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--- gameplay:concepts:hawtons [2024/01/24 12:05] – clarissadunst
+++ gameplay:concepts:hawtons [2024/01/24 12:09] (current) – [Things Hawtons Don't Bother Touching] clarissadunst
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   * **The Dice Roll [[gameplay:guides:places:componentlist|Contrivance]]:** If a player-made [[places:start|place]] has a gambling minigame, Hawtons won't help you win.
   * **Item drops:** Supply Crates (and Monthly Mementos that give eBoy items) aren't more likely to give you more items just because Hawtons are high, and you won't harvest more Meat from enemies.
+  * **eBoy's prices:** These aren't random, they're dictated exclusively by how much of the item he has in stock. Opportunistic little shit.
 ==== Managing Hawton Levels ====
 The island's Hawtons will generally do as they damn well please. If you find the game has gotten inexplicably, //stupidly// hard all of a sudden and you just can't stay off the Failboat, chances are it's not your fault. The Hawtons could be in the red for everyone.
-Buying a Reinforced Hawton Meter and adding a Purified Artifact to it will give you the option to use it during combat. Open the shutter, and your own personal Hawton value will be forced down to something fairly low, meaning enemies won't hit as hard. Close the shutter and the Hawtons will start climbing again, gradually increasing their attack back to what it was. Hawton Meters will eventually break if left open for too long, so getting into a good rhythm of flipping it open and shut will keep you consistently safe for longer.
+Buying a Reinforced Hawton Meter, adding a Purified Artifact to it, and then equipping it to your bandolier will give you the option to use it during combat. Open the shutter, and your own personal Hawton value will be forced down to something fairly low, meaning enemies won't hit as hard. Close the shutter and the Hawtons will start climbing again, gradually increasing their attack back to what it was. Hawton Meters will eventually break if left open for too long, so getting into a good rhythm of flipping it open and shut will keep you consistently safe for longer.
-**Do not stare directly at your Meter.** This will cause a surge of improbability, breaking the meter and maxing out your Hawtons for the rest of the day. Unless your combat strategy hinges on you having very, very good luck for exactly one turn, this is rarely a good idea.
+Be careful not to break your meter from overuse, or by looking directly at it! This will cause a surge of improbability, breaking the meter and maxing out your Hawtons for the rest of the [[gameplay:concepts:newday|day]]. Unless your combat strategy hinges on you having very, very good luck for exactly one turn, or you plan on sleeping in a bed soon, this is rarely a good idea.
 If you can't afford a Hawton Meter or don't understand any of the horsecrap that just came out of my mouth - consider taking a break from the Island. Hawtons decline naturally over time. Stretch, take a walk, do your laundry, and chances are things will be back to normal within a [[gameplay:concepts:newday|New Day]] or two.