Familiar Weight
[ Return to Game Mechanics ] Familiar Weight is the measure of a familiar's experience level and is expressed in pounds. Generally, a familiar with a higher weight is more effective.
In most cases, the base amount of a familiar's weight is a function of its combat experience. Without experience modifiers, familiars gain one point of experience for each combat victory spent as your active familiar. The base weight (without Familiar Equipment or effects) of a familiar is equal to the square root of its experience (weight = experience1/2) with the minimum weight possible being 1 lb and the maximum being 20 lbs. In other words, a familiar gains a pound at 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 256, 289, 324, 361, and 400 experience.
There are a few familiars that make all of those rules generalizations. The Inflatable Dodecapede is most effective at lighter weights. The Stocking Mimic gains weight only from consuming candies, or from combats with a particular familiar item equipped, and has a maximum of 100 pounds. The Homemade Robot gains no weight from combats, only from parts added, and also has a maximum of 100 pounds. The Ghost of Crimbo Carols, Ghost of Crimbo Cheer and Ghost of Crimbo Commerce all share experience with each other while having a maximum of 40 pounds.
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Familiar Experience Modifiers
Normally, after a successful combat, your familiar earns one experience point. This can be accelerated by the following enchantments:
Bonuses From Equipment
Item | Slot | Bonus | Prereqs & Costs |
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giant yellow hat | Hat | +1 | 47 Mox |
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gnawed-up dog bone | Weapon (1H) | +1 | 20 Mus |
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chalk chain | Accessory | +1 | ||
ring | Accessory | +0, +1, or +2 |
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Legendary Regalia of the Chelonian Overlord | Outfit (hat, 1h weap, pants, acc) | +1 |
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moveable feast | Fam equip | +1 |
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tiny fly glasses | Fam equip | +1 |
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flaming familiar doppelgänger | Fam Equip | +1-2 |
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Unkillable Skeleton's breastplate | Shirt | +1 |
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Mayflower bouquet | Fam Equip | +3 |
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tiny plastic Dolph Bossin | Accessory | +1 |
Bonuses From Effects
Effect | Bonus | Source (Type) |
Duration | Prereqs & Costs |
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Blue Swayed | +10 (↓) | pulled blue taffy (potion) | 10 turns | Libram of Pulled Taffy |
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Warm Shoulders | +5 | shoulder-warming lotion (potion) | 20 turns |
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Video... Games? | +5 | defective Game Grid token | 5 turns | Use of token |
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bowl of Tastee-Wheet™ |
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A Girl Named Sue | +5 | Consult about Susie at Fortune Teller | 100 turns |
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Big Smile of the Platypus | +5 | Gaze at the Stars (sometimes) | 20 turns |
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2 Hearts, 1 Mind | +3 | essential cameraderie [sic] (potion) | 50 turns |
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Three Days Slow | +3 | 6-character hat (e.g. oil cap) at Tea Party | 30 turns |
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Smile of the Platypus | +3 | Gaze at the Stars (sometimes) | 20 turns |
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Brother Corsican's Blessing | +2 | Brother Corsican at the Deep Fat Friars | 20 turns | Finished Friars' Quest |
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Green Tongue | +2 | green snowcone (potion) | 20 turns | Tome of Snowcone Summoning |
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Black Tongue | black snowcone (potion) |
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Hip to the Jive | +2 | Hot Socks at Speakeasy | 50 turns |
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Voting Booth local initiative | +2 | Voting Booth | All day | Voting Booth access |
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Curiosity of Br'er Tarrypin | +1 | Curiosity of Br'er Tarrypin (TT buff) | Totem-based |
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Heart of White | +1 | white candy heart (potion) | 10 turns | Libram of Candy Heart Summoning |
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(Passive) | +1/6 | Testudinal Teachings (skill) | Always |
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Ways to grant familiar experience mid-combat:
- love song of icy revenge (used as combat item): variable
- Fire off a Roman Candle with little box of fireworks: +2 (sometimes)
- Frumious Bandersnatch only, without Ode to Booze active:
- Saucestorm, Wave of Sauce, or Cannelloni Cannon: +1
- Stuffed Mortar Shell (usable 1x/combat): +2
Ways to grant familiar experience outside of combat entirely:
- Ghost Dog Chow (potion): +20
- respected companion biscuit (potion): +1
Familiars may also gain experience at the Arena; all of the "per adventure" bonuses that can be used in the arena increase experience there.
A familiar in a Crown of Thrones or Buddy Bjorn also gains one experience per kill, but does not benefit from any of the items or effects listed above (this includes equipping the enthroned familiar with an item like the tiny fly glasses). Familiars that don't gain weight from combats don't gain weight in the Throne.
