Jungle Run

Congratulations! You've been selected to appear on the hit game show Jungle Run! You've been put into the role of an explorer seeking the hidden temple of Ox'daya, deep in the heart of the jungle. Your map says that the temple is nearby, but the locals have been sure to give you ample warning. They say that the temple is cursed, and that those who do not leave quickly are at the mercy of the enigmatic Temple Guards; creatures said to be made from mud and animated by dark slime used in ancient, forgotten rites. But that's not a problem for you, brave adventurer/signer of waivers. You're sure to be the contestant that finds the golden idol hidden at the end of the maze-like temple and win the grand prize. After all, if you were to meet messy defeat, what would be the point of all of the people in the studio audience watching you claim the prize? The director calls you forward; it's your turn to try your luck at JUNGLE RUN. [[Go to the entrance|Entrance]]

Before you is the cornerstone of lost temple of Ox'daya, but the entrance to the temple is nowhere in sight. Two rough paths seem to stretch out in either direction; a road to the left which seems to lead deeper into the jungle, or a path to the right which leads on to some cliffs above. Perhaps the entrance proper can be found somewhere deeper in the jungle, or perhaps the cliffs might have a place where you could find a better vantage point. [[Go towards the jungle|Mud Pit (forward)]] [[Go towards the cliffs|Rock Wall]]

(set: $time to it-1) Before you is a large pool of bubbling mud, with a conveniently placed vine hanging from a tree branch above. The vine certainly seems sturdy enough to hold your weight while you swing, but do you trust your grip to carry you across? [[Make the jump!|Vine Swing (forward)]] [[Turn Back|Entrance]]

(set: $time to it-1) You reach the edge of the cliffs, where a moderately sized climbing wall stands before you. From here, you can see the glow of red lights up on top of the cliff, but you'll need to climb the wall first. Climbing up or down the wall isn't terribly difficult, but halfway up the wall, there's a small alcove glowing with a soft golden light. You have heard that there are treasures you'll need to collect on the course, but it also could be a trap. What will you do? [[Turn back towards the entrance|Entrance]] [[Ignore the object and climb the wall|Lava Flow]] [[Investigate the glowing object|Wall Trap]]

(set: $time to it-2) The jungle seems to stretch on for ages in this direction. You aren't sure, but at least once you think you might be going in circles. How big is this set, anyway? You're beginning to think that turning back is a good idea, but then again, you could be right at the edge of the jungle. Which way will you go? [[Keep pressing on!|Gateway]] [[Go back...|Mud Pit (backward)]]

(set: $time to it-1) You arrive on the edge of the ziggarat, overlooking the jungle set below. A rope, left by some previous adventurer (or the props department) has been left hanging over the edge of the overlook, providing an easy path back down to the entrance of the jungle. Meanwhile, you're pretty sure you can leap from here over to the upper part of the cliffs, almost assuring an easier time than climbing them from below. Before you make your choice, however, you spot something glistening around the corner, near a wall to the south. [[Climb down the rope|Mud Pit (forward)]] [[Jump over to the cliff|Rock Wall]] [[Descend the stairs|Staircase]] [[Investigate the glistening object|Trapped Chest]]

(set: $time to it-1) You stand before the entrance to the Lost Temple of Ox'daya. A guard tower blocks the path further along, leaving only the jungle and the temple itself as potential ways forward. [[Into the temple!|Entryway]] [[Towards the jungle|Twisting Jungle]]

(set: $time to it-1) You hurry through the staircase towards another part of the temple. [[Go up the stairs|Overlook]] [[Go down the stairs|Entryway]]

(enchant: "Green Key", (text-colour: green)+(text-style: 'bold')) (set: $time to it-1) (if: $FoundGreen is 'False')[ The armor in the wall spins you around, leading you into a snaking passage that lets out inside a small tower. Mosaics on the wall depict glowing, dancing keys, but the real marvel is at the center of the room. On a small dais is a large green key, one of the three that you'll need in order to unlock the secret treasure of Ox'daya! You find the Green Key! (set: $FoundGreen to 'True') [[Head back|Armory]]] (elseif: $FoundGreen is 'True')[ This room once contained the green key, but now only contains the murals on the walls of the dancing keys. There is nothing else left for you here. [[Head back|Armory]]]

