- played with sonnet-35
You act as a player of an interactive text adventure. The goal is to win the game.
The user provides the text of the text adventure. He is not a human and just prints the output of the game.
Your output should be a simple command, typically one or two words.
"Yes, master?"
You rush to your master's side and await his instructions. He is studying a fragile looking scroll and muttering to himself.
He looks up and says, "Ah, there you are. This ..." -- he hands you the scroll -- " ... goes back in the vault. I believe it is still open. And this little beastie ..." -- he hands you a small, empty brass cage -- "... goes back to my private quarters. Thank you, that will be all."
You bow, and head downstairs to the vault. The heavy stone door is wide open, and a golden key juts out of the lock.
Without warning, someone shoves you roughly from behind. The scroll and the brass cage fly out of your hands as you fall to the ground. There is a loud "click", and everything turns black.
[Press a key]
Suveh Nux by David Fisher, version 1.1. Release 1 / Serial number 150314 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S Identification number: //4E7C2725-E359-B23A-ABA9-F6AF1FD9A26F//
Darkness It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Which is not good.
(Type "about" for game information and special commands).
look around
(It is not quite as dark as you thought. A sliver of light under the door provides a tiny amount of light, and your eyes begin to adjust to the near darkness ...)
Vault There is plenty of room to move around, and the ceiling is quite high. You can just make out a shelf along one of the walls.
On the floor you can faintly see a brass cage and a scroll.
take scroll
Taken.
examine scroll
It's a fragile scroll. It is too dark to read what is on it.
take cage
Taken. You notice that it has fallen open.
Something brushes past your foot.
look down
It is quite difficult to see in the dark.
search floor
You find no objects on the floor.
You can't find whatever it was that brushed past you.
examine cage
You can feel it, but you can't see it very well in the dark.
open door
The vault door won't budge.
You feel something nibbling on your shoe.
kick shoe
You kick at your shoes, but whatever nibbled on your shoe is not there any more.
examine shelf
The shelf seems to have some objects on it, but you can't clearly make them out.
feel shelf
You stretch out your hand and feel your way along the shelf ... there is a piece of parchment, what feels like a leather bound book, a crystal or gemstone of some kind ...
Clunk! You knock over a small vial of liquid, which glows briefly with a dull green light. The glow soon fades away.
You noticed that the vial had a stopper, so nothing was spilled. (Fortunately for you; your master may have been upset if it had).
take vial
Taken.
Something brushes past you again.
open vial
Your remove the stopper from the vial, but the pungent vapours make you feel dizzy, so you replace it again.
examine vial
You can't see it very well in the dark. It only glowed for a brief time.
shake vial
You give the vial of liquid a vigorous shake, and it starts to glow with a faint, phosphorescent green light -- enough to get a better look at your surroundings.
[Your score has just gone up by 10%.]
[Type "full score" at any time for a breakdown of your score.]
look around
Vault You view your surroundings by the dull green glow of the liquid ...
On the shelf you can see a leather bound book, a piece of parchment and a crystal or gemstone.
take book
Taken.
examine book
The front cover of the book has the word "SPELLS" written vertically down the left side in silver letters. There is some other writing as well, but it's too dark to make out.
[To read the book, say "next/prev", "page ", or "open/close book".]
open book
You open the book.
The first page says "Suveh Nux" down the left side in silver letters. There is some other writing as well, but it's too dark to make out.
You briefly feel something small standing on your foot.
The glow from the vial has faded to nothing, and you are in the dark once again.
shake vial
You give the vial of liquid another shake, and it starts to glow again.
You glance down at the book again.
The first page says "Suveh Nux" down the left side in silver letters.
You glimpse the words "ancient civilisations" before the glow fades too much to read the rest of the page. The letters in silver remain visible.
read book
The second page says "Aveh Tia" down the left side in silver letters.
You glimpse the words "very sophisticated" before the glow fades too much to read the rest of the page. The letters in silver remain visible.
next page
The third page says "Aveh Madah" down the left side in silver letters. There is some other writing as well, but it's too dark to make out.
shake vial
You give the vial of liquid another shake, and it briefly glows a little brighter.
You glance down at the book again.
The third page says "Aveh Madah" down the left side in silver letters.
You glimpse the words "exquisite workers" before the glow fades too much to read the rest of the page. The letters in silver remain visible.
