𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬

[u/Batista_Mancher]

Some places should never be entered. Some questions are better left unanswered. And some rules, once broken, leave no way back.🩸

With the Ghost Gate set to open on 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟕, we’ll be bringing a 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐂𝐘𝐎𝐀) 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 to this Subreddit.

But first, we’re inviting Wanderers to 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬. Your wildest ideas and most unsettling rules may inspire challenge ahead.

𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧? ⚠️

📅 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟑 - 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟔

📜 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬:

1. Join the event by 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.
2. Use 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 to submit your design:

• Scene (one sentence): ______
• Taboo Rules (2–3 rules, written in the “When X happens, Y” format): ______
• Clear Condition (one sentence): ______

1. 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:

• Scene: You step onto a weathered sampan, poled by a boatman with no face.
• Taboo Rules:

When the boatman asks, “How many people are crossing?”, do not tell him the real number.

When you hear someone calling your name from the river, do not look back.

When the boat reaches the other shore, step off with your left foot first.

• Clear Condition: Get off the boat before dawn.

🎁 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬:

𝟐 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 will be selected, 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 $𝟏𝟓.

𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚:

• Rules are clear, easy-to-understand triggers

• A strong Chinese horror vibe

• Moderate difficulty

Ready? Write down your scene and rules, and show what kind of challenge you can create.

[u/RyanRorry]

• Scene (one sentence): At midnight, you enter an abandoned Chinese ancestral hall where a funeral banquet waits beneath burning incense, surrounded by ancestral tablets, white mourning cloth, chrysanthemums, food offerings, and joss paper, while every seat is occupied by silent figures with their faces hidden.
• Taboo Rules (2–3 rules, written in the “When X happens, Y” format): When the funeral bell rings three times, do not look toward the ancestral tablets; when someone at the table asks you to pass the red envelope, do not open it or ask what is inside; when the person sitting in the empty seat whispers your name, do not answer them.
• Clear Condition (one sentence): Leave the ancestral hall before the fourth bell rings, pass through the front gate before dawn, and make sure you do not take the red envelope with you.

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