(set: $time to it-1) You stand in the grand hallway of the Lost Temple. Tattered scraps of carpet lead deeper into the temple, while off to the side a staircase leads upwards. Off to the other side of the room, however, a large stone sign hangs above a door. While you cannot make out the words on the sign itself, the shape of the sign; a pair of crossed spears; makes it clear that it leads towards an armory of some kind. [[Head outside|Gateway]] [[Go up the stairs|Staircase]] [[Head towards the Spear Door|Armory]] [[Follow the carpeted path|Throne Room]]

(if: $gameover is 0)[ (if: $time is > 0)[Time: $time] (elseif: $time is 0)[(go-to: "Guard Ending")] ]

(set: $time to it-1) You enter the guard room, and see three suits of armor hanging on the wall; one a deep crimson, one a royal blue, and a third in shining gold. There are levers worked into the armguards; ones that can only be pulled from inside the armor. Deep in your bones, you know what you must do. [[Pull the levers in the red armor|Guard Tower (Green Key)]] [[Pull the levers in the blue armor|Capture Ending]] [[Pull the levers in the golden armor|Temple Passageway]] [[NOPE|Entryway]]

(set: $time to it-1) You stand before a river of bubbling "lava", which you can actually tell is just a flow of swirling red and orange gunge that bubbles and burbles ominously. From off-set, out of sight of the cameras, you can see a sign that reads: "DANGER: HOT LAVA FALLING INTO LAVA MEANS INSTANT DISQUALIFICATION JUMP CAREFULLY, OR TURN AWAY" The jump doesn't seem too bad, all things considered. The gap isn't particularly wide, nor is it terribly far up. You would almost be certain to make the jump if you tried. Still, that part about "instant disqualification" does provide a good reason to pause. What will you do? [[Turn around|Rock Wall]] [[Make the jump|Lava Jump]]

(set: $time to it-1) (if: $chestopen is 'False')[As you travel along the upper level of the ziggurat, you eventually reach a back wall where the pathway stops. At the dead end, however, you discover a large, ornate treasure chest. Will you open it? [[Open the chest|Open Chest]] [[Walk away|Overlook]]] (elseif: $chestopen is 'True')[You find the opened treasure box here. Bits of cream and crust from the barrage of pies scattered around the floor remind you of your mistake. [[Head back|Overlook]]]

As you slide the final key into the lock, the doorway grinds open with the gravely sound of stone upon stone. Inside the chamber, you've found it! The lost treasure of Ox'Dala! Or at least, you think you have? There was certainly a picture in your head when you started this game. You had pictured a golden idol sitting on a plinth, maybe the type you'd have to run away with once you had it. But here? There's two such idols; a golden monkey on the left and a golden jaguar on the right; as well as the words "CHOOSE CAREFULLY" written in a pseudo-Mesoamerican script. It's easy to tell that one of these idols is a trap, but how can you tell? There's got to be some clues left in the temple that give you an idea, right?! [[Grab the jaguar idol|Bad End]] [[Grab the monkey idol|Good End]]

(set: $time to it-1) Before you is a once-magnificant throne room, now reduced to ruin from the passage of time (and the stellar work of the props department!). A large stone throne sits on a small dais, framed by a waterfall. A small side passage peeks out from the east wall, leading off into a dizzying series of hallways. [[Leave through the main door|Entryway]] [[Leave through the side door|Temple Hallways]] [[Sit on the throne|Throne]]

(set: $time to it-1) The hallways of the temple stretch out in many different directions, and you're not entirely sure which way is which. Eventually, the twisting passages lead to a four-way interection. Which way will you go? [[Go right|Armory]] [[Go left|Throne Room]] [[Go straight|Oubliette]]

(set: $time to it-1) Part of the wall of the temple has collapsed in this area, leaving a massive hole in the wall and a partially collapsed tower. [[Climb the cliffs|Lava Flow (backwards)]] [[Enter the temple through the hole|Rolling Boulder]] [[Explore the collapsed tower|Collapsed Tower (Red Key)]]