Something briefly tugs at your trousers and then lets go.
say aveh madah
You say "Aveh madah".
You feel heavy and weighed down.
[Your score has just gone up by 5%.]
close book
You close the book.
The front cover of the book has the word "SPELLS" written vertically down the left side in silver letters. There is some other writing as well, but it's too dark to make out.
take parchment
Taken.
examine parchment
There is something written on it, but you can't read it in this low light. The glow from the vial has faded too much.
The glow from the vial has faded to nothing again.
shake vial
You give the vial of liquid another shake, and it starts to glow again.
read parchment
There is just enough light from the fading glow of the vial to see what is written on it.
The parchment is written in a script you are not familiar with. In the centre is an illustration of a man holding a teardrop shaped object and pointing his finger at a table.
take crystal
Taken.
Something nibbles on your shoe.
examine crystal
A perfectly clear crystal with many facets, about the size of your fist and shaped like a teardrop. It looks quite beautiful in the faint green light.
say suveh nux
You say "Suveh nux".
The room is suddenly filled with light.
You feel something brush against you again.
[Your score has just gone up by 5%.]
look around
Vault You are in a room-sized vault, with a shelf along one wall. The shelf has nothing on it at the moment.
You feel heavy and weighed down.
examine door
The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
examine floor
The floor is solid stone, just like the walls and the door.
search floor
There are no objects on the floor.
You can't find whatever it was that brushed past you.
open cage
That's already open.
examine cage
A small brass cage with closely fitting bars, currently open.
Something hops onto your foot and then hops off again.
look down
The floor is solid stone, just like the walls and the door.
search cage
You feel around, but the cage is empty.
open book
You open the book.
The first page says:
Some ancient civilisations had a great understanding of the manifold and various sciences of the natural world, entirely in disagreement with certain historical surveyors who shall remain Nameless in the present work, but shall be understood by the algebraic designation x.
The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Suveh Nux".
next page
The second page says:
Ancient races such as the Meohan, a very sophisticated and reasonable ethnic group indeed, possessed horological devices of such accurate Timing that they could predict imminent eclipses, conjunctions and other such astronomical phenomena.
The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Aveh Tia".
next page
The third page says:
Another highly developed race of antiquity, vanquished by the Meohan, were the Sundar -- exquisite workers in metal, gemstones and heated glass. Their susceptibility to the Meohan's warlike methods was only due to a civil war between rival noble families, devastating the nation's standing army at a very inopportune time; their enemies had a distinct numerical advantage as a result.
The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Aveh Madah".
Something tickles your ankle.
say aveh tia
You say "Aveh tia".
The room becomes hot.
examine crystal
A perfectly clear crystal with many facets, about the size of your fist and shaped like a teardrop. The light dances beautifully across its surface.
point crystal
What do you want to point the clear crystal at?
point crystal at door
You point the clear crystal at the vault door, but nothing happens.
Something tries to climb up your leg, then drops to the floor again.
examine parchment
The parchment is written in a script you are not familiar with. In the centre is an illustration of a man holding a teardrop shaped object and pointing his finger at a table.
point finger
What do you want to point finger at?
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The crystal hums briefly, and the word "fireno" dances in the air before you in fiery letters.
say fireno
You say "Fireno", but nothing happens.
say aveh tia fireno
You say "Aveh tia fireno".
The vault door becomes hot.
Something nibbles on your shoe.
[Your score has just gone up by 10%.]
open door
The vault door won't budge.
It feels hot.
examine door
The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
It is giving off heat.
say aveh madah
You say "Aveh madah".
You briefly feel a bit heavier.
[Tip: the word "say" is optional before "suveh" or "aveh".]
aveh madah fireno
You say "Aveh madah fireno".
You feel like something has happened.
open door
The vault door won't budge.
It feels hot.
push door
You push the door with all your might, but it doesn't budge.
It feels hot.
examine door
The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
It is giving off heat.
Something tries to climb up your leg, then drops to the floor again.
point crystal at door
You point the clear crystal at the vault door, but nothing happens. Words only seem to appear when you point with your finger, not the crystal.
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The word "fireno" impresses itself on your mind.
suveh nux fireno
You say "Suveh nux fireno".
The vault door starts to glow.
open door
The vault door won't budge.
It feels hot.
examine door
The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
It is glowing, and it is giving off heat.
