AMETHYST

[dramatispersonae]

Inside the walls, the city itself springs up in colorful papier-mache. A small booklet on the ground before you explains the game.

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INSTRUCTIONS

[dramatispersonae]

PREMISE
You will be spending three rounds going on adventures to build your statistics as a team. In the final round, you will choose a role based on the statistics you've managed to increase in order to take part in a fight against the Darkness.

The adventures and the final fight alike will play out before you in paper and cardboard; no one will actually be harmed.

STATISTICS
PURITY - your ability to resist corruption and evil
FAITH - your continued belief and hope in the face of trial
COURAGE - your resolve and fortitude to take action even in the face of fear and danger
MERCY - your ability to show kindness to others
WISDOM - your capacity for good judgment

You will have an opportunity in each of the first three rounds to go on an adventure that can either increase or decrease two of your statistics up to two points each, depending on how you respond to the scenario you are presented.

In the final round, you will choose a role to take in fighting the Darkness; whether you are successful or not depends on if you have enough of the necessary statistics for that role.

LOCATIONS
These are the places in which you may adventure. You must choose a different one in each of the first three rounds.
♦ explore the DUNGEON (tests your Purity and Courage)
♦ walk in the GRAVEYARD (tests your Mercy and Courage)
♦ carouse in the TAVERN (tests your Purity and Wisdom)
♦ attend class at the UNIVERSITY (tests your Purity and Faith)
♦ tend to the GARDENS (tests your Purity and Mercy)
♦ venture into the FOREST (tests your Faith and Courage)
♦ shop in the MARKET (tests your Faith and Mercy)
♦ study in the LIBRARY (tests your Faith and Wisdom)
♦ clean the BELLTOWER (tests your Courage and Wisdom)
♦ help in the CLINIC (tests your Mercy and Wisdom)

GAMEPLAY
In rounds one through three, you start by choosing a place to adventure--keeping in mind you cannot adventure in the same place twice. You will be presented with a scenario to which you must respond. Acting with the virtues needed for a situation will increase your likelihood of a good outcome, as will thoughtfulness and creativity.

In the final round, you will pick from a list of ten roles and explain how you will fight the Darkness in that role. Depending on your statistics, choice of role, and explanation, you can receive bonus points here.

WIN CONDITIONS
The teams with the most accumulated points (total statistic points plus the bonus from the final round) win the game.

BONUS RESULTS
If enough teams raise their statistics enough to successfully fight the Darkness, it will be defeated, and something nice may happen...

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

The Darkness is coming...

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[simple_not_boring]

...huh. Okay.

Re: DISCUSSION

[stigmateyes]

Ahh, I think I'm pretty okay with the library.

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[simple_not_boring]

Doing some reading in the library!

Re: CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[dramatispersonae]

You spend some time in the local library, poring over tomes (and occasionally sneaking a peek at some adult fiction, perhaps). It's growing late when you stumble upon a strange and dusty book in the back of the building. You open it, only to find that dark runes glow on its pages. Shadows rise from the dusty paper, and ancient magics whisper to you of all the sorrows of humanity. Before you know it, you are drawn deeper and deeper into the book's twisted world of evil...

The chance to merely close the book has passed. How will you escape its grasp without giving in to the darkness it draws you towards?

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

The Darkness is still coming...

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[simple_not_boring]

*:D*

All right, which other virtue should we pick? I like courage, but any of them could work.

Re: DISCUSSION

[stigmateyes]

Not bad! And, well, our story mentioned conviction so courage would work with that

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[simple_not_boring]

Cleaning the belltower!

Re: CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[dramatispersonae]

Cleaning the city's belltower is hard work, but someone has to do it; who wants the local bells to be muffled by dust and grime? You comfort yourself with this thought as you attend to your task, and soon enough you're nearly done. You're at the top of the tower, finishing up the job, when strange noises draw your attention. Ectoplasm dripping down the bell confirms what you suspected: the legend that claims this belltower is haunted is no legend after all, but the truth. An eerie wailing picks up like a terrible wind, and a chill runs down your spine...

An ominous ghost is fast approaching. How will you escape the belltower alive, and maybe also finish your job?

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

The Darkness will be here very soon now.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[simple_not_boring]

So, the forest?

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

[simple_not_boring]

Time to go brave the forest!

ROUND FOUR

[dramatispersonae]

The Darkness is upon you; there's no more time for adventures or preparation. Choose a role and explain how you use the statistics you've developed to carry it out.

The roles available are PALADIN (requires high Purity and Faith), BERSERKER (requires high Faith and Courage), MESSENGER (requires high Courage and Mercy), HEALER (requires high Mercy and Wisdom), SUMMONER (requires high Wisdom and Purity), KNIGHT (requires high Purity and Courage), GENERAL (requires high Courage and Wisdom), TACTICIAN (requires high Wisdom and Faith), BARD (requires high Faith and Mercy), and SCOUT (requires high Purity and Mercy).

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[stigmateyes]

Looks like we're the tactician.

CHOOSE YOUR ROLE

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: CHOOSE YOUR ROLE

[simple_not_boring]

We're the TACTICIAN. Our wisdom lets us understand and predict the enemy, plan the best countermove in any situation, and choose the best people to carry out the plans we make. But we're not carrying out the plans ourselves most of the time, so we have to have faith in the people who are -- the general and the soldiers -- and in ourselves, that we've planned correctly. And we're also pretty courageous, so we'll be able to keep our heads if things go badly and even join the battle ourselves if our wisdom tells us that's the right thing to do.