Happy Birthday

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Your fingers brush against the thick, hand-made paper. On the page, written in cursive is an address and a time. <center><i> 23 Main Street Endale Town 22nd August 3pm </i></center> You know the way to Endale. ...Probably. [[Set Off]]

Here, at the edge of town is the start of a long forest road. You can see where the tarmac slowly transitions to cobble and the trees close in like a tunnel. You keep pressing forward, knowing that you're on the right track. A @@.hiddenLink;<<linkreplace "stranger" t8n>>[[cold, pale individual|escapeVampire?]]<</linkreplace>>@@ joins you on the walk. [[You attempt to strike up a conversation.|deadToVampire]] [[You allow the stranger to walk with you.|deadToVampire]]

A fun birthday adventure where you definitely won't die. [[Start Game|Introduction]]

You see normal streets, people going about their business. [[Continue Straight|TheRoad1]] [[Take A Left|BackHome]]

You see normal people and streets. You think you might have seen a glowing plant in a garden to your right. [[Continue Straight|BackHome]] [[Take A Right|TheRoad2]]

You find yourself back at your driveway. You don't remember the way. You're stuck in the mundane world forevermore. <<set $endLost to 1>> [[Play Again|Start]]

You notice some of the buildings are <<linkreplace "unusually shaped" t8n>>familiar, you're getting @@.hiddenLink;[[close|Endale Road]]@@<</linkreplace>>. Some of the people have pointed ears and slightly inhuman coloured skin. [[You're going the right way.|BackHome]] [[You're going the wrong way.|BackHome]]

\~Happy Birthday\~

Roseleaf Tea

<<set $endLost to 0>> <<set $endVamp to 0>> <<set $endLeave to 0>> <<set $endFaeAnger to 0>> <<set $endFaeFood to 0>> <<set $endGood to 0>>

Your new friend smiles, revealing sharp fangs, and drags you behind one of the larger trees. You take a moment, as the blood is drained from your veins, to appreciate the coincidence of dying on your birthday. <<set $endVamp to 1>> [[Play Again|Start]]

Here, at the edge of town is the start of a long forest road. You can see where the tarmac slowly transitions to cobble and the trees close in like a tunnel. You keep pressing forward, knowing that you're on the right track. A vampire has joined you on the walk. [[You attempt to strike up a conversation.|deadToVampire]] [[You allow the vampire to walk with you.|deadToVampire]] [[You attempt to stake the vampire.|deadToVampire]] [[You tell the vampire that you don't have time to idle, you're expected.|surviveVampire]]

Endale town approaches. Finally. You can see <<linkreplace "the manor house">>Sparrowhawk Manor<</linkreplace>> @@.hiddenLink;<<linkreplace "looming over the town">>looming over the town, and a flash of colour at the top of one of the tall spires,<</linkreplace>>@@ way up in the mountains. You quickly make your way to 23 Main Street. [[You knock on the door.]] [[You walk away.]]

An elven man opens it and gathers you into a sweet hug. Yilanen, his name is. "Happy birthday." He says. "Would you fetch something from the bakery for me?" [[Accept the request.|Bakery]]

I mean really. What are you doing visiting a town of monsters, you're better off sticking with humans. You're going to miss your friends, though... <<set $endLeave to 1>> [[Play Again|Start]]

You smell freshly baked bread as you enter the bakery. The entire place is cozy and puts you at ease. <<nobr>> <<linkappend "It's run by a fae couple." t8n>> ( <<linkappend "you think." t8n>> It could possibly be a faerie with a <<link "human partner">> <<replace ".ears" t8n>>One of them definitely has rounder ears.<</replace>> <</link>> who is high on magic and love and doesn't care that they haven't aged in years. <span class = "ears"></span><</linkappend>>)<</linkappend>> <</nobr>> Leah smiles widely with too-sharp teeth at the sight of you. "Oh, hello! A little bird told me it was your birthday." Her pointed ears twitch. Her wife is eating a cookie in the corner, watching. It's a little unnerving if you're not used to it. You explain you're here to pick up an order for Yilanen. "Well, how about this. Since it's your birthday, I'll give you a little extra something?" [[Express gratefulness, but refuse the offer.|BackToYilan][$faeGift = 0]] [[Make it clear you won't accept gifts from Leah.]] [[Accept the gift graciously.|BackToYilan][$faeGift = 1]]

You might have been a little rude there, since Leah's smile falls. Her wife stares at you wordlessly. ...needless to say, you don't make it back to Yilanen. <<set $endFaeAnger to 1>> [[Play Again|Start]]

So you returned to 23 Main Street, <<if $faeGift == 1>>snacking on the best cookie you'd eaten in your life as you walked, <</if>>and Yilanen welcomed you back into his home. It was a small gathering, Yilan had invited some of your closest friends in Endale, and even the leader of Endale themself, Caellera, a harpy with colourful feathers. And now it was time for cake. [[You made a wish and blew out the candles.]]

Everyone cheered, you helped Yilanen hand out slices between opening gifts... And then it was your turn to <<if $faeGift == 1>>[[eat the cake|lose]]<<else>>[[eat the cake|win]]<</if>>

The cake tasted of nothing. Worse than nothing. It tasted of ashes. It burned in your mouth like mint. ...what happened? The cookie. You ate faerie food. You would never be able to leave Endale. <<set $endFaeFood to 1>> [[Play Again|Start]]

The cake was delicious. Leah really outdid herself with it. You enjoyed a wonderful, safe day and Yilanen drove you home afterwards. <<set $endGood to 1>> [[Play Again|Start]]

Version 0.1.0

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<h1>About</h1> This game was made as a gift for my sister. It contains a number of random characters I've created for various other things, because I didn't have time to properly flesh out the town with its own worldbuilding. Happy birthday.

<h1>Version history</h1> <hr> <h2> 0.1.0 </h2> <i>22/08/2024 - Initial release</i><ul> <li>3 Named NPCs - Yilanen, Caellera, Leah.</li> <li>2 Unnamed NPCs</li> <li>One quest in Endale</li> <li>5 Bad endings and 1 Good ending</li> </ul> <hr>

<h1>Endings</h1> - <<if $endLost == 0>>???<<else>>You got lost on the way.<</if>> - <<if $endVamp == 0>>???<<else>>You got eaten by a vampire.<</if>> - <<if $endLeave == 0>>???<<else>>You decided to leave.<</if>> - <<if $endFaeAnger == 0>>???<<else>>You angered a faerie.<</if>> - <<if $endFaeFood == 0>>???<<else>>You ate faerie food.<</if>> - <<if $endGood == 0>>???<<else>>You had a wondeful birthday.<</if>>