Spaceship:Briefing Room
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This is pretty much ready for coding. The hangman puzzle was a little ad hoc and will need some fangling at coding time. It shouldn't be too difficult though. The player should be able to get one guess at the correct answer when holding the green pen for extra points.
Location
What is the name of your location?
Briefing Room
What text is displayed to the player upon entering the location for the first time, if there is any?
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Write your location description here.
You have often wondered why your relatively cheap interstellar trading vessel came fitted with a briefing room. By-and-large the complexity of interstellar trade boils down to picking up Goods 1 at Point A and transporting to Point B without dying of boredom en route. Occasionally there is a requirement to collect Goods 2 or Goods 3 from Point C or D before reaching Point B, but Commander Suze usually deals with all the complex planning and navigation surrounding this. Therefore the Briefing Room's rather attractive imitation oak table, and comfy looking seats have largely been appropriated for the ship's weekly gambling activities and film nights.
At the starboard end of the table stands a whiteboard. Invariably, the pens have all been left without their tops on, and have all dried out. You make a mental note to throw the whiteboard out of the airlock and order some new pens after the current crisis is resolved.[initial]
A large and very impressive map of the Western Spiral arm of the galaxy adorns the fore wall, however the effect is diminished slightly by the large cigarette burn that has eliminated most of the Tau Ceti region, and a large, anatomically incorrect drawing of a buxom space maiden scrawled in black marker pen. [initial]
Where does the player go, or what is displayed when the player tries to go in the fore, aft, port, starboard, up, or down directions?
fore: The map of the Western Spiral to the fore. The only exit lies to the port.
aft: ...
port: Top Deck Aft Corridor
starboard: You bump into the whiteboard. You probably meant to go the port, since that's the only exit.
up: ...
down: ...
What is displayed when a player tries to go in a direction that has no exits.
The only exit is to the port, which leads back out to the top deck corridor.
If you have any notes for the programmers about the location, put them here.
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Scenery Objects
What is the name of your object?
Anatomically incorrect drawing of a buxom space maiden (drawn on the map of the western spiral)
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
anatomically, incorrect, drawing, buxom, space maiden
Write the description of your object here.
A drunken attempt by Johnson to draw Miss Mars '89. Looking at the picture it's clear he's a little unacquainted with alien anatomy.
What is the name of your object?
Dried Marker Pens
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
marker, pens, dried
Write the description of your object here.
An assortment of marker pens in black, blue and every teachers favourite, red.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
Sniff/smell: You raise one of the markers to your nose, bracing yourself for that strangely satisfying inky scent. Sadly with your helmet in the way you get nothing.
take/write with: They're all dried out. Not a working pen amongst the lot.
What is the name of your object?
Map of the Western Spiral Arm
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
large, impressive, map, galaxy map
Describe your object here.
A large cigarette burn has eliminated most of the Tau Ceti region, and a large, anatomically incorrect drawing of a buxom space maiden has been scrawled on it in black marker pen.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
Take: It doesn't seem likely a damaged space map is going to help repair the ship.
What is the name of your object?
Whiteboard
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
whiteboard, white, board
Write the description of your object here.
The whiteboard has a large rectangular middle section and fold out panels on either side. [if hasnt been wiped] A half completed game of hangman fills the middle board.[otherwise if has been wiped] The board has been cleared and is ready for use.
How can your object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
write: You don't have a pen, and in any case, this isn't the time for [if board isnt wiped] playing hangman [otherwise] planning trade routes or drawing a poker scoreboard.
wipe board: With no cloth at your disposal, you rather slobbishly rub the board with the sleeve of your spacesuit, cleaning the board.
What is the name of your object?
oak table
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
oak, table, imitation
Describe your object here.
It's a cheap looking imitation oak table with a circular tabletop, complete with four pairs of makeshift poker chip holders.[if cards are on table]Scattered on the the table is a rather risqué packs of cards.[end if]
How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
actions
take: It's not fixed to the floor, it's just really, really heavy.
What is the name of your object?
Poker Chip Holders
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
Poker, chip, holders
Describe your object here.
Four pairs of recessed, rounded holes. Carved, rather carelessly into the table's surface.
How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
put anything into holder: That only holds poker chips.
take: It's just a recessed hole, you can't take it with you.
What is the name of your object?
Object 7
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
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Describe your object here.
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How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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Takeable Objects
What is the name of your object?
Pack of Playing Cards
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
cards, pack, deck of cards, naughty cards, risque, playing cards
Describe your object here.
A deck of rather naughty playing cards that you use for your weekly poker game. They appear to show rather artistic sketches of naked figures of four alien types (one for each suit) in what you assume to be erotic poses. You are not sure if they are male or female.
How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
Take: Naked Zorgians are scattered all over the place...bashfully, you gather the cards up, put them in the pack, and pop them in your pocket hoping they will provide entertainment at some later point... although you doubt it. Your personal tendency is towards homo-sapiens....[player has pack of playing card]
Play cards/poker: There'll be plenty of time for poker after the ship's been fixed.
Drop: With a heavy heart, you drop the pack of 'artistic' playing cards.
Throw: You'd like to hurl the cards through the air with the skill of a ninja, but since you have no such shinobi skills and the cards would just fall to the ground limply, you decide not to bother.
Containers
What is the name of your container?
Container 1
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your container with.
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Describe your container when it is closed.
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Describe your container when it is open.
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What objects are inside your container?
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How can the object be manipulated by the player, and what happens, or is displayed when the player attempts to do so? (for example, the player may try to take or push or pull or jump over your object...)
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Switchable Objects
What is the name of your object?
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Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your object with.
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Describe your object here.
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Describe your object when it is off.
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Describe your object when it is on.
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Doors
What is the name of your door?
Briefing Room Door
Provide three or more words for the player to refer to your door with.
Briefing, Room, Door
Describe your door when it is closed.
It's closed.
Describe your door when it is open.
It's open, leading to the upper deck corridor.
