One of those things that happens in summer.
Continued from the first July random thread.
Piggy is running the show.
Choklit Orange has just Opened the PIANO.
Patience, Please
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What’s happened so far:
You find yourself in ROOM. Exits are NORTH and EAST.>Exit ROOM by EAST.
You are in HALLWAY. There is a WINDOW with closed blinds. At the end of the hall there is a STAIRCASE. Exits are WEST and NORTH.
>Walk down STAIRCASE.
You are in AUDITORIUM. The lights are all off, but you can see a PIANO on the STAGE. The air feels musty. Exits are SOUTH.
>Open PIANO.
For this story, I am the game and Choklit Orange is the player. CO, make a reply to this comment (not any sub-replies or separate comments) to continue the game. I actually do have a map planned out, as well as an idea of a storyline, but it’s more or less made up as I go along. We’ll see how well this goes.
You can't reach the PIANO.Walk on to STAGE.You are on the STAGE. There is a PIANO in the middle that is closed. You can see a DOOR on stage left with a small sign on it. Above you is a CATWALK.Examine DOOR.On the door is a small sign that says, "No Admittance. Employees Only." It appears to be quite old. The doorknob is covered in dust, and the door is locked.Walk onto CATWALK.You can't reach the CATWALK.Fine, fine.
Exit SOUTH.You are in HALLWAY. There is a WINDOW with closed blinds. At the end of the hall there is a STAIRCASE. Exits are WEST and NORTH.Exit NORTH.You are in AUDITORIUM. The lights are all off, but you can see a PIANO on the STAGE. The air feels musty. Exits are SOUTH.Argh.
Walk on to STAGE.You are on the STAGE. There is a PIANO in the middle that is closed. You can see a DOOR on stage left with a small sign on it. Above you is a CATWALK.((If you’ve already navigated somewhere, you can probably give several commands in one post, to get around faster and save time.))
Oh, okay.
Break DOOR.You bruise your knuckles. The door is unimpressed and still locked.Glare at DOOR. Open PIANO.The piano opens with a creak. Despite the squalid state of the rest of the stage, it is free of dust.Really? No grue? Okay,
Examine PIANO.You can feel that there is no dust on the piano, in stark contrast to the otherwise dust-covered stage. You can't see much else in the darkness, but you play a few echoey notes and hear that it's in tune.Exit SOUTH. Enter HALLWAY. Open WINDOW blinds.Through the window you see a large, shrub-filled, enclosed courtyard. It is nighttime. You notice that you are on the second floor, and you can just make out the shape of a door on the opposite side of the courtyard, on the ground floor. There are no other windows on any of the walls.((Hold on, hold on, I’m a bit confused. Is the stairway in the hallway the northern exit? Because I went down the staircase and ended up in the auditorium, and then I went out the south exit and ended up back in the hallway, which leads me to think that the south exit out of the auditorium is the north exit out of the hallway, unless both the staircase and the northern exit lead to the auditorium (which makes no sense, since the staircase would have to go up or down a floor and the northern exit wouldn’t), or the northern exit and the staircase are the same exit, in which case why doesn’t the auditorium have a main door?))
((Yes, the stairway is the northern exit of the hallway/southern exit of the auditorium. That’s all the info I can give you.))
Turn on auditorium LIGHTS.You flick the switch, and then flick it again. Either all the lights are burnt out or there's a power outage.Exit SOUTH. Enter HALLWAY. Exit WEST. Enter ROOM. Examine ROOM.The room is a small office. In front of a large leather chair there is a wooden desk with various papers arranged neatly on it. A giant dieffenbachia is growing in one corner, next to a bookshelf. There is a narrow door on the north wall in addition to the door to the hallway. Exits are NORTH and EAST.Exit NORTH.((random duplicate-comment-preventing words))You are in what appears to be a broom closet. There is a broom and dustpan in the corner next to a mop and bucket from which water is slightly leaking. Various items of cleaning equipment line several shelves. A single lightbulb hangs from the middle of the ceiling. On the highest shelf is YE FLASK. Exits are SOUTH.((Incidentally, I’m not capitalizing everything with which you can interact, so don’t feel restricted to capitalized things.))
((Are you going to say “You cannot get ye flask?” at some point in here.))
BUCKETS! Hahahahaha!
ohgodhomestuckruinedbucketsformewhatamidoingwithmylife.
WASTING IT READING STUPID COMICS FOR STUPID WRIGGLERS, YOU INSUFFERABLE WITLESS NOOKSTAIN.I Think It Would Be Wisest Not To Continue This Line Of Discussion
I love both of you so much right now.
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NoW wHy’D wE wAnT tO uP aNd Do A tHiNg LiKe ThAt, BrO?
((OK seriously you’re right, better stop before I work through every typing quirk.))
((You know you’re pretty far gone when you start applying the troll quadrants to Scrubs characters.))
:33 < *thinks that we are purrfectly fine, and we're not annoying anycat, but its pawsible we'll our f33l for the catacters!* *rolls around on PAWSOC's lap*
((You know you’re even worse when you start applying (modified) troll quadrants to REAL LIFE. It’s at the bottom of the Manifestos thread.))
wwhy am i evven botherin with this
((going to Manifestos thread now…))
D–> I STRONGly suggest that we move this conversation to a more appropriate venue, such as the Seriously Awesome Comi% thread, so that those rereading Piggy’s game don’t get confused
OK. That was simply epic!
Examine YE FLASK. If unable to reach YE FLASK, slosh water on floor, upturn BUCKET, and stand on it
ERROR: INVALID INPUTOh, fine.
Examine FLASK.It is a flask containing a liquid of uncertain nature.… Gee, that’s helpful.
Pocket FLASK. Exit SOUTH. Enter ROOM. Examine PAPERS.You can't get ye flask!Oh, now I’m just going to have to sit here and imagine why on earth I can’t get ye flask!
But I’ve already examined it! And surely if it’s out of my reach, it would be too far away for me to see it properly…
Yes, yes, I know, it’s an unarguably bad idea to start a debate with Piggy.
Okay.
Upturn BUCKET.You take the bucket, dump the soapy water on the floor, set it upside-down, and proceed to slip on the water and twist your ankle. You will now limp for the remainder of the game.Brilliant.
