Out of the Crabyss (Over, thank you!)

[HuniPi]

Eat All You Can recently caught a lot of crabs. Like, a lot a lot of crabs. Normally, he could eat all of them but his kids reminded him that it's Winter Market. They managed to guilt convince him into sharing these caught crabs with the rest of the swamp. Which is why he set up this booth to sell them for cheap.

But the booth is bare and Eat All You Can is usually found perusing other kin's booths instead of watching over his own. It's like he's not really trying to sell any crabs. Eventually his kids wrangle him to his booth, where he finally comes clean that Yes. He's eaten them all. I mean with a name of Eat All You Can is it really any wonder?

Still, it's not a total loss. He kept the shells and the chewed up nets he'd used to catch the crabs in the first place. With the help of Appetite and Hot Stuff, though it's mostly his children Whine and Dine and Shellfish Ways, the crabtoma was able to cobble together some rather neat-looking accessories, if he did say so himself.

[HuniPi]

Hello, friend! Would you like to help get rid of the evidence of a certain crabtoma's gluttony? -err, I mean, would you like a neat little crab claw accessory? Eat All You Can promises he has a lot of them available. Like, a lot a lot, so don't worry about him running out. Though he's not entirely sure where the little crab topper came from. There's a lot of them as well, so don't sweat the numbers. You might even think there may be an infestation going on.

You may post up to 3 kin per request, please keep them all in one post. You can post for more once your initial request is completed.

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[size=150]Pinchin' Pretties[/size]
[b]your username[/b] 
[b]kin's uncert[/b] 
[quote="HuniPi"][/quote]

SPECIAL NOTE: For your first time making a request, please roll a d100. For reasons...

Spoiler

[HuniPi]

If a kin were to walk at least thirty minutes away from Eat All You Can's booth, they might stumble across a hidden grotto. If that kin's balance was true and their footing was sure, they would be able to make it past the slippery rocks and kelp-covered ground to reach a cave's mouth. It's dark here, much like the zikwa caverns in the mountains, with the sea water pushing in and out depending on the tides. The water only reaches so far into the cavern before eventually things are merely damp and slightly moist rather than drenched.

The tight squeeze along the passageways makes it an inconvenient den. But the perfect hiding spot.

Hidden deep within this tucked away cave are several dozens of baskets filled with captured crustaceans. Eat All You Can apparently lied. He didn't eat ALL the crabs (not yet at least) and he's been hiding them here this whole time! The crabtoma has been very good about keeping this hidey hole of his a secret, covering his tracks and letting the water wash away any other traces of him.

So where do you come in? It just so happens that this cavern is coincidentally and conveniently in one of those slices of alternate reality. You are not a kin here. You are a crab. And you know what happens to captured crabs: They get eaten.

Well, you're not going to just let that happen, are you? No! You are going to rally the other crabs in these traps. You and the rest of your crustacean brethren are gonna do a prison break!

[HuniPi]

FYIs
[*] You can only win 1 kin and 1 familiar from this booth
[*] Each week will raffle out at least 5 prizes
[*] Participation in this thread (either for the Crabyss or the accessories) can be considered permission to request for a skullmit crab or horseshoe ray for WM bags

Week 1 - Dec 2 to 8
Winners

Spoiler

Kin
wander
Scaramouche Fandango

Familiar
doomsayer
Yuki
Kalahari
Appeal

Week 2 - Dec 9 to 15
Winners

Spoiler

Kin
Gl!tch~
SkylerKarashi

Familiar
rexcorvus
Scaramouche Fandango
Astraea
Nashawryn

Week 3 - Dec 16 to 22
Winners

Spoiler

Kin
doomsayer
Fasti
subducting

Familiar
lilacfishie
Toshiful
wander

Week 4 - Dec 23 to 29
Winners

Spoiler

[HuniPi]

You don't know how much time has passed since the orange totoma caught you all and left you here. You don't know how much time you have left until he comes back to finish you off. Could be hours, could be days. You remember hearing scolding voices, something about making sure a booth is stocked? That everyone's been looking forward to it?

Whatever that is, you know you need to get out of these baskets. Right now. Some of your fellow crabs

It's going to be hard, nigh impossible even to break out of these cages. But what do you have to lose for trying? You look to the other crabs trapped in the same cage as you and they all nod in grim agreement. It's time to prepare.

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So yeah, in this AU, you're all crabs Eat All You Can (or this AU's version of him) caught to eat after Winter Market is over. Out of the Crabyss is all about making your daring escape from the crab traps. Prizes will be given out weekly through raffles, and tickets will be reset each week so don't worry about joining late.

[HuniPi]

For a shot at one of the prizes this week, fill in the form and roll 3d6 and 2d8.

