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Difficulty

**Difficulty** is an important game mechanic in World of Horror, and it influences your playthrough from the very start. There are 5 Difficulty levels that can be adjusted while setting your game via either Quick Play or Customize Playthrough game modes.

Note that the values below refer to a normal gameplay not modified by Backgrounds, the Old God you fight against or your Character's traits.

All values are true for version 0992f3.

## Sceptic

* Starting Stamina and Reason: 21
* Starting Funds: 5
* All Enemies deal 1 Damage less.
* Threat Level of 1 Location will be set to 'Low', while all others to 'Safe'.
* Resting at Home will recover 3 Stamina and Reason at cost of +2% Doom.
* You will only have to play 4 Mysteries instead of 5 to be able to access the Lighthouse.
* Completing a Mystery will reduce your Doom by 5%.

## Initiate

* Starting Stamina and Reason: 21
* Starting Funds: 5
* Threat Level of all Locations will be set to 'Safe'
* Resting at Home will recover 3 Stamina and Reason at cost of +2% Doom.
* Completing a Mystery will reduce your Doom by 4%.

## Cultist

* Starting Stamina and Reason: 17
* Starting Funds: 4
* Threat Level of 1 Location will be set to 'Dangerous', 2 others to 'Low', and all others to 'Safe'.
* Resting at Home will recover 2 Stamina and Reason at cost of +3% Doom.
* Completing a Mystery will reduce your Doom by 3%.

## True Believer

* Starting Stamina and Reason: 13
* Starting Funds: 0
* Threat Level of 1 Location will be set to 'Doomed', 1 other to 'Dangerous', 2 others to 'Low', and all others to 'Safe'.
* Resting at Home will recover 2 Stamina and Reason at cost of +4% Doom.
* Completing a Mystery will reduce your Doom by 2%.

## Harbringer of Doom

* Starting Stamina and Reason: 13
* Starting Funds: 0
* Price of all Items in all Shops will be increased by 1.
* Your Character's Strength, Dexterity, Perception, Knowledge and Charisma will be lowered by 1. Luck is not affected.
* Your Character's Stats screen will be corrupted with dark splatters around it.
* All Enemies deal 1 Damage more.
* Threat Level of 2 Locations will be set to 'Doomed', 1 other to 'Dangerous', 2 others to 'Low', and all others to 'Safe'.
* The Witch's Tree can only be used twice.
* Resting at Home will recover 2 Stamina and Reason at cost of +3% Doom.
* Completing a Mystery will not affect your Doom.
Behind You

Behind you is a Village event that you can encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

*"Talking with an older woman, you can't help but notice her worried face an quick looks pointed towards something behind you. Is it the wind you can feel on your neck or...?"*

## Available Choices

* 'try to ignore the feeling' (Knowledge check)
	+ [Success] *"You calm yourself down, remembering there is a breeze coming from the seaside region. You smile and continue your conversation."* (+2 REASON)
	+ [Failure] *"I-is someone behind you, breathing down your neck? It takes all your willpower not to turn around."* (-2 REASON)
* 'turn around'
	+ *"You suddenly turn around and catch a man trying to hide behind a corner. You are being followed."* (+2% DOOM)
Break the Gaze

Break the Gaze is a Ygothaeg event you can encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

*Not even closing your eyes lets you unsee the irresistible gaze of YGOTHAEG. A voice inside your head suggests getting rid of your eyes entirely, and with each passing day, you agree with it more and more.* (-2 STAMINA / -2% DOOM)
Aiko's Friend

*[she's always seemed to have my back]*

**Aiko's Friend** is one of the possible Allies you can recruit in World of Horror.

## Acquisition

Aiko's Friend can be acquired only from the "Distance" event after a successful luck check.

## Effect

"Carrying an empty bag"

Allows one additional inventory slot

* As of version 0.9.84f, it seems that this effect does not actually work

## Bugs

Aiko's Friend is not counted for the effects of Fame and On Your Own, much like Eimi
City Planning

*This city is changing so fast you can barely recognize it anymore...*

City Planning is a special game screen that allows the player to customize the available sub-locations of the city.

## Unlocking

City Planning is unlocked after completing the Shiokawa History I achievement.

## Usage

You will be moved to City Planning screen after starting the game, the first time you choose 'Go Home' option on the main town screen.

When you enter the City Planning screen, you will be presented with tabs of all Locations (like Seaside or Downtown) and the Sub-Locations within that you have unlocked.

Each Location can have **two sub-locations active** at any given time. Because of that, you must manually disable certain sub-locations to be able to reach others. This matters for three Locations:

* Downtown: which has Shop, Police Station, Occult Shop, and Vending Machine.
* School: which has Library, Schoolyard, School Nurse, and History Club.
* Seaside: which has Hardware Store, Monument, and Illegal Den.

After you've finished setting up City History, click 'CONFIRM AND CONTINUE' button to exit the screen. Once you close City History screen, **you can no longer access** it until the playthrough's finished.

## Additional Sub-Locations

These sub-locations aren't available at start and you need to either toggle them on the screen, unlock them via Achievements, or both:

* History Club: Shiokawa History VI achievement.
* Illegal Den: Shiokawa History III achievement.
* Monument: Junior Priest achievement.
* Occult Shop: Shiokawa History II achievement.
* Prepare for Investigation: available from the beginning (note: Prepare for Investigation is automatically enabled after unlocking).
* School Nurse: Shiokawa History V achievement.
* Vending Machine: available from the beginning.
* Witch's Tree: Shiokawa History IV achievement (note: Witch's Tree is automatically enabled after unlocking).

## Notes

* Neighbor sub-location automatically enables itself even after manual disabling.
Cult Member

### Assess Text

After an evil spirit possessed this man, his fellow cultists left him here to rethink the situation.

