@jai.kinvaio

[kestrels]

> you are a weary adventurer, many years away from your home. you come upon the grounds of a ruined castle, and built upon the castle's flagstones is a fire. it seems to have been lit fairly recently, but it could use another log or two.

do you:

  > sit by the fire and let it smolder down
  > hunt around for wood to keep it going
  > keep to the shadows to see if whoever built it will return
  > choose your own adventure.



（ ooc: if you want to hijack someone else's 'story' to choose a different option, feel free to do that too! ）

Comments

@jon.snow

[northerndragon]

Why are you asking?

Only a fool would let the fire go out.

[kestrels]

  you choose to keep the fire going. you explore the castle grounds, looking for firewood, and you come across the chopped-up remains of a gnarled old tree. you decide it will probably work, and carry some back to the fire.

when you return, there is someone else sitting there. you can't tell much about them — they're wearing a hood, and their face is creased in shadow. there's something odd about their voice when they speak, it echoes with voices both male and female, young and old. they ask if you're there to share the fire.

do you:

  > draw your weapon and threaten them?
  > ask them who they are and where they're from?
  > add the wood to the fire and sit in companionable silence with them?
  > choose your own adventure

[northerndragon]

I’d ask them who they are and where they come from, but I am willing to sit with them and share the fire, if they mean no harm.

What colour is the wood?

[kestrels]

you ask your companion who they are, and whence they hail. they say their name is amberite, and they are from the far east. as they talk, the shadows appear to flicker on their face. even now that you are closer, you can't seem to tell what they truly look like, but they do not appear to be hostile to you. in fact, they seem almost grateful that you chose to sit with them and speak to them so plainly.

the wood is curiously black, with veins of red sap running through it.

do you:

  > ask your companion what they are doing here?
  > put the wood on the fire
  > tell your companion your own name and place of origin
  > choose your own adventure

@will.graham

[cognitivus]

( oh yes he is wildly fascinated with where this is going. )

keep to the shadows, try to assess the danger.

[kestrels]

you choose to keep to the shadows, to determine the danger. the night is long, and dawn has not yet touched the horizon.

eventually, two men come out of the castle. they are laughing, jostling each other. they seem to be laden with objects taken from within. you can see a scepter, a moth-eaten velvet cape, several bottles of what looks to be liquor, a pair of iron boots. they murmur excitedly between themselves about the boots, asking if it's really the pair that al dorias wore, the pair that grants wishes.

you are still in the shadows. the men have not noticed you. they are armed, but so are you.

do you:

  > introduce yourself to the men and ask to share their fire
  > wait for them to get into the bottles in the hopes that they'll fall asleep
  > attack them with the benefit of surprise
  > choose your own adventure

[cognitivus]

wait for them to fall asleep, observe their interactions to gauge their alignment

( good vs. chaotic vs. evil, gut instinct is more than gut instinct to him )

@rey.solo

[forcevisions]

[ this has story vibes. ]

  > hunt around for wood to keep it going

[kestrels]

you explore the castle grounds to find more wood. there doesn't appear to be any in the courtyard, but there is a side-door to the keep, quite damaged that seems easy to push open. you hear noises from within, but are unable to determine what the sounds are.

do you:

  > sneak quietly through the door to investigate the sounds?
  > look elsewhere for firewood
  > call out to who — or what — ever might be inside to alert them or it to your presence?
  > choose your own adventure.

[forcevisions]

> search for something nearby that I can use as a weapon, then head inside.

[kestrels]

you search for a weapon, and you find a sturdy club that's pitted with the scars of old combat. the haft is wrapped in crumbling leather, but it seems sturdy despite that. gripping your new weapon, you head inside the keep quietly, mindful of the sounds.

there is a distant noise, like something being dragged. you hear the shriek of claws or metal on stone, and then abruptly the keep falls into an eerie, unnatural silence. there are three corridors ahead of you. one is brightly lit, with warm tapestries on the walls, plush carpet on the floor. one is dark and damp, and the faint scent of decay is carried on an eerie breeze. one is simply a staircase leading down, lit with a single torch. you cannot tell where the sound was coming from, but you think you can now hear a faint cry for help.

do you:

  > take the brightly lit corridor
  > take the dark corridor
  > take the downward staircase
  > return to the courtyard
  > choose your own adventure

@demi.tomato

[wrend]

    > keep to the shadows to see if whoever built it will return

1/2

[kestrels]

you're a dumbass, and you get crushed by a falling parapet while waiting.

[kestrels]

luckily, a benevolent god sees your plight and resurrects you because fate isn't finished with you yet.

you wait in the shadows to see if the person tending the fire will return. you notice, eventually, a wolf emerges from the shadows and curls up beside the fire. it appears to be walking with a limp. it seems larger than a normal wolf, and there is fresh blood staining its muzzle and ruff.

do you:

  > approach the fire to see what the wolf will do
  > attack the wolf
  > try to sneak around the wolf to get into the castle
  > choose your own adventure

[wrend]

back up a bit
how hot is the god?

[kestrels]

what's your scale of hotness, like a 1-10?

the god is a 12.

@yennefer.vengerberg

[angerberg]

Send someone else to fetch wood.

[kestrels]

you send your trusty servant synka to get wood for the fire. she seems fearful of the darkness, but goes.

meanwhile, you settle yourself at the fire. it's quite pleasant. you notice yourself getting strangely drowsy...

do you:

  > give in to the urge to sleep. after all, you've been wandering for several days, what could it hurt?
  > call for your servant
  > reach for the fire to rouse yourself
  > choose your own adventure

[angerberg]

Reach for the fire.

[ she's actually surprised he had an option there that suits her. surprised, and a little bothered. yennefer is too happy to be an agent of chaos to like having options that match her behaviors provided in a list. ]

[kestrels]

you touch the fire. it feels cold as ice to your skin, and does not burn you. however, when you touch it you find you are instantly alert again.

in the distance, you hear your servant cry out in sudden terror.

do you:

  > go to their aid?
  > leave them to fend for themselves
  > plunge yourself further into the fire
  > choose your own adventure

NOT HERE, because he is busy! elsewhere! upthread!!

[northerndragon]

[😐]

ALSO NOT HERE

[angerberg]

[ yes, you. ]

@samuel.drake

[withmeinparadise]

huh? look for anything good in the ruins i guess.

[kestrels]

you scour the ruins for something 'good'. as 'good' is a nebulously defined concept and not an actual specific statement, you happen to come across a backpack of 'good' things in the shadow of the rubble near a crumbled stone pillar. it's hard to say how long the bag has been there, but everything within seems to be perfectly preserved: a child's toy, a loaf of bread, a heavy timepiece, a glittering necklace.

which piece would you like to examine?

  > the toy
  > the bread
  > the timepiece
  > the necklace

[withmeinparadise]

good means it's worth something. i'll take the necklace.