JBHepler Bioware Quest Template

You're walking along the dock, rolling a momento around in your hand keeping you occupied on the way to your destination, when suddenly a voice calls out out to you from the darkness. "Heyyy!" --- [[Look towards the voice]]

Getting to the goal involves a lot of gameplay, but few story moments

Arriving at the goal undermines your original reason to be there

New goal and reward are made as a counteroffer. If the new goal is more desirable, the reward is lower; if the new goal is less desirable, the reward is higher Example of a less desirable goal: the wizard DID kidnap the woman and now wants you to kill the husband as part of a dark ritual

Which goal will the player complete?

Usually this involves a final fight with the “twist” NPC

Usually this involves returning to and fighting the original quest giver

Return to the quest giver and accept reward

Return to the twist quest-giver and accept reward

You stuff the momento back into the paper and place it into your pocket before approaching the figure. The figure slowly materialize from the darkness as you approach and you're finally able make them out. They're your stereotypical old fisherman, wearing overalls, large rubber boots and a sagging bucket hat. Based on the white beard, the calloused hands and the permenant laugh lines etched into his face, he looks as though he's in his 60s. --- [[Continue->OldMan1]]

Weirded out, you avoid the strange man, making your way back to the inn you were staying at. --- [[Continue->Avoid1]]

The old fisherman opens his eyes, his jet black irises boreing into your soul. "Well... Because you look like you need some help son, don't you think?" --- [[Who are you?]] [[Why so vague?]] [[What's the job?]] [[This is too weird, I'm out.->Avoid the strange man]]

The old fisherman chuckles to himself softly, his chuckle sounding akin to a crisp autumn breeze. "I'm just an old fool trying to get his own business done, we all have business in this world don't we? Sometimes we just need a little help." --- [[Why me?]] [[Why so vague?]] [[What's the job?]] [[This is too weird, I'm out.->Avoid the strange man]]

"Well..." the old man starts, with a smile equally both sly and kind. "You see that building over there?" He points his gloved finger to a lively looking pub down the pier. It's perched upon tall wooden stilts above the sea, much like the buildings and pier around it. "That's the 'False King's Head' pub." --- [[Looks like my kind of joint->WhatJob2]] [[It's an interesting looking place->WhatJob2]] [[Looks a little... intimidating...->WhatJob2]]

The old fisherman leans his head back and lets out a warm and hearty laugh. "Well, for someone who's been around as long as me, you have to keep some sense of reservation. Perhaps I'll reveal more if you finish my job." --- [[Why me?]] [[Who are you?]] [[What's the job?]] [[This is too weird, I'm out.->Avoid the strange man]]

"Is that so?" replies the old fisherman. "Anyways, there's a fella in there, about 5'9, long flowing brown hair, with three parallel scars on their right cheek." --- [[Continue->WhatJob3]]

It feels colder as the old fisherman turns his back to you and faces the False King's Head. "I need you to get something from them for me." He takes a deep and windy breath before continuing. "The kid has a snowglobe, I need you to see if you can get me what's inside of it." There's a long pause before the old fisherman turns around to face you again. "Did you get all of that?" --- [[What's inside of the snowglobe?]] [[Why can't you just do it yourself?]] [[How do you know the kid?]] [[What do I get out of this?]] [[Yeah (Accept Quest)->Accept Quest]]

The old man looks up as if thinking for a second before responding. "Well, that snowglobe is something valuable for sure. Lifechangin' even. But I'm not after it for it's value, I need it to finish a job. It's best to finish what you started, isn't it?" --- [[Why can't you just do it yourself?]] [[How do you know the kid?]] [[What do I get out of this?]] [[Alright, I'm ready. (Accept Quest)->Accept Quest]]

The old fisherman looks through you, as if his dark and foggy eyes were focusing on something else, something deeper. "I know the kid, but the kid doesn't know me, if you stop and think, and absorb the things around you, you can see and hear quite a lot. Have you stopped and had that sort of experience before?" --- [[What's inside of the snowglobe?]] [[Why can't you just do it yourself?]] [[What do I get out of this?]] [[Okay, I'm ready. (Accept Quest)->Accept Quest]]

