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Wanderer: An Open World Text Adventure

This is a new text adventure game. You can do anything, go anywhere, kill anyone. You can go into dense woods and collect rare plants, or fight as a soldier in the army of great nations. You can save the lives of many, choose to be a leader, or become a mass murderer, and follow a trail of darkness. Any user can join in and play at any time. There are a few rules.

When starting, post a command. The starting commands are N, S, W, E. These move you. Examine and pick up commands are also available. You can only examine items in your inventory. There will be more commands, like fight, talk, e.c.t., later on. I will display the commands during my posts, so you won't have to waste replies guessing what to do.


You also have a life bar. It displays health, intelligence, stamina and charm. Health is lost when you're damaged, and regained with food. Stamina is lost when you travel. Food increases stamina, up to 30 hp. Intelligence lets you opt for a job, and use more commands. Charm allows for better communication. Your inventory's max capacity is 15. You can store items in chests, also with a capacity of 15. So don't waste space with useless objects.

Reply with a command to start. It always must alternate between my descriptions and the player's commands. If you post a command, and another random person posts a command, their command is null.

If you die, the game starts over.

You wake up in the middle of a vast pine woodland. The sky is dark and overcast with clouds. It will probably rain soon. You see a house in the far distance. You probably will not be able to reach it by nightfall. There is some burnt timber lying on the ground.

The commands are: N, W, E, S, pick up timber, pick up leaves.

Your inventory: Empty

You pick up the timber. It is burnt. You may not be able to light it again. You pick up the leaves. These may burn. The clouds are gathering together more. You feel a tiny drop of rain on your shirt. You travel north. You can see the house better from here. You see a break in the forest and some hills.

The commands are: N, S, E, W, pick up leaves, examine leaves, examine timber

Your inventory: 1 timber, 1 leaf pile

You pick up the leaves. Your bag is getting slightly heavier. Be warned that you can only carry 15 items. You keep travelling. The rain breaks out, and you become very cold. You travel north. You can see the house clearly now. It is a small cottage, painted red and white.

The commands are: N, S, W, E, pick up leaves, examine leaves, examine timber.

Your inventory: 1 timber, 2 leaf piles

You also have a second thing to notice now; A life bar. You have traveled two miles without nutrients. You'll lose stamina. After your stamina runs out, you die. Food and water increases stamina.

Health: 10
Stamina: 18
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 5

You come to the cottage. It is located on a small knoll. Flowers are in a small garden next to the cottage. A lake lies to the far north.

The commands are: N, S, W, E, examine items in inventory, pick up flowers, open door, knock on door.

Your inventory: 1 timber, 2 leaf piles

Health: 10
Stamina: 17
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 5

You atttempt to open the door. It is locked. A middle aged man hears the racket and opens it. He stands in the doorway and speaks in a language you do not understand. You see a young girl in the corner of the house. You cannot explain why, but you are attracted to her.

The commands are: N, S, W, E, examine items in inventory, pick up flowers, pickpocket man, talk to man, attack man, enter house.

Your inventory: 1 timber, 2 leaf piles

Health: 10
Stamina: 17
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 5

Whoa. What do I have to do to get in on this?

Quote from duckyroannubbles »

Whoa. What do I have to do to get in on this?

Just read the above instructions. Make a command (n, w, e, s, examine, ect), then I'll tell you what happened. And read my last post above this (the house one).

You attempt to talk to the man. He knows little of your language. But, you manage to point out that you need shelter for the night. He accepts, gives you 1 piece of suckling pig for dinner. You sleep in the house all night. It is now morning. You are awake in the bedroom. The door is cracked open.

Talking to the man gives you +1 charm.

Suckling pig gives you +3 Stamina.

The commands are: Examine items in inventory, go downstairs

Your inventory: 1 timber, 2 leaf piles

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 6

You go downstairs. The man and the girl are there. The downstairs area is small, but tidy. You see an unlit hearth, and a table with 3 apples on it.

