Mrs. Figg's Petting Zoo

Village Petting Zoo

Appearance System:

• 20% chance per village visit (villagepercent setting)
• Village desc: "`%Mrs. Figg is here with her `#[animals]`%!`n"
• Navigation: "?Pet Mrs. Figg's [Animals]`0 (`^[cost] gold`0)"
• Default cost: 5 gold
• Once per day limit (played pref, resets at newday)

Petting Sequence:

• Pay gold (profit setting tracks total earned)
• "`5You place your `^5`5 gold in the basket, and spend a few minutes petting one of the [animals]`5."
• "`5Soon though, Mrs. Figg chases you off, and you stand at a distance admiring the [animals]`5."
• Receive combat buff (buffname setting, default: "`@Warm Fuzzies")
• defmod 1.05, 5 rounds, schema: module-crazyaudrey

Post-Petting Basket Access:

• After petting: "`5After a few minutes, you once again try to approach in order to look into her baskets."
• If played = 0: Link appears "Look at Mrs. Figg's baskets"
• If played = 1: "`%Hey!! I recognize you! You've already played with my [animals]`% today! Get away from here, you pervy [animal]`% fancier!`5"
• Must pet first to access basket game
• Can only play baskets once per day

Forest Basket Game

Event Trigger:

• Forest special event (100 base chance hook)
• "`5You stumble across a clearing that is oddly quiet."
• "To one side are three baskets, tightly lidded."
• Hear faint [sound]`5 of a [animal]`5 (e.g., "mew" of a "kitten")
• "You reach for the lid of the first basket when out of nowhere, Mrs. Figg appears, ranting feverishly about colored [animals]`5."

Mrs. Figg's Proposition (in regal melodious accent):

• "`%Of these baskets, have I three,`n"
• "Four [animals]`% inside each there do be.`n`n"
• "Minds of their own, do they have,`n"
• "Should two alike emerge, you'll get this salve.`n`n"
• "Energy it gives, to fight your foes,`n"
• "Merely rub it 'tween your toes.`n`n"
• "Should no two alike show their head,`n"
• "Earlier today, you'll see your bed.`n`n"
• "That then is my proposition,`n"
• "Shall thou take it, or from me run?`5"

Choices:

• Play: Continue to basket reveal
• Run: "`5You run, very quickly, away from this mad woman."

Basket Reveal Mechanics

Color System:

• 4 standard colors: `^C`&a`Ql`6i`7c`qo, `7T`&i`7g`&e`7r, `QGinger, `&White
• 1 rare outcome: `^`bHedgehog!`b (1/20 chance per basket)
• Each basket independently randomly selects color (e_rand 0-3, or 4 for Hedgehog)
• Three baskets total = 3 random selections

Reveal Sequence:

• Basket 1: "Mrs. Figg thumps the first basket on the lid. A [color]`5 [animal]`5 peeks its head out."
• Basket 2: "She thumps the second basket on the lid, and a [color]`5 [animal]`5 peeks its head out."
• Basket 3: "She thumps the third basket on the lid, and a [color]`5 [animal]`5 hops out and bounds up to her shoulder."
• If Hedgehog: "A `^`bHedgehog!`b`5 [hops/peeks] out." (special text)

Outcome System

Three Matching (All Same Color):

• Three Hedgehogs (1/8000 chance):
  • "`%Hedgehogs? HEDGEHOGS?? Hahahahaha, HEDGEHOGS!!!!`5"
  • Mrs. Figg snatches them up in glee and runs into forest/crowd
  • "You notice that she has dropped a full BAG of those wonderful salves.`n`n"
  • "`^You gain FIVE forest fights!"
  • +5 turns
• Three Standard Colors:
  • "`%Argh, you are ALL very bad [animals]`%!`5"
  • Mrs. Figg hugs shoulder animal and puts it back
  • "`%Because my [animals]`% all were alike, I grant you TWO salves.`5"
  • "You rub the salves on your toes.`n`n"
  • "`^You gain TWO forest fights!"
  • +2 turns

Two Matching (Any Pair):

• "`%Garr, you crazy [animals]`%, what do you know? Why I ought to paint you all different colors!`5"
• Despite threats, Mrs. Figg pets shoulder animal and places it back
• ".before giving you your salve, which you rub all over your toes.`n`n"
• "`^You gain a forest fight!"
• +1 turn

