You are standing by a tree
There are 3 paths.
One appears to go to a jungle,
one appears to go to a cave,
one appears to go to a beach,
you could try and climb the tree,
there is a nearby shop you could go in,
or you could do something else.
So what's its going to be?
Written by catprog on 01 April 2003
In the shop
There is a table with a sign saying
<strong>Free Sample:</strong>
Take one
On the table there is a fridge with a range of liquids. Also on the table are various magical trinkets including costumes. What would you like to take, or would you like to buy something?
Written by catprog on 10 April 2003
Other
You decide to get something else. But what?
Written by catprog on 13 December 2005
Play the VR Game
You find a pair of vr googles.
You put them on and you find yourself in a game, but which one?
Written by on 06 August 2005
Adventure Game
For a moment, you sit staring at the computer screen. The game loaded so quickly, that now you’re waiting in of an opening screen. The pixels quickly formulate themselves into the backdrop of an open field on all sides of you. The faintest motion of wind rustling the thick landscape of grasses ripples across your vision, but even as the distant landscape formats with the loading page, nothing but the field is there. You shift your head, turning your gaze within the virtual reality of the game to check to your sides, but find only more of the same rippling landscape there as well. The same, golden shade of grass sprouted up from the Earth on all four sides of your body.
Eyebrows knitting together, you try to figure out what is supposed to be happening. “There’s nothing here” you mutter, considering trying to remove the goggles you’d placed on until you notice a selection screen. “Choose your character” flashed as fading white letters in the distant backdrop of blue sky. You read it, though you’re not sure what character to select or even how to do that.
You eyes scanned over everything again, noticing that a sign had been added to the game off to the left, font sketched into its surface: “Random.”
Written by Picklessauce69 on 08 December 2015
Custom
You still can't believe the quality of this virtual reality game, from how real the world looks to the sounds of rippling grass around yourself, gently swaying strands that rustles in a digital breeze.
You look back to the small sign in front of you, a small frown on your face at the sight of the word 'Random'. In your experience, anything that was up to chance could only end poorly, and you begin to look for another sign.
Much to your surprise, before you can fully turn, the sign before you flickers, the letters twisting and morphing into a different word entirely: 'Custom'. You smile at that, a faint chuckle escaping your throat. "Now this is what I'm talking about."
You head to the sign and tap it, marveling at how the game was somehow able to give you a sense of tactile immersion. As you press the sign, it glows gently; and several new options pop up, far more than you'd expected. There's the expected race and gender menus, but also a series of odd menus, like 'stance' and 'species'.
The only question is... Which button do you press next?
Written by SketchySeraph on 09 March 2016
Gender (Female)
Never one to beat around the bush, you go straight for the gender option, arching an eyebrow as a few more options than you had expected appear. Male and female are there, of course; but there's also categories for hermaphrodites and gender-neutral settings. You ignore the last two for now, focused on the first two selections instead.
While it would be nice to play this game in your natural male gender, you can't help but remember how all of your characters in roleplaying games are female. It's a dilemma, but one that only lasts a few seconds. Old habits beat natural instincts, and you press the 'female' button with a grin on your face.
The effects of your action are immediate, a strange sensation flowing through your form, like you've just been dipped into a warm pool. You look down and find that for form is beginning to change, your arms and legs becoming slimmer; your hips beginning to round.
Your scalp tingles as though someone's massaging it, and you watch as your hair grows longer and longer; until it hangs in your peripheral vision and rests against your neck.
You've never grown your hair out this long before, so this is quite a novel sensation, and you brush the strands that tickle your cheeks to a spot behind your ears. Of course, the most prominent change is the one to your chest, as a pair of supple breasts slowly stretch out your shirt, held tight against the fabric. You can't help but let out a small moan at the feeling of how tightly your clothing is hugging you in some places, and you hurriedly undo the top two buttons of your shirt.
You know that you should probably be more modest, given that you're apparently now a woman; but you also realize that you're in a videogame. The judgment of a few pixels doesn't bother you in the least, and you look down to find yourself staring at a modest pair of breasts.
Naturally, you let your hands wander to them, squeezing each gently only to moan as a spike of sensation shoots through your form. That was unexpected; somehow that really felt... Real, for lack of a better term. You grin and make a mental note to explore your form later, letting your hands fall back to your curvy hips as you look back to the screen.
