Spooky ghost

For the similarly named monster in FantasyRealm, see the page Spooky ghost (FantasyRealm).

Spooky ghost
Monster ID	1409
Locations	Dreadsylvanian Village
Hit Points	800
Attack	500
Defense	500
Initiative	25
Meat	None
Phylum	undead
Elements	spooky
Resistance	100%
Monster Parts	head, arm, leg, torso
Drops	ghost thread, Mark of the Ghost, Dreadsylvanian Almanac page, Freddy Kruegerand
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting Vertiline Wright, who ignored the inbred redneck gas station attendant's warning

You walk through a spot on the sidewalk that seems somehow spookier than everywhere else. Like, as soon as you step into it, the hairs on your neck stand up, your pulse quickens, you feel existential dread, and you'd swear there's someone noodling on a theremin nearby. This must be one of those fabled "spooky spots" caused by a spooky ghost.

Yup, there's the spooky ghost now.

Hit Message(s):

A crash behind you makes you jump. You whirl around and see it was just a cat. Whew. Then the spooky ghost WHOOSHES at you, wailing. Ugh! Ooh! Ugh! Ugh! (spooky damage)

He whooshes around the street, putting all of the torches out and plunging you into darkness. Ouch! Eek! Ugh! Eek! (spooky damage)

He pops into a shop window, makes the mannequins come to life, and scares the crap out of you. Argh! Ouch! Oof! Ugh! (spooky damage)

He floats behind you and shouts, "BOO!" A cheap scare, but effective. Ow! Oof! Eek! Eek! (spooky damage)

He swoops around you, making "wooooooo" noises. Not "WOO!" like a drunk girl at a bar. This is a decidedly spooky "woooooo." Eek! Eek! Ouch! Ooh! (spooky damage)

He whispers like the wind blowing through the limbs of a skeletal tree in an abandoned graveyard. Ugh! Eek! Ugh! Ow! (spooky damage)

Critical Hit Message:

He swoops through you, his dreadful darkness suffusing and suffocating your entire insides. Your intestines get a little scared, and your kidneys mostly handle it, but your heart is pretty freaked out. Ow! Eek! Ow! Ouch! (spooky damage)

Miss Message(s):

A crash behind you makes you jump, but it turns out it was just a cat.

He blows out some of the torches, then gets peeved that he forgot to make a wish first.

He tries to bring the mannequins in a nearby shop window to life, but can't convincingly animate them.

He tries to scare you by shouting "Boo! Boo!" but all he does is make you think about pic-a-nic baskets.

He swoops around you going, "wooooo." You choose to believe he's cheering you on.

He whispers like the wind blowing through a skeletal tree, but you don't listen.

Fumble Message:

He discovers that today's jaded adventurers are harder to scare than their more naive forebears, and stops to read up on some more modern scare tactics. You know, like long black hair and elaborate torture machines. (FUMBLE!)

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After Combat

You acquire an item: ghost thread (.1% chance)*

You acquire an item: Mark of the Ghost (?% chance)*

You acquire an item: Freddy Kruegerand (?% chance)*

You acquire an item: Dreadsylvanian Almanac page (?% chance)*

You gain ??? <substat>.

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Occurs at Dreadsylvanian Village.

Notes

• This monster cannot be copied.
• The Freddy Kruegerand and Dreadsylvanian Almanac page drops are not affected by item drop modifiers. They are similar to the beer lens drop and drops from crates. In particular, they can still drop after being stomped.
• If any elements in the village are banished, starting combat with a spooky Dreadsylvanian curses you, giving one of the messages:
  • A black crow flutters down to a tree branch near you and meows loudly.
  • You feel the hair on the back of your neck stand on end.
  • A ghost shrieks in the distance, breaking your concentration without even apologizing. You shiver.
  • The wind whistles through the trees nearby, startling you and making you lose track of what you were doing. A chill runs down your spine.
  • The creepy vibes in this place really mess with your head. You shudder.
  • A black cat looks up at you and says, "what are you staring at, jagoff?" It hisses and crosses your path as it leaves.
  • You shudder. Something isn't right, here.

You acquire an effect: Curse of Exposure (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Impotence (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Forgetfulness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Misfortune (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Weakness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Hollowness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Dullness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Clumsiness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Loneliness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Sluggishness (duration: N Adventures)

or

You acquire an effect: Curse of Vulnerability (duration: N Adventures)

• If any elements in the village are banished, getting hit by a spooky Dreadsylvanian in combat causes a loss of MP, giving one of the messages:
  • You struggle to stay alert, your mental acuity fading as this place drains your energy.
    
  • You find yourself losing focus, unable to concentrate.
    
  • Your energy drains away, leaving you feeling exhausted.
    
  • Just holding onto your sanity in this place drains your energy.
    
  • You slump forward, suddenly exhausted.
    
  • You suddenly feel inexplicably sleepy.
    
  • You groan. It feels like you haven't eaten in days.
    
  • Your eyes glaze over as your willpower drains away.
    
  • You shudder and feel energy drain from you.
    
  • Your eyes unfocus as you feel your mental energy draining away.

You lose Y Mana Points.

• Starting combat with a Dreadsylvanian ghost drains stats, giving one of the messages:
  • The ghost gazes deep into your soul, somehow extracting your very life's essence through your eyes.
    
  • The ghost claws wildly at you, and you can't help but feel like you've forgotten something important.
    
  • The phantom menaces you, leaving you feeling weaker and oddly disappointed.
    
  • The specter's ghastly visage turns your bowels to ice and your brain to mush.
    
  • The ghost screams, and your mind blanks out for a second. W-where are you? What's going on?
    
  • The ghost shrieks wildly at you. You can practically feel your brain leaking out of your ears.
    
  • The ghost sticks ectoplasmic tendrils into your brain, draining some of your life experience.
    
  • The ghost slashes at you with spectral claws, neatly removing a few precious childhood memories

You lose X Strengthliness. You lose X Mysteriousness. You lose X Smarm.

• Getting hit by a Dreadsylvanian ghost in combat adds turns of Touched by a Ghost:

You acquire an effect: Touched by a Ghost (duration: N+1 Adventures)

• Effect duration, N+1 is the number of times the monsters in the village have been modified by a noncombat in the current run plus one.
• The name, image, and introduction text of this monster are all randomly selected:

The wind moans around you, seeming to say your name (even if your name isn't "Ooooooo"). You spin around, positive you're being watched, but no one's there. The feeling doesn't go away, and you turn slow circles, looking for the threat that's got your nerves on edge. It's a shame you didn't look up, because you didn't see the wailing ghost descending at you until it was almost nose-to-ectoplasm with you.
This part of the village is decidedly unsettling. Spectral trees rake the sky, diseased crows caw phlegmily, and it seems like every boarded-up storefront is watching you with malicious intent. So when the button-eyed, wailing ghost rises up from the ground in front of you, you're hardly surprised. Scared out of your mind, but not surprised.
The hairs prick up on the back of your neck (which is less painful than the hairs backing up on the neck of your--you know what, never mind). Someone's out here; you can feel it. "S-s-stay away from me!" you shout, trying and failing to sound brave. Someone else's voice comes out of your mouth; a deep, guttural voice full of malicious glee. "I'm already here," it says, and a dark shape separates from your body and floats toward you.