"Ah, you're finally here." You look over the tavern and find a man at a table beckoning you over.
You walk over and take a seat at the table.
"I assume this means you've accepted the job, yes?"
[["Tell me the details first."->Beginning 2]]
(set: $Injury to 1)"Goblins. Just a small band of em. Attacked a group of loggers a few days ago. We were hoping you could wipe them out for us."
"Why me?" You ask.
"You're no pushover, I wager you could beat every person in this village in a fight. You even helped us clear out those bandits that one time. You would be helping the town a ton if you did this for us."
[["What's the reward?"->Payment]]
[["What are these goblins like?"->Goblin characteristics]]
[["Am I to do this alone?"->Help]]
[["Okay, I accept."->Mission accept]]"Of course we aren't going to leave you empty handed. I've asked around and people have pitched in a handful of gold for you to do this. If you want anything more we could potentially talk that over after you finish."
[["Okay."->Beginning 2]]"They're a crafty bunch. Being decieved by them could mean your end. Whether it be though their traps or their deceptive actions, I would tread carefully, my friend. They're a pushover if fought individually, but they often come in large groups. They quickly overwhelmed our loggers. Thankfully each and every one escaped with their lives intact but many were gravely injured. One of them even noted the prescence of a goblin shaman."
"Goblin shaman?" You ask.
"They acted as a sort of leader. They were able to cast magic as well. I would keep an eye out for it if I were you. It will be a much tougher foe than the others."
[["Okay."->Beginning 2]]"We don't really have anyone designated to help you. Of course I won't stop you from gathering some help for anyone you know or anyone you meet, but most of the loggers are pretty injured so they're not ready to fight. If I were you I would look around this tavern. It seems a few people have traveled to our village as a stop. Perhaps one of them may assist you."
[["Okay."->Beginning 2]]"Thanks a bunch. You'll be a hero to this village if you manage this. I wish you good luck."
You wave goodbye to the man as you stand up and leave the table. You walk towards the entrance of the tavern and overview everyone. You notice some folk who you know to not be people who don't live in this town. One of them is fairly built blonde woman sporting heavy armor and a sword and shield. Another is a hooded man sulking in the corner in the tavern. He constantly keeps one hand near the daggers at his waist. The last one is a blonde lad with a staff and robes. He seems to be about sixteen or so, and he notably has pointy ears, probably an elf.
//I'll implement these paths later. Depending on how I feel I might even cut some out idk.//
//Talk to the blonde woman//
//Talk to the hooded man//
//Talk to the elf//
[[Leave on your own, you can do this yourself.->Departure]]You depart from the village and head towards the forest the man specified earlier. It takes about an hour to get there by foot. You make you way through the thick forest walking past bushes and trees until you notice something. A lone goblin sitting in a clearing. It doesn't seem to have noticed you. You can clearly see its back. You ready your sword and shield.
[[Take it by surprise.->Surprise attack]]
[[Walk out and ready yourself.->Goblin 1 fight]]
[[Call out to it.->Goblin 1 talk]]You rush out of the bushes and dash towards the goblin. It seems to notice your footsteps but alas it noticed to late. You quckly close the distance and drive your sword straight through its back. It squeals in pain but it doesn't last long until its life fades away. You push the goblin off of your blade and clean it of blood. You push on.
[[Next->Goblin Trap]](if:(history: where its name contains "Goblin 1 talk")'s length >= 1)[After seeing the goblin wave it sword around you prepare yourself for battle. It continues to wave its sword around in your direction.] (else:)[You walk out of the bushes and ready yourself. It seems to notice your footsteps and turns around. Upon noticing you brandishing your sword, it quickly pulls out a short sword from its waist.]
[[Go on the offensive->Attack Goblin 1]]
[[Wait and see what it does->Defend Goblin 1]]You sheathe your sword and put away your shield. "Hello!" You say as you walk out of the bushes and call out to it.
"Og grah shahan rakshu laganan im!" It responds.
"Do you know how to speak common?" You ask.
"Aragh shahar koraaad!"
You come to the conclusion that it cannot speak common.
The goblin starts swinging its sword in the air towards you.
[[Leave, find a different path around->Goblin Trap]]
[[Wait and see what it does.->Goblin 1 attacked]]
[[Ready yourself for a fight->Goblin 1 fight]]You notice the goblin from earlier left some tracks. You think these tracks may lead you to the where the rest of them are staying. You spend some time following the tracks and it leads you to the sight of another two goblins. Though you doubt you'll be taking these two by surprise, as they are looking right at you.
"Grah huurag kalash!" One of them yells, before they both turn around and run in the other direction.
[[Chase after them->Trap Triggered]]
[[Keep following the tracks->Trap avoided]]You rush the goblin and swing your sword at it. However it is able to parry your attack with its sword.
[[Attack again->Attack 2 Goblin 1]]
[[Regain your bearings->Regain bearings Goblin 1]]You decide to wait for the goblin to make the first move. The goblin rushes towards you and swings its sword down. Thankfully you are able to easily see through it and block its attack with your shield. You push the sword off and bring the goblin slightly off balance.
[[Attack->Goblin 1 parry]]
[[Wait longer->Goblin 1 wait attacked]]The goblin rushes towards you and swings its sword towards you. You try to dodge out of the way but your arm gets cut in the process.
//You become slightly injured.//
[[Next->Goblin 1 fight]]
(set: $Injury to $Injury + 1)You continue your assault. You attack again and again. It is able to defend itself but it seems to be losing its footing. Noticing an opening you go for a lunge attack. However at the same time the goblin swings for a strike at your leg. You drive your sword through its stomach, as you notice the pain of sharp steel cutting through some of your leg. Its blood drips from the stab wound in its stomach and splashes a bit onto you, as it drips down to your leg and your blood mixes with its. You push the goblin off of you and bandage the wound on your leg. You push onwards.
