Scene 08

Anonymous said...

Check out the village (after dark). If there are people there, wait till early sunrise to climb down to the cave. If the village is deserted, check out the gate, and see if you can open it.


It's night time now and I see the village is alive. I can hear the occasional voice, not a language I recognize. I also notice there is quite a lot of activity in the cave under the village, it must connect up into the village somehow.

Now I wait for sun up...


The village is quiet again... I'll head over to the cave now.

I tie the rope to the bridge's post, seems strong enough. I climb down the rope into the cave. I can't untie the rope from down here so I'll have to just leave it.

*Rope removed from inventory.*


Seems the cave is used for some sort of ritual...

Now what?

Scene 07

Anonymous said...
Climb the trees and collect vines to make a long strong rope

Anonymous said...
Look for a stick to make a spear and club using your knife


Okay, back up into the trees...


Okay, I've collected all the vines I could find here and have woven them into a tight rope. I am confident it would be able to support my weight but not much more.
*Rope added to inventory.*


I took a little extra vine and tied my knife to a long branch I got from the tree, fashioning a makeshift spear. I cram the spear into my magical 'adventure game' pocket.
*Spear added to inventory.*

July said...
actually wonder how you got yourself into this mess...


Well I guess jumping from an airplane into an uncharted jungle, while holding all your supplies in a bag that isn't harnessed or attached to your body in anyway wasn't a good start... Added to that, the fact that I haven't made any concrete plans of how to contact anyone in an emergency and didn't keep a radio or phone on my person...

Well, live and learn I always say!

So now I have a spear and some rope - now what?

Ian-Note:

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who is participating so far. I am having a lot of fun with this. The suggestions for scene 5 were great and I spent a long time thinking about which to choose. Of course I can't use them all because they contradict each other. If I don't use yours don't be discouraged, keep posting and I'll surely use one of yours.

I also wanted to ask if anyone was having problems posting or if they noticed the page didn't refresh automatically. When you check the blog make sure to hit the refresh button. If you can't submit your suggestion or get an error just send me an e-mail at ' alexanderarts@gmail.com '

If you have time check out an animation I have been working on - let me know what you think:
http://sayianianian.deviantart.com/art/Martes-63962699

Scene 06

Anonymous said...
Look around for any tools or equipment left by the dead guy.


I look around the cave. The skeleton seems to be totally bare, strange... It seems he was left in this cave with no clothes because there are no remnants of cloth material. On further inspection the bones seem too white, as if they were bleached by the intense rays of the sun, not something you normally get in a dark cave...

Looking behind me I see the cave does go further back but then is blocked my an immense cave in of rocks and boulders, something that would take many men and maybe some dynamite to clear. There doesn't seem to be anything else of use in the cave.

I put the map in my pocket. *Map added to inventory*

Rameats said...
Throw the bone you obtained earlier deeper into the cave to lure the wolf away. Then, run out of the cave heading towards the $ mark on the map.


I pull out the bone and wave it. Wow! The wolf seems really interested. I toss it behind me.
*Bone removed from inventory*


Okay, he ran past me, I better get out of here!


As I exit the cave I put out the torch. *Torch added to inventory*
I keep running through the trees towards the bridge.

Looking in front of me I notice a few things. The bridge is quite long and seems to be in a state of disrepair. There are no railings or ropes to hold as your cross. On the other side of the bridge is a large wall with guard posts on either side of a big red gate.

There aren't any people inside the towers and I can't hear any commotion from the village. It seems the map hasn't accurately depicted this area, but it is also possible that the map is quite old, things may have changed since it was drawn.

Looking down into the chasm I see what appears to be a small river, it doesn't look very deep and there are many rocks protruding the the waters surface. Maybe it fills up more in the rainy season. I also notice there is another small cave in the face of the opposing wall of the chasm.

What should I do next?

~inventory update~
I am currently holding:
Pack of gum, Chewed Gum, Pen, Notebook, Small Knife, Map, Torch (not lit), Book of matches, and Coins.

