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: (c) P. Langston & N. Howard @(#)a3.misc 1.8 5/29/82 -- P.S.L. games
" Just Imagine ...
You are traveling as First Under-secretary to the Ambassador for
the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne, (CDT). Your direct
superior, Mr. Magnan, has managed to duck out of the action and
leave you as sole assistant to his superior, Ambassador
Pouncetrifle. (The Ambassador is a classic bungler and would, if
left on his own, mess things up badly.)
You have been sent to Aldebaran III where you are to avert an
uprising against Terran nationals expected at the end of April.
During your trip you were able to peruse the ship's meager
library and make a few notes on the history, life-forms and
society of Aldebaran III, but much of Aldebaran culture is still
a mystery.
It is the middle of the night; the ship on which you arrived has
just departed from the small spaceport which you find to be windy
and deserted."
words (verbs)
ask
question 1
attack
hit 1
beat 2
kick 3
kill 4
buy
purchase 1
steal
borrow 1
purloin 2
read
examine 1
in
enter 1
exit
out 1
leave 2
push
press 1
drop
throw 1
words (objects)
i
me
you
official\ identity\ papers 0 -1
papers 1
notes 0 -1
credit\ card 0 1
card 1
electronic\ all-dialect\ dictionary
dictionary 1
book 2
cigarette\ pack
pack 1
cigarettes 2
burning\ cigarette
cigarette 1
butt 2
weed 3
drink
beer 1
liquor 2
subwalk\ tokens
tokens 1
token 2
half-empty\ wine\ bottle 0 101
bottle 1
shovel 0 12
pale\ xyller
xyller 1
alabaster\ yangst
yangst 1
green\ zwerf
zwerf 1
keys 0 5
money
peace
directions
information 1
drunken\ ruffians
ruffians 1
transylvanian\ count
vampire 1
count 2
pre actions
* v+9.%7% ,,,
* v=7.1 ,,,
* v>8.27 v?9.24 m="Tensions seem at the breaking point as" ,,,
* v?9.24 v=9.0 v+8.1 m="Another day passes..." ,,,
* v?18.1 t?cigarette ,,, m="\
The cigarette burns your fingers as it turns into ash."
* v?18.1 v=18.0 o-cigarette
* v>18.0 v-18.1 ,,,
take\ xyller o?xyller t?yangst ,,, m="\
The yangst seems to twitch and roll slightly in your grip."
take\ yangst o?yangst t?zwerf ,,, m="\
The zwerf seems to twitch and soften in your hand for a moment."
* o?yangst t~yangst o?zwerf t~zwerf ,,, o-zwerf m="\
As you watch, amazed, the yangst turns a muddy, opaque brown and
starts to spin, rolling toward the zwerf which, in turn,
melts into a green, viscous fluid and starts seeping into the ground!
The yangst is now spinning madly and rolls over traces of the zwerf
which seem to boil away on contact!
After the last trace of the zwerf has been vaporized the spinning
yangst slows to a stop and resumes its alabaster translucency.
"
* o?xyller t~xyller o?yangst t~yangst ,,, o-yangst m="\
Before your startled eyes the pale xyller turns a deep crimson and,
emitting a piercing wail, slides toward the yangst!
The yangst frantically tries to roll away but is overtaken, engulfed
and consumed by the flushed xyller!
The xyller burps once and returns to its previous pale color, its wail
dying down to silence.
You realize that you've been holding your breath the whole time.
"
* t?tokens v?2.0 t-tokens ,,,
* o~tokens v>2.0 v=2.0 o+tokens@0 ,,, m="\
I understand that theft is not uncommon on Aldebaran III."
* v?13.1 c?33 o?vampire@%PREV_LOC% v~PREV_LOC.42 ,,, o+vampire m="\
FLAP FLAP FLAP POOF!.... Suddenly, you are not alone."
* v?13.1 c?33 v>9.19 o~vampire o+vampire@%PREV_LOC% ,,, m="\
You hear the flap of wings nearby ..."