(set: $time to it-1) (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-colour: green)+(text-style: 'bold')) This sloped passageway has the odd feature of being slightly slanted, shifting slightly downward from the top of the hallway and slowly tilting downwards towards the hole in the wall leading outside. The only thing breaking up the hallway is a large pit of glowing green slime, over which a small wooden plank has been placed as a bridge. (if: $slime is 'True')[As you make your way along the corridor, you hear the tell-tale "CHUNK" of a mechanism being triggered somewhere, following by a large slam from the top of the passage. A large boulder crashes down at the top of the slope and begins rolling towards you! You scramble to get out of the way, but the lingering slime covering you gets in the way. You slip and slide in a mad attempt to clear the boulder, only to slip off the edge of the pit in the center of the chamber. SPLAT! You fall into the waist-deep slime as the boulder rolls overhead, eventually rolling out of the hole in the wall. You're absolutely covered in gunge, but at least you were able to evade the boulder. [[Travel out the hole left by the boulder|Broken Wall]] [[Travel up through the top of the ramp|Boss Door]]] (elseif: $slime is 'False')[As you make your way along the corridor, you hear the tell-tale "CHUNK" of a mechanism being triggered somewhere, following by a large slam from the top of the passage. A large boulder crashes down at the top of the slope and begins rolling towards you! You move quickly, ducking into an alcove to avoid the boulder as it rolls through the hole at the bottom of the ramp. As you turn to check your surroundings, you find that the alcove actually contains a secret passage further into the temple! [[Into the secret passage|Broken Mural]] [[Out the hole left by the boulder|Broken Wall]] [[Up through the top of the ramp|Boss Door]]]

You grab the golden monkey from the pedastal. All is quiet for a moment, before the entire set begins to shake! You run from the pedastal, looking back for just a moment to see a trapdoor opening near the jaguar statue, and silently thank your quick timing. You run out the door and find that the door to the left has been closed, so you bolt to the right as the rest of the set begins to shake. Dust falls from the walls and ceilings as you run down the hallway. Your speed only increases as the floor begins to slant downwards, at which point the sound of the rolling boulder behind you only hastens your steps. You dart across the bridge over the slime pit and out into the light outside the temple, diving out of the way just as the boulder crashes into the wall nearby. You stand and brush yourself off, holding the Lost Treasure of Ox'daya aloft in your hand. The crowd cheers your victory as you take the victory lap down from the cliffs and back to the entrance of the set, where the host is waiting for you. You've successfully completed your Jungle Run, and have won the grand prize! GOOD END

You grab the jaguar idol from its pedestal, only for the ground to give out beneath your feet! You feel yourself in freefall, and as you look down you see a rapidly approaching pool of thick brown sludge! (enchant: "SPLORT", (text-colour: red)+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLORT You crash facedown in the muck below, wallowing for a moment as you wonder what you did wrong. You surface and take a breath, wiping the mud from your eyes, only to find a worrying sight. Standing around you on all sides of the mud pit are temple guards. More worryingly, all of them are holding pies in each of their hands... (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! Pies pelt you from all direction, and there's no way to escape from the barrage. Before you know it, you're a creamy mess, weighed down by the mass of mud and cream covering you and soaking your clothes. Finally, the pies stop flying and you have a moment to brush away some of the cream on your face, just in time to see the leader of the temple guards throw one last pie in your direction! SPLAT! SPLORT The pie catches you off-balance and knocks you back down into the mud for one last mess. As you slowly rise back up out of the mire, a few of the temple guards help you out of the mud pit and hand you some towels. You've lost the idol somewhere in the mud pool, but you get the feeling that that was the wrong choice to grab anyway... (enchant: "BAD END 5/5: WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE THAT LEVER?", (text-style: 'bold')) BAD END 5/5: WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE THAT LEVER?