*In the middle of the room you see a man tied to a chair.* *You rush in to help. When you remove his gag though, he starts shouting curses and ancient prophecies!*

*You fall on the floor, you mind flooded with unspeakable images as the man stands up, completely ignoring the chair he was seemingly tied to.*

**Cult Member** is an Enemy encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

The Cult Member is a near nude middle-aged man, tied up with rope.

## Location

Cult Member can be encountered while investigating the Mansion.

## Combat Lines

* *"CULT MEMBER shouts ancient curses!!"*
* *"CULT MEMBER yells loudly!"*

## Enemy-specific Player Actions

In the Spiritual Actions tab, a special action button is available called "Listen to the Ramblings". Performing this action costs 1 DOOM and either gives you 2 EXP, or a random Spell.

* *"The enemy is repeating meaningless facts!..."* (EXP)
* *"The enemy is repeating a magical incantation!...* (Spell)

## Drops

Upon his defeat, you will obtain a Curious Statuette.
Akane

transformed by her greed

*"Following a weak, wavering cry, you enter a dark room. Inside you spot a figure hunched in the corner. You recognize the expensive clothes but this... thing can't possibly be a human!"*

*"D-O--N--'T -LO-o-k a-At M-Ee!!!!"*

**Akane** is an NPC turned Enemy encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

Akane is a humanoid figure that looks like a middle-aged woman. However, her face, specifically her eyes, is distinctively inhuman, resembling those of a goat. She has a hunched appearance and has blood on her face, indicating that her nature and origin is otherworldly.

## Location

Akane is one of the possible two guests in the Vicious Verses of A Violent Vigil mystery.

The enemy encounter occurs if the player neglects to follow the Vigil Pamphlet while they're in attendance.

## Enemy Actions

* *"In blind rage, AKANE smashes you with her fist!"*
* *"AKANE bites your arm, tearing off some flesh!"*

## Bugs

* Akane has the Eldritch enemy type icon but her inspected type is listed as Monster instead.
Final Stretch

We are so close. We can't give up!

**Final Stretch** is a generic perk that restores 2 Stamina and 2 Reason when picked. It is more like an instant consumable than a perk - it does not appear in "Allies and Perks" tab, and it can be acquired an indefinite number of times.

This "perk" only appears after the player has exhausted most of their perk choices. Once less than 3 available perks remain, Final Stretch will appear to fill in the missing slots on the character level-up screen. It is possible for multiple copies of Final Stretch to be offered, if only 1 or 0 normal perks remains.

## Encounter

In practice, Final Stretch is rarely seen. The "use character-exclusive perk cards only" option must be enabled, which produces a total of 5 generic perks + 4 exclusive perks for most characters (3 for Mimi and Moriko). Accordingly, the player must typically reach level 9 in order for Final Stretch to appear, which is quite an accomplishment itself.

Endless Mode and EXP-boosting items & spells, like the Compass & Occult Signs, will reduce the time required to encounter Final Stretch. The quickest way, however, is to play as Kana, who will first encounter Final Stretch upon reaching level 5.
Cutting Room Floor

Unused ideas and concept art shared by the developer.

## Lighthouse

* An early tweet, suggests a planned a diverging path at the Lighthouse tied to the True Believer difficulty setting.

## Photo Gallery

An enemy encounter (Young Witch) at the school.Early concept 'Extras' art including an unused Challenge.Unused Lighthouse diverging path.An early version of World of Horror as an RPG tabletop card game (2016-2017)A scrapped version of the combat interface and enemy encounter (Apartment Stalker).An earlier version of the user interface during the Spine-Chilling Story of School Scissors mystery (2018)Original concept art for an unused item later scrapped by the developer.
Enemy Bestiary

The **Enemy Bestiary** is a list of enemies that can be encountered in *World of Horror*. Once an enemy is encountered, its name will be logged in the Bestiary. The Bestiary can be found in the Extras menu.

Types of enemies include Monsters, Circles, Eldritch, Ghosts, Humans, Plants, Undead, and Vampires.

## Trivia

* In version 0.9.9b, a complete Bestiary used display the player's progress as "125%", rather than 100%. This has been since fixed in version 1.0.
* The Bestiary entries for two-enemy encounters are always listed under only the first enemy's name.
Dusty Grimoire

forbidden knowledge

The Dusty Grimoire is a book item that gives random effects on use, at the cost of 2 Reason each time.

Overall, it's a relatively risky consumable as, on a bad run, you get a double whammy of a curse *and* a -2 to Reason, whilst a good roll can give you a spell of varying effects. All in all, it's best to sell it for Funds unless you want the Experience.

## Log

Possible effects include:

* *This chapter may help you stop the elder god. (+15 EXP)*
* *Could it be?.. There's still some hope! (-4% DOOM)*
* *A sudden stream of forbidden knowledge forcibly enters your mind. (+CURSE)*
* *This chapter seems to be about various rituals. (+SPELL)*

## Acquisition

* Currently, Dusty Grimoire can only be obtained from events, such as Cursed Grimoire, Cold Trail, Professor Takeuchi, or There Was a Hole Here.
0.9.9

Released on October 29th, 2022.

## 0.9.9 'Blood Moon'

0.9.9, or **Blood Moon** update is a major update for World of Horror.

A new major content/modding update bringing new character, mystery, enemies and more!

## Major features for this patch include:

* a new additional action, PREPARING FOR INVESTIGATION, will equip all playable characters with their new unique signature items like VANITY MIRROR, KIRIE'S BAG or ANATOMY BOOK and more
* new mystery: FREAKISH FABLE OF THE FRIGHTENING FLOOD will take the players on a rescue mission to a village slowly disappearing under the water. Drenched clothes and mud will be the least of their worries...
* new character: something Terrible is stalking the HUNTED HEIRESS, and with each passing day, its presence is getting nearer and nearer. Can you save SHIOKAWA before it catches you?
* additional enemies for each location, including TAPEWORM SALARYMAN, HUMAN LANTERN and more
* new curses, injuries, and town status effects including BLOOD MOON, CURFEW, HEART OF DARKNESS, and more
Faceless

**Faceless ( 顔のない )** is a curse in WORLD OF HORROR. It is only obtainable if the player unequips the Crestfallen Mask. This status will remove 2 points from all stats and will not be removed if the player re-equips the mask.

