Ancient Mariner
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Aug 9th, 2011, 04:38 PM
GRISLYGUS' EPIC INTERACTIVE ADVENTURE!
So this random sixteen year old kid has messaged me out of the blue on Kongregate. I'm going to see just how much and subtly I can screw with him.
PART ONE, YEAH VERILY
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axlkoegoskyeg: May I ask you a question? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: what, me?
axlkoegoskyeg: Yeah, you. It would have to be somebody... (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: whatcha need
axlkoegoskyeg: Have you ever felt in the need of a slave? (reply)
grislygus: lol what
To axlkoegoskyeg: yeah, sure
axlkoegoskyeg: Great. Now, before we make it official, I may need to ask
you a few questions... (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: First of all, what do you need a slave for? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: I already have one, it's called a computer. I use it for entertainment and work purposes
axlkoegoskyeg: Oh... Wait, then what you need ME for? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: I was under the impression you needed ME for some unknown reason
axlkoegoskyeg: ... No, I was actually just checking if you could accept me as your slave... (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: Anyway, in that case, hmm... Wanna hear a story? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: At this point I'm interested in ANYTHING you have to say
axlkoegoskyeg: ... Wow, I rock at attention grabbers... (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: Yeah, good job. And?
axlkoegoskyeg: Anyway, any particular type of story you prefer to hear? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: whatever works for you, in any direction you'd care to go
axlkoegoskyeg: Ok. So, I will take it you wouldnt have a problem is I tried a interactive one, would you? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: whatever works for you
axlkoegoskyeg: Ok. I will try one, called Kalthazar: The Fall of the Dark Emperor, which is a personal favourite of mine... The name os basically self explenatory, and even thought it is a bit cliche, and the start is a bit slow, I really love it. (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: I will PM the intro in your profile, as it is REALLY long. (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: Sent it. Call me when you are done reading. (reply)
Spoilers! |
In a paralell timeline, unknown by our civilization, there is the Empire( Yes, this is the actuall empire name. I am open to suggestions, by the way ), that is the greatest and oldest empire ever build by man.
In its origins, the Empire was a cruel magocracy called Illmatter, on which the non spellcasters were nothing but slaves to cruel and ambitious mages. But, once day, a massive slave rebellion, with the support of nothing less then 9 gods from different lands and unknown origins, destroyed the magocracy, and started a new government, ruled by 9 Paladin Lords, each one lord of its own main city, and chosen of its own deity. While their personalities and objectives vary, the Paladin Lords all rule wisely and fairly…
However, recently, a dark force of colossal power, self proclaimed Kalthazar, the Dark Emperor, took over Dashville, the town dedicated to Stendarr, the god of freedon and knowledgeble. Not only he single manly killed all the city guard and the town Paladin lord, as he destroyed nothing less then Stendarr hinself. Since then, he has ruled a tyrant, executing all those that dare to challenge hin, and turning its guards into… Something… He also revealed to be the son of Mortus, a death god. While, in its origins, Mortus was the god encharged of judging the dead, and keeping the balance between life and death, over time, he grew greedy. He became obsessed with being the ultimate force in this world, and started to kill other gods and stealing their powers. Wherever he went to, he left a trial of nothing but pain, death, and despair…
But his rule wasnt entirelly unchallenged. A group of rebels, leaded mainly by the old priests of Stendarr, fight against hin, sabotaging his operations and tryng to throw hin off the throne. While they were unsucessfull so far, by some reason, Kalthazar didnt unleashed his full power against then…
Addicionally, with Stendarr death, this makes Mortus technically the patron god of Dashville, what means that, theorically, Kalthazar is its rightfull ruler. The Council of the Paladin Lords is still attemping to adopt a stance on it, but so far, they are just tryng to keep the peace and minimize the damage… |
To axlkoegoskyeg: I only got a single long paragraph? Anyway, done
axlkoegoskyeg: Really? Something must have gone really wrong with the formatting... What do you think? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: well first, this is the last sentence that I got: "The Council of the Paladin Lords is still attemping to adopt a stance on it, but so far, they are just tryng to keep the peace and minimize the damage…"
To axlkoegoskyeg: Is that correct?
axlkoegoskyeg: ... Yes, it is. (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: Anything 2 say?] (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: Awright, sounds interesting, but it's crippled by spelling and grammatical errors, which is well before we get into the problems with how the exposition is structured
axlkoegoskyeg: ... Sorry about that, I never actually spellchecked it, and English isnt my main language, so, overral, you should thanks for it still being comprehensible... (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: So,what do you want your background to be? (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: it's all good, I can ed
To axlkoegoskyeg: Oh, right, we're doing this.
To axlkoegoskyeg: My background?
axlkoegoskyeg: Yeah, basically, who you want to be in the story. It is a interactive one, after all... (reply)
To axlkoegoskyeg: Uh, feudal system? Freeman landowner, several sons who have done very well in religious and military service, just settling in to middle age. Dead wife, no daughters. Want to manage my state and stay out of politics as a general rule
axlkoegoskyeg: ... Well, it wasnt suppose to be totally a feudal systen, rather a weird theocracy... But, it shouldnt be hard to adapt your character for it... (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: ... Just give me some time to think in a way to put you into this mess... Also, if you dont intend your character name to be Grislygus, you should try something else... (reply)
axlkoegoskyeg: Basically.
To axlkoegoskyeg: No problem, I'm cool with whatever works for you
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