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The air delivered a cool breeze on this dark night. The distant sounds of laughs were sprinkled throughout the sky. Several ghosts flew throughout the air, all coming back to circle the top of one mansion in particular. The mansion had seen better days as it was missing some guard-railings and a few windows were shattered along with some other needed household repairs. From inside, a faint blue light could be seen, pulsing at random intervals, almost like a flame. Cackling came from above, no doubt from the now aggressive spirits that haunted the manor. If one were to look up, they would see that the Dark Moon was still intact, maybe a bit more dull due to the weather but shining as bright as normal. Something else was at work here.

PAC-MAN slowly approached the dark mansion, mouth slightly agape at the size of it. It was quite the sight, more than anything he could ever build. He silently stood outside the iron gate, looking in at the monstrosity of a house. Meanwhile, the ghost gang poofed in sight. Their pixel bodies hummed around in the air, taking sharp turns as the flew about. They were noticeably more active tonight, whether that be from the Dark Moon's effects or that they were among their own kin, Pac couldn't tell. They had been acting rather strange lately. Only around the stroke of midnight would they begin to be rowdy, bugging him more often than usual. He didn't see anything strange about it though as he always had known them to be mischievous so he played along with it. Never would he have thought that he would end up befriending the ones who attacked him the majority of his life. "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer," he humored.

He tightened his grip on the power pellet he was holding. The small white ball in his hand had been his go-to weapon all these years. Seems like just yesterday that he began this whole game. Of course, with the task of everyday life being his main occupant, there wasn't much need for ghost-busting. At least, he thought. Pac took a small glance behind him. No one here yet. Those little pink guys said someone would be coming along to help. "The best we know," they said. He was looking forward to this.

[TartoonHand94]

Down the path from the house, a dusty old pipe stood stoutly where a well should be. From deep within, the echoes of moaning and groaning began to surface. It wasn’t moaning, it was humming. And the humming voice sounded vaguely Italian, and not so vaguely familiar.
“Oho boy! I’m-a can’t believe I’m-a get to go on another mission with-a the one and the only Pac-Man!” Luigi fanboyed to himself as he made his way up to the exist of the pipe.
“I wonder what-a we gonna do first: Fruit harvesting? Kart racing? Play a puzzle game?”

Upon emerging from the pipe, it became all too obvious what they were going to do.
“…Bust-a ghosts. Of a course.” Luigi sighed wistfully.
“Guy vacuums a haunted house one-a time…okay two-a times, and suddenly he’s not-a plumber anymore.”
But as much as Luigi would love to just head back down the pipe and go home where it was safe, he couldn’t. First of all, it was a long way back home, but on the other hand, this was still a chance to work with Pac-Man! The original ghost buster! His star shines even brighter than Mario’s! There’d be so much he could learn!

Now where was Pac-Man? The sooner he found him, the sooner they can get on with the mission and the sooner Luigi could start the long way back home where it was safe. Luigi surveyed the dark moonlit surroundings for any giant yellow balls.

“Ello? P-Pac M-man?” Luigi called out with a trembling voice. Not seeing any sign of him in the immediate vicinity, Luigi did the unthinkable: He climbed out of the pipe to look for him. One would think after traversing so many spooky locales that Luigi would grow accustomed to and not as afraid of them. One would be wrong.
The ghostly cackling in the sky made nothing easier for the yellow bellied man in green. The sight of the ghosts circling above the mansion gave Luigi every reason to turn around and dive back down the pipe. But surely enough, a bright yellow sphere was waiting at the gate.

“M-Mister Pac Man!” Luigi hailed in relief, running up to Pac-Man to either give him a hug or jump into his arms for protection. He was saved from this potential awkward greeting by his own clumsiness: He tripped and fell on his face before he could reach him.



Luigi
Damage: 0%
Status: Embarassing pratfall.

[Deleted]

The pixelated ghost each turned around one by one to view the green man laying before them. They became spooked and vanished.