## Bugs

As of version 0.9.9b, Faceless does not reduce the player character's Charisma.

## Gallery

KirieAikoHaruMizukiKoujiMimiMikuMorikoYashiroAyakaToshiakiJuri
Cursed Signs

**Cursed Signs ( 呪われた兆候 )** is a curse in *World of Horror*.

## Effects

Once inflicted, the character's portrait gains various arcane sigils around their left eye. During gameplay, casting a spell causes the doom to increase by 3%. This compounds with spells that either add or subtract doom when cast. For example, when Expel Evil is used a net -3% doom occurs.

## Acquisition

*This portion is a stub. You can help the World of Horror wiki by expanding it.*

Cursed Signs can be obtained through events or by wishing at the Witch's Tree.

## Gallery

KirieAikoHaruMizukiKoujiMimiMikuMorikoYashiroAyakaToshiakiJuriYumikoKana
## Trivia

* Cursed Signs is the only curse whose type is simply "Curse".
Alleyway Encounter

**Alleyway Encounter** is a Nightmare News of the Noisy Nails exclusive special event you can encounter in *World of Horror*. It is one of three, two of which are randomly encountered during the mystery.

## Description

*"You are stopped by a tall man weraing a dirty Kabuki mask.*
*<<Don't make it harder than it needs to be.. Give me your fingers.>>*

*You hesitate, seeing something metallic in the man's hands."*

(The double period is probably a typo and should either be single period or three.)

## Available Choices

* 'agree'
	+ *"You extend your arm and the masked man grabs your hand, studying it. Before you can protest, he takes a pair of pliers out of his pocket and rips off one of your nails."* (why? /-1 STAMINA)
* 'try to run' (DEXTERITY CHECK)
	+ [Success] *"You've managed to run from the masked man."* (+5 EXP)
	+ [Failure] *"You try to run, but trip and fall to the ground. The masked man jumps on you and rips off a couple of your nails with a pair of pliers."* (why? /-1 STAMINA)

## Notes

Always watching is one of four events with the number 999.
Endless Mode

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***It's hopeless! You can't stop the OLD GODS. In this mode, there are no mysteries to solve - earn points by surviving an endless stream of encounters.

No matter what you would do, the destruction of your town and the awakening of an OLD GOD is imminent.
Fight with the ever-increasing chaos as survivors try to find a way to escape from the doomed town.
As you progress through the investigation events, you will be granted points and special prizes.
Manage your resources and hope for the best...***

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Endless Mode is a special game mode. Unlike Classic Mode, there are no mysteries (or rather the whole game is one unending mystery). The player is free to roam around Shiokawa, although each turn they are proposed to investigate a specific location in town. Doing so advances the turn counter and brings closer the intermediate reward. You are free to investigate other locations, but doing so will not advance the turn counter and raises Doom.

There is no final goal in this mode, the only objective is to survive as long as possible.

### Location Text

Each turn, a new message will be displayed depending on which location you have been directed to investigate. This is simply flavour text and does not appear to effect what Events you will encounter.

* [Downtown] *"It seems that no one wants to reclaim a certain black suitcase. What could be inside?"*
* [Downtown] *"An old journalist keeps mentioning an old case."*
* [Apartments] *"A new family has moved in above you last week. You don't like the sounds you hear at night."*
* [Apartments] *"Your neighbour, OOO-san, has been acting really strange lately. Why is that?"*
* [School] *"School's library contains many weird and curious titles..."*
* [School] *"Old teacher left our town in a hurry. Did she leave any clues?"*
* [Hospital] *"Recently they hired two nurses from Tokyo. No one knows what they do nor where they stay after their shifts."*
* [Hospital] *"Hospital records mention doctor OOO. How is that possible? He was declared dead twenty years ago!"*
* [Seaside] *"'I'm not setting a foot on this cursed land.' says an old sailor."*
* [Seaside] *"You overhear a fisherman talking with some. '...I wish the fish didn't look like that.'"*
* [Forest] *"Police has found an empty tent. What could've happened to the owner?"*
* [Forest] *"A curious red tree has appeared on the crossroad. Is that a sign?'"*
* [Mansion] *"Many mansions around a certain lake have been deserted in the last 10 years, why?"*
* [Mansion] *"A huge fire has consumed a wing of a mansion, revealing countless human bones..."*
* [Village] *"A priestess was reported missing. Does it have to do with the ongoing harvest festival?"*
* [Village] *"A reporter from Tokyo is making a documentary about local legends. You should get in contact with her."*

### Rewards

Every tenth turn player is given a reward that he has to choose from two possible sets:

* Item / Medical Kit / Spell / -5% Doom
* +4 Stamina / +4 Reason / +2 Funds / -5% Doom

Spells are random and unknown until chosen.
Items are randomly chosen from the pool of: Camera, Steak Knife, Nice Ring, Sewing Kit, or Kendo Helmet
Asato Mari

*"follow me"*

**Asato ( 浅藤 )** is one of possible Allies you can recruit in World of Horror.

## Acquisition

Asato can be acquired from any event that provides a random Ally, as well as 'Looking for Friends' action during Far-out Fable of a Fear Festival mystery.

