Paint Jam 2019

{(set: $end1 to 0) (set: $end2 to 0) (set: $end3 to 0) (set: $end4 to 0) (set: $end5 to 0) (set: $end6 to 0) (set: $end7 to 0) (set: $end8 to 0) (set: $end9 to 0)}

{<img src="img/Intro1.png" width="50%" height="auto"> <img src="img/Intro2.png" width="22%" height="auto"> <img src="img/Intro3.png" width="28%" height="auto">} { <img src="img/Intro4.png" width="50%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/Intro5.png" width="22%" height="auto">->prologue]] <img src="img/Intro6.png" width="28%" height="auto">} { <img src="img/Intro7.png" width="50%" height="auto"> <img src="img/Intro8.png" width="22%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/Intro9.png" width="28%" height="auto">->Credits]] }

{ <img src="img/starrynight1.png" width="33%" height="auto"> <img src="img/starrynight2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/starrynight3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->moon]] }

(align: "=><=")[ a visual novel by Philipp Teich (text-style: 'bold')[© 2019] made with <a href="https://twinery.org/" target="_blank">Twine</a> for <a href="https://itch.io/jam/paint-jam-2019">Paint Jam 2019</a> Paint Jam Rules: Use only MS Paint as graphics editing tool. Theme: "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh Optional challenges: Only use the default MS Paint color palette. (Almost, I added only 2 colors.) Use only comic sans for any in-game font. (Yeah, see for yourself...) Draw your assets without a drawing tablet. Try to make the title/logo without any real type/font. [[BACK->Intro]] ]

{ [[<img src="img/moon1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->peaceful]] <img src="img/moon2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/moon3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->eye]] }

(align: "=><=")[ It was a dark and starry night. I sat on the hill and looked down at the village in the valley. The stars sparkled at the firmament and I looked down at the lights of the city. Everything was peaceful. When I let my gaze wander I [[noticed...->starry night]] ]

(align: "=><=")[ If painting the pictures hadn't been so exhausting and frustrating, a new strand of story would have spread here. I'll work on it, I promise. But for today I have to send you [[back a step->moon]]. Please leave a comment, what kind of story you would have expected!]

{ [[<img src="img/eye.png" width="100%" height="auto">->gleam]] }

{ [[<img src="img/gleam1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->hypnotized]] [[<img src="img/gleam2.png" width="33%" height="auto">->unable to move]] [[<img src="img/gleam3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->escape]] }

{ [[<img src="img/hypnotized1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->falling]] <img src="img/hypnotized2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/hypnotized3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->scream]] }

{ [[<img src="img/unabletomove.png" width="100%" height="auto">->monster]] }

Doppelklick auf diesen Absatz zum Bearbeiten.

{ [[<img src="img/falling.png" width="100%" height="auto">->voice]] }

{ [[<img src="img/scream.png" width="100%" height="auto">->screamtwo]] }

{ [[<img src="img/screamtwo.png" width="100%" height="auto">->screamthree]] }

{ [[<img src="img/screamthree.png" width="100%" height="auto">->screamfour]] }

{ [[<img src="img/screamfour1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->give in]] <img src="img/screamfour2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/screamfour3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->escape]] }

{ [[<img src="img/givein.png" width="100%" height="auto">->bright light]] }

{ [[<img src="img/escape.png" width="100%" height="auto">->woods]] }

{ [[<img src="img/brightlight.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end]] }

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end1 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} A deep satisfaction spread through me. Just a moment ago the eerie shining eyes had put me in terrible horror. But now I was ready for what awaited me. The sky shone bright and I felt myself being lifted up. I floated towards the blazing sky and the strange eyes in blissful calm. Then everything turned black. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

{ [[<img src="img/woods.png" width="100%" height="auto">->quiet]] }

{ [[<img src="img/quiet.png" width="100%" height="auto">->discover]] }

{ [[<img src="img/discover.png" width="100%" height="auto">->shadows]] }

{ [[<img src="img/shadows.png" width="100%" height="auto">->reaching]] }

{ [[<img src="img/reaching.png" width="100%" height="auto">->darkness]] }

{ [[<img src="img/reaching.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end2]] }

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end2 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} I tried to move, tried to get free. With every move I made, the grip of the monstrous shadows just tightened. I tried to scream, but I couldn't catch a breath. Everything went dark. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

{ [[<img src="img/voice.png" width="100%" height="auto">->noise]] }

{ [[<img src="img/noise.png" width="100%" height="auto">->decision]] }

{ [[<img src="img/decision1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->fight]] <img src="img/decision2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/decision3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->escape]] }

(align: "=><=")[ But how could it take on this colossal creature alone? Wouldn't it be better to [[get help and face the beast together->save]]? Or should I [[dare to face it on my own->end9]]?]