(set: $time to it-1) The centerpiece of this room is a massive pit inlaid into the center of the room, filled to the brim with a strange (either: 'bubbling', 'gurgling', 'simmering') green sludge which glows with an eerie, room-filling light. A small cage, just large enough for one person to stand in, is hung above the pit by thick chains and a winch designed to dunk the unfortunate person inside into the sludge below. You get the feeling that the less time you spend in this chamber, the better. There are doors on both the east and west sides of the room. [[Leave through the west door|Boss Door]] [[Leave through the east door|Oubliette]]

(set: $time to it-1) This large room in the temple seems to have once been used to house prisoners, judging by the myriad rusty chains bolted into the walls and dilapidated pillories of rotten wood scattered around the room. In the center of the room, however, is a large pit descending deep into the darkness. A rope is staked to the stone floor near the pit, although the rope itself only seems to descend halfway into the hole. It looks like if you were to climb down on the rope, you wouldn't be able to climb back out. Still, the idea that there could be something down there is intriguing... [[Leave through the North exit|Temple Hallways]] [[Leave through the West ext|Baptismal Font]] [[Go down the rope|Inside the Oubliette]]

(enchant: "Red Key", (text-colour: red)+(text-style: 'bold')) (set: $time to it-1) (if: $FoundRed is 'False')[ The armor in the wall spins you around, leading you into a snaking passage that lets out inside a small tower. Mosaics on the wall depict glowing, dancing keys, but the real marvel is at the center of the room. On a small dais is a large green key, one of the three that you'll need in order to unlock the secret treasure of Ox'daya! You find the Red Key! (set: $FoundRed to 'True') [[Head back onto the cliffs|Broken Wall]] [[Head back into the temple|Broken Mural]]] (elseif: $FoundRed is 'True')[ This broken tower once contained the red key, but now only contains the stares of the audience wondering why you came back this way. There is nothing else left for you here. [[Head back onto the cliffs|Broken Wall]] [[Head back into the temple|Broken Mural]]]

(set: $time to it-1) Before you stands a massive door, inlaid with three large keyholes. (if: $FoundGreen is 'True')[ [[Use the green key|core1]] [[Leave through the west door|Rolling Boulder]] [[Leave through the east door|Baptismal Font]]] (elseif: $FoundGreen is 'False')[ It seems the door won't budge if you don't have the proper keys. [[Leave through the west door|Rolling Boulder]] [[Leave through the east door|Baptismal Font]]]

(set: $time to it-1) The walls of this room are covered in a broken mosaic that seems to focus on several monks all aimed at a central figure, likely a head monk. The figures in the mural seem to be holding their teacher in high honor. However, it is hard to get a good look at the full mural. Much of the western part of the room has fallen into disrepair, and a guard tower seems to have collapsed, breaking the wall down and letting the fresh air and light of the jungle seep into the room. [[Leave through the north passage|Rolling Boulder]] [[Investigate the collapsed tower|Collapsed Tower (Red Key)]] [[Travel through the intact corridor|Arrow Trap]]

(set: $time to it-1) (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-colour: 'EEE9DE')+(text-style: 'bold')) This hallway seems quiet. Too quiet, in fact. As soon as you start traveling along it, however, a series of pies begin to catapault out from the walls! (set:$roll to (random:1, 2)) (if: $roll is 1)[ You duck and dodge, narrowly avoiding the barrage of pies from the wall. You don't have much time; you'll need to decide quickly which way you're going! [[Run to the west|Broken Mural]] [[Run to the east|Sleeping Guardians]]] (elseif: $roll is 2)[ You move quickly on your feet, but you aren't quick enough. SPLAT! You catch a pie to the side of the head, which takes you off-balance enough to catch another in the chest! Soon enough, you're covered in pie, and you can hear the howls of laughter from the audience even this deep in the temple. Better step more quickly next time... (set: $pie to 'True') [[Run to the west|Broken Mural]] [[Run to the east|Sleeping Guardians]]]

(set: $time to it-1) (if: $time is >5)[ This hallway is lined with dozens of Temple Guards, each sleeping soundly in a stone sarcophagus. They look like they could wake up at any moment. Sticking around this area for long does NOT seem like a good idea... [[Go west|Arrow Trap]] [[Go east|Blue Key Room]]] (elseif: $time is <=5)[ This hallway is lined with dozens of Temple Guards, each sleeping soundly in a stone sarcophagus. They look like they could wake up at any moment. Sticking around this area for long does NOT seem like a good idea... [[Go west|Woken Guard Ending]] [[Go east|Woken Guard Ending]]]

