only ever seen him in his role as a contest or prom host, but today he's here to show you he's got one more hidden talent. Yes, by the light of the bonfire, Riegfried will be telling ghost stories. Why not sit for a spell, drink some hot choco and listen to the frightening tale of man door hand hook car door.
(Of course, Riegfried cannot be there the whole night. He still has contest duties to attend to too, so whenever he is absent, why not try your hand at telling a spooky story yourself? Tell people what goes bump in the night back in your home world)
Contest submissions | Shiny draw | Witches' judgement | Greavard event info
Unlike previous years, where Halloween had you visiting dilapidated castles, this manor home is in perfect condition. Age hasn't crumbled the walls or worn away the dark roof, but rather it sits on the manor like a heavy, proud crown, a testament to the many long years it has stood here while everything around it changed but it stayed forever the same. Candlelight flickers in its many windows, while it casts a dark shadow against the slowly setting sun. The gravel crunches under your feet as you make it up the long drive and a cold wind chills you to your very bones, even through the layers of whatever costume you've chosen to wear.
Then the manor's large double doors fling up. Two long shadows stretch down across the driveway towards you, light spilling around two silhouettes standing in the opened door, beckoning, inviting. Soy doffs his hat, while Riegfried bows deep, his hare ears nearly brushing the ground.
Inside the Manor
Not all of the Manor is available for you to explore. In fact, it's really just the ground floor that has been decorated and made available for your use. And even then, what rooms are available to you depends on the time of evening.
Early in the evening, several large rooms on the left of the Manor are open to your character.
The largest of these rooms has a stage and chairs set up, clearly where the contest will be held. Soy can be found in this room, in case you need to discuss some things with him ahead of your performance like lighting cues or other things you might need.
In addition to this, a dressing and prop room have also been made available. Need some last-minute adjustments on your costume? Desperate to find one final prop to really make your performance shine? Why not peruse the items Riegfried and Soy have brought with them for you to use? This is also a good place to have a chat with some others -- perhaps you like to scope out the competition before the performances start, or you are a newbie looking for some advice. Either way, this is the best place to find it!
Haunted Ball
Once the contest has concluded, and night has well and truly fallen, characters will be able to enter the large room on the right of the Manor.
The Ball Room has been decked out in enough black lace and dark velvet to make any classical vampire quite jealous. The ceiling has been decorated with spider silk that sways ever so slightly, casting flicking shadows on the walls in the candlelight. And while there are some seats and benches along the edges of the room, most of it is left free for people to dance and mingle. On a small podium in the corner of the room, a band of ghouls and zombies (costumes, we hope!) plays the kind of spooky tunes that are still, somehow, upbeat enough to dance to.
As folks dance and make merry and the evening carries on, one might note a spectral shape gliding around the dance floor, observing, before finally nudging its ghostly nose against a hand here and there and suddenly the ballroom floor is a lot more crowded.
More details about this part of the event can be found here
Outside the Manor
If you run out of interesting things to do inside (or you need some fresh air), why not visit the sprawling yard behind the Manor? It too has been decorated for the occasion -- carved pumpkins sit everywhere, candles burning merrily inside and on top of them. As night falls, a trained flock of zubat swoop low over the garden, adding that extra hint of spookiness to the air. Don't worry, they've been trained not to get caught in anyone's hair!
The garden is clearly where Riegfried and Soy have put the less formal Halloween Activities, starting with a fair few food stalls. There is a stand where you can get drinks, offering things like tea and coffee, hot chocolate for the kids (or the young at heart) and mulled cider for the adults. No one shall go parched tonight!
Food is also available in various flavours, from various sorts of candy (cotton and otherwise) to more hearty snacks. No need to worry if your character isn't into all of this sweet stuff! There is piping hot soup and other common festival foods available as well for those seeking a break from all the sugar.
One stand in particular draws attention though, not for the food on offer --though those Candied Apples do look mighty tasty!-- but rather for the unusual pokemon that sits both proudly on the booth itself as well as the sign above the stand. Rumour has it that if you feed one of these Syrupy Apples to your Applin, you might just see something amazing!
Maze
A large corn maze has been grown towards the back of the sprawling yard. Riegfried and Soy have made sure to make it a little more exciting than your average maze though.
A small warp pad will transport you to the middle of the maze, from where you'll have to find your way out, guided only by lantern light (please remember to pick one of the lanterns before warping in!). And as if that isn't spooky enough, the maze has been stocked full of Pokemon ready to give you a little fright. Try not to run towards that dead end now!
The pokemon in the maze are available for capture. In fact, Riegfried and Soy encourage you to make a new friend or two in their haunted maze.