Stand on BUCKET.The player is warned that attempting to stand on the bucket could easily cause breakage of bones. Continue? Y/NN. Do not stand on BUCKET. Exit SOUTH. Enter ROOM. Examine PAPERS.I’d love to play one of you, once those of you other than Piggy start existing.
Oooh, I’ll play with you. How should we start?
I’m not sure. I’d rather be the player than the game, though.
Sounds good! I have some experience with thinking up plots and leading games.
((May I play?))
((Oh, I guess we should use (()). Oops. Maybe you and Biblio could team up, and I could be whatever Piggy is now? Or some combination thereof? Or find someone else to partner with, or something? Let me know what you guys think.))
((I’d like to play; this looks like fun!))
I’ll be the Game for somebody! *goes to think up plot*
Can I be the player?
Ooh wait shoot, nevermind. I need to learn to look around before I make a post to make sure no one has already taken it.
SFTDP
Could I play then? Or maybe I could team up with LittleBasementKitten?
((Bibliophile-I’m going to start our game here. I guess we should go with Piggy, and make all moves/repsonses in reply to this post))
You find yourself in HOUSE. There is CANDLE on TABLE next to NORTH exit. Another exit is EAST. The sun is creeping up the sky slowly, but it is still night.Exit NORTH.You find yourself in front of FOREST, which looms ominously in front of you. You can see SMALL LIGHT deep in, but it is too dark to see much else, as it is a cloudy night. You almost bump into BUSH on your way out.Exit SOUTH. Exit EAST.((I will go back to the forest because I love them, but I’ll wait until morning.))
You walk back into HOUSE and turn to walk through exit EAST. You find yourself in ROOM with BED in one corner, and DESK in the other, with mysterious BOOK lying on top of it.SFTDP
((I’m best at writing fantasy adventures, as I DM a lot for my school group. Mind if this turns into one, or should I keep it realistic?))
Examine BOOK.((Fantasy is my favorite genre, so it’s not only allowed but encouraged)).
((Excellent, I’ve already got a map and plan all cooked up))
BOOK appears to be very old, covered in dust and a spiderweb. As you blow away the dust, you see the title, "Effingens risus Terrarum" and you you open it, it all appears to be in the language, with detailed illustrations of incantations, cauldrons, and staffs of power.Pick up BOOK. Walk to BED. Lay on BED. Reopen BOOK. Closely eximine illustrations in BOOK.BOOK has been added to INVENTORY. You may access inventory at any time. Current equipped item is BOOK.The sun crawls up the sky until it is full out daytime outside. You cannot gleen any more information from book, as the illustrations are accompanied by text that you cannot read.
Exit WEST. Exit NORTH.You face FOREST. There is a much light from the sun, but you can still make out SMALL LIGHT glimmering like a star from the inside of the forest. HOUSE is now beside you, and you can make out FENCE behind you.Enter FOREST.You walk into FOREST, and as you walk toward SMALL LIGHT, you can see that SMALL LIGHT is ORB floating about 10 feet above the ground. Below ORB is a humanoid creature about 4 1/2 feet tall. He stares at you, a statue except for the movement of his eyes following you.Greet humanoid, amazement in voice."I greet you back, peer" The short humanoid says in an indescribable accent. "I led you here-yes, I did- because I need a task of you. You will be subsequently rewarded, but it will be dangerous.You see, this orb here-" He gestures to the orb hanging above his head, "has a twin, needed for its powers to realize. However, this twin has been stolen by the frost giant Thryx, and is now the centerpiece of his amulet. Will you aid me in this, and retrieve it for me?"
As he says this, he gestures with his hand and the illusion of a giant with a glowing amulet appears before you. He awaits your decision.
Say, "Probably, it depends! I've so many questions!! I can't believe I get to see this; it's AMAZING!!! I'm sorry it was stolen, but I've always dreamed of something like this happening; what's your name; where are you from?UNRECOGNIZED INPUT: Please use recognized commands((In keeping with the text adventure-like theme, you need to use recognizable commands “Prompt for further explanation” or “Say-Explain” would work, not huge text walls))
((Oh, sorry, I didn’t know. I’d never heard of these things before and didn’t know how they worked.))
Prompt for further information.((In a real text adventure, the game would be a computer that would only recognize specific commands told to you in the beginning, but as long as it’s short and simple it’s fine with me))
"I am a Gnome, of the family Rothan, specializing in illusion magic. My name is Rothor, and the orb was stolen out of a desire to obtain more power, and an ignorance towards the orbs powers. No doubt if the giant is not stopped he will try to steal this one too"Prompt for information on ORB.
((If that’s too specific, use this instead:))Take out BOOK.((No, that’s fine, I’m not going to be that picky, just not too complicated))
"Well, the ORBS, when together, heighten or make the magic powers of the user. My tribe has used them to bring peace to the the lands through magic for years before it was stolen. You can use them yourself if you succeed. The effect only lasts for a few days before it has to be refreshed though."BOOK is already out, you never unequipped it
Open BOOK to picture with ORB. Ask about BOOK."Ah, yes, the lost language. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you any more than you already know, as the language is not known except by very few people, the names and locations of whom I do not know. My apologies"Ask about Thryx's whereabouts."About a day's journey beyond the fence behind HOUSE. There is a secret passage through the fence here"He creates another illusion to show you where
"Just follow the path"
Ask hiw he decided who to lead here."Your were there, and convenient. That's all I know"Ask where Thryx is."About a day's journey beyond the fence behind HOUSE. There is a secret passage through the fence here"He creates another illusion to show you where
"Just follow the path"
((…Oops. I forgot I’d already asked that.))
Thank Rothor. Agree to fetch orb. Ask how gnomes evaded detection by humans."I thank you for your help, good lady.""And you have seen we are accomplished in magic, more so than the humans? It is not a hard task with various mind-affecting and stealth spells, and we want to stay hidden because of many human's tendencies to think that those different from them are not as good as them"
Follow PATH.You walk down the beaten path and see a small hole in the fence behind your house that you probably would not have noticed had you not known it was there. As you crawl through the hole, you notice that the forest has completely morphed into a grassland, without a tree in sight beyond the fence. Two small humanoid creatures approach you, and talk to you in raspy voices:"What brings you here, human?"
