  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask napierscache" | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Scotland, 1594: Floyd | The sea spray blasts your face, as you stand on the exposed Floyd | clifftop, Floyd | looking towards Fast Castle on the outcrop ahead. Your master Floyd | stands Floyd | beside you, leaning heavily on his stick, seemingly deep in Floyd | thought. Floyd | Little wonder, given what faces him in there. What a hellish place. Floyd | You pause to remember what Napier told you about the reasons for Floyd | this Floyd | visit ... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | DavidW asks (of KO), "Did you want to drive or should I?" | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | Floyd | Napier's Cache Floyd | An Interactive Scottish Historical Adventure by Vivienne Dunstan Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 200328 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 Floyd | lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Workshop Floyd | This room in Napier's home, Gartness Castle, is where he spends Floyd | most Floyd | of his waking hours, working on numerous projects and conducting Floyd | strange experiments. Beside one wall, a desk and chair sit, the Floyd | desk Floyd | covered with papers lying haphazardly on the surface, though Floyd | somehow Floyd | Napier always finds what he is looking for. A cupboard provides Floyd | storage, and, on the floor, a rich rug provides warmth, one of the Floyd | few Floyd | signs of conventional comfort. A small window is the only source of Floyd | natural light, though your master usually works late at night, Floyd | burning Floyd | many a candle. Through a stone archway a staircase leads down to Floyd | the Floyd | floors below. A ladder is propped up near one wall, leading up to Floyd | an Floyd | opening in the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a handwritten note here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I can drive." | |
| DavidW says, "go for it" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get not" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get note" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NOTE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Written in your master's barely legible handwriting, this is a list Floyd | of Floyd | the items he needs you to find to take on the trip to Berwickshire. Floyd | They are his grimoire, crystal ball, wooden chest, alchemical Floyd | supplies Floyd | and his familiar. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Huh. Weird line breaking. Was our game last week doing that?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But I'm not 100% sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "fwiw, I'm also okay with us consulting DW's notes or our prior transcript to catch up to where we were." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's probably because ClubFloyd is 4 characters longer than Floyd." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "You're right!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Gazing through the window you see the Stirlingshire countryside Floyd | outside, and wish you were out there, not stuck in here. But then Floyd | you Floyd | notice something on the window sill: a curious shape. You approach, Floyd | and realise that it is a glass globe, your master's crystal ball. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The crystal ball is on the window." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, that would make sense." | ||
| DavidW says, "The box of alchemy is in the cupboard." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get globe" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GLOBE Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the crystal ball carefully, reminded again of its Floyd | surprising weight, and its unnerving power to pull your gaze Floyd | within. Floyd | Your master uses it to divine and scry for information. You do not Floyd | understand how it works; it must be some strange power. You Floyd | shudder, Floyd | and put the object carefully on the desk, ready for the journey to Floyd | Fast Castle. Perhaps he will find it useful there, in the hunt for Floyd | the Floyd | castle's hidden treasure. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline wonders, "Should maybe shorten his name to Cloyd..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "open cupboard" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD Floyd | Floyd | You open the cupboard, revealing an ornate wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Search the books upstairs for the grimoire. Look under the bed downstairs." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That sounds wrong." | ||
| DavidW says, "And wave the lure at the bird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get box" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BOX Floyd | Floyd | You carefully pull out the highly ornate wooden box of alchemical Floyd | supplies, chemicals and glassware, taking care not to damage its Floyd | precious contents. There is a scientific method to much that your Floyd | master does. He is highly skilled in techniques in chemistry, Floyd | natural Floyd | philosophy and biology, as well as in alchemy. But always alongside Floyd | the more rational scientific approaches runs something darker, less Floyd | acceptable to the authorities even in these dangerous times, Floyd | something Floyd | that your master's "clients" like Logan of Restalrig know full well Floyd | when they hire him to work for them. You decide to put the box on Floyd | the Floyd | desk for now, rather than carry it around. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "It really does sound wrong. I agree." | |
| Jacqueline says, "But maybe CFloyd." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Where was the lure again?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or Phloyd." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think search the papers on the desk here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x papers" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | A disorganised mess of varied sheets of paper, all covered with Floyd | Napier's scribbles. You wonder, yet again, how he ever finds any Floyd | old Floyd | notes again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You consider looking through the papers, but Napier is obsessive Floyd | about Floyd | what he writes on them, and their haphazard order. So you leave Floyd | them Floyd | alone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb carefully up the ladder to the library. Floyd | Floyd | Library Floyd | It is no wonder your master sends you up to fetch the books now. Floyd | Climbing that ladder is hazardous enough for anyone. This is a Floyd | cramped Floyd | space, squeezed into the top of the castle turret, with a rickety Floyd | ladder leading down to the workshop below. Gaps in the roof Floyd | structure Floyd | allow shafts of light to slant through, but the room is just about Floyd | watertight. Piles of books lie all around, in no particular order. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search books" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | You search thoroughly through the books, and after ages are about Floyd | to Floyd | give up, then you spot something important poking out from one Floyd | pile. Floyd | You carefully ease it out. It is your master's grimoire. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe it's just on the desk." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get grimoire" | ||
Floyd ] Library Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GRIMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | You reach over for the grimoire, struck again by its weight and Floyd | heft. Floyd | It is just one of many books that Napier uses to research solutions Floyd | to Floyd | problems, but it is by far his most precious, containing notes and Floyd | spells collected over many years. It is a large leather-bound Floyd | volume, Floyd | with a black cover, and his family crest on the front. The pages Floyd | inside are fragile, and bear the signs of much use. All are covered Floyd | with his rapid handwriting, as well as writing in other hands that Floyd | you Floyd | do not recognise. Floyd | Floyd | You do not think the volume contains much information about Robert Floyd | Logan of Restalrig, who invited your master to Berwickshire on this Floyd | latest quest, though there may be some notes about Logan's ancestry Floyd | and his connections with various noble and royal families. However, Floyd | the grimoire will certainly contain other information that may help Floyd | on Floyd | the spot there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Workshop Floyd | This room in Napier's home, Gartness Castle, is where he spends Floyd | most Floyd | of his waking hours, working on numerous projects and conducting Floyd | strange experiments. Beside one wall, a desk and chair sit, the Floyd | desk Floyd | covered with papers lying haphazardly on the surface, though Floyd | somehow Floyd | Napier always finds what he is looking for. A cupboard provides Floyd | storage, and, on the floor, a rich rug provides warmth, one of the Floyd | few Floyd | signs of conventional comfort. A small window is the only source of Floyd | natural light, though your master usually works late at night, Floyd | burning Floyd | many a candle. Through a stone archway a staircase leads down to Floyd | the Floyd | floors below. A ladder is propped up near one wall, leading up to Floyd | an Floyd | opening in the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | On Napier's desk are an ornate wooden box and a round ball of Floyd | multi-coloured glass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search desk" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH DESK Floyd | Floyd | You cast your eyes over your master's desk. As well as a messy pile Floyd | of Floyd | varied papers, all covered in his handwriting, you spot a corded Floyd | rope Floyd | lure that he uses for his pet bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There it is." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get lure" | ||