Pac turned around in confusion to see a familiar face. One that him a bit shocked but nonetheless glad to see. He offered a hand up before standing back up and looking him over. The poor guy looked as if he was shaking in his boots, or actually he may have been. This didn't seem like the kind of place Luigi would be comfortable coming to as the last he had saw him he was rather nervous about things. Those pink bombs back at the Sphere though said he was the best that they knew. He sure knew what he was doing then and Pac was glad to have him along. That and he was one of the few people he actually knew in the Sphere. Probably couldn't hurt to catch up on things sometime.

The arcade man looked up at the sky where the ghosts were swarming over the manor. A few puckish laughs left him followed by a string of upbeat 'wakas' to Luigi. The language surely went over his head but it didn't seem to phase Pac. He tossed around the power pellet in his hands for a bit as he kept a playful smirk on his face. The ghost around here didn't seem like anything he was used to but nothing a few pellets couldn't fix. They're ghost after all so it should work, plus with Luigi along this shouldn't be much trouble. He was sure of it.

Gesturing to the door behind him with a thumbs-up over his shoulder, he nodded his head backwards towards, giving Luigi a cue to follow. Pac took a moment to grip the gate and push it open. It complied with a loud creak. He quietly made his way through the garden, following along the stepping stones that led to the dark porch. Another creak greeted him as he walked up to the front doors. He took a glance behind him to make sure Luigi was keeping up with him and that he didn't lose him. The gloomy manor should have been all the more familiar to the green-clad plumber.

[TartoonHand94]

Luigi pulled his nose out of the ground to find a familiar boxing glove reaching down to help him up.
Both star-struck and embarrassed at the same time, Luigi sheepishly accepted.

“T-hank-a you.” Luigi hiccupped as he brushed his overalls off and straightened his cap. Looking up at the sky along with Pac-Man Luigi flinched at the sight of the ghosts swarming the manor. It was a pretty familiar sight to Luigi, but not familiar enough for its effects on him to wear off. But not wanting to show fear in the face of his idol, Luigi nervously tried to laugh along with him.
Either Luigi hit his head harder than he thought, or Pac-Man was trying to talk to him. Unfortunately, only able to guess what Pac-Man was saying, Luigi nodded in agreement anyway.
A couple of spoiled spooks were no match for a pair of OG Ghostbusters, right?

“Okidoki. I’m-a right behind you.” Luigi dutifully saluted, following Pac-Man through the garden. Only Luigi would notice something different about his tiptoeing: his knees Weren’t chattering like castanets!
Pac-Man’s confidence had a positive effect on Luigi. This whole mission didn’t seem so bad anymore, having someone to explore the haunted mansion by his side for a change.

[PacAttack]

TartoonHand94

Creeeeak....

You are now in: Entrance

Pac stepped inside the manor with Luigi following alongside him.  He took a deep breath in then exhaled.  It had been a looooong time since he had been back in this line of work.  He wanted to savor every last taste of it.  

The inside of the first room looked like it hadn't taken much damage from the explosion.  The two suits of armor stood still in the room, rusted, upholding the once code of chivalry as the held tightly onto their weapons.  There were the shattered porcelain on the floor scattered about the two's feet in small amounts from what used to be a vase that stood nearby.  Photos and paintings from the wall had also joined, some laying still on the floor face up while others frames had been broken.  The air was cold.  Cold and dead.  There was a little breeze coming in from the fronts doors but--

SLAM!

A sudden gust of wind had picked up behind the two, scooting them forward and slamming the manor doors behind them.  The chandelier above chimed loudly as the light inside the room quickly died out, bringing the room and the vision level to a pitch black.  The tinkling of the chandelier slowed down until to let out a few chimes then none.  It was dead silent in there aside from perhaps the two's breathing. 

Pac looked back to catch the door slam. This was certainly not the welcome he was expecting but he kept his spirit up.  He kept a strong look upon his face, having a slight smirk, and juggled the pellet around in his hand a bit.  These certainly seemed to be the more dramatic type than what he was used to.  They even decided to roll out the welcome mat for them.  Wait, something did hit his foot causing him to stumble back into the wall behind him.  The impact made an audible thud and caused some remaining frames to rattle.  A small waka of confusion came from the dark in return.  He tried to pat around the room an attempt to gain his bearings but unfortunately he hadn't seen enough to gain any sort of grounding.  It wasn't much used but he continued to pat his way around in the dark.

