coppelius
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Post by coppelius on Sept 24, 2017 0:05:23 GMT
because there aren't enough of these already. i just made too many locales and sprite edits for me to not go through with this
>Scarehouse
You are a Romantic Hero of the most BYRONIC ideal; bright, youthful, daring, and perhaps a bit alcoholic. After one of your many ROMANTIC EXPLOITS which you are too hung over to remember, you find yourself alone in a room in front of a FRENCH WINDOW. It is a windy Autumn evening. You are feeling particularly passionate.
What do you do?
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Post by Laurelthrone on Sept 24, 2017 0:12:31 GMT
>Quickly retrieve arms from box.
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coppelius
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Post by coppelius on Sept 24, 2017 0:22:38 GMT
>Quickly retrieve arms from box.
Arms... Oh yes, your arms, right there on your... Wait...
Your arms! Where did your arms go!? Oh the horror, the unimaginable terror! A man goes out to face the world and in his vanity loses his arms! How can one ever hope to...
Oh... Your arms were on your body the entire time. How ever could you misplace them like that? Perhaps you are still drunk, though that seems unlikely.
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Post by Laurelthrone on Sept 24, 2017 2:31:42 GMT
>Read the note
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Post by eerr on Sept 24, 2017 2:48:39 GMT
>Lecture nobody in particular.
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Post by Curris on Sept 24, 2017 5:09:27 GMT
Read LASCIVIOUS LOVE LETTERS.
And perhaps desperately try to suck up lost LIQUOR WINE from ye rug, lest it seep in and stain, and perhaps postpone ye Hangover for another few moments.
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Post by Itsimplyace on Sept 24, 2017 14:19:51 GMT
>Romantic Hero: Open the chest.
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coppelius
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Post by coppelius on Sept 24, 2017 22:00:27 GMT
>Read the note
>Read LASCIVIOUS LOVE LETTERS  You notice the two sheets of paper lying on top of the chest. Picking them up and reading the NOTES in order, you can tell that one of them was definitely yours. The other one, however, has handwriting that you cannot recognize.  You deposit both of the notes in your INVENTORY. Their tender contents, whatever their actual relation may be, cause your MELANCHOLY to increase. You wince slightly at the eyemurder inflicted by the SHITTY ADVDENTURE GAME UI.
>Desperately try to suck up lost LIQUOR WINE from ye rug, lest it seep in and stain, and perhaps postpone ye Hangover for another few moments.
Immediately you drop to the floor and give it your trademark KISS OF BEVERAGE BURGLARY, not even sure that it is LIQUOR WINE on the floor. You are incredibly glad that it DOES turn out to be wine, actually, otherwise that would have been horrible. The alcohol diminishes your MELANCHOLY and increases your IMAGINATION slightly. >Lecture nobody in particular
You cannot yet deploy the LV. 2 MANEUVRE: AIMLESS LECTURE as you lack the requisite EXPERIENCE POINTS in your PASSION CACHE. Instead, you employ the LV. 1 MANEUVRE: IMPROMPTU SOLILOQUY.
It seems that you have attracted an audience on the EASTERN portion of the room.
>Romantic Hero: Open the chest
You cannot open the chest as it is locked!
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Post by Laurelthrone on Sept 24, 2017 22:41:08 GMT
>RH: Notice that the rose is black now.
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Post by Curris on Sept 25, 2017 6:06:21 GMT
Consider the community.
Are there, among your neighbors or visiting elite, any eligible LADIES to woo? Perhaps those with sizable . . . Dowries?
Pop your collar, and tousle your hair. It will help you look ALOOF and STANDOFFISH, and what sort of Byronic Hero doesn't wish to master that look?
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Post by wrymantis on Sept 26, 2017 4:42:41 GMT
> RH: Investigate the yellowy substance on the windowsill.
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coppelius
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Post by coppelius on Sept 27, 2017 3:10:08 GMT
>RH: Notice that the rose is black now!
