The Community-driven Cave Story Fanfic

Spoiler: ot

You said no and then agreed with me?

No. I was saying, the text-adventure format is more predictable because there's only one person moving the story forward.

 

Spoiler: OT

No. I was saying, the text-adventure format is more predictable because there's only one person moving the story forward.

To be fair its not too predictable based on suggestions and wether the writer decides to twist them or make things happen.
That and it makes 'suddenly' happen a lot less which is much better to me.

 

Spoiler: ot

Spoiler: OT

To be fair its not too predictable based on suggestions and wether the writer decides to twist them or make things happen.
That and it makes 'suddenly' happen a lot less which is much better to me.

I still think the more chaotic "classic" system is better, because there's people not just making decisions, but there's more people (read: more than one) actually putting them into practice

 

Still not a clue what you're talking about.

The phone rings out.

i think they're trying to say that the chaotic system is better because everybody involved is taking turns writing the story, rather than people suggesting things for one singular author to put into practice. i think?

 

So when you say the 'classic' system - you mean the 'everyone takes turns' system rather than 'there is a dungeon-master who hopefully cares about what's going on' system.

Spoiler: o yeah meta

without some overarching plot i dont expect anyone to really be invested in the story. i guess it's fun just for everyone to add whatever random bullshit they want but that comes at the cost of coherence

the phone's still ringing! are you just gonna leave them hanging or what?

 

Spoiler: ot

So when you say the 'classic' system - you mean the 'everyone takes turns' system rather than 'there is a dungeon-master who hopefully cares about what's going on' system.

Yes. The "everyone takes turns" system is what I was talking about. I understand coherence is a problem, but it's fun for everyone to add whatever they want, like Xemous said.

 

Spoiler: ot

I think text-adventure stories like the one you're doing should have their own threads.

Eat yourself.

 

Spoiler: ot

somebody save this

 

You sit alone, contemplating the pros and cons of cannibalism. It's dark, and you wonder why you ever thought taking that Zero Hour Contract was ever a good idea.

 

Your friend had told you that you'd ought to see a shrink, then you remember that that you killed him after he spiked your drink with LSD. Sleep deprivation seems familiar to you now, with sleep seeming like a distant memory...

 

You open the door, and see the postman. Actually, he's the Terminator and he's staring at you forebodingly. Then you sucker-punch him repeatedly before choking him. You realise that you've just murdered the postman and you've got to go hide the body somewhere.