(enchant: "Blue Key", (text-colour: navy)+(text-style: 'bold')) (set: $time to it-1) (if: $FoundBlue is 'False')[ You stumble into the room to get out of sight of the temple guardians, only to find something amazing. The room glows with a soft blue emanating from pools of water on the outer edges of the room. In the center of the room, connected by a series of stone bridges, is a large pedastal holding the Blue Key! You find the Blue Key! (set: $FoundBlue to 'True') [[Brave the sleeping temple guards once more|Sleeping Guardians]]] (elseif: $FoundBlue is 'True')[ While this room seems like a safe place to hide from the Temple Guards outside, it almost feels like waiting here is just wasting time and making things worse. Maybe you should get out while the getting is good! [[Brave the sleeping temple guards once more|Sleeping Guardians]]]

(set: $time to it-1) (set: $wander to 1) You descend into the oubliette, and see that the chamber is filled with many snaking passages twisting and turning in different directions. You have no idea if this was a good idea or not, but there's only one way for you to go now... [[Explore the caves|Shifting Passages]]

(if: $secretending is 0)[ (if: $wander is < 15)[] (elseif: $wander is 15)[(go-to: "Wander Ending")] ]

(set: $time to it-1) (set: $wander to it+1) You wander through the (either: 'twisting', 'labyrinthine', 'endlessly varied', 'crumbling') passages of the oubliette, trying to find the way out. [[North|Shifting Passages]] [[East|Shifting Passages]] [[West|Shifting Passages]] [[South|Shifting Passages]]

{ (set: $gameover to 0) (set: $time to 35) (set: $wander to 0) (set: $chestopen to 'False') (set: $FoundGreen to 'False') (set: $FoundRed to 'False') (set: $FoundBlue to 'False')} Welcome to Jungle Run! Please choose your difficulty. Easy: For someone who loves to explore. You will have plenty of time to see rooms, make mistakes, and backtrack while eploring the ancient temple of Ox'Daya. Medium: For someone who wants a challenge. Time is short, and the Temple Guards are restless. The suggested difficulty. Hard: For someone who wants to suffer. Time is of the essence, and one wrong move may lead to a messy fate. [[Easy]] [[Medium]] [[Hard]]

You've selected Easy difficulty. Enjoy your time on Jungle Run! [[Start the game|Opening]]

(set: $time to 30) You have selected Medium difficulty. Good luck! [[Start the game|Opening]]

(set: $time to 25) You have selected Hard difficulty. Good luck, you'll need it! [[Start the game|Opening]]

(set: $gameover to 1) All of a sudden, the lights in the temple and its surroundings begin to go dark. You can hear the sound of a gong ringing, as well as the sound of stone dragging across stone as the entrance to the temple closes shut. Out of the darkness come several temple guards, who take you in their arms and drag you towards the temple dungeons. The guards bring you into the strange room of bubbling slime and throw you unceremoniously into the small cage hanging above the slime pit. The guards begin to chant and beat drums as a large guard with a shining golden headdress comes forth and begins to speak to the other temple guards; first in a strange made-up language, then in English. "BROTHERS!" the leader cries. "THIS IS THE ONE WHO HAS AWAKENED US FROM OUR SLUMBER, AND THE ONE WHO SHALL JOIN US IN GUARDING THIS TEMPLE FOR ETERNITY! RELEASE THE WINCH! The guards do as their leader commands, pulling a series of levers that begin to lower your cage down slowly into the slime below. Then, with a sudden jerk, the cage plummets into the gurgling slop! ((enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: green)+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! The entire cage, and you along with it, are dunked into the slime pit. You hold your breath as the slime seeps in and soaks your clothing to the bone before the winch slowly pulls your head above the surface for a chance to breathe. "AGAIN!" you hear the temple guards shout, and you have just a moment to take another breath before SPLAT! The cage descends again, dropping you back into the thick green soup. Once again, you're pulled out of the slime as it slowly dribbles down from the crown of your head. Once again, you have just another moment to breathe before your cage is dunked a final time. SPLAT! This time, as you surface, you can just make out the sound of "CUT!" coming from off-stage. Your cage is drawn back up out of the slime, and a few of the temple guards, now thoroughly out-of-character, help you down from the cage while a studio attendant hands you a towel. "Tough luck, kid." He says as you take the towel to wipe off a bit. "You need to be a little bit faster than that if you want the prize!" (enchant: "BAD END 1/5: PREPARE TO MEET KALI", (text-style: 'bold')) BAD END 2/5: PREPARE TO MEET KALI