Floyd ] Workshop Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LURE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, search DESK not search PAPERS." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Bedroom Floyd | Napier's bedroom is a large room, but largely empty beyond the Floyd | modest Floyd | bed in the middle of the room, and clearly little used, certainly Floyd | no Floyd | more than necessary. Through a stone arch, the staircase of the Floyd | tower Floyd | runs up and down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "look under bed" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED Floyd | Floyd | You kneel down and look under the bed. Yes, there is something Floyd | there. Floyd | You reach in, and drag something out. It is a chest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get chest" | ||
Floyd ] Bedroom Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CHEST Floyd | Floyd | You pull the chest towards you, and throw it open. The smell of old Floyd | wood and something else that you can't quite put your finger on Floyd | assails you. This is the chest that Napier always takes on journeys Floyd | and research trips, to store his equipment. Though of course it is Floyd | you, the assistant, who has to carry it about. You know that where Floyd | you Floyd | are going, Fast Castle, is remote and isolated, lashed by the waves Floyd | and balanced precariously over the North Sea. You will have to make Floyd | sure that Napier has all that he might need there, and the chest Floyd | will Floyd | be put to good use. You close the chest for now, relieved to have Floyd | found it, ready for this latest journey. It is heavy, so you leave Floyd | it Floyd | on the floor here for now. At least you know where it is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Servants' Area Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Servants' Area Floyd | This simple unfurnished space leads from the tower Napier Floyd | appropriated Floyd | for his own use through the servant rooms to the more comfortable Floyd | sections intended for the family. Steps lead back up to Napier's Floyd | rooms, and an arched doorway leads east to the rest of the castle. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a maid and a large black bird here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "wave lure" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE LURE Floyd | Floyd | You wave the lure towards the bird, and attract its attention. It Floyd | flies over to you, and seems willing to go with you, perhaps Floyd | realising Floyd | that its master needs it to do this. You shudder as it approaches, Floyd | reminded how much you despise it. Undoubtedly the truest physical Floyd | representation of your master's dark arts, this jet black bird Floyd | strikes Floyd | terror into all others who see it. Servants and neighbours mutter Floyd | darkly of it, and even the local parish minister has preached Floyd | against Floyd | it none too subtly in the kirk pulpit. Yet your master seems to Floyd | find Floyd | it helpful, even if all others loathe it. You now carry the bird. Floyd | Floyd | Just as you locate the last item on the list, Napier appears, a Floyd | flurry Floyd | of black cloak and long beard. "Ah you found everything we need. Floyd | Good! Floyd | We must leave soon for Fast Castle, though whether we will find the Floyd | treasure Logan seeks I am not so sure. I certainly hope so. The Floyd | reward Floyd | would be great." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | DavidW says, "And now for new stuff" | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
| CFloyd ] Dining Room | ||
| CFloyd | Some days later, you arrive at Fast Castle. Soon after entering the | ||
| CFloyd | castle your master is admitted to the presence of Robert Logan. You | ||
| CFloyd | accompany him. | ||
| CFloyd | | ||
| CFloyd | Dining Room | ||
| CFloyd | This modestly-sized room is somewhat claustrophobic, an effect only | ||
| CFloyd | slightly relieved by the candles burning rather erratically on the | ||
| CFloyd | table in the middle of the room. Chairs for diners surround the | ||
| CFloyd | table, | ||
| CFloyd | and you see plates of food. | ||
| CFloyd | | ||
| CFloyd | You can see John Napier of Merchiston, Sir Robert Logan of | ||
| CFloyd | Restalrig | ||
| CFloyd | and Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell here. | ||
| CFloyd | | ||
| CFloyd | "Sit down man!" says Logan brusquely. Clearly addressing Napier. | ||
| CFloyd | Logan | ||
| CFloyd | pays you no attention. You might as well be invisible. | ||
| CFloyd | | ||
| CFloyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Still not enough." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Better, though?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "A bit better, yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I could just make it, like, CF." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x napier" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | Your master is tall and imposing, with a fiercely intelligent gaze. Floyd | Now in his forties, his brown hair and long beard are speckled with Floyd | grey. He wears his usual outfit: a long, black robe. Often he Floyd | reminds Floyd | you more of a rook than a man. Floyd | Floyd | Your master sits down. You stay standing, just behind him. "My Floyd | lords, Floyd | greetings," says Napier, nodding to both men in turn. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW says, "I played out this dining room scene. It's a bit tense." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nope." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure that's the issue, DW." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd that." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "hm. I wonder the issue is, then." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I do like the look of CF" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x logan" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOGAN Floyd | Floyd | Tall and red-haired, the laird of Restalrig and also, of course, of Floyd | Fast Castle is smartly dressed, in trousers, shirt, jacket and even Floyd | a Floyd | ruff. At times you catch a brief glimpse of a sheathed blade, and Floyd | remember how dangerous people say this man can be, however elegant Floyd | his Floyd | attire here may be. Floyd | Floyd | There is an explosion of laughter from the man you recognise as the Floyd | Earl of Bothwell. "Dinnae stand on ceremony man, even if it is good Floyd | that you know your betters. Who's this with you, Napier?" asks the Floyd | Earl, looking keenly at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's easier to skim" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "May take a bit to get used to it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(Sorry. I'm focusing on the game now. Honest.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "Examine the 3rd man there." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x stewart" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X STEWART Floyd | Floyd | Smaller than his cousin Logan, Francis, Earl of Bothwell is of Floyd | medium Floyd | size, with dark hair, and slight build. You look at him Floyd | uncertainly, Floyd | wondering if he has inherited any of the character of his notorious Floyd | uncle, Queen Mary's ill-fated last husband. But then you remember Floyd | that Floyd | he was recently outlawed by King James, so it is somewhat Floyd | surprising Floyd | to find him here. Floyd | Floyd | "My apprentice, your lordship," says your master. "Bow to the Floyd | lords!" Floyd | he whispers sideways to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "bow" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > BOW Floyd | Floyd | Logan of Restalrig smiles grimly as you bow before him. You think Floyd | he Floyd | approves. Floyd | Floyd | Bothwell laughs again, but Logan looks fierce. "You are lucky to Floyd | meet Floyd | my cousin Bothwell here," says Logan, nodding towards the Earl. Floyd | "But Floyd | tell no-one else he is here, or else!" and he makes a slicing Floyd | motion Floyd | across his throat. You quake with fear, and shake your head Floyd | vigorously. You will tell no-one. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Eep." | |