Explain purpose of journey.The two small humanoids snicker, then pull out nasty looking short swords. As soon as you realize you are in danger, you feel a sudden weight on your hip, and look down to see a perfectly sized *insert name of your favorite weapon here* waiting to be usedUse Stupefy spell with wand.((Well, you said my favorite weapon, which really is a Harry Potter-esque wand…)
((Sure, why not
))
BOOK is now in INVENTORY. WAND is equipped.The goblins eyes widen in surprise as the new mage's WAND glows with red light, then sends a bolt of red at one of the goblins. One falls, unconcious, and the other jabs at you with it's SHORTSWORD, drawing a small amount of blood from your leg.
Use Petrificus Totalus on goblin with WAND.
UNRECOGNIZED INPUTOops.
Use Petrificus Totalus on goblin with WAND.The goblin dodges out of the way as sparks fly out of WAND, then, with a look at his downed companion, he runs off through the grass.Send Patronus Charm toward Rothor. Have Patronus ask Rothor whether anyone else might attack.Soon after casting the spell, Rothor appears in front of you, though strangely transparent. He speaks:"This is an illusion, you cannot respond except in previous way"
"You now understand the risks involved in this mission. Violence may be used, but healing is available."
He waves his hand, and you are healed of any wounds you gathered.
"Be careful"
Ask why he didn't tell me about the danger before sending me off."A frost giant stole the amulet. I assumed that the risks would be assumed, but at least you know now.I gave you the wand, didn't I? Yes, I did"
"Now off with you!"
The image dissapears.
*disappears
Bibliophile?
((One question: how do you make that font?))
<code>Like this.</code>
I’d like to play. I’d like to be the player, not the game. Anyone up for being my game?
I’LL MAKE ONE!! 20 meme points to anyone who can tell me what this is based on.
You Are a man by the name of David braymer who is on a misssion on the U.S.S. Lunar Base (1) which is. A base station in the earth's Orbit. You are in your room there are no exits?I suspect I will be having great fun with this one.
If there are no exits what do I do?
Is it alright if some other player takes over for me? I’d rather play someone without a name, just “you”.
((If someone wants to be a player, here’s the beginning of my
GAME.))You are standing in your BEDROOM. On the floor in front of you is a TV, to which there is hooked a SNES. There is also a COMPUTER and a BOOKSHELF. Exit is WEST.
((And no, it’s not going to go the way you might suspect.))
((Whoops, that ought to be
EAST.Not that it matters much, I guess…))Go EAST(Can I take this game instead of the one I posted on a bit ago? I’d rather have one where I’m playing “you” instead of a character)
((Sure! Do whatever you like. If anyone wants mine, though, they can jump in.))
You are on STAIRWAY. You go downwards and enter KITCHEN. There is a SINK, a STOVE, and a FRIDGE. Exits are SOUTH and WEST.Look in FRIDGEAack! I’m about to leave for 2-4 internetless days! Sorry.
That’s cool! I just hope I remember to check the thread when you get back!
There is nothing in the FRIDGE other than three identical bottles. One contains WATER. One contains LEMONADE. One contains SODA.Oxxx-linnn!
OXLIN!
Sorry! I totally forgot I was going to be leaving for some internet-less days too!
OPEN the bottle containing LEMONADE and drink itThe LEMONADE is, in fact, LEMONADE, and is very refreshing. You finish it and throw the BOTTLE away, and then your MOTHER walks into the room. "Our next door neighbor is looking for you," she says. "Oh, and take these." She hands you a BACKPACK, a PHONE, and a pair of TENNIS SHOES, then walks up the stairs. Exits are still SOUTH and WEST.I take the BACKPACK and PHONE and TENNIS SHOES. I put the PHONE in the BACKPACK. If I am wearing shoes, I put the TENNIS SHOES in the BACKPACK otherwise I put them on my feet. I exit WESTYou step through the DOOR and find yourself OUTSIDE. To the WEST there is a large yellow HOUSE. To the SOUTH there is a small pink HOUSE. Near the pink HOUSE there stands a MAN.I walk over to the MAN. I greet him.I’d like to play! I’d rather be the player than the game.
You wake up, confused. The room is dark. You can see a dim glow EAST.Head EAST.((I stupidly started doing this right before leaving for 9 internetless days. Sorry.
))
(ahh, no worries, it’ll give me time to work out a storyline/map :D)
The light seems to grow stronger. You can see a radius of three (3) feet now. You appear to be in a cave or tunnel of some sort. EAST is more light. WEST is darkness.Continue EAST.You can see clearly now. You are in a CAVE. Stalactites line the roof like deadly teeth, while their stalagmite counterparts reach up to meet them. In places they have even formed columns connecting the floor and roof. It is clearly very old.EAST is the CAVE MOUTH. WEST is a path leading into darkness.
(alright, I have several story ideas I can go with form here. Would you prefer something high fantasy, realistic, or anything? I can format the basic plot to fit whatever, but since you’re playing I want it to be something you’re going to enjoy!
)
Continue EAST.((Anything is OK with me, but realistic is good.))
You are standing in the CAVE MOUTH. Boulders litter the areas just inside and outside of it, some strangely shaped. There is a small glittering pebble next to your foot. To the EAST, NORTH, and SOUTH you can see forest. Daylight filters down through the leaves. There is a path leading NORTH and SOUTH.(eek, I meant code, not strike)
You are standing in the CAVE MOUTH. Boulders litter the areas just inside and outside of it, some strangely shaped. There is a small glittering pebble next to your foot. To the EAST, NORTH, and SOUTH you can see forest. Daylight filters down through the leaves. There is a path leading NORTH and SOUTH.I’d love to do this. I’ll do player or game, whichever. Or both.
Oh, I’d like to play, but I don’t have enough time to write a game. May I?
Okay!
I’ll try to post either today or tomorrow, once I think of a game. It’ll probably be some type of fantasy, though.
Stars surround you.They twinkle brightly, beautiful, but you're not here to watch stars. There's nothing of use here. You should go back and tell them.
It's imossible to define exits in space, but the rift you came through is NORTH.
Fascinating. This should be fun!
Exit NORTH.SMALL ROOM
As soon as you touch the rift, the world changes. A moment later, you've appeared back in the Tower. You step out from under the stone arch and into a small cell, designed to hold the portal and devoid of anything else useful.There are rocks on the floor to the EAST
Exits are NORTH, WEST, and SOUTH.
