The Golden Moose

You awake in your cottage on a bright morning. You get out of bed and go to your kitchen. It has a wooden countertop, stove and a fridge that now magically has leftovers. What do you want to make for breakfast? [[Cereal->Cereal]] [[Scrambled Eggs->Scrambled Eggs]] [[Pancakes->Pancakes]] [[Bagels->Bagels]] (set: $healthPoints to 50) (set: $bronzeCoins to 0) (set: $silverCoins to 0) (set: $goldCoins to 0) (set: $inventory to (a:))

You open the fridge and take out a bottle of milk. you then go to your shelves to get the cereal. You pour the cereal in a bowl first then add the milk, and finish the bowl. Sadly the milk was spoiled and you lose 25 health. Your fridge is now empty. (set: $healthPoints to 25) [[After Breakfast->After Breakfast]]

You go to your shelves and get some flour, baking powder and sugar. Then you open your fridge and get milk, butter and an egg. You mix the dry ingredients together first, then add the wet ingredients and mix them all together. You then put the pancakes on the pan and flip them until they are done. You stack the pancakes on a plate, add maple syrup and butter and dig in. You feel renergized and gain 50 health. Your fridge is now empty. (set: $healthPoints to 100) [[After Breakfast->After Breakfast]]

You open the fridge and take out three eggs, crack two of them and scramble them in the frying pan. Next you put some toast in the toaster and put scrambled eggs on a plate. Once the toast is done you crack some salt and pepper over the eggs, spread the jam over the toast and dig in. You are now full so you put the third egg in your pocket for future use. Your fridge is now empty. (set: $inventory to (a:"egg")) [[After Breakfast->After Breakfast]]

You grab some bagel slices and toast them in a toaster. Once they are finished you spread a generous layer of cream cheese on it and enjoy. Sadly you are already healthy and there are no special effects. Your fridge is now empty. (set: $healthPoints to 50) [[After Breakfast->After Breakfast]]

Now full and ready for adventure, you look around your house. Do you want to leave the cottage or go back to sleep? [[Leave the cottage->Leave The Cottage]] [[Go back to sleep->The Fated Morning]]

Before you open the door and leave the cottage, you make sure to grab enough money for the road. The outside is bustling with townspeople going about their business. Do you check the quest board or stand there awkwardly? [[Check the questboard->Check The Questboard]] [[Stand there awkwardly->Stand There Awkwardly]]

You check the many quests on the quest board. You are too inexperienced for most of them, however one quest says it's for beginners... The quest reads that a local healer is in need of ten magical herbs called vitalweed. It says that they can be located on mount greenrock, not far from the village. Do you accept this quest? [[Yes->Accept The Quest]] [[No->Stand There Awkwardly]]

You stand there awkwardly staring at the other villagers bustling about. Do you want to check the quest board or continue standing awkwardly? [[Check the questboard->Check The Questboard]] [[Continue standing awkwardly->Stand There Awkwardly]]

You decide to accept the quest as a start to your adventure. You take the east exit of the village and walk down the path to mount greenrock... Once you arrive at the foot of the mountain you can either search by the base or hike upward and search higher. What do you choose? [[Search the base->Search The Base]] [[Search higher->Search Higher]]

You search around the base of the mountain. Unfortunately you find nothing other than your own growing impatience. [[Search higher->Search Higher]]

You hike higher up the mountain, navigating through thick bushes and brambles until you come to a clearing. It has a small patch of vitalweed growing there and you decide to collect the required amount. (set: $vitalWeed to 10) You now have: $vitalWeed vitalWeed [[Return to the village->Return To The Village After Getting Vitalweed]]

You go back to the village and hand the herbs to the local healer. As payment, she gives you 10 bronze coins. Deciding that you need some equipment to qualify for a higher level quest, You decide to get some weapons or armor. What do you choose? (set: $bronzeCoins to 10) [[Weapons->Morgan's Malice 1]] [[Armour->Barnaby's Benevolence 1]]

You walk to the questboard and see that two new quests have opened up... Do you want to read the first quest or read the second quest? [[Read the first quest->quest1]] [[Read the second quest->quest2]]

You walk to the town's most popular weapon shop: Morgan's Malice. Once you arrive there you talk to Morgan and she sells you a sword. (set: $simpleSwordEquipped to true) (set: $bronzeCoins to 0) [[Check the questboard->Check The Questboard 2]]

The first quest reads that there is a thief who has been stealing from several people that is located somewhere in the village. The reward for capturing this thief is two silver coins. Do you accept the quest? [[Yes->Quest 1 Beginning]] [[No->Re-Read The Questboard]]

