One Night Only. A Show You'll Never Forget.
As night falls over Dawnport, a peculiar advertisement begins circulating throughout the town.
No one seems to know who distributed it, nor when the carnival first arrived.
Yet there it is.
A colourful poster inviting adventurers to attend The Hollowmoon Carnival, a travelling circus promising an unforgettable evening of extraordinary performances, thrilling attractions, and spectacular entertainment.
This year's special attraction features three exclusive challenges, each designed to test the courage, wit, and determination of its participants.
Those who successfully complete all three will earn the privilege of attending the Ringmaster's grand finale.
Admission is free. Participation is encouraged.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, adventurers of all kinds!"
"Step right up! Witness wonders beyond imagination, performers beyond compare, and entertainment unlike anything you've ever experienced!"
"Come one, come all! We have prepared a very special performance, and YOU are our guests of honour!"
"The curtains are rising. The audience is waiting."
"And remember, the show must go on!"
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The Hollowmoon Carnival
-Players- Pebbles, Zapin, Elaya, Yvlrich Zduhac, Dong
-Non playable Character- The Host
-Enemies- Wolves, Clones, Lions, Beast Master, Knife Juggler, Ring Master
All of us were given a poster for the Hollowmoon Carnival. As we fell asleep at night, we were transported to the carnival. We were not in our bed, we were not in our home, we are now captured by a Joker and transported to the carnival. Pebbles the clown welcomed us to the show as esteemed guests. He said the Hollowmoon Carnival only comes around annually or once per season, so our presence here is special indeed. Well, obviously what he meant to say was that MY presence is special hahaha. After investigation, the voice was actually coming from somewhere else, and Pebbles wasn't the one speaking, what a poser!.
The real host revealed itself and told the group that they had to complete a few challenges as they are the chosen ones. The first challenge was a maze, the first one to get out will get a prize. The group spread out and explored the maze, getting some clues along the way. Turns out we have a group of dumb dumbs and the group started going around in circles. Pebbles found a clue that said the buff lies at the west, so the group had an objective to work towards. They slowly explored more of the maze and moved in that direction. Zapin went furthest east for some reason and he found a devil statue. He touched it and the statue spoke to him: "I want to strike a bargain, you get temporary hit points but I get something in return". Zapin wisely turned it down. After some time, howling noises can be heard coming from the entrance, danger is coming. A pack of hungry dire wolves were set on the party's trail. Lu also found a statue of wizard, it was holding a book that said "thou shall be light". He decided to ignore it, what??!!!??! Pebbles went furthest east and found that statue of the angel. After being touched, the angel lights up and the whole group was blessed, finally something good! Yvlrich and Pebbles started to fight with the dire wolves and it was a close shave but they managed to kill the wolves. It's too bad that they were still left behind. Zapin on the other hand was smart and he cast Sanctuary to protect himself, warding off the beasts. Elaya eventually crossed the finish line first and was given a ticket by the Host. Lu crossed next, as Valkorian was the third place finisher. Luckily the rest of the group was teleported along, and everybody survived!
On to the 2nd challenge! The group enters a tent which turns out to be a hall of mirrors. As the group looks at their own reflections, there was something wrong with Yvulrich's and Valkorian's mirrors. Suddenly two doppelgangers spawn and the group enters combat versus the imposters! Yvlrich's clone attacks Elaya and deals damage. Valkorian's clone attacks Yvlrich and deals critical damage. Luckily Valkorian (the real one) uses his one working brain cell to cast Dissonant Whispers on the clone and it was super effective! The clone tries to run away and gets hit in the back. At this moment, Pebbles was too panicked and started to rage, becoming a killer clown (cute)! Lapin walks around the battlefield, analyzing the combat as he keeps sanctuary up. Looking at how wounded Yvlrich was, Valkorian decides to use cure wounds to heal him up and also gives him a bardic inspiration. He still missed his next attack, perhaps not inspired enough! Pebbles is breathing heavy, grunting, and sounding angry, as he is clearly bloodthirsty, she does some serious damage to the clone. Elaya had enough of the clone too and divine smite it into oblivion. It turned back into a mirror and shattered. Only the Valkorian clone was left, and it was looking pretty ugly, with skin starting to peel off and exposing a skull underneath. Lu punches it so hard that it was defeated too. The group exists the hall of mirrors as the Host shows the group the way to the next area.