## Notes

Asato's full name, *Mari*, can be seen only in demo versions of World of Horror. In Early Access versions, she is known simply as 'Asato'.
Eldritch Parasite (Background)

### Effect

The player has +20 MAX STAMINA and MAX REASON, but cannot replenish STAMINA or REASON by any means

### Unlocked by

Completing a game with Curious Birthmark (Background)

## Notes

The parasite blocks any and every way of restoring Stamina and Reason, be it mystery completion or taking a bath afterwards, resting at Home, restorative Items, visiting festival inn or onsen, etc etc.

Everytime you would otherwise restore Stamina or Reason, the game will prevent it, and a message will show in your Message Log: *The parasite stirs.*

## Tips

In terms of resource management, Stamina and Reason are 'locked' on the path towards 0. Therefore, if you know that there's an event that can give you either Doom or Reason penalty, take the Doom penalty; unlike Reason, you can find ways to lower Doom.

During combat, every point of Stamina or Reason you lose, is lost forever. Therefore use Brace to lower the damage (especially that Bracing rounds the damage down in your favor!), or, if you're feeling lucky, Dodge every turn. If it is possible, consider running away from combat; it will increase Doom but does not penalize Reason or Stamina (for this reason, you might want to avoid choosing Cthac-Atorasu, the Spider God as your Old God.)

Because you start with very high amount of maximum Stamina/Reason, items like Gruesome Totem or Demon Mask are purely beneficial to you. This also means that Injuries and Curses like Abdominal Cut or Traumatized are of zero concern to you, so do not waste Doom/Funds trying to fix them.
Dream Salesman

### Assess Text

He spent his life selling lies to unsuspecting people. Now, these lies are everything he knows.

*"You are surprised to find a well-dressed man sitting on a rock in the middle of a forest. When you get closer, however, you discover that he's wearing a realistic mask that falls on the ground.*

*>>Do you have a moment to s-spp-e-ak-k a-b-b-o-u-t-t t-th--iii-isii pr-r-o-d-c-t?? . ?.?. <<"*

**Dream Salesman** is an Enemy encountered in *World of Horror*.

## Description

The Dream Salesman is a masked wandering salesman. Beneath his mask, his face is encompassed by a void that seems to gaze back at you. His ears have small tendrils growing from them.

## Location

The Dream Salesman can be encountered while investigating the Forest.

## Combat Lines

* *"DREAM SALESMAN attacks you!"*
* *"DREAM SALESMAN grabs you!"*
Cold Trail

Cold Trail is a Mansion event you can encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

*"Following a suspicious person, you enter a old rundown mansion room. It stinks like spoiled milk and has only two doors, one of which you came through.*

*You can't see the strange man anywhere."*

## Available Choices

* 'leave through the other door' (Dexterity check)
	+ [Success] *"Ending up back in the corridor you see the man vanishing behind a corner. Since you're catching up, he doesn't have the time to lock the door. You lose the man, but find occult books in the filthy room that are just as valuable."* (+10 EXPERIENCE) (+SPELL)
	+ [Failure] *"Ending up back in the corridor, you see the man vanishing behind a corner. You are too slow to catch up, though."* (+2% DOOM)
* 'search the room'
	+ *"There's nothing really important here, but you think you might be able to use the one item you do find."* (+ITEM)

## Trivia

The item received in this event will either be an Empty Bottle, Flashlight, Energy Drink, Library Book or Small Candle (if unlocked).
Water Sylph's Eternal Lightsaber

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Usage: Sage Weapon
Rarity: Ultra Rare

## The lore

it says in the book of legends that this sword can bring a entire flood to a drought and save the people. It strikes with the power of lightning, but graceful like the wind.

## Stats

Damage: 1500-1670
Level: 40
Rarity: Sage/Ultra Rare
Unlocked by: Save Water Sylph from corruption
0.9.14

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Released on May 5, 2020.

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## 'Big Book of Botany' Update (0.9.14)

**0.9.14** is a major content update containing Version 0.9.14.

## ‘BIG BOOK OF BOTANY’ content

* a new mystery, BIZARRE BRUIT OF THE BLOOD-CURDLING BOTANIST, has been added with 4 endings
* new items, including a new powerful weapon
* three new enemies and two new enemy types: UNDEAD and PLANT
* a new random TOWN STATUS, making playthroughs harder and less predictable
* a new Downtown shop, VENDING MACHINES for all characters that don't want to rely on the dog shopkeeper for CIGARETTES
* macOS VERSION

## COMBAT QUALITY OF LIFE

* Right-Clicking now deletes the last combat action
* you can save and load your sequences
* BRACE now protects you against concussion

## MODDING

* new modding options including:
* wavy\_art (optional) (defaults to "0") accepted string: "0" or "1", makes the art move, use with wavy\_speed
* wavy\_speed (optional) (defaults to "0") accepted string: any value (like 0,0.5,0.1,1), speed of the wavy effect when wavy\_art is defined as "1"
* wineffecta/faileffecta/wineffectb/etc (optional)(defaults to "") accepted string: "bloodsplat","whiteflash", adds an extra visual effect when selecting an option
* to find more custom events, the most convenient place to look is in WORLD OF HORROR's official Discord channel

## BALANCE

* increased the price of RITUAL DAGGER by 1 (2->3)
* lowered some of the -DOOM% prizes you get from HOLY CANDLE
* police station: lowered the information cost from 30exp to 15exp
* SALT's damage increased (4->8)
* STEAK KNIFE's base speed increased (80->65)
* burning down the school now hurts the player wishing to avoid the boss fight
* CURSED DOLL’s damage increased (2-4 -> 4-6)

## Other patch notes

* You no longer can accidentally explore the mansion while in the level-up screen during the VIGIL mystery.
* ITHOTU's description fixed to reflect the gameplay changes.
* CRESTFALLEN MASK/GRUESOME TOTEM equipping exploit fixed
* hidden the information about yet unfinished TRUE BELIEVER+ difficulty level
* CRAB FEST/CLIFFSIDE RITUAL event's description changed to reflect the stat changes
* reset your progress button now works correctly
* school bathroom's exploit fixed
* HUNTER RIFLE displays its boost stat correctly (PER)
* MUMMIFIED HEART now works correctly
* many typos and grammatical errors fixed
* BURNING MAN now reacts to spiritual actions correctly
* CIGARETTES won't be consumed if you're not an addict
* ancestral strength now boosts correctly the kick damage
* witness curse now works properly
* minor bugs fixed
* hospital text wraps correctly
* proper feedback when advancing in the botany mystery
* you can't fire at ghosts anymore
Bottle (Sludge)

The **Bottle [Sludge]** is an item in *World of Horror.*

It is an item that deals a whopping 8 damage when thrown, making it one of the best 'throwables' to use in combat.

