Start of a transcript of Remedial Witchcraft A brewing disaster by dgtziea Release 1 / Serial number 191007 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (Type about if you'd like more information!) Okay. So she wants her crystal ball, which is on the table in front of you, and tarot cards, which you have no idea about, but they must be nearby, right? Eh, worry about those later. Identification number: //25139FC6-A926-4224-8B85-EE32BD36A377// Interpreter version 1.2.9 / VM 3.1.2 / Library serial number 080126 Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson >restart Are you sure you want to restart? yes "I'm late! I'm late! On this very important date!" the Witch of Howling Woods wail-mutters to herself, as she bursts into the room where you're studying. She spots you. "You! Apprentice, what are you doing? You should be-you should be helping! You should be keeping track of these things!" You turn away from your miserable Runecrafts homework and rack your brain for what she might be talking about, as you drop your textbooks back in your backpack. "What things?" you ask, as you follow her outside. She reels, dramatically, in the moonlight. "What things?! It's-it's the Samhain tonight, dearie! I need to go! I need to gather, to prepare! And you need to help!" "The Samhain? That's... one of those important Sabbat dates on the calendar, right?" She stops reeling and just looks at you. "Okay, nevermind, I'll look it up later." She's still staring at you. You clear your throat. "What do you -" She starts moving around in the garden, waving her hands. You're starting to get really cold. "Get me my crystal ball and my tarot cards, and bring them to me! Go! I need to prepare!" She abruptly drops to her knees (You faintly hear her emit an "ow!" under her breath), and starts chanting a ritual. Well, then. You go back inside. (Press any key to continue.) Remedial Witchcraft A brewing disaster by dgtziea Release 1 / Serial number 191007 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (Type about if you'd like more information!) Okay. So she wants her crystal ball, which is on the table in front of you, and tarot cards, which you have no idea about, but they must be nearby, right? Eh, worry about those later. Divination Area This is the entrance to the house, meant to scare off intruders and impress everyone else. It's lit by magic orb flame and there are a bunch of glowing glyphs everywhere. There's an imposing wooden table hogging most of the space. A crystal ball sits on top of it, gently glowing in the orblight of the room. A cabinet is squeezed up along the wall. South leads outside. There's a small closet to the east. The rest of the house is through a wispy curtains to the north. The Witch of Howling Woods is outside, chanting and drawing sigils on the ground. On the wooden table is your homework. You can also see your closed backpack here. >s It's dark. And scary. And cold outside! If you're going out there, it's gonna be with the crystal ball and tarot cards she wanted. >e Closet A cramped closet. Mostly cleaning stuff? The cleaning stuff needs cleaning. There's also a stool that got shoved in here. West goes back out. A feather duster lies discarded on the floor. You can also see a cat here. The cat is sleeping curled up in a corner. >take all feather duster: Taken. stool: Taken. >w Divination Area This is the entrance to the house, meant to scare off intruders and impress everyone else. It's lit by magic orb flame and there are a bunch of glowing glyphs everywhere. There's an imposing wooden table hogging most of the space. A crystal ball sits on top of it, gently glowing in the orblight of the room. A cabinet is squeezed up along the wall. South leads outside. There's a small closet to the east. The rest of the house is through a wispy curtains to the north. The Witch of Howling Woods is outside, chanting and drawing sigils on the ground. On the wooden table is your homework. You can also see your closed backpack here. >drop stool Dropped. >get on stool You get onto the stool. >get on table From the stool, you step onto the wooden table. Divination Area (on the wooden table) This is the entrance to the house, meant to scare off intruders and impress everyone else. It's lit by magic orb flame and there are a bunch of glowing glyphs everywhere. There's an imposing wooden table hogging most of the space. A crystal ball sits on top of it, gently glowing in the orblight of the room. A cabinet is squeezed up along the wall. South leads outside. There's a small closet to the east. The rest of the house is through a wispy curtains to the north. The Witch of Howling Woods is outside, chanting and drawing sigils on the ground. You can also see a stool and your closed backpack here. On the wooden table you can see your homework. >take ball You put both arms underneath it, and then straining with all your might, you try to lift it up, and. Nothing happens. Ergh! Nope. Not happening. You scratch your head. It's heavy, but not that heavy-looking. What's keeping it in place? >x ball Wait... you look more closely at the ball, and notice a small swirly rune underneath it on the table, glowing blue. >x homework Your homework was to identify basic runes based on their color and linework. Oh hey, there's the swirly rune! It's a nnai rune, and it does basic binding of an object to surface. But it doesn't say how to reverse it here. >say nnai What does that mean? >open backpack You open your closed backpack, revealing your textbooks and your notebook. Your notebook could be handy, so you grab it (+ a quill) and jot down what the witch wanted. >look up nnai You grab your Runecrafts textbook and flip through to the identification chapter. Ah, here's the rune from the table. It's a basic rune that sticks an object to surface the rune was drawn on. To remove it, say the power word nnai out loud with a rising inflection. >say nnai What does that mean? >say nnai What does that mean? >look up rune You grab your Runecrafts textbook and flip through to the identification chapter. Ah, here's the rune from the table. It's a basic rune that sticks an object to surface the rune was drawn on. To remove it, say the power word nnai out loud with a rising inflection. >say nnai What does that mean? >x rune The rune is pulsing blue energy; it's a weird looking symbol, but it looks almost familiar? >look up rune You grab your Runecrafts textbook and flip through to the identification chapter. Ah, here's the rune from the table. It's a basic rune that sticks an object to surface the rune was drawn on. To remove it, say the power word nnai out loud with a rising inflection. >say nnai You intone "nnai" with a rising tone. The swirly rune glows white, then recedes and fades away. >quit Are you sure you want to quit? yes