After a bit however, a small light began to grow from the doors guarded by statues.  The light was a pin-prick of green before growing to illuminate a good portion of the room.

A green ghost had popped his head through the door to see what the commotion was.  It's white eyes scanned the room from left to right looking over the two.  The head went back vanished back into the door for a second before looking back out and recognizing the green guy.  He looked sorta...  A shocked look crossed the ghost's face before it violently pulled itself through the door and howled.  Two more ghosts pulled their bodies through the same door and began to swarm around it.

"Well if it ain't the old scaredy cat!"  One of the three cackled pointing at the plumber.  "Came back to door more cleaning of our place?  You did such a terrible job last time.  It took us years to get the dust and cobwebs right!"  The second added in, its voicing spiking in anger.  "Hopefully the doctor gave you some better gear to vacuum with.  If not, I'm sure we have a mop that would look just about as wooden as you did last time," the last one said, waving a hand over it's face to change into a still expression of fear before dropping it and laughing to where the previous two joined in.  

PAC-MAN had watched the ghosts heckle Luigi with crossed arms.  He tapped his boot on the ground in a rapid fashion once they were done.  A small bit of irritation had risen up in him causing his smile to morph into a bit of a scowl.  The ghosts hadn't noticed him at first but one of them tapped the other two on the shoulder.

"Eh, who's this?  You brought someone along to hold your hand?"
"What's he supposed to be?  A walking cheese-wheel?"
"I wonder if he frightens as easy as he does..."  

The three turned to themselves in a short look of debate...

Wasting no time, the power pellet was tossed into the air before landing into the yellow maw with a loud 'wakop'.  There was no chewing of sorts, it was just downed into it.  The light in the room slowly changed from that of green, to cyan, to a deep shade of blue.

"Huh?"
"What gives?"
"WHY AM I BLUE?!"

A smile returned to the mouth's face before turning to Luigi and winking.  Time to take advantage of the confusion! 


Pac pulled out a heap of pellets and threw them out towards the ghosts like he was getting ready to bowl.


ootHcSA7p_1d20 +0 = 2 (Pellet trail deals 15-- Oh who am I kidding that was awful.)

((Luigi!  You can take advantage of the confusion and strike first!))

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PAC-MAN
Status:  Feelin' young again!

1d20

[TartoonHand94]

Gloomy Manor. Luigi always figured if he had ever come back to this place it would be too soon. The first room looked just as he had remembered it, except it was a total mess. So yeah, exactly how he remembered it. What a shame--that was a nice vase too. “N-not exactically the Pac-a-Maze, but…uhm-a…” Luigi shrugged, forcing a smile and trying his best to strike up some banter before realizing he had no follow up.
“BUTITSANAMAZINGPLACETOGETLOSTINANDCALLHOME!!!” Luigi babbled in a rapid-fire scream of terror as the everything went dark around him. It was dead silent as well as deathly cold now…except for the plumbers heavy breathing, either from fear or from catching his breath after that lengthy sentence.

“P-P-P-Pac-a-Man?” Luigi felt around in the dark for his team-mate. He confused Waka only did so much to help. What he found instead was a little green light, that illuminated into a…
“Uh oh…” He winced, knowing exactly what it was.

Luigi scooted back to join Pac-Man against the wall as the three ghosts ganged up on and mocked him. Pulling his cap down over his eyes and trembling in a fetal position, the poor plumber did not do much to contradict the scaredy cat name.
That is, until he heard the tapping of Pac-Man’s foot over the sound of his own shivering. That’s right! He wasn’t alone and outnumbered this time, and he Did have an even better Poltergust this time.
“Ay!” Luigi piped up, offended by the cheese wheel remark on Pac-Man’s behalf. He climbed back up to his feet just in time for the room to change mood lighting. Was what was going on what he thought was going on?
“Okidoki!” Luigi replied Pac-Man’s wink with a hopeful smile.

