Trick Or Treat 2016!

[Cellar Door]

It was just after dusk and the moon was high,
The clouds rolled in and darkened the sky.
Eerie thoughts were starting to transcend
And the moon and the clouds started to blend.

 
Autumn is a time full of festivals in Asian cultures (actually, any time of year is full of festivals). The fall marks a significant festival in Japanese culture known as Tsukimi, where people host casual parties in the evening in reverence of the autumn moon. These moon-viewing parties began in the Heian period among the aristocracy but have come to be a common practice among all people. Dango is served as a traditional party food largely in part because they are shaped like the moon.

Halloween, one of the most iconic holidays of the Western world has only become a significant part of Japanese culture in the last half a century. Most of the appeal revolves around festive parties and the costumes people dress up in. The concept of “trick or treating” is entirely absent in Japanese Halloween though because of older and conflicting cultural norms.

Thanks to our own PandaMattMatt, the autumn festivities are being brought to Ninja Academy for the first time ever! Regardless of your village, you may partake in moon-viewing parties or dress up in your favorite costumes. The most important part of any festival though is the refreshments and PMM was kind enough to provide shinobi with delicious treats whether they choose a solemn evening of honoring the autumn moon, or a raucous night of cosplay and candy!
 

Every character receives a bucket of delicious treats that have fun effects in-game. If you don't want the candy that you receive it may be sold for the value listed. Note: Candies must be eaten in-character to gain the effects. In addition to your tasty bucket of candy, you'll also receive a Creepy Capsule, which contains a random bonus prize.

3 Milk Chocolate Shuriken
-A four pronged piece of chocolate shaped to look like a Shuriken. A classic treat for children dressed as ninjas.
Effect: Gain 1 JP when this candy is eaten.
Value: $25
 
2 Bleeding Sugar Skulls
-A white lump of sugar made to look like a human skull with a surprising amount of detail. When you break it open, strawberry flavored jelly oozes out like blood.
Effect: When this candy is eaten, the next time you gain experience you may increase that amount by 5%. Eating multiple 'Bleeding Sugar Skulls' may stack this effect to a maximum of 15%.
Value: $50
 
2 Black Licorice Bats
-Only psychopaths like this candy. The unforgettable flavor of the licorice root in the shape of a hairy bat, complete with little strands that get caught in your teeth. Makes a squeaking sound when you eat it.
Effect: When this candy is eaten, you may increase the word-count of the post that this candy was consumed in by +200 Words. A maximum of 3 'Black Licorice Bats' may be eaten per character.
Value: $50

Creepy Capsule Prize! [d35]
1-2: 1 Tissue (Removes the status effect 'Impaired Eyesight' when used; Consumable)
3-4: 1 Black Licorice Bat
5-6: 2 Windmill Shuriken with the attribute 'Lesser Affliction [bleeding; 10]'
7-8: 2 Liquid Viperfang Venoms.
9: 1 Golden Kunai. (Made of solid gold. May be sold for 150 Ryo)
10: 1 Level 10, Medium Weapon with Parry; Rank I (Reaper's Sickle)
11-12: 2 Caltrops; Rank II that also afflict the status effect 'Poisoned; 10' for 1 turn.
13-14: 2 Ninja Wire; Rank II that also afflict the status effect 'Slow' for 1 turn.
15-16: 2 Flash Bombs; Rank II that also afflict the status effect 'Dizzy' for 1 turn.
17-18: 15 Senbon that have a +5% chance to hit. (replaces their base effect)
19: 1 Head-Armor that grants +80 Defense [screaming Pumpkin Mask]
20: 1 Luck Sutra (Effect: May be used before any 100-sided dice roll, must be referenced when making the roll. Treat the outcome of that roll as if it were naturally +20; Consumable)
21-22: 2 Explosive Tags; Rank II that also afflict the status effect 'Numb' for 1 turn.
23-24: 1 Bleeding Sugar Skull
25-26: 1 'Soldier Pill; Rank II' that also has the effects of a 'Shotrun Pill; Rank I'.
27-28: 1 Tsukimi Dango (Acts a Blood Increasing Pill; Rank II that also increases Chakra and Stamina by 10% of their total.)
29: 1 Transport Scroll (Effect: May be used to reduce any 1 travel post requirement to 5 words; Consumable)
30: 2 Kite Shuriken that deal fire element damage and afflict the status effect 'Scorched' for 2 turns.
31-32: 2 Milk Chocolate Shurikens
33-34: 1 Hachinin Plushie (Roll 1d8 to determine the Plushie)*.
35: 1 Back Armor that grants +80 Speed [Leather Bat Wings]

 

 

* - 1: Kouta, 2: Haruyuki, 3: Korin, 4: Hakkai, 5: Warrusu, 6: Syaoran, 7: Yatako, 8: Raz