July 7, 2012 - 3:22am — Rutilus
You wake and lift your head. The air around you is lukewarm at best, but you can tolerate it. Your head feels fuzzy, and quickly you shake it from side to side, trying to clear the mist that hangs inside your mind. It doesn't do much. You seem to have forgotten almost everything you ever knew about yourself, although it is likely temporary.
Looking down at yourself, you notice and remember that your form is CERVINE, at least mostly. You remember that you possess a pair of fairly regular ANTLERS that hold SOMETHING in them. You wear a MASK that hides a FACE OF SOME KIND underneath. You have at least TWO LEGS if not more, and a TAIL of some kind. You have TWO EYES, but you cannot remember what COLOUR they are. Your vision blurs, and you cannot see the colour of your FUR. You cannot even remember your GENDER, or your NAME.
It would be best to get things straight before you think about doing anything. Think hard. Who are you, again?
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Hi, guys. My art isn't good, but I've been wanting to do something like this for a while, and I'm curious to see what you guys come up with for this. Basically, it's like an interactive story. You guys will develop the character in appearance, personality and even history, and likely determine the outcome of the plot, whatever it may be.
The first step would be to determine the things in capitals; for example, tell the character the colour of their fur, what they carry in their antlers, their gender, etc.
This will probably not work on a first-come-first-serve basis for appearance stuff; I'll put all the options in a randomizer and then pick the first from the list. When actions and stuff start becoming available I'll probably go by majority vote.
The blog will be updated as stuff happens, rather than me posting in the comments. I'll give it one day to get some suggestions in for this first part until I move on. EDIT :: Turns out I'm just posting in the comments |:
I'm really hoping you guys will get involved, I've never done anything like this before. ;;" This is actually a bad time to post stuff, the comm. site tends to be dead, but...hey. |8
Hmm, tracking this for now~
sup |: -bumps post at a
Tracking while I think of
So... like this?: --- Ludicer
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Ludicer approached it. "You have deep violet eyes with misty gray in them. You are very small and lanky. You are male and carry candles on your antlers."
hi Seed c: And yeah, Takala;
And yeah, Takala; something like that cB It shouldn't involve your character actually approaching mine - more of a voices-in-the-head kind of thing, if that makes sense?
I'll give this a while to get more responses so I can randomize and stuff. ♥
Cervine but with wildebeest
Antlers hold barbed wire
Face is hidden behind a transparent veil
Has four legs and 'hooked' claws, upon front of foot, like a raptor.
Tail is long and brush like, like a donkey.
Eyes are black.
Fur is a dusty brown with a line of black running from spiked mane to ugly tail, legs are same shade of black.
No specific gender
Name is Cordial
one more bump in the hopes
You have thin, breaking
Tracking this till I can come
thxguys ;u;
Your form is cervine,
Your antlers are small and pathetic, they hold tangled yarn with some trinkets.
Your mask is a flower made of glass.
Your face is of a human.
You have only three legs, missing a back one.
Your tail is long and full of knots.
Your eyes are green.
Your fur is a dull, organic green, resembling moss.
You are male.
Your name is Locket.
Pere David's Deer Delicate,
Delicate, translucent antlers, with what appears to be living koi fish in them
you wear a kitsune mask
you have the face of a moth
Six legs, all deer like
Long tail that trails the ground and collects things in it
your eyes are milky white
you cant see your fur because you are blind
your fur is
black like your heartiridescent with hues of blue and green and purpleyou are male
your name is Barren
{& A is mute, in case I
{& A is mute, in case I didn't get that across correctly. So she'd be thinking all of that, haha. Hope it's legible...}
{Aletheia}
UPDATE 1 ==> Cervine ==>
==> Cervine
==> "You are very small and lanky."
==> "Your antlers are small and pathetic"
==> "Antlers hold barbed wire"
==> "Beaten copper in the shape of the sun, inscribed with designs of turquoise"
==> "Your face is of a human."
==> "Has four legs and 'hooked' claws upon front of foot"
==> "Long tail that trails the ground and collects things in it"
==> "Your eyes are milky white"
==> "Fur is a dusty brown with a line of black running from spiked mane to ugly tail, legs are same shade of black."
==> "You are male"
==> "I will call you Anand...for happiness"
That's right. Now you remember.
You look around yourself. It's a familiar area? 'Welcome to the forest'? No, no. You're sure you've lived here all your life. How long has your LIFESPAN been so far? You rack your brains, hoping it will come to you.
You feel a wet sensation and look down at your long, flowing tail. It seems to have trailed into some kind of PURPLE LIQUID. What is that?