Knowing a punch a kick or a good old-fashioned stomp wasn’t going to be enough to threaten a ghost, Luigi reached into his pocket and pulled out something that could.
A Fireball? That’s how you burn gasses, right? With the help of a Fire Flower, Luigi flung a few Fire Balls at the Phantoms to stun them with the bright flash of light they provide.

(5wWslrrWp_1d20+2 Luigi's Fire Ball @ Ghost A; Does 4% Damage and inflicts Burn Status)
(p_1d20+2 Luigi's Critical Fire Ball @ Ghost B; Does 6% Damage and inflicts Burn Status)
(p_1d20+2 Luigi's Fire Ball @ Ghost C; Does 4% Damage and inflicts Burn Status)

While the trio were distracted, Luigi pulled on the Real monkey wrench in his toolkit, the Poltergust!
“Say ‘Ello to my brand-a new friend!” Clicking the handle like a firearm, Luigi took aim at the nearest ghost and pushed the R Button, attempting to suck it up.

(p_1d20+3 Luigi's Poltergust Suction @ Ghost A)
(p_1d20+3 Luigi's Poltergust Suction @ Ghost B)
(p_1d20+3 Luigi's Potergust Suction @ Ghost C)

Luigi
Damage: 0%
50/50 Shield
Status: Sucking

1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3

[PacAttack]

3HXLYpCsp_1d20 (Ghost dodged Pac)

Pac slammed into the wall behind the ghost as it narrowly whipped itself aside.  He pulled himself back together, getting up off the floor.  A frame fell onto his head, causing him to turn and look at the circular dent he left in the wall.

p_1d20(Ghost A fireball dodge)
p_1d20(Ghost B fireball dodge)
p_1d20(Ghost C fireball dodge)

With the three confused over the sudden palette swap, they had a hard time seeing the approaching flames.  The third jumped behind his ghostly brethren while they got scorched by the fire.

p_1d20 (Ghost A poltergust dodge)
p_1d20(Ghost B poltergust dodge)
p_1d20(Ghost C poltergust dodge.  Done spilling my bag of D20s everywhere.)

Luigi's ghost vac caught two in it's vortex.  They wailed and attempted to grab out at the free one before spiraling down into the head of the poltergust. Clunking around into the machine where they lay trapped.  The remaining greenie, still blue and feeling like such, floated back before flying into the doors from which they had came.  

Pac walked over to Luigi and gave the vacuum a tilted look.  He had no idea how he had managed to suck up the ghost with a back-pack vacuum cleaner.  Where did they go?  Were they stuck in the dust-bag?  Couldn't they phase out?  Results were results, though.  Pac gave him a thumbs up before looking over at the door where the ghost had flown through.  The power pellet lasted a little longer so he was hoping he could get a taste for the one that fled.  Giving Luigi a follow hand-motion, Pac pushed opened the doors to the hall and stepped in.

PAC-MAN
Status: Hungry.


Ghost A (Greenie): KO. Ready to be framed.
Ghost B (Greeniee):  5% with BURN.  Also fleeing!
Ghost C (Greeny): KO. Ready to be framed.

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Ghosts captured: 2/20

1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20

[TartoonHand94]

“Ehup-Oof!” With twin paranormal popping sounds, Luigi’s Poltergust was packed with the first two ghosts of the mission. Recovering from the recoil, Luigi fixed his hat just in time to spy the left over blue Greenie escaping through the doors. Oh no! It got away! …Oh well.
“Oho Yes!” Luigi pumped his fist for what he considered a job well done anyway.

“Eh? What? Wh-what is it?” Luigi self-consciously looked about himself, hopping he hadn’t accidentally sat in something. “Oh this?” He asked, pointing over his shoulder at the machine on his.
“Why this is-a the Poltergust Three-no-Five Thousand-hold on…” Luigi scratched his head trying to remember which model this was. “Oh of-a-course, it’s-a the Poltergust G-00!” He posed showingly, turning around to model it for Pac-Man. If he were to look closer at the green cylinder prominently featured on it, Pac-Man might notice the green gelatinous substance inside was moving!
“It’s-a vacuum invented by Professor E. Gadd for sucking up the ghosties!” He bragged as he twirled the suction nozzle in his hand. “Pretty cool, eh?-Owie!” He rubbed his nose upon accidentally hitting it.