Examine ROCKS.There aren't very many ROCKS on the ground, maybe half a dozen. They're all somewhere around the size of a walnut, and look like they'd be good for thrwing with a sling. You can't tell whether they fell naturally from the wall in front of you or whether someone dug them out for reasons unknown.While turning over the rocks, you discover a WHISTLE beneath one.
Collect ROCKS and WHISTLE. Exit SOUTH.((I can do 2 things at once, right?))
((Sure))
You pick up the ROCKS and the WHISTLE.
You have:
7 Rocks
Tin Whistle*
Ring of Protection**
Exit SOUTH
You step through the rift again, and a moment later you are in space.
*Welcome to the special commentary! When I said ‘tin whistle’, I meant ‘whistle made out of tin’, rather than the recorder-like instrument sometimes known as ‘tin whistle’, or ‘penny whistle’, though I reserve the right to decide that the whistle is a penny whistle.
**An enchanted ring that offers basic protection from extreme conditions, e.g. those found in space. It does not actually belong to you. More on that later.
Put on RING.You are already wearing the RING.
((I probably should have specified that, sorry.))
((Oh, whoops. I just wanted to see what would happen.))
Exit NORTH. Exit WEST.You step into a room very similar to the one you just left. Doors lead WEST, EAST, and NORTH, and an arch surrounding a rift leads SOUTH.((Incidentally, I forgot to mention it, but you couldn’t move freely back when you were in space. There was a rope tied to the arch in the room, which you used to pull yourself back through the rift.
Not that this really matters…))
((Oh, okay. Hm, I’ll keep that in mind.))
Exit EAST.You are back in the room with the rift leading to space.You are in a HALLWAY. It runs East-West, and there are three doors leading SOUTH. There are three WINDOWS on the NORTH wall, the hallway deadends EAST and there is a fourth door to the WEST.
((…I’m clearly not thinking straight. Why don’t we just pretend that this comment is a reply to yours and is in code?))
Haha, sure. I actually drew a map now! Slightly less failure.
Exit WEST.WHY AM I SO BAD AT DIRECTIONS
(I need to draw a map >.>)
Exit WEST. Exit NORTH.I’ve got an idea for a game. Potential players welcome.
I’ll play.
Excellent! I’ll start a new reply tree for the game.
Go towards the LIGHT.Player: Alice
You AWAKE.You are lying down in a BOX.
In other circumstances the BOX would be unpleasantly reminiscent of a COFFIN -- if you knew what a COFFIN was, or, indeed, had any concept of your own MORTALITY. Its walls glow with a soft white light, allowing you to see that there is a large HATCH directly above you.
What do you do?
Wondering if this is a take on Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, I OPEN the HATCH and climb out.((This is a duplicate comment, but it’s the right one, so be quiet, WordPress!))
You emerge into a ROOM.The outside of the BOX glows gently with the same light as the inside. There are two other BOXES in the room, one on each side of yours, but they are lightless and gray. Each BOX rests on a kind of PLINTH or PLATFORM, with a KEYBOARD on the side.
The ROOM is dark but for the feeble illumination of the BOX. You can discern a TABLE a little way in front of you, but the OBJECTS on it are obscured.
As a point of clarification, you have not yet the slightest idea who ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN are, or their current VITAL STATUS. You are uncertain of many things at this point in your LIFE, even of your own NAME.
Walk over to TABLE, examine OBJECTS.As you approach, a LIGHT flickers to life on the ceiling, shining down on the TABLE. A MUSICAL VOICE addresses you, though you can see no one else in the room.Welcome, Inhabitant,"
" it says. Though these are the first words you have heard in your short life, you understand them perfectly.There are three OBJECTS on the TABLE: an APPLE, a GLASS OF WATER, and a PILE OF NEATLY FOLDED CLOTHING. You can tell because the OBJECTS are clearly labeled with the words "Apple," "Water," and "Clothes" respectively.
The new LIGHT allows you to see a LADDER affixed to the far wall, beyond the TABLE.
Am I wearing clothes? I’m going to assume not since I’ve been given some…
I put on the CLOTHES, put the APPLE in my pocket, and drink the WATER. I turn back to examine the other BOXES.You have added the CLOTHES and APPLE to your INVENTORY.The CLOTHES are a simple, practical outfit, although whoever provided them has sadly neglected FOOTWEAR. They are made of some kind of seamless white FABRIC and fit comfortably, as if tailored.
The APPLE is red and ripe, about the size of two fists close together. The LABEL saying "Apple" appears to be bonded with the fruit's skin.
The WATER is cool and refreshing. You did not realize how thirsty you were until you drank it.
The BOXES are shaped more like lozenges than blocks, smooth and rounded with no sharp edges or corners. Each rests on a PLATFORM a little lower than your waist, with a KEYBOARD or CONTROL PANEL and SCREEN raised at an angle a few inches above the surface of the PLATFORM. All three SCREENS are presently dark.
Climb LADDER.The LADDER leads upward through the ceiling and into a cramped vertical PASSAGE. As you ascend, your WEIGHT noticeably decreases, until you are not so much climbing as pulling yourself along in a direction we will continue to refer to, for the sake of clarity, as UP.When you reach the EXIT, you are almost completely weightless. You drift off the last rung of the LADDER into a long cylindrical CORRIDOR.
Behind you is a large circular DOOR. Above you, and to either side, are PASSAGES which seem identical to the one you just exited, except they point LEFT, RIGHT and UP instead of DOWN, respectively. In front of you, the CORRIDOR stretches into the distance. There are a number of DOORS in the WALLS further along. The space you are in is WELL LIT, and the WALLS are white and gleaming.
Attempt to open DOOR.The DOOR has no visible opening mechanism but for a PANEL slightly offset from the center. It is about the width of your spread HAND.Put HAND on PANEL.You hear a VOICE that seems to emanate from the WALLS."Welcome, C-" The second word is cut off by a horrible screech of STATIC. Mechanisms judder and rumble within the DOOR, but it remains obstinately SHUT. The VOICE continues. "Access Strongly Discouraged at this time. Important business elsewhere."Go LEFT.
