The House

Please read the navigation post for full info. Welcome to The House, an old Indie Horror RPG with a sentient main character. Explore its world and uncover the long forgotten plot of the game, or don't. The choice is yours.

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Last Updated: January 27th, 2024

Hello, and welcome to The House. Here are some rules that must be followed while inside The House (and outside, should You leave).

Character References

IC posts in chrono (must be opened in a browser and not the Tumblr App)

Point form notes

Hint tag

PC = Player/Playable Character

No sexual NSFW. Shipping or suggestive is fine, the characters are all legal adults 18 or over, but NSFW will not be featured here.

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Blood/gore/violence/death will be present. All content will be tagged with "///" at the end (ex. blood///) to prevent the post from showing up in searches, while also being easy to block.

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Potential heavy themes, like self harm, abuse, child abuse, etc, could be shown or implied. The Audience is allowed to ask almost anything of the PC, so please tread carefully in The House. All of this content will still be tagged appropriately.

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The House welcomes audiences from all over the universe, it does not matter if wolves, electric rats, ghosts, or anything else decides to interact with The House, they will be welcomed, even if not seen.

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Currently, there is no linear progression here. You are free to explore and ask about anything, though you could stumble into the game's plot should you find the right things or discover the clues... I won't be making posts to fill in gaps in the foreseeable future, so info gathering is up to you.

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This is a [Command] focused space, the PC will follow everything asked of him. Please do not be shy. [Ask] is still encouraged, however, and might be the only way to get information/clarification sometimes.

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The Audience is capable of editing and modifying The House and reality.

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Highlighted text with different colours can either point at something important, or how a character feels about the highlighted subject in question, or both.

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Highlighted text beginning with an arrow belongs to no one in particular and is more about if something is important. This doesn't mean the something always needs to be followed up on as it can refer simply to characters or elements of The House's Game, as well.

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Lost and uncertain what to send? Try treating the visuals like a video game! Interact with what you see, but you can always be creative, also.

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You may reply to this post with theories or things you've noticed if you'd like to be open to a discussion. It will not be a substitute for ooc asks, though, as I won't answer many questions here. It's for community use.

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Fanworks and NPC Disclaimer:

Disclaimer regarding NPCs created by The Audience:

NPCs created by The Audience do not belong to one particular member even if said member was the one to create the design using the in-game mechanics/sending commands, set the personality, name, etc. The NPCs created by The Audience are free for The Audience as a whole to use, roleplay with, and command as they wish. If you create an existing OC of yours with the tools provided by this blog, you must understand that the above applies and your OC as they exist on the blog will not belong to you. Likewise, their likeness, name, personality, etc, as they exist on this blog could be used outside of your and my control (see below).

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Regarding fan works:

As of writing this (Jan 7th, 2024) I don't believe there is nearly enough info about Tobai and/or his game to properly create a fanfiction/AU/AU Askblogs made by other users.

Just to be clear, in the future once important characters and in-game mechanics are well established then these types of fan works are free game. All I will ask is that all problematic content is not glorified/fetishised/normalised. You will be free to use the characters, setting, mechanics, and story as you wish for fanworks with proper credit, and do not claim characters as your own if they are AU designs of my own characters.

You are free to workshop AUs and OCs as you wish for now, but making a dedicated and potentially ongoing fanwork (askblog, fanfiction, comic, or similar projects) outside RP is discouraged.

Remember that headcannons and theories are different from AUs, and the former two are free reign from the get-go.

(TL;DR you can tell me about your AUs and ideas, roleplay with fan OCs, submit/post art of AU ideas, but please don't go making series-based content about it yet..!)

[tobaiblog]

[Leave the hair clips on the shoe rack. Pick up the sandals.]

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

[go back to your room and take out the box with “STAY OUT” written on it which you were hiding when we asked to see a part of your closet/wardrobe, then open it]

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

Hey Tobai, I've been wondering... This was supposed to be a horror game, we've seen a Haunt and you've mentioned a boss- are there any other enemy creatures or status inflicting entities around?

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

[Remove NEIGHBOR1 from bin. Remove FRIEND1 from bin.]

[tobaiblog]

I truly do feel bad asking you this, but I think it may be important information.

Tobai, was the NPC that had an Aggression Counter your father? Or if not him, maybe one of your friends?

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

How does it feel to be in a horror game? And being aware of it.

[ASK] [COMMAND]

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Welp! No use staying in your room all day. Lets go find Caat! Tobai, how do you think we find it?

[ASK] [COMMAND]

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[You will exit the front door.]

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

Recap

I've put a bunch of asks/commands into queue. Here is a quick recap before it resumes:

You discovered someone named Caat that can be found on the Respawn Screen. This character will delete all animals or plushies spawned by The Audience and has a strange amount of control over the game. They've prompted you to come find them.

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Tobai's mother has been brought back and is now an Audience created NPC wandering The House, which has further harmed Tobai's image of you as a collective

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Tobai has hidden imagery in his closet from you and you promised to delete the NPC as long as he showed you either what was behind the ball he held, or what was on the box behind him. He revealed the box which just had large tape with "STAY OUT" written on it.

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You opened a note from a previous Audience Member that reveals Haunts can be trapped inside objects.

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The Haunt you originally spawned is still in The House.

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Tobai still has his knife in his inventory but it is not currently equipped.

For more information please feel free to refresh yourself with the info post or the hint tag.

I'll either post a post from queue today at work, or leave the queue to start posting starting tomorrow~

[tobaiblog]

sleepy

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Do you remember what the boss looked like? Did you ever manage to get to it, or were past players too preoccupied with other things?

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

Tobai, did any of the base game NPCs have an aggression counter? Or do only Audience made ones have that?

[ASK] [COMMAND]

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That thing with long black hair and white dress was... your mom?

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

[Remove FAMILY from the bin?]

[ASK] [COMMAND]

[tobaiblog]

[Take the note from the taped up box and unfold it, what's it say?]

[ASK] [COMMAND]