You are quite sure you have never seen a rose anywhere in this room, especially not on top of this chest. You do notice that there is something black however, an ORNATE RAPIER. It seems a bit dangerous to just have lying around, but you can't fault its presence.
>Consider the community. Are there, among your neighbors or visiting elite, any eligible LADIES to woo? Perhaps those with sizable . . . Dowries?
To tell the complete truth, you have absolutely no idea where you are! Though the gothic architecture and array of artifacts that litter this room are much to your liking, they are almost entirely foreign to you! Such being the case, your DAME RELIQUARY is sorely lacking in terms of nearby entries.
>RH: Investigate the yellowy substance on the windowsill
That is most certainly vomit. Possibly your own, but you can never be sure. Disgusting!
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Post by Laurelthrone on Sept 27, 2017 5:27:53 GMT
>How heavy is the chest? Can you lift it?
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Post by Curris on Sept 29, 2017 23:51:42 GMT
Pick the lock with the Rapier!
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Post by Laurelthrone on Sept 30, 2017 0:41:44 GMT
If you can't use it to pick the lock, try to use it to smash the chest open.
Failing that, wedge it in the crack and try to pry it open.
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Post by Curris on Oct 5, 2017 16:16:22 GMT
Have you the urge to issue Shakespearean quotations? No, no, not Hamlet. King Lear! Surely this will be the winter of your discontent.
Read Chest note!
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Post by Laurelthrone on Oct 7, 2017 18:47:18 GMT
>Look for the secret hidden in the skull
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Post by cassis on Oct 8, 2017 22:55:33 GMT
>>Wear the skull like a mask to make you look more mysterious, Mr. flabby romantic idealist!!!
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coppelius
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Post by coppelius on Oct 19, 2017 22:05:03 GMT
As you don the skull upon your head you find it to be surprisingly well fitting, it feels so natural in fact that you sense the WHIMS OF ANCIENT DRUIDIC LORE begin to take you and present various urges to you. Being a romantic man, you have no choice but to indulge just a little bit, so you decide to waste about thirty minutes in a PAGAN TARANTELLA. Congratulations!
You fail miserably. Oh, how King Lear is your absolute favorite work by the bard. You feel a lot like the old man at times, though you lack the dementia and the daughters. The kingdom, too. You begin to reconsider your similarities to the legendary mad king.
All of your shaking and seizing about seems to have revealed a letter hidden inside of the skull. Sure is a lot of reading tonight! Perhaps this is all a plot to diminish your sight? To make you look like a massive fucking doofus with some glasses? Who knows. Either way, you decide to give the letter a good read.
Huh... You wonder who this letter is addressed to. You know enough about who its from, at least. It's from some jerkwad lazy author trying to be shocking or something. You've had enough penny dreadfuls in your day to know exactly how these play out. BO-RING
It's about time you start doing what real life is all about. Inspecting your surroundings and collecting items! You slip the note in with the rest in your inventory and begin to poke around. There's a time tested formula and you're well aware of it. You look around your room, find all the shit you can find, and then try to imagine all of the possible interactive combinations of every item you possess to brute force your way through life! It's not that hard! It works too. Anyway, you look at the note left on the chest.
You don't recognize the handwriting, as it isn't yours, and the drawing seems to be way above your ability anyway. It seems to be the work of a PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATOR. You recognize the figure depicted however, and agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly!
A spectator looks on in the western part of the room.
At the same time, another observer operates from a place and time remote.
The BAD BARONET throws down his crystal ball in disgust!
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Post by Curris on Oct 19, 2017 23:27:54 GMT
Bad Baronet -> Sob into your luxurious velvets. How dare that man have jovial japeries with a skull? He seems so happy. URGH. I bet you wish he was miserable.
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chipz
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Post by chipz on Oct 20, 2017 2:17:20 GMT
> Romantic Hero: move to the western part of the room and inspect the painting
> Romantic Hero: take the painting off of the wall !!
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Post by Curris on Oct 21, 2017 2:45:16 GMT
Take faith that the Moving Picture is in fact, a hologram, and fearlessly run and jump *through* the wall.
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