AdamDolin_WritingTest

''NARRATOR'': You are an adventurer for hire, on your way to Waterdeep in search of fame and fortune.(click-goto: "fame and fortune","Start 01")

//She notices your approach and flinches.// ''DRIZZ'': "Aahh!" //She collects herself.// ''DRIZZ'': "Oh my, but you gave me a start!" //She smooths out her cloak.// ''DRIZZ'': "Forgive my jumpiness, darling. It's been. //A// day." ''DRIZZ'': "Conducting business in this city is fraught--to say the least--for my kind." Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["Did something happen to you?"->Quest Pitch Start 1]] [["You're scared of me? You're a //goblin//." ->Insult Goblins]] [["What kind of business would a goblin have in Waterdeep?" ->Insult Goblins]] [["I see. Well, good luck with everything!" -Turn to leave- ->turn to leave]]]

''NARRATOR'': Your eagerness to reach the city outweighs your curiosity. ''NARRATOR'': But as you walk back up the path, the muttering grows distinctively more desperate. [["I suppose it wouldn't hurt to check it out"->go to her]] [[-Your heart is cold as iron. Continue on your way-]]

''NARRATOR'': Perhaps you and this creature will cross paths with again in the future... ''NARRATOR'': But that's a story for a [[new playthrough.->Start 02]] ''END''

''SUCCESS!'' ''NARRATOR'': As the goblin continues pacing, you catch sight of an elegant, bespoke outfit hidden underneath her traveling cloak. ''NARRATOR'': Unusually fine clothing for a goblin. [["I like your dress."->go to her-dress]] [["Are you alright?" ->go to her]] [[-Draw your weapon and Attack!-->go to her-attack]] [[-Ignore her. Continue on your way-->-Ignore her and approach the gate.-]]

//She bristles// ''DRIZZ'': //(insulted) //"Judging by your tone, I take it you're not the most //enlightened// of travelers. //She gives your outfit a discerning look and let's out a dramatic, weary sigh// ''DRIZZ'': "And judging by... (//gestures in your general direction//) This..." ''DRIZZ'': //(haughty) //"The same could be said about your sense of taste." Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["What's wrong with my clothes?"]] [["My preference is 'function over form'"->function over form]] [["I don't have to take this!" -Turn to leave-->turn to leave]] [["Oh, yeah? Taste my steel!" -Attack!-]]]

//She blocks your path, pleading.// ''DRIZZ'': "A moment of your time, please!" ''DRIZZ'': "I know how it sounds, but I swear it; I //do// have business in the city." ''DRIZZ'': "And plenty of coin for any willing to lend a helping hand." Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["How can I help?"->Quest Pitch Start 1]] [["What kind of business?"->biz explain]] [["How much coin is "plenty"?->reward?]] [["Sorry, I'm too busy right now." -Continue towards the gate-->-Your heart is cold as iron. Continue on your way-]] ]

''NARRATOR'': "You spy a City Watchmen standing guard at their post. He hasn't yet noticed your approach." ''NARRATOR'': "Nor has he noticed the well-dressed goblin hiding in your shadow." ''NARRATOR'': "How will you proceed?" [[-Try to talk your way through the checkpoint-]] [[-Use an Invisibility Potion on Drizz-]] [[-Cast "Disguise Party" on both you and Drizz-]]

(set: $meiroth to 1) ''DRIZZ'': "Ah, apologies. I forget not everyone is..." //She gives your outfit a severe, appraising look// ''DRIZZ'': "Ahem. Fashionably inclined." (click: ?page)[== ''DRIZZ'': "Meiroth's Fine Silks, love. The jewel of Virgin Square. A destination boutique for anyone who fancies themselves, well... fancy." ''DRIZZ'': "She's releasing a new line this spring. Wrote to us, said our work caught her eye. Which..." (click: ?page)[== //She vogues a bit, showcasing the details of her ensemble.// ''DRIZZ'': "How could it not?" (click: ?page)[== ''DRIZZ'': "If my instincts are correct--and when it comes to fashion, they //always// are, love..." ''DRIZZ'': "//Goblin-Chique //is poised to make a dramatic entrance this season. Our designs will turn heads at every ball and gala from the North Ward to Deepwater Harbor!" (click: ?page)[==

