HolloWW's End: A Spooky WW Game

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Welcome to Hollow’s End​

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It begins with the fog.

It rolls in from nowhere, thick and heavy, swallowing the road before you can turn back. The air tastes like wet leaves and rust. Streetlamps flicker, catching glimpses of crumbling houses and faded signs pointing to a town you have never heard of. Hollow’s End. Population unreadable beneath the rust and moss.

Your car dies before you reach the gate. The radio hums once, then falls silent.

You step out, expecting rain. Instead, you hear laughter. Children, maybe? Or...something pretending to be them. The street is lined with jack-o’-lanterns, each carved face grinning too wide. Somewhere in the distance, a bell tolls midnight.

The doors to the old town square creak open on their own. Inside, the cobblestone courtyard is scattered with broken carnival tents and wilted decorations. A banner hangs torn across the fountain, its paint smeared and faded:

WELCOME TO THE HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL

But the festival is long over. The air smells of smoke and iron.

Suddenly you feel it, deep in your bones. You are not alone.

Something moves in the shadows, something slow, hungry, watching. Somewhere else, someone is praying. Another is carving symbols into a pumpkin, whispering a name they dare not speak aloud. And somewhere deeper still, a corpse that should not move begins to stir.

Tonight, Hollow’s End lives again.

No one knows why this town awakens every hundred years. And no one ever leaves unchanged. The stories say the curse always finds its final girl. The killers always return. And when the dawn finally comes, those who remain can never be sure they were truly alive to see it.

So light your lanterns. Lock your doors. Trust no one.

Because in Hollow’s End, the night itself can swallow you whole...


Table of Contents
Welcome to Hollow’s End | Gameflow & Rules | Trick or Treat | Roster
Day 1: Final tally | beans is canned | roster
Night 1: no deaths | roster
sub incoming: JJJ-fruit swap
Day 2: Final tally | the call is inside the house/byebye katie | Roster
Night 2: soup is consumed | Roster
Day 3: Tally | samac gets the last laugh | roster
Night 3: genny carves her last | roster
Day 4: Tally | fruit awoo | roster
night 4: PSV, Zenge and SAR walk into a bar and no one comes out | Roster
day 5: Tally | NO DETH + Roster
night 5: apop screams her last | Roster

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General Gameflow

1. The story of this game is entirely made up, with some inspiration from the many, many horror movies I have watched in my lifetime and some familiar tropes. Writeups may or may not reflect actual game events.

2. Cycle Timing: 24 hour days, 24 hour nights. Day cycles will open at 9pm EST and close at 9pm EST the next day. Votes will not be counted once the SDN timestamp reads 9:00 (or 21:00 if you're fancy). Night actions are due at 8pm EST during the night cycle to allow extra time for processing so the thread can open relatively on time. The thread will be OPEN for chatter during the night cycle but may be locked between cycle closes and writeup postings.

3. Plurality vote is in place. There will be no official majority vote at any point in this game, though if there is an overwhelming, unmoving wagon we may close early. Votes will never be locked in - feel free to unvote and vote again at your leisure. Mods will post official tallies as we are able but it will help you and us to keep track yourselves as well.

4. Unless you have been told otherwise, your night actions cannot be used on yourselves, or on the same player on consecutive nights.

Rules

Note that these rules must be followed. We will not hesitate to enact punishment for breaking them, up to and including mod killing and restriction from signing up for future games if warranted.

1. The first and most important rule is that this is a GAME that is meant to be FUN. We understand that things can get heated and emotions can run high when we are accusing each other of murder, but there will be no tolerance for hostility, excessive appeals to emotion, or personal attacks on other players. If mods see that things are getting out of hand, we will ask the involved parties to take a break from the thread. It is much, much better if you can police yourselves and take breaks when you need them. If we have to step in, you can consider that your one and ONLY warning.

2. Do not discuss the game outside of this thread and your role PM unless you are specifically allowed to do so by the mods. You should also avoid discussing game strategy with people in real life.

3. Place votes in bold or ####between numerous octothorpes#### using the terms "vote" or "yeet". If you have already placed a vote, you must unvote to place a new one. "No vote" is not an option.

4. Participate, participate, participate. I am not a mod who tolerates ghosting. We spent time building this game, and by signing up you committed to play it. There are no specific participation requirements for this game, but you will be nudged if we feel you are slacking. Life does happen, so if things get busy let us know and send in contingency actions.

5. Subs are available for extenuating life circumstances only, not to replace ghosty players. If you require a sub, please contact the mods directly. Do not post about it on the thread.

