POLTERGEIST

ENTITY • EVIDENCE: UV • WRITING • SPIRIT BOX

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THE POLTERGEIST GIVES ITSELF AWAY BY HURLING SEVERAL OBJECTS AT ONCE WITH FORCE (WHICH CAN TRIGGER AN EMF LEVEL 2 READING), AND THE SANITY DAMAGE IT DEALS SCALES WITH THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS THROWN. IT BECOMES NOTICEABLY LESS EFFECTIVE IN AN EMPTY ROOM WITH NOTHING TO THROW — A GOOD TEST IF YOU SUSPECT IT. DURING A HUNT IT THROWS OBJECTS EVERY 0.5 SECONDS, A VERY RECOGNIZABLE RHYTHM. TIP: PILING UP OBJECTS IN ITS ROOM CAN TRIGGER AN EXPLOSION THAT CONFIRMS ITS PRESENCE, BUT IT WILL ALSO DRAIN YOUR SANITY.

HOW TO IDENTIFY IT

PRIORITY

BECOMES INEFFECTIVE IN AN EMPTY ROOM WITH NO OBJECTS TO THROW
DURING A HUNT IT HAS A DISTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR, THROWING OBJECTS EVERY 0.5 SECONDS
IF YOU PILE UP OBJECTS IN ITS ROOM, IT WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION THAT DRAINS YOUR SANITY BY -2% PER OBJECT THROWN

HUNTING BEHAVIOR

CAN HUNT AT 50% AVERAGE SANITY
MOVES AT AN INITIAL SPEED OF 1.7 M/S
MOVES AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 2.8 M/S

SPECIAL MECHANICS

CAN THROW SEVERAL OBJECTS AT ONCE WITH FORCE, WHICH CAN GENERATE AN EMF LEVEL 2 READING
WHEN IT THROWS OBJECTS, IT LOWERS PLAYERS' SANITY IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS THROWN

STRATEGY

IF YOU SUSPECT IT, PILE UP OBJECTS IN ITS ROOM INSTEAD: THIS CAN TRIGGER ITS EXPLOSION ABILITY THAT THROWS EVERYTHING AT ONCE, A NEAR-CERTAIN CONFIRMATION - BUT IT ALSO DRAINS YOUR SANITY, SO DO IT AS A GROUP AND BE READY TO BACK OFF. ITS VERY FAST THROWING RHYTHM DURING A HUNT IS ANOTHER GOOD SIGN, EASY TO SPOT FROM A DISTANCE.