The second quest reads that there is a wolf that has been killing some local sheep and the reward for it is 2 silver coins. Do you accept the quest? [[Yes->Quest 2 Beginning]] [[No->Re-Read The Questboard]]

You walk to the town's most popular armor shop: Barnaby's Benevolence. Once you arrive there you talk to Barnaby and he sells you a shield. (set: $simpleShieldEquipped to true) (set: $bronzeCoins to 0) [[Check the questboard->Check The Questboard 2]]

You walk through the village observing the buildings and roads until you come to some dirty shoe prints leading around the corner of a house. You follow them until you see a hooded figure walking in front of you. As you get closer the hooded figure starts to make a run for it. You chase after them. They take a turn into an alleyway until they come to a dead end. You ask them who they are and they remain silent. Frustrated, you walk toward them and pull down their hood. The face that is revealed is the same face as the thief in the wanted poster. You demand her to come with you and she reluctantly agrees. You turn her in, receiving 2 silver coins. (set: $silverCoins to 2) [[Go to the questboard->Go to the questboard]]

The questboard has two quests. Do you want to read the first one or the second one? [[Read the first quest->quest1]] [[Read the second quest->quest2]]

You walk through the village to get to the local pasture. Once you arrive there you can form two possible plans to catch the wolf. Plan A: hide in the bushes near the sheep and wait for the wolf in the bushes. Plan B: ask the shepherd for enough wool to cover yourself and disguise yourself and wait for the wolf amongst the sheep. What do you choose? [[Plan A->Wolf Catching Plan A]] [[Plan B->Wolf catching plan B]]

You hide in the bushes near the sheep. After a while, you hear something rustle in the bushes near you... As you stay dead silent you see the wolf slowly make its way out of the bushes and approach the sheep from behind. You quickly lunge out of the bushes and tackle the wolf to the ground. In its disorientation you are able to hit it hard enough in the head to knock it out. Next you tie it up and bring it to the shepherd, earning you two silver coins. (set: $silverCoins to 2) [[Go to the questboard->Go to the questboard]]

You ask the shepherd for enough wool to cover yourself and he complies, giving you enough wool to cover yourself. Next you get on all fours and join the sheep. After a while of eating grass a wolf lunges out of some bushes and tackles you to the ground. You punch it in the nose and whack it hard in the head until it is unconscious. When you're sure it's out cold you tie it up and bring it to the shepherd, earning you two silver coins. (set: $silverCoins to 2) [[Go to the questboard->Go to the questboard]]

You go back to the questboard in the town square. There is now a legendary quest on the questboard... Do you want to read it? [[Yes->Read the quest]] [[No->No]]

The quest reads that there is a moose with golden horns and fur somewhere in deathwood forest... It is said that this moose has the ability to grant wishes. The person who wants it is very wealthy and has set the reward to 1000 gold coins. Do you accept the quest? [[Obviously->Obviously]]

You sit on the ground and contemplate your life choices for a while... Now, do you want to read the quest or not? [[Yes->Read the quest]] [[No->No]]

You obviously accept the quest because there ain't nowhere else to get that dough. Not many have entered deathwood forest and lived to tell the tale. It is not very far from the village, however. You decide to muster your courage and go to the edge of the forest. Standing there is a tall rugged man that looks like he has been through many battles. "What's your business here?" he growls. "Uhh... I'm just a quester trying to get into the forest." "Entry costs 2 silver coins and probably your life. Are you good with that?" [[Pay 2 silver coins->Pay]] [[Don't Pay->Chat]]

You pay him the two silver coins and he moves out of the way for you to enter. (set: $silverCoins to 0) (set: $healthPoints to 50) [[Enter the forest->Enter the forest]]

"I'm not paying you!" "Then I'll take it by force" Before you know what's happening he flips you upside down and shakes you until the silver coins come out of your pockets. Then he drops you and you fall to the floor. (if: $simpleSwordEquipped is true) [[[Use sword->Use sword]]] (else:) [Your head hits a rock and it cracks your skull ----YOU DIED----]

You take out your sword and slash him in the arm. This causes him to yelp in pain and stumble backward. You then cut off his left leg causing him to fall to the floor. Next you pick up the two silver like nothing happened. [[Enter the forest->Enter the forest]]

