Start of a transcript of Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Standard interpreter 1.0 (6F) / Library serial number 990428 >restart You have so far scored 6518 out of a possible 7078, in 955 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Amazing Adventurer. Are you sure you want to restart? y Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >y "Our doom is sealed." The old woman turned away from the window overlooking the vast ocean. "Queen Fafhara has become ill; at first it was just a cold, but the fever rose and she became delirious; now she has fallen into a coma. The King spends all his time watching over his young wife. State business is being neglected. The barons have seen their chance to power; only their mutual distrust keeps them from open revolt, but civil war is approaching. And the Queen's health keeps deteriorating." The silence was unbroken for a long minute. Then a tiny voice near the door peeped, "Then there is no hope?" "No. Oh, wait, hold on. I just thought of something." The old woman leaned forward on her staff. "The Queen is very ill; no one in this room can hope to cure her. But she need not die -- if we act at once we may be able to save her." "Wherein lies your hope, Z'Hbfm?" demanded a man in the front row. "What Magick is proof against the death of the Queen herself?" Z'Hbfm's dry chuckle stilled the murmur of the crowd. "You forget your own history, Gunther. Are you not author of the definitive scroll on the Jewelled Eye of Wossname?" A tumult of protests drowned out Gunther's retort. Z'Hbfm hobbled over to a table laden with mystical artifacts, selected a small stone and raised it high. "The Eye is our only hope," she cried, shaking the stone as it failed to glow. "It is said that the possessor of the Jewelled Eye will gain an insight into all worldly knowledge. The possessor merely has to think of a problem and the solution will become readily apparent. With this power one could easily heal the Queen, and return peace to the land." A shrill voice rose above the cheering. "And who will steal this Eye from its hiding place?" it scoffed. "You, Z'Hbfm?" Z'Hbfm placed the stone back on the table, annoyed with its inability to glow at a suitably dramatic moment. "Not I," she replied, knocking the lifeless stone onto the floor in frustration. "The Eye is a powerful object. We dare not send anyone who knows of its power. Another champion must be sought; an idiot unskilled in anything but adventuring, who cannot know the price of failure, or recognize the face of death." "Suppose your champion succeeds in this hopeless quest. What will become of the Eye?" Z'Hbfm turned to face the sea once more. "How should I know? I can't think of everything. Sometimes you lot really get on my nerves." Gunther paused, slightly embarrassed. "And who shall we send on this deadly mission?" Z'Hbfm smiled to herself, and turned around. "I can think of no one better qualified than that arrogant fool, Spodgeville Murphy." There was a general agreement; you were Sent. Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Five months later (after looking in the wrong place twice) you stumbled upon the Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname. All you have to do now is get the Eye, and get back home. Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >i You are carrying: a lamp (providing light) a leather jacket (being worn) a hat (being worn) a whip user's manual a whip a gun >x lamp The lamp is currently switched on. >x jacket Just your average adventurer's brown leather jacket. >l in jacket You find nothing of interest. >x hat It's getting a bit old now, it's kind of battered and even a bit smelly, but it's your trademark hat, and Spodgville Murphy doesn't go anywhere without his trademark hat. >l in hat You find nothing of interest. >doff hat Spodgeville Murphy without a hat? What if one of your fans saw you? It doesn't bear thinking about. >x whip It's your trusty bullwhip. It can do amazingly unlikely things. >x manual To use your brand new whip, just "Whip " where "" is the name of the object you wish to whip. If you don't understand this, just email me at Noslwop@Hotmail.com. >whip noslwop You can't see any such thing. >bother Quite. >x gun It's a small pistol. You've used most of the bullets already. >l in gun Opening the gun reveals that it has two bullets left. >put gun to head I didn't understand that sentence. >l Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >get jewel As you lift the Jewelled Eye of Wossname from its resting-place, the platform shifts slightly, and the exit slams shut. A few small bits of rock fall from the ceiling. Now how are you going to get out of here? [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and seventy-five points.] >put jewel on platform No, you need to keep the Eye. >x eye The legendary Jewelled Eye of Wossname. Entire kingdoms have been wiped out in great battles for this, so it was stored safely away where none but the most pig-headed and greedy adventurers would look for it. That'd be you, then. It really does look like an eye. In fact, it seems to be staring at you. You hear a sudden creaking noise, and the platform shifts again. That can't be good. >think Sadly, you are but a generic stereotypical adventurer parody, and thus unable to cope with such things. The walls of the cave seem to be closing in on you. It's times like this when you really question whether Adventuring is a good line of work for a claustrophobic. >think about escape You can't see any such thing. >think about exit Sadly, you are but a generic stereotypical adventurer parody, and thus unable to cope with such things. >think about walls Sadly, you are but a generic stereotypical adventurer parody, and thus unable to cope with such things. With a start you realise that the walls really are closing in on you. >think about eye Sadly, you are but a generic stereotypical adventurer parody, and thus unable to cope with such things. >x walls They are slowly moving inwards. If you don't move soon, they'll crush you alive! The walls really are getting kind of close. If you're going to get out of here, I'd make it quick. >n You can't go that way. >e You can't go that way. The wall crush you, the platform, and everything else, and Spodgeville Murphy is no more. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7079 out of a possible 7499, in 932 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Brilliant Adventurer. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > full In that game you scored 7079 out of a possible 7499, in 932 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Brilliant Adventurer. The score was made up as follows: 107 finding the entrance 138 discovering the elven sword 132 solving the complex riddle of the elven sword 238 killing the troll 24 running away from the giant rolling boulder 250 scraping the moss from the boulder 137 squeezing the moss 122 using the moss to clean the ancient picture chart 223 climbing the underground tower 88 meeting the Strange Underground Hermit 33 asking the Strange Underground Hermit various obscure questions 190 getting the Master Key from the Strange Underground Hermit 11 finding the underground river 174 finding the strange ring 91 hiding from the slimy grey creature 210 solving the slimy grey creature's first riddle 62 solving the slimy grey creature's second riddle 255 shooting the slimy grey creature 173 using the ring to get past the orcs 122 finding the white dragon 53 taking the coat 193 getting into the barrow 153 finding the black dragon 26 drowning the dragon with the glacier 49 finding the frozen princess 43 giving the coat to the princess 161 getting the unicorn key 107 finding various treasures 79 exorcising the demon from the senile wizard 228 freeing the demon 160 not being killed by the ungrateful wizard 226 not being killed by the ungrateful demon 35 shooting the wizard 18 taking the wizard's wand 70 stealing the scarf from the odd guy in the blue police box 210 using the wand to turn the locked door into fudge 185 eating the door 165 shooting the bear 27 feeding the bear to the ravenous gronkle 43 wearing the scarf in the ice room 54 shooting the vicious hellhound-poodle 29 unlocking the Master Door with the Master Key 145 unlocking the door to the royal treasury with the unicorn key 177 taking the royal treasure 3 shooting the pirate 207 taking the pirate's treasure 93 shooting the thief 77 taking the thief's treasure 8 throwing most of your inventory onto the left bridge 142 crossing the right bridge 150 learning the complex strategy game 70 beating the Giant Flaming Head at the complex strategy game 44 not being killed by the annoyed Giant Flaming Head 188 shooting the annoyed Giant Flaming Head 178 taking the annoyed Giant Flaming Head's map to the Jewelled Eye of Wossname 106 shooting the three-headed dog 43 shooting the red dragon 119 finding the bullets 60 finding the Jewelled Eye of Wossname 175 taking the Jewelled Eye of Wossname 7079 total (out of 7499) Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restart Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >n Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >w Not without the Eye! >x west You see nothing special about the west wall. >x platform It juts up about a metre from the floor. >x floor (the cave) Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >x eye The legendary Jewelled Eye of Wossname. Entire kingdoms have been wiped out in great battles for this, so it was stored safely away where none but the most pig-headed and greedy adventurers would look for it. That'd be you, then. It really does look like an eye. In fact, it seems to be staring at you. >stare at eye That's not a verb I recognise. >l into eye You find nothing of interest. >l under eye You find nothing of interest. >search room You can't see any such thing. >search platform There is nothing on the platform. >i You are carrying: a lamp (providing light) a leather jacket (being worn) a hat (being worn) a whip user's manual a whip a gun >put gun on platform There's already something on it. >get eye As you lift the Jewelled Eye of Wossname from its resting-place, the platform shifts slightly, and the exit slams shut. A few small bits of rock fall from the ceiling. Now how are you going to get out of here? [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and sixty-six points.] >put gun on platform You put the gun on the platform. >w You can no longer go that way. You hear a sudden creaking noise, and the platform shifts again. That can't be good. >stand on platform There's already something up there. The walls of the cave seem to be closing in on you. It's times like this when you really question whether Adventuring is a good line of work for a claustrophobic. >get gun Taken. >stand on platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You are very nearly bumping your head on the ceiling here. With a start you realise that the walls really are closing in on you. >x ceiling It doesn't appear very stable. The slightest noise would probably bring it down on your head. >shout You shout at the top of your lungs, and the ceiling trembles slightly. The walls really are getting kind of close. If you're going to get out of here, I'd make it quick. >shout You shout at the top of your lungs, and the ceiling trembles slightly. >shout You shout at the top of your lungs, and the ceiling trembles slightly. The wall crush you, the platform, and everything else, and Spodgeville Murphy is no more. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 6614 out of a possible 7003, in 1099 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Famous Adventurer. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restart Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >n Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >get eye As you lift the Jewelled Eye of Wossname from its resting-place, the platform shifts slightly, and the exit slams shut. A few small bits of rock fall from the ceiling. Now how are you going to get out of here? [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and eighty-one points.] >shoot gun (with the gun) You shoot the gun with the gun. A small piece of stone falls from the ceiling and bounces off your head. Then the entire ceiling collapses on top of you, squashing you to a pulp. