This is meant to be a somewhat interactive story in the style of a Lorwolf campaign quest. Click the Details button to reveal the quest dialogue after picking a certain option! (sorry idk how else to implement spoilers)
Example:
Option A
You picked Option A!
Option B
You picked Option B!
Crimson light of the blood moon filters through tree branches, casting a dim glow on the murky swamp water. The screeching din of frogs, crickets, and perhaps more sinister creatures is enough to drive anyone insane, and indeed, the fables say the beasts that dwell in these savage marshlands are mad dogs ready to tear out the throats of trespassers at a moment’s notice. But as much as your instincts scream to get out of here, your paws won’t obey anymore. Hungry and exhausted, you collapse onto the muddy bank, hoping the cool dirt will give respite to your aching muscles, however slight.
…
Within the shadowy brambles, you spot a flicker of movement and what seems a pair of red glowing eyes. A jolt of nervous fear down your spine. You bolt upwards, bracing yourself to fight or flee, but after several minutes, you don’t see or hear anything out of the ordinary. Perhaps, it was only a figment of delirious imagination from lack of sleep…
Vermin: BARK BARK grr…
A swampy figure emerges from the trees, the red-eyed creature from before.
Vermin: Welcome to Murkwood, cuz you’re gonna get MERKED in these woods! Yeah, I put the FIST in pacifist!
That was not quite the introduction you expected. At least, this seems to be an ordinary wolf with no intentions of starting a fight.
Vermin: Anyways, you look in need of some grub; I could hear your stomach growling from a mile away.
You doubt he could've heard you with how loud the swamp bugs are; nevertheless, the wolf drags a soggy pile of meat from behind him and tosses it at your paws.
Option A
Famished, you dig in. The meat leaves an odd aftertaste as you swallow, but you're too hungry to care.
Option B
Vermin: Beggars can't be choosers… what, you think it's poisoned? Ha, don't worry because If I wanted to get rid of you, I could just BEAT YOU UP!
Vermin: Seriously, you shouldn’t trespass on our territory. It's stinky and full of rats and no one likes that! Unless… you're into that… then I guess you can stay.
Option A
Vermin: Well you won't get very far with the Goobers on your trail … you have to throw off their scent!
Option B
Vermin: You’re gonna be even sorrier when the Goobers get to you… you have to throw off their scent!
Option C
Vermin: Well PROVE IT.
Vermin: Find 10 smelly piles to roll in and come back. NO washing it off! Don't even bother, the swamp water won't get the smell out anyways.
Quest: Goopy Poopy Roll Time
When you return to the clearing, the swamp wolf takes a whiff of your now-matted and filthy fur, satisfied.
Vermin: I didn’t have you rolling around in gunk just for the fun of it y’know. The stinkier you are, the less likely the Goobers will want to eat you!
Option B:
- The wolf rolls his eyes, seeming genuinely exasperated.
Vermin: Of course not! … well, believe what you want, I’m not responsible for what happens afterwards.
You wonder what kind of creature out here would eat wolves. You also wonder why such a supposedly fearsome creature would have such a silly name.
Option A
- Vermin: I’m Vermin of the Clan of Despair Springs Eternal … and patron saint of folks stupid enough to come here, heh.
Option B
- Vermin: You don’t wanna to know.
Option C
- Vermin: Well you see, the bacteria here are kinda slow. Slower at decomposing than the ones you’re used to, so it takes a long time for all those bones to go to dirt. Don’t worry there’s totally not killing and carnage everywhere you go. Unless you want there to be…
(Option to repeat above dialogue choices)
Vermin: The real question is… what are you here for?
WIP