| DavidW says, "Until years later, you make the episode into a work of IF, of course." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Made from a dark wood, the long table provides eating space for up Floyd | to Floyd | eight diners. Floyd | Floyd | There is a sudden sound of something falling over. Glancing to the Floyd | table, you see that Napier has knocked over his glass of wine. Floyd | Fortunately it was only part full, but a pool of red starts to Floyd | spread Floyd | across the table. "Clean it up then!" barks Logan at you, while Floyd | your Floyd | master trembles in terror. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "clean table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > CLEAN TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You don't have anything to hand to clean up the spill with. Perhaps Floyd | there is something useful on the table? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Examine the table again. There's something new." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Made from a dark wood, the long table provides eating space for up Floyd | to Floyd | eight diners. You notice a napkin lying on the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get napkin" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NAPKIN Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "clean table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > CLEAN TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Using the napkin you mop up the wine spill as best you can. Logan Floyd | glowers throughout, while Bothwell laughs and Napier trembles with Floyd | fear. Finally, you right the wine glass again, and step back. Floyd | "Anyway Floyd | to business!" says Logan fiercely, leaning to refill Napier's glass Floyd | with wine, while at the same time staring sternly at Napier. Floyd | "Treasure! Yes you are here to find my missing fortune, supposedly Floyd | hidden somewhere in the castle a century ago." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "What a pleasant fellow." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x food" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOOD Floyd | Floyd | The food served is a mix of meats, including game, and vegetables. Floyd | Floyd | "Is the story reliable, my lord?" asks your master tentatively. "Of Floyd | course I am happy to look ..." Floyd | "There's the challenge Robert!" says Bothwell, laughing again. "Oh Floyd | you're right man," he continues, looking at Napier. "It's a legend, Floyd | no Floyd | more, but surely worth looking for. Possibly French gold, aye Floyd | Robert?" Floyd | Logan nods. "Or English silver," says Logan, "supposedly somewhere Floyd | in Floyd | the castle depths." He strokes his chin thoughtfully. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm worried that if Napier doesn't find the treasure, Logan will claim US instead." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x chairs" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIRS Floyd | Floyd | A number of chairs sit around the table. Floyd | Floyd | "Well yes, I can look," says Napier carefully. "And hopefully I Floyd | will Floyd | find the treasure." Then a pause. "But if I don't find it, I must Floyd | have Floyd | your guarantee that I can leave safely, and unharmed." He looks Floyd | shakily towards Logan. Bothwell watches, keen to see what his Floyd | temperamental cousin will say. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh dear, what a prospect." | |
| DavidW asks, "Napier will go safe. But will we, a mere apprentice?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x candles" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDLES Floyd | Floyd | The candles around the edge of the room flicker, as they provide Floyd | much-needed illumination. Floyd | Floyd | "Och man, have no fear," says Logan. "We agreed in that contract Floyd | you Floyd | drew up. And I give you my word." But his expression is cold, Floyd | especially his eyes. You feel scared, and worried. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x eyes" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "wait" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | There is an awkward silence, that lasts for an uncomfortable length Floyd | of Floyd | time. Then Bothwell claps his hands together. "Go on then man! And Floyd | may Floyd | God be with you in your hunt." Napier rises, stepping backwards Floyd | from Floyd | the table. "My lords ..." he says, bowing again, before leaving the Floyd | room. You follow closely behind. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | After a night of poor sleep, you accompany your master to start to Floyd | search for the hidden treasure. An ancient but surprisingly Floyd | sprightly Floyd | servant, Ralph, leads you both down to the cellar, while you drag Floyd | your Floyd | master's chest behind you. The further down you go, the darker Floyd | things Floyd | get, and you soon need the light from the lantern Ralph is carrying Floyd | to Floyd | see properly. Floyd | Floyd | Cellar Floyd | This cellar is roughly cut into the stone of the rock the castle Floyd | sits Floyd | on. It is not a large space, but probably large enough for the Floyd | storage Floyd | needs of this small castle. In the nooks and crannies around here Floyd | you Floyd | glimpse bottles of wine, barrels of ale and other supplies. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a heavy wooden chest (closed), Ralph and John Napier of Floyd | Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x ralph" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > X RALPH Floyd | Floyd | Ralph is an old castle servant, probably in his fifties or so, and Floyd | rather bent over with age. You wonder what secrets he has witnessed Floyd | over the years. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x napier" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | Your master is tall and imposing, with a fiercely intelligent gaze. Floyd | Now in his forties, his brown hair and long beard are speckled with Floyd | grey. He wears his usual outfit: a long, black robe. Often he Floyd | reminds Floyd | you more of a rook than a man. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x chest" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHEST Floyd | Floyd | About three foot wide by two foot deep and another two foot tall, Floyd | this Floyd | wooden chest is relatively compact and eminently suitable for Floyd | travelling purposes. Floyd | Floyd | "Get my alchemical kit out!" says your master, suddenly. Ralph Floyd | looks Floyd | alarmed for a moment, while Napier glares fiercely around. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "open chest" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CHEST Floyd | Floyd | You open the heavy wooden chest, revealing a round ball of Floyd | multi-coloured glass and an ornate wooden box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give box to napier" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BOX TO NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the ornate wooden box) Floyd | Napier grunts some words of gratitude, and takes the box. He lays Floyd | it Floyd | carefully down, and throws it open, revealing the mass of Floyd | mysterious Floyd | chemicals and containers inside. He takes out a number of small Floyd | glass Floyd | jars. "Och, but we need oil!" He turns to Ralph. "Do you have any Floyd | in Floyd | the castle, man?" Ralph nods, mutely, seemingly uneasy at what Floyd | Napier Floyd | is doing. "Go with him to fetch some," says Napier to you urgently. Floyd | "Here, take this." He hands you a glass jar to carry the oil. Ralph Floyd | turns, then remembers to hand the lantern to Napier. Ralph steps Floyd | back, Floyd | into the semi-shadow, and beckons to you to follow him back up into Floyd | the castle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "follow ralph" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > FOLLOW RALPH Floyd | Floyd | You follow Ralph back up a gloomy winding staircase of rough-cut Floyd | stones. You watch carefully as he steps ahead, and are confident Floyd | that Floyd | you can remember the route back. The walls beside you here are wet Floyd | and Floyd | glistening, reminding you of the castle's dangerous location above Floyd | the Floyd | wild North Sea. Shortly the light increases, and you emerge into Floyd | the Floyd | kitchen area. "Just wait here a moment, and I will fill this jar up Floyd | with oil," says Ralph, taking the jar, and scurrying off through a Floyd | doorway to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | A gloomy stone-lined chamber, this is where the castle's food is Floyd | prepared. A fire and hearth are in one wall, with a chimney Floyd | reaching Floyd | up. A table is pushed against the opposite wall, and pots, pans and Floyd | cooking utensils hang around. Exits lead to the west and east, and Floyd | you Floyd | can smell fresh air from both directions. Steps lead back down to Floyd | the Floyd | castle cellar. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is as far as I played." | |
| DavidW says, "I didn't examine the kitchen at all." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Entering new territory now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I have a feeling tarrying will not be good." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "cf5" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The kitchen table is empty, ready for cooking later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Well, yeah, what if we're ordered to something else while waiting for Ralph?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x utensils" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > X UTENSILS Floyd | Floyd | The utensils look to be comprehensive, though you are too Floyd | unfamiliar Floyd | with cooking to be able to identify them all. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Or if Ralph never returns?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x chimney" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHIMNEY Floyd | Floyd | A fire burns brightly in the hearth in the kitchen, providing both Floyd | heat and a way of cooking the food for the castle. A chimney Floyd | stretches Floyd | upwards. Floyd | Floyd | "Ah there you are!" says Ralph, returning. "Here you are," he says, Floyd | handing you the jar, now full of oil. "You should get back to your Floyd | master with that." Or alternatively perhaps you could take the Floyd | chance Floyd | to explore the castle a bit more first? Ralph scurries off, Floyd | muttering Floyd | something about not being witness to ungodly things. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Could we really take the chance?" | |
| DavidW says, "I think it would be prudent to return with the oil, honestly." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "There you are! Here you are." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "What if we run into Logan?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, sorry, my internet flaked out and I was gone for a bit but I am back." | ||
