A House

Choice adventure number: 1440

A House

You approach the house.

Share a Random Spirit

One of the below results, at random

Spread Cheer

If accompanied by a Ghost of Crimbo Cheer:

%familiarname beams as you ring the doorbell.

If Crimbo smile is equipped:

You raise your Crimbo smile to your face.

If under the effect Dazzling Smile:

Your shining teeth make your smile even more cheerful.

If under the effect Festively-Dusted:

Your festive dusting of powdered sugar increases the ambient cheer level.

2-3 people cheered:

• You smile at the family inside the house. They smile back, but they also slowly move further away from you.
• You smile at the family inside the house. They smile back. That continues, in silence, until they close the door.
• You smile at the family inside the house. They nod politely and shut the door again.

4-6 people cheered:

• You beam at the family through the house's dining room window. They all smile back and raise their glasses in a toast.
• You give the family a big smile and a thumbs-up through their window. They all wave back merrily.
• You knock on the door and have a nice chat with the family about how great Crimbo is, for as long as either of you can stand it.

7+ people cheered:

• As soon as the house's door opens, you flash a smile as bright as a shining star. The family inside is blasted with enough Crimbo spirit to keep them in good cheer for an entire year.
• It turns out that the family inside the house are already super into the Crimbo spirit, and they chat with you for ages about how nice the season is!
• The house's occupants invite you inside to their Crimbo party, despite you being a complete stranger! They're so nice!

You have spread Cheer to X people.

Sing Carols

If accompanied by a Ghost of Crimbo Carols:

%familiarname clears their throat, getting ready to sing with you.

If Book of Old-Timey Carols is equipped:

You flip through your book of old-timey carols in preparation for your performance.

If under the effect Hypersoothed Throat:

Your lemony-smooth vocal cords make your voice all the sweeter.

If under the effect Self-Harmonizing:

The harmonica jammed in your throat makes your caroling more harmonious.

2-3 people caroled:

• You ring the doorbell and start singing. Someone briefly peeks out of the curtains and shoots you a thumbs up.
• You ring the doorbell and start singing. The family that opens the door all smile with something that you hope isn't pity.
• You ring the doorbell and start singing. You don't get pelted with fruit, so that's a good sign?

4-6 people caroled:

• You sing a rousing Crimbo carol. Grandma puts her teeth in to sing along with you!
• You sing a rousing Crimbo carol. Several additional family members emerge from back rooms to listen!
• You sing a rousing Crimbo carol. Some of the family sing along! One of them is the dog, but still.

7+ people caroled:

• You sing your heart out. Several people open the windows of neighboring houses to listen!
• You sing your heart out. The family comes out with hot cocoa for everyone!
• You sing your heart out. The family and their neighbors all join in!

You have sung Carols for X people.

Encourage Commerce

If accompanied by a Ghost of Crimbo Commerce:

%familiarname gives you a quick pep talk. Crimbo is for closers!

If SalesCo sample kit is equipped:

You crack open your SalesCo sample kit in preparation.

If under the effect The Odor of Money:

The smell of your cologne, which is also the smell of money, hangs in the air around you.

If under the effect Multi-Level Mindset:

Your multi-level mindset is bolstering your commercial acumen.

2-3 people downlined:

• You hand out some of Penny's pamphlets. The family inside the house agrees to join up, mostly just to get you to leave.
• You hand out some of Penny's pamphlets. The family takes them, out of relief that you aren't trying to sell them a new religion. At least, not exactly.
• You hand out some of Penny's pamphlets. The house's occupants agree to join, although it seems like maybe they've mistaken you for the March of Dimes.

4-6 people downlined:

• You explain Penny's financial thing as best as you can, without going into too much detail about the sketchier parts. The whole family signs up -- even the cat!
• You straighten your necktie and launch Penny's sales pitch. The family seems pretty interested, and they even sign some of their absent relatives up.
• You give the house's occupants your best sales pitch, and they seem pretty interested -- they even take some extra pamphlets for their neighbors!

7+ people downlined:

• The family inside the house is so impressed by your speech, that they elect to cut out the middleman and just hand over their life savings immediately. Nice!
• You pull a pair of extremely persuasive brass orbs out of your pocket and show them to the family inside the house. They fall all over themselves signing up for Penny's pyramid... er... marketing scheme.
• The family inside the house is so totally into Penny's financial thing that they offer you their first-born child. You advise them to keep it and train it for a career in marketing.

You have recruited X people into the elves' Commerce downline.

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Notes

• Every active modifier increases the appropriate Crimbo Spirit score for the contest at Abuela Crimbo's Cottage (2020). These include your Crimbo Ghost familiar, your Advent Calendar offhand, an Advent Calendar potion, and the potion effect from the Shady Building in Crimbo Town.
• Each Crimbo Spirit modifier increases the chance of getting more people for the chosen task, effectively being [2 to 3] + X[1 to 2], where X is bonus cheer modifiers (needs spading).

Modifiers	Score
0	2-3
1	4-6
2	7-8
3	9-11
4	12-?