Finally, one of the Voting Booth's local initiatives gives an experience penalty of -2 Fam Exp/Fight.
Familiar Weight Modifiers
The following is a comprehensive list of all equipment and effects in the game that affect familiar weight, on top of the familiar's base experience. For ease of reference the data is broken down into several tables. As there are a great number of similar items (many pieces of +5 familiar weight equipment and many pieces of +1 familiar weight tiny plastic accessories), the data is shown first in compact form and then in more detailed forms.
For a guide to maximum possible weight, see Maximizing Your Familiar Weight.
One final note: the Comma Chameleon eats familiar-specific equipment and then performs like that familiar for about 40-49 adventures. It gets +5 weight for the duration, even if the eaten equipment does not usually grant weight.
Bonuses
Familiar-fattening items competing for a place on your body (with familiar-specific equipment and tiny plastic junk separated below):
Bonuses From Equipment
Item | Slot(s) | Bonus | Prereqs & Costs |
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Dire Drifter Duds | Outfit (hat, off-hand, pants) | 5 |
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Zombo's skullcap | Hat | 10 |
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crumpled felt fedora | Hat | 10 | 200 Mox |
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shining star cap | Hat | 10 |
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warbear foil hat | Hat | 5 | TT |
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Boris's Helm | Hat | 5 |
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Crown of Thrones | Hat | 5 | ||
fiberglass fedora | Hat | 5 | 40 Mox |
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papier-mitre | Hat | 5 | 20 Mox |
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plexiglass pith helmet | Hat | 5 | 75 Mox |
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Elder Turtle Shell | Hat | 3 |
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Buddy Bjorn | Back Item | 5 | ||
snowpack | Back Item | 5 |
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Stephen's lab coat | Shirt | 5 | 45 Mus |
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Unkillable Skeleton's breastplate | Shirt | 5 |
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Fourth of May Cosplay Saber | Weapon (1H) | 10 | Empathy Chip upgrade |
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ghostly reins | Off-Hand item | 10 | protonic accelerator pack |
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Left-Hand Man action figure | Off-Hand Item | 8 |
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rope | Weapon (1H) | 10 | DoEC draw |
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fouet de tortue-dressage | Weapon (1H) | 10 | TT |
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fish hatchet | Weapon (1H) | 5 |
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party whip | Weapon (1H) | 5 |
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iFlail | Weapon (1H) | 5 | 35 Mox |
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love | Weapon (1H) | 5 | 35 Mox |
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Spelunker's whip | Weapon (1H) | 5 |
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gnawed-up dog bone | Weapon (1H) | 5 | 10 Mus |
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bar whip | Weapon (1H) | 2 | ||
magic whistle | Weapon (1H) | 1 | 27 Mox |
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burning paper crane | Off-Hand item | 10 |
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ghostly reins | Weapon (1H) | +2 | protonic accelerator pack |
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old school flying disc | Off-Hand Item (Shield) | 5 | 200 Mus |
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Ouija Board, Ouija Board | Off-Hand Item (Shield) | 5 | TT |
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Operation Patriot Shield | Off-Hand Item (Shield) | 5 |
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shield of the Skeleton Lord | Off-Hand Item (Shield) | 5 | 50 Mus |
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Wal-Mart snowglobe | Off-Hand item | 5 | 50 Mus |
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bag of unfinished business | Weapon (2H) | 5 | 200 Mox |
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piratical blunderbuss | Weapon (2H) | 5 | ||
repaid diaper | Pants | 15 | 15 Mox |
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Pantogram pants | Pants | 10 |
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Galapagosian Cuisses | Pants | 10 |
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Great Wolf's beastly trousers | Pants | 10 | 100 Mus |
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Greaves of the Murk Lord | Pants | 5 |
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porcelain plus-fours | Pants | 4 | 40 Moxie |
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over-the-shoulder Folder Holder | Accessory | 15 |
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Belt of Loathing | Accessory | 10 | 150 Mox |
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Brutal brogues | Accessory | 8 |
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recovered cufflinks | Accessory | 6 | ||
furry halo | Accessory | 5 | Unarmed | |
bakelite badge | Accessory | 5 | 40 Mys |
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over-the-shoulder Folder Holder | Accessory | 5 | Folder slot |
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terra cotta trousers | Accessory | 5 | 40 Mus |
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BGE tiny plastic toy | Accessory | 3 |
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plastic Duskwalker necklace | Accessory | 3 |
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Pokëmann figurines | Accessory | 3 | ||
Tiny Plastic Familiars | Accessory | 1 |