The PASSAGE is too narrow to enter in the conventional manner. You suppose you could fit into it if you went FEET FIRST or HEAD FIRST. Which do you choose?Go HEAD FIRST.As you GO LEFT, you begin to feel an unpleasant leftward tendency, which only strengthens as you continue. You are about halfway along the EXTENSIVE PASSAGE when you realize that it is GRAVITY making itself felt again, in a different direction. There is insufficient room to turn around, but with the help of the LADDER attached to the WALL you manage to DESCEND without falling ignominiously and hitting your head on the FLOOR.You find yourself in a ROOM. You would guess that it is of similar dimensions to the one you exited, but as it is PITCH DARK you cannot be sure. The only illumination is a VERY FAINT LIGHT from the PASSAGE through which you just entered.
Walk FORWARD, feeling with HANDS.You bump into a hard, oblong OBJECT a little lower than your waist, bruising your shin. It feels similar in shape to the BOXES in the room you emerged from.You can EXAMINE objects in the dark, but you will receive only tactile and auditory information.
Examine OBJECT.The OBJECT is a BOX, identical to the one you AWOKE in except that it is not presently GLOWING. On the PLINTH supporting it are a KEYBOARD, a SCREEN, and a BUTTON embossed with some kind of SYMBOL. The SYMBOL is too small for you to get a clear impression of its form by touching it.Press BUTTON.If nothing happens, return to corridor and go FORWARD.
The SYMBOL on the button lights up as you press it. You can see that it consists of three interlocking TRIANGLES. The SCREEN comes to life, lines of incomprehensible code streaming across it briefly before it displays an IMAGE: a silver HAND reaching upward, backgrounded by the same three TRIANGLES in green. Above the HAND are the words "E.A.S. Audacity."After a few seconds, the IMAGE changes again, to simple white LETTERS on a black background. It reads thus:
Auxiliary Terminal 23 -- Biogenesis Division
Access Denied
Authorize from main terminal OR enter override code.
followed by a blinking command line.
Enter a random series of NUMBERS.((I’ll give you an actual series of numbers if it makes a difference.))
A new line of TEXT appears.Invalid Override
If you are authorized to operate this terminal and have forgotten your code, please undergo genetic verification at main terminal to be issued a new one.
Be advised the Audacity is currently operating at Condition Saffron. Another incorrect entry will cause this terminal to go into lockout.
Return to corridor and go FORWARD.As you advance, it becomes clear that the endless appearance of the CORRIDOR was a trick of the omnipresent LIGHT. It comes to an end a few yards away at a DOOR similar to the one behind you. There are three other DOORS in the wall to your right -- all three are a more conventional SQUARE shape. The first one is marked MAINTENANCE; the second STORAGE; the third ECOLOGY. The circular DOOR ahead is marked TRANSIT in very small letters.Attempt to enter ECOLOGY door.At the turn of a HANDLE, it opens outward. Inside, you can see a PASSAGE, with a LADDER going down one WALL and a row of dim LEDs on the opposite WALL. At the far end, you can see a splotch of dappled, golden-green LIGHT.((Oops, replied to the wrong comment…))
Go towards the LIGHT.The LIGHT gets brighter as you DESCEND, and the GRAVITY increases. When you reach the bottom of the LADDER, you find yourself in a place unlike anywhere else in your experience. For a minute, you literally cannot process the rich, damp GREENERY surrounding you. But you soon gather your thoughts enough to LOOK AROUND or TAKE OTHER ACTIONS.((May I do this? I’m fine with writing either the player or the game, as long as said game can be science fiction instead of realistic.))
((Do you want to play with me? Science fiction is fine with me.))
((Certainly. I meant that if I wrote the game it would be science fiction, so I assume you mean that you would like to be the player?))
((Unless you want to be the player?))
((I’m fine either way. Which would you prefer?))
((ZNZ?))
((Sorry! *has been internetless* I’d like to be the player.))
((-ZNZ OK, then!
Sorry I’m such an impatient person. Let the game begin.))
Player: ZNZYou are in a BEDROOM. On the EAST side is a BED. In the NORTHEAST corner is a DESK and CHAIR. On the DESK is a COMPUTER and a NOTEBOOK. Just WEST of the DESK is a MAP hung on the NORTH WALL. WEST of that is a TV hooked up to a GAMECUBE. Next to the TV on the WALL is a CLOCK. In the NORTHWEST corner is a DOOR. You hear a VOICE from another ROOM tell you to set your CLOCK.
((Yes, this is kind of what you probably think, but not exactly.))
Walk up to clock.Not knowing how to set the CLOCK or what the TIME is, I walk over to the DESK and examine the NOTEBOOK.The NOTEBOOK is open to the FIRST PAGE. There is a BOOKMARK later on in the NOTEBOOK. The FIRST PAGE reads: "Tap MENU to open the MENU. SAVE can be found in the MENU." You become aware of another floating translucent word that reads "MENU".Tap MENU.A drop-down MENU appears in front of you. It is opaque. It shows a list of WORDS:"BAG"
"ZNZ"
"SAVE"
"OPTION"
"QUIT"
"EXIT"
Tap ZNZ.Tap "BAG."((Oops, that was an accident. Please disregard 14.2.6.))
((OK, I’ll use “Tap BAG” then.))
A 3D image of a BAG appears in front of you. The BAG opens. It's empty. Another floating PHRASE is nearby. It says "CLOSE BAG".Try to tap "CLOSE BAG."The image of the BAG folds up and disappears. The MENU reappears."BAG"
"ZNZ"
"SAVE"
"OPTION"
"QUIT"
"EXIT"
Tap ZNZ.(And this isn’t really a duplicate comment; well it is, but I meant to! *hopes it’ll post this time*)
An image of an ID CARD appears in front of you.Read ID CARD.The image of the ID CARD is obviously digital. There is an ID number on the upper right corner. Your name is written across the top. on the left it has a display reading "MONEY" with an amount written of $3000. Beneath that is a timer that reads 0:20. It seems to be a minute-and-second timer, as you can watch the number going up. To the right is a picture, but it doesn't look like you. Across the bottom are strange blank squares. Again there is a floating WORD that says "EXIT"Tap "EXIT."The image of the ID CARD dissapears and the MENU reappears."BAG"
"ZNZ"
"SAVE"
"OPTION"
"QUIT"
"EXIT"
You walk up to the CLOCK. You notice that the CLOCK is stopped. Its HANDS are at ten o' clock. You can move the HANDS. There is an odd, translucent WORD floating in the air near the clock. You can see through the WORD by looking directly at it, but it is still easily read. The WORD is "CONFIRM".Wondering if this is a take on Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, I OPEN the HATCH and climb out.Whoops, meant to make that a reply. Hang on.