Written by SketchySeraph on 10 March 2016
Species(Vixen)
Your gender settled, your hand moves over to the array of species available. A few of the more exotic options catch your eye, but eventually your slender hand settles on, “Fox”.
A gasp escapes you as a strange pressure above your rear causes you to arch your back in surprise. Small hairs are emerging along the growing bulge as you bring your hand to it, the hairs slowly gliding along your fingers as they grow steadily longer and thicker. After a few seconds pass, your tail has grown long enough for you to see the white furred tip when you look over your shoulder. Another second later, a black stripe is in sight, followed soon by a solid column of orange-red fur. It feels oddly numb and stiff as it grows, but upon its completion it feels like a natural extension of your body. A few tentative swishes confirm your full control of the new limb.
Your hand is drawn away from your new appendage to scratch at an itch that’s suddenly formed on the top of your head. Actually, as you begin to scratch for some relief, you discover it’s coming from two distinct points. A small wave of relief flows down from your head as you scratch, the tingling sensation growing as a pair of fur covered tips start to tickle against the palms of your hands. The emerging ears slowly grow fuller and larger, feeling almost like they’re made of velvet as your fingers gently stroke over them. So entranced are you with their growth that you barely even registered that your normal human ears disappeared somewhere in the process.
Your ears tickle at your palms for a short while, though strangely the feeling stops after a short while. Confused, you bring your hands down in front of you and are shocked to find the palms of your hands are now covered in a rough brown padding. A similar padding covers the tips of your fingers as well, and you wonder in the back of your mind if paw prints are as unique as finger prints.
An itching sensation similar to the one that occurred with the growth of your new vulpine ears begins to encompass your hands as well. Small, fine hairs began to push their way through your skin, bristling against your fingers as you scratch away. They quickly begin to grow thicker and longer, your hands slowly looking like they’re a set of brown furred gloves. A similar feeling is coming over your feet as they race to catch up with the changes in your hands.
Your nose begins to itch, distracting you from the orange fur that’s slowly working its way down your arms and up your legs. You feel it wrinkle and twitch as if a sneeze is coming on, and your mouth begins to open in anticipation. The urge seems to grow ever stronger, but the actual sneeze seems forever in coming. Your jaw begins to ache as it feels continuously stretched, and in fact it does begin to stretch outwards. As your mouth begins to grow longer and more canine, your nose also begins to darken and grow slightly wet as well. Even your tongue isn’t spared from expansion as your teeth begin to sharpen and shift in your mouth, and you soon find yourself with a fully canine muzzle.
ACHOO! Guess there was a sneeze in there after all! You rub your new nose, hand also brushing against the small canine whiskers on either side of your muzzle. You’re a fully an anthropomorphic vixen now, covered in fur from head to toe. Orange is your primary color now, with hands and feet of brown fur and white fur covering your chest and belly. Your new coat feels warm but not stiflingly hot, and other than for your padded hands and feet is soft to the touch.
The transformation seems to be complete, leaving you with only your stance option for now. You open the options menu and, after much deliberation, your padded finger gently presses on…
Written by LunaMoonstone on 09 November 2016
Stance(Bipedal)
Though some of the other options do seem intriguing, playing as a different gender and species is enough change for one day. You confirm your selection for two-legged movement and finalize the changes, now finding yourself in your new anthropomorphic vixen form.
You spend a moment getting used to moving around in your new body, getting used to the new features and shapes. It’s pretty easy to adjust, and while memories of your old body aren’t disappearing, you feel as though you’ve been this way your whole life. It’s a serious credit to the virtual reality experience that this all feels so incredibly natural, you think.
The experience IS still a game, however, as you’re reminded when a new screen pops up in front of you a moment later. Choose Your Class, the screen reads. Pictures of several weapons and armor sets are pictured below. Your hand gently swipes through the number of options available, but finally you settle on…
Written by LunaMoonstone on 25 November 2016
Class(Priestess)
A small yelp escapes you as you reach to the white robes and staff of the Priestess class that caught your eye, finding that your hand is passing through the screen. Before you can pull it back, a gentle force grips your arm and pulls you through. Your other hand instinctively goes to your face to protect it as its pulled toward the screen, protecting you from the sudden flash of light that occurs as you’re pulled through.