## Acquisition

Currently, the only way to obtain this item is through the Black Sludge Event while having an Empty Bottle in your inventory.

## Trivia

* As it is categorized as [CORROSIVE], sharing the tag with Can of Acid
Drifting Classroom

**Drifting Classroom** is a special School event that can only be encountered as one of two possible encounters during the third investigation of Spine-Chilling Story of School Scissors, if the event text says that the BLESSED CHALK is located "on the roof".

## Description

*"Something is wrong...*

*Instead of a clear blue sky, you see the bloated corpse of a long-forgotten deity looming over the school's roof.*

*The barrier between worlds is coming apart. You must hurry or risk being noticed by whatever other eldritch horrors still lurk here."*

## Available Choices

* 'try to sneak' (Dexterity check)
	+ [Success] *"You succeed in grabbing the backpack and return to the staircase leading back to our world."* (+10 EXPERIENCE)
	+ [Failure] *"You raise your head in time to see ATH-YOLAZSTH's single eye glaring down at you. You scream as your mind is flooded with forbidden knowledge and your skin is etched with ancient runes and curses."* (+20 EXPERIENCE) (+ CURSE: Cursed Signs)
* 'run' (Strength check)
	+ [Success] *"You succeed in grabbing the backpack and return to the staircase leading back to our world."* (+10 EXPERIENCE)
	+ [Failure] *"You raise your head in time to see ATH-YOLAZSTH's single eye glaring down at you. You scream as your mind is flooded with forbidden knowledge and your skin is etched with ancient runes and curses."* (+20 EXPERIENCE) (+ CURSE: Cursed Signs)

## Notes

* Although the creature in the sky is Ath-Yolazsth, this event may be triggered on any Old God's run.
* Though the event is encountered by exploring the School, the location for the event is actually in the Otherworld.
* The title is likely a reference to the horror manga "The Drifting Classroom".
Eldritch Possession

### Description

bonus to all stats depending on the amount of CURSES you have -10% MAX STAMINA and REASON

### Character

Ayaka Kuroi

**Eldritch Possession** is an upgrade perk card available when a character gains a new level.

When applied, the player gets a bonus to all their stats depending on the amount of curses they have at the cost of -10% of their current Max Stamina and Reason.

It is exclusive to Ayaka Kuroi unless the player enables the "Use all unlocked perk cards" option.
Black Hair

human hair

**Black Hair** is a consumable meant to be combined with another consumable.

Black Hair can be used while a Sewing Kit is in the player's inventory to combine them into Sewing Kit (Hair), one of the best healing items in the game.

## Log

* *You replace the sewing kit's thread with black hair... why?* (on use)
* *You don't have a SEWING KIT to combine it with.* (on attempted use, without a Sewing Kit)
Bloated Swimmer

*Something was in the water. The hands grabs you by the legs and begins dragging you downward...*

*The tragic accident at the pool was all forgotten... until now.*

**Bloated Swimmer** is an Enemy encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

The Bloated Swimmer is a female humanoid figure with an obscured head, wearing a one-piece swimsuit. Her limbs have become elongated, like tentacles, and her abdomen is swollen.

The Bloated Swimmer was once a student in the unnamed school of Shiokawa.

## Location

The Bloated Swimmer can be encountered at School after choosing the first option in the event Dead Man's Float (I).

Bloated Swimmer should not be confused with Bloated Teacher, an enemy from an event with almost identical name, Dead Man's Float, which is exclusive to the Spine-Chilling Story of School Scissors mystery.

## Combat Lines

* *"Bloated Swimmer Attack you!"*
* *"Bloated Swimmer smacks you with a tentacle!"*

## Demo Info

Dice: 1d+2
Failure: -1 Stamina

Enemy's Skill: Bloated Belly (You don't like the look of it)

Defeat: 10% EXP

## Trivia

* In the demo character designs, there are appear to be markings on the thighs, which are removed in the full game version of the design.
Cthac-Atorasu, the Spider God

**Cthac-Atorasu ( クタク-アトラス )**, known previously as Atorasu-Nacha or Atorasu-Nasa, is one of the Old Gods that threaten to destroy Shiokawa, Japan. Its ritual apparently involves placing an abnormally large spider cocoon (possibly containing Cthac-Atorasu) in the center of a sigil.

## Descriptions

### Pre-playthrough Introduction

*"The terrible spider god, CTHAC-ATORASU is once again awakening from its slumber... Blinded by its impossible to satisfy hunger, it has started to tear down the walls of its cocoon prison. Stop it before it devours us all."*

Cthac-Atorasu's Old God Selection Screen text is the same as listed above, though the final sentence is omitted.

### Pantheon

*"The terrible Spider God tears the walls of its cocoon prison every 300 years, trying to satisfy its impossible hunger."*

## Appearance

Cthac-Atorasu's appearance is never shown in full, but appears to be a gigantic spider. From what can be seen, its abdomen possesses striped patterning, and its head is misshapen and human-like, with tremendous, blunted teeth in its massive human mouth flanked by mandibles. Two small, rounded eyes sit above its mouth, with what could either be a pattern or a hole sitting between them.