Anyone else want to start a game? I’d love to do. I’m fine with being the player or the game.
*do this
I’ll be a player, as I’m already a game elsewhere.
You are in a red PHONEBOX. There is a PHONE on the wall beside you. The floor is slightly dusty. The WINDOWS are so grimy that you can't see out of them. There is a DOOR opposite you.Get PHONE.The PHONE is attached to the wall and KEYPAD by a curly WIRE. You pick it up.Dial 645-2985.You hear a VOICE, neither male nor female. It is impossible to tell if it is human. "This NUMBER has been wiped. Dial ZERO for the OPERATOR. Thank you."Hang up PHONE. Exit BOOTH.You open the DOOR and step out. You find yourself immersed in icy cold WATER, which immediately goes over your head. The CURRENT is swift and strong. You cannot see or hear anything but the WATER.Swim for SURFACE.You break the SURFACE. You have approximately a second to note that you are swimming parallel to a SIDEWALK before you slam into a white WALL. The WATER ends there. The SIDEWALK is to your right. If you make a leap for it, you might be able to CLIMB up.LEAP and CLIMB.You are standing on a SIDEWALK with the RIVER at your back. To your right is the PHONEBOX. To your left is a white WALL, presumably the one you just ran into. Directly in front of you is a TREE. It is really a LEAF that is tree-sized, but it is growing in two feet of DIRT that stretch back. Next to the TREE-LEAF, a CANNONBALL is holding down a ROPE, which is tied to a CLOUD. The CLOUD is floating near the CEILING, which is identical to the WALL except for the fact that it is above you. After the two feet of DIRT, there is another WALL, but this one is painted a deep blue-black, with white STARS. There are a few feet of space behind the PHONEBOX which you might have been able to SQUEEZE through; however, a large BUTTERFLY is blocking your way. There are chalk SCRAWLING on the SIDEWALK.Examine CANNONBALL.CANNONBALL is a round, black, heavy metal sphere.Examine CLOUD.CLOUD is white and fluffy. It appears to be more substanial than normal clouds, as evidenced by the ROPE that is tied around it, but it it looks normal. CLOUD is floating in the CORNER where the two WALLS and the CEILING meet.Firmly grasp ROPE.You grasp the ROPE. The CLOUD moves about two inches.Untie CANNONBALL.The CLOUD bumps against the CEILING and explodes in a shower of white POWDER. The POWDER disappears before it reaches the SIDEWALK. The ROPE hits you on the head as it comes down. The CANNONBALL rolls into the RIVER with a splash, though the SIDEWALK is not slanted. The chalk SCRAWLINGS are a little smudged.The PAINT is a dark blue color. The STARS are white diamonds. You can see BRUSHSTROKES.The WALL appears to be hard.((Feel free to examine two things at once, by the way.))
Examine STARRED WALL.Examine SCRAWLINGS, BUTTERFLY, and TREE/LEAF.The SCRAWLINGS are done in chalk on the SIDEWALK in a slanted, loopy hand. 824-7010 is written in green, as is COME WITH ME. COME! is written a little to the right of the others, in blue chalk.BUTTERFLY is about three feet across. It is black and shimmery. It appears to have no head or feelers. It is hovering in midair behind the PHONEBOX, occaisionally flapping its WINGS.
TREE/LEAF is shiny, thick, and green. It stands upright in the DIRT. It has a faint pebbly texture and is slightly slimy. Its TRUNK is about a foot in diameter.
If possible, enter PHONEBOX.You are able to open the PHONEBOX DOOR. You re-enter the PHONEBOX by holding onto its CEILING and swinging yourself in.Get PHONE. Dial 824-7010.You hear a VOICE, but it is different from the the one you heard before. This VOICE is decidely female. It says:
"Who are you? This is impossible. That isn't a number. How did you know my name?"
((Can I speak in-game, or must I stick to commands like GREET or EXPLAIN?))
((You can speak in-game. Although you may want to do it in this style so the game doesn’t get confused:
Say: [whatever you're saying]))SAY: "I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about. I found a number in some graffiti and dialed it in a phone booth. I got you. I'm rather confused.""Why don't you just come into my mind then?" The voice snarls. "Get out of that phonebox." You hear a CLICK.Exit PHONEBOX.You fall in the WATER.((Please note: Not specified commands will cause the default reaction.))
((POSOC?))
Swim for SHORE.Egad, what have I wrought. GAPAs, I hope these aren’t too tiresome to moderate.
I expect that these will slowly trickle down until only a few games are left. These things tend to start strong then start their downfall.
Usually true, yes.
I think this thread will have a stronger chance of surviving than most RPGs, because it’s not dependent on everyone being here all the time — each individual game requires only two people. Not all the games will continue, of course.
((I’d like to start one. I could be the player or the game.))
((I’ll be the player, but only if nobody else wants to.))
((Okay. I have some ideas for a game , which should solidify over time.))
You are in a ROOM. There is a TABLE against one wall. On it sits a LAMP, which illuminates the area, and a BOX . There are doors to the NORTH and WEST.Open BOXThe BOX contains BATTERIES and a SMALL BOX.((I read that as “SMALLPOX.” :shock:))
Take BATTERIES.Open SMALL BOX.
BATTERIES taken.SMALL BOX is locked.
((If anyone wants to be a game for me, I’d like to be a player, as I’m already a game with Bibliophile))
((I’d like to try this, but I’d probably be better off as a player than the game — most plots I think up go horribly off course.))
((I think I’d like to be a game, but anyone who decides to play me should expect a very strange science fantasy plot involving tardigrades, hippogriffs, sphinxes, and space travel. And nudibranchs, lots of nudibranchs. And queens.))
I would like to play, but only if no one else wants to, since I’m already a game.