Bewildered, you glance around furiously as you find yourself in an unfamiliar building. The walls are mostly white, the room brightened up even more by the sunlight streaming in through the painted glass windows around the room. You appear to be standing in an aisle between several rows of wooden benches, all currently unoccupied. One end of the aisle ends in a set of heavy looking wooden doors, while the other leads up to an altar with a shallow pool of water in front of it. Despite the sudden and strange surroundings, you can’t help but relax a little in this place.
“Are you ready, child?” Any alarm you feel at the arrival of an unknown voice is quickly diminished when you see the smiling bear it belongs to. The black furred woman gently rests a firm paw on your shoulder as she looks down at you, wearing a similar looking set of robes like the ones you reached for earlier. Despite her massive size, you feel only warmth and care coming from her as she gently guides you toward the pool of water at the head of the aisle.
Despite the lack of any visible source of heat, the water feels warm as you gently step into the smooth stone pool. Still, a small shiver runs through your naked form, something that’d you’d forgotten about for the moment. The saintly bear has either failed to notice it herself or is simply unbothered by it as she reaches for a cup attached to a long wooden handle. She guides you to kneel in the pool as she begins to scoop water up from the pool and gently pour it over you.
“Much as water cleanses the body, this water blessed by the Holy Mother shall cleanse your soul.” She explains. “There is much evil in the world that needs to be cleansed, and goodness that needs to be defended. You shall be the Holy Mother’s light in the world, whether it be providing comfort and compassion to the good or purifying the land of evil.”
The bear now speaks in a chant as she continues to pour the water over you, and you begin to notice a subtle difference in yourself. It isn’t something that can easily be described or explained; you simply feel a sense of peace and purpose you’ve never had before. The years you’ve spent reading over the Holy Mother’s texts and teachings are suddenly coming into focus, allowing her holy power to channel through you. Even as your more logical mind recognizes that it doesn’t know who the Holy Mother even is, you know you are a devout priestess of her. A piece of her power now flows through you, allowing you to heal the wounded with a touch, provide both physical and magical protection through the shield of your faith, and banish those who seek to do evil.
“Arise, child.” As you take your feet again, the motherly bear is standing outside the pool holding open a set of white robes. With a smile and a word of thanks, you step toward her and let her place them upon your nude form. She advises you that you’ll need to find more suitable traveling clothes once your journey begins as you button up, but now she presents to you a staff. The actual staff is simple polished wood, but the blazing sun ornament that sits atop it. The sun glows dimly as you grip the staff, feeling your divine power being focused onto it. You understand instinctively that this staff will help you focus the Holy Mother’s will even more strongly than you could on your own.
“Go in peace, child, and shine the Holy Mother’s light across all the land.” With a solemn nod, you turn toward the double doors to begin your holy work…
Written by LunaMoonstone on 07 January 2017
Begin Quest
You step outside the church, full of divine power and divine purpose. You are going to rid the world of illness, suffering, and evil. All in the name of the Holy Mother, you will help goodness and light flourish…
…You just wish you had an idea about HOW you’re going to do that. Now that you’re outside and the initial euphoria of gaining your priestess powers has worn off, reality is starting to set back in a little. Easing the suffering of others and banishing evil is fine, but you probably take a step back and think about how exactly you’re going to do that. You can’t just go back in and ask for help after walking out so confidently; it’d be too embarrassing.
Typically, a priestess isn’t much of a fighter in video games. They’re usually kept in the back for healing the more combat ready party members. If you want to take the idea of eliminating evil a bit more literally, then finding a group of adventurers to work with may be your best course of action. A nearby sign offers you some guidance in the direction of the Adventurer’s Guild if that’s your desired course of action.
If you’re feeling a bit squeamish about killing anything, there may be other options. Another sign points toward the Apothecary. Surely your healing powers would be of use there if you’re more of a mind to heal wounds than help cause them, directly or otherwise.
Nothing else seems to jump out at you, but there’s nothing that says you can’t wander around on your own and see what comes to you as you walk either.
Written by LunaMoonstone on 18 October 2017
The end (for now)