The old fisherman bares a deafening smile. "I'm glad to hear it!" The old fisherman turns you around and faces you towards the pub, before pushing you towards it. "Good luck lad!" --- [[Go towards the false king's head]] [[Wait, I forgot to ask-]]

The old fisherman lets out a deep windy sigh. "Some things in life you can't do by yourself and you need to ask for some help. I'm not properly equipped to do something like this. You on the other hand, don't you think you're the perfect person for the job?" --- [[What's inside of the snowglobe?]] [[How do you know the kid?]] [[What do I get out of this?]] [[Alright, I'm ready to do it. (Accept Quest)->Accept Quest]]

The old fisherman shines a grin and winks at you. "You'll get whatever it is that you desire the most. A great deal isn't it?" --- [[What's inside of the snowglobe?]] [[Why can't you just do it yourself?]] [[How do you know the kid?]] [[Yeah (Accept Quest)->Accept Quest]]

[[Twist Scene]]

//Twist is that the snowglobe is actually very valuable to this person, yet it's also keeping them from doing certain things. [[New Goal Scene]]

//New possible quest is to let them keep the snowglobe. [[Decision Scene]]

//Make the decision either steal the snowglobe from them [[Steal the snowglobe]] [[Return to the old fisherman empty handed]]

[[Return to the old fisherman]]

[[Return to the old fisherman without snowglobe]]

The old fisherman throws the trinket you got out of the snowglobe into the sea.

If that's your decision, then that's your decision.

Realizing you forgot to ask the old fisherman a question you immediately whip around. But the old fisherman is nowhere to be seen. Only the crisp and salty ocean breeze remains. --- [[Go towards the false king's head]]

You approach The False King's Head. A run down, yet lively tavern serving as a beacon of warmth in a cold and windy night. All of the windows are alight and you can make out figures dancing and having fun from inside. --- [[Enter the False King's Head]]

You push through the saloon style doors and enter the False King's Head. Compared to the dark and quiet atmpshere of the night outside, the inside of the pub was quite jarring. Seamen, Seawomen, and all types of dock workers alike, were enjoying their night as if today was their last day alive. The pub was alive with the sounds of clinking glasses, and laughter of both mirth and the merriment variety. --- [[Continue->Pub1]]

You approach the bar of the bar. Behind the bar is a bartender, he appears to an especially short dwarf standing on a raised platform spanning the interior of the bar. "What can I do for you friend?" The bartending dwarf asks politely --- [[Any rumors?]] [[I'm looking for this person...]] [[I'm good (back)->Pub1]]

You look around the pub At a small table in the corner facing away from the everyone else sits a small figure shrouded in a cloak. They seem to be looking at something in their hands. --- [[Approach the figure]] [[Back->Pub1]]

"Rumors..." The bartending dwarf scratches their beard thoughtfully looking up for a moment "Well.... there is one thing." --- [[Oh?]]

You describe the person just as the old fisherman had told you to the bartender. At first the bartender is a little confused, but the second you mention the snowglobe, he immediately understands. "Ah.. them... poor kid, comes here every night just to look at that snowglobe in the corner. Somethin's up with em. A shame really..". --- [[Any rumors?]] [[Back->Pub1]]

What should you do? --- [[Approach the bar]] [[Look around]]

"Lately, there's been rumors floating about that an ancient spirit had awoken, and is now haunting these docks at night. Usually, I'd call bull, why the hell would some ancient spirit haunt docks as obscure as this. But the seriousness on the faces of those who tell me the stories makes me think there might be something more to this little rumor." --- [[Keep Listening->Rumor1]]

As you approach the hooded figure, you immediately notice their posture, they're slouched over an object, and upon further inspection you realize that it's a snowglobe containing a diorama of a cozy cottage in the middle of a snowstorm. --- [[Sit down next to the figure]] [[Back->Pub1]]

You sit down next to the hooded figure and they turn to you. It's a young woman, aged somewhere between 19 and 21. Her eyes are a rich hazel, complimenting her flowing brown hair. On her cheek is a large scar consisting of three parallel scratches. There are bags under her eyes, as if she had been staving off sleep for far too long. Her expression is somber, as if she had been thinking about a tough topic for a long time. "What do you want?" She asks you, her voice filled equally with both curiousity and annoyance. --- [[What brings you here?]] [[Thought you looked like you'd be an interesting drinking buddy]] [[I have some questions for you]]

