Nah, I like having the map. Thanks for taking the effort to crop the relevant sections for me and covering up areas that I haven't explore yet, by the way.
remove garlic from sack
Nah, I like having the map. Thanks for taking the effort to crop the relevant sections for me and covering up areas that I haven't explore yet, by the way.
remove garlic from sack
Now I just need some gifts, and then I can trick the chimney into thinking I'm santa so it'll let me go down it
e then n then n then up
>e then n then n then up Behind House You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is open.
North of House You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.
Forest Path This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.
Up a Tree You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is above your reach.
Beside you on the branch is a small bird's nest.
In the bird's nest is a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged by a childless songbird. The egg is covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented in lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. Unlike most eggs, this one is hinged and closed with a delicate looking clasp. The egg appears extremely fragile.
You hear in the distance the chirping of a song bird.
>d Forest Path This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.
Hrm. I just looked back and oh yeah, I couldn't open the egg last time because I didn't know how, not because I was in a tree.
Well, I guess
get egg then s then e then w then w
Hrm. I just looked back and oh yeah, I couldn't open the egg last time because I didn't know how, not because I was in a tree.
Well, I guess
get egg then s then e then w then w
>get egg then s then e then w then w
Taken.
North of House You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.
Behind House You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is open.
Kitchen You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
Living Room You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a closed trap door at your feet.
A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case.
...Was that lantern always there? Wait, shit, it was. I remember being surprised that batteries were a thing in this. I was gonna look at the nailed shut door closer but fuck it, new plan.
get lantern then use lantern
(I was like ahh should I nudge him about the lantern, and then I'm like no I'm trying hard not to give too much guidance)
(I have a specific memory of how I thought the trophy case looked when I played this as a kid. It was a tall wooden box with a slanted lid. I have no idea where that notion came from. Of course the trophy case is probably supposed to look like, well, a trophy case)
>e then u Kitchen You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
Attic
This is the attic. The only exit is a stairway leading down.
A large coil of rope is lying in the corner.
On a table is a nasty-looking knife.
get knife then get rope
I'd like to shout "hey, is someone living here, I think I accidentally broke into your house, can we talk" but I don't think I can do that, and they've already killed me once before so I think I'm just gonna abandon civility and steal everything that seems like it might be useful later or that whoever else is here could use to kill me.
>d then w Kitchen You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
Living Room You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a closed trap door at your feet.
>open trap door
The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness.
>d
The trap door crashes shut, and you hear someone barring it.
Cellar
You are in a dark and damp cellar with a narrow passageway leading north, and a crawlway to the south. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable.
Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.
(I'm going to use the magic of photoshop to try a new approach with the map)
>n The Troll Room This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls.
(man good thing whatever caused those blood stains and axe marks isn't-)
A nasty-looking troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room.
I'm unsure of my ability to kill things in this. Now seems like as good a time as any to start finding that out. Plus the sword glowing might mean it's got trollbane or whatever.
swing sword at troll
I checked the instructions again to see if there were any combat mechanics I'd missed. Seems not, but there was one example of an input they gave that I kinda wanna try.
troll, give me the axe
I checked the instructions again to see if there were any combat mechanics I'd missed. Seems not, but there was one example of an input they gave that I kinda wanna try.
troll, give me the axe
>troll, give me the axe
The troll isn't much of a conversationalist.
The troll pauses for a moment, perhaps thinking that you should re-read the manual.
Okay so this feels dumb, but I'm kinda blanking on other ideas so I'm just gonna try doing what seems like a thing people do with glowing swords and I'm just gonna hope it does something
raise sword above head
>raise sword above head
I don't know the word "above".
>raise sword
Playing in this way with the sword has no effect.
The flat of the troll's axe hits you delicately on the head, knocking you out.
Conquering his fears, the troll puts you to death.
It appears that that last blow was too much for you. I'm afraid you are dead.
**** You have died ****
Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have everything.
Forest This is a forest, with trees in all directions. To the east, there appears to be sunlight.
Posts
I don't know the word "empty".
>open sack
Opening the brown sack reveals a lunch, and a clove of garlic.
