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The Maddening Hollow

Items Designed by Bard & Raven • Art by Tara Quinn

At a glance

Item type
Accessory / Clothing
Restrictions
Must have caused prior Aggression via the "Whispering Hat" Environment

Effect

A creature wearing this hat is suffering horrific visions and nightmares that claw at its sanity. They must succeed on a Reaction Roll (15) or mark 2 Stress. After each spotlight, they have to repeat the Reaction roll. Once the creature cannot mark Stress anymore, they must make a Death Move as insanity is consuming them. After a creature ultimately lost its sanity, the Maddening Hollow is destroyed.

About this item

Eons ago, in a kingdom long forgotten, there lived a powerful wizard who unintentionally awakened their pointed hat. Though an accident, it proved a boon in disguise. Together they became legendary: the sorcerer and their magical hat, preventing disasters of both magical and natural origin, saving countless lives in the process.
Eventually, the sorcerer died, but the trusty hat remained. It searched long for a worthy new wearer, yet found none.
As the hat could not be worn against its will, it was cast aside and ultimately forgotten.

Until one day, its brooding silence was interrupted. And it was picked up once more.

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