The young woman smiles at you slyly, "I'm not that great of a drinking buddy if there are no drinks around" She seems to be hinting at something. --- [[Buy a round for the table]]

"Questions huh?" She responds, looking at you doubtfully. "Get me a drink and we'll talk" --- [[Buy a round for the table]]

She sighs. "A curious bloke wants to hear my story huh? Get me a drink and maybe that'll loosen me up. It's a long story." --- [[Buy a round for the table]]

You order a round, and the both of you drink. The young woman looks like she's enjoying herself. You're feeling a little buzzed. --- [[So who are you?]] [[Why this pub in particuliar?]] [[What brings you here?->What brings you here?Drunk]] [[Order another round->Order another round1]]

You make an excuse telling her that you don't drink. (This is the one path that's not finished, the rest of everything is done) --- [[Back->Sit down next to the figure]]

You order a round, and the both of you drink. The young woman looks pretty happy. She pulls back her hood to let her hair breathe. You're feeling a little tipsy. --- [[Tell me about Luce]] [[How's life?]] [[What's with the snowglobe?]] [[Order another round->Order another round2]]

You order a round, and the both of you drink. The young woman looks a little troubled You're feeling a little drunk. --- [[What's wrong?]]

The slightly buzzed girl smiles, then responds: "My name's Chloe. I'm a local merchent doing my best to get by. I've been told I'm pretty well known around the port, I'm suprised you hadn't heard of me. That's the whole reason I gotta wear this cloak ya know?" --- [[What brings you here?->What brings you here?Drunk]] [[Why this pub in particuliar?]] [[Order another round->Order another round1]]

"Well, the lovely thing about the false king's head is that nobody here asks questions." She looks at you, as if to make some sort of point. "Everyone here has their shit to hide, so they tend to keep to themselves or their buddies." --- [[So who are you?]] [[What brings you here?->What brings you here?Drunk]] [[Order another round->Order another round1]]

The Young Woman looks away from you towards the wall. "Well to be honest, I'm just tryin to get away from my girlfriend Luce for a bit." --- [[So who are you?]] [[Why this pub in particuliar?]] [[Order another round->Order another round1]]

"Luce, is a lovely lady, the love of my life actually, you know, since I'm dating her and all." The young woman breaks eye contact with you a looks towards the wall distantly. "Too lovely even" --- [[How's life?]] [[What's with the snowglobe?]] [[Order another round->Order another round2]]

The young woman smiles at you. "To be honest, it could be better, but I'm holding up! That's life you know?" --- [[Tell me about Luce]] [[What's with the snowglobe?]] [[Order another round->Order another round2]]

The young woman smiles at the snowglobe warmly. "Well, it's a gift from my girlfriend, she gave it to me the day we met, I treasure it a lot." --- [[Tell me about Luce]] [[How's life?]] [[Order another round->Order another round2]]

She pauses for a moment. Upon hearing you say those words, and then sighs drunkenly. "It's my girlfriend hun. I'm not happy anymore." --- [[Why aren't you happy?]]

Her hands grip the snowglobe tightly. She shakes it and looks into it longingly. "A lot of reasons... but the biggest one is that I want to explore myself. But I can't when I'm sworn to her. I don't want to live with regrets.." --- [[Why don't you just end the relationship?->WhyEnd1]]

{ (set: $questionOne to 0) (set: $questionTwo to 0) (set: $questionThree to 0) (set: $questionFour to 0) (set: $questionFive to 0) (set: $friend to false) She takes a deep breath and wipes the tears away from her eyes.} "I could see myself being very happy with her in the future, but it also means that I would be giving up a lot of experiences that you can't have when you're tied down. I don't want to live with that regret." The young woman takes a sip of her ale holds the snowglobe up under the light. --- (if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]]

The young woman places her hand on her forehead in frustrated gesture. "You see, all of my business connections are through her. I'm not a very social person and networking is hard, so she takes care of that. Without her i'd be dead in the water, and any existing connections would most likely either be gone, or fade over time." --- [[Yeah... that's an issue]] [[She's not the only reason you're successful though...]]