Cthac-Atorasu's size can be clearly seen in its intro screen, where a human pales in comparison to its legs alone.

## Old God's Rule

Eternal Web: Characters can't escape from combat.

Hovering over the "Escape" option during combat will tell you: *"[The invisible web prevents you from running from this encounter.]"*

## Cthac-Atorasu Events

* Bitten
* Small Cocoon

## Bad Ending

During any playthrough in which Cthac-Atorasu is the Old God threatening to destroy Shiokawa, Japan, if your DOOM reaches 100%, you will be shown a special bad ending.

*"CTHAC-ATORASU is free once again! The invisible strands of the spider web slowly cover the entire city, entrapping everyone - including you...*

*Wrapped in a cocoon, suspended in a near-death state you will wait days, months or maybe years until it's finally your turn to be eaten."*

In the final log entries following this ending, the player's cause of death is listed as "Organs liquified [sic] by CTHAC-ATORASU's venom".

## Trivia and Theories

* Cthac-Atorasu's previous name, Atorasu-Nacha, is very likely to be a Japanese transliteration of Atlach-Nacha, the Lovecraftian spider god created by Clark Ashton Smith, with a deformed human face.
* On the page introducing Cthac-Atorasu that is shown at the beginning of a playthrough with Cthac-Atorasu as the Old God, the Japanese name provided still reads "Atorasu-Nacha" (アトラスーナチャ).
* In addition, its Old God card also still reads "Atorasu-Nasa".

### References

1. ↑ https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Atlach-Nacha
Dexterity

**Dexterity** or **DEX** is a stat in *World of Horror* that is primarily used for stealth and maneuvering skill checks, as well as some weapons. It is also used for the Dodge command, reducing the amount of time that the Dodge command takes up.

## Dexterity Modifiers

Besides increasing the stat through levelling up, there are other ways to increase or decrease your Dexterity.

### Increasing Dexterity

* Energy Drink [+1 Until next mystery]
* Mayhem [+1-4 Depending on current Doom]
* Quick Thinking [Perk, +1 Permanently]
* Spiral Hood [+2 While equipped]

### Decreasing Dexterity

* Broken Bone [-1 Until healed]
* Coughing Blood [-2 Until healed]
* Faceless [-2 Permanently]
* Flashbacks [-2 Until discarded]
* Fractured Ribs [-1 Until healed]
* Hangover [-1 Until healed or next mystery]
* Infected Wound [-1 Until healed]
* Paranoia [-1 Permanently]

## Dexterity Usage

### Weapons That Use Dexterity

* Brick
* Broken Bottle
* DIY Flamethrower
* Katana
* Rusty Sickle
* Steak Knife
Forest Ritual

**Forest Ritual** is a Forest event you can encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

*"The suspicious group you've been following is holding a meeting in a nearby forest. They are enacting some sort of a ritual in a clearing up ahead. The only nearby vantage point is a large rock."*

## Available Options

* 'attempt to climb it' (Strength check)
	+ [Success] *"You manage to see some of the faces and hear the names of the gathered people. (+5 EXPERIENCE)"*
	+ [Failure] *"You fall down and injure yourself. Luckily, you manage to limp away unnoticed. (-2 STAMINA)"*
* 'sabotage the ritual' (Ritual Robe required)
	+ *'You pull the hood tighter around your face and blend easily into the robed crowd. A toppling brazier interrupts the ritual and, amidst all the chaos, you make your escape.'* (-3% DOOM)
Aiko Takahashi

> *Barely surviving when a ghost of a drowned man kept her underwater, she is determined to solve this mystery.*
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Aiko Takahashi ( 高橋愛子 ) is one of the playable characters in World of Horror.

* She starts with a combat speed bonus.
* + Dexterity
* - Knowledge

## Events

* Distance
* Workout Routine

## Tips

* Buying a Steak Knife from the Dog Vendor Is an easy way to get Aiko a weapon benefitting from her high Dexterity stat.

## Trivia

* In the 1.0 update Aiko's age was changed from 18 to 20.

## Gallery

'Captain' (Default)'Teacher's Pet''Gym Clothes''Vanity Jacket''Sakhalin''Mummy' (Timeline B only)Home Screen (before Version 1.0)Home Screen (during version 1.0)Home Screen (after Version 1.0g, current)Alternate Haircut
Cursed Scissors

*"Ancient Horror lies dead on the classroom floor, slowly dissolving into nothingness. The only thing left of her are the large scissors. You stare at them, unsure what to feel. Something tells you, you want to keep them. You need them. Very Slowly, you pick up the scissors and your mouth widens in a smile."*

The Cursed Scissors is a weapon found in World of Horror.

This accursed weapon is dropped by the Scissor Woman. A incredibly powerful one-handed melee weapon, with mediocre speed and relatively high hit chance, but 7 base damage (only Katana deals more). One downside however, is that the Cursed Scissors has a small chance of raising Doom every time it is used, so caution must be applied.

## Acquisition

The Cursed Scissors is the weapon used by the Scissor Woman and can be obtained by defeating her without the help of the ritual. The weapon will only drop if the ritual was unsuccessful OR if the school was burned down in Macabre Memoir of Morbid Mermaids.

## See Also

* Scissor Woman (Horror)
* Spine-Chilling Story of School Scissors
Branch

The **Branch** is a weapon in World of Horror.

Literally nothing more than a sharp, pointy stick, the Branch is the most primitive weapon in the game. It is a thick, heavy branch that deals blunt damage. It has very low damage, hit chance and is quite slow.

As such, the Branch is statistically one of the worse weapons in the game, with its only utility being that it could be thrown for additional damage.

## Acquisition

* Dropped by Stalk-Chan after defeating her.
* Random chance to gain after 'looking for improvised weapon' during combat.
Box Cutter (Broken)

Sharp yet fragile.