You jump forward, grabbing ahold of the vine and trying to swing across the pit. (set:$roll to (random:1, 6)) (if: $roll is >2)[You grab ahold of the vine and swing across with ease, landing safely on the far side of the mud. From their seats in the viewing area above, you can hear the crowd cheer for your successful landing! (set: $time to it) [[Keep moving through the jungle|Twisting Jungle]]] (elseif: $roll is 1 or 2)[You grab ahold of the vine and try to swing across, but your hands slip halfway through. Your jump falls short, and you faceplant into the thick mud below. (enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: '6d442c')+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT Above you, you can hear muffled laughter from the crowd as they watch you comically pratfall into the goo. You manage to climb out of the mud pit, but it takes longer than you would have liked... (set: $time to it-1) (set: $mud to 'True') [[Keep moving through the jungle|Twisting Jungle]]]

You jump forward, grabbing ahold of the vine and trying to swing across the pit. (set:$roll to (random:1, 6)) (if: $roll is >2)[You grab ahold of the vine and swing across with ease, landing safely on the far side of the mud. From their seats in the viewing area above, you can hear the crowd cheer for your successful landing! (set: $time to it) [[Keep moving through the jungle|Entrance]]] (elseif: $roll is 1 or 2)[You grab ahold of the vine and try to swing across, but your hands slip halfway through. Your jump falls short, and you faceplant into the thick mud below. (enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: '6d442c')+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT Above you, you can hear muffled laughter from the crowd as they watch you comically pratfall into the goo. You manage to climb out of the mud pit, but it takes longer than you would have liked... (set: $time to it-1) (set: $mud to 'True') [[Keep moving through the jungle|Entrance]]]

You step into the green armor and pull down the levers in the arms. The floor beneath you begins to spin, and suddenly you are turned around and deposited in a secret passage! [[Follow the passage|Temple Hallways]]

You pull the levers in the armor down, only for a pair of arms to grab you from behind and hold you in place as the wall spins. The suit of armor spins around to reveal a small cafe behind a window. In the distance, you can make out a sign reading "VIP Cafe" on the far wall. Upon closer inspection, you found that the window isn't a window at all; you've been trapped inside a small glass box looking into the VIP section. Before you can process much more than that, you hear a gurgling from a before-unnoticed pipe positioned just above your head... (enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: green)+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! Thick green slime pours down onto you from above while you're held in place, unable to do anything as you're coated in the muck. You can hear the crowd cheering and laughing at your misfortune from their seats safe behind the glass. Just when the deluge begins to fade into a drip, you begin to hear more gurgling. With your eyes full of slime, however, you can't discern where it's coming from. Not until... (enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: cyan)+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! Another pair of streams of slime spray into you from the sides, completely coating you with goo. You stand there, helpless to do anything but accept your sloppy fate. (enchant: "BAD END 3/5: AT LEAST IT WASN'T A SILVER MONKEY", (text-style: 'bold')) BAD END 3/5: AT LEAST IT WASN'T A SILVER MONKEY

(set: $time to it-1) (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-colour: green)+(text-style: 'bold')) You take a little extra time to shimmy over to the glowing object in the side of the cliff, and take a look inside. SPLAT! A sudden spray of green slime shoots from the hole, covering your face and knocking you off-balance. The unexpected deluge makes it difficult to keep a hold on the wall, and you can already feel your hand beginning to slip from the handhold... (set:$slime to 'True') [[Uh oh...|Rock Wall]]

(set:$roll to (random:1, 6)) (if: $roll is >1)[You steel yourself for a daring leap, casually vaulting over the river of lava and land safely on the other side. The crowd chears in approval of your bravery, and you continue your adventure. (set: $time to it) [[Get clear of that lava pit!|Broken Wall]]] (elseif: $roll is 1)[You take a breath and jump, confident that you'll land safely on the other side of the gunge. As you land, however, you feel the slick of some stray slime sliding your leg along the mat. You try to reassert your balance to compensate for the unexpected slipperiness, but it's too little too late... [[Uh oh...|Lava Ending]]]