(edit: hey look how much we've explored already)
(If you're curious, this beautiful map was sold separately from the game, by a company called the Zork User's Group)
(I'm enjoying parceling out the map but if you think it's giving too much away or you'd rather map everything yourself let me know and I'll stop)
remove garlic from sack
Taken.
Well, whatever.
take sack
Taken.
e then n then n then up
>e then n then n then up
Behind House
You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is open.
North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.
Forest Path
This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.
Up a Tree
You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is above your reach.
Beside you on the branch is a small bird's nest.
In the bird's nest is a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged by a childless songbird. The egg is covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented in lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. Unlike most eggs, this one is hinged and closed with a delicate looking clasp. The egg appears extremely fragile.
You hear in the distance the chirping of a song bird.
I hoping this'll be enough to let me bring the egg down the tree without breaking it.
Please supply a filename for save
Ok.
>put egg in sack
You don't have the jewel-encrusted egg.
>get egg
Taken.
>examine egg
The jewel-encrusted egg is closed.
>put egg in sack
Done.
(I hadn't been paying too much attention to the score counter, but apparently we had 25 points, and taking the egg brought us to 30.)
d
Forest Path
This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north-south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path.
examine egg
The jewel-encrusted egg is closed.
(seems ok!)
Well, I guess
get egg then s then e then w then w
Taken.
North of House
You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.
Behind House
You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is open.
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a closed trap door at your feet.
A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case.
get lantern then use lantern
(I have a specific memory of how I thought the trophy case looked when I played this as a kid. It was a tall wooden box with a slanted lid. I have no idea where that notion came from. Of course the trophy case is probably supposed to look like, well, a trophy case)
>get lantern
Taken.
>use lantern
I don't know the word "use".
>turn on lantern
The brass lantern is now on.
>save
Please supply a filename for save
Ok.
>e then u
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
Attic
This is the attic. The only exit is a stairway leading down.
A large coil of rope is lying in the corner.
On a table is a nasty-looking knife.
I'd like to shout "hey, is someone living here, I think I accidentally broke into your house, can we talk" but I don't think I can do that, and they've already killed me once before so I think I'm just gonna abandon civility and steal everything that seems like it might be useful later or that whoever else is here could use to kill me.
nasty knife: Taken.
rope: Taken.
>hello
Goodbye.
>shout "hey, is someone living here, I think I accidentally broke into your house, can we talk"
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!
I don't know the word "hey".
>talk
What do you want to talk to?
>myself
Talking to yourself is said to be a sign of impending mental collapse.
Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a closed trap door at your feet.
>save
Please supply a filename for save
Ok.
The trap door is closed.
>open trap door
The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness.
>d
The trap door crashes shut, and you hear someone barring it.
Cellar
You are in a dark and damp cellar with a narrow passageway leading north, and a crawlway to the south. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable.
Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow.
(I'm going to use the magic of photoshop to try a new approach with the map)
(also)
The Troll Room
This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls.
(man good thing whatever caused those blood stains and axe marks isn't-)
A nasty-looking troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room.
(oh shi-)
Your sword has begun to glow very brightly.
swing sword at troll
You charge, but the troll jumps nimbly aside.
The axe crashes against the rock, throwing sparks!
troll, give me the axe
The troll isn't much of a conversationalist.
The troll pauses for a moment, perhaps thinking that you should re-read the manual.
swing sword at troll
A good slash, but it misses the troll by a mile.
The troll swings his axe, and it nicks your arm as you dodge.
You charge, but the troll jumps nimbly aside.
The axe sweeps past as you jump aside.
lasso troll with rope
I don't know the word "lasso".
>tie troll with rope
That sentence isn't one I recognize.
>tie up troll with rope
You could certainly never tie it with that!
The troll's mighty blow drops you to your knees.
(ah..mm)
raise sword above head
I don't know the word "above".
>raise sword
Playing in this way with the sword has no effect.
The flat of the troll's axe hits you delicately on the head, knocking you out.
Conquering his fears, the troll puts you to death.
It appears that that last blow was too much for you. I'm afraid you are dead.
**** You have died ****
Now, let's take a look here... Well, you probably deserve another chance. I can't quite fix you up completely, but you can't have everything.
Forest
This is a forest, with trees in all directions. To the east, there appears to be sunlight.
(Welp.)
(Up to you if you want to restore or keep going.)
load