No Matching (All Different):

• "`%Well done my pretties!`5" (Mrs. Figg congratulates animals)
• Shoulder animal leaps at you
• "In fending it off, you [lose energy/get scratched]."
• If turns > 0: Lose 1 forest fight ("`^You lose a forest fight!")
• If turns = 0: Lose 1 charm ("`^You lose a charm point!")
• "Finally it hops back in its basket and all is quiet."
• Mrs. Figg cackles quietly

Animal Rotation System

Current Animal Settings:

• animal: Singular name (Kitten)
• animals: Plural name (Kittens)
• lanimal: Lowercase singular (kitten)
• lanimals: Lowercase plural (kittens)
• sound: Animal sound (mew)
• buffname: Buff name (Warm Fuzzies)

Default Animal Settings (saved state for reset):

• defaultanimal, defaultanimals, defaultsound, defaultbuffname
• Used when timer expires or admin manually resets

Rotation Timer:

• gamedaysremaining: Days until reset to default (-1 = indefinite)
• At newday-runonce: daysremaining decrements by 1
• When reaches 0: All animal settings revert to default settings
• Admin can change animals seasonally (e.g., Pumpkins for Halloween)

Probability Analysis

Standard Colors (Ignoring Hedgehogs):

• 3 match (all same): 4/64 = 6.25% (Win +2 turns)
• 2 match (any pair): 36/64 = 56.25% (Win +1 turn)
• 0 match (all different): 24/64 = 37.5% (Lose -1 turn or -1 charm)
• Expected value: (0.0625 × 2) + (0.5625 × 1) + (0.375 × -1) = +0.3125 turns
• **Positive expected value! Always play baskets!**

Including Hedgehogs:

• 3 Hedgehogs: 1/8000 = 0.0125% (Win +5 turns)
• Effectively adds 0.000625 expected value (negligible)
• Still positive EV overall

Strategy Implication:

• Always play basket game when available (positive expected value)
• Risk: Can lose turn/charm 37.5% of time
• Reward: Win turns 62.5% of time (+1 or +2 or +5)
• Long-term: Net gain of ~0.3 turns per game

Strategy Guide

Village Encounter:

• Always pet if you have 5 gold (cheap buff)
• Buff only lasts 5 rounds (short duration, use immediately in forest)
• After petting: Look at baskets if you haven't played today
• 20% village appearance = somewhat rare, seize opportunity

Forest Encounter:

• Always play basket game (positive expected value)
• Pray for Hedgehogs (1/8000 chance of +5 turns jackpot)
• Best case: +2 turns (3 matching colors, 6.25% chance)
• Worst case: -1 turn or -1 charm (all different, 37.5% chance)
• Medium win: +1 turn (2 matching, 56.25% chance)

Risk Management:

• If 0 turns: No-match outcome costs charm instead (less painful)
• If low charm: No-match only removes 1 charm (minimal impact)
• Running away = 0 gain (worse than playing +0.3 EV game)

Module History & Theming

Original Name: "Crazy Audrey's Petting Zoo"

HogwartsLive Rename: "Mrs. Figg's Petting Zoo"

• Mrs. Arabella Figg: Harry Potter character (crazy cat lady near Dursleys)
• Squib (non-magical) who breeds Kneazles (magical cats)
• Canon character known for cats → perfect fit for petting zoo module
• Code still references "crazyaudrey" internally (hooks, prefs, schema names)
• Display text uses "Mrs. Figg" for thematic consistency

Hedgehog Easter Egg:

• Hedgehogs extremely rare (1/20 per basket, 1/8000 for three)
• Possibly reference to Sonic the Hedgehog? Or just random absurdity?
• Mrs. Figg's ecstatic reaction suggests they're valuable/desirable
• She abandons player and runs into forest/crowd with Hedgehogs
• Drops full bag of salves (5 turns) as "accident"

Limitations

• Once Per Day: Can only pet AND play baskets once/day (played pref)
• Must Pet First: Village encounter requires petting before basket access
• Forest Separate: Forest basket game is independent (no petting required)
• 20% Village Rate: Won't see Mrs. Figg every day
• Buff Duration: 5 rounds only (very short, use immediately)
• No Match = Pain: 37.5% chance to lose turn/charm (significant risk)