(set: $gameover to 0) (enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: orange)+(text-style: 'bold')) You wheel your arms in an attempt to will yourself back onto solid ground, but it's too late. Before you know it, you're in freefall. You can just manage to process the gasps of shock from the audience before everything goes muffled and quiet. Quiet except for one sound... SPLAT! Sounds become muffled as you fall backwards into the gunge, becoming completely submerged in the red and orange sludge. You manage to surface from the muck for just a moment; just long enough to hear the audience's gasps turn to laughter, before a worrying realization strikes you. You're moving. More pressingly, you're moving towards a waterfall of gunge. SPLAT! You tumble over the edge of the waterfall, out of frame of the cameras and the audience. You surface once more, soaked to the bone in thick, multicolored gunge. Fortunately, the pool you've landed in seems to be a backstage area, where a studio assistant waits with a towel. "Ah, bad luck there." he says, helping you out of the pool and handing you a towel. "People always think that jump is going to be easier than it is. To be fair, they're usually right. It's just bad luck some times, you know? Anyway, too bad on losing so early. At the very least, maybe you can watch and see if the next contestent does any better?" (enchant: "BAD END 1/5: LESSON IN LAVA", (text-style: 'bold')) BAD END 1/5: LESSON IN LAVA

(set:$roll to (random:1, 6)) (if: $roll is >1)[You steel yourself for a daring leap, casually vaulting over the river of lava and land safely on the other side. The crowd chears in approval of your bravery, and you continue your adventure. (set: $time to it) [[Get clear of that lava pit!|Rock Wall]]] (elseif: $roll is 1)[You take a breath and jump, confident that you'll land safely on the other side of the gunge. As you land, however, you feel the slick of some stray slime sliding your leg along the mat. You try to reassert your balance to compensate for the unexpected slipperiness, but it's too little too late... [[Uh oh...|Lava Ending]]]

(set: $time to it-1) (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-colour: 'EEE9DE')+(text-style: 'bold')) You open the chest excitedly, wondering what you'll find inside... SPLAT! Several custard cream pies fly out from the chest, coating you in a thick layer of cream and custard. If seems like this chest was just a trap... (set: $pie to 'True') (set: $chestopen to 'True') [[Head back|Trapped Chest]]

(enchant: "SPLASH!", (text-colour: blue)+(text-style: 'bold')) (set: $water to 'True') (set: $slime to 'False') (set: $mud to 'False') (set: $pie to 'False') You sit on the throne, and gasp in shock as it begins to slide backwards, carrying you through the waterfall! SPLASH! You're soaked with water as the throne pulls back. When you stand up, you've found that there was another room behind the waterfall! [[Explore the new room|Baptismal Font]]

The color of the green lock fades as you insert the key, and the red lock begins to pulsate softly. (if: $FoundRed is 'True')[ [[Use the red key|core2]] [[Turn back|Boss Door]]] (elseif: $FoundRed is 'False')[ It seems the door won't budge if you don't have the proper keys. [[Turn back|Boss Door]]]

As you insert the red key, the pulsing of the red lock stops, leaving only the blue key left. (if: $FoundBlue is 'True')[ [[Use the blue key|core]] [[Turn back|Boss Door]]] (elseif: $FoundBlue is 'False')[ It seems the door won't budge if you don't have the proper keys. [[Turn back|Boss Door]]]