The final challenge arrives and the party meets the Ringmaster inside a gigantic circus tent, he has been waiting for them to arrive. The beast tamer Richie also releases two lions and challenges the group to trial by combat. Pebbles starts attacking the lions, with encouragement from the group. Lu goes hand to hand combat with the beast master and he bloodies him immediately. The lions attack the group but Yvlrich still proves why he is one of the main damage dealers. Zapin was hit for the first time but his strategy of using sanctuary is still in play. Valkorian started to mock the beast master so viciously that he actually ded, can you believe it?? The rest of the lions were cleaned up. Once out of combat, the group climbed up to the four platforms and the knife juggler challenges them while he twirls his knives around him, extending further and further while he is riding a unicycle, balancing on a tight rope 30 feet high up in the air. The group wants to cause him to fall, they failed to cut it immediately so the knives close in to cut the group. Elaya expertly used her greatsword to divine smite one of the knives and obviously it was defeated duhhhh.. I mean lemme say it once more time, DIVINE SMITE > knife mmmkayy.. Lu cuts his side of the rope, but there is one more rope remaining so the knife juggler survives for now. Yvlrich finishes the job and the knife juggler falls onto the floor with a splat! At the same time, one of the knife catches Lu by surprise and he was cut down. Elaya hits the knife juggler with a javelin to the face! Flashy, she should join the Olympics you go gurl! Pebbles also manages to get rid of one of the knives, and the party is closing in on the knife juggler! Zapin launches a splash of acid towards knife juggler and he feels the pain. In return he got poked by a knife and is in critical health. Elaya once again throws a javelin at him and he is bloodied af. Pebbles finishes the job with his handaxes to the face!
It is time to fit the final boss- the Ringmaster. He floats down form his platform and shoots Valkorian in the face and he does down immediately. There is a tough fight ahead. Luckily Elaya had some healing and she managed to bring him up. She then went to savage attack on the Ringmaster! Critical hit on that doofus! Followed up by a combo strike from Pebbles using his glaive! The battle is getting epic! Zapin made it to Lu and administered some healing, saving his life. Longsword hit after longsword hit, glaive hit after glaive hit, the Ringmaster is taking so much punishment until he can't anymore. Yvlrich saw the opportunity and he rampaged across the battlefield, only to miss, but wait! There's more! His missed attack managed to graze him and his head got cut off! His body flies around and pop like balloons! HE DED. The crowd suddenly spawns in from no where and cheers for the party. The hosts announces that the group has passed the challenges and the carnival has reached it's ending. The whole group wakes up from a deep sleep.
The End.
🍀Where did you go🍀
•Carnival•
🍀Who did you meet🍀
-Players-
•Elaya•
•Zapin•
•Pebbles•
•Valkorian sunseeker•
•Lu•
-Non playable Character-
•Host•
-Enemies-
•Wolves•
•Mirror Clones of us•
•Lion•
•dagger•
•Buggy•
🍀What happened🍀
-Prologue-
As night falls over Dawnport, a peculiar advertisement begins circulating throughout the town.
No one seems to know who distributed it, nor when the carnival first arrived.
Yet there it is.
A colourful poster inviting adventurers to attend The Hollowmoon Carnival, a travelling circus promising an unforgettable evening of extraordinary performances, thrilling attractions, and spectacular entertainment.
This year's special attraction features three exclusive challenges, each designed to test the courage, wit, and determination of its participants.
Those who successfully complete all three will earn the privilege of attending the Ringmaster's grand finale.
Admission is free. Participation is encouraged.
A Message from the Ringmaster
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls adventurers of all kinds!"
"Step right up! Witness wonders beyond imagination, performers beyond compare, and entertainment unlike anything you've ever experienced!"
"Come one, come all! We have prepared a very special performance, and YOU are our guests of honour!"
"The curtains are rising. The audience is waiting."
"And remember, the show must go on!"
-Carnival-
•The party somehow wake up from the wagon at the outside of the Carnival. As soon they woke up, they immediately went inside the carnival area. There is a mystery being called us to join the game so they did.
-The Maze-
•They enter the first room,found out it was a maze. Others are doing well entered the maze while Yvlrich the mas dog was running around the maze like a lost puppy. But at the end they finally out the maze even getting chased by wolves
-The Mirror Room-
•The party entered the second room,it was a room filled with mirrors. After awhile the room copied 2 of the party appearance (Yvlrich,Sunseeker) and fought all of them. Its not a hard battle and its even better because its fun for them.
-Grand final-
•There are several enemies here but not too hard to be defeated, Yvlrich went rampage cut the rope and jump from the platform then kill dagger and buggy.
