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Ghosts & Japes

Fight spirits to survive in a haunted house! ... Or don't. · By CMCDEV

Some item ideas (just for fun)

A topic by ItsSufu created Aug 25, 2025 Views: 654 Replies: 14
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OK..

There will be some messy items and curses under this post.

I didn't really want to post them at first.
because most of them don't really add value and possibility to the game. 

But since my mind has been occupied by this stuff lately, 
so...


just take a look, don't be too serious, they're mostly just for fun.
haha



"#" mean the price

> Picture dictionary(Lite version)
#500

Translate text into images for understanding. The accuracy is 43.421%.
The final interpretation right belongs to the merchant.


> A cherry
#1

Put it on your head.


> White sheets
#550

Makes you look like a ghost.
At the cost. You can't see anything.


> White sheets with two holes
#1100

Makes you look like a ghost.
You've already paid.

> Code
#1100

(if can't read)
All symbols are arranged in an extremely orderly manner.

(Or....)
Using the law to protect yourself from being ripped off by stores.
The effect of the price increase of shop items caused by the floor is halved. 


> Baseball bat
#650

When enchanted, wake up and take 5 damage.


> The End Book
#66

(if can't read)
One page was torn off.

(Or...)
...
Don't believe what is written above.


> Coin on a string
#10

When purchasing an item, get 1 shiny.
The probability of arrest increased by 99.99%.

> Air horn
#700

Make the ghost think you're noisy and then distance yourself from you.


> "Repair Techniques, From Beginner to Mastery"
#1500

(if can't read)
Look! There are pictures here!...

(Or....)
When holding an item and picking up a shiny, consume it repair item.

> Phosphor
#800

Enables the bullets of the gun to hit the ghost that is not flashed.

> Skateboarding shoes
#350

Your speed is significantly increased.
But, you know, it's getting slippery now-
So it becomes difficult to move accurately.

> Upgrade kit
#15000

Turn the wand into pure gold.
Movement speed decreases.
But you can tell others who the real rich person is.
*DO NOT EAT*


> "Love You Love You 3000"
#1000

(if can't read)
Pink book.

(Or....)
It has a bunch of mushy words written on it...
And then you desensitize.
So you won't be enchanted now.
Extremely logical.


> Sandpaper
#200

Use this to rub your glasses-
Then you won't see anything.
Good job, nerd.


> Picture dictionary(Classic Collectors' Edition)
#2300

(if can't read)
Translate text into images for understanding. In a luxurious way. The accuracy is 43.421%.
The final interpretation right belongs to the merchant.

(Or....)
Make everyone think you're super cultured.
In short, it's really awesome.

Developer(+1)

These are funny, might add a few!

(2 edits) (+1)


Nullification Bracers #4000Enhanced version of Null Amulet. Makes you immune to status effects! .....but you can only use your innate fire & Shadow magic.
"Herbs", "Mushrooms" & "Paper" #4200 for Cammy, #420 for Japes(If Cammy) Same Effect as drumsticks, Random Effect (including fake out K.O)
 (If Japes)  Press T to take a break and taunt your enemies.
Sign Language Book #500(If Japes) Replaced with Above Item
 (If Cammy) Learn how to make offensive gestures to anger ghost
*Evil Eye  #666 Negative Curse  Effects have been removed for the floor! ....but so have positive Item Effects.
*Orb Of Confusion #311Your controls will always be normal! ...but EVERYTHING else is reversed when confused!
*Garlic perfume #311You cannot be Charmed! ...but bumping into ghosts will make them ALWAYS eat you.
*Growth Serum #1966You cannot be Shrunken! ...instead, you will grow when hit with such spells!
*Demonic Doll #666You cannot be plushified! ...instead, ALL plushies behave as if they are **** *******, and ghosts will be forced to stay when **** show up.
*Curse Of Fang #1975You cannot be pooltoyified! ...but you can't fit in boxes anymore and drumsticks make you sick.
*Ghostly Hunger #2024You can no longer be sick! ...but ghosts will struggle harder to escape.
*Tiny Being's Ring #5000Boosts health to the max! ...but you can no longer see your health bar.
*Desperation Effigy #1000When you are at Low HP, a dark aura will begin draining everything else before the rest of that health!
*Tarnished Golden LanternCheaper, higher chance of appearing, allows two flashes in a row! ...But they are smaller.
*Mystic Arts Book #1993Press U to do a Spin Kick at the cost of 8 health!
*Staple #1866The Hunger "disappears"! ...but your health drains every 20 seconds.
*Brown Wig #2001More weapon energy! ...But even outside of Horde Mode, guns won't appear in shops.

Dweller's Note

(If can't Read)

"This looks familiar..."

(Or...)

"..."

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Okay, okay here are some updates.

I noticed that the first post said "items and curses",.

But it seems that there is not a single curse...