“Ay, don’t-a worry about what happened, I know you were Framed~! Yahaha hah…eh…” He could only cough sheepishly at his admittedly lame pun. “Let-a me get that for-a you.” He tried to play it off by pulling the frame off him.

No sooner than Luigi had done this was Pac-Man already after the remaining ghost.
“Eh? Oh right. We got-a job to do.” He winced before shaking his head and slapping his cheeks. Reminding himself that he was armed with the Poltergust G-00, Luigi galloped behind Pac-Man into the next room, hoping for another chance to show it off for him.

Luigi
Damage: 0%
50/50 Shield
Status: Sucking at Puns

[PacAttack]

You are now in: Guard Hall

Opening up the doors would lead to a long hall lined with knight statues.  They remained up-right, holding their weaponry with the utmost stature.  The moonlight from outside seeped in from the windows adjacent to the knights.  Some were cracked emulating the cobwebs around them. They let in a bit of howl from the wind every now and again.  

Pac huffed as the ghost wasn't in the room.  That was the last power pellet he had.  It he couldn't find where it was now it would wear off and go to waste.  More than that, they were darn tasty and he just ate the last one.  He hadn't the slightest idea where he would find another anywhere around here.  He placed an orange mitt on his noggin and rubbed it a bit.  Now where did he get off too...

Walking a bit more forward, the two knights surrounding them would begin to shake.  A flicker of light would emit from the helmet's visor and the statues had began to animate.  They raised their weapons, sword and spear, and swung down upon the duo.

Wtda8DtIp_1d20 (Knight initiative)


((Luigi! Pac!  Roll a 14 or higher in order to dodge the approaching 10%!))

p_1d20 (Pac it up, man.)

PAC-MAN was caught off guard by the sudden attack and got slashed across his arm with the spear.  He stumbled back holding his arm.  Better that than being poked in the eye.  He shook it off before holding up his hand where a bright burst of pixels began to take the form of a melon.  Taking the 2D fruit, Pac chucked it the Knights.  With that, he took a step back and got a good footing on the floor.  His feet began to move in place, picking up speed before eventually becoming a blur of red.  He continued on this route, his feet kicking up dust behind him before he zoomed off, tucking in his limbs and bowling towards the duo.

p_1d20+2=18 (Bonusfruit melon, deals 12% with big knockback) 

p_1d20 +1=6 (Aw c'mon.  Charged Rev Roll deals 19% and gets a +1 DEX mod.) 

Guardian Duo
HP: 0/100 


PAC-MAN
Health: 10/155
Shield: 50/50

1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20

[TartoonHand94]

Following Pac-Man into the Guard Hall, Luigi stepped in, Poltergust nozzle drawn like a firearm. A badly aimed firearm by the trembling of his fingers, made clear by the jittering of the flashlight. Much to his relief, however, the light found no ghosts. Only empty suits of knightly armor.

“I’m-a bet I’m-a look pretty tough wearing one of these…” Luigi mused as he wandered in for a closer inspection of the armor. He wouldn’t have been able to make out his reflection in one of their chests if it weren’t for the moonlight seeping in from the windows.

Luigi hoped he could thank the wind seeping in from the windows for his reflection, and the knights began to shake.
“P-Pac-Man? I’m-a no care much f-for pointy objects…!” Luigi backed away from the armor as they began to animate and lift up their sharp pointy weapons.

(y_jOVIb1p_1d20+3 Luigi's attempt to dodge Knight initiative. Failure. Takes 10% Damage)

Frozen like a deer in reflected moonlight, Luigi was struck by the sword, which latched itself onto his overalls, lifting him up by the straps on the recoil.
“Ah! Nonono No No!” Luigi pleaded, trying to undo the buttons. “These are-a my favorite overalls!”