Day 36
I went to sleep and suddenly woke up standing on a podium and felt like I had to make a performance as usual. I tried to mime the host's voice when a group of adventurers came towards me. They saw through my lousy performance and one of them told me to get down. They didn't seem hostile but not all them were particularly nice either. Only the elft person seemed nice.
The host appeared, someone I didn't recognise, and told us to go overcome 3 different obstacles. The first was a maze and we were chased by wolves! It was so scary, I didn't know what to do. And then once we got out, we went into the mirror funhouse and clones of the two of the party members came out and started attacking us. Unfortunately, I don't remember what happened after that.
I fear that he came out again. This time though, I woke up back in my travelling tent in the forest instead of surrounded by dead bodies and blood.
I really hope that I can stop losing myself to him and never turn out that way ever again.
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Doodle of a blonde blob standing on a pile of broken mirrors, greatsword over her shoulder.
I went to sleep and woke up in a bloody carnival. No ticket, no explanation. Just some Host insisting we were special guests.
How flattering.
First, a maze. Got chased by wolves, found the exit, and collected a ticket. I of course, with the help of Val's parfum, got first place.
Next, a room full of mirrors. Two of them decided to grow teeth and impersonate Yvlrich and Valkorian. We smashed the imitations. Pebbles had a little episode in the middle of it, but we managed.
Then came the grand finale. Lions, a beast master, a knife juggler, and the Ringmaster himself. Apparently, the carnival's idea of entertainment is throwing everything at us and hoping we die laughing.
The knives were irritating. The Ringmaster was worse. I helped keep Valkorian breathing, then put my greatsword to better use. We fought until the Ringmaster finally came apart like a cheap balloon.
The crowd cheered. The Host declared us victorious.
Then I woke up in my own bed.
No prize worth mentioning, just a few tickets. No answers. Just another night stolen by something that thinks itself clever.
Next time, I'll bring a sharper sword.
Just in case the show runs again.
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Where: Hollowmoon Carnival / The Maze / Hall of Mirrors / Grand Finale Circus Tent
Party: Elaya / Zapin / Pebbles / Yvlrich / Valkorian / Lu
(Where did you go)
One thought One was sleeping, when One got dragged to a... Village of sorts, filled with those flimsy "buildings". I believe they call them "tents". The name of the village is "The Hollowmoon Carnival". Not sure what the carnival is about though, there wasn't much of a feast to speak of.
(Who did you meet)
(What happened)
One was sleeping during the night when One find Oneself awaken near a village made of tents... A host dressed in brightly coloured get-up greeted One, as well as a few others into the village. He promised One and the others (henceforth known as "participants") rewards if we could pass three challenges. Seeing as there were no written contract, and there were no indicated way to withdraw from the challenges - One must say one has been forced to participate.
The first challenge was to get through a rather large hedge rose maze. Being unfamiliar with the others (other than that crazy fighter Elaya, whose sword seemed to shine with radiance everytime she hits something - with a creepy smile no less), One decided to trudge the maze by One's own. One must admit, One almost got cornered between two wolves (no idea why there are wolves at a Carnival - unless us dreamers are the feast?). But luckily, we were teleported near the exit when half of us completed the challenge, which was what happened. Apparently, Elaya, Valkorian, and Lu completed the challenge just as One was about to be cornered.
The second challenge was apparently "to recognise oneself, or defeat them". The mirrors in the tent somehow scanned us, and made duplicates of those with weaker will - or just a turn of bad luck maybe. One must be glad that one is sure of Oneself enough. One noticed Pebbles was acting strangely, and managed to move Elaya from what could have been as "friendly fire". The others took care of the clones soon enough, and we made it to challenge three.
The third challenge reminds me more of a circus than a carnival. There were lion tamer with several lions, a tightrope unicycler that throws knives, and a clown that seems to split and spread his bodies all over the circus? One watches with great awe and glee, and anyone would at a circus, but One gets to watch up close, since this is a dream! Somehow, the other participants were convinced that the challenge was to kill the lions and the performers. The lions were dealt with soon enough, but when it comes to the tightrope unicycler's show was when things got a little - must One admit it? - scary. The tightropes were 30ft above the ground, with no safety equipments attached to either the rope or the performers or even the participants! Thankfully One's court-order Sanctuary works in dreams, or One might have died to the knives like Lu did! One was trying to issue a court order to get Lu back up, but couldn't get in range before One's Sanctuary order expired, and had to draft a new one as One couldn't shake off the knives around him. Thankfully, the Others managed to kill the knife thrower and the Chief Clown soon enough. We were given our rewards by the Host, and One finds one woke up next morning with the reward somehow safely tucked in One's bag, like a reverse pickpocket has happened.