The young woman turns to you with sadness in her eyes. "When you fall in love with someone, you're bound to make so many amazing memories together. Those memories help make you who you are at the current moment. But with her gone, all of those memories would feel like they no longer belong to me, and like I'm no longer allowed to call them my own." She sighs deeply. "Plus there's also the fact that I'm going to miss not having her around constantly..." --- [[Maybe the fact that you know you'll miss her means you should stick this out]] [[Making memories with other people is also possible.]]

"Yeah, I'm scared of hurting her." The young woman responds, resting her head in the palm of her hand. "She hasn't done anything wrong, she's an amazing person to be with, and it isn't her fault that I've started to feel this way. She doesn't deserve the heart break." --- [[You being happier matters more than her being happy]] [[Breakups are really painful for both parties...]]

{(set: $bigQuestionTotal to $questionOne + $questionTwo + $questionThree + $questionFour + $questionFive)} She looks at you thoughtfully for a moment before picking up the snowglobe and looking into it. --- (if:$bigQuestionTotal < 0)[[Continue->It do break]] (if:$bigQuestionTotal > 0)[[Continue->It don't break]]

{(set: $questionOne to 1) She looks at you solemly. "Maybe I rely on her too much? You know?" She takes another drink of her ale.} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionOne to -1) The young woman looks up and smiles wryly at the ceiling. "Yeah, I guess you're right. and it's not like I'm incapable of doing things on my own..."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionTwo to 1) The young woman slouches in her chair. "Yeah, maybe you're right... but on the other hand, I'm still missing out on so much.."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionTwo to -1) The young woman leans her head back and closes her eyes. "Yeah, you're right. but still, those memories I already have with her would feel like they belong to a stranger..." } --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionThree to -1) "You have a point there." The young woman grimaces. "You need to put yourself first, or you'll never be happy in life..."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionThree to 1) "Maybe." The young woman responds. "She's put so much effort into loving me after all, maybe I should do the same."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

"I think-" she pauses and looks up for a second. As she does, the snowglobe slips out of her hands, She desperately to catch it, and ends up batting it off the side of the table with her hands instead. Also causing her to fall off of her chair, landing face to face with the snowglobe as it shatters deafeningly. The entirity of the "False King's Head" pub turns to face her. The air is tense. She has no discernable expression on her face. --- [[Continue->It do break1]]

"I think-" she pauses and looks up for a second. As she does, the snowglobe slips out of her hands, She desperately to catch it, and ends up batting it off the side of the table with her hands instead. Also causing her to fall off of her chair. At the very last second, you manage to catch the snowglobe before it hits the ground. Your hand inches from her face. The sound of her knees hitting the floor is deafening, and the entirity of the "False King's Head" pub turns to face her. The air is tense. She looks relieved. --- [[Continue->It don't break1]]

She looks away from you, once again towards the wall. "Thank you" she says softly, her voice trembling. "I caught you sneaking glances at the snowglobe, you seemed to be just as enthralled in the beauty of it as I was." She reaches out to your hand and presses a small object into it. "Take this as a thanks for helping me open my eyes. I don't need it anymore." she pulls away her hand revealing the object to be the small snowy cabin from the inside of the snowglobe. --- [[Thank you]]

She gets up from her chair, raising her hood and placing the base of the snowglobe into her cloak's pocket. "I'm going to excuse myself now. I need to prepare for a difficult conversation. Have a lovely night(if: $friend is true)[..." She pauses. "Friend]" The young woman turns to depart, and makes her way through the pub's door, disappearing into the night. --- [[Leave the pub->Ending2_1]]

You hand her the snowglobe. "Thank you for catching it for me, I'm going to make sure to treasure this and never let go." She smiles at you brightly, but you can't help but notice that there's a little bit of sadness in her eyes. --- [[Continue->It don't break3]]

She gets up from her chair, raising her hood and placing the snowglobe securely in her cloak's pocket. "I'm going to excuse myself now, I think I have someone I need to apologize too. Have a lovely night(if: $friend is true)[..." She pauses. "Friend]" " The young woman turns to depart, and makes her way through the pub's door, disappearing into the night. --- [[Leave the pub->Ending1_1]]

As you leave the pub, you do your best to avoid the area where you met the old man. However in the darkness of the cloudy night, you quickly find yourself getting lost, and find youself face to face with the old man right where you had first met him. "You don't need to avoid me." You still accomplished your task. --- [[How?]]