(set: $sewer to 1) ''DRIZZ'': "Waterdeep's hospitality towards goblin-kind is, as I've recently learned, less-than-stellar. " ''DRIZZ'': //(angry) //"Gods-forbid the City Watch lets a lone, unarmed, well-dressed //goblin// into their drab little city." //She gazes deeper inside the tunnel.// ''DRIZZ'': "Travel by sewer was not my proudest moment. But... (//sighs//) We do what we must, in service to style." Continue (click-replace: "Continue")[ [["Got it. Let's go get your purse."->Agree to help]] (if: $business is 0)[["Service to style?"->state your business]] (if: $gold is 0)[["How much was in the purse?"->ask for gold]] (link-goto: "I don't have time for this. Sorry.", "bail out")]

(set: $business to 1) ''DRIZZ'': "Ah, how thoughtless of me! Allow me the pleasure of introducing myself." //She removes her cloak with a flourish and spins around to show off her fancy clothes.// ''DRIZZ'': "//Drizz Dripple//. The finest atelier this side of the Sword Coast, at your service." ''DRIZZ'': "Surely my reputation precedes me?" Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["Sorry, I'm not really into fashion."]] [["I don't really care, as long as I get paid."->Agree to help]] (if: $gold is 0)[["So... You're saying you have money?"->"You assume correctly."]] {(if: $sewer is 0)[["Why is such a famous designer hanging out in front of a sewer?"->"Why the sewer?"]]} [["(DECEPTION) Wait... THE Drizz Dripple?!"]] ]

(set: $gold to 1) ''DRIZZ'': "As I said: Positively.'' Brimming."'' //She gives you a knowing wink.// ''DRIZZ'': "But I assume you're not asking out of altruistic curiosity." Continue (click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["You assume correctly."]] (if: $sewer is 0)[["I'm asking because if I have to go through the sewers, I expect to be paid well."->"Pre-Why the sewer?"]] (if: $business is 0)[["What kind of business?"->state your business]] [["I am, actually. You seem nice. I'll help you."->Agree to help]]]

//She nods, understanding.// ''DRIZZ'': "Escort me through the sewers, deal with some vermin, recover my purse, and that's payday for you. Savvy, love?" ''DRIZZ'': "I'll even sweeten the deal and throw in a pair of traveling breeches." ''DRIZZ'' "Softer than a Gold Coast sunset, and guaranteed to make you the envy of every adventurer from here to Baldur's Gate." [["Sounds like a deal."->Agree to help]] {(if: $sewer is 0)[["Wait, why were you going through the sewer in the first place?"->"Why the sewer?"]]} (link-goto: "On second thought, I've changed my mind. Sorry.", "bail out")

''DRIZZ'': "Not past the City Watch. Not even a bribe convinced them to let me though." ''DRIZZ'': "Minus the one wererat, the sewer was not altogether difficult to navigate." ''DRIZZ'': "It's Waterdeep, after all. Even the sewer system is magic-laden. You can hardly smell a thing." (click: ?page)[== [[Fine. Sewer it is, then.->Good point. Let's go.]] [[Let's try the front gate.]]

//Drizz is taken aback// ''DRIZZ'': "They'll take one look at me and put an arrow through my eye!" ''DRIZZ'': "We should stick to the sewer. My gold's in there, after all." (click: ?page)[== [[Good point. Let's go.]] [[You're safe with me. We'll get your gold after we rescue your husband.]]

//The goblin looks annoyed, but throws her hands up in frustrated acquiesence.// "Fine! But don't expect a payday if the Watch shoots me full of arrows." [[Continue->Go through front gate]]

''DRIZZ'': "That's the spirit!" //She steps aside and beckons you to lead the way.// ''DRIZZ'': "Heroes first! Not to worry, I'll give plenty of warning as we get closer to where I was attacked."

''NARRATOR'': The well-dressed goblin throws curses at you as you head towards the city gates. ''NARRATOR'': Looks as though she's on her own. Perhaps you'll cross paths with her in the near future... ''NARRATOR'': But that's a story for a [[new playthrough.->Start 02]] ''END''

''DRIZZ'': "How about the finest silk doublet you've ever laid eyes on? Or perhaps a fresh new tabard to show off at the tavern?" ''DRIZZ'': "Or... Gold, I suppose." //she sighs// ''DRIZZ'': "If you're BORING."

