<% practicesLeft = 4 %>
<% roundsLeft = 6 %>
Sands of the Arena
A game of conquest and valor by Mike Judge
- [[Create your character->char1]]
As a young adult you worked at...
- [[Parent's Farm|char3]]
- [[Uncle's Smithy|char3]]
- [[The Mines|char3]]But one day you...
- [[Fell asleep at work|char4]]
- [[Got caught stealing|char4]]
- [[Insulted the tax collector|char4]]That brings you to your predicament.
THE ARENA.
- [[practice your weapons|practice]]
<% practicesLeft = practicesLeft - 1 %>
<% if (practicesLeft >= 0) { %>
You feel yourself getting <%= _.shuffle(['stronger', 'faster', 'better', 'more experienced', 'craftier', 'tougher', 'swifter', 'sinewy'])[0] %>.
Practice:
- [[swords|practice]]
- [[axes|practice]]
- [[net and spear|practice]]
- [[footwork|practice]]
<% } else { %>
It's time.
The crowd shouts your name.
- [[enter the sands|fight]]
<% } %>The snarling brute <%= _.shuffle(['readies himself', 'spits', 'drips blood on the sand', 'is scratched', 'is badly wounded', 'advances', 'roars', 'flexes'])[0] %>.
Your turn:
<%
var shuffled = _.shuffle(['Swing weapon', 'Bum rush', 'Roll and stab', 'Shaft bash', 'Elbow', 'Shield smash', 'Headbutt', 'Roar', 'Grapple and throw', 'Eye gouge', 'Crotch kick', 'Feint and slice', 'Dash and smash', 'Give him the finger']);
var shortened = _.take(shuffled, 6);
_.each(shortened, function(label) {
%>
- [[<%= label %>->result]]
<% }); %>
Your opponent <%= _.shuffle(['throws a punch and it connects', 'stabs you', 'knees you', 'elbows you in the chin', 'rolls and slams the butt of his weapon in your face', 'grapples and gets a bite in', 'misses horribly', 'trips'])[0] %>.
The crowd <%= _.shuffle(['goes wild', 'jeers', 'boos', 'cheers', 'laughs', 'groans', 'gasps', 'stirs impatiently'])[0] %>
- [[continue->fight]]
<% roundsLeft = roundsLeft - 1 %>
<% if (roundsLeft >= 0) { %>
It <%= _.shuffle(['connects!', 'doesn\'t work.'])[0] %>
The crowd <%= _.shuffle(['goes wild', 'jeers', 'boos', 'cheers', 'laughs', 'groans', 'gasps', 'stirs impatiently'])[0] %>
- [[continue->enemy]]
<% } else { %>
Your opponent staggers and then collapses in the sand.
The crowd roars your name.
- [[continue->end]]
<% } %>As a child you:
- [[Ran everywhere->char2]]
- [[Lifted rocks->char2]]
- [[Played with knives->char2]]
It is over. No matter what tomorrow brings, you live.
THE END.