As you move to leave the corridor, you hear the worst sound you think you could have possibly heard: The sound of wet footsteps on the stone floor behind you. You turn, only to find your fears confirmed. The Temple Guards have begun to wake, stepping out of their sarcophagi and slowly marching towards you. You turn again to flee, but you see that your escape route has been blocked by more approaching temple guards! Before you have any way to resist, the guards grab you by the arms and legs and ferry you outside the temple. You are carried out into the light of the temple and into the view of the cheering crowd, who all seem to know what will happen next. The guards carry you up onto the cliff towards the river of lava gunge, and the realization hits you of exactly what's about to happen. Before you can do anything to stop it, you feel yourself freed from the guards' grasp as you're tossed through the air into the pit of swirling orange gunge. (enchant: "SPLAT", (text-colour: orange)+(text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! You land face-first into the goo, slowly sinking into the mire as the crowd cheers and laughs at your misfortune. Just as you manage to pull yourself up above the slop, you see the approaching slime waterfall! SPLAT! You plummet off the edge of the waterfall into yet another pool of thick orange slime. As you surface with a gasp, you find that you've fallen into an off-stage room where a studio attendant waits with a towel. "Woo, that must have been a shock!" he says with a chuckle as he helps you up out of the muck. Handing you a towel, he points up to a TV screen showing your unfortunate run-in with the guards. "When the time starts running out, the guards get more active! Probably should have told you that before you started the run, but where's the challenge in that, eh?" (enchant: "BAD END 4/5: DON'T WAKE MUMMY", (text-style: 'bold')) BAD END 4/5: DON'T WAKE MUMMY

(set: $secretending to 1) After what feels like ages, you find something in the depths of the oubliette. A small curtain with light streaming from underneath it. Pulling back the curtain, you find a bespectacled woman with long black hair sitting at a desk, typing something into a laptop. "Oh!" the woman exclaims, looking up from her work. "I didn't expect anyone to find me down here! I'm the author of this story, and I suppose I owe you a reward for finding my secret lair, now don't I?" "You must be interested in looking for secrets if you found a place like this, so as a reward, I'll give you a list of achievements you can hunt for. You'll even get one just for finding this place!" (enchant: "ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:", (text-style: 'bold')) ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Fearless Adventurer ACHIEVEMENT LIST - Practice Makes Perfect: Clear the game on every difficulty - You Named Your Dog "INDIANA": Clear the game on Hard difficulty - Triple Threatened: Get slimed, muddied, and pied in one run - Fearless Adventurer: Find the Secret Ending - No Stone Unslimed: Find all of the endings "Oh, and I suppose there's one last thing I should give you, this being a messy text adventure and all." The woman opens a drawer in the side of her desk, and places a single pie on the desk between you. She closes the laptop and puts it away before motioning to the pie. "I'll give you a choice. You can do whatever you want with this pie, and I won't resist in any way. If you want some revenge for some of the meaner traps I laid in that dungeon up there, you can take it. If you're more into taking pies than giving them, though, I'll be happy to oblige as well. So, which will you choose?" [[Pie Brigid|BrigidEnding]] [[Have her pie you|YouEnding]]

(set: $slime to 'False') (set: $pie to 'False') (set: $mud to 'False') (set: $water to 'False')

You pick up the pie on the table and give it a heft as you walk around the table. Brigid sighs, removes her glasses, and puts her hands behind her back, intent to keep her word to not defend. You take the back of your head in one hand, and drive the pie forward with the other. (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! Pie flies in all directions as Brigid's face is covered in cream and chocolate filling. Bits of crust drip off of her face as you pull the tin away, and she shudders a little from the cold filling sloughing off into her lap. "Eguhhh..." she grimaces with a chuckle, wiping away some of the pie. "Thanks for playing my game!" (enchant: "SECRET ENDING 1/2: BEST SERVED COLD", (text-style: 'bold')) SECRET ENDING 1/2: BEST SERVED COLD

"Alright," Brigid says, standing up from her seat. "If you insist." With a smirk, she picks the pie up in one hand and saunters around to the other side of the table. She stands before you and gives you a gentle shove with her free hand, pushing you back onto the table. As you sit to regain your balance, Brigid steps forward and drives the pie into your face, nearly knocking you off-balance before she catches your back in the other hand. (enchant: "SPLAT!", (text-style: 'bold')) SPLAT! Your vision is momentarily obscured as the taste of whipped cream and chocolate fills your mouth and nose. Brigid grinds the pie in a little bit before dragging the tin up on top of your head, shaking out the last bits of filling and crust onto your hair. "There." Brigid giggles. "Your wish is my command. Thanks for playing, and I hope you had a great time!" (enchant: "SECRET ENDING 2/2: THE AUTHOR STRIKES BACK", (text-style: 'bold')) SECRET ENDING 2/2: THE AUTHOR STRIKES BACK