Strung-Up Quartet

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Strung-Up Quartet

In a dusty corner of the Haunted Ballroom, you see a disturbing sight. Four ghostly figures hanging from ghostly nooses from a (non-ghostly) chandelier.

Looking more closely, you see that the strung-up figures are holding stringed instruments -- two violins, a viola, and a cello. How ghoulishly appropriate!

The figure in the lead suddenly looks at you, eyebrows raised. He's evidently waiting for instructions. What will you tell him?

You say "Play 'Provare Compasione Per El Sciocco (Allegro Con Brio)' please." The quartet begins to play a lively, saucy song. The classical music version of a mosh pit breaks out in the Ballroom.

(Increases Monster Level by +5)

You say "Play 'Sono Un Amante Non Un Combattente (Andante)' please." The quartet begins to play a mellow, relaxing tune. The cello and violin delicately intertwine like a pair of overfed anacondas.

(Decreases Combat Frequency by 5%)

You say "Play 'Le Mie Cose Favorite (Presto Non Troppo)' please." The quartet begins to play a lovely waltz, fast but not too fast. Your mind fills with images of bright copper kettles, soft woolen mittens, and brown paper packages tied up with string.

(Increases Item Drops by 5%)

• If the quartet is not playing music:

"I'm really not in the mood for any music," you say. "Maybe later."

• If the quartet was playing music:

"Maybe you guys should take a break. Y'know, have a snack, stretch your necks... I mean... your legs. Stretch your legs."

Embarrassed, you shuffle off.

Occurs in The Haunted Ballroom.

[edit] Notes

• Choosing a song that is already being played does not consume an Adventure and results in the message:

"You guys are doing fine," you say. "Just keep playing what you've been playing."

• The chosen effect works everywhere (not just in the Spookyraven Manor) and lasts as long as the quartet is playing the song (until the song is changed or it is requested that they stop). The effect continues through rollover but not through ascension.
• Receiving this adventure removes it from the possible adventures in the Ballroom for 19 turns. That is, for the next 19 turns, any non-combat adventures received in the Ballroom will be the Curtains adventure, and not this one. After that period of time, this adventure returns as a possible adventure, meaning there is a 50% chance of getting it with each non-combat received. However, queue effects will often raise the encounter rate to much higher than the base 50%.

[edit] References

• Song 1 translates to "Show Pity For The Fool," which resembles the catch phrase of Mr. T, "I pity the fool." Note that the title is rather poor Italian; a better title would have been "Provare compassione per lo sciocco."
• Song 2 translates to "I'm a Lover, not a Fighter"; a title without spelling errors would be: "Sono un amante, non un combattente."
• Song 3 translates to "My Favorite Things," a song from the famous musical The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Bright copper kettles, warm woolen mittens, and brown paper packages tied up with string are all things mentioned in the song. "Le mie cose favorite" is not wrong, exactly, but a native Italian speaker would have said "Le mie cose preferite" or "Le cose che preferisco."
• This adventure may be a reference to The String Quartet Tribute in which they make tributes to popular bands, with the albums usually being "Strung-Out on (Band name)."