Excerpt: Wintermoor Tactics Club

CUTSCENE: JACOB'S GIFT
Music: Christmas Cocoa

ALICIA
<i>What did I get Roguey?</i>

~Choice -startSection
~Choice -text="<i>Escape From New York</i> on VHS"
ANJAYA
[Position=Left] I got you a VHS copy of <i>Escape From New York</i>!

ROGUEY
That’s rad! I already have one, though.

ANJAYA
No, I (Anjaya) am giving you (Roguey) the video.
That way, when you make references to it Colin won’t get mad at you for talking out of character.

ROGUEY
Nice!

COLIN
There’s only one problem.
There are no video players in this world.

ROGUEY
There’s magic. We could use magic to watch it.

COLIN
...You got me there.

~Choice -text="Ticket to see <i>The Road Warrior</i>"
ANJAYA
[Position=Left] It’s a ticket to see <i>The Road Warrior</i>, that movie you’ve been talking about!

~Sound -clip=f66d931bc724b5b40966631376aff4dc /* VO - Jacob - Heh - Heh Amused */

ROGUEY
That’s rad! I already saw it last night, but I’ll totally see it again.

ANJAYA
No, I (Anjaya) am giving you (Roguey) the ticket.
That way, when you make references to it Colin won’t get mad at you for talking out of character.

ROGUEY
Nice!

ANJAYA
Since it’s in-game, I guess it’s more like... a scroll that lets you learn from a great Master of the Road?
I’m thinking it can help you pull some cool... road-related stunts?

ROGUEY
Oh man, yeah. That stuff normally requires cars, but I’m totally down for trying it without one.

~SetVar -type=String -name="jacob_gift" -string="ticket"

~Choice -text="Some cool theme music"
ANJAYA
[Position=Left] I got Roguey a magical artifact that makes cool theme music play in the background whenever he makes a dramatic entrance.

~Sound -clip=f66d931bc724b5b40966631376aff4dc /* VO - Jacob - Heh - Heh Amused */

ROGUEY
Oh, rad! Can we say it’s that one song by The Clash about the police?

ANJAYA
Uh... Colin?

COLIN
Since it’s a magical illusion, I suppose there’s no reason it has to use period-appropriate instruments, sure.
...You realize it might not be the best idea for a character who’s always sneaking into places to blare his theme song all the time though, right?

ROGUEY
Don’t worry, I got this. I’ll save it for times when it’s important for Roguey to have a theme song play.

~SetVar -type=String -name="jacob_gift" -string="music"

~Choice -endSection
~UnlockUpgrade -upgrade=5a1832f9dad364c4293214beaa2bd32e /* Roguey - Off 4 - +DMG in Ground Effect */

ROGUEY
Oh hey, I got you a real life gift.

JACOB
I got everyone these Wintermoor pens.

ALICIA
[Position=Left] ...Jacob, did you steal these from the supply closet when we went to get candles?

JACOB
I also got you the gift of plausible deniability.

CUTSCENE: JANIA'S GIFT
Music: Christmas Cocoa

ALICIA
<i>What did I get Janya?</i>

~Choice -startSection
~Choice -text="Psionic Radio"
ANJAYA
[Position=Left] Since you're a powerful psychic, I got you a magic circlet. You can channel your powers through it to pick up music! You know, from around the world or other dimensions.

~Sound -clip=8355c31b1062eed48b9cd92396479829 /* VO - Jania - Aha - Haha Excellent */

JANYA
Excellent! You have my thanks, wizard lady!
By listening to the music of aliens and monsters and the like, I can make deductions about their cultures.

JACOB
Like whether they like to dance?

~Sound -clip=b64fc26fb900f894cb79289218bb3c32 /* VO - Jania - Aha - Ahaha Little Did You Suspect */

JANYA
Precisely!

~SetVar -type=String -name="jania_gift" -string="radio"

~Choice -text="Psychic Magnifying Glass"
ANJAYA
[Position=Left] Since you're a psychic detective, I got you a psychic magnifying glass.
It lets you see psychic phenomena. You know, zoomed in.

~Sound -clip=8355c31b1062eed48b9cd92396479829 /* VO - Jania - Aha - Haha Excellent */

JANYA
Excellent! You have my thanks, wizard lady!

BATU
[Position=Left] Hmm, what does psychic phenomena look like?

JANYA
Glowy! And often purple.

~SetVar -type=String -name="jania_gift" -string="glass"

~Choice -text="Anti-$jania_villain_noun_capitalized Amulet"
ANJAYA
[Position=Left] Since you were worried about becoming like the $jania_villain_name_long, I got you this amulet that protects you from turning into a $jania_villain_noun_single!

~Sound -clip=8355c31b1062eed48b9cd92396479829 /* VO - Jania - Aha - Haha Excellent */

JANYA
Excellent! Thank you! Now I can finally explore that swamp that turns you into a $jania_villain_noun_single!

COLIN
[Position=Left] ...That is definitely not a real thing in this campaign.

JANYA
Nonsense! It's on pages 133-141 of the Tome of Tenebrous Treasures.

~Reaction -char="Colin" -reaction="exasperated"

COLIN
Where did you find the only supplement more broken than the Psychomancer Handbook?

~Sound -clip=b64fc26fb900f894cb79289218bb3c32 /* VO - Jania - Aha - Ahaha Little Did You Suspect */

JANYA
Easy! Basic detective skills.

~Choice -endSection
~UnlockUpgrade -upgrade=05f510b30a525e94998d49eae923a1b4 /* Janya - Off 2 - TP on KO */
~ClearDialog -all

JANYA
[Position=Right] Alicia! I have given you a gift as well.
As Jania, not Janya.

JANIA
[Position=Right] For my Christmas offering, I have worked out an agreement with Handel and have instructed him to focus on sending you positive energies!

JANIA
For the next two weeks you should feel an increase in cheerfulness and a boost to your affirmative psychic aura!

ALICIA
Thanks, I think that will be more important than ever over the next couple weeks.