The **Box Cutter (Broken)** is a weapon in *World of Horror*.

Compared to the unbroken version, it deals 3 Damage less but is 5 points faster.

## Acquisition

* An equipped Box Cutter has a small change to break at end of each combat encounter, on average this usually happens after 2 to 3 encounters.
* Dropped by Young Witch if you **have not** completed the 'Kick-Box Cutter' Achievement.
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* Fixed Nurse/Hardware Shop
* Rebalanced Expel Evil
* Removed Free-Heal Festival exploit
* Keys are now independent of inventory
* Fixed Vigil endings
* Added extra Student effects rather than +1 stat boosts
* Fixed Yakuza Card breaking the shop display
* Fixed E66 option
* Updated Glitched Magician
* Fixed Village Shop crashing the game with Yakuza Card
* Boosted the damage output of some spells
* Fixed bath/cash exploit
* Removed dead pixels from Festival
* White Sands no longer needs the Knife equipped
* Fixed typos
* Added Yakuza secret
* Removed two bugs related to saving/loading
* Fixed Army Knife
* Fixed House of Paper
* Fixed hard difficulty Achievements
* Corrected Eels display of the number of possible endings
Bite

**Bite** is a Minor Injury in *World of Horror*.

## Effect

Bite itself has no effect. However, it has a random chance to turn into Infected Wound after each Investigation. When that happens, the Log will display the telegraph "*That bite mark is getting worse with each day.*"

## Tips

* It is only recommended to treat Bite if you can afford to increase Doom by entering either the School Nurse or the Doctor's Office, considering the fact it has no effect on its own and is not guaranteed to evolve into Infected Wound, although it does become more dangerous in out-of-town mysteries, like Spine-Chilling Story of School Scissors.
Experience

**Experience** or **EXP** is a gameplay mechanic that allows your character to grow stronger as they advance through mysteries. There are various ways to gain experience, with primary sources being combat and some events, as well as with certain items and through investigating locations and completing mysteries.

Experience can also serve as a currency:

* It can be used at the Police Station to trade for Funds, at a rate of [15 EXP -> 1 FND]
* Experience can be similarly used in the Struggling Artist event at a rate of [20 EXP -> 2 FND]
* It can be used to lower the Charisma check for recruiting Students for 5 EXP
* There is a battle action "Combat Skill" that rises hit chance for whole fight for 5 experience
* Memory Extract spell also uses EXP as a fuel

## Levels

Once you reach at least 100 experience (or at least 140 in the case of Yashiro Kawaji) you have the option to level up. Leveling up allows you to select one perk from three, as well as a choice to increase a stat or restore your Stamina / Reason. You are allowed to reroll the perk selection at the cost of 4% Doom, and must pick both a perk and a stat before continuing. **Note that once you enter the level up screen that you cannot go back to normal gameplay until you have finalized your level up.**

Your hit chance for weapon attacks also increases with leveling up.

## Tips

* Compass is good. +2 exp every time you investigate stuff worth its money.
* Deduction perk turns your 30 EXP upon solving the mystery into 50 EXP. You can grab it if it's on your first level up (relevant to Kouji but not so much with "use all unlocked perk cards" option).
* Occult Signs gives you 5-8 experience per cast. Fast Learner gives you a little exp if you got hit in combat. Both perks not really worth it.
* Healing at hospital sometimes can give you 20 exp (check Status menu for Discharge papers).
* Listening to Doll Nurse (special action) can give you EXP and Spells in exchange for Doom. It's bad.
* Spending EXP on students is actually worth its "money." +1 stat basically worth 50 exp (and scaring them costs 5), so hire (check & discharge) students to the limit. Parting Gift will significantly buff you (if stats didn't changed it was Luck buff).
* Hit chance depends on your level only for your weak and strong weapon attacks (not kicking and shooting).
Energy Drink

*' Not the healthiest thing in the world.'*

Energy Drink is a high-sugar beverage item in World of Horror. It increases Dexterity by 1 when used, and at the end of the mystery, this effect will be cancelled. One can drink multiple Energy Drinks at once, further increasing Dexterity, but all the stacked effects will wear off at once at end of the mystery.

It is a relatively inexpensive drink. It should only be used when solving mysteries/challenges that require Dex or while using Dex weapons like the Katana.

Endless Mode is classified as a singular Mystery, so for the intents and purposes of Endless Mode, Energy Drink is permanent.

## Acquisition

* Can be bought from the Shop for 1 FND or Vending Machine for 2 FUNDS.
* Can be randomly obtained via Cook Book.
* Several events have a chance to give this item.
Art Class

Art Class is a school event in *World of Horror*.

## Description

*"You catch a glimpse of an art class. One disturing painting draws your attention..."*

## Choices

* 'take a peek, horrified'
	+ *"You gasp in pure horror. The twisted faces, impossible angles, and enormous monoliths make you sick!"* (-2 STAMINA)
* 'use your art knowledge to interpret the weird painting.' (Art Knowledge perk required)
	+ *"You gasp in horror but quickly recognize the dystopian surrealist style. You ask for the painting so you can sell it to an avid art collector."* (+1 FUNDS)
Cult Delinquent

*You try to lose the masked man that has been following you the whole morning. You eventually find yourself in a dead end.*

*Looking for a way out, you hear a branch snapping behind you...*

**Cult Delinquent** is an Enemy encounter in *World of Horror*.

## Description

The Cult Delinquent is a man wearing a mask and a open floral print shirt.

## Location

Cult Delinquent can be encountered while investigating the Village.

## Enemy Actions

* *"CULT DELINQUENT attacks you!"*
* *"CULT DELINQUENT stabs you with a dagger!"*
Elevator Ride

Elevator Ride is a Hospital event in World of Horror.