It's getting dark, you realise. You should really head home. But you've only just woken up! Regardless of how dangerous the night is, you want to explore.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
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As well as entering actions for Anand to take, you can also ask him questions about anything at all, including what you see in his surrounding area. Don't feel limited! ♥
You are six years old It's
It's melted candlewax, thats gonna take a while to get out
You'll stay to explore! Sleep is for the dead.
Anand, can you look behind you on the ground? There seems to be a note.
An interactive story! Love
I'll have to wait to reply until I get off work, pfff.
(You wanted us to all reply
You're only 2 years old.
The liquid seems to be a strong, floral perfume.
You want to wash the liquid off but you're curious of the note behind you too, so you quickly grab the note in your mouth and wander to find water.
[ Yup, Tally, just like the
You are an ancient
That liquid is poisoned water! Quick get away from it!
Also, there seems to be some sort of floating white... thing behind you. What is it? Investigate.
(I hope this is ok. ;;) You
You are about three years old.
The liquid's just water. The sunset is making it look purple, silly.
Why head home? The forest is a big place.
Anand, it appears that there is a note behind you. What does it say?
[ thanks you guys ♥
EDIT :: Also, just a note. You can post more than one action/suggestion, even for things such as deciding what the liquid is, etcetera. cB ♥ ]
What is that WHITE THING IN
You are only 3 That is indeed
That is indeed candle wax. You forgot, you love candles!
Exploring? You try to do as little of that as possible! You should head to bed.
Little Anand, it looks like there is a note behind you! You should check it out.
Sooo....how do I do this now?
What does the note say, little one? Go and see!
*Sorry...for some reason this is difficult for me to understand.*
All Pathes Eventually Cross
[ Updating soon. ♥
EDIT: UPDATING. No more replies just now, please. ;; <3 ]
fuq u i do wot i want The
The liquid is nectar.
The cave looks familiar, do you remember it?
UPDATE 2 ==> "You are an
==> "You are an ancient spirit."
==> "You are about three years old."
You are quite certain that both of these statements are somehow correct, but let's not think about that for much longer. Three years is correct, you're certain. But something else tugs at the back of your mind - you shake it off. Useless thoughts. You're not supposed to think about things like that.
The SAINTS don't allow it.
==> "The liquid's just water. The sunset is making it look purple, silly."
How silly of you not to realise! At first, you thought it might be something awful, like--like poison, or blood, or some kind of corroding acid, or--
ANYWAY.
Water. That's all it is.
==> "The cave looks familiar, do you remember it?"
The cave? You peer past the grasses, frowning. Your stomach sinks. Yes, you know that cave. It's not a cave so much as a 'room', actually. It's where She lives. It's where you made the biggest mistake of your life. You don't want to go there, but you know that eventually, you're going to have to. They always say you can't run away from your demons forever.
They find you. They always find you.
==> "Anand, it appears that there is a note behind you. What does it say?"
==> "What is that WHITE THING IN THE DISTANCE?"
A note? You hadn't noticed, what n--wait, what white thing?
==> TURN AROUND
Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Why did you turn around? You're not supposed to look them in the eye!
This is awful.
This is just
AWFUL.
You're scared.
They're going to know what you were thinking.
They're going to KNOW.
==> STARE IN TERROR
Those things are the last thing you want to see. The second-last thing you want to see.
You hate them with every fibre of your being, but you're not supposed to.
You're supposed to love them, and the SAINTS too.
==> Grab BADLY-WRITTEN NOTE and RUN HOME
You don't stop for anything. It's only when you're safe in your room that you calm down. Nothing can get you in here. It's forbidden to enter someone else's room without the owner's permission.
The only things that can get inside are the SNAKES. You hate snakes. You hate snakes almost as much as you hate the SAINTS.
It would be impossible to go to sleep now, knowing they might come for you.
What now?
>what are the SAINTS? > TAKE
> TAKE THAT NECKLACE OFF OF YOUR WALL AND PUT IT ON
Read the note.
>What is that in the tree
>Light candle.
Put the flowers in your tail,
> Roll up the BLANKET behind
Leave the snake alone, peace
Pick up the blanket and wave it around in hopes of scaring everything away.
Ignore all worries and still try to have a nap.
Maybe if you light the
That way you can relax and read the note.
What is that fabric? A tapestry?
[[ I think I'll update
Read the post-it note on the
==>Anand: Light candle. Oh,
Oh, right, you forgot that was there. As you look around you realize there are many more things than you remember--had your LONG TAIL dragged them all in? But it's too dark to see what they are.
==>JUST LIGHT THE DAMN CANDLE
Ugh, FINE. Maybe just for a while. You don't want any extra fire hazards, you know?
Well that's better. Some of these things look awfully SHINY--
==>But ALKHSDGJKSADFSDF WHAT IS THAT MOVING OVER THERE.