{ [[<img src="img/monster.png" width="100%" height="auto">->teeth]] }

{ [[<img src="img/mouth1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->monsterscream]] <img src="img/mouth2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/mouth3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->devour]] }

{ [[<img src="img/monsterscream.png" width="100%" height="auto">->monsterscream two]] }

{ [[<img src="img/devour.png" width="100%" height="auto">->belly]] }

{ [[<img src="img/monsterscreamtwo1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->cover ears]] <img src="img/monsterscreamtwo2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/monsterscreamtwo3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->save]] }

{ [[<img src="img/coverears.png" width="100%" height="auto">->coverears two]] }

{ [[<img src="img/save.png" width="100%" height="auto">->village]] }

{ [[<img src="img/coverearstwo.png" width="100%" height="auto">->knife]] }

{ [[<img src="img/knife.png" width="100%" height="auto">->knife two]] }

{ [[<img src="img/knifetwo.png" width="100%" height="auto">->blood]] }

{ [[<img src="img/blood.png" width="100%" height="auto">->die]] }

{ [[<img src="img/blood.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end3]] }

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end3 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} My face was blood-stained. Protecting my face, I held a hand in front of it to ward off the terrible horror. The creature slowly bent down to me. In his breath I smelled rot and damnation. My head pounded with pain. I tried to stay on my feet, but the loss of blood brought me to the ground. I felt the warm breath of the beast above me. Then everything turned black. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

{ [[<img src="img/village.png" width="100%" height="auto">->market square]] }

{ [[<img src="img/marketsquare1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->wife]] <img src="img/marketsquare2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/marketsquare3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->churchbell]] }

{ [[<img src="img/wife.png" width="100%" height="auto">->flowers]] }

{ [[<img src="img/churchbell.png" width="100%" height="auto">->stairs]] }

{ [[<img src="img/stairs.png" width="100%" height="auto">->ring bell]] }

{ [[<img src="img/ringbell.png" width="100%" height="auto">->villagefight]] }

{ [[<img src="img/villagefight.png" width="100%" height="auto">->victory]] }

{ [[<img src="img/victory.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end4]] }

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end4 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} With our combined forces, we had defeated the monster. I was happy to count on the support of others at the moment of fate. But even if we had defeated the beast, it had left a trail of devastation in our village. Together we started the reconstruction and looked hopefully into a peaceful future. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

(align: "=><=")[ [[it was dark->dark]] [[horrible smells->dark]] [[slimy puddles all over the floor->dark]] ]

{ [[<img src="img/knifepocket.png" width="100%" height="auto">->knife pocket]] }

{ [[<img src="img/knifepocketdecision1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->kill the beast]] <img src="img/knifepocketdecision2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/knifepocketdecision3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->kill myself]] }

{ [[<img src="img/killbeast.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end6]] }

{ [[<img src="img/killself.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end5]] }

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end5 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} As the blood left my drained body, I thought about you. That I could never again hold your hand, see your smile. What I had done to deserve this? What would happen to you, if the creature discovered our beautiful village at the foot of the hill. I would never know. Everything went black. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end6 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} The body of the beast was shaking and trembling. It fell to the ground and lay silent. I was stuck in it's belly. Helpless, I screamed. But of course, nobody could hear me. I treid to find a way through intestines and entrails, but there was no way out. I was lost. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

{ [[<img src="img/flowers.png" width="100%" height="auto">->house]] }

{ [[<img src="img/house.png" width="100%" height="auto">->name]] }

{ [[<img src="img/name.png" width="100%" height="auto">->beam]] }

{ [[<img src="img/beam.png" width="100%" height="auto">->fire]] }

{ [[<img src="img/fire1.png" width="33%" height="auto">->rescue]] <img src="img/fire2.png" width="33%" height="auto"> [[<img src="img/fire3.png" width="34%" height="auto">->stand]] }

{ [[<img src="img/rescue.png" width="100%" height="auto">->shelter]] }

{ [[<img src="img/stand.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end8]] }

{ [[<img src="img/shelter.png" width="100%" height="auto">->end7]] }

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end7 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} As we ran towards the forest, we heard desperate cries from the village. We walked on and on without turning around. Only when exhaustion forced us to rest did we lie down tiredly. The glow of fire illuminated the night sky and cries of fear penetrated through the night. The next morning we set off and kept moving away from the village. We would never return. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end8 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} I was standing there paralyzed. I couldn't move anymore. The flames were beating up. There was no way into the house anymore. Tears were shooting into my face. Like in a trance i watched the fire spread while the beast approached the village with red glowing eyes... {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]

(align: "=><=")[{(set: $end9 to 1)(set: $bilanz to $end1 + $end2 + $end3 + $end4 + $end5 + $end6 + $end7 + $end8 + $end9)} Author's note: To be honest, I don't know how the protagonist should face this unearthly beast. If you have an idea of how the fight will go, post it in the comments. {(live: 3s)[ (show: ?eins) (stop:) ]} |eins)[(transition: 'dissolve')[<h1>The End.</h1> You discovered $bilanz of 9 endings. [[Replay?->prologue]]]]]