The Dark, Dank, Depths by James Chumpol

The Dark, Dank, Depths

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The The Depths is a room. "You are deep in the depths. To the north is the fabled Veil area."

The corpse is in the depths. "There is a corpse withering away inside the depths. The foul stench makes you sick and uneasy."

The corpse is edible.
Instead of eating the corpse:
say "You take a bite out of the corpse, but the corpse bites back."; end the game in death.

The jacket is part of the corpse. The jacket is a closed openable container. In the jacket is a key, stilettos, eye patch, red diamond and a scimitar.

The case is part of the corpse. The case is a closed openable container. The case contains a fire kit.

The description of the case is "A medium case where the corpse have been sitting upon."
After opening the case:
	say "You open the case, just enough not to disturb the slumbering corpse, revealing a fire kit."

The obsidian door is north of the depths. "A large, ominous, obsidian door is visible." The obsidian door is a closed locked door. The key unlocks the obsidian door.

The description of the obsidian door is "The obsidian door appears to be an old, sturdy door that's been there since caverns old."

After opening the obsidian door:
If the obsidian door is locked begin;
	say "The door stops continuation without an apparent key."; Otherwise;
	say "The doors slowly swings open with a moan that echoes.";;
end if.

The description of the fire kit is "A fire kit that can be used to create... well... fires. You will use it when the time comes."
After taking the fire kit:
	say "You take the fire kit from the case. With this, you can make some light to pave the way."
The fire kit is edible.
After eating the fire kit:
	say "You take the fire kit and put it in your mouth. In an impressive display, you create a light show of fire! Impressive! No, not really, you choked and died. Seriously?"; end the game in death.

The scimitar is edible.
After eating the scimitar:
	say "You try to eat the scimitar, but you impale yourself. Honestly never seen a worst sword swallower."; end the game in death.

The description of the red diamond is "The diamond glows a magnificent blood red, you marvel at it's essence."
The red diamond is edible.
After eating the red diamond:
	say "You pop the diamond in your mouth and you choke to death. Did you expect anything else to happen? Should've eaten supper before leaving the house."; end the game in death.

After opening the jacket:
	say "The jacket contains old weaponry, including stilettos and a scimitar. An eye patch hangs to the side, next to it, a key. After moving the corpse, a shiny red diamond dropped from its hand. You're unsure whether you should take it or not."

After taking red diamond:
If player has scimitar begin;
	say "You carefully reach over to grab the red diamond, but in an instant, the corpse springs to its knees with a startling cry and attempts to lash at your throat, but with your pure cunning, you kick the fiend in the chest while reaching for your scimitar and slashed the undead across the chest, making it, once again, a corpse. 'That diamond's mine now,' you declare."; award 1 point;
Otherwise;
	say "You carefully reach over to grab the red diamond, but in an instant, the corpse springs to its knees with a startling cry and strangles you. Panicked, you struggle in vain as your cries are stifled when your neck is broken in one fell swoop, ending your pity life. It removes the red precious from your hands and remains with its rightful item, along with a new friend."; end the game in death;
end if.

The description of the scimitar is "An old blade, but still very sharp. Appears to be the only weapon in applicable condition."
After taking scimitar:
	say "You take the scimitar and scabbard and equip them for emergency use. Hopefully, you'll never have to use it."

The description of the key is "A dark, metal key with a worn out insignia. It's near impossible to tell what the insignia shows."
After taking key:
say "You take the copper key and pocket it."

Instead of taking eye patch:
	say "You take the eye patch and wear it for yourself, pretending to be a swashbuckler at sea! Then, you realize how childish  what you're doing is and replace the eye patch back in the jacket, silently giving an introspection."

Instead of taking stilettos:
	say "The stilettos are too brittle for use; it provides little assistance in any sort of situation, let alone defending yourself."

The description of the stilettos is "Matted in rust, it doesn't appear to be in any working condition."

The description of the jacket is "The ruined jacket holds the corpse's inventory."

Instead of examining the corpse:
If the player has red diamond begin;
	say "The cadaver seems to be rotting away for a few months, its complexion mutilated from the long decay, sitting against a case. The re-dead corpse is laced with blood from the conflict not so long ago.";
Otherwise;
	say "The cadaver seems to be rotting away for a few months, its complexion mutilated from the long decay, sitting against a case. There must be something to salvage under the jacket...";
end if.

The The Entrance is north of the obsidian door.
Every turn when in the entrance:
If player has fire kit begin;
	say "You step into the dark; the door barely ajar unless you hold it open to allow the light in. You feel you are not alone in the darkness, but with your trusty fire kit, it should make the venture less treacherous.  Back South is the Depths, up North is the Veil.";
Otherwise;
	say "You step into the dark; the door barely ajar unless you hold it open to allow the light in. You feel you are not alone in the darkness, travelling without a light is most unwise. Back South is the Depths, up North is the Veil.";
end if.

After going north in the Veil:
If the player has fire kit begin;
	say " You take the fire kit and lit up a torch. The glowing energy of the flame wards off the darkness.";move player to veil;
Otherwise;
	say "Without a light, you wander into the dark, the obsidian door shutting behind you as you venture into the unknown. With no light to guide the way, you continue aimlessly in the darkness. How long has it been now? Minutes? Hours? Days? Months? You continue pushing, but your body is no longer yours."; end the game in death;
end if.

The Veil is north of the Entrance. "You hear voices around you. Back South is the Veil Entrance."

The painted stone is in the veil. "You almost trip over what appears to be a stone, which lies sprawled against the ground. It seems to have writing painted on it..."

Instead of taking the painted stone:
say "The stone is way too heavy to carry."

Instead of examining the painted stone:
say "'You read the inscriptions on the stone. The inscription says: 'Thanks for playing my first text based game that is, at the moment, a WIP. I will continue in a later update. Tune in for the next version.' What could this possibly mea-you exploded into a million pieces.";end the game in death

Maximum score is 3.

Every turn:
If score is 3 begin;
	say "You escape the Depths, leaving behind the darkness and misery and into the night sky. With the new treasures you've found, you're a swashbuckler after all."; end the game in victory;
end if.