Pickles: A TG Choose Your Own Adventure

By Melanie E.

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"You tell Aribeth a joke..."

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You think. And think. What type of joke should you tell the dragon? A lot of jokes from your own home might not work, since they don't have the same technology here. What do dragons find funny? There's only one way to tell.

"Lisa?"

"Yes?" She asks, turning to you.

"Knock knock."

Both Lisa and Aribeth roll their eyes. "Who's there," they ask in unison.

"Pie."

"Pie who?" Lisa asks, now curious.

"Pie you!" You say as you manifest a cream pie and go to push it into her face. Unfortunately for you, her knightly training kicks in and you soon find yourself flat on your back and blinded by surprisingly tasty lemon cream.

"Oops," you hear Lisa say.

There is no other sound for a few tense seconds. Then, you hear a reptilian snort, followed by a chuckle. Soon, the entire ground is shaking as Aribeth rolls about laughing.

The cream is surprisingly easy to clean off, leaving no trace, and you and Lisa watch as Aribeth continues to laugh uncontrollably. Eventually she calms down, and looks at you with a new respect.

"That was quite entertaining. I shall let you pass. Do stop by again if you make it out of the keep, my dears."

She steps aside, revealing another path through the trees behind her. Not long after, you finally reach the keep.

The tall, weathered stone walls before you seem to whisper in hushed tones to one another of the secrets within. A gigantic set of double doors made of fossilized wood sit before you, with a horrendous carving of a gargoyle to one side and a manticore on the other.

"Who goes there?" asks the gargoyle as you approach.

"Yes, who disturbs us?" the manticore asks as well. Both turn to stare at you as you approach.

What do you do?

---Make up a name. (If you choose this option, pick a name for the character as well. The one most recommended I'll use.)
---Skip your name, but tell them your goal to defeat the evil Mage.
---Ignore them and try the door.
---Look around for another way in.

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Voting begins... NOW!

NOTES: Sorry this is a few days late. I know, I know, I suck. I've been busy, alright? :P I'm probably going to try and give you players a few more customizable options from here on out since, this being an ONLINE interactive story, I don't exactly have to worry about predicting what you choose, now do I? I think it's going to be fun.