| DavidW says, "Imagine if we spill oil on some carpet somewher." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You retrace your steps back down to the cellar. Floyd | Floyd | Cellar Floyd | This cellar is roughly cut into the stone of the rock the castle Floyd | sits Floyd | on. It is not a large space, but probably large enough for the Floyd | storage Floyd | needs of this small castle. In the nooks and crannies around here Floyd | you Floyd | glimpse bottles of wine, barrels of ale and other supplies. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a heavy wooden chest (in which is a round ball of Floyd | multi-coloured glass) and John Napier of Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh dear." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give oil to napier" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE OIL TO NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | (the jar of oil to John Napier of Merchiston) Floyd | You hand the jar of oil to Napier, who nods brief thanks, before Floyd | proceeding to dab spots of oil around the cellar. You watch, in Floyd | silence, familiar with his methods. He pulls the grimoire out from Floyd | his Floyd | robes, and flicks through its pages quickly. "Ah, but I need my Floyd | bird Floyd | for this. Go and fetch it. Here, you'll need this," he says, Floyd | reaching Floyd | into a pocket and pulling out the rope lure, which he hands to you. Floyd | "Go! Get it from our room." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh geez." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well now we have to explore." | ||
| DavidW says, "That bird is its own horror." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | A gloomy stone-lined chamber, this is where the castle's food is Floyd | prepared. A fire and hearth are in one wall, with a chimney Floyd | reaching Floyd | up. A table is pushed against the opposite wall, and pots, pans and Floyd | cooking utensils hang around. Exits lead to the west and east, and Floyd | you Floyd | can smell fresh air from both directions. Steps lead back down to Floyd | the Floyd | castle cellar. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly a woman comes in to the kitchen and starts busying herself Floyd | at Floyd | the table. From the mess of flour all over her arms and down her Floyd | front, you guess that she must be the castle cook. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I kind of wish Napier were a bit nicer, even if we are his servant." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Those were less free times." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Do we ask the cook where our room is?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "ask cook about room" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK COOK ABOUT ROOM Floyd | Floyd | The cook looks puzzled. Maybe ask about something else? Floyd | Floyd | The cook shakes out some flour, and starts to pound some dough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "ask cook about napier" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK COOK ABOUT NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | "Your master? I know nothing about him," says the cook, shaking her Floyd | head. Floyd | Floyd | The cook glances up at the kitchen tools, either deep in thought, Floyd | or Floyd | more likely trying to decide what tool she needs next. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "ask cook about our room" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK COOK ABOUT OUR ROOM Floyd | Floyd | The cook looks puzzled. Maybe ask about something else? Floyd | Floyd | The cook shakes out some flour, and starts to pound some dough. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Doesn't seem to know it." | |
| DavidW asks, "You just know the bird is going to attack her new loaf of bread, right?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I guess I'll try east firsz?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, definitely." | ||
| DavidW says, "sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard Floyd | Here you find yourself in the open air again, in part of the castle Floyd | grounds partially enclosed by other buildings. To the west is the Floyd | kitchen, a small building, but essential to the castle's well Floyd | being. Floyd | The main part of the castle rises up to the north, by far the best Floyd | built part of the castle complex. Other than that, the only way you Floyd | can go from here is to the east, where you see the edge of the Floyd | castle Floyd | platform. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x main" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAIN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x platform" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLATFORM Floyd | Floyd | The castle is built on a flat platform of land, high on this rocky Floyd | promontory reaching out into the North Sea. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "North I suspect?" | |
| DavidW says, "I hope the bird doesn't just fly away, either." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sleeping Area Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sleeping Area Floyd | This is the sleeping area for guests to the castle. Your master and Floyd | you slept here last night, him in the bed, you trying to get Floyd | comfortable on the floor. The only exit is back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a large black bird here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Not even a straw bed?" | |
| DavidW says, "guess not" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "wave lure" | ||
Floyd ] Sleeping Area Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE LURE Floyd | Floyd | Using the lure, you reluctantly tempt the bird over to you. It Floyd | comes Floyd | over, and seems willing to come with you. You now carry the bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We carry the bird. For now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | As you step back out into the hallway there is a sudden, sharp Floyd | hissing Floyd | noise. Looking down, you see a fierce ginger cat, its fur on end, Floyd | standing blocking the exit to the courtyard. It glares at the bird Floyd | you Floyd | are carrying. The bird, by contrast, appears to have no interest in Floyd | the cat, and sits calmly, preening itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That wasn't so bad." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Fierce cat!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAT Floyd | Floyd | The cat is a fierce-looking animal. Must be some age too, and Floyd | clearly Floyd | it's been in some scraps over the years. Floyd | Floyd | The cat growls, a low, disturbing sound. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "afk, but continue without me. back soon" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "cf6" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The cat rises up fiercely, hissing and spitting. It won't let you Floyd | past. Floyd | Floyd | The cat glares fiercely at the bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | The cat hisses, but lets you go in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room Floyd | You remember this place from your meeting with Logan and Bothwell Floyd | earlier. Now it is deserted, and has a very different feel, with Floyd | the Floyd | table and chairs unoccupied. The only exit is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrm. No other exit." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a large black bird Floyd | a corded rope lure Floyd | a napkin Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | some trousers (being worn) Floyd | a plain shirt (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x napkin" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAPKIN Floyd | Floyd | The napkin is soaked with red wine. You touch it as little as Floyd | possible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Take off our trousers, toss them on the cat." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "My!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I am, mostly, kidding. Unless you decide to try it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ginger cat here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It might be a better plan than going up." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "remove shirt" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE SHIRT Floyd | Floyd | Best not. Napier doesn't want you going around underdressed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ah" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh well" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "put napkin on cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT NAPKIN ON CAT Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the ginger cat would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give napkin to cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE NAPKIN TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | The ginger cat doesn't seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | The cat growls, a low, disturbing sound. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "back" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I really do ot want to run into Logan." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But I fear we have to go up." | ||
| DavidW says, "You could try kicking the cat or dropping the bird, I suppose." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "drop bird" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP BIRD Floyd | Floyd | Best not. Goodness only knows what might happen then, given how the Floyd | cat feels about the bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "no" | |
| Jacqueline says, "NO." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Do not kick the cat." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "wave lure" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE LURE Floyd | Floyd | You already have the horrible creature. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment you think the cat is about to leave, as it turns on Floyd | the Floyd | spot. But just as quickly it is back on guard, its hackles raised. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I mean, unless we have no other choice." | |