The commands are: Examine inventory, go outside, place timber in hearth, talk to girl, talk to man, attack girl, attack man, pickpocket girl, pickpocket man, steal apples.

Your inventory: 1 timber, 2 leaf piles

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 6

You place the log in the hearth. Then you turn around and talk to the girl. It turns out that she knows some of your language. You find her to be very attractive.

Learning some of a foreign language gives you +1 Intelligence.

Talking to the girl gives you +1 charm.

Commands: Talk to girl, talk to man, attack girl, attack man, pickpocket girl, pickpocket man, steal apples, go outside

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 11
Charm: 7

You ask the girl about your location. She seems to be saying that you're in the Elwood forest. The man leaves to go outside. For the first time, you notice an axe sitting by the hearth.

Finding out your location gives you +1 intelligence.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, give girl leaves, go outside.

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 12
Charm: 7

She begins to give you a rough idea of the surrounding area. She tells you that there are to the north, forests to the south, and the woods of souls to the far east. You can't figure out what the woods of souls are. She tells you that there's a large city to the west, but you couldn't figure out the name of it either. You are beginning to get hungry once again.

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, steal apples, give girl leaves, go outside.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles

Talking to the girl gives you +1 charm.

Finding out more information about the surrounding area gives you +1 intelligence.

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 12
Charm: 8

Go outside.

The girl gives you the apple. Eating the apple will give you +2 stamina.

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, steal apples, give girl leaves, place apple in inventory, eat apple, go outside.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 12
Charm: 8

@weaselking
You must wait until I post. You may now give a command.

You place the apple in your inventory. When you ask the girl for a quest, she does not understand. She thinks you're asking about going to the city.

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, steal apples, give girl leaves, give girl apple, eat apple, go outside.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles, 1 apple

Health: 10
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 12
Charm: 8

You talk to the girl more, attempting to understand her language. Maybe she would understand what a quest is now. After about an hour, the man comes back. You realize you are quite hungry now.

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, steal apples, give girl leaves, give girl apple, talk to man, attack man, pickpocket man, give man leaves, give man apple, talk to man.

Hunger gives you -1 stamina.

Talking to the girl gives you +2 intelligence and +1 charm.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles, 1 apple

Health: 10
Stamina: 18
Intelligence: 14
Charm: 9

The girl seems a bit confused. She then tells you a tale of how several of her family members were killed by robbers lying between her house and the eastern city. She says she will give you 250 coins if you bring the robbers to justice, dead or alive. Also, if you accept the quest, she will let you borrow an axe and an iron dagger.

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, steal apples, give girl item from inventory, talk to man, attack man, pickpocket man, give man leaves, give man apple, flirt with girl, brag to girl, brag to man, talk to man.

Talking to the girl gives you +1 charm. You are now able to flirt and brag.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles, 1 apple

Health: 10
Stamina: 18
Intelligence: 14
Charm: 10

That is not a valid command. However, if you do accept the quest, the girl does give you 2 apples and 1 piece of bread. Bread cures +3 stamina and health. She also gives you an iron helmet to borrow. She tells you that the robbers were last seen three miles west.

An axe takes away 5 damage, a dagger takes away 4 damage, and the helmet gives you +3 health.

Commands: Talk to girl, attack girl, pickpocket girl, grab axe, steal apples, give girl leaves, give girl apple, talk to man, attack man, pickpocket man, give man leaves, give man apple, talk to man.

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles, 3 apples, 1 piece of bread, axe, dagger, helmet

Health: 13
Stamina: 18
Intelligence: 14
Charm: 10

You leave the house. You notice that it is about midday. The rain has ceased as well.

Commands: Enter house, N, W, E, S

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles, 3 apples, 1 piece of bread, axe, dagger, helmet.

Health: 13
Stamina: 18
Intelligence: 14
Charm: 10

You head west. You can make out shadows in the distance. Robbers, perhaps?

Your inventory: 2 leaf piles, 3 apples, 1 piece of bread, axe, dagger, helmet.

Health: 13
Stamina: 17
Intelligence: 14
Charm: 10