JINN

ENTITY • EVIDENCE: UV • FREEZING • EMF

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THE JINN HAS A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BREAKER BOX: IT CAN'T SWITCH IT OFF DIRECTLY, BUT CAN CAUSE A POWER OUTAGE BY TURNING ON TOO MANY LIGHTS AT ONCE. WHILE THE BREAKER IS ON, IT CHECKS EVERY 5 SECONDS FOR A NEARBY PLAYER AND CAN DRAIN 25% OF THEIR SANITY FROM A DISTANCE (WITH AN EMF READING AT THE BREAKER BOX). ANOTHER QUIRK: WITH THE BREAKER ON, IT SPEEDS UP TO 2.5 M/S WHEN IT HAS LINE OF SIGHT ON A PLAYER MORE THAN 3 METERS AWAY, AND SLOWS DOWN AS SOON AS THAT PLAYER GETS CLOSER. A SUDDEN CHANGE IN FOOTSTEP PACE WHEN IT SPOTS YOU IS A RELIABLE CLUE.

HOW TO IDENTIFY IT

PRIORITY

WATCH FOR LIGHTS TURNING OFF — THE JINN WILL NEVER TOUCH A SWITCH TO TURN ONE OFF
LISTEN FOR FOOTSTEPS. IF YOU NOTICE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN FOOTSTEP SPEED WHEN THE JINN SEES YOU (WITHIN 3M), THAT CAN CONFIRM ITS PRESENCE
PLACING A MOTION SENSOR NEAR THE BREAKER BOX CAN HELP DETECT THE JINN

HUNTING BEHAVIOR

CAN HUNT AT 50% AVERAGE SANITY
MOVES AT AN INITIAL SPEED OF 1.7 M/S
MOVES AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 2.5 M/S (WITH LINE OF SIGHT ON A PLAYER MORE THAN 3 METERS AWAY)

SPECIAL MECHANICS

CAN INTERACT WITH LIGHTS BUT CANNOT SWITCH OFF THE BREAKER BOX DIRECTLY — IT CAN HOWEVER SWITCH IT OFF INDIRECTLY BY CAUSING A POWER OUTAGE IF IT TURNS ON TOO MANY LIGHTS AT ONCE
WHILE THE BREAKER IS ON, THE JINN CHECKS AFTER A 5-SECOND DELAY WHETHER THERE ARE PLAYERS IN ITS ROOM OR WITHIN A 3-METER RADIUS: IF SO, IT DRAINS 25% SANITY FROM THE FIRST PLAYER ON THAT LIST BY LOBBY JOIN ORDER, WHICH GENERATES AN EMF LEVEL 2 OR EMF LEVEL 5 READING AT THE BREAKER BOX
IF THE BREAKER IS ON AND THE JINN HAS LINE OF SIGHT ON A PLAYER MORE THAN 3 METERS AWAY, IT WILL MOVE FASTER (IT SLOWS DOWN AS SOON AS THE PLAYER IS WITHIN 3 METERS)

STRATEGY

TURN OFF THE BREAKER AS SOON AS YOU NO LONGER NEED LIGHT FOR YOUR EVIDENCE: WITHOUT POWER, IT LOSES ITS SANITY DRAIN AT RANGE AND ITS ACCELERATION BEYOND 3 METERS. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW ENTITIES WHERE DELIBERATELY CUTTING THE POWER IS A REAL DEFENSIVE STRATEGY, NOT JUST A HANDICAP.