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Snow Suit | Fam Equip | 20 (↓) |
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astral pet sweater | Fam Equip | 10 | Choice of astral equipment |
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sugar shield | Fam Equip | 10 |
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amulet coin | Fam Equip | 10 |
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luck incense | Fam Equip | 10 |
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muscle band | Fam Equip | 10 |
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Razor fang | Fam Equip | 10 |
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shell bell | Fam Equip | 10 |
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smoke ball | Fam Equip | 10 |
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fuzzy polar bear ears | Fam Equip | 5 |
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ittah bittah hookah | Fam Equip | 5 |
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little box of fireworks | Fam Equip | 5 |
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Loathing Legion helicopter | Fam Equip | 5 |
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Mayflower bouquet | Fam Equip | 5 |
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miniature goose mask | Fam Equip | 5 |
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moveable feast | Fam Equip | 5 |
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Most familiar specific equipment | Fam Equip | 5 |
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Panda outfit | Fam Equip | 5 |
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plastic pumpkin bucket | Fam Equip | 5 |
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tiny glowing red nose | Fam Equip | 5 |
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toddler-sized Dragon Costume | Fam Equip | 5 |
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Lead necklace | Fam Equip | 3 | ||
miniature antlers | Fam Equip | 1-5 |
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serrated proboscis extension | Fam Equip | 20 |
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Familiar-specific equipment
Tiny Plastic Figurines
Free-floating familiar-fattening effects:
Bonuses from Effects
Effect | Bonus | Source (Type) |
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Amphibian Sympathy (passive effect) | 5 | Amphibian Sympathy (skill) | Always |
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Empathy (TT Buff) | 5 | Empathy of the Newt (skill) | Totem-based | 15 MP | |
Leash of Linguini | 5 | Leash of Linguini (skill) | 10 turns | 12 MP | |
Blood Bond | 5 | Blood Bond (skill) | 10 turns | 30 MP |
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Chorale of Companionship (AT Buff) | 10 | Chorale of Companionship (10x-daily skill) | Accordion-based | AT (caster), Level 15 (recipient); 50 MP (caster), AT song slot |
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recording of Chorale of Companionship (potion) | 20 turns | AT song slot | |||
Meteor Showered | 20 | Meteor Shower (5x-daily combat skill) | 1 turn | Meteor Lore; use of skill (limit: 5x/day) |
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Chow Downed | 5 | Zombie Chow (skill) | 10 turns |
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(Moon Sign) | 5 | The Platypus (moon sign) | Ascension | Choice of moon sign | |
Pajama Party | 10 | ratskin pajama pants (rollover pants slot) | 40 turns |
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Spirit of Galactic Unity | 10 | Spacegate scientist's insignia (rollover acc) | 30 turns | 75 Mus |
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Spacegate military insignia (rollover acc) | 75 Mys | ||||
Billiards Belligerence | 5 | Playing Aggressively at Pool Table (thrice-daily boon) | 10 turns |
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A Girl Named Sue | 5 | Consulting about Susie at Fortune Teller (once-daily boon) | 100 turns | VIP Fortune Teller access |
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Open Heart Surgery | 10 | L.O.V. Emergency Room NC | 50 turns | LOV Tunnel access |
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Puzzle Champ | 20 | Witchess Set | 25 turns | Witchess Set |
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familiar.enq | 5 | Source Terminal Enquiry | 50 turns | Source Terminal |
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You Can Really Taste the Dormouse | 5 | 24-character hat at the Tea Party | 30 turns |
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Optimist Primal | 5 | Drum Circle at the Arena | 20 turns | Arena quest completed as hippy |
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Happy Salamander | 3 | Clan Radio | 10 turns | Access to clan with a Radio |
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ChibiChanged™ | 5 | ChibiBuddy™ | 5+ turns | ChibiBuddy™ (on) |
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Video... Games? | 5 | defective Game Grid token | 5 turns | defective Game Grid token |
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bowl of Tastee-Wheet™ |
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Down With Chow | 10 | tempura broccoli | 20 turns |
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Sugar-Frosted Pet Guts | 5 | Strix stix | 40 turns |
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Souper Vengeful | 3 | turtle soup | 10 turns |
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Thanksgetting | X | candied sweet potatoes | 20 turns per item |
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green bean casserole | |||||
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cranberry cylinder | |||||
thanksgiving turkey | |||||
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mashed potatoes | |||||
warm gravy | |||||
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Thanksgot | 2 | Thanksgetting (enchantment degradation) | Variable | All turns of Thanksgetting |
