Curses

On queers and monsters

The high priest of an obscure cult is preparing a ritual. Don the priest’s sacred mantle, for these holy labors are yours to direct. You may carve a votive, lead a prayer, or make a sacrifice — but you must see to the task with care. Unearthly eyes gaze down upon you from the sea above. Will your devotion reach them? Does it matter?

A 7k word Twine game about working retail and dealing with magic managers who hate each other. So, a normal shift.

Eser is the only human left alive. Gods and monsters, blessings and curses, an island ruled by giant insects — and in their midst: a reluctant human priest. Grief-stricken and bound by oath to obey the Queen’s newest divine decree, Eser will seek advice, encounter strange visitors, draw the attention of powers beyond comprehension, and surely make mistakes. As a baby, they were brought to Achthoven to save their life. As an adult, they must decide what kind of life is worth living.

Survive as a monster that has taken up residence underneath a bridge, interact with strangers who pass over your bridge and see if you can not only survive the encounters, but create a home for yourself.

Legend has it that deep in a mountain in the land of Meridan lies a Guardian who is believed to be eternal and would provide help to the people in their darkest need. The Guardian is needed now as Silvian have invaded Meridan once again, destroying everything and killing people with new and strange weapons. You have decided to test the legend of the Guardian by exploring the lands ahead to find the mountain that contains the Guardian. You start your quest waking from unconsciousness in your destroyed room. Pilgrim is a text adventure where text on screen describes your location and you type in commands with the keyboard to control your hero and interact with each location.

A chance encounter with Bigleg, a dying dwarf, hastens your wary adventurer to the tower of the helpful wizard Yaztromo, who supplies you with magical equipment you will need in order to survive a trip through the adjacent Darkwood Forest, searching for lost Dwarfish Runes of the Ancients needed by Stonebridge's mayor, Gillibran, to save his people from the predations of hill trolls. At the start of your journey you are equipped with a sword and a backpack which contains enough food for 9 meals. A very by-the-book adaptation of Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy gamebook #3, published the previous year, this computer game version dishes up its Choose-Your-Own-Adventure illustrated multiple-choice plot paths courtesy of pages of narrative text displaying down an endless scroll and automates the random RPG elements of generating and managing your character's statistics, inventory and performance in combat, ordinarily determined through die rolls.

In the middle of a great desert is the walled city of Akbar Khan and hidden within it's walls is The Scroll of Akbar Khan which has the secret to eternal life. You have arrived outside the city to search and find the scroll in this graphic text adventure where the screen shows text describing your location and any objects to hand while a small picture shows the location. You type in two word commands to move about the city and interact with the locations.

The Amulet is a traditional text adventure where each location is described by text and you use the keyboard to type in commands to interact with each location. The objective is to locate seven shard of a shattered amulet which are scattered through time.

Earth is in trouble from the Black Wizard Velnor, as he has finally found the tomb of Grako to turn himself into a demon. Time is short as he prepares for the change and so instead of sending a huge army to stop him, you have been chosen for this quest. You have arrived at Mt. Elk and you must enter the mountain and find Velnor hidden in the Goblin Labyrinth to stop his evil plan.