## Description

*"While taking an elevator you get a terrible feeling as if something bad was about to happen."*

## Available Choices

* 'elevator doors open...' (Luck check)
	+ [Success] *"Elevator doors open revealing a hospital corridor."* (NO EFFECT)
	+ [Failure] *"Elevator doors open revealing a black mass of eyes and teeth pouring into the elevator biting and suffocating you... Later, you wake up in a doctor's office. A nurse discovered you lying unconscious on the elevator floor."* (-3 REASON)

## Trivia

* The event states it is a 'luck' check, but seems to be buggy. The outcome might be a flat stat check instead of a roll or truly random, with no check actually being performed.
Brain Worms

'Forcing the worms out of your head isn't pleasant...'

*[DELVED TOO DEEP]*

Brain Worms is a Support Spell in *World of Horror*, unlocked by completing the 'BUT DAD!!' Challenge.

When cast, Brain Worms deducts both 2 Stamina and 2% Doom. Any opportunity to reduce Doom can be helpful, but trading a noticeable chunk of Stamina for a small reduction in Doom may not always be viable. Additionally, once Brain Worms is in the player's spell inventory, it can be difficult to remove. This is because, unlike other spells, forgetting Brain Worms will actually deduct 2 Reason, instead of regaining 1 Reason.

## Acquisition

Like most spells, Brain Worms can be obtained from Events, studying at the Library, bought from the History Club, and by using a Dusty Grimoire and/or Library Notes.

## Idiosyncrasies

* Forgetting this spell does not trigger the effect of Kirie's Bag. Brain Worms will be forgotten and 2 Reason will be deducted, but no new spell will be gained.
* Since casting this spell does not cost Reason, using it with Ath-Yolazsth as the old god does not incur the +5% Doom penalty.

## Trivia

* This spell is unique in that it costs 2 REASON to forget, a trait not shared with any other spells.
Echoes Of The Past

**Echoes Of The Past** is a Moriko event you can encounter in *World of Horror*. It is only exclusive to Moriko Ishii.

## Description

*"Wandering down the dirt paths of the village, you find yourself someplace familiar. You realise this is where you used to live when you were little. As your mind drifts, you wander further down the road. You find yourself at the cemetery where Mom is buried."*

## Available Choices

* 'return to the investigation'
	+ 'You spend a little longer looking over the graveyard before you leave. It's been a long while since you thought about Mom. But there'll be plenty of time for it when this is all over.' (+5 EXP)
* 'leave an offering'
	+ [If Funds > 0] 'From the nearby temple you buy incense and flowers. After cleaning the grave and placing your offerings, you spend a few minutes praying.' You don't remember her, and you were too young. But the way Dad talks about her, you still miss her anyway.' (+ 2 REASON)
	+ [If Funds = 0] 'You realize you don't have the money to actually get her an offering. You leave the cemetery, but the guilt still clouds your mind. You end up getting lost due to the distraction.' (+2% DOOM)
* 'dig' (needs Shovel item)
	+ '...Something overcomes you. Your body moves before you can think better of it, and you plunge your shovel into the foot of her grave. Sweat pours down your face. You dig. There's nothing. No urn, no ashes, no bones. Nothing. You stare into the dirt, trembling. What the hell is this?' (+ 40 EXP/ - 4 REASON)

## See also

* Events
* Moriko Ishii
The Collective

The Collective is a post-singularity type-VI civilization located on a planet labeled "X3-779", formerly known as Reoria. Formerly, it was inhabited by a race known as the "Reorians", a species that was practically indistinguishable from the average human. However, at some point in the past, they created artificial intelligence that was far more intelligent than themselves, passing the technological singularity. It is unknown if this artificial intelligence destroyed them, or if they uploaded themselves into certain more advanced models of synths, but the latter is more likely. Much of the collective is run by a hive mind, with a being known as the "Contingency" leading it. It is possible that the Contingency is no more than a database of all of the Collective's greatest achievements, but if anything is known about it, it is that it does not value biological life, seeing it as inferior to synthetic lifeforms. Due to this, the contingency is outwardly hostile towards most empires, save for a few, including the Rin Empire...

## History

The earliest reports of Synthetic beings from the Collective are from the planet Gollanta, where Infiltrator units were used to scout out the planet for resources to be used in creating new synths. Eventually, they did indeed find the resources they were looking for, leaving the planet stripped bare of any resources. It is believed that this killed most lifeforms on the planet, but more information is unknown as the planet is currently barred from receiving any visitors whatsoever. Beyond this, there is little that is known about the collective.
Demon Mask

When equipped, the **Demon Mask** grants you +1 to all damage that you inflict in combat; however, it takes away -4 Max Stamina while wearing it.

Equipping it places the mask on your character's portrait.

## Notes

If you have more current Stamina than your 'new' Max Stamina limit, you will lose that much Stamina and it will not be restored upon removing the Demon Mask.

The Max Stamina reduction is static through all difficulties, always reducing it by 4.

## Acquisition

Demon Mask can be obtained through the Sculptures event, in which the 2nd option gives you a random Mask (out of 5 possible). As an occult item, it can also randomly be received with My Weird Collection perk or acquired at the History Club.

## Gallery

KirieAikoHaruMizukiKoujiMimiMikuMorikoYashiroAyakaToshiakiJuri
## Trivia

* The Demon Mask is based on the Hannya mask, a mask used in Japanese Noh theatre to represent a jealous female demon.
* The Demon Mask is worn by the Young Witch enemy.
Book of Gore

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A powerful healing spell with a drawback.

The random Injury inflicted by this spell may be either Major or Minor, including Broken Jaw, preventing the repeated use of Book of Gore.

## Acquisition

Like most spells, Book of Gore can be obtained randomly via succeeding in an investigation event or using a Dusty Grimoire and/or Library Notes.