| Jacqueline likes cats. Even mean ones, for some reason. | ||
| DavidW asks, "Take the cat?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, we can still go up and be taken prisoner by Logan." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Pet the cat?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "pet cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > PET CAT Floyd | Floyd | The cat hisses at you, and you think better of touching it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CAT Floyd | Floyd | Sure you like picking things up, but I don't suppose the ginger cat Floyd | would care for that. Floyd | Floyd | The cat growls, a low, disturbing sound. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "kick cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > KICK CAT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "phew?" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Jacq!" | ||
| Roger says, "boo" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "hee" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So up we go." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You'd better not. That's Logan's own area, and you're pretty sure Floyd | he Floyd | wouldn't want you snooping about. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So are we going through the dining room?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "There was no other exit there." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | The cat hisses, but lets you go in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room Floyd | You remember this place from your meeting with Logan and Bothwell Floyd | earlier. Now it is deserted, and has a very different feel, with Floyd | the Floyd | table and chairs unoccupied. The only exit is to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "really?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Made from a dark wood, the long table provides eating space for up Floyd | to Floyd | eight diners. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x chairs" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIRS Floyd | Floyd | A number of chairs sit around the table, currently unoccupied. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "look under table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You kneel down but find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a large black bird Floyd | a corded rope lure Floyd | a napkin Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | some trousers (being worn) Floyd | a plain shirt (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "We could put the bird back in the room and ask the chef about the cat?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ginger cat here. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment you think the cat is about to leave, as it turns on Floyd | the Floyd | spot. But just as quickly it is back on guard, its hackles raised. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sleeping Area Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sleeping Area Floyd | This is the sleeping area for guests to the castle. Your master and Floyd | you slept here last night, him in the bed, you trying to get Floyd | comfortable on the floor. The only exit is back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "That's what I was just about to suggest, D!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "like, we need a piece of tuna or something." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "drop bird" | ||
Floyd ] Sleeping Area Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP BIRD Floyd | Floyd | The bird hops around a bit, but still seems to be paying you Floyd | attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ginger cat here. Floyd | Floyd | The cat glances up, but pays you little attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The cat relaxes, sits down, and starts washing itself. It seemingly Floyd | has no interest in you any more, and you are able to pass. Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard Floyd | Here you find yourself in the open air again, in part of the castle Floyd | grounds partially enclosed by other buildings. To the west is the Floyd | kitchen, a small building, but essential to the castle's well Floyd | being. Floyd | The main part of the castle rises up to the north, by far the best Floyd | built part of the castle complex. Other than that, the only way you Floyd | can go from here is to the east, where you see the edge of the Floyd | castle Floyd | platform. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | A gloomy stone-lined chamber, this is where the castle's food is Floyd | prepared. A fire and hearth are in one wall, with a chimney Floyd | reaching Floyd | up. A table is pushed against the opposite wall, and pots, pans and Floyd | cooking utensils hang around. Exits lead to the west and east, and Floyd | you Floyd | can smell fresh air from both directions. Steps lead back down to Floyd | the Floyd | castle cellar. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a cook here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "ask cook about cat" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK COOK ABOUT CAT Floyd | Floyd | "Oh that monster!" she says, shaking her head. "If he wasn't such a Floyd | good mouser I'd rather he was in a pie." She pauses, her finger on Floyd | her Floyd | lips as she thinks. "Here, take this. The cat likes it. Give it to Floyd | him." She hands you a piece of beef steak, which you handle Floyd | gingerly. Floyd | Some diet this cat must get, at the lord's expense. Floyd | Floyd | The cook glances up at the kitchen tools, either deep in thought, Floyd | or Floyd | more likely trying to decide what tool she needs next. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That'll do" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Good." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard Floyd | Here you find yourself in the open air again, in part of the castle Floyd | grounds partially enclosed by other buildings. To the west is the Floyd | kitchen, a small building, but essential to the castle's well Floyd | being. Floyd | The main part of the castle rises up to the north, by far the best Floyd | built part of the castle complex. Other than that, the only way you Floyd | can go from here is to the east, where you see the edge of the Floyd | castle Floyd | platform. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ginger cat here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give steak to cat" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE STEAK TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | The cat glances up, but doesn't seem interested right now. Maybe Floyd | try Floyd | again when it might be feeling more hungry? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sleeping Area Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sleeping Area Floyd | This is the sleeping area for guests to the castle. Your master and Floyd | you slept here last night, him in the bed, you trying to get Floyd | comfortable on the floor. The only exit is back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a large black bird here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "wave lure" | ||
Floyd ] Sleeping Area Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE LURE Floyd | Floyd | Using the lure, you reluctantly tempt the bird over to you. It Floyd | comes Floyd | over, and seems willing to come with you. You now carry the bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was thinking we" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Living Quarters Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Living Quarters Floyd | This is the castle's main living area. A number of rooms lead off Floyd | from Floyd | here, including stairs up to the family quarters. To the west is Floyd | the Floyd | dining room you were in before, and sleeping quarters lie to the Floyd | east. Floyd | Your master and you slept there last night. An exit to the south Floyd | leads Floyd | back out to the castle courtyard. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a ginger cat here. Floyd | Floyd | The cat growls a low, worrying growl as you enter again with the Floyd | bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "we'd get the bird first" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give steak to cat" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE STEAK TO CAT Floyd | Floyd | The cat looks up eagerly, and takes the meat from you. It glares at Floyd | the bird before starting to eat the meat. You take this opportunity Floyd | to Floyd | escape back outside - with the bird. Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard Floyd | Here you find yourself in the open air again, in part of the castle Floyd | grounds partially enclosed by other buildings. To the west is the Floyd | kitchen, a small building, but essential to the castle's well Floyd | being. Floyd | The main part of the castle rises up to the north, by far the best Floyd | built part of the castle complex. Other than that, the only way you Floyd | can go from here is to the east, where you see the edge of the Floyd | castle Floyd | platform. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There we go." | |
