The holiday spirit runs rampant in Claus Manor. But the staff have found ways to keep their worlds from turning into yum-nummy-num marshmallows.
Characters with peaking Holiday Spirit can reduce it directly by revealing embarrassing secrets – their Advent Masks.
The Wassailing of Claus Manor also uses a currency system of Ducks to push risky tasks onto other characters.
If you're running the game, be sure to remind players of these as they get into situations where they'd be useful. And if you're playing, feel free to ask to use them!
You’ve constructed masks to hide things about yourself – and often from yourself. Facing these things would surely dampen your seasonal fervor. And that might prove beneficial at times …
When your Holiday Spirit reaches 5, you may reduce it 1 by removing any of these masks:
Over time, staff accumulate authority and favors that allow them to delegate to others – the ability to duck responsibility.
Ducks can be designated by tokens or marks on character sheets. They will often be exchanged between players.
When you use a Duck, these things should happen:
Spend a Duck to suggest to another staff member that their goose is cooked.
If they lean into the risky action you insist on, the entire staff will reduce its Holiday Spirit by 1, including the goosed character.
Insist they take a risky action directly related to:
Each character can be goosed once per session. They may choose to ignore the goose.
When Ducks are used in this way, they are removed from play.