''DRIZZ'': "Splendid!" //She steps aside, and beckons you to lead// ''DRIZZ'': "After you, love." //The player and Drizz walk further into the tunnel. They emerge into a larger junction with malodorous brown river flowing through it's center.// ''NARRATOR: ''A fetid, unspeakable scent assaults your nose. The entire population of Waterdeep's refuse flows in a torrent beneath your feet. ''NARRATOR'': No sign of wererats... [[Passive Survival Check->Passive Survival Check - FAIL]]

-SUCCESS- //She bows, beaming with pride// ''DRIZZ'': "The very same!" ''DRIZZ'': //(to herself, congratulatory)// I //knew// those pamphlets were a worthy investment." Continue (click-replace: "Continue")[ [["Well... I'm ready to go when you are."->Agree to help]] (if: $sewer is 0)[["So why are you hanging out in front of a sewer?"->"Why the sewer?"]] (link-goto: "I don't have time for this. Sorry.", "bail out")]

FAIL! //As the player rounds the corner, a cutscene triggers..// ''NARRATOR'': You find yourself surrounded by a coterie of... ''NARRATOR'': ...the most outlandish goblins you've ever laid eyes on. //A dozen or so well-dressed goblins surround the player and strut their stuff, taking care to show off every angle of their fresh fits.// ''NARRATOR'': Each brandishes an impressive wardrobe and dark, eager, smiles. Continue (click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["Are you robbing me, or just showing off?"->You all look FANTASTIC.]] [[-Turn to Drizz- "You know them, right?->-Turn to Drizz- "Friends of yours?"]] [[(INTIMIDATION) "Fancy goblin corpses are just what this place needs."->You all look FANTASTIC.]] [["You'll never take me alive!" -Draw your weapon and attack!- ->Combat False]]]

''DRIZZ'': "More than enough to fix all of..." //She looks you up and down, and clucks her tongue with disdain.// ''DRIZZ'': (//gestures in your general direction//) "This." ''DRIZZ'': Where did you ever find such a dreadful get-up?" [["What's wrong with my clothes?"]] [["My preference is 'function over form'"->function over form]] [["Pretty insulting for someone asking for help..."]]

//She laughs gently--// ''DRIZZ'': "Ha!" //--then notices the question was asked in earnest// ''DRIZZ'': "Oh. You're quite serious, aren't you? Darling, there's no easy way to say this, but I've met //bugbears// with better style." ''DRIZZ'': "But let's put a pin in that for now, love. I could use the assistance of a strapping adventurer such as yourself. ''DRIZZ'': I'm willing to pay a handsome sum." [["How handsome?"]] [["I'm listening"->Quest Pitch Start 1]] (link-goto: "I don't have time right now. Sorry.", "bail out")

''DRIZZ'': "I'm afraid not, love." ''DRIZZ'': "They do look a dangerous sort, though..." //The goblin coterie hesitates, looks at each other, uncertain.// ''NARRATOR:'' You sense your employer furtively creeping behind you... [["What are you doing?"->DEX Fail]] [[(DEXTERITY) Put your back against the closest wall. (FAIL)->DEX Fail]] [[(DEXTERITY) Put your back against the closest wall. (SUCCEED)->DEX Succeed]]

''DRIZZ'': "Hold, darling! ''DRIZZ'': "They don't look a particularly //dangerous// sort, do they?" //The goblin coterie hesitates, looks at each other, uncertain.// ''NARRATOR:'' You sense your employer furtively creeping behind you... [["What are you doing?"->DEX Fail]] [[(DEXTERITY) Put your back against the closest wall. (FAIL)->DEX Fail]] [[(DEXTERITY) Put your back against the closest wall. (SUCCEED)->DEX Succeed]]

//The goblin coterie hesitates, looks at each other, uncertain.// ''NARRATOR:'' You sense your employer furtively creeping behind you... [["What are you doing?"->DEX Fail]] [[(DEXTERITY) Put your back against the closest wall. (FAIL)->DEX Fail]] [[(DEXTERITY) Put your back against the closest wall. (SUCCEED)->DEX Succeed]]

''DRIZZ'': "If you don't know the value of your own clothes, that's on you, love." ''DRIZZ'': "Hand 'em over." [["This is ridiculous." (give them your clothes)]] [["Absolutely not!"]]

