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From: psu04348@odin.cc.pdx.edu (Daniel Meier)
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Subject: Re: Pick-a-Path for a.p.d-i (satire)
Date: 15 Apr 1995 17:59:42 -0700
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: PICK A PATH TO A DRAGONS-INN STARTUP STORY

 It was
  A bright, sunny day, the birds chirping, the flowers blooming,
 and of course the inn is shut because it's not opening time yet [stop
 here].

: 2. The doors crashed open on their hinges. Everyone turned to see a dark
: figure standing in the doorway (choose all that apply)

: a. backlit by a tremendous flash of lightning
: g. mysteriously looking very mysterious, in a mysterious fashion

: 3. The person stepped inside. The figure was (choose one):

: b. female

: 5. If female, she was:

: b. wearing dark robes with a dark hood

: 6. S/he was carrying a weapon of the following type:

: m. Other (specify): Hopak of prismatic coloring

: 7. S/he also carried a:

: a. pack
: i. wristwatch with 57 different functions (but can't give you
: the current time)
: j. some artifact or super-powerful magical item that no one
: in their right mind would carry around with them

: 8. S/he had (check all that apply)

: b. red hair
: d. waist-length hair
: j. pointed ears

: 9. S/he was obviously

: e. of a race of small stature (kender)

: 10. S/he then:

: b. surveyed her surroundings again

: 11. And then:

: a. walked immediately to a table in a dark corner

: 12. The nervous barmaid offered to fetch food and drink for the new
: patron. S/he:

: c. asked for a menu and then became confused when the barmaid
: recited all the daily specials three times

: 12a. Any ancillary conversation is (check all that apply) :

: c. in some pseudo-Shakespearean dialect

: 13. Then s/he:

: e. waited to be included in someone else's story silently.

: 14. After previous step:

: b. a tentative start to a thread is made, quickly dries up,
: and s/he is never heard from again

: 	D. Meier  "Orc are OK (with a little ketchup)" 
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