* v?13.1 c?50 v<9.6 o~vampire o+vampire@%PREV_LOC% ,,, m="\
You hear the flap of wings ..."
* o?vampire v~CUR_LOC.42 v?13.1 v?9.6 o-vampire v=13.2 m="
At that moment, (6:00 A.S.T) the sun rises, and the
embarrassed Vampire crumbles into dust, (lucky you)."
* v?13.1 v>9.6 v<9.19 o~vampire@42 ,,, o+vampire@42
* o?vampire v?13.1 c?33 ,,, m="\
The Count launches himself at you, but you dodge out of the way!
"
* o?vampire v?13.1 c?33 ,,, m="\
The Vampire makes a dive for your neck, but misses!
"
* o?vampire v?13.1 v>NUM_CARRY.1 c?33 ,,, c=drop\ all m="\
The Vampire make a sweeping grab for you which you frantically fend off,
dropping everything in the process!
"
insert\ token t~tokens m="You don't have any tokens!"
insert\ card o~card m="You don't have one!"
dig o~shovel m="Digging without a shovel is quite ... impractical."
translate t~dictionary m="You'd need a dictionary to do that!"
note: m=Noted
post actions
brief v=BREVITY.-1 m="Long descriptions only once"
superbrief v=BREVITY.0 m="No long description"
verbose v=BREVITY.1 m="All long descriptions"
date|time v?9.0 m="12:01 a.m., April %8%, 2148"
date|time v<9.12 m="%9% a.m., April %8%, 2148"
date|time v?9.12 m="Noon, April %8%, 2148"
date|time v=10.%9% v-10.12 m="%10% p.m., April %8%, 2148"
axolotyl|rub\ ring c?66 m="Nothing happens."
axolotyl|rub\ ring m="Nothing happens, naturally."
read\ bottle o?bottle o?dictionary m="
: :
: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
: : Bezel & Dung Fruit Blended Wine : :
: : +-----------------------+ : :
: : U | o | F : :
: : N | o @ | O o | I : :
: : C | \\ \\_|_/ / | N : :
: : L |o \\/ w \\/ o| E : :
: : E |oo { \\___/ } OO| S : :
:=--..: |ooo {=======} OOO| T : :
:=====: F |oooo \\_____/ oOOO| : :
:=====: R |ooooo /// \\\\\\ OOOOO| W : :
:=====: E + - - - - - - - - - - - + I :=--..:
:=====: L -=[ OUR FOUNDER ]=- N :=====:
:=====: K Bottled under his strict E :=====:
:=====: ' supervisions at the North R :=====:
:=====: S Groaci Bottling Company Y :=====:
:=====:.................................:=====:
:=============================================:
:=============================================:
"
read\ bottle o?bottle m="\
: :
: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
: : Cgzgn & Fwuj Gtwky Cnguigi Xkug : :
: : +-----------------------+ : :
: : Y | o | G : :
: : P | o @ | O o | O :
: : D | \\ \\_|_/ / | P : :
: : M |o \\/ w \\/ o| I : :
: : I |oo { \\___/ } OO| T : :
:=--..: |ooo {===:===} OOO| V : :
:=====: G |oooo \\_____/ oOOO| : :
:=====: S |ooooo /// \\\\\\ OOOOO| X : :
:=====: I + - - - - - - - - - - - + O :=--..:
:=====: M UYS GUYPFIS P :=====:
:=====: L Cqyyngi wuigt okv vytkfy I :=====:
:=====: ' vwrgtxkvkquv cy yog Pqtyo S :=====:
:=====: T Htqcfk Cqyynkuj Dqprcub A :=====:
:=====:.................................:=====:
:=============================================:
:=============================================:
"
read\ ring\ bottle o?ring o?bottle o?dictionary m="\
The tiny characters on the ring translate as follows:
Handcrafted Entirely from Native Materials
by
the Magic Artisan's Collective
Crystal City, A III
inscription I. I. Surr
materials M. X. Pensif
process P. Dequeue
engraving E. Wonts-Tunno
rubies R. Redd
idea I. M. Gonnapuke
usage test U. Thant Dothatherenow
message M. Ryeteer
Friction activation guaranteed on clean, dry surface only
"
read\ ring\ bottle o?ring o?bottle m="\
The tiny characters on the ring are as follows:
Gepfbtedyaf Apyotamx dtil Peyova Leyatoems
cx
yga Lehob Etyosep's Bimmabyova
Btxsyem Boyx, E OOO
opsbtoryoip O. O. Swtt
leyatoems L. U. Rapsod
rtibass R. Faqwawa
aphtevoph A. Zipys-Ywppi
twcoas T. Taff
ofae O. L. Hipperwja
wseha yasy W. Ygepy Fiygeygatapiz
lasseha L. Txayaat
Dtobyoip ebyoveyoip hwetepyaaf ip bmaep, ftx swtdeba ipmx
"
read\ ring o?ring m="\
Inside the band you find some writing in tiny letters, too small to read."