(if:$Injury > 1)[//You are moderately injured.//](else:)[//You are slightly injured//]
[[Next->Goblin Trap]]
(set: $Injury to $Injury + 1)This time you elect to watch and wait what happens. The goblin lunges at you and dodge out of the way. After dodging you swing your sword down on the goblin. Its left arm comes clean off. The goblin falls to the ground clutching the space where its arm once was. It rolls around on the grass screaming constaltly in pain.
[[Finish it->Goblin 1 execution]]
[[Leave it->Goblin Trap]]You look at the goblin writhing in pain on the ground. You take out your sword and stab it in the stomach. Suddenly the incessant screaming stops. You push onwards.
[[Next->Goblin Trap]]
After knocking the goblin off balance, you take this opportunity to retaliate. You swing in an arc, lobbing the goblin's head off. Its body falls limp as you notice its head land a few feet away. You clean your sword off and push on.
[[Next->Goblin Trap]]After pushing the sword off you once again wait and see what happens. The goblin begins to do the same swing earlier and you prepare your shield for the same attack. However it quickly feints and changes it stance and cuts your leg. As a reaction you quickly stab it in the shoulder and use your other leg to kick it away from you. It lies on the ground.
(if:$Injury > 1)[//You are moderately injured./](else:)[//You are slightly injured//]
[[Finish it->Goblin 1 execution]]
[[Leave it->Goblin Trap]]
(set: $Injury to $Injury + 1)You decide to run after them. They are a quick bunch, but you start to slowly catch up to them due to their short stature. As you start to be getting close to them, you suddenly feel a sharp pain in your foot. Due to this, you lose your bearings and trip. You look towards your foot and see an arrow lodged in it. You look to you surroundings and notice some bushes rustling. Probably an archer that shot you. Both the archer and the two goblins probably got away by now. You pull out the arrow and bandage the wound. You push on.
(if:$Injury > 2)[//You are gravely injured//](elseif:$Injury > 1)[//You are moderately injured.//](else:)[//You are slightly injured//]
[[Next->Goblin Cave]]
(set: $Injury to $Injury + 1)You elect to not follow the two goblins. You stick to the tracks the earlier goblin left and continue to make your way along them.
[[Next->Goblin Cave]]You forge on and eventually make your way to a cave entrance. The cave seems fairly lived in, as there are torches adorned to the walls. You bet that this is where the goblins are hiding out. You gather your resolve and walk in the cave. There are a few dry minutes of just walking towards the cave, but you eventually come to a fork in the path. On your left there is door while on the right the cave path continues.
You slowly creep up to the door and put one ear on the door. On the other side you can hear the sounds of what you assume to be goblins conversing. They seem quite lively, and there seem to be quite a few of them. You would wager that most of their force is in here. You also hear something that you think is music. You can't quite tell as it is different from any you've heard.
[[Barge in and attack the goblins->Goblin massacre]]
[[Open the door and see what happens.->Goblin brawl]]
[[Ignore the door, go on the path through the right.->Goblin Trap 2]]You unsheath your sword and shield. You then slam open the door and attack the first goblin you see. Your sword cuts cleanly through its neck, lopping its head off which falls in the crowd of goblins. You look at the faces of the goblins, some are surprised, some are angry, and some are horrified. You take this moment to push your advantage. You charge forward and take out one to your right and one to your left. At this moment the goblins gain the bearings and try to retaliate. It is not long before a swarm of goblins approaches you. However you take no mind to it. These are just goblins, after all. They are no match for you. Like a storm you take out any goblin that gets near you. Each time one charges in you block their attack and retaliate. However eventually their numbers start to overwhelm. You aren't able to defend every blow, and sustain a few injuries along the way. But those don't stop you. You keep going. Felling one after another. Until eventually nothing is left but a giant pool of blood and a pile of corpses. You call this a job well done. You leave the room and push forward.
(if:$Injury > 1)[//You are gravely injured.//](else:)[//You are moderately injured.//]
[[Next->Goblin Trap 2]]
(set: $Injury to $Injury + 2)You open the door to see the sights of cheerful goblins dancing to joyous music. They seem to be dancing on tables having a wonderful feast. However this all comes to an abrupt close when they notice your prescence. Replacing faces of joy comes faces of worry and faces of fear. They quickly scurry to be ready to face you.
[[Go on the offensive->Goblin Massacre alt]]
[[Go back out the door and bar it.->Goblin door barring]]To be continued.
[[Link that goes back to the beginning->Beginning]]You decide to go on the offensive. You charge in to one goblin and stab it in the abdomen. This causes the others to quickly spring on top of you. Before you know it you are surrounded by a swarm of goblins. It is nigh impossible to block all of their attacks, but you make your stand regardless. You strike down any goblin if you see the opportunity. However their numbers are nothing to laugh at. You get stabbed or bruised in a few places. But somehow even through it all, you make your stand. One by one they fall. Eventually every goblin before you lay dead. You falter for a moment and fall on your back. You lay in a giant pool of blood, though of whose blood you are not quite sure. After a moment you stand up, and press forwards.
//You are gravely injured.//
[[Next->Goblin Trap 2]]
(set: $Injury to $Injury + 3)You double back and run out the door. You then quickly shut it closed. You pull a spare sword and use it to bar the door shut. This should buy you some time. You quickly run through the alternate path.
[[Next->Goblin Trap 2]]