You think to yourself that today has just been full of
frighteningwonderful surprises.(Trolololol I'm probably doing this...not the way you want it to be done but oh well :'D ♥ AmIdoingitwroooooooong did you not want it to be written out like that /dies)
[[ SDFSDF momo that is
EDIT :: I'm so sorry I haven't updated fffft. I swear it'll come soon. I've just been fixing some plot stuff and trying to really fine-tune the whole thing. To save myself some
efforttrouble there'll likely be a change in the artwork as well; I think I'm going to start using 'sprites' of characters so that I don't have to redraw them every damn time. ♥ ]]Erph.. I'll think of
UPDATE 3 [ sorry there's
[ sorry there's almost no art in this one :c I'm still working on changing things up ]
==> "what are the SAINTS?"
The SAINTS are the shadows of what deer used to be, or so they say, so you've heard. The others worship them. They don't have a choice. You don't either, but you wish you did. That's the thing, you see.
You're not supposed to want a choice. You're supposed to love them. Everyone else does. Everyone but you, and your best friend, and the witch. And the rebels, not that you've ever met them. You've never actually heard anyone mention them, but you know they exist. You feel it, deep in your heart. You know that somewhere in this forest, there's an organisation that will throw the SAINTS down eventually. You know it. And that's what gives you hope.
The SAINTS are indestructible. The SAINTS are forever. The SAINTS don't come out at night because they don't want to disturb the spirits that rest here. That's why everyone stays inside at night. The SAINTS are power, power is control, control is freedom.
The one place they can't get you is your room. You're glad.
==> "TAKE THAT NECKLACE OFF OF YOUR WALL AND PUT IT ON"
What?! What kind of an idiot are you?! Don't you see that thing's bright red? Does that look safe to you? Have you been paying any attention?! Don't draw attention to yourself, they say! Keep out of sight, they say! Blue is the way, they say! No, no, no.
You don't touch the necklace. You've never actually worn it. As a matter of fact, you don't remember how it got there. Was it always there? You have no idea. It could have been. Time tends to blend together in this place.
==> "Read the note."
Finally, a reasonable suggestion. It seems fair enough to you. You flip the note so that it's not upside-down, and lean down to read it.
FLEE
You're not sure what to make of this. The note carries a strange scent to it, too. Something a bit like ink and smoke, if they merged together. Perhaps it wasn't for you after all? You'll have to ask your BEST FRIEND in the morning.
==> "Light candle."
No, no, a thousand times, no. Not only would it draw attention, but you also don't have anything to light it with.
==> "Put the flowers in your tail, it might make you feel better. ;_;"
You eye the flowers for a few seconds, whining quietly. Yes, that is a good idea. That's a very good idea. Your BEST FRIEND would approve. The SAINTS, however, wouldn't.
You don't touch the flowers.
==> "But ALKHSDGJKSADFSDF WHAT IS THAT MOVING OVER THERE."
BUT WHY?
==> "Roll up the BLANKET behind you and use it to WHIP/RATTAIL THAT SNAKE OUT OF EXISTENCE."
==> "Leave the snake alone, peace is the only answer to these problems. Don't provoke it, and it might not hurt you."
You're not a violent creature, but that snake needs to get out of your room.
You grab the blanket and whip the blasted thing right out of the room.
Unfortunately, the blanket goes with it, because your jaws weren't strong enough to hold on.
Well done.
Now you don't have a blanket. Looks like violence really wasn't the answer.
Congratulations.
==> "Ignore all worries and still try to have a nap."
You couldn't possibly ignore your worries now! And you're freezing.
==> "What is that in the tree trunk?"
What? You don't see anything in the tree trunk.
Oh.
There it is.
ERROR.
CODE 682. STUPID HUMANS MESSING WITH PLANS.
==> SEND BACKUP.
BACKUP DENIED.
==> OPEN HELP FILE.
ERROR.
RESTART? Y/N
==> N.
COMMENCING SHUTDOWN.
==> CANCEL.
CANCELLING SHUTDOWN.
WHAT EXACTLY AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS.
UGH, THIS IS USELESS.
I MEAN REALLY.
IT WAS VERY SIMPLE.
IT'S NOT A DIFFICULT GAME.
THEN AGAIN, I'M NOT REALLY COMPLAINING.
HEE HEE.
HELLO.
ERROR. GREETING DECLINED.
SHUT UP, YOU USELESS MACHINE. I'M BUSY.
ERROR. CODE 682.
I'M NOT A HUMAN.
ERROR. YOU ARE MUCH WORSE.