Needing a faster escape than his buttons could provide, Luigi was inspired by Pac-Man bowling himself into the other knight. He took it upon himself to take the fight to his knight, considering he was already within arms’ reach.

(p_1d20 Luigi's L-Handed Jab @ Guardian Knight; Does 7% Damage)
(p_1d20 Luigi's L-Handed Jab @ Guardian Knight; Does 7% Damage)
(p_1d20 Luigi's Super Jump Punch @ Guardian Knight; Does 17% Damage)
(p_1d20 Luigi's L-Handed Jab @ Guardian Knight; Does 7% Damage)

Luigi
Damage: 10%
50/50 Shield
Status: Fighting Frightful Knights

1d20+3·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20

[PacAttack]

303psF0up_1d20 -2=6(Knight dodging bonus melon, fail.)

p_1d20 -2=11(Knight dodging rev roll, success.)

p_1d20-2=4 (Dodged the L.)

p_1d20-2=18 (Dodged the second L.)

p_1d20-2=15  (Luigi's Super Jump Punch overrides due to crit.)

p_1d20 -2=4  (Took the L.)

Perhaps it was the fact that the 2D fruit wasn't visible from it's angle or it couldn't see it through the visor but the melon smacked into the armor causing it to stumble back, catching it's stance with the butt of the spear on the ground.  It took stance and prepared for the yellow intruder to go on head on.  Lowering it's shield blocked him off and caused him to bounce back.

The armored spirit raised the plumber up and cocked it head ever so slightly to the side as he flailed around.  It was as if it were questioning what he was attempting to do. Not long into the thought Luigi's fist rocketed into the knight and caused a sudden jolt to run through it's platemail.  The knight's arm seized up, causing it to drop hold of the plumber but not before taking another small jab on the way down.  The plates sounded loudly as it attempted to gain composure after the strong blow, leaving a nice dent across the torso from where Luigi had punched it.  

The two continued to push back to two ghost-hunters, not intending on letting them step further into the manor.  The spear-head took a kneel and moved his shield aside and thrust at PAC-MAN, aiming to jab him in the face.  The bladed one looked down to the battle damage across it's chest then to the plumber.  It's neck creaked of aged metal before it raised it's arm up again to slash at the green man.  


p_1d20 +2=15 (Spear strike on Pac! 10% if hit.)

p_1d20+2=3 (Horrible sword slash on Luigi! 10% if hit.)

p_1d20 (Pac dodging the spear strike.)

Boing!  Pac pinballed backward and stuck his legs out to stop his rebound, his red-cherry boots skidding across the floor.  Welp, there went that.  The pointy bit of the pole approached him as he leaned back a bit in a comical manner before leaping up into the air above the pole.  On the way up he slashed his foot at the knight, getting a firm swing at first then lost his airgame a bit, before flipping around on the way back down.


p_1d20(Flip Kick 14%)

p_1d20 (above)

p_1d20 (above)

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Guardian Duo
HP: 36/100



HP: 0/155
Sh: 50/50

1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20

[TartoonHand94]

“Oofies!” Landing on his head with the rest of his body standing erect from the floor, Luigi looked down-rather, up at the knight swinging his blade up-rather, down at him.

(y64gGoClp_1d20+3 Luigi's Dodge of Horrible Sword Slash; Success!)

Luigi flexibly cartwheeled out of the way, just narrowly saving his cap from being sliced in two. Considering he had done more damage to it than it had to him, it felt as though Luigi stood a chance against this guy after all. The Poltergust G-00 would make quick work of this battle if there were a ghost inside. Even if there were, Luigi would have to break through the armored shell if he wanted to get to it anyway. Now what did he have that could do that?... His had did a pretty good job so far.

“Yeeeee-”Twisting his spine and winding up, Luigi stick his fits out and let loose in a plumbing spin cycle, intenting to beat the knight’s armor in with a rapid cycle of punches.
“-Yahoooo!”