read\ dictionary t?dictionary m=\
"The dictionary is not in itself readable like a book,
it is a machine that allows you to read documents
written in Aldebaranese dialects."
read\ card v=10.%8% ...
read\ card v+10.1 m="\
Galactic Credit Bureau Card #547596.6347501
Issued to: J. Retief
--------------------------
Expires: 04-%10%-048
--------------------------
Current Balance: %6%.00 G.Credits
--------------------
"
smoke\ cigarette v<3.1 m="You're all out of smokes."
smoke\ cigarette t?pack t?cigarette m="\
You've already got one burning, fiend!"
smoke\ cigarette t?pack v?3.1 v=3.0 v=18.20 t+cigarette m=\
"That last butt always tastes so awful!"
smoke\ cigarette t?pack v-3.1 v=18.20 t+cigarette m="\
Your head spins slightly as you puff it alight."
balance o?card v?6.1 m="Your account holds %6% credit."
balance o?card m="Your account holds %6% credits."
balance m="You need a card to find out your balance."
count\ cigarettes t?pack m="You have %3% cigarettes left."
count\ cigarettes m="You have no cigarettes."
count\ tokens t?tokens m="You have %2%."
count\ tokens m="You have no tokens."
* o~tokens v>2.0 c?50 v=2.0 ,,, m="\
I understand that theft is not uncommon on Aldebaran III."
help|info m="\
I will carry out any actions that you ask me to (assuming I understand what
you ask). In general, you should type commands of one to five words; like
`quit', `take card', or `push red button'. To move around type the direction
you want to go; e.g. `north', `up', etc. The following commands are handy:
take, inventory, drop, look, read.\n"
read\ notes o~notes m="I don't see any notes here ... "
read\ notes v?17.6 v=17.0 ,,, m=\
"At this point the notes trail off into meaningless scribbles and, thinking
back, you vaguely remember an interesting interlude with some rather illicit
drugs and two stewardesses on the trip here ... Ahhh ... Anyway, going back
to the beginning of the notes ...
"
read\ notes v?17.0 v+17.1 m="\
Page %17%
Aldebaran III is an eighty-four percent earth normal planet which
revolves around a brilliant red star, (Aldebaran, or Alpha Tauri).
A III has an atmosphere consisting of 52%% nitrogen, 26%% helium,
20%% oxygen and 2%% other gases, (by volume). The period of revo-
lution of A III is 18.628 Earth Standard hours which is expressed
in local time as 24 hours. The axis of A III tilts less than a
degree with respect to the ecliptic, (47.6'), providing virtually
no variation in season and length of daylight, (sunrise is at 6:00
Aldebaran Standard Time, sunset at 7:00 p.m. A.S.T.).