No-one else has so far expressed the desire to play, so:
You are in FOREST. There are TREES. There is MOSS. There is MICROSCOPE with empty SLIDES. There is a loud cry behind you in the distance and some strange TRACKS.Inspect TRACKSTRACKS are large and uneven. There are hoofprints and bird tracks, but the hoofprints are placed in such a way that it is impossible to tell which are the front legs and which the back ones. They fade as TREES get thicker.Examine MICROSCOPE and SLIDESI’d very much like to be a game if anyone will be my player. Anyone who likes mazes should be my player.
((I’ll play!))
You are in HALL. TORCHES line the walls. SOUTH is a door. NORTH the hallway branches to the WEST and EAST.((Um, SilverLeopard? Are you going to ever come back?))
Okay, since SilverLeopard seems not to be responding, I am putting the game up for grabs. Anyone want to play?
Sorry! I was without internet for a while.
Exit SOUTHDOOR is lockedGo WEST((Hello? Beetles?))
((Sorry!))
You are in WORK HALL. WEST is a DESK. DESK has three DRAWERS. EXITS are EAST and NORTH.((I’m not going to have internet access for a week starting tomorrow. Sorry!))
Open DRAWER 1DRAWER 1 contains UNLOADED PISTOL. It looks like it has been used in the past.Add UNLOADED PISTOL to INVENTORY. Open DRAWER 2.Drawer 2 is EMPTYOpen DRAWER 3Drawer 3 contains a LETTERExamine LETTERHello! I would like to begin a game for someone.
Most likely a science fiction fantasy mystery mashup. Any takers?
I’ll play.
ME
Hmmm, Koppar was first but I don’t want to exclude f+h… I think I can do this with two characters, and if one of you drops out then I can still work the storyline. Post your moves in replies to this comment, 23.
Let’s start!
KOPPARYou wake up. It is very dark, and you are unable to see. What do you do?
F+H
You wake up in a room. It seems you fell asleep in your bedroom. Above you, you can see an electric light. You are lying down, unable to see anything else. Your head is foggy. What do you do?
KOPPARYou push the BUTTON to the NORTH. A quarter of the wall to the EAST lights up, displaying a BLUE SCREEN saying "SYSTEM FAILURE. ENTER CODE 9546193214 TO CONTINUE".
F+H
You turn on the CLOCK, and it turns on, saying that it is currently 12AM. This is obviously incorrect, but you figure that it might be useful to figure out how much time you've been awake.
I hope both of you have been reading the other’s story, it will become very important to you.
STAND UP.Search for EXITS.KOPPARYou search for EXITS, but you are unable to find anything except a WALL with at least two BUTTONS on it to your NORTH. All other walls that you touch seem to have nothing on them.
F+H
You stand up on your BED. You hear the BEDFRAME creak as you do so, but you have a better view. To your NORTH, there is a BUREAU with a turned off TELEVISION and a REMOTE. To your WEST, there is a window with closed BLINDS. To your SOUTH there is the head of the bed. To your EAST there is a door.
Open BLINDS.Push BUTTON.KOPPARYou push the BUTTON on the LEFT. Lights turn on in the room. You now see that the wall to the EAST has a blank screen on it. All other walls are empty. The wall to the NORTH has another BUTTON as well as a KEYBOARD. The KEYBOARD seems to be INACTIVE at the moment. You notice that lining the WEST wall there seems to be a small seam. Perhaps you will eventually find an EXIT there, but there does not seem to be any method of doing so at the moment.
F+H
You walk over to the window and open the BLINDS. Outside, you see an idyllic suburban scene. Nobody else seems to be awake yet, but the sun is high in the sky. You guess that it is about NOON and that you only have 6 HOURS before it becomes dark. Looking back to the BUREAU, you notice that there is a turned off CLOCK. Perhaps a more exact representation of the time is in order?
Turn on CLOCK.Push BUTTON on NORTH WALL.Oops, it went in the wrong place. Sorry.
KOPPARYou push the BUTTON to the NORTH. A quarter of the wall to the EAST lights up, displaying a BLUE SCREEN saying "SYSTEM FAILURE. ENTER CODE 9546193214 TO CONTINUE".
F+H
You turn on the CLOCK, and it turns on, saying that it is currently 12AM. This is obviously incorrect, but you figure that it might be useful to figure out how much time you've been awake.
I hope both of you have been reading the other’s story, it will become very important to you.
Enter CODE on KEYBOARD.((F+H, I’ll respond when you respond! Please!))
KOPPARYou enter 9456193214 on the KEYBOARD. The screen quarter on the EAST WALL now says "In the events of a system failure, a reactivation code must be entered from within the system. For more information, please consult the users' manual, available in room 102." In response to the "room 102" comment, you look up at the WEST WALL. Numbers are printed there, saying "room 101".
Pick up REMOTE.(Sorry, Enc! I’ve been busy lately.)
((Being busy is good. It stops you (meaning me) from being bored/sad))
F+HYou pick up the REMOTE. It has several BUTTONS on it as well, an ON button, a MUTE button, various CHANNEL inputs and other assorted BUTTONS one generally finds on a REMOTE. It seems to be in good working order.
Investigate SEAM in WEST WALL.Push ON BUTTON.KOPPARYou investigate the SEAM in the WEST WALL. It runs down the middle of the WALL, as if it was a DOOR meant to be OPENED. You attempt to push the SEAM apart, but you are unable to. You notice a very small line of TEXT running along the seam. It reads "ENTER 277 ENTER".
F+H
You push the ON BUTTON on the REMOTE. The TELEVISION turns on. It says it is on CHANNEL 43. However, all it shows at the moment is a still image which seems to be a random frame from a TELEVISION SHOW. It is utterly INCOMPREHENSIBLE to you at the moment. You listen carefully, and can hear a low hum coming from the TELEVISION.
Enter 277 on KEYBOARD.(F+H?)
KOPPARYou enter 277 on the KEYBOARD. For once, an input on the KEYBOARD seems to work. The seam on the WEST WALL opens. You can see a room with another MONITOR, KEYBOARD, and BUTTONS. However, there does not seem to be a USER'S MANUAL. You look at the CEILING of the NEW ROOM and it says ROOM 100, rather than ROOM 102, which you were hoping for.
Explore ROOM.((I’m going to be in Florida for a few days, so I might not be able to post again for a while.))
(Fireandhemlock! Please?)
