   Poll Results [11.11.10 - 11.15.10] - Text RPG Experiment
Last Action"you're out in the hinterlands east of the Feora River, we run a small farm here," says the woman. You see she is short and lean of frame, wiry muscles beneath her shirt and slacks show she is no simple kitchen maiden. "We discovered you unconscious in your camp - we saw your cooking fire smoke run up for two days straight and feared the bush afire." She steps into the room and a man follows, medium height with a dark beard and piercing eyes. "My husband carried you back here." The man gives you a nod but otherwise remains silent, his stare seems off-putting.[font="Courier New"]"Uhm, thanks - but I think I should leave now"-------------33----||||||-----------------------------9.64%"I come from over the mountains, I don't know this land"---71----|||||||||||||||--------------------20.7%[to the man] "Who are you looking at?"---------------------29----|||||------------------------------8.47%"Who are you two?"-----------------------------------------61----||||||||||||-----------------------17.8%&quot;How long have I been asleep?&quot;—————————–148—||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||—43.2%<br /><br />Total Votes: 342<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Backstory</span><br /><br />You are a traveler. Orphaned at a young age, you have survived on your own throughout your early years hopping from village to village and learning to live off the land. You began hearing stories from other travelers of a great civilization far off beyond the tall mountains. No one from there was willing or able to give you details - all they could remember was that it was grand and amazing. Curious, and with nothing to tie you to this land, you have set out to find this place. After crossing the mountains and a substantial desert on the other side, you have once again reached fertile land. You made camp beneath the trees for the first time in many weeks, but when you awoke again, you find yourself in a house with no memory of having traveled there.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Inventory</span><br /><br />[1] Strange-smelling fungus<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Codex</span><br /><br /><ul><li>someone named &quot;Ashwyn&quot; appears to be a powerful… person?<li>you are in some region of the land know as the &quot;hinterlands&quot;, east of a river known as the &quot;Feora&quot;</ol><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Story Log</span><br /><br />You wake up. The room is dark. Where are you? How did you get here? You see light beneath a door and hear voices in the next room speaking softly.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">&gt; <a href='&quot;http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=586553&quot;'>Sneak up to the door and listen</a></span><br /><br />You get up and sneak over to the door. It is thick and wooden. Little sound gets through, but you hear a man and woman talking about someone named &quot;Ashwyn&quot;. They sound fearful.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">&gt; <a href='&quot;http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=586825&quot;'>Search the room</a></span><br /><br />With your eyes now adjusted to the dark, you carefully work your way around the room. The bed is a simple feather mattress on wood slats. Some empty shelves are on one wall, covered in dust. A low table resides in the corner. There are no windows. Your nose picks up a peculiar smell that leads you towards a blank wall, but as you get closer you see fungus growing on it. You scrape it off and put it in your pocket.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">&gt; <a href='&quot;http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=587221&quot;'>Look for a way out</a></span><br /><br />You peer closely at the wall, wondering if perhaps the fungus meant there was a seam or doorway built there. Before you can complete your examination however you realize the conversation in the next room has stopped and footsteps approach the door. Before you can even decide what to do it swings open, flooding the room with light. As your eyes readjust, the voice of a woman speaks: &quot;Oh good, you&#39;re awake&#33;&quot;<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">&gt; <a href='&quot;http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=587485&quot;'>&quot;Where am I? How did I get here?&quot;</a></span>
  I have no idea why everyone voted to ask how long they'd been asleep for :(Really guys?   ;Quote:Original post by WavarianI have no idea why everyone voted to ask how long they'd been asleep for :(Really guys?The girl was polite, so that answer seemed the most polite of all three choices.She hasn't introduced herself, but she gave us a pretty much hint of who they are, so asking who are they is a bit unnecessary, something more likely to be asked a bit later. The third option is rude and definitely we don't want to anger that guy. First option is unpolite, and if these guys are actually evil, they won't allow us to leave either way (rather than telling them I want to leave, a valid choice would've been to run away).Second option seems fair, proven we suspect the guys are up to something or we don't really belong there. The last option seems to be the most likely to give us more information about the whole situation from the girl. Or at least from what she wants us to believe.That's my reasoning   ;Quote:Original post by WavarianI have no idea why everyone voted to ask how long they'd been asleep for :(Really guys?Hahahaha.To be honest I was quite surprised as well. Interesting analysis there Matias. I was actually expecting the second option to be picked - and it did come in second place - but holy wow I did not expect the last option to jump out with such a large margin!On the other hand I find it exciting that people aren't doing what I expect them to. Keeps me on my toes [smile]   ;  If you all want more background on what I'm doing here with this poll experiment, check out my blog:My first foray into Interactive FictionAgain, I'm really interested in feedback from participants!!   ;  Well, I picked no 2, oh Master of Puppets!   ;  As Matias said, the last option seemed most promising - I'm far more interested in why we were asleep for >2 days than in randomly telling people that I come from over the mountains. Given the woman said they run a farm who they were also seems less useful.I'm curious as to WTF we were cooking that meant the fire lasted for two days though?Also, if the woman isn't a kitchen maiden, is the guy a kitchen maiden? or me? now you've mentioned it I feel someone has to be a kitchen maiden!   ;Quote:Original post by sprite_houndAlso, if the woman isn't a kitchen maiden, is the guy a kitchen maiden? or me? Stop spoiling stuff!! Jeeez [wink]   ;  What, was there no "Eat rope" option?!   