... (the notes continue, but your interest wanes)
"
read\ notes v?17.1 v+17.1 m="\
Page %17%
The ruling species on Aldebaran III is a large, six \"legged\", (actually
\"pseudopoded\"), mammal with a roughly Humanoid torso and a perfectly
spherical \"brain-case\" containing, in most cases, a brain the size of
a filbert. (In a few, exceptional cases the brain is believed to be quite
large. This increased \"brain-power\" has no effect on intelligence but
is believed to provide the ability to alter body appearance at will.)
"
read\ notes v?17.2 v+17.1 m="\
Page %17%
The natives of Aldebaran compensate for lack of intellect with sensitive
organs for sight and smell located on five stalk-like extremities which
radiate from the \"brain-case\".
Aldebaranites are deeply religious. They display fierce devotion to
causes which they espouse without apparent rhyme or reason and which
they may suddenly disavow for no apparent reason. Much importance is
said to be attached to symbolic acts and objects.
"
read\ notes v?17.3 v+17.1 m="\
Page %17%
Until the first Aldebaran-Terran trade treaty was negotiated in 2078
by Adm. Kurasawa Perry the concepts of private property and monetary
currency were unknown. Since that time every sentient race in the
galaxy has established trade with A III but, in compliance with the
Galactic Accords of 2018, no military bases have been built on A III.
The currency in use is the Galactic Credit but \"magic\" artifacts are
still highly valued although very little is known about these artifacts.
"
read\ notes v?17.4 v+17.1 m="\
Page %17%
Government is a representative democracy with all laws being made by the
elected governmental representative, (called \"the Rep\"), whose term of
office is 3 years unless that would cause and election to be held in a
year divisible by fourteen in which case the term of office is 6 years.
Aldebaran law, being the manifestation of the Rep, is held in great
reverence by the populace and the punishments for infractions are
extremely severe. Because each new Rep must, during his first five
months in office, repeal all laws enacted by the previous Rep and may
not recreate any laws that a prior Rep had created no attempt will be
made here to provide do's and dont's for A III.
"
read\ notes v?17.5 v+17.1 m="\
Page %17%
The official diplomatic language on Aldebarran is Glottus but very few,
(if any), natives are believed to speak it. Instead, approximately
213 varieties of local dialect are used. The dialectic differences
between neighboring regions are small enough that most natives can under-
stand the dialects of all neighboring regions but rarely the dialects
of further regions. The single, underlying factor in understanding
any dialect of Aldebaran ...
"
read\ papers t?papers m=\
"Your identity papers have a picture of you, (not flattering), and say:
OFFICIAL IDENTITY PAPERS
Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne
NAME: Jaime Retief
-------------------------------------
TITLE: first Under-Secretary to the Ambassador to the Aldebarran System
-------------------------------------
CDT ID: # 5375865346a547
Affiliations: C.I.B., Est, Hero's Guild, G.S.P.C.T., Usenix
"
drink o~bottle m="I suppose if you had a bottle you could drink"
drink m="\
FAAAGHHH! That wine is AWFUL! It tastes like cardboard squeezings!"
why? m="Because, (natch)"
check\ pockets ,,, c=inventory m=Okay
take\ vampire o?vampire c?50 m="Now that IS a stupid idea"
take\ vampire o?vampire m="You have the strangest sex drive..."
xyzzy|sesame|abracadabra m="\
Nice try, but that's an old worn-out magic word."
take\ ash m="The ash slips through your fingers and scatters."
* v=7.0 ,,,
variables
1 0 temp variable (used for customs)
2 0 number of tokens
3 0 number of cigarettes (see var 18)
4 0 temp variable used for barkeep/map
5 0 temp for left/right hint
6 50 credits left
7 0 used to gauge activity on each command
8 1 day of the month, (April)
9 0 hour of the day
10 0 temp variable used for calculations
11 0 local variable; used in Rep's reception room & church
12 0 local variable; used in church
13 0 0: initial, 3: count, 1: vampire following you, 2: dead
17 0 the current page of notes
18 0 How much of a burning cigarette is left (see var 3)
MAX_CARRY 6 we can only carry 6 things at once