You return to the point on the dock where you met the old man. But he isn't there. You decide to wait for a little bit before heading home. Suddenly you feel a strong and cold hand rest on your shoulder. If it wasn't for the pressure being applied, you wouldn't be able to tell the hand apart from the cold night's air. You turn around to face the figure. "I see you've come back successful." The old man beams at you brightly. --- [[How did you know?]]

She sighs. "To be honest, I don't know many people besides her and her friends. When I fell in love with her, her friendgroup accepted me as if I was family. In a sense, they are family to me. If I were to break her heart, I would lose that family." --- [[Friendgroups can be really hard to come by, you seem to have something special there]] [[You're 100% capable of making friends]] [[You're always welcome to tag along with me.]]

The young woman blushes. "I-I- Uh." She stutters. "I think you can infer." She takes a deep breath and continues "I'm 21, a lot of my youth is behind me, and to be honest, I never 'experimented' she was my first love. I want to know what else is out there, I don't want to regret not having explored." --- [[I mean, she does exist.]] [[Wanting not to have regrets is compltely valid]]

{{(set: $questionFour to 1) "You're right." She says abruptly, as if wanting to end this line of conversation.} --- {{(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]]} {(if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]]} {(if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]]} {(if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]]} {(if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]]} {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionFour to -1) She pauses.} "Yeah. I guess that's what it means to 'live life to it's fullest'" --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionFive to -1) (set: $friend to true) Her eyes briefly light up, before going back to normal. "I'll think about that."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionFive to -1) The young woman looks at you "Do you think so? Maybe I'm not giving myself enough credit."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

{(set: $questionFive to 1) "Yeah, maybe it's not worth the risk of losing them, they're family to me after all."} --- {(if: $questionOne is 0)[[[Why would it affect your business?->Why would it affect your business?]]] (if: $questionTwo is 0)[[Why would those memories be an issue?]] (if: $questionThree is 0)[[Her feelings?]] (if: $questionFour is 0)[[What do you mean by experiences?]] (if: $questionFive is 0)[[Why would you feel lonely?]] {(if: $questionOne is not 0 and $questionTwo is not 0 and $questionThree is not 0 and $questionFour is not 0 and $questionFive is not 0)[[What do you think you're gonna do?]]}}

"There are a lot of things riding on this relationship" She responds, as her words begin to pour out in a drunken waterfall. "If we were to split, my business and reputation would be in peril. I don't know what I would do without her. But beyond that there's the memories I've made with her, those amazing memories with such an amazing person." --- [[Keep listening->WhyEnd2]]

She pauses for a moment. "And there's her feelings, she's such an amazing person that she doesn't deserve having her heart broken. I would be hurting her so much... But on another more selfish note, I don't want to be alone. Not having her by my side is just scary." --- [[Why don't you just end the relationship?]]

But just as suddenly as the silence started, the silence ended as well, and the pubgoers resumed their merriment. Immediately forgetting about the woman who fell off her chair. She picks herself up and places herself back in her chair, grinning slightly. "I think I'm going to stay with her, missing out on those experiences is worth being with her." --- [[Hand her the snowglobe->It don't break2]]

But just as suddenly as the silence started, the silence ended as well, and the pubgoers resumed their merriment. Immediately forgetting about the woman who fell off her chair. She picks up the cabin, and the base of the snowglobe that seperated on the impact. and sits back in her chair. She looks at the pieces in her hand, grimacing slightly. "I think me and her need a break." --- [[Continue->It do break2]]

The old man chuckles to himself softly. "Even if you didn't

"I have my ways." The old man chuckles to himself. "Regardless, may I see it?" --- [[Hand the cabin to the old man]]

The old man examines the cabin carefully in his hand. "Very good." He says to himself before handing the cabin back to you. --- [[Don't you need it?]]