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All Is Forgiven | 10 | Amnesiac Ale | 30 turns |
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Christmessy | 5 | mentholated wine | 20 turns |
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Wassailing You | 5 | Feliz Navidad | 40 turns |
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Hip to the Jive | 10 | Hot Socks at the Speakeasy | 50 turns |
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Turkey-Friendly | 5 | Friendly Turkey | 25 turns |
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Smart Drunk | 20 | vintage smart drink | 1 turn |
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Toothy Grin | 5 | Jack-O-Lantern beer | 30 turns |
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Crimbeau'd | 10 | Crimbeau de toilette | 50 turns |
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The Inquisitor's Unknown Effect | 10 | The Inquisitor's unidentifiable object | 100 turns |
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Party on Your Skin | 5 | Party-in-a-Can™ | 50 turns |
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Cute Vision | 5 | cute mushroom | 50 turns |
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Heavy Petting | 5 | Knob Goblin pet-buffing spray | 30 turns |
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Boxing Day Glow | 5 | body spradium | 100 turns |
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Joy | 10 | abstraction: joy | 50 turns |
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Beastly Flavor | 3 | beastly paste | 10 turns |
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Gleam-Inducing | 5 | gleaming oyster egg | 50 turns |
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Cold Hearted | 10 (↓) | love song of icy revenge (potion) | 5 turns | Item Loss |
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Blue Swayed | 5 (↓) | pulled blue taffy (potion) | 10 turns | Item Loss |
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She Ate Too Much Candy | 25 (↓) | prunets (potion) | 5 turns | Item Loss |
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Robot Friends | 20 | silver face paint (potion) | 1 turn | Item Loss | |
Over-Familiar With Dactyls | 5 | Friendliness Beverage (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Man's Worst Enemy | 5 | disintegrating spiky collar (potion) | 10 turns | Item Loss |
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Work For Hours a Week | 5 | Daily Affirmation: Work For Hours a Week (potion) | 100 turns | Item Loss |
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Spookyravin' | 10 | Stephen's secret formula (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Healthy Green Glow | 10 | irradiated pet snacks (potion) | 10 turns | Item Loss |
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Human-Fish Hybrid | 10 | Gene Tonic: Fish (potion) | 30 turns | Item Loss |
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Human-Machine Hybrid | 5 | Gene Tonic: Construct (potion) | 30 turns | Item Loss |
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Kindly Resolve | 5 | resolution: be kinder (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Loyal Tea | 5 | cuppa Loyal tea (potion) | 30 turns | Item Loss |
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Sweet Incentive | 5 | sugar bunny (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Warm Shoulders | 5 | shoulder-warming lotion (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Shrimpin' Ain't Easy | 5 | shrimp cocktail (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Green Tongue | 5 | green snowcone (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Black Tongue | black snowcone (potion) |
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Heart of Green | 3 | green candy heart (potion) | 10 turns | Item Loss |
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Bestial Sympathy | 3 | half-orchid (potion) | 10 turns | Item Loss |
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Whole Latte Love | 10 | gingerbread spice latte (potion) | 30 turns | Item Loss |
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Unbarking Dogs | 10 | dog ointment (potion) | 20 turns | Item Loss |
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Squirming Like a Toad | 5 | powdered toad horn (potion) | 10 turns | Item Loss |
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Crocodile Tear | 10* | temporary teardrop tattoo (potion) | 15 turns |
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Greased-Up Familiar | 5 | sea grease (potion) | 40 turns |
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Bureaucratized | 10 | Path of the Mole (~12 advs) at Mt. Molehill | 20 turns |
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Phairly Pheromonal | 4 | Seaside Megalopolis | 20 turns |
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extremely well-fed | 10 | moveable feast | 20 combat turns | Use of boon |
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Penalties
Note that the weight decrease of the three Bad Moon effects does not stack (but the attribute bonuses do).
Source | Source Type | Penalty | Duration | Cost | Prereq | Notes |
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rat head balloon | Fam Equip | -3 | Equipped | Slot | ||
das boot | Fam Equip | -10 | Equipped | Slot |
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little bitty bathysphere | Fam Equip | -20 | Equipped | Slot |
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Drunkula's wineglass | Off-Hand Item | -30 | Equipped | Slot | 100 Mys |
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Animal Exploiter | Effect | -50% | 10 turns | 1x adv | Bad Moon | |
Once Bitten, Twice Shy | Effect | -50% | 10 turns | 1x adv | Bad Moon | |
Scent of a Kitchen Elf | Effect | -50% | 10 turns | 1x adv | Bad Moon |
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See Also
Dressing Up | |
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Maximizing | |
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