REM ---- The TWOWAYS Adventure *.DAT file RESURRECTION ROOM 3 MAX_LIVES 9 REM -- MAXIMUM ROOMS 67 REM -- MAXIMUM NOUNS 243 REM -- MAXIMUM CREATURES 330 REM -- ITEMS BEING CARRIED 0 REM -- ITEMS BEING WORN 0 VERB UP CLIMB OPEN UNROLL CLOSE ROLL UNLOCK CUT EXAMINE DESCRIBE READ STUDY ATTACK SACRIFICE GET ACCEPT RECEIVE STEAL ASK TALK TURN AWAKE BREAK END PUSH MOVE DROP GIVE RETURN LIGHT SMOKE END_VERB INTRODUCTION ------------ < TWO WAYS > ------------ TWO WAYS is a Christian text adventure -- a twentieth-century, sometimes just a little mixed up "Tale of Two Cities". You, the weary traveler, can choose between a quick and easy path to the city of Eirene or take the path which leads through Apoleia, a city fraught with untold hidden dangers which can strike without warning. In this day of R&X rated everything, I offer this unabashedly evangelistic text adventure for your consideration and enjoyment. Of course, there are numerous Biblical quotations and personal biases, however, I think you will find them presented in an entertaining fashion by the time you have discovered all the traps, solved the puzzles, acquired all the points and finished the adventure. Besides which, if the "religious" stuff gets a little thick you can always skip ahead or even quit--well, almost always. Which reminds me, be sure and check out the helpful hints which, if not always helpful at all times, should at least provide some insight into this man's too often twisted sense of humor. --Grant E. Metcalf You are a weary night time traveler who has been sent out by your master into the world to look for valuable treasure. The darkness seems to press down heavily on your shoulders as you pick your way along an obscure desert trail toward the eastern horizon. The sounds and shadows of the passing night have served well to frighten you many times. Scratched, bruised and scared half out of your wits, after innumerable collisions and falls in the dark, you wonder what thing of so great importance could exist, causing you to embark on such a journey as this. Miserable traveler that you are, once again, you stumble over some unseen object hidden by the darkness. Somehow, life just doesn't seem fair. If there was a God, if you could just find Him, then you would lodge your complaint and demand an answer. END_INTRODUCTION REM LISTING ROOMS AND ITEMS AND CREATURES IN THEM ROOM 2 ; DESERT TRAIL DESERT TRAIL SPECIAL 10 ; DESERT TRAIL KEY 200 ; OBJECT ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION FEEL TO END_ROOM ROOM_DESCR 2 ; DESERT TRAIL You are sprawled near the end of a long, dusty, desert trail that winds its way invisibly across the darkened landscape behind you. Hoping that your long trek through the night will soon end, and more than willing to forget it, you gather yourself and prepare to forge ahead. END_ROOM_DESCR HELP 2 ; DESERT TRAIL Sorry, I can't describe that. END_HELP_DESCR NOUN 200 ; UNSEEN OBJECT OBJECT UNSEEN There is an unseen object here. LOCATION 2 ; DESERT TRAIL UNMOVABLE PUSHABLE NOUN_SYNONYMS OBJECT THING END_NOUN NOUN_DESCR 200 ; UNSEEN OBJECT You will have to grope around in the dark for awhile and find it first! It is much easier to describe something with a name. Right? Right! END_NOUN_DESCR ROOM 3 ; BEND IN TRAIL BEND IN TRAIL WEST 11 ; DESERT TRAIL NORTHEAST 4 ; BROAD PATH SPECIAL 5 ; NARROW PATH KEY 207 ; TREE ROOM_SYNONYMS PUSH MOVE LOOK END_ROOM ROOM_DESCR 3 ; BEND IN TRAIL With the landscape awash in the light of another dawn, you see a massive boulder blocking the trail and preventing any further progress directly toward the east. There is a tree with bushy branches next to it on your right. The trail now bends toward the northeast, where it quickly broadens into a well traveled way. You look around, seeking for some indication as to what could lie ahead. END_ROOM_DESCR HELP 3 ; BEND IN TRAIL Sorry, I can't describe that. END_HELP_DESCR NOUN 203 ; MASSIVE BOULDER BOULDER MASSIVE There is a massive boulder here. LOCATION 3 ; BEND IN TRAIL WEIGHT 203 SIZE 203 UNMOVABLE READABLE NOUN_SYNONYMS BOULDER INSCRIPTION END_NOUN NOUN_DESCR 203 ; MASSIVE BOULDER Your eye is drawn to an ancient inscription on the north side of the boulder. END_NOUN_DESCR TEXT 203 ; MASSIVE BOULDER You study the old lettering for a few seconds mouthing the words as you read.