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[size=150][color=#FF4000]WE[/color][color=#FF4040]EK[/color] [color=#FF4080]ONE[/color] [color=#FF4000]SI[/color][color=#FF4040]GN[/color] [color=#FF4080]UP[/color][/size]
[b]username:[/b] your username
[b]kin:[/b] kin name
[img]kin's uncert[/img]
[b]MIND:[/b] assign one of the d6 results
[b]BODY:[/b] assign one of the d6 results
[b]LUCK:[/b] assign one of the d8 results
[b]Total Tickets:[/b] 1

Of course there are ways to earn extra tickets. Some can be done only once, others can be spread out throughout the week or all in one go. Please include a running total of your current week's tickets.

Only Once
[*] Draw or use a picrew to make your kin's crab form - worth 5 tickets
[*] Reroll your MIND/BODY/LUCK score (1d6 for MIND/BODY, 1d8 for LUCK) - worth 1 ticket per stat rerolled

Up to 3 times a week
[*] Roll a d20 - you get a ticket for a 1, 19, or 20
[*] Roll a d8 and add your MIND or BODY score - you get a ticket if the total of the 1d8+MIND/BODY score is equal to or higher than 10
[*] Roll a d10 and add your LUCK score - you get a ticket if the total of the 1d10+LUCK score is equal to or higher than 12

[HuniPi]

Spreadsheet for Tickets

[HuniPi]

For a shot at one of the prizes this week, fill in the form

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[color=#400000]WE[/color][color=#800000]EK[/color] [color=#BF0000]TWO[/color] aka [color=#FF0040]LIKE[/color] [color=#BF0040]THE[/color] [color=#800040]CEI[/color][color=#400040]LING[/color] [color=#400080]CA[/color][color=#800080]N'T[/color] [color=#BF0080]HO[/color][color=#FF0080]LD[/color] [color=#FF00BF]US![/color]
[b]username:[/b]
[b]kin:[/b] kin name
[img]kin's uncert[/img]

ONLY ONCE
[*] Posting the form above (worth 1 ticket)
[*] Who is your favorite cartoon/fictional crustacean? (worth 1 ticket)
[*] Pick a color - Brown, Green, or Blue (worth 1 ticket)
[*] In at least 50 words, describe how your crab-atar busts out/escapes from the trap/prison/cage (worth 3 tickets)
[*] BONUS: Link to your week 1 sign up post (worth 1 ticket).

THREE PER WEEK
[*] roll a d100
- you get a ticket if you roll higher than 25.
- it becomes 2 tickets if you get a number that ends in a 9 (even if it's below 25).
- it becomes 5 tickets if you get 11, 22, 33, 44, etc.
- it becomes 10 if you get 1, 69, or 100.
[*] either link to or write down the title of the song that can be your crab-atar's "escape music"
- you can have the same song as other crabs/players.
[*] roll 2d6 - d4
- you get a ticket if the result is higher than 4

[HuniPi]

Spreadsheet for Tickets

[HuniPi]

For a shot at one of the prizes this week, fill in the form

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[color=#0000BF]WE[/color][color=#4000BF]EK[/color] [color=#8000BF]THR[/color][color=#BF00BF]EE[/color] [color=#FF00BF]aka[/color] [color=#FF00FF]I DI[/color][color=#BF00FF]DN'T[/color] [color=#8000FF]KN[/color][color=#4000FF]OW[/color] [color=#0000FF]THAT![/color]
[b]username:[/b]
[b]kin name:[/b] 
[b]preference:[/b] list all you're interested in (when listing kin, please pick at least 1 from each clutch)

Posting the form above earns you one ticket, below are ways to get more.

Tickets
[*] Roll 3d4 - the result is how many tickets you get
[*] Give me (up to 3) fun facts/random trivia/anything you find interesting about crustaceans (each fact is worth 3 points)
[*] Link/name your favorite D&D/TTRPG ytube channel (just one channel, you can have the same as others, and this is worth 5 points)
[*] BONUS: Link to your week 2 sign up post (worth 1 ticket).

[HuniPi]

Spreadsheet for Tickets

[HuniPi]

Here we go, it's the light at the end of the tunnel! You and your brethren crabs have prepped, fought, bashed, and navigated the caverns. You may have lost some fellow crabs along the way, but their sacrifices were not in vain! You're so close to freedom! But wait... what's this??? The floor, the walls, even the ceiling has this weird sticky slime growth! Oh no!

Freedom is right there! You're not going to let some slime puddles stop you!

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Week 4 is the last leg and is essentially a Russian Roulette sort of game. You all make it out, it's just a matter of what order your escape was made. Just fill in the form and you are in the running to win a kin or a familiar. Thank you all for enabling me in this nonsense of an AU and I hope you enjoyed the prizes and the silliness. I certainly loved seeing the crabatars and the crab facts (both fiction and non-fiction) and the escape music playlist has been wonderfully inspiring.

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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Kin name:[/b]
[b]Preference:[/b] (kin then familiar)

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Great big huge thank yous to:

Husband for help with the banners
Wakandaluyong D&D group for Out of the Crabyss nonsense inspiration
blue, Maxx, and Starrydance for the glorious prizes
pixel benny (on Twitter) and Frankii (subducting) for the crab accessories