A few nights ago, I started using the new Twitter Poll feature to tell a sort of text based adventure story. I’d put up a poll, wait about ten minutes, and then write the next tweet based on the results. It’s been a lot of fun so i thought I’d share it here.
CHAPTER YE FIRST:
You awake in a dungeon.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
You peer into the dark. There is a large hulking shape in the corner of your cell.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
You timidly say "Hello." The shape steps forward and reveals it's a large mountain troll with a tiny hat. "Hello."
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
What's with the hat?
"I was arrested for haberdashing without a license. But I'm innocent. What about you?"— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
Jaywalking.
The troll nods sagely.
You decide to:— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
The window has iron bars as thick as a goblin's Grobimble. Outside, there's a lively market, and a beggar sitting.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
What's a grobimble?
That's not for polite company.
The beggar snores loudly and mutters about his baldness.— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
At the bald beggar:
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
Pssst, Wake up!
He mumbles something about his head being cold and falls back to sleep.— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
Whatever, you moist clod. You drop back down. The troll is crying.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
There, there…guy.
"They're trying to get my family to move out of the town. I've been nothing but a model citizen— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 27, 2015
"It'll get better. I bet I can break us out of here."
"Yeah?
Yeah.
How?— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
I think I can get us out of here with the help of that bald beggar outside. But I'm going to need your hat.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
Steven (troll's name is Steven) reluctantly hands you his hat. You go to the window again and
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
With expert precision you whip the hat directly onto the beggar's head. He awakens with a start. Go fetch me a:
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
A short while later he returns and wordlessly hands you a potato, and then wanders off again. You take the potato &
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
You patiently gnaw the potato into a key, insert it into the lock and…oh my god it actually worked. The door opens
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
You head downstairs, w/ Steven behind you. It's a guard station, with one sleeping guard.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
Quietly, you reach into the guard's pocket and steal 3 coins, 2 matches & a rather rude doodle of a local bar maid.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
You look around for things that aren't nailed down. You grab a sword and dagger & leave the room, going upstairs.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
You go left, and find yourself in a small courtyard. There are 2 guards but they're facing the other way.
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
You carefully sneak. However, the guards immediately notice Steven enter the room.
"Surrender, cad!"— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
You very bravely hide behind Steven. The guard's arrows bounce off. You tell Steven:
— Ethan Kocak – COMMISSIONS OPEN-ISH PROBABLY (@Blackmudpuppy) October 28, 2015
I’ve been trying to add to it a bit every night. If you’re on Twitter stop by and say hi. Here’s the whole thing in Storify form.
