MoreBitsAndPieces

(set: $riftCommand to 10)

This creature confounds its prey by a snare of illusions. You must escape before it drains all of your life force. (set: $health to 3) (set: $struggle to 3) (set: $timeToDie to $health * 2) // Copy-pasta some lines of the Minotaur's Labyrinth // [[Try to Escape the Labyrinthean]]

(set: $labyrinth to (shuffled: "A Walk In The Park", "Under The Influence", "Waking Up From the Coma", "Red Wine & Sleep Aids")) (goto: $labyrinth's 1st)

You flee from the Labyrinthean, and it does not appear to be able to keep up with you. Sweaty and disheveled, you back into someone (how embarrassing!), but instead of angry shouts, you hear a musical laughter. It's //them//! Your first crush now here, fully grown, and in the middle of the park. The chances of you meeting again were infinitesimal, but something something large numbers something. "Oh, hello," they say. "Would you like to go for a walk? Catch up? It's a lovely day." [[Walk With Them->Continue Walking In The Park]] [[Insult Them->Simulate Complete Disgrace]]

(set: $timeToDie to it -1) (set: $deathReason to "You walked in place for days without eating, sleeping, or drinking until your exhausted body simply quit.") (if: $timeToDie <= 0)[(set: $args to -1)(display: "UpdateHealth")] (either: "You hadn't known before that they were the heir to such a fabulous " + (either: "fortune.", "seat on the Council.", "barony."), "Apparently, they had quickly moved ever higher in the ranks of the " + (either: "fashionistas.", "influencers.", "noble parade."), "They carry themselves regally, all poise, like a rare machine of infinite grace.", "They cannot help but steal glances at you. Is it possible that they still love you?", "Numerous upper-ranking folk turn out to greet them, and you are introduced in turn.", "They give sacks of gold dust to a family of beggars, instantly making them rich by the standards of your birthplace.") (either: "They loudly laud you within earshot of several " + (either: "nobles.", "high-ranking clergy.", "influencers."), "They sing your praises... literally sing your praises... such that everyone on the mall can hear them.", "They positively beam to be in your company.", "They courteously curtsy (or bow, you can never tell them apart) to you in full view of the lawn.") *Reputation + 1* [[Continue Walking In The Park]] [[(either: "It's Too Good To Be True", "Defy This Illusion!", "Insult and Berate Them")->Simulate Complete Disgrace]]

(set: $timeToDie to it -1)(set: $struggle to it - (random: 0, 1)) (if: $struggle > 0)[ (set: $deathReason to "You carved up your own face with a piece of broken glass and bled to death in a gutter.") (if: $timeToDie <= 0)[(set: $args to -1)(display: "UpdateHealth")] (either: "You utter horrible admonitions at your " + (either: "former beloved.", "angel of joy.", "ex."), "They are visibly shaken by the accusations you let fly, leaving froth of spittle on your lips and chin.", "Passersby are shocked at your unholy vocabulary.", "Grown folk are disturbed that you would speak to a fellow sentient in such a manner.", "They had been so kind to you, but then you acted in such a horrible manner.") (either: "They loudly mock you within earshot of several " + (either: "nobles.", "high-ranking clergy.", "influencers."), "They scream your faults... literally scream your faults... such that everyone on the mall can hear them.", "They're positively disgusted to be in your company.", "They pantomime a curtsy (or bow, you can never tell them apart) to you in full view of the lawn.") *Reputation - 1* (if: $struggle is 1) [ //Insert text, simulating receiving a Badge of Shame// ] [[(either: "Just Walk With Them!", "They Will Still Forgive You!", "Pretend It Was All A Terrible Joke!")->Continue Walking In The Park]] [[Refuse to Give In->Simulate Complete Disgrace]] ] (else:) [ [[Escape!!!->Next Encounter]] ]

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The Labyrinthean snares you to the nearest wall and drains all of the life out of you. As your vision dims, you hear muffled shouts, angry shouts. The daemon shrieks as the voice chants. Before you pass out, you see a slender silhouette approaching you. [[You Wake Up In The Safehouse]]

(set: $timeToDie to it -1) (set: $deathReason to "You lay on the ground, flat on your back, and drowned on rainwater.") (if: $timeToDie <= 0)[(set: $args to -1)(display: "UpdateHealth")] (either: "You try to rise from bed, but your head immediately starts swimming. Careful, there, friend, your rescuer says. You were very nearly killed. Drink this tea. It tastes like filth, but it can undo some of the damage that monster did to you.", "You feel a little bit better today. You may be able to get out of bed soon. In the meantime, your gracious host has left you a small cup of bitter medicine.", "You've been having a bit of a mild setback after several days of excellent recovery. Your concerned caretaker has brought back medicinal herbs from the Wandering Market at great personal expense.") [[Take The Medicine->You Wake Up In The Safehouse]] [[This Is Obviously A Trap, Right?->Next Encounter]]

With a ragged gasp, you wake up. Your body involuntarily starts spasming as you try to get up but are restrained by tubes and wrist straps. You can't speak, because there is a tube going down your throat. The City was just a hallucination you were having while you were in the coma. Your family looks down at you with tears in their grateful eyes. [[Hold on, this is some silly 1st illusionist school bollocks->Next Encounter]]

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(set: $return to (dm: "size", (either: "grand", "dainty", "elongated", "squat", "slim", "broad"), "shape", (either: "oval", "half-mask", "domino", "veil", "basket", "skull", "helmet", "cowl"), "material", (either: "granite", "steel", "felt", "silk", "bone", "ivory", "mud", "clay", "quill", "spine", "leather", "hide", "fur", "feather", "brass", "gold", "silver", "titanium", "satin", "PVC", "rubber", "wicker", "butterfly wing", "moth wing", "amber", "bakelite", "oak", "cedar", "mahogany", "ebony", "obsidian", "basalt", "onyx", "inverted geode", "pewter", "iron", "jade", "lacquered pine", "ash"), "depiction", (either: "unethical elective surgery", "swine", "swans", "a bear", "an archdaemon", "an archangel", "a luchador", "a lion", "a king rat", "a human skull", "a horse", "bondage play", "a clown", "a folk spirit", "an ogre", "abstract shapes") ))

(display: "RandomMask")(set: _mask to $return) a (print: _mask's size) (print: _mask's shape) made of (print: _mask's material) depicting (print: _mask's depiction)