| Jacqueline says, "woo" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Kitchen Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Kitchen Floyd | A gloomy stone-lined chamber, this is where the castle's food is Floyd | prepared. A fire and hearth are in one wall, with a chimney Floyd | reaching Floyd | up. A table is pushed against the opposite wall, and pots, pans and Floyd | cooking utensils hang around. Exits lead to the west and east, and Floyd | you Floyd | can smell fresh air from both directions. Steps lead back down to Floyd | the Floyd | castle cellar. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a cook here. Floyd | Floyd | The cook shakes out some flour, and starts to pound some dough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cellar Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You retrace your steps back down to the cellar. Floyd | Floyd | Cellar Floyd | This cellar is roughly cut into the stone of the rock the castle Floyd | sits Floyd | on. It is not a large space, but probably large enough for the Floyd | storage Floyd | needs of this small castle. In the nooks and crannies around here Floyd | you Floyd | glimpse bottles of wine, barrels of ale and other supplies. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a heavy wooden chest (in which is a round ball of Floyd | multi-coloured glass) and John Napier of Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give bird to napier" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BIRD TO NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | Napier takes the bird gratefully. He places the lantern on the Floyd | ground, Floyd | and steps into the area outlined by oil spots. "Show the way, my Floyd | familiar!" he cries, releasing the bird. It flies around Floyd | uncertainly. Floyd | There is a moment of silence, then Napier raises his arms, and Floyd | starts Floyd | chanting. You know not what he says, or even what language he is Floyd | speaking. The lantern flickers, and the bird swoops down Floyd | repeatedly, Floyd | flying back up each time, before diving down again. "Come on, Floyd | bird!" Floyd | he cries. But the bird just keeps swooping down through the air, Floyd | then Floyd | rising again. "Ach, it's not here!" says Napier, lowering his arms, Floyd | dejectedly. "But it must be below this level somehow." He reaches Floyd | out Floyd | an arm to the bird, which settles on him, and caws quietly. Napier Floyd | rubs his face, puzzled, then exclaims loudly "We need to speak to Floyd | Logan!" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | Knight_Otu says, "I am surprised it wasn't the bird itself causing problems here." | |
| DavidW says, "Not yet, anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] In the Rowing Boat Floyd | Some time later Napier is before Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig Floyd | again, Floyd | with you beside him. "Well, have you found it!" demands Logan. "No, Floyd | my Floyd | lord, but I believe it is below the level of the cellar. What is Floyd | down Floyd | there?" asks Napier. "Just the sea, man. Though, now I think about Floyd | it, Floyd | there is a cave below. It can only be reached by sea - the tides Floyd | and Floyd | rocks are treacherous," says Logan. "But Ralph could take you there Floyd | by Floyd | boat." Logan bellows for his servant, who appears suddenly. "Napier Floyd | needs you to take him by boat to the cave beneath the castle. Do Floyd | it, Floyd | man!" Floyd | Floyd | Ralph guides you and Napier out of the castle and down the rocky Floyd | cliff Floyd | edge to a narrow inlet, where a rowing boat is moored. You climb in Floyd | carefully, dragging aboard the chest that Napier insisted you Floyd | bring. Floyd | He sits at the front of the boat, wrapped in his cloak, the wind Floyd | blowing his hair and beard wildly. Most bizarre of all is the black Floyd | bird sitting calmly on Napier's leg, looking keenly ahead, as if Floyd | it, Floyd | too, knows where you are going. Ralph pushes the boat into the sea, Floyd | jumps in, and starts rowing with a confident stroke, belying his Floyd | age. Floyd | Floyd | In the Rowing Boat Floyd | You are in the boat, bobbing alarmingly on the water, which is all Floyd | around you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Ralph and John Napier of Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | A wave of nausea rolls over you. Please let this boat journey end Floyd | soon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "pray" | ||
Floyd ] In the Rowing Boat Floyd | > Floyd | > PRAY Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh geez, we're gonna be seasick" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Aw, dear." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x boat" | ||
Floyd ] In the Rowing Boat Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOAT Floyd | Floyd | The boat is worryingly small, or at least not large enough for you Floyd | to Floyd | feel secure. It bobs unnervingly in the water, which splashes Floyd | against Floyd | the timber. You remember how much you hate being on water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x ralph" | ||
Floyd ] In the Rowing Boat Floyd | > Floyd | > X RALPH Floyd | Floyd | Ralph is an old castle servant, probably in his fifties or so, and Floyd | rather bent over with age. You wonder what secrets he has witnessed Floyd | over the years. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the sound of gulls all around. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "life is but a dream" | |
| DavidW says, "ask ralph about the cave" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x napier" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | Your master is tall and imposing, with a fiercely intelligent gaze. Floyd | Now in his forties, his brown hair and long beard are speckled with Floyd | grey. He wears his usual outfit: a long, black robe. Often he Floyd | reminds Floyd | you more of a rook than a man. Floyd | Floyd | The boat edges slowly around the castle promontory. You suddenly Floyd | see a Floyd | dark opening in the rock. "Aye, that's where we're headed," says Floyd | Ralph, as he steers the boat towards the cave. Floyd | Floyd | "Come on," says Napier, climbing nimbly out of the boat. The bird Floyd | rises into the air and flaps after him. Ralph helps you lift the Floyd | chest Floyd | onto the rocks. Internally cursing, you pick it up, and follow Floyd | Napier Floyd | into the cave. Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | You stand at the entrance to a seemingly large, dark cave cut into Floyd | the Floyd | rocks under the castle. Behind you, the sea water laps against the Floyd | water-rounded rocks around you. Ahead, to the north, you can see Floyd | little, and the place fills you with unease. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a heavy wooden chest (closed), Ralph and John Napier of Floyd | Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | Napier stands leaning on a staff, a tall figure buffeted by the Floyd | winds Floyd | whirling around. He lights a lantern and passes it to you. "Go on Floyd | then, see what you can find in there." You shiver. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I keep feeling a bit put off by her descriptions of people in their 50s, but I suppose it was a different time, when 50 was more like 80." | ||
| Roger says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It was a different time indeed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "ask ralph about cave" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK RALPH ABOUT CAVE Floyd | Floyd | "It's an eerie place indeed," says Ralph. "I'd rather stay out of Floyd | there." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks, Ralph." | |
| DavidW asks, "Guess we're going in there alone, eh?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Send in the expendables, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Not that we can warn them if we run into a dragon." | ||
| DavidW says, "or a grue" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Or that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entering the Cave Floyd | You stand just inside the entrance to the cave. Behind you is the Floyd | sea, Floyd | with the sound of water lapping against the rocks. Above you the Floyd | arched cave entrance rises up. You can continue into the cave to Floyd | the Floyd | north and west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x entrance" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > X ENTRANCE Floyd | Floyd | The entrance is a ragged arch shape, rising above you. It reminds Floyd | you Floyd | of an animal's mouth. Maybe best not dwell on that thought. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I love me a sea cave." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "North, west?" | ||
| DavidW says, "north" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go east and south, but a mound of rubble blocks Floyd | further Floyd | access to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "x rubble" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x rubble" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUBBLE Floyd | Floyd | The mound of rubble blocks your way further in to the north. You Floyd | might Floyd | be able to clear a way through though. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "move it" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > MOVE IT Floyd | Floyd | You start moving rocks aside. It is hard work, and takes time, but Floyd | eventually it pays off. You can now go north, further in to the Floyd | cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That worked." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah. Usually doesn't." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm surprised by some of the things like that in this game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, you expect it to be a puzzle, and then it's not." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "East or further north?" | ||
| DavidW says, "north" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | Running your hands over the rocky wall you can almost make out Floyd | handholds. It might be possible to climb up here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "We're alone?" | |
| DavidW says, "At the moment." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, Ralph and Napier sent is to be eaten by the imaginary(?) dragon alone." | ||