So here are a few.


*> Reckless Crowbar
#3000

You can directly open the door "locked by smoke". //Except for the boss room.
... But the power of the floor is halved


*> Grasp The Nettle
//I would like to replace the word nettle with another word, but... I can not find
#1100

The lower your HP, the more powerful your magic is.
... But you take double the damage.

//Here is the enhancement is calculated according to the ratio of HP and HP upper limit.
//So the reinforcement brought by 50/100 HP and 250/500 HP is the same.


*> Fair Monocular Lens
#500

When you get shinies, there is a 1% chance to increase its value by 100 times.
... But when taking damage, there is also a 1% chance to multiply it by 100 times.


*> Hollow Rectangular Necklace
#2200

When your HP goes back to zero ...
Give you a second chance.   //Note: Returns to the lobby and restores all HP. You won't lose your progress on this floor.
Each floor can only be triggered once.
... But the chance comes at the cost of losing half of your HP cap.


*> "Not pocket the shinies one picks up"
#920

When you reach a new floor, double the number of shinies you have.
... But you can't pick up any other shinies.


*> Unfair Monocular Lens
#500

When entering an unentered room, set your HP cap, shinies and ghosts killed to a random number.
... Isn't that enough?

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I was thinking about a 1up myself, but that works better. 

Don't know what you mean by magic, but "Japes" said that Dwellers (and presumably everyone else) can use magic they are attuned to, but judging by Japes using magic for vore and soul severing, Magi casting spells, "magic circles", and the "shadow people" doing...whatever, I assume there's neutral magic spells everyone can use....? I'm gonna ask them when the subject is brought up again. I added in some curses too!

In terms of story setting, it is to enhance Japes' personal power.
In terms of actual effect, it only increases the attack power of the wand.


But I'm not sure if future versions will give Japes other items or abilities.
So
 I use "magic" to summarize them all.

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The heroes all needing wands/badass weapons...or being able to draw from universal spells like double jumping or shrinking...what would be cooler...because whatever is less cool would be a return to proper form.

well, you probably wouldn't want to require bonking your friend with a squeaky hammer to do this 

M.R.'s art has always been amazing...

(3 edits)

Hey, here's an update.

Yes, only three.

Uhhhh, hopefully this won't seem too frivolous.



*> Three Tidy T
#20

When you reach the next floor, replace two random items or curses in the shop with 'Three Tidy T'.

(You know, I actually wanted to find a 'recursive' phrase, but unfortunately I don't really understand English, so...)
(By the way, this is a curse.)

> Laser Pointer
#1400

The speed of ghosts adjacent to your mouse will be reduced.

(I don't really like this name... but you know you know-)


> Anchoring Device
#670

Keeps you still and unable to move when being sucked by a ghost.

[============================]

Edit:
OKOK, I won’t procrastinate anymore. Here are some balance updates...


> Anchoring Device

[Old]#780
[New]#470

[Old]Keeps you still and unable to move when being sucked by a ghost or charmed.
[New]Keeps you still and unable to move when being sucked by a ghost.

Log:
Removed the inability to move while charmed, as it could potentially lead to being charmed indefinitely.


Laser Pointer

[Old]#2000
[New]#1400

[Old]Let your mouse make ghosts stop for a short while when clicked.  (up to 3 at a time)
[New]The speed of ghosts adjacent to your mouse will be reduced.

Another update, just one, but I think it should be enough.
It might be a bit scary.


Btw, the plan here is to update those three items from the last update,
but I haven’t found a good time yet...
I mean, it’s already 2 AM here?! WT-


Chapter Gilded Sonnet
#731

(if can't read) 
....no.