''DRIZZ'': "Suit yourself!" ''ENTER COMBAT!''(Prone, if you failed the DEX save) //Defeating the goblins earns you some gold, and heaps of fancy goblin clothing. And you kept your clothes on. Congratulations! I wonder what the other options would have revealed? I guess that's a story for a (link-goto: "new playthrough", "Start 02")// ''END''

''NARRATOR:'' As you strip naked, the goblins' cruel laugher echos through the tunnels around you. ''NARRATOR:'' They run off with their bounty as you stand there. Naked. Smelling of shit. ''NARRATOR:'' Your entrance into Waterdeep will certainly be a memorable one. [[Continue through the sewers into the city. Naked.]] [[Chase after the goblins and rescue your clothes.]]

//A naked stranger exiting the sewer, reeking of shit, does not make a good first impression for the fine citizens of Waterdeep.// //You're arrested for public indecency and thrown in a cell. But I'm sure you'll find a way out.// //I guess that's a story for a (link-goto: "new playthrough", "Start 02")// ''END''

//She steps closer to examine your clothing, feeling the fabric.// ''DRIZZ'': "Clearly. But the two aren't mutually exclusive, love." //She gives you another discerning look...// ''DRIZZ'': "Hmm. You appear a capable enough protector, if not exactly fashionable..." //...and comes to a conclusion.// ''DRIZZ'': "I have a proposition. You provide me your services. I pay you for the effort. ''DRIZZ'': "Simple as a slip stitch, really. How does that sound?" Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["What kind of services?"->"Depends on the service."]] [["Sounds good to me."->Quest Pitch Start 1]] (link-goto: "I don't have time for this. Sorry.", "bail out")]

''DRIZZ'': (//mollifying//) "Oh, but you're right--sincere apologies, love. ''DRIZZ'': Fashion is my passion, but that's no excuse for lack of ettiquette." ''DRIZZ'': "Wardrobe choices aside, you do look a capable sort of adventurer. Perchance your services are for hire?" Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["For the right price"->"How handsome?"]] [["Depends on the service."]] [["Sure. How can I help?"->Quest Pitch Start 1]] (link-goto: "I don't have time right now. Sorry.", "bail out")]

//Drizz points towards the open mouth of the sewer tunnel// ''DRIZZ'': "I was attacked in there, you see. My proficiencies in the arts, admirable though they may be, were quite useless against a pack of wererats." ''DRIZZ'': "I had assumed--foolishly--that the only real threat to face inside the sewers of Waterdeep was the smell. ''DRIZZ'': Or //stains//, gods forbid." [[Continue->Quest Pitch Start 2]]

''NARRATOR'': With the gates of the city finally in view, you step off the road and onto a nearby overlook, taking a moment to enjoy the vista before you. ''NARRATOR'': Deepwater Harbor is a flurry of activity. Foreign trade galleys, pleasure crafts, and sleek warships crowd the piers. It's a welcome respite from the monotony of foot travel. ''NARRATOR'': An angry muttering sound beneath the overlook catches your ear. ''NARRATOR'': You follow it down the rocky path, and discover a large sewage pipe. ''NARRATOR'': You carefully peek inside...(click-goto: "peek inside...","Start 02")

//A female goblin paces back and forth, muttering angrily.// ''NARRATOR'': The goblin doesn't seem to notice you... [["Are you all right?"->go to her]] [[(PERCEPTION) -Examine the Goblin-]] [[-Draw your weapon and attack-->go to her-attack]] [[-Ignore her and approach the gate.-]]

//She gestures towards the sewer tunnel opening// ''DRIZZ'': "Escort service." //She takes note of your reaction and stiffens, rolling her eyes// ''DRIZZ'': "Escort me through the //sewers//, darling." [[Continue->Quest Pitch Start 1]]

''DRIZZ'': "More than enough gold, considering the ease of my request." ''DRIZZ'': "All of it yours to do with as you will..." ''DRIZZ'': "But I would be remiss if I did not at least //suggest// a wardrobe refresh." [[Continue->Quest Pitch Start 1]]

''DRIZZ'': "No matter, love. Simply escort me through the sewers, deal with some vermin, recover my purse, and that's payday for you. Savvy?" ''DRIZZ'': "I'll even sweeten the deal and throw in a pair of traveling breeches." ''DRIZZ'' "Softer than a Gold Coast sunset, and guaranteed to make you the envy of every adventurer from here to Baldur's Gate." [["Sounds like a deal."->Agree to help]] (if: $sewer is 0)[["Why do we have to go through the sewers?"->"Why the sewer?"]] (link-goto: "On second thought, I've changed my mind. Sorry.", "bail out")

''DRIZZ'': "A reasonable sentiment." ''DRIZZ'': "Trust that--were it up to me--we'd be entering the city in a //far// more dignified manner." ''DRIZZ'': "But unfortunately for both of us..." [[Continue->"Why the sewer?"]]