(p_1d20+3 Luigi Cyclone @ Guardian Knight; Does 28% Damage)

Stopping the rotation but keeping his momentum, Luigi transferred the energy built up in the opposite direction into his feet and launched himself head first into the center of the knight’s armor. built up energy into his

(p_1d20+3 Luigi's Green Missile @ Guardian Knight; Does 21% Damage)

Luigi
Damage: 10%
50/50 Shield
Status: Flailing and Flinging at a Frightful Knight

1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3

[PacAttack]

AgAHguZCp_1d20-2(Hit for 14)

p_1d20-2(dodged(

p_1d20-2(Hit for 14)

p_1d20-2(Critical fail?  Hit for 28)

p_1d20-2(Critical fail?  Hit for 21)

The spear-knight stumbled back, taking a boot too many and collapsed onto the floor, it's armor loosing it's structure and falling apart.  The swordmaster had turned to look at his fallen brother and got caught off guard by the sudden emerald cyclone that had battered his stature.  It was too much and it collapsed, the top half falling onto the floor and dismantling, leaving the legs standing for a few seconds before toppling over too.  A small wisp of blue smoke emanated from the suits before disappearing.  The fighting spirits had given up and left their physical bodies.

Guardian Duo

KO

Pac landed back down with a plomp.  He leaned over the armor to see if there was anything left but was fruitless.  Bummer.  Had their still been something he wanted a sample.  Did the Mushroom Kingdom's ghosts taste different than his?  Eh, bound to find out eventually.  He tossed a glance over to Luigi to see that his knight was down and it had taken quite the beating. 

You are now in: Foyer

The double doors opened up to a pitch-dark room.  He squinted, his eyes narrowing to see if there was anything to make out.  Outside from the faint rectangle of light that bled in from the hall behind, there wasn't anything of importance beside the floor tiling and a rug.  Pac stuck a boot in the door and wondered.  He had something on him that could help.  Now where did he put it...

A violet candle was pulled out of his pocket and took hold of the gold loop. It ignited the moment he took hold the base.

Spirit Candle is in use!

This item will provide a supernatural light that contains other useful properties.

The flame grows larger in the presence of ghosts, too!

The room was bathed in lavender revealing it to look in need of repair.  Wallpaper peeling, cracked floors tiles and a crystal chandelier decided it couldn't wait for them to arrive before dive-bombing into the floor below.  It's clear pieces scattered along the floor around the frame, shining with catches of the candle light.  Pac waved a hand to Luigi and smiled.  Aside from needing some handyman work, it looked safe. 

Walking further in, there was more to see.  Further back in the middle of the room was a fish fountain.  The water within was long gone with the inactivity of the manor, becoming bone-dry.  Behind that was an aquarium covered up partially with gears on both sides.  The gears obscured the other side somewhat but could be seen with enough focus.  Several vases lined the wall adjacent.  Some cracked and some still containing flora, although long wilted.  Opposite of this side of the room was a portrait on the wall.  It looked odd.  A swirling pattern was painted on it that looped around itself in a confusing manner. 

Upstairs held an overlook of the floor below along with more doors to enter.  A set of double doors led further back into the manor.  If one were to listen closely, you could hear noise on the other side. 

The candle-man walked along the wall of the room starting on the west side, mapping out the room in his head.  It was impressive.  The decor was a bit old for his taste but it was nicely built.  Now, where to start.

Investigation requirements:

Several Vases requires a WIS check of 5 or higher.

Aquarium requires a WIS check of 8 or higher.

Portrait on the Wall requires a WIS check of 10 or higher.

Listening closely requires a WIS check of 14 or higher.

Orrr you can enter another room if you wish. 

PAC-MAN walked over to the aquarium and peered inside...

p_1d20+2(Pac passed aquarium check.  Results will show in next post.)

((You are currently in the Foyer listed on F1.  At any point from here on, unless stated otherwise, you are free to explore the manor.  There may be traps afoot that spring up when you preform certain actions. If a room has been thoroughly explored you may travel through it with no stop.  If a room HAS NOT been explored yet, you must move about them one by one.  So say you want to go to the Garage, you may go through the Guard Hall to the Entrance then the Garage all in one post as the first two rooms stated have been explored.  Be creative and have fun!  Oh yeah, one of the rooms has the secret exit hidden within it.  You'll know it when you see it.))