(Or....)
Thou see'st a trap devised for a sage, not for any common ones.
The reason is given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of puncher and wattmann of a personal god quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment plunged in fire whose fire flames if that continues and who can doubt it will fire the firmament that is to say blast hell to heaven so blue still and calm so calm with a calm which even though intermittent is better than nothing but not so fast and considering what is more that as a result of the labors left unfinished crowned by the acacacacademy of anthropopopometry of essy-in-possy of testew and cunard it is established beyond all doubt all other doubt than that which clings to the labors of men that as a result of the labors unfinished of testew and cunnard it is established as hereinafter but not so fast for reasons unknown that as a result of the public works of puncher and wattmann it is established beyond all doubt that in view of the labors of fartov and belcher left unfinished for reasons unknown of testew and cunard left unfinished it is established what many deny that man in possy of testew and cunard that man in essy that man in short that man in brief in spite of the strides of alimentation and defecation wastes and pines wastes and pines and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the strides of physical culture the practice of sports such as tennis football running cycling swimming flying floating riding gliding conating camogie skating tennis of all kinds dying flying sports of all sorts autumn summer winter winter tennis of all kinds hockey of all sorts penicillin and succedanea in a word i resume flying gliding golf over nine and eighteen holes tennis of all sorts in a word for reasons unknown in feckham peckham fulham clapham namely concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown but time will tell fades away i resume fulham clapham in a word the dead loss per head since the death of bishop berkeley being to the tune of one inch four ounce per head approximately by and large more or less to the nearest decimal good measure round figures stark naked in the stockinged feet in connemara in a word for reasons unknown no matter what matter the facts are there and considering what is more much more grave that in the light of the labors lost of steinweg and peterman it appears what is more much more grave that in the light the light the light of the labors lost of steinweg and peterman that in the plains in the mountains by the seas by the rivers running water running fire the air is the same and then the earth namely the air and then the earth in the great cold the great dark the air and the earth abode of stones in the great cold alas alas in the year of their lord six hundred and something the air the earth the sea the earth abode of stones in the great deeps the great cold on sea on land and in the air i resume for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis the facts are there but time will tell i resume alas alas on on in short in fine on on abode of stones who can doubt it i resume but not so fast i resume the skull fading fading fading and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the tennis on on the beard the flames the tears the stones so blue so calm alas alas on on the skull the skull the skull the skull in connemara in spite of the tennis the labors abandoned left unfinished graver still abode of stones in a word i resume alas alas abandoned unfinished the skull the skull in connemara in spite of the tennis the skull alas the stones cunard  tennis the stones so calm cunard unfinished....

Lol

(2 edits)

Good evening / Good morning / Good afternoon. 

This is an update (obviously). 

Only one item

Uh, I don't know what to say, anyway...



> Mezzanine Key
#250

Allows you to open the compartment under the chest.

An extra 'Did you know that?' will drop when opening the chest.



*Of course, the following is a list of notes that may appear in 'Did you know that?'
(each appearing with equal probability).


Did you know that?
Ghosts dislike intimate physical contact; attempt to use a hug to drive them away.


Did you know that?
You can press "E" to close this note now!


Did you know that?
Wasting 250 shinies just to read this note is a really dumb move.


Did you know that?
In another timeline, maybe you didn’t get the chest.
And got caught by ghosts instead?


Did you know that?
Don't hurt the bunny! You monster!


Did you know that?
The lengthy exposition in the description of 'Chapter Gilded Sonnet' is actually quoted from 'Waiting for Godot'.


Did you know that?
"Kukikyaya kyuakyaaki" contains at least three errors;
the correct expression should be "Kikikyaa kyuukyaaki".


Did you know that?
In fact, lanterns are prohibited here.
If you are in possession of any lanterns, please place them in the lobby.

Then proceed to a completely dark room, where our staff will handle the matter.
You will be rewarded accordingly.


Did you know that?
Bunny brain rot has been confirmed to be contagious.
Experts suggest that watching 'The Secret Life of Pets' about 15 times in a week might help a little with prevention.


Did you know that?
You need to listen to Boiler's Block Out music! It's amazing!


Did you know that?
You're reading this sentence right now!
Then comes this one...
And finally this one! (I knew it!)


Did you know that?
"long" and "grow" are the same character in Chinese.


Did you know that?
This game was made with GMS2!


Did you know that?
This post was originally planned for long-term secret updates, but it got canceled for some reasons.


Did you know that?
No you didn't.


Did you know that?
Strictly speaking, you actually cannot read these characters,
but some powerful mysterious force has allowed you to do so.


Did you know that?
If you see a suspicious plush walking toward you...
relax, it's ok.


Did you know that?
Honey doesn't contain any addictive substances, but some creatures still get hooked on it.


Did you know that?
Entering a stranger's house without permission can lead to irreparable consequences.


Did you know that?
You need to listen to Kitchen's Block Out music! It's amazing!


Did you know that?
The sun is a sphere suspended in the sky that can emit light and heat.


Did you know that?
These notes were made because the boss asked us to work overtime.
And he doesn't even plan to pay us for the extra hours.


Did you know that?
Experiments have shown that attempting to leave here is unwise.


Did you know that?
Going swimming during a storm is usually a bad idea.
So be sure to check the weather forecast in advance!

> Haggar('d) Cheeks
#1956/2011

Allows you to violently eject ghosts with the FLASH button. any ghost you hit will be damaged and knocked away as well.

Saw this thread and decided to give it a shot...

> Engagement Ring

#550 (every subsequent purchase increases the price)

Requirements: Must have Endosomatic Heart purchased

The species of the last befriended ghost will heal you when they eat you.

However, the item will be lost if the ghost is flashed.

There is also a 2% chance of triggering an instant gameover (with a special cutscene) when you're eaten by the befriended ghost.

Here's one I just thought about

> Cursed Magnet

#0

Items in the shop will be free.

But, picking up shinies hurts you (shinies will be attracted to you).