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7246 out of a possible 7670, in 780 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Amazing Adventurer. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restart Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >n Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >whip eye You crack the whip at the Eye, knocking it onto the floor. You just have time to notice the platform it was on shift slightly before you hear the exit slam shut. Now how are you going to get out of here? >whip ceiling You crack the whip at the ceiling. Nothing obvious happens. >w You can no longer go that way. You hear a sudden creaking noise, and the platform shifts again. That can't be good. >get eye Taken. The walls of the cave seem to be closing in on you. It's times like this when you really question whether Adventuring is a good line of work for a claustrophobic. [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and eighty-one points.] >put it on platform No, you need to keep the Eye. >drop eye You need to keep the Eye with you. With a start you realise that the walls really are closing in on you. >shoot walls (with the gun) You pick a wall a random, and fire a bullet at it. A small piece of stone falls from the ceiling and bounces off your head. Then the entire ceiling collapses on top of you, squashing you to a pulp. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7246 out of a possible 7670, in 785 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Amazing Adventurer. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restart Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >n Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >shoot wall (the cave walls at all) Sorry, you can only shoot one thing at a time. >shoot walls (with the gun) Why waste a bullet? >shoot eye (with the gun) Why waste a bullet? >shoot me (with the gun) You shoot Spodgeville Murphy with the gun, killing yourself instantly. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7065 out of a possible 7670, in 781 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Adventurer Extraordinaire. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Previous turn undone.] >l under platform You find nothing of interest. >search walls You find nothing of interest. >push walls You are unable to. >whip walls You crack the whip at the cave walls. Nothing obvious happens. >whip ceiling You crack the whip at the ceiling. Nothing obvious happens. >whip platform You crack the whip at the platform. Nothing obvious happens. >whip exit You crack the whip at the exit. Nothing obvious happens. >x exit That's the way you came in, and probably the way you're going to leave again. >probably not That's not a verb I recognise. >x floor (the cave) Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >whip cave You crack the whip at the cave. Nothing obvious happens. >get eye As you lift the Jewelled Eye of Wossname from its resting-place, the platform shifts slightly, and the exit slams shut. A few small bits of rock fall from the ceiling. Now how are you going to get out of here? [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and eighty-one points.] >stand on platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You are very nearly bumping your head on the ceiling here. >shoot gun at ceiling You shoot the ceiling with the gun. A small piece of stone falls from the ceiling and bounces off your head. Then the entire ceiling collapses on top of you, squashing you to a pulp. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7246 out of a possible 7670, in 794 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Amazing Adventurer. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Previous turn undone.] >z Time passes. You hear a sudden creaking noise, and the platform shifts again. That can't be good. >z Time passes. The walls of the cave seem to be closing in on you. It's times like this when you really question whether Adventuring is a good line of work for a claustrophobic. >l Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You are very nearly bumping your head on the ceiling here. >jump You jump on the spot, fruitlessly. With a start you realise that the walls really are closing in on you. >push ceiling You are unable to. >whip ceiling You crack the whip at the ceiling. Nothing obvious happens. The walls really are getting kind of close. If you're going to get out of here, I'd make it quick. >x walls They are slowly moving inwards. If you don't move soon, they'll crush you alive! >climb walls I don't think much is to be achieved by that. The wall crush you, the platform, and everything else, and Spodgeville Murphy is no more. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7246 out of a possible 7670, in 801 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Amazing Adventurer. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restart Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >n Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >x floor (the cave) Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >x cave Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >search cave The smell appears to be coming from a pile of rocks. >search floor (the cave) The smell appears to be coming from a pile of rocks. >search room You can't see any such thing. >hm That's not a verb I recognise. >x rocks Odd bits of rock lie scattered around the room, piled high in some areas, while completely absent in others. You're not quite sure where they came from. >search rocks Sifting through the piles of debris, you come across a body that must have died some weeks ago. [Your score has just gone up by seventy-nine points.] >x body It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. Clutched in his hand is an umbrella. >x umbrella A completely ordinary looking umbrella. There's some writing on the handle, and the umbrella is closed. >get it Prying open the corpse's stiff fingers, you steal its only possession. The umbrella is now yours. [Your score has just gone up by ninety-one points.] >search body It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. >g It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. >g It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. >x umbrella A completely ordinary looking umbrella. There's some writing on the handle, and the umbrella is closed. >read brolly What do you want to read in? >read umbrella Invulnerable Umbrella - Another helpful item from Phrob's Magic Company. To use your new umbrella, simply open it, and stand underneath. >geez That's not a verb I recognise. >get eye As you lift the Jewelled Eye of Wossname from its resting-place, the platform shifts slightly, and the exit slams shut. A few small bits of rock fall from the ceiling. Now how are you going to get out of here? [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and seventy points.] >open umbrella You fight with the umbrella for a moment before it finally shoots open, catching your finger. >stand underneath What do you want to stand underneat? >umbrella You stand under the umbrella. You hear a sudden creaking noise, and the platform shifts again. That can't be good. >z Time passes. The walls of the cave seem to be closing in on you. It's times like this when you really question whether Adventuring is a good line of work for a claustrophobic. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. With a start you realise that the walls really are closing in on you. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. The walls really are getting kind of close. If you're going to get out of here, I'd make it quick. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. The wall crush you, the platform, and everything else, and Spodgeville Murphy is no more. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7617 out of a possible 7902, in 982 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Adventurer Extraordinaire. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Previous turn undone.] >shoot gun (with the gun) You shoot the gun with the gun. A small piece of stone falls from the ceiling and bounces off the umbrella. Then the entire ceiling collapses on top of you. Luckily, the Invulnerable Umbrella(tm) lives up to its name, protecting you from the lethal detritus. From somewhere above you a dim light fills the room. It appears that the cave ceiling now covering the cave floor has stopped the walls from moving inwards. [Your score has just gone up by ninety-five points.] >climb platform You attempt to clamber onto the platform, but the open umbrella puts you off balance, and you fall to the ground, painfully. >close umbrella You struggle with the umbrella for a moment before it closes. >climb platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. But you're already on the platform. >c body That's not a verb I recognise. >x body It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. >e You'll have to get off the platform first. >d Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. Directly in front of you a small platform juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. You clamber down from the platform. >e You can't go that way. >w You can no longer go that way. >u You can't go that way. >climb platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. But you're already on the platform. >x room You can't see any such thing. >l up What do you want to look up in? >i You are carrying: a Jewel an umbrella (which is closed) a lamp (providing light) a leather jacket (being worn) a hat (being worn) a whip user's manual a whip a gun >turn off lamp You switch the lamp off. >l Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. Oh, no! Something has come up from behind you and feasted on your person! *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7712 out of a possible 7902, in 995 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Adventurer Extraordinaire. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Previous turn undone.] >look around I only understood you as far as wanting to look. >turn around You can't see any such thing. >x rocks Odd bits of rock lie scattered around the room, piled high in some areas, while completely absent in others. You're not quite sure where they came from. Oh, no! Something has come up from behind you and feasted on your person! *** You have died *** In that game you scored 7712 out of a possible 7902, in 995 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Adventurer Extraordinaire. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restart Do you wish to read the (ridiculously long) introduction? (Y/N) >n Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname [Please press SPACE to begin.] [ It is an old coat. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" I. i. 18] Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Copyright 1999 by David Fillmore An Interactive Fantasy Type Parody Thing Release 5 / Serial number 990927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. However, that doesn't matter now, not when you're this close to your goal. Directly in front of you, on top of a small platform jutting up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor, is the Jewelled Eye of Wossname. The exit is back to the west. >x rocks Odd bits of rock lie scattered around the room, piled high in some areas, while completely absent in others. You're not quite sure where they came from. >search rocks Sifting through the piles of debris, you come across a body that must have died some weeks ago. [Your score has just gone up by seventy points.] >search body It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. Clutched in his hand is an umbrella. >get brolly You can't see any such thing. >get umbrella Prying open the corpse's stiff fingers, you steal its only possession. The umbrella is now yours. [Your score has just gone up by eighty points.] >open it You fight with the umbrella for a moment before it finally shoots open, catching your finger. >stand under it You stand under the umbrella. >get eye As you lift the Jewelled Eye of Wossname from its resting-place, the platform shifts slightly, and the exit slams shut. A few small bits of rock fall from the ceiling. Now how are you going to get out of here? [Your score has just gone up by one hundred and sixty-four points.] >z Time passes. >z Time passes. You hear a sudden creaking noise, and the platform shifts again. That can't be good. >z Time passes. The walls of the cave seem to be closing in on you. It's times like this when you really question whether Adventuring is a good line of work for a claustrophobic. