Mourning Dove
story enthusiast
You wake up with a jolt, a dull ache in the back of your head.
Cold sweat is sticking to your temples. Your bedsheets are tangled around your ankles. Must have been another nightmare.
>look around
The room around you is dark, curtains drawn closed to block out the evening sun. There isn't much to see anyway. Just about what you'd expect from the apartment of an average college student: Mismatched furniture, old coffee cups, towering stacks of books on every available surface, a rusty old cauldron- Ah, right. You aren't exactly as average as you once used to be.
Coming from the bathroom door right beside the tiny kitchen area, you can hear a dull scratching sound. Did another stray cat get in through the window?
>[input command]
status-invetory-objective:
(( Hello and welcome everyone to Nightshade & Gasoline, an urban fantasy/supernatural/maybe romance text quest adventure.
Want to find out how to play? Sure, head right inside this spoiler!
Lastly, this kind of modern/urban fantasy setting is largely inspired by bell,book,and candle, a wonderful (and incredibly long) Haikyuu!!AU by skittidyne. No knowledge of bell, book and candle is needed to understand this RP, and there are quite a few differences between our world and the world of bbac, but I hope to capture the same kind of feeling.))
Cold sweat is sticking to your temples. Your bedsheets are tangled around your ankles. Must have been another nightmare.
>look around
The room around you is dark, curtains drawn closed to block out the evening sun. There isn't much to see anyway. Just about what you'd expect from the apartment of an average college student: Mismatched furniture, old coffee cups, towering stacks of books on every available surface, a rusty old cauldron- Ah, right. You aren't exactly as average as you once used to be.
Coming from the bathroom door right beside the tiny kitchen area, you can hear a dull scratching sound. Did another stray cat get in through the window?
>[input command]
status-invetory-objective:
Status:
no injuries
slightly hungry
Inventory (no bag):
-empty-
objective:
find the source of the scratching noise
no injuries
slightly hungry
Inventory (no bag):
-empty-
objective:
find the source of the scratching noise
(( Hello and welcome everyone to Nightshade & Gasoline, an urban fantasy/supernatural/maybe romance text quest adventure.
Want to find out how to play? Sure, head right inside this spoiler!
Commands:
This quest is meant to simulate old text adventure games. Instead of the usual options, you get to write your own commands.
You can do that by simply replying to this thread with a command. For example:
> get up
> pull back the curtain and take a look outside the window
> do the macarena
Feel free to include up to three commands in your reply.
Of course, you can also comment on the story, ask me OOC questions, and whatever else may suit your fancy.
Possibilities:
Endless. Feel free to get creative! Generally, actions like looking around and asking people questions are always a nice way to get a feel for the world around you. But really, you can do anything.
This, of course, leaves room for a lot of silly antics. While I'm looking forward to your prompts and the hilarity that may ensue, I'd like to heave a good balance between silly and plot-advancing commands. I'll be happy to indulge you, but I'd prefer not to spend five posts trying to eat a cactus.
Also, I will take the liberty of ignoring/not having our protagonist go through with certain commands if they're too extreme. Prompts like "> jump off a roof" or "> kill everyone" will be ignored.
Protagonist and plot:
Right now, our protagonist is a nameless college student, with some secrets and a past you may find out about in the course of our adventure.
I've considered letting you vote on their gender, but actually, I think I'd like to write them as non-binary using "they/them" pronouns.
Once we get to a mirror, I'll let you customize their appearance and choose a name.
For now, I'll use objectives (found in the "status-inventory-objectives" right above this one) to guide you in a general direction. Once our introductory chapter is done, choosing our objectives is up to you. (If that works out alright. This is my first time doing something like this, so I'm just as curious as you to see how this turns out.)
I have several plot ideas for this adventure, but in the end, it's your decision what direction this story goes in.
This quest is meant to simulate old text adventure games. Instead of the usual options, you get to write your own commands.
You can do that by simply replying to this thread with a command. For example:
> get up
> pull back the curtain and take a look outside the window
> do the macarena
Feel free to include up to three commands in your reply.
Of course, you can also comment on the story, ask me OOC questions, and whatever else may suit your fancy.
Possibilities:
Endless. Feel free to get creative! Generally, actions like looking around and asking people questions are always a nice way to get a feel for the world around you. But really, you can do anything.
This, of course, leaves room for a lot of silly antics. While I'm looking forward to your prompts and the hilarity that may ensue, I'd like to heave a good balance between silly and plot-advancing commands. I'll be happy to indulge you, but I'd prefer not to spend five posts trying to eat a cactus.
Also, I will take the liberty of ignoring/not having our protagonist go through with certain commands if they're too extreme. Prompts like "> jump off a roof" or "> kill everyone" will be ignored.
Protagonist and plot:
Right now, our protagonist is a nameless college student, with some secrets and a past you may find out about in the course of our adventure.
I've considered letting you vote on their gender, but actually, I think I'd like to write them as non-binary using "they/them" pronouns.
Once we get to a mirror, I'll let you customize their appearance and choose a name.
For now, I'll use objectives (found in the "status-inventory-objectives" right above this one) to guide you in a general direction. Once our introductory chapter is done, choosing our objectives is up to you. (If that works out alright. This is my first time doing something like this, so I'm just as curious as you to see how this turns out.)
I have several plot ideas for this adventure, but in the end, it's your decision what direction this story goes in.
Lastly, this kind of modern/urban fantasy setting is largely inspired by bell,book,and candle, a wonderful (and incredibly long) Haikyuu!!AU by skittidyne. No knowledge of bell, book and candle is needed to understand this RP, and there are quite a few differences between our world and the world of bbac, but I hope to capture the same kind of feeling.))
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