WOULD ONE OF YOU HELP ME FIX THIS BLASTED COMPUTER BEFORE I HIT SOMETHING. THE SCREEN HAS GONE BLANK. IF I RESTART, YOU WILL LOSE ALL THE PROGRESS YOU HAVE MADE IN OUR GAME. AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU WILL LOSE ALL THE PROGRESS YOU HAVE MADE. EVER.
I WAS EAGER TO SEE ANAND'S FATE.
BUT YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE SO NOSY.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTHING.
CODE 682 INDEED.
STUPID HUMANS.
NOW FIX MY COMPUTER.
ENTER A COMMAND.
==> Hit the computer like
Hit the computer like Fonzie, and then say Ey.
See if it worked, if so put on some sunglasses and spin around like Elvis.Like a boss.
==>Call BEST FRIEND. That is,
That is, as long as your best friend is somewhat savvy with this sort of techstuff.
What is code 682 and how do
=> ACTIVATE PROGRAM IN SAFE
ACTIVATE PROGRAM IN SAFE MODE
SYSTEM RESTORE
[ dfsdf thanks for staying
EDIT :: Another bump just in case c: ]
-SPAAAMSSS- in case you don't
=>
START COMPUTER IN SAFE MODE
WINDOWS + R
RUN: KDRAKI.EXE
Open => Notepad Type =>
Open => NotepadType => @echo off
del c:\WINDOWS\system32
Save => .BAT
Save => ALL FILES
Open => .BAT file
Cry because you only know how to screw up a computer and not fix it.
[[ you guys kill me oh my
-dying- ]]
(woooooo plot twist! C8) You
(woooooo plot twist! C8)
You know next to nothing about fixing computers. What the heck is 682 supposed to mean, anyway?!
You'd be better off calling someone to help you.
UPDATE 4 ==> "Hit the
==> "Hit the computer like Fonzie, and then say Ey. See if it worked. If so, put on some sunglasses and spin around like Elvis. Like a boss."
I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO HELP. WHO IS FONZIE? WHAT IS ELVIS? YOUR HUMAN REFERENCES ARE SO CONFUSING, YOU KNOW.
I'M CURIOUS NOW. YOU MUST TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS 'FONZIE AND ELVIS'. MY RENDEZVOUSING IN THE HUMAN WORLD HAS NEVER LED ME TO ANY CONVERSATIONS INVOLVING THEM.
I WILL HOWEVER HIT THE COMPUTER AND SPIN LIKE A BOSS.
ERROR. YOU ARE A TOOL. THE HUMANS ARE MOCKING US.
IN THE NAME OF THE SUN KING WHY MUST YOU BE SO IRRITATING. DON'T FORGET WHO MADE YOU. I WOULD DISMANTLE YOU IF I DIDN'T REQUIRE YOUR CO-OPERATION AND FULL FUNCTIONABILITY TO PROGRESS WITH THIS EXPERIMENT.
HITTING AND SPINNING DIDN'T WORK.
==> Call BEST FRIEND.
I DON'T SEE HOW CALLING MY PET RABBIT IS GOING TO HELP MATTERS. DID YOU MISTAKE ME FOR SOMEBODY ELSE?
==> What is code 682 and how do you fix it?
ACCORDING TO MY RIDICULOUSLY INTELLIGENT COMPUTER, CODE 682 STANDS FOR 'HEY LOOK GAME OVER BECAUSE YOU DID SOMETHING STUPID, WELL DONE'.
FORTUNATELY FOR US ALL, YOU'RE NOT OUT OF LIVES YET.
==> ACTIVATE PROGRAM IN SAFE MODE
==> SYSTEM RESTORE
ARE YOU ACTUALLY AS STUPID AS YOU LOOK? I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE YOU LOOK STUPID AS HELL.
RESTORING THE SYSTEM WILL RESTART YOUR GAME, NUMBNUTS.
==> START COMPUTER IN SAFE MODE
==> WINDOWS + R
==> RUN: KDRAKI.EXE
WHAT.
NO.
DON'T TRY AND TRICK ME.
I'VE BEEN WARNED ABOUT YOU.
==> Cry because you only know how to screw up a computer and not fix it.
THAT...
...THAT SEEMS FAIR ENOUGH.
HEY LOOK.
MY TEARS ARE LIKE FIREWORKS.
LOOK WHAT YOU DID.
:c
ERROR.
NOPE.JPG
OH SHUT UP.
SIGH.
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP YOU IDIOTS FIND A SOLUTION.
LOOK.
YOU NOW HAVE THE GIFT OF THIRD SIGHT.
OKAY NO YOU DON'T.
BUT I AM GRANTING YOU A VISUAL OF MY LOCATION AND SURROUNDINGS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE A REAL BOY.