Text Adventure Game Zwei

There was once a time when games did not have *gasp* graphics. They had only text, that's right, it was the power of imagination that gave life to the stories being told. We here at the Creators' Guild think that was just fine. So we started up our own text driven thread game that harkens back to days of yore. I give you Text Adventure Zwei (numbers 1-10 are among the few remnants of my German language classes back in high-school, and I'll be damned if I'm not going to use them at some point)

The game itself is simple.There are two steps each involving a different person:

The first person writes down what the next person sees, and what they currently have in their inventory. This is important, you can't add or take away objects from the player's inventory, or decide their actions. You can only add objects to their environment and then give them choices about said objects. You can place the player in danger, even kill them, but you have to let them decide on how to handle the situation.

The second person takes the information from the first person's description and then makes a decision about the action that they're going to take that turn. Each action is carried out one at a time as short simple commands. Examples: turn on light, examine book, go east towards mountain. You may pick up and place items from the environment into your inventory, and conversely, use said items on something in said environment. That sort of thing. It's really much easier than how I'm describing it. I suppose the best thing to do is to jump right in.

Begin Here

You find yourself in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

You're holding: Nothing

What do you do?

examine book shelf.dgwutka

The parser does not understand "I'm pretty sure you're doing it wrong :?"

sorry, i just had to say that.

The parser does not understand "I'm pretty sure you're doing it wrong :?"

sorry, i just had to say that.

dgwutka

You have to be GM now. There's no permanent GM. The next person just states what happens.

oh, my bad. i skipped over some of the description, just assuming it was just like the last one.

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You see a knife on the table.

Youare in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table with a knife on it.

And directly in front is the door.

You're holding: Nothing

What do you do?

You bash your head against the table and hit the knife.

Your forehead is bleeding.

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table with a knife on it.

And directly in front is the door.

You're holding: Nothing

What do you do?

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if its okay, can i be the permanent GM?

Pick up knife.

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You can't be the permanent GM, if you have a direction that you want to carry the story towards then you're going to have to watch the thread and post quickly.

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

Status: you have a small cut on your forehead.

You're holding: A knife.

What do you do?

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crap. well, when this is over, im making my own where im the permanent GM.

Examine desk.

You examine thedesk and find somerope in one of the drawers.

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk with some rope in it.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

Status: you have a small cut on your forehead.

You're holding: A knife.

What do you do?

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

Status: you have a small cut on your forehead.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

[QUOTE="dgwutka"]and alx, you should start up the text adventure again. a new one, not use the old one.alx222000

And it's Midonean ale, Abysson.

[QUOTE="alx222000"]

[QUOTE="dgwutka"]and alx, you should start up the text adventure again. a new one, not use the old one.alx222000

And it's Midonean ale, Abysson.

Examine bookshelf.

You examine the bookshelf and find a book titled "If Only Toothpaste Could Fly..." and a dead rat.

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You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

Status: you have a small cut on your forehead.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

Read If Only Toothpaste Could Fly

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I did say that for a reason, but whatever.alx222000

i volunteered but chet said i couldnt.

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I didn't realize that alx wanted it that way... okay, dgwutka you're in charge. I'd do it myself, but I've got some real-world obligations coming up soon that will undoubtedly interfere, see my latest blog post for details.

You try to stab the book but thethe surfacefeels like stone and the knife does not penetrate.

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

You try to take the book but it seems partof the bookshelf. (hint hint wink winkcome back here to heal)

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the door.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

You open the door. Youcan see a forest through the opening.

You are in a small, windowless room.

To your right is a desk.

To your left is a book case.

Behind you is a table.

And directly in front is the open doorway, and you can see a forest through it.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

walk through doorway

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and why is no one else playing??:?

You walk through the doorway and shut the doorbehind you.

You are in an open clearing. A path leads forward into the woods, to the left is a road, and behind is a small windowless building.

There is a pile of leaves on the ground.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

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i dont know. maybe they're just not any fun.

and should i use compass directions? or keep using left/forward/right etc.?

Examine leaves.

I just didn't want to be the one to open/go through the door.

You examine the pile of leaves, and find a sword in the pile.

You are in an open clearing. A path leads forward into the woods, to the left is a road, and behind is a small windowless building.

There is a pile of leaves on the ground with a sword in it.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife and some rope.

What do you do?

You are in an open clearing. A path leads forward into the woods, to the left is a road, and behind is a small windowless building.

There is a pile of leaves on the ground.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife, asword,and some rope.

What do you do?

Lookright.

You look to theright, and see nothing but trees.

You are in an open clearing. A path leads forward into the woods, to the left is a road, and behind is a small windowless building.

There is a pile of leaves on the ground.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife, a sword,and some rope.

What do you do?

Go left.

You go along the road to the left, and come to a dead end. A goblin jumps out of a bush and holds a knife threateningly.

You are at a dead end. A roadruns through the woods behind you.

Status: You are in good health.

You're holding: A knife, a sword,and some rope.

What do you do?

Attack goblin with sword.
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My first post didn't appear... Edit: It appeared. I deleted it.

You swing at the goblin with the sword.It hits him in the arm, and he slices your leg with his knife.

You are at a dead end. A road runs through the woods behind you.

Status: You have a slice in your leg, and may have trouble running.

You're holding: A knife, a sword,and some rope.

What do you do?

*edits out 3 nonspaces*

Attack goblin.

It is still there, right?

Attack goblin withwhat?

Thegoblin cuts you in the arm with his knife. You stab it in the chest, and it dies.

You are at a dead end. A road runs through the woods behind you.

There is a dead goblin and a knife on the ground.

Status: You have a cut on your arm, and a slice in your leg, and may have trouble running.

You're holding: A knife, a sword,and some rope.

What do you do?

Pick up knife.

You pick up the goblin's knife.

You are at a dead end. A road runs through the woods behind you.

There is a dead goblin on the ground.

Status: You have a cut on your arm, and a slice in your leg.You may have trouble running.

You're holding:2 knifes, a sword, and some rope.

What do you do?

im going to take "back" as meaning "the direction behind you" regardless of what direction you came from

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You are in an open clearing. A path leads forward into the woods, to the left is a road, and behind is a small windowless building.

There is a pile of leaves on the ground.

Status: You have a cut on your arm, and a slice in your leg. You may have trouble running.

You're holding: 2 knifes, a sword, and some rope.

What do you do?

Enter building.

to stay true to the style of zork, im only going to give the description of the room the first time you enter it, ill only say what obvious items are around, like the book.

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You are back in the small windowless room.

"If Only Toothpaste Could Fly" is on the bookshelf.

Status: You have a cut on your arm, and a slice in your leg. You may have trouble running.

You're holding: 2 knives, a sword, and some rope.

What do you do?