The old man strokes his beard to think for a second before answering."Well. I did, and I already got what I needed out of it." The old man smiles at you. "Now, for your reward... Give me the object in your pocket." --- [[Take the object out of your pocket]] [[Refuse->Take the object out of your pocket]]

You reach into your pocket to pull out a well worn bundle of paper. You delicately unwrap the snowglobe and stuff the paper back into your pocket. You take a moment to look into the snowglobe once more, longingly and sorrowfully. You shake it lightly and watch as the snow swirls around a lonely windmill in a field. It's bittersweet. The old man watches you patiently his shadowy eyes full of understanding. --- [[Give the snowglobe to the old man->YouBreak]] [[Refuse]]

The old man looks at you with sympathy. And pushes the snowglobe back into your chest as if telling you to keep it. "Come here lad." He says, and goes to sit down on the edge of the docks. You follow him and sit in silence. Holding the snowglobe close to your chest. (text-style:"blur","sway")["Take your time."] You spend the rest of the night watching the stars with the old man. It's a nice distraction. Albeit, only a distraction. --- ENDING 2 OF 3 Not Ready --- [[Play again?->Title Screen]]

"Well, you gave me exactly what I needed. I never specified that I needed you to actually obtain the cabin did I?" --- [[What did you need then?]]

The old man strokes his beard thoughtfully for a moment before answering. "An outcome." He grins at your puzzled look. "Now, for your reward... Give me the object in your pocket." --- [[Take the object out of your pocket->Take the object out of your pocket1]]

The old man takes the snowglobe in his hand, and looks at it. He braces himself before he squeezes his fist around it. Fake snow and water splash everywhere, but there are no shards of glass to be seen. He opens his hand to reveal the windmill, and holds it out to you. You take the windmill in your hands, and then turn to leave. You feel like you'll need some time to process this, and to heal. But ultimately, you think you got what you desired the most. --- ENDING 3 OF 3 Breaking Free --- [[Play again?->Title Screen]]

The old man takes the snowglobe in his hand, and looks at it. He braces himself before he squeezes his fist around it. The snowglobe vanishes. He opens his hand to the snowglobe, but it looks different, as if it's somehow stronger. You take the snowglobe into your hands and hold it close to your heart. Before nodding to the old man and taking your leave. You feel a little claustrophobic, but you'll get over it eventually. Ultimately, you think you got what you desired the most. --- ENDING 1 OF 3 Home is where the heart is --- [[Play again?->Title Screen]]

"Heyyyy!" Yells the voice again. You strain your eyes against the darkness and are barely able to make out a shadowy figure at the end of the pier. "I've gotta job for ya if yer willin!" It yells to you. --- [[Approach the Shadowy Figure]] [[Avoid the strange man]]

A week passes... It's night, and you're laying in bed in the inn room staring up at the ceiling. Once again you find yourself lost in your thoughts, you've got a lot on your mind. --- [[Go for a walk->Avoid2]]

You decide to take a nightime walk on the pier, you find yourself pulling the momento out of your pocket "Heyyyy!" Yells a familliar voice from the darkness, you whip your head around to try and make out the figure. You strain your eyes against the darkness and are barely able to make out a shadowy figure at the end of the pier. "I've gotta job for ya if yer willin!" It yells to you. --- [[Approach the Shadowy Figure]] [[Avoid the strange man]]

"Aye, so you are interested after all, very good, very good..." The old man strokes his beard thoughtfully, his eyes closed. "I've got a job that only you can do lad." --- [[Why me?]] [[Who are you?]] [[This is too weird, I'm out.->Avoid the strange man]]

"Some say it's a monster hear to kill the newly crowned king, while others swear that it's a benelovent force, protecting those that truely need it. One thing people can agree on though, is that it moves in the shadows. Some even say that it's made of shadows itself!" The dwarf clears his throat. "That's all I have in terms of rumors, what else can I do for you?" --- [[I'm looking for this person...]] [[Thanks, that's all for now->Pub1]]

### Snowglobes --- By: magicgive [[Start Game->Quest-giving conversation]]