A Festering Powder

A Festering Powder

This room doesn't have much in it, but next to the door leading downstairs sits a curious-looking machine. It's got a giant plastic head on it -- the head of a guy with no hair and completely white skin. Underneath the head is a sign reading "Can you handle this power? I don't think you can handle this power."

Underneath that is a pair of cylindrical metal handles. They look very grabbable.

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Grab the Handles

You grab the handles, and electricity starts to flow through you.

You lose X Mana Points.

• If all your MP is drained:

  Drained, you slump away.

• If you have any MP left:

  That was brisk! As the tingling in your arms begins to fade, the door silently swings open, clearing the way to the next floor of the basement.

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Occurs at Fernswarthy's Basement.

Notes

• Drains about 1.67 * lvl^1.4 MP, with a variation which is less than 5%.
• There are at least four ways to achieve full MP restoration in one fell swoop:
  • Platinum Yendorian Express Card (once a day)
  • Jumbo Dr. Lucifer (costs 1 fullness)
  • Get Hooked Up from the hobo marketplace.
  • Eat your own black heart.

References

• The title of this adventure and its description are references to Uncle Fester from The Addams Family and the movie Powder.
• The machine itself is reminiscent of certain coin-operated fairground attractions, where a current is passed through the arms of the user via two handle shaped electrodes, often branded with Uncle Fester from the Addams family.