You enter the forest, noticing all the trees are gnarled and overgrown. You also hear faint indecipherable whispering coming from all around. Continuing forward, you stumble upon a large river with pitch black liquid flowing through it. Do you want to try to find a long stick and use it as a vaulting pole to vault across the river or do you want to swim across. [[Vaulting->Vaulting]] [[Swimming->Swimming]]

You search around the forest until you stumble upon what appears to be a long, flexible stick. You put one end of it in the river and successfully vault across the river. As you make your way through the forest, farther still, you come across a firefly. Do you want to follow it? [[Yes->Follow]] [[No->Continue forward]]

(if: $healthPoints > 25) [ As soon as your skin touches the liquid you feel the liquid burn at your skin and nearly consume you, however you manage to scrambe back before dying. [[Try vaulting instead->Vaulting]] ] (else:) [ You walk toward the river. As soon as your skin touches the liquid your vision fades to black and you fall dead… ---YOU DIED--- [[Back to the beginning->The Fated Morning]] ]

You follow the firefly until you come to a large clearing in the forest. The clearing is illuminated by countless fireflies and sleeping in the center is a moose with horns and fur of gold. It looks absolutely breathtaking surrounded by all the fireflies. You feel a strong aura emanating from it and decide it would be best not to attempt to tie it up, but rather, to ask it if it is willing to come with you. You awkwardly clear your throat in an attempt to wake it. It opens its eyes and stands up to face you. "Can you really grant wishes?" you ask, unsure of whether or not the legend was true. "Yes." It responds in an ethereal sounding voice. "But I must deem you worthy by witnessing you best me in battle first, however be warned that I am no feeble opponent"... You ponder on the moose's words for a moment before making a decision [[Battle->Battle]] [[Don't Battle->Don't Battle]]

You ignore the firefly and continue making your way through the dark woods... You soon find peculiar vines hanging down from the trees that block your path forward. You decide to attempt walking through them, however, as soon as you come into contact with them they start to furl around you and tighten until you suffocate and die. ---YOU DIED--- [[Back to the beginning->The Fated Morning]]

(if: $simpleSwordEquipped is true) [ You pull out your sword [[Enter Sword Battle->Sword Battle]] ] (else-if: $simpleShieldEquipped is true) [ You pull our your shield [[Enter Shield Defense->Shield Defend]] ]

(if: $silverCoins > 0) [ You tell the moose that you don't want to battle and it laughs at you, calls you a coward and shoots you square in the forehead with a blue laser, however you pull out a silver coin from your pocket and the coin reflects the laser back at the moose and sets it's rur on fire. It then runs around trying to extinguish the flame and after it succeeds it tells you that you have humiliated it and you must now battle it in order for it to regain it's honor. [[Battle->Battle]] ] (else:) [ You tell the moose that you don't want to battle and it laughs at you, calls you a coward and shoots you square in the forehead with a blue laser. ---YOU DIED--- [[Back to the beginning->The Fated Morning]] ]

As you ready your sword, signaling the start of battle, a ball of blue light forms between the moose's antlers and the blue light starts sending blasts of blue fire at you. You dodge just in time, one of the blasts setting fire to a tree directly behind you. As the blue light seems to recharge you take that as your opportunity to try to deal damage. You run toward the moose with your sword in hand, however it jumps out of the way and attempts to kick you from behind. Rolling to the left, just barely avoiding the kick, you turn around to face the moose again. This time you charge directly at it, startling it slightly and giving you just enough time to jump on its back and hold your sword to its throat. [[Victory->Victory]]

(if: (count: $inventory, "egg") > 0)[ a ball of blue light forms between the moose's antlers and it shoots a blast of blue fire at you. You dodge in the nick of time and throw and throw an egg at the moose's face while it recharges, disorienting it long enough for you to run closer and hold your dagger to it's throat. (set: $inventory to $inventory - (a: "egg")) [[Victory]] ] (else:)[ a ball of blue light forms between the moose's antlers and it shoots a blast of blue fire at you. You raise your shield in an attempt to defend yourself, however the fire burns right through the shield, scorching you into a pile of ash. ---YOU DIED--- [[Back to the beginning->The Fated Morning]] ]

The moose chuckles and admits defeat, agreeing to come with you. You take the moose to the location specified on the quest paper so that you can collect your reward. You consider asking the moose for wishes but it tells you that any lack of specification in a wish could backfire horribly and even result in death so you decide not to take your chances. Once you arrive at the location specified to exchange the moose for the gold, a woman with bright green eyes hands you a large bag of gold coins and takes the moose without a word... You soon head back to the village, with riches beyond your wildest dreams. ---YOU WIN---