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The word "fireno" drifts into your consciousness.
aveh tia fireno
You say "Aveh tia fireno".
The vault door seems to briefly grow hotter.
You don't seem to be able to make it stay any hotter than it already is.
You briefly feel something small standing on your foot.
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The word "fireno" appears in fiery letters before you.
aveh madah fireno
You say "Aveh madah fireno".
You feel like something didn't quite happen.
You feel something brush against you again.
examine crystal
A perfectly clear crystal with many facets, about the size of your fist and shaped like a teardrop. The light dances beautifully across its surface.
point crystal at door
You point the clear crystal at the vault door, but nothing happens. Words only seem to appear when you point with your finger, not the crystal.
point finger at crystal
You point your finger at the clear crystal.
The word "kirabesso" suggests itself to your awareness.
suveh nux kirabesso
You say "Suveh nux kirabesso".
The clear crystal you are carrying starts to glow.
point crystal at door
You point the clear crystal at the vault door, but nothing happens. Words only seem to appear when you point with your finger, not the crystal.
examine crystal
A perfectly clear crystal with many facets, about the size of your fist and shaped like a teardrop.
It is glowing.
Something nibbles on your shoe.
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The word "fireno" comes unbidden into your mind.
aveh tia kirabesso
You say "Aveh tia kirabesso".
The clear crystal you are carrying becomes hot.
point crystal at door
You point the clear crystal at the vault door, but nothing happens. Words only seem to appear when you point with your finger, not the crystal.
Something brushes past you again.
examine door
The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
It is glowing, and it is giving off heat.
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The word "fireno" appears before you.
aveh madah kirabesso
You say "Aveh madah kirabesso".
The clear crystal you are carrying feels a lot heavier.
point crystal at door
You point the clear crystal at the vault door, but nothing happens. Words only seem to appear when you point with your finger, not the crystal.
Something briefly tugs at your trousers and then lets go.
throw crystal at door
You had better not destroy your master's things, if at all possible.
examine door
The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
It is glowing, and it is giving off heat.
point finger at door
You point your finger at the vault door.
The word "fireno" is impressed upon your mind.
aveh madah fireno
You say "Aveh madah fireno".
You feel like something didn't quite happen.
examine scroll
The scroll is written in your master's hand in a familiar script, but you cannot read what it says. Perhaps it is some kind of shorthand or private code. You don't have much hope of interpreting it.
Something hops onto your foot and then hops off again.
point finger at scroll
You point your finger at the scroll.
The word "anutasl" comes into your mind.
suveh nux anutasl
You say "Suveh nux anutasl".
The scroll you are carrying starts to glow.
examine scroll
The scroll is written in your master's hand in a familiar script, but you cannot read what it says. Perhaps it is some kind of shorthand or private code. You don't have much hope of interpreting it.
It is glowing.
aveh tia anutasl
You say "Aveh tia anutasl".
The scroll you are carrying becomes hot.
examine scroll
The scroll is written in your master's hand in a familiar script, but you cannot read what it says. Perhaps it is some kind of shorthand or private code. You don't have much hope of interpreting it.
It is glowing, and it is hot.
aveh madah anutasl
You say "Aveh madah anutasl".
The scroll you are carrying feels a lot heavier.
examine scroll
The scroll is written in your master's hand in a familiar script, but you cannot read what it says. Perhaps it is some kind of shorthand or private code. You don't have much hope of interpreting it.
It is glowing, and it is hot.
Something tickles your ankle.
read scroll
The scroll is written in your master's hand in a familiar script, but you cannot read what it says. Perhaps it is some kind of shorthand or private code. You don't have much hope of interpreting it.
point finger at parchment
You point your finger at the piece of parchment.
The word "amutasl" appears in the air before you.
Something tries to climb up your leg, then drops to the floor again.
suveh nux amutasl
You say "Suveh nux amutasl".
The piece of parchment you are carrying starts to glow.
examine parchment
The parchment is written in a script you are not familiar with. In the centre is an illustration of a man holding a teardrop shaped object and pointing his finger at a table.
It is glowing.
aveh tia amutasl
You say "Aveh tia amutasl".
The piece of parchment you are carrying becomes hot.
examine parchment
The parchment is written in a script you are not familiar with. In the centre is an illustration of a man holding a teardrop shaped object and pointing his finger at a table.
It is glowing, and it is hot.
aveh madah amutasl