//A sudden blow from behind kicks your legs out in front of you, knocking you prone.// //Drizz stands over your body, sword at your throat. Her fashionable minions stand behind her, voguing.// //Her high-society accent disappears, revealing a more menacing, cockney speech.// ''DRIZZ'': "Apologies, love. But we're gonna need them clothes of yours." [[You want my clothes!? You hate my clothes!]]

//The goblin's kick merely grazes your shins as you bring your back to the wall.// //Drizz stands facing you, sword drawn, her fashionable minions voguing behind her.// //Her high-society accent disappears, revealing a more menacing, cockney speech.// ''DRIZZ'': "Apologies, love. But we're gonna need them clothes of yours." [[You want my clothes!? You hate my clothes!]]

//She recoils at the sudden voice, flinching backwards.// ''DRIZZ'': "Aah!!" //Quickly realizing you mean her no harm, she softens.// ''DRIZZ'': "Oh. Thank you, love! Calling this one //Goblin-chic//." //She twirls a bit, revealing more of the dress underneath// ''DRIZZ'': "Forgive my jumpiness. It's been. //A// day." ''DRIZZ'': Conducting business in this city is fraught--to say the least--for my kind." Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["Did something happen to you?"->Quest Pitch Start 1]] [["I've never met a well-dressed goblin before" ->Insult Goblins]] [["What kind of business would a goblin have in Waterdeep?" ->Insult Goblins]] [["I see. Well, good luck with everything!" -Turn to leave- ->turn to leave]]]

COMBAT!(click: "COMBAT!")[ //Wow, you killed her! Sensitive, much? I wonder what she wanted... Guess that's a story for a [[new playthrough.->Start 02]]// ]

''DRIZZ'': "Purchasing silks at Meiroth's. It's a destination boutique for anyone who fancies themselves, well... fancy." ''DRIZZ'': "But I ran into... difficulties, you might say." [[Continue->Quest Pitch Start 1]]

//She notices your approach and flinches.// ''DRIZZ'': "Mercy!" //She cowers into a crouch, hands up in surrender.// ''DRIZZ'': "Mercy, love. I'm not dangerous, I promise." //The player stands down. Once it's clear she's not in imminent danger, the goblin collects herself, smoothing out her cloak.// ''DRIZZ'': //(sarcastic, put-upon) // "Well, then! What a lovely button to cap off //quite// the day. ''DRIZZ'': Conducting business in this city is far more fraught than I was led to believe." Continue(click-replace: "Continue")[{ }[["Did something happen to you?"->Quest Pitch Start 1]] [["Sorry about attacking you. Force of habit with goblins." ->Insult Goblins]] [["What kind of business does a goblin have in Waterdeep?" ->Insult Goblins]] [["I see. Well, good luck with everything!" -Turn to leave- ->turn to leave]]]

''DRIZZ'': "It was the resplendence of my purse that drew such unwelcome attention of the wererats." //She describes her lovely purse with pride and passion.// ''DRIZZ'': "Blue sequins with an orange contrast crossstitch of my own invention. Jade inlay, housing a clasp bejeweled in emeralds... ''DRIZZ'': //(giving the player a meaningful look) //And absolutely ''brimming'' with gold." //Then, a dramatic, pained look:// ''DRIZZ'': "Sacrifcing it to aid my escape was //painful//." Continue (click-replace: "Continue")[{ }''DRIZZ'': "But so is death by wererat." [["So you're some kind of fashion... artist?"->state your business]] [["Why go into the sewer at all?"->"Why the sewer?"]] [["How much was in the purse?"->ask for gold]] (link-goto: "I don't do wererats, sorry. Good luck to you.", "bail out") ]

''ENTER COMBAT!''(Naked!) //Defeating the goblins earns you some gold, and heaps of fancy goblin clothing alongside your own. Well done! I wonder what the other options would have revealed? I guess that's a story for a (link-goto: "new playthrough", "Start 02")// ''END''