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*COMMENT — mdash | • listdot | … hellip
*TITLE The Burden
*AUTHOR Dashing Don
*SCENE_LIST
	startup
	00_introduction
	01_flashback
	02_flashforward
	03_outbound
	04_forest
	05_camp
	06_memory
	07_camp

*COMMENT ---------------------- PERSONALITY
*CREATE name ""
*CREATE title "A Naked Nobody"
*CREATE social 50
*CREATE etiquette 50
*CREATE synergy 50
*CREATE resourceful 50
*CREATE exhibitionist 0
*CREATE arrpee 0
*CREATE snarky false
*CREATE bitter false
*CREATE impish false
*CREATE naive false
*CREATE lively false

*COMMENT ---------------------- GENDER
*CREATE gender ""
*CREATE heshe ""
*CREATE himher ""
*CREATE hisher ""
*CREATE hishers ""
*CREATE mistermiss ""
*CREATE boygirl ""
*CREATE manwoman ""
*CREATE ladlass ""
*CREATE sirmaam ""
*CREATE shehas ""
*CREATE sheis ""

*COMMENT ---------------------- PHYSICAL
*CREATE height ""
*CREATE weight ""
*CREATE skincolor ""
*CREATE haircolor ""
*CREATE eyecolor ""
*CREATE distinction ""
*CREATE hairlength ""

*COMMENT ---------------------- CHARACTERS
*CREATE recruits 0
*CREATE maleinparty false
*CREATE oferi false
*CREATE art false
*CREATE finnur false
*CREATE tekoa false
*CREATE eligira false
*CREATE lish false
*CREATE ghinty false
*CREATE kerwain false
*CREATE wyverna false
*CREATE caylor false

*COMMENT ---------------------- RELATIONSHITS save it bits
*CREATE dig_oferi 50
*CREATE dig_art 50
*CREATE dig_tekoa 50
*CREATE dig_lish 50
*CREATE dig_finnur 50
*CREATE dig_wyverna 50
*CREATE dig_eligira 50
*CREATE dig_kerwain 50
*CREATE dig_ghinty 50
*CREATE likesoferi false
*CREATE likesfinnur false
*CREATE likeslish false
*CREATE likesart false
*CREATE likestekoa false
*CREATE likeswyverna false
*CREATE likeseligira false
*CREATE likeskerwain false
*CREATE likesghinty false
*CREATE likescaylor false
*CREATE romancing "none"

*COMMENT ---------------------- 00 INTRODUCTION
*CREATE sandals ""
*CREATE wizardlove false
*CREATE purchase ""

*COMMENT ---------------------- 01 FLASHBACK
*CREATE bet ""
*CREATE dig_caylor 50

*COMMENT ---------------------- 02 FLASHFORWARD

*COMMENT ---------------------- 03 OUTBOUND
*CREATE artincharge false
*CREATE attendwyverna false
*CREATE finnurpacifist false
*CREATE kerwainescort false
*CREATE whoaway ""

*COMMENT ---------------------- FOREST
*CREATE armed false
*CREATE estillo false

*COMMENT ---------------------- CAMP
*CREATE wyvernaleft false

*COMMENT ---------------------- MARSH
*COMMENT ---------------------- TUNNELS
*COMMENT ---------------------- KEEP
*COMMENT ---------------------- EPILOGUE or APOLOGY?

*COMMENT ---------------------- ACHIEVEMENTS

*ACHIEVEMENT ache_fullparty visible 2 Party Time
	Gather a full adventure party
	You gathered a full adventure party!

*sm_init bareburden | 4

*IMAGE ch_theburden.png

The crabby old wizard bursts into your barren room with a scowl on his face. He is every bit as decrepit and unwelcoming as the tower where you've lived for the past six years.

"We're going to help the duchess!" he shouts. "Get your lantern. Be quick, now!"

You walk behind the ambling wizard, your lantern squeaking as it sways from the handle in your fist and your sandals trampling the tall, wet grass under your feet. You can't recall having any other possessions.

This heaviness in your stomach, this lightness in your head: the feeling grows stronger as you approach the town of your birth. The town that had long ago forgotten you...

*LABEL redo
*FAKE_CHOICE
	#Start New
		*FINISH
	#Load Autosave
		*sm_load 0 | false
		*GOTO redo

*FINISH