KOPPARYou enter ROOM 100. You press one of the BUTTONS. The entire screen lights up, and displays the words ".1 % FUNCTIONING" You see another wall has a SEAM, with the same words as the first room.
(Sorry!! I’ve been distracted trying to get things lined up for school.)
Turn up volume.F+HThe LOW HUM is now LOUDER. It's still impossible to tell what was happening, or what the sound is. You realize you may have spent around 30 minutes looking at the television, and you still don't know what's happening on it. Shows these days.
Enter 277 on KEYBOARD in ROOM 100Fireandhemlock? P*ease!
KOPPARYou enter 277 on the keyboard. Another seam opens, making the currently open rooms into an L shape. You look inside and see that this room is very much like the others, and it says "ROOM 103". It has a keyboard, ect, too.
Change channel.F+HYou change the channel to a random pair of numbers. You are presented with another hum, of a slightly higher pitch, accompanied by another incomprehensible image.
Open door.F+HYou open the door to your room. It leads out onto a set of stairs. There is a clock in the stairway. It says that it is currently 4:21, even though the sun is clearly still in the sky. That's odd. The stairs appear to lead down to the LIBRARY and DINING ROOM.
Go down stairs.F+HYou go down the stairs, and look around the house. On one side, there is a LIBRARY and then a LIVING ROOM, and on the other, there is a DINING ROOM and a KITCHEN. The FRONT DOOR to the house is in the LIVING ROOM.
Oops, ignore this please.
F+HYou go down the stairs. On one side of you, there is a LIBRARY, which then leads around to a LIVING ROOM. ON the other side, there is a DINING ROOM which leads around to a KITCHEN. There is also a door between the LIVING ROOM and KITCHEN. There is a final FRONT DOOR to the OUTSIDE in the LIVING ROOM.
Go outside.F+H>Fireandhemlock: Egress
You leave your house, and you are treated to a silent suburb. There is no wind in the trees, no cars along the road. The air is perfectly still. You see nobody outside with you. There are no lights on in any of the houses, nor is there even the hum of electricity. It is complete silence, complete stillness.There are many houses lining your street, all of them nearly the same as yours.
The sun is still high in the midday sky.
Enter 277 on KEYBOARD in ROOM 103.KOPPARYou enter 277 in ROOM 103. A door opens. It finally leads to ROOM 102. There is an already opened door to ROOM 101 there. As well as the normal assortment of gadgetry, there is also an instruction guide. It is very large looking.
Here's a layout of everything:
_____ ____
|101 |102 |
|____|____|
| 100| 103|
|____|____|
Open INSTRUCTION GUIDE.((F+H I NEEEEED YOU))
KOPPAR
The instruction guide is a hefty manual. You open it. It begins-
SIMULATION SYSTEMS MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
And from there it lists 50 chapters. You scroll down the list of chapters, until you find chapter 43- RESTARTING A FAILED SYSTEM. It is on page 1,453. You are afraid you’ll break some bones in your wrist if you open that much book.
Set BOOK on FLOOR. LIE DOWN near book. OPEN book to CHAPTER 50 in small manageable chunks of 200 pages or so.((Fireandhemlock! Please?))
KOPPARYou do as your instructions suggest. You find chapter 50. Then you remember that you need to go to chapter 43.
Go back inside.F+HYou go back inside the house, to your LIVING ROOM. You take a more careful look around. There is a MAP OF YOUR TOWN, a HANDWRITTEN NOTE, a MUG OF COFFEE, and a TELEVISION, with a REMOTE near the MUG OF COFFEE.
((*facepalm*))
Flip back to CHAPTER 43.Read HANDWRITTEN NOTE.KOPPARYou flip back to page 43, bruising your hand in the process.
On page 43, you find the chapter heading RESTARTING A FAILED SYSTEM. You begin to read...
A few hours later, you've read the chapter. What you've gathered from the immense bulk of technical terms and procedures seems to indicate that the computer system runs by creating a simulation of a world, and drawing calculations from that. That seems like a highly roundabout way of doing anything, but you didn't program the system. When the system fails, it means that the simulation has frozen.
To restart a failed system, it seems that the user has to manipulate a being within the frozen simulation to enter the code at a terminal located at the center of the simulation. That also seems highly roundabout and silly to you.
KOPPARYou also notice that in the last chapter, it says you can view the being in the ROOM 103 VIEWSCREEN.
F+HYou read the HANDWRITTEN NOTE. It is hastily written.
"Stopped at the supermarket at 10 AM to pick up food.
Should be back in 15 minutes or so."
You wonder why the writer of the note isn't back yet. It is clearly around 12.
Go to ROOM 103. Examine VIEWSCREEN.((Enc?))
((Fireandhemlock?))
KOPPARYou enter ROOM 103. The viewscreen is currently turned off.
Attempt to turn viewscreen ON.((Fireandhemlock?? You’re quite necessary at the moment))
KOPPARYour attempt is a great success.
The screen glows and you see a girl looking at a note. You are too far away to be able to read the note.
You also notice that an active working viewscreen also has a mouse pad, and an individual keyboard. You wonder what they are for.
Errata! I’m leaving on Sunday for Korea and the Philippines until Sept. 2. It will be unlikely that I can check this on a regular basis. Find another player? Sorry!
Anyone? I’ll be either.
I’d like to be a player.
You are in a Village. Next to you is a FRUIT CART run by a OLD MAN. Nearby is YOUNG GIRL with PAPER. Exits are NORTH and EAST. There are 7 BUILDINGS.Walk over to FRUIT CART. Inquire OLD MAN about the price of fruit..FRUIT is 50 cents per item. There are APPLES, PEARS, and RASPBERRIES.Buy an APPLEThe APPLE is large and red. The OLD MAN thanks you for your business.Eat the APPLE.The APPLE tastes like sweet fire. It's juice is very hot.Ask YOUNG GIRL with PAPER where I am.((I’m going to assume this is correct and I can “move” back to my previous position to pursue a new line of activity.))
YOUNG GIRL with paper hands you PAPER. It seems she can't talk.Correct, you are.
Read the PAPER.((Is this dead?))
Can I do one? I’d like to be the
player.Bumping this to the RC bar in hopes of reviving it, at least temporarily.
I’ll play a game with someone. I’d like to be the player this time though.