Available Pokemon: Zubat, Gastly, Murkrow, Misdreavus, Shuppet, Duskull, Drifloon, Yamask, Galarian Yamask, Litwick, Phantump, Pumpkaboo, Sinistea, Impidimp, Greavard, Gimmighoul
Bonfire
Set a bit away from the food stalls, and very safely away from the maze, is a large bonfire. October nights, after all, can get quite cold, and it will be nice to warm yourself up next to the fire. And maybe put all manner of things on a stick and roast them above the fire.
At the bonfire, you'll also find Riegfried. You've only ever seen him in his role as a contest or prom host, but today he's here to show you he's got one more hidden talent. Yes, by the light of the bonfire, Riegfried will be telling ghost stories. Why not sit for a spell, drink some hot choco and listen to the frightening tale of man door hand hook car door.
(Of course, Riegfried cannot be there the whole night. He still has contest duties to attend to too, so whenever he is absent, why not try your hand at telling a spooky story yourself? Tell people what goes bump in the night back in your home world)
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[He doesn't usually wear this much makeup, really, on a regular basis. Lip gloss or chapstick. It's shiny, and he does like shiny things.]
There is no such thing as "too much" on this evening.
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Though I seem to have offended that trio of Pokémon that were floating around.
[What was with that?]
Maybe I should have asked you to do my makeup.
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[Even the ones who like them. They're their own creatures. Their own minds. Who can know what they're all truly thinking?]
[He sweeps into a bow.]
I should be honored, should the occasion arise again.
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[Maybe Shadowmaru was too busy with other things to have noticed them.
The thought makes her sigh and she smiles faintly at his bow.]
Anyway, I suppose we should stop standing here and find a way out of this maze. Though I think they gave me a broken lantern.
[She shakes the thing again as it continues to flicker nonstop. Not yet realizing it may have been that trio of Pokémon that cursed her.]
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[He straightens up, motioning his Pokemon forward. The Kanto Growlithe comes up to Bo, sniffing the lantern. Can it help? Does she need more fire?]
Ah. He wishes to assist you, if possible.
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[Bo holds down the flickering lantern to the Growlithe.]
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[Hopefully it works!]
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Bo-Katan sighs.]
It’s not your fault. Thank you for trying.
[This said to the Growlithe who she would offer head pats too.]
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Well. At least there's moonlight, I suppose.
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[The lantern still made light, sort of, it just kept flickering. It was really annoying. Bo then started walking.]
So, where’s Din? I thought he would be with you.
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Checking in on Riz, I believe. Or socializing with one of his friends. We'll be meeting later.
[For the dance floor.]
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I see.
[He seemed to be quite busy this evening. She hasn't had a chance to talk to him. Which was disappointing, but perhaps it was for the best.]
Are you enjoying the party?
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[Maybe not right away, depending on what Riz was getting into. Or how many people he had to talk to. It doesn't particularly bother Shadowmaru - Mando has friends and children! It would be impractical to monopolize his time.]
It's quite nice. Unfortunately, the contest portion I found... uninspiring this time. But, oh well. There's always next round.
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[She would leave him be. There would be opportunity to talk later if either of them wanted to.]
Really? I admit I was a bit surprised you didn’t enter. Do they do contests like this often?
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[Time to keep navigating the maze, then.]
Normally, I do. But this time, I couldn't find the needed inspiration. Ah well, there will be others.
Yes, every few months or so, I believe.
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[She doesn’t think these contests are up her alley. The Cyclizar race? That was more her thing.]
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[WINK.]
[Yeah he's. Just. Like that. His Whirlipede rolls its eyes - why is its trainer like this.]
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BOO!
Bo-Katan raises a brow at the little candid Pokémon. Pulling her pokegear out of a handbag she has with her and giving it a scan.]
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... Well! That's rather unexpected, isn't it?
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Some cackling from other ghost Pokémon can be heard in the distance.]
Is it? I think is all part of the… fun.
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[The dogs start to go out of sight - and Shadowmaru whistles, sharply. Despite the chase, they stop in their tracks, before whirling around and returning to heel.]
[Of course, they get lots of scratches behind the ears in praise.]
Though, maybe we should follow it. If it leads us to an exit, that is.
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I don't think that's a good idea.
It says here that Pokemon is a Litwick and that while shining a light and pretending to be a guide, it leeches off the life-force of any who follow it.
[Yeah that doesn't sound... healthy.]
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[But now he's even more glad he called his Growlithes back to heel as soon as he did.]
The opposite way, perhaps.
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[Seems like a bad choice.]
I agree.
[Changing course! Bo heads down another pathway. But the little purple flame pops up again behind them, following them instead.]
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[He really doesn't think they considered that, but not in a bad way? A careless one, rather.]
[Shadowmaru's Whirlipede turns, rolling backward so it can keep an eye on the flame. Don't you try anything, you little weirdo.]
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