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. With a start you realise that the walls really are closing in on you. >z Time passes. >shoot gun (with the gun) You shoot the gun with the gun. A small piece of stone falls from the ceiling and bounces off the umbrella. Then the entire ceiling collapses on top of you. Luckily, the Invulnerable Umbrella(tm) lives up to its name, protecting you from the lethal detritus. From somewhere above you a dim light fills the room. It appears that the cave ceiling now covering the cave floor has stopped the walls from moving inwards. [Your score has just gone up by seventy-seven points.] >close umbrella You struggle with the umbrella for a moment before it closes. >climb platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. But you're already on the platform. >whip corpse You crack the whip at the corpse. Nothing obvious happens. >whip umbrella Although very good with your whip, you still haven't mastered the art of hitting items presently in your inventory, as evidenced by the rather nasty mark you just left on your arm. >x arm You can't see any such thing. >drop umbrella Dropped. >whip it You crack the whip at the umbrella. Nothing obvious happens. >x exit Well, you're not getting out that way. >u You'll have to get off the platform first. >d Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. Directly in front of you a small platform juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. On the platform is an umbrella. You can see a corpse here. You clamber down from the platform. >u You can't go that way. >climb walls I don't think much is to be achieved by that. >get umbrella Taken. >l Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. Directly in front of you a small platform juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. >x exit Well, you're not getting out that way. >x platform It juts up about a metre from the floor. >w You can no longer go that way. >search exit You find nothing of interest. >search platform There is nothing on the platform. >search body It seems someone else almost beat you to the Jewel. Luckily (for you, not the poor guy on the floor) he seems to have been killed by part of the roof falling in. >search walls You find nothing of interest. >x walls The debris from the ceiling has stopped them in their tracks. >x debris Odd bits of rock lie scattered around the room, piled high in some areas, while completely absent in others. You're not quite sure where they came from. >climb debris I don't think much is to be achieved by that. >search debris You don't find anything interesting. >think about debris Sadly, you are but a generic stereotypical adventurer parody, and thus unable to cope with such things. >consult eye about debris You discover nothing of interest in the Jewel. >x exit Well, you're not getting out that way. >climb platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. But you're already on the platform. >x exit Well, you're not getting out that way. >x ceiling You see nothing special about the ceiling. >hmpf That's not a verb I recognise. >jump You jump on the spot, fruitlessly. >climb platform You're already on it! >get corpse But it's all smelly! >push corpse Nothing obvious happens. >whip corpse You crack the whip at the corpse. Nothing obvious happens. >l Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. >u You'll have to get off the platform first. >d Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. Directly in front of you a small platform juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. You clamber down from the platform. >u You can't go that way. >u You can't go that way. >stand on platform You clamber up onto the stone platform. Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. But you're already on the platform. >help The idea for this game came to me one night after trying to convert Perilous Magic to Glulx. It may have been affected somewhat by various games, books movies, and strange, intangible objects, including (but not limited to) Zork, Indiana Jones, and My Own Twisted Imagination (tm). Also, the Fifth Annual IF Contest, which meant that I had to code it very quickly, as it was very nearly contest time when I thought of it. [Please press SPACE.] Shrine of The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (on the platform) Something died here, quite recently. Its smell permeates this damp, gloomy cave. You are standing on a small platform which juts up from a large pile of rocks on the cave floor. You can see a corpse here. From here you can see what was previously the room above the one you are in. By an amazing stroke of luck, it's also the room you first entered when you entered this wretched cave, two days ago. Unfortunately, the exit is out of your reach. >give in (to Spodgeville Murphy) You aren't holding Spodgeville Murphy. >i You are carrying: an umbrella (which is closed) a Jewel a lamp (providing light) a leather jacket (being worn) a hat (being worn) a whip user's manual a whip a gun >q You have so far scored 6547 out of a possible 6686, in 823 turns, earning you the rank of Spodgeville Murphy: Brilliant Adventurer. Are you sure you want to quit? y