hadriel_ooc | October Event: Fear Itself

THE RUNDOWN

On October 21st, characters may start to notice something... odd happening in the city of Hadriel. The first day or two, it starts out as just a feeling. Maybe it seems like someone is watching you, or you catch a formless shape out of the corner of your eye. However, by October 23rd, the feelings will start to morph into full-on hallucinations, and will plague characters with visions of their worst fears.

It happens predominately when your character is alone. From October 23rd-October 25th, your character can turn a corner and come face to face with a dying loved one, a hideous monster, or something else that they fear. The hallucinations can be interacted with, and if you're not careful then they can hurt you.

However, there's hope on the horizon! Because only your character can see their own fears, the presence of someone who can't see your hallucination will make the hallucinations go away. In essence, this means that as long as you stay close to other characters, the hallucinations will not occur. So, stay together, and please, try not to get lost.

Unfortunately, by October 26th, Fear catches wind of this strategy and decides to step up his game. From October 26th-October 31st, he changes the rules and now characters who are in physical proximity with one another will be able to see one another's fears. Now, instead of negating fears, the proximity to other characters will amplify one another's fear.

Fears may combine to create one hellish chimera, or both fears may make an appearance and plague both characters with more strength than they should normally have. Maybe you're your own worst fear and you catch a vision of yourself murdering someone's loved one. All sorts of things are possible!

This also means that your character is never safe. Alone, they face their own terrors; together, they face each other's. They'll have to decide which they would rather endure, assuming that they haven't already been killed by the thing they fear most.

THE DETAILS
The hallucinations can be pretty much anything, but would typically be contained to living things: other humans, animals, supernatural creatures, and things like that will be appearing. However, if your character is afraid of a specific location, then they might hallucinate that location appearing in their bedroom or other places. Only one fear will be shown at a time- preferably their worst fear- but feel free to change it up as the event progresses.

Furthermore, the hallucinations will not actually exist, though your characters will perceive them with a physical weight and form. This means that they can hurt your character- think, sort of like the power of suggestion- but they can't actually destroy buildings or kill characters who can't see them. Because of this, the hallucinations can also disappear and reappear as many times as you like. Kill your fear and have it come back the next time you turn a corner! Wake up from a nightmare and have that nightmare come to life over and over again! There are plenty of ways for your fears to become your own little reality, and after the event is amplified, other characters can see and be subjected to your fears.

Have fun, and do try not to be too afraid... it will only make Fear stronger.

THE OVERVIEW

► October 21st-22nd: Characters experience a vague, creepy feeling.
► October 23rd-25th: Characters will now run into full hallucinations of their fears, which can hurt them if they're not careful. Proximity to other characters alleviates the hallucinations.
► October 26th-31st: The effect of proximity on the event is now reversed: being close to another character now causes both fears to combine in all sorts of fun ways. Being alone still causes characters to experience their own fears as well.
► November 1st: Characters wake up to a new day, fresh with no fears and no more plaguing hallucinations! That's definitely the worst of it, right guys?

October Event: Fear Itself

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