Thread: Monsters and Mazes

as the game loaded, they emerged in the Castle. it was basically the Tutorial, teaching each Character how to play the Game, how to use their powers, how to aim, shoot, and the like. it was a very good game, it had a very nice Targeting system, and it read Brain waves to help a person switch between Melee, Ranged, and Magic attacks, as well as switch between weapons and spells. it was an 'automatic' system, making Game play easier, and more effective for new players, and hard core gamers alike. the Three Players would immediately get a list of Quests, which appeared to float in mid air. they could stay as a group, or go their separate ways, but so far they only had one Quest. the Elf, Ezrie, would get her Quest, and as soon as she did Targets popped up all over, bright Targets with red Bullseyes, her order, simple. ' Hit All 12 Targets. Shoot all five Blood Crows. there where five blood red birds all around her, and for the moment, Kite and Ash could not be seen... so they didn't interfere in each others tutorials. the Dwarf Crusader, Ash was given a different 'Quest'. Destroy six pillars. and eliminate all Six Orcs. he would have to use his strength to take on the Orcs, which where short, green little creatures which carried a combination of clubs, arrows, and spears. they where tall, as tall as he himself was, and had long, thin limbs. they where rather cute in all honesty, and they chattered in Orcish as all six gathered together, chattering as they rushed forward to attack him. they where easy opponents, and it was easy to take them out with a few blows from his fist or his weapon of choice. he could choose from a War hammer, or a sword. the six pillars, which where glowing green, indicating that they where Quest Targets, had to be destroyed with his hammer. the Shrine Maiden, or Kite, also had their own Quest. She was to heal the wounded Giant, and fight off the four invaders using her Doppelganger skills, or her Magic. the Invaders where also Orcs, and unlike the others, she would no doubt notice how very... real, this game was. the Orcs had no body hair and where covered in armor... but the Giant... the Giant was massive, and had a gaping wound on his leg. he was twice as big as Kite was, and was dressed in nothing but a loin cloth... which, from the way he was sitting, did nothing to hide his oh so very impressive length. whether or not she took notice to this, was a mystery, but as soon as each player finished their quests, they saw a yellow glow around a massive chest. inside where two health potions, and fifty gold pieces each. as soon as they collected the items, they where sorted into the invisible inventory, and they where each put back into the dilapidated castle, the Tutorial finished, there was now three quests, all of them seeing the same Quests. the beginning Game was simple, but it would get more complicated and interesting as time went on. the first New Quest was Locate Isingaurd the second. Follow the East Trail to find Gareth Nix and the Third. Go to the Black Marsh. each Quest followed a different story line, and you could do each storyline as you pleased. now Kite, Ash, and Ezrie had to decide of they where going to do one of the quests, wander around, split up, or stay together. whatever their decision, they where going to have to choose quickly, because there where red Glows moving around in the tall grass around the castle, warning them of enemies.