6. Once you are dead, you are not allowed to strategize on the thread. If you are going to post, you must post in asterisks
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like this
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Please limit the amount that you post, and limit content to fun comments or cheering for your team. Just as you should be careful with what you post after death, you should also be careful with what posts you like/react to. Use your best judgement, don't like posts with strategy in them. You would be surprised how what you say or like can sway players' thoughts, even if you think it is innocuous. So err on the side of caution.
DO NOT DISCUSS THE GAME WITH LIVING PLAYERS ONCE YOU HAVE DIED.

7. Direct quoting or copy/pasting of PMs, including conversations with the mods, is not allowed. Screenshots are not allowed. Fake copy/pasting, quoting, and screenshots are not allowed either.

7. You may edit posts, but do not delete them, and do not edit yeet votes.

8. Do not discuss or share your night results before the writeup is posted (the thread may be locked to prevent this anyway). However, you are free to continue to strategize between yeet close and writeup, unless I've locked the thread, which I might do if I feel like typing in silence.​
 

Trick or Treat in Hollow’s End​

Trick Or Treat Halloween GIF by Hunter Preston


When night falls over Hollow’s End, the pumpkins begin to glow and the wind carries whispers down every street.
The townsfolk have a tradition here, one older than the curse itself. They go Trick or Treating, knocking on doors in the dark to see what answers.

Each night cycle, you may choose to go Trick or Treating and visit another player’s home.
You can also choose to stay inside, if you think the streets are too dangerous.

When you knock, you will always receive an answer. Treats will come in the form of items, Tricks as negative status effects, and some of you may find yourselves just a little spooked instead...

You will not know what result you will receive until the night ends.
Your choice of whether to go out or stay home is private, as is the result.
Certain roles or items may influence what happens when you go Trick or Treating.
The details of these effects will not always be clear, and not all influences are benevolent.
Trick or Treating counts as a visit for the purposes of game mechanics.

The streets of Hollow’s End are not kind, but fortune favors those willing to take risks.
Whether you find a trick, a treat, or something in between, the night always remembers those who dare to knock.​
 
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It is now Day 1

You all gather around a smoldering campfire to find the charred, decapitated bodies of @kaydubs and @WildZoo! What monsters would have taken the lives of such pure, innocent souls?

Someone swears they saw a shadow moving through the streets before sunrise. Someone else says the graveyard gates were left open.

You feel the suspicion and paranoia building, a burning in your veins that warms your chilled bones.

There is only one way forward. You must find the monsters in your midst, before it is too late.

Vote closes at 9pm EST TOMORROW, 11/10

15 players remain

@beans2020
@SARdoghandler
@potentialsheltervet
@soupshark
@katiemcat
@CeeGee14
@vampyrica
@Clem J
@Therapist4Chnge
@samac
@moonstermash
@genny
@JaggedJimmyJay
@apoptosis09
@Zenge142

Subs:
1. fruity
2. GoSpursGo

Tots:
1. _rae_
2. Stagg
13. Barks
4. screamqueenbee
utc. shorty​
 
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Hello, friends. It's me, JaggedJimmyJay.

I'm glad I get to play with some of the newcomers from the noob game. Forgive me as I immediately become a head ball coach.

We have 24 hour days and no Day 0 or mayoral election thingy, so that means we gotta get to business quickly and work toward a productive and solvable game thread. I will make it evident as we go how I intend to achieve that, but I want it out there right away. Let's cook. Get in the zone. Autozone. I saw such diverse skillsets over the last couple of games that I spectated. All of my joy in playing this game will be in seeing those mad skills foster.
 
For anyone more experienced with closed setups (especially on SDN), any thoughts on mass claim? Pros, cons, personal opinions?
 
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Jagged Jimmy Jay said:
Hello, friends. It's me, JaggedJimmyJay.

I'm glad I get to play with some of the newcomers from the noob game. Forgive me as I immediately become a head ball coach.

We have 24 hour days and no Day 0 or mayoral election thingy, so that means we gotta get to business quickly and work toward a productive and solvable game thread. I will make it evident as we go how I intend to achieve that, but I want it out there right away. Let's cook. Get in the zone. Autozone. I saw such diverse skillsets over the last couple of games that I spectated. All of my joy in playing this game will be in seeing those mad skills foster.
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*snuggles in to watch JJJ go with a nice blanky*

Imma let you lead em.
I ain’t getting N1’d again no sir.

Everyone is sketchy.
There. I’m not on anyone’s back
 
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