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Health 145/155

Shield 50/50

Ghosts eliminated: 4/20

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[TartoonHand94]

Landing on his side, Luigi looked up and hastily scooted back out of the way of the collapsing Guardian Knight. Grabbing his Poltergust nozzle and bracing, he was much relieved that instead of the ghosts he was expecting, nothing more but little whips of blue smoke emerged from the inert armor.

“Phew. We did it!” Luigi cheered in victory, hopping up to his feet and doing a little improvised victory dance. “Oh yeah!” Now that that’s done, is it time to head back to the bunker where it’s safe? Sadly no, as Pac-Man lead the way to the next room.

“Hmmm…mmmhmm…uhuh…I’m-a see…” Luigi squinted analytically into the darkness. “Nope, not-a thing but darkness in there. Let’s a go.” He shrugged ready to high tail it home when Pac revealed a Spirit Candle.
“Wowzers… Talk about your fixer uppers…” Luigi scratched his head at the lavender lit room. “We should come-a back and do some renovations on this place… Y’know, during the day? …With the natural sunlight?”

“Eeyaah!” Luigi frantically scrambled out of the way of the falling chandelier to hide behind Pac-Man. Opening a shivering eye to see neither Pac nor himself were hurt, he looked at the shattered remains. “Shiny…” He ogled the way the entire room glittered like a disco as a result.

Unless there were more things to fall on them, like ceiling fans, lighting fixtures or Twomps, Luigi felt safe enough to venture deeper into the room and explore.
Luigi would take a moment to stop and smell the roses... If they weren’t all wilted. But the vases that carried them did look pretty fancy despite being old… They might still be quite valuable!
“I’m-a wonder how many rupees these are worth at-ha-Haa-Choo!” He peeked into a vase before sneezing himself back out of it.

(8D29utW4p_1d20+2 Luigi's inspects Several Vases.)

He sure hoped he didn’t wake up a sleeping Dry Piranha Plant or something.

Luigi
Damage: 10%
50/50 Shield
Status: Is the price right?

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[PacAttack]

Upon investigating the vase, Luigi would find a blue ghost curled up like a snake, currently in a power nap.  That was quickly disturbed by the sound of outside noise and the nosy snooping of one.

"EEeehhhh!"

The hider shrieked as it was startled awake, ruining all that energy it had been mustering up for later. 

((Luigi! You have a +2 mod to your next attack on the hider due to the element of surprise!))

The aquarium was had seen better days.  Algae and grime covered the inside of the glass.  Gray water filled it to nearly the top and no sign of any life was within.  Pac gave a slight frown and cupped his hands to look through it.  It was murky but there looked to be a door on the other side.  He didn't have a way of getting over there at the moment however.  Giving the tank one last look around, he was about to pull back when the water began to move.  A fish couldn't be living in anything like this.  That's what he like to think at least. 

A rush of water slammed into the tank causing Pac to fall onto his bottom and bounce back.  The aquatic specter laughed and pushed it's way through the tank, dripping water onto the floor as it made it's way through.  The floor beneath it was soon covered in a large puddle as it raised an arm up to swipe at the downed victim. 

e2blJTBHp_1d20 (Water Slam on Pac, 10% and inflicts soak.)

p_1d20(Pac's reaction)

p_1d20 (Soaked for 6 turns, wow.)

His reaction speed was to slow as the burst of water sent him sliding back into the fountain.  It took him a moment to catch his footing as his boots squeaked and slid on the water now dripping off of him.  Okay, not a nice way to be caught off guard.  Pac caught his balance and prepared to fight back.

p_1d20+2(Key throw for 15%)

p_1d20(chomp combo for 8%)

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Health 135/155

Shield 50/50

Soaked for 6 turns (-1 DEX mod and 5% DAM bonus to cold and electric)

Hider

Status: Frightened

HP 10/10

Water Elemental

Status: Soaked

HP 40/40

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