| DavidW says, "Evil cousin will probably catch us." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "I missed something, I guess, but, um, isn't our master supposed to be looking for this treasure? Doesn't he need to cast a circle or something here?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we find a likely spot, and tell our master." | ||
| DavidW says, "climb the wall, see if there's a coffer or an IOU." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "climb wall" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB WALL Floyd | Floyd | You try to climb up, but your foot slips and you fall back quickly. Floyd | Maybe give it another go? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "cf7" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "climb wall" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB WALL Floyd | Floyd | Feeling a little more confident this time, you tackle the climb Floyd | afresh. It's not easy, but you make it! Floyd | Floyd | Crevice Floyd | This cramped space is above the back of the cave. There is little Floyd | room Floyd | to move here, and the only way out is back down where you came Floyd | from. Floyd | You notice a small shelf jutting out from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | You reach in tentatively. There is something here! But you can't Floyd | quite Floyd | reach far enough to pull it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Do we have the lure still?" | |
| Roger says, "what that's not how shelves work" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, well. Also, better furnished than I expected." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lantern (providing light) Floyd | a corded rope lure Floyd | a napkin Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | some trousers (being worn) Floyd | a plain shirt (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Maybe it means a rock shelf." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "wave lure" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE LURE Floyd | Floyd | You wave the lure around, rather ineffectually. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maybe." | |
| DavidW says, "yes, a rock lure." | ||
| Jacqueline) Bluto says, "Rocks friends." | ||
| DavidW says, "er. damn. yes a rock SHELF. But use the LURE as a extender." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "get thing with lure" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > GET THING WITH LURE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SHELF Floyd | Floyd | You reach in tentatively. There is something here! But you can't Floyd | quite Floyd | reach far enough to pull it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait. I guess his name was Ludo, not Bluto. Bluto is from Popeye. My bad." | |
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "reach into shelf with lure" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > REACH INTO SHELF WITH LURE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "search shelf with lure" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SHELF WITH LURE Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to search the shelf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "put lure in shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LURE IN SHELF Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | You jump on the spot. That was fun! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "enter shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER SHELF Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "climb shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB SHELF Floyd | Floyd | Little is to be achieved by that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "okay, search the side passages for a hooked rod" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "We didn't pass a rock or something on our way here, right? Something we can push down here, then stand on?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "We passes at least two side passages." | ||
| DavidW says, "er passeD" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't think so, and I'm not sure we could realistically get a rock up here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, we climbed up? For some reason I thought we climbed down." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Probably not, then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But who knows." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go north, east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "okay this probably isn't /this/ puzzle, but a good puzzle would be putting the lantern up there and inspecting the shadow" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| DavidW says (to Roger), "That might be it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "If we don't find anything in the passages that's worth a try." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Even if we find something." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Cranny Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Eastern Cranny Floyd | This part of the cave is a cramped area at the eastern edge. It is Floyd | a Floyd | tight space, with a pile of rocks that have fallen down lying next Floyd | to Floyd | the wall. From here you can only go back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x rocks" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Cranny Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROCKS Floyd | Floyd | The pile of rocks have fallen here, and lie against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Cranny Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see 'them' (nothing) at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "search rocks. or move 'em" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "search rocks" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Cranny Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH ROCKS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "move rocks" | ||
Floyd ] Eastern Cranny Floyd | > Floyd | > MOVE ROCKS Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go north, east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entering the Cave Floyd | You stand just inside the entrance to the cave. Behind you is the Floyd | sea, Floyd | with the sound of water lapping against the rocks. Above you the Floyd | arched cave entrance rises up. You can continue into the cave to Floyd | the Floyd | north and west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Western Wall Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Western Wall Floyd | This part of the cave ends abruptly at a craggy wall of rock, Floyd | rising Floyd | above you. The only exit from here lies to the east, back towards Floyd | the Floyd | cave entrance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd ] Western Wall Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | The rocky wall reaches up here, at the western edge of the cave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "climb it" | ||
Floyd ] Western Wall Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB IT Floyd | Floyd | The wall is a sheer surface, with no signs of handholds. You can't Floyd | go Floyd | up there. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entering the Cave Floyd | You stand just inside the entrance to the cave. Behind you is the Floyd | sea, Floyd | with the sound of water lapping against the rocks. Above you the Floyd | arched cave entrance rises up. You can continue into the cave to Floyd | the Floyd | north and west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go north, east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Crevice Floyd | This cramped space is above the back of the cave. There is little Floyd | room Floyd | to move here, and the only way out is back down where you came Floyd | from. Floyd | You notice a small shelf jutting out from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "put lantern on shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LANTERN ON SHELF Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the shelf would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "put lantern in shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LANTERN IN SHELF Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrm." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we go tell master." | ||
| DavidW says, "okay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No glory for us today." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go north, east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entering the Cave Floyd | You stand just inside the entrance to the cave. Behind you is the Floyd | sea, Floyd | with the sound of water lapping against the rocks. Above you the Floyd | arched cave entrance rises up. You can continue into the cave to Floyd | the Floyd | north and west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | You stand at the entrance to a seemingly large, dark cave cut into Floyd | the Floyd | rocks under the castle. Behind you, the sea water laps against the Floyd | water-rounded rocks around you. Ahead, to the north, you can see Floyd | little, and the place fills you with unease. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a heavy wooden chest (closed), Ralph and John Napier of Floyd | Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe the oar?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "tell napier about shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL NAPIER ABOUT SHELF Floyd | Floyd | "This might be useful?" he asks, looking puzzled. "Take it then." Floyd | He Floyd | hands the staff to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. staff" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh ho." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entering the Cave Floyd | You stand just inside the entrance to the cave. Behind you is the Floyd | sea, Floyd | with the sound of water lapping against the rocks. Above you the Floyd | arched cave entrance rises up. You can continue into the cave to Floyd | the Floyd | north and west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go north, east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Crevice Floyd | This cramped space is above the back of the cave. There is little Floyd | room Floyd | to move here, and the only way out is back down where you came Floyd | from. Floyd | You notice a small shelf jutting out from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | You reach in tentatively. There is something here! It is just out Floyd | of Floyd | reach, but using the staff you can just poke in further to pull it Floyd | out. It is a silver box. You pick it up carefully, feeling a Floyd | strange Floyd | tingle as you do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x box" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX Floyd | Floyd | Obviously of some age, the silver box is just under a foot long, Floyd | with Floyd | rusting metal edges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "cf8" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Crevice Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You try to open it, but nothing you try works. It stays resolutely Floyd | shut. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Darn." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Back of the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Back of the Cave Floyd | Here the cave ends, at its deepest and darkest point, at a stone Floyd | wall Floyd | reaching upwards. Again you are uncomfortably aware of the mass of Floyd | rock above you. Of course it should not suddenly fall onto you, but Floyd | you can't help thinking uneasily of the possibility. From here the Floyd | only obvious exit is back to the south, though your eyes are drawn Floyd | to Floyd | the stone wall leading upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Large Cavernous Chamber Floyd | This is the heart of the cave, and here its roof rises to the Floyd | highest Floyd | point. You can just barely feel the breeze from the air outside. Floyd | The Floyd | overall impression is a strange combination of space and an uneasy Floyd | sense of claustrophobia, how you always feel going underground. Floyd | From Floyd | here you can go north, east and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Give it to Napier" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Entering the Cave Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Entering the Cave Floyd | You stand just inside the entrance to the cave. Behind you is the Floyd | sea, Floyd | with the sound of water lapping against the rocks. Above you the Floyd | arched cave entrance rises up. You can continue into the cave to Floyd | the Floyd | north and west from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "On my way." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | You stand at the entrance to a seemingly large, dark cave cut into Floyd | the Floyd | rocks under the castle. Behind you, the sea water laps against the Floyd | water-rounded rocks around you. Ahead, to the north, you can see Floyd | little, and the place fills you with unease. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a heavy wooden chest (closed), Ralph and John Napier of Floyd | Merchiston here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "give box to napier" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BOX TO NAPIER Floyd | Floyd | "You found it!" exclaims Napier, his hands reaching out eagerly for Floyd | the box. He cradles it, lovingly. "We must get back to shore. Floyd | Come!" Floyd | and he strides over towards the boat. Floyd | Floyd | Ralph rows you back to shore. As you approach the beach you see two Floyd | figures waiting there. It is Logan and Bothwell! You feel a chill Floyd | inside, and looking over to Napier he looks alarmed too. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, did you find it?" thunders Logan. Napier nods, trembling. Floyd | "Well Floyd | come on man, let's go indoors and see what you have." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Soon after you are all gathered again in the castle's dining room. Floyd | "Hand it over then," says Logan, reaching out his hand fiercely. Floyd | Napier pulls the box shakily from his pocket. "Here, my lord," he Floyd | says, as he hands it over. Floyd | Floyd | "Is that it?" asks Logan, wonderingly. Bothwell also reaches Floyd | forward Floyd | to have a look. "That's quite something, Robert," he says to his Floyd | cousin. "What's inside, I wonder?" Logan picks it up, and scrabbles Floyd | at Floyd | the box, trying to open it, without success. Floyd | Floyd | "Let me, my lord," says Napier. Logan nods, and your master Floyd | stretches Floyd | his hand over the box, closes his eyes, and mutters an incantation. Floyd | There is a pause, then a click, and the box opens. Napier's eyes Floyd | shoot Floyd | open again as he pulls his hand back. You all peer towards the box, Floyd | to Floyd | see what is inside. Floyd | Floyd | Underneath old crinkly paper is a hint of gold! Logan reaches in Floyd | eagerly. "Bullion maybe, or coins?" he says, then goes quiet as he Floyd | fumbles among the cracking paper. Then his hand emerges, holding an Floyd | ornate gold cross. About six inches long, it is exquisitely Floyd | crafted, Floyd | with rich decoration, and even jewels embedded in the gold. It must Floyd | be Floyd | centuries old, you think, and the most beautiful thing you have Floyd | ever Floyd | seen. "A Christian cross!" says Logan, laughing loudly. "And to Floyd | think Floyd | what the local minister says of me." He rubs his chin, thinking. Floyd | "Ah, Floyd | but it's a bonnie item. Maybe I'll no sell it or melt it down after Floyd | all." Floyd | Floyd | "And my fee?" says Napier, shakily. "Aye man, I'd no forgot," barks Floyd | Logan. He reaches over to one side, and brings out a small bag. Floyd | "Here's the money I promised. I keep my word! Now begone, and Floyd | remember Floyd | say nothing of Bothwell here, if you value your lives." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance
Floyd | With the treasure found, your master and you are free to leave.
Floyd | Though
Floyd | you enjoyed the treasure hunt, and found what you were seeking, you
Floyd | are glad to put Fast Castle and its owner far behind you. Even if
Floyd | part
Floyd | of you thinks yet of that cross ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the
Floyd | last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "We won!" | |
| DavidW says, "yay!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice, and quick." | ||
| DavidW says, "And no cats were kicked." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I do wonder what if we went west from the kitchen." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was somehow expecting it to be longer. That we would be waylaid on the journey back to shore, or beaten by Logan." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(I really ought to get Implements finished.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "We all have games to finish writing, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We've been playing so many long games, a short one is very nice." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to David), "True, true." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, on the one hand, I wish this had been more fleshed out, richer somehow. On the other, I keep coming back to Vivienne's comment that this is based on a true story in her family history and I'm glad she didn't go wild." | ||
| DavidW says, "I've almost forgotten what I wanted to do in Fox Dragon Bread." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And I have a bunch of questions for her. Might drop her an email." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Like, was the servant her relation? Or Napier? Or... one of the other two?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Cave Entrance Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | This game is based on real historical events. The original contract Floyd | drawn up between Robert Logan of Restalrig and John Napier for the Floyd | treasure hunt still survives today. And Napier was infamous for his Floyd | occult practices, alongside his perhaps better known mathematical Floyd | skills. Floyd | Floyd | But much of the game is fictional. For example, relatively little Floyd | is Floyd | known about Fast Castle, which is now barely more than a few rocks Floyd | on Floyd | a stump of rock jutting out into the North Sea. Nor do we know if Floyd | Napier really found the treasure. But it's a great tale that a game Floyd | can be spun from. Floyd | Floyd | The author also has a family link with the story. Robert Logan of Floyd | Restalrig was my direct ancestor (my 12 times great grandfather), Floyd | definitely one of my more infamous relatives! Floyd | Floyd | For thanks to playtesters etc. please use the CREDITS command. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ah" | |
| DavidW says, "oh wow" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I remembered that from the Intro version." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "See, that makes the whole thing awesome." | ||
| DavidW says, "Wonder where *she* hid the treasure." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Even though the game is short and quick." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "credits" | ||
Floyd ] Cave Entrance Floyd | > Floyd | > CREDITS Floyd | Floyd | Inform 7 is the work of Graham Nelson. Floyd | Floyd | Many thanks to my testers for the game: Chris Selmys, Jason Guest, Floyd | Jennifer Schmidt (bikibird), Marnix van den Bos, Martin Dunstan, Floyd | mathbrush, Mike Carletta, Mike Spivey, Nick Marsh and Stian R��dven Floyd | Eide. Floyd | Floyd | Thanks also to Victor Ojuel, for encouraging me to write this game Floyd | in Floyd | the first place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "A solid list of peeps." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks, all." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, good game" | ||