Scene 05

Anonymous said...

Pick up the paper and read what it says.

Okay, I'll take a look...


Wow! Looks like this guy was on to something! I guess he didn't get too far though...



Uh oh...

Scene 04

Shiekshreek said...
Try to grab whatever was in his hands and run out of the cave!


Okay, I'll try...


Hmmm...


DAMMIT! *Bone added to inventory*

Anonymous said...
Go back out the cave and grab a branch. Then, light it up with your match so that you have a longer light source.


Okay! Let me climb this tree... Okay, I found a dead branch. I'll go back into the cave.

Yeah! This is much better. Looks like he is holding some paper.

Scene 03

July said...
Chew the gum in your pocket!
(Your breath stinks)


Okay, Sorry about that!


Yum!

Anonymous said...
Light the cave up with your matches.


Hmmm... It seems the skeleton is holding something...



Crap...

Game Rules

Just to clear up some things here are the rules of this interactive story game:

1.) Tell me what to do, do not tell me what happens to the character. You should be giving directions. I will follow your instructions and dictate what the results are. If you feel I am expecting you to suggest a certain action you can always get creative and tell me to do something else instead.

"Pick up the rock." = Correct

"He picks up the rock and finds $500 under it." = Incorrect

2.) Try to keep the directions concise, 1 to two actions are good.

"Climb the fence, then pick up the card" = Correct

"Climb the fence, then pick up the card, then use it in the card slot at your office, and then get in the car and drive to McDonalds, then order a burger and slap the cashier in the face." = Incorrect

3.) I can only use items in my inventory or in the environment that is drawn for you.

"Use the gun you picked up earlier to shoot the bank robber." = Correct

"Take out your infinite rocket launcher (nowhere to be seen) and shoot the wall down." = Incorrect.

Be creative, try to use the items presented to you, and the things you see in the drawing. You can't make items materialize in the story but there are tons of funny things you can do with the stuff I provide you.

Scene 02

LaughingLeaf said...
Walk into the cave, a tiger might have stolen it!!


Ok...


I can't see anything...

Scene 01

Click the image for a larger version.

My name is Endo Harper. I was dropping by parachute into the jungle to explore when I accidentally dropped my bag. I landed in the trees pretty far from where I dropped the bag.
I got tangled up and had to cut myself loose. Now I've lost my sense of direction and don't know where to go.

In my 'inventory' I hold a small knife, a book of matches, some coins, a pen, a small notebook, and a pack of gum.

What should I do??

Announcement Video

Here is the video I made to announce the project on Youtube.



I hope we can get a lot of people participating. Just check this blog once a day or once every two days, see what the main character has done and leave a suggestion for the next panel. Sometimes I will probably post multiple pictures in a day when I have time.

Also if you have never seen my first Interactive Project, Mad Libs 1, Check it out:

Instructions + Introductions

Hello, I am Ian Alexander, also known as 'Alexander Arts' on Youtube. The purpose of this blog is to hold a new project of mine. I will post a drawing that features a main character in a scene, along with the image will be a text description of the scene or any other information I want to provide.

Your job as a viewer is to hit that comment button and type out a suggestion for what I (the main character) should do.

For example maybe I am a scuba diver in the ocean but I've just run out of oxygen, you have to tell me what to do next. I will look at the different suggestions and pick one that I think is cool or funny. You can suggest anything you like but it should not be a long string of directions. One or two is better, such as "Take off the oxygen tank and try to squeeze some air out of that fish!" More than two actions per suggestion will get too complicated.

In order to keep the comic moving quickly I will draw in a similar style to my Mad Libs 1 video. I will use flat colors most of the time but if we have a particularly cool scene maybe I will spend more time on it.

When the story has been completed I will put all the images together and post it as a video on Youtube for everyone to see. Hopefully it will get more people interested and we can create another story afterwords.

Okay, so stay tuned and I'll post the first scene.