Following an ancient map you find the legendary castle Lolligo. According to the tales an ancient treasure lies buried somewhere within its halls. You have trained for months to be able to withstand anyhting the castle throws at you
(set: $strength to 1)
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength starts at $strength. It will help you when fighitng monsters]
The mighty castle stands before you. Which way do you attempt to enter?
[[Through the main gate -> Courtyard]]
[[Scale the tower -> Tower]]
[[Swim in the moat -> Moat]]
(after:30s)[ [[Through a secret passage -> Passage]]]You enter the courtyard of the castle in the middle of which stands a large statue. As soon as you approach it, it attacks you with its mighty sword.
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is $strength.]
(text-colour:orange)[The Statue's strength is 1]
(set: $your_attack to (random:1,6))
(set: $enemy_attack to (random:1,6))
(text-colour:red)[Your roll is $your_attack + $strength]
(text-colour:red)[Their roll is $enemy_attack + 1]
(if:$your_attack + $strength >= $enemy_attack + 1)[
(text-colour:lime)[You win!]
You destroy the statue in one mighty strike
[[Continue to the castle -> Entry Hall]]
]
(else:)[
(text-colour:red)[You lose!]
The statue decapitates you.
(text-colour:purple)[You died!]
]You scale to the top of the tower. From over here you get a great view of the castle.
Beneath you lies the courtyard with a living armor, ready to fight. Beyond it is the main building of the castle, with large gardens stretching to the back.
In a chest on top of the tower you found a strength potion.
(set: $strength to it + 1)
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is now $strength]
You notice a trapdoor leading into the tower underneath your feet.
[[Jump to the courtyard -> Courtyard]]
[[Enter the trapdoor -> Bedroom]]You locate a secret passageway in one of the castle walls. You make your way through the corridor beyond it. It leads you to an underground space.
[[Look around -> Cave]]You attempt to swim in the moat but as soon as you get in, you feel something grapple your ankle and pull you down.
(text-colour:purple)[You drowned]You find yourself in a beautifully furnished bedroom. This must have been the home of a princess. You notice a small door in the back of the room
[[Search the room for anything useful -> Search Trap]]
[[Leave -> Hallway]]You enter the castle and step into a large hall. Three obvious way open before you.
A staircase leading upstairs, a back door to the garden and a trapdoor into the cellar.
[[Staircase -> Bedroom]]
[[Garden]]
[[Cellar]]You enter the large gardens beyond the castle. After a short stroll between the flowers and hedges you find a large greenhouse with an attached tool shed..
[[Enter the greenhouse -> Greenhouse]]
[[Enter the shed -> Shed]]You enter the cellar and are quite disappointed. There is no treasure here. Only boxes and barrels. One of the barrels, however seems to contain strong ale. You drink some of it and feel stronger.
(set: $strength to it + 1)
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is now $strength]
As you drink the ale, you notice some loose bricks beyond the barrel. There is also a door leading to the gardens.
[[Inspect the lose bricks -> Secret2]]
[[Go to the gardens ->Garden]]You search the bedroom in hopes of finding a potion or some treasure. However the only thing you find is a trap mechanism in one of the chests. A poison cloud fills the room
(bg:purple)[You suffocated]You leave through the door and enter a staircase leading you down to an underground space.
[[Explore the underground -> Cave]]As soon as you step into the greenhouse a shadow flies over your head and something heavy hits you, throwing you into the flowers. When you stand back up you see a huge manticore, ready for another strike. You draw your sword and defend yourself.
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is $strength.]
(text-colour:orange)[The Manticore's strength is 2]
(set: $your_attack to (random:1,6))
(set: $enemy_attack to (random:1,6))
(text-colour:red)[Your roll is $your_attack + $strength]
(text-colour:red)[Their roll is $enemy_attack + 2]
(if:$your_attack + $strength >= $enemy_attack + 2)[
(text-colour:lime)[You win!]
When the manticore flies in for a strike you swiftly cut off its tail. Winth another strike you slice of its head too. You coat your sword in the manticore's venom.
(set: $strength to it + 2)
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is now $strength]
As you turn around to leave, the ground starts to shake and before you can react the floor undeneath you opens and you fall through into an underground space.
[[Give in to your fate-> Cave]]
]
(else:)[
(text-colour:red)[You lose!]
The manticore swipes at you with its venomous tail and hits you right in the heart.
(text-colour:purple)[You died!]
]The shed is small and dark but in the low light you see a faint glow. Glow that turns out to be an enchanted sword. This can come in handy
(set: $strength to it + 1)
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is now $strength]
Upon picking it up the ground starts to shake and before you can react the floor undeneath you opens and you fall through into an underground space.
[[Give in to your fate -> Cave]]You look around and realise you are in some kind of a large cave. Most of its floor is covered by an underground lake. In the middle of the lake you see an island covered in gold pieces, gemstones and other jewelery. However between you and the treasure are two hundred meteres of dark murky water, full of who knows what. However on the shore you find an obelisk with a riddle in big letters.
"IN NEPTUNE'S KINGDOM, 'NEATH THE SEA'S COMMAND,
EIGHT LIMBS I WIELD, ON OCEAN'S SAND.
NOT OCTOPUS NOR FISH AM I,
A RIDDLE DEEP, AS WATERS LIE."
And an empty space for the answer.
(input-box:2bind $answer,"=XX=",1,"USE ALL CAPS")
[[Attempt to answer the riddle -> Riddle Answer]]
[[Attempt to swim across -> Squid]]You move the loose bricks around and find a secret tunnel. It leads you to an underground space
[[Explore the underground -> Cave]]You think about the riddle and then scratch "$answer" to the empty space.
(if: $answer contains "SQUID" )[
The obelisk cracks and the whole cave shakes. From the depths before you a bridge emerges. From here, right to the island
[[Walk across -> Treasure]]
]
(else:)[
The obelisk cracks and the whole cave shakes. The answer was wrong. The entire space starts crumbling and you have to run. You barely make it out alive. As the cave behind you caves in, you realise you will never be able to get the treasure. But at least you saved your live
(text-colour:purple)[You kinda lose]
]You swim across the water, but don't get even half-way through until a gigantic squid emerges from beneath the waves and slams at you with one of its huge tentacles. You draw your sword, ready to fight.
(text-colour:red)[Your Strength is $strength.]
(text-colour:orange)[The Squid's strength is 3]
(set: $your_attack to (random:1,6))
(set: $enemy_attack to (random:1,6))
(text-colour:red)[Your roll is $your_attack + $strength]
(text-colour:red)[Their roll is $enemy_attack + 3]
(if:$your_attack + $strength >= $enemy_attack + 3)[
(text-colour:lime)[You win!]
You dodge the first attack and slice the squid's tentacle at it swings by. You use the time it screeches to swim to the island.
[[Scramble onto the treasure island -> Treasure]]
]
(else:)[
(text-colour:red)[You lose!]
You do not stand a chance. The squid is fighting in its natural enviroment and you struggle to even keep afloat. It doesn't take long for the thing to drag you to the depths never to be seen again.
(text-colour:purple)[You died!]
]You step on the island with piles of gold and treasure beyond your wildest imagination. All this trouble was worth it. Now you just have to figure out how you will get it all out of here...
(text-colour:yellow)[You win!!]
//Credits:
The riddle : ChatGPT
Everything else: Filip Nováček//