conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Your ship, the Lucky Larch ran out of luck on a trip around the Horn. It had been several days since anyone had been able to determine the position of the ship with any certainty. Now you are one of a ragged band of survivors adrift in the ocean. Will you find land? Will you perish? Will you live, but lose your humanity in the process?
  
  --
  Maybe everyone dies, maybe this game morphs into a "Mysterious Island" situation. Who knows?
  
  This game is intended to be a bit of a character study where personal interaction will be as much of a factor as luck.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You gain the ability to hear and (if you so choose) relay the thoughts of Captain Stone.
conversations.prefix: Spiritual Connection:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The old map is faded and incomplete, but the coastline is present as a faint dotted line and a few hazards are marked...
conversations.prefix: Faded Map:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You find a crumb of cheese wrapped in a handkerchief. [Do you share this fact, or pocket it quietly?]
conversations.prefix: Cheese:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A small cask, about a quarter full. It reeks of brandy, but the hole in one side makes it likely it has more seawater in it than anything else.
conversations.prefix: Small broken cask:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You find a flask filled with rum.
conversations.prefix: Flask:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The barrel is half-empty, and half of that has been molded or contaminated with seawater. Still, there are relatively few weevils for this late in the journey.
conversations.prefix: Barrel of flour:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whatever happens to the rest of the lifeboat passengers, you are determined to get home.
conversations.prefix: First things first:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you could catch just one fish, perhaps you could all last until you reach land.
conversations.prefix: Catch fish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been on the sea, man and boy, and you have heard the rumors of what happens out on the open ocean. Perhaps it would have been better to go down with the ship.
conversations.prefix: Sailor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your father had to pull some strings to get you on this boat, but he hoped it would lead to a better life. Now you are not sure if it will lead to any life at all.
conversations.prefix: Apprentice:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Trips around the Horn do not come cheap. You have the money to buy the finest things in life, but that will not help you here - or will it?
conversations.prefix: Passenger:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maid / Valet to one of the passengers on the boat.
conversations.prefix: Servant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can feed a shipful of hungry men during a hurricane - but what can you do when the food runs out?
conversations.prefix: Cook:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You went down with the ship, but a feeling of unfinished business keeps you here with the last survivors.
conversations.prefix: Captain's Ghost:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were the Captain's little secret, but it's hard to hide now.
conversations.prefix: Captain's Mistress:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While younger than most of the other crew, you were privy to the most intimate details of shipboard life.
conversations.prefix: Cabin Boy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You didn't get where you are without the ability to help people see things your way.
conversations.prefix: Persuasive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When you speak, people listen. In order to survive, everyone will need to work together and you are ready to be that unifying force.
conversations.prefix: Leadership:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your relative youth makes the elders tend to ignore you - until it's time to do the heavy lifting.
conversations.prefix: Youth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: At least this way you can tell which direction you are going, even if you can't chart your own course.
conversations.prefix: Compass:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are determined to survive, no matter what.
conversations.prefix: Survive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Provisions are limited and if you can't find land or other sources of food, you will all die.
conversations.prefix: Hunger:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: How can you tell which way to go if you don't know where you are?
conversations.prefix: Without Direction:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been on the sea, man and boy, since you were 12. While you know how lucky you are for not dying with the ship, another part knows this would have been a quicker death.
conversations.prefix: Sailor, crusty old:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been on the sea, man and boy, since you were 12. While you know how lucky you are for not dying with the ship, another part knows this would have been a quicker death.
conversations.prefix: Sailor, young:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The wide ocean spreads out around you. The sun beats down, scorching your skin, and at night, the stars surround you.
conversations.prefix: Somewhere in the Pacific:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The captain went down with the ship, but his ghost haunts the lifeboat. A being of protoplasm, you cannot act, but can only whisper in other player's ears when they are alone.
conversations.prefix: Captain's Ghost:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everything was going so well before the wreck. Now you are thrust into a dangerous and uncertain world in which your social advantages may quickly become liabilities.
conversations.prefix: 1st Class Passenger:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not having the money for passage, you took the initiative. The ticket agents are all gone, but when food gets short, the others are certain to remember you were not supposed to be here.
conversations.prefix: Stowaway:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Being the cook, and if ye don't know what that is, get out of my kitchen, which in this case, is the lifeboat itself.
conversations.prefix: Cook:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink.
conversations.prefix: Dehydration:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Why go on? Your mouth is blistered with pain, skin cracking, and nothing remains but the ocean's embrace.
conversations.prefix: Despair:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While you have all missed your first opportunity to drown, the sea is all around you.
conversations.prefix: Drowning:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lack of food and water, plus the uncertainty of your situation lead to suspecting everyone, everything, and the nature of reality itself.
conversations.prefix: Paranoia:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are uncomfortable with the intimacies involved with living in such a small area.
conversations.prefix: Modest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A few bits of twine are all it takes to make any tool you need to survive.
conversations.prefix: Ingenuity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Old age, illness, etc. have left you in a poor state for life on the open ocean. You will need extra provisions and light work if you are to survive.
conversations.prefix: Physically weak:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Come hell or high water, you are determined to live through this.
conversations.prefix: Determination:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your vast stores of knowledge about (the sea, medicine, navigation - edit based on background) will give you the information you need to survive.
conversations.prefix: Education:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tend to rub people the wrong way. This is part of the reason you went to sea in the first place, but now it may come back to haunt you.
conversations.prefix: Ill-spoken:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are horrible, unspeakable rumors about what happens among crews stranded on the ocean. You pray that, whatever the outcome, you will not succumb.
conversations.prefix: Retain your honor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone needs to be control and it would be best for everyone if it were you. How can you seize and maintain control over the vessel?
conversations.prefix: Establish Leadership:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In order to stay sane, you are fixated on improving conditions aboard the lifeboat: more food and water, more efficient tools, better sleeping arrangements, harmony, etc.
conversations.prefix: Improve Conditions Onboard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ay, it's you they call when someone needs a tooth pulled, an arm cut off, or a purgative.
conversations.prefix: Surgeon:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your first voyage at sea, and perhaps your last. Your father worked hard to find you this berth.
conversations.prefix: Apprentice:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are not who you appear to be. This was difficult enough on board the ship, but in this lifeboat, it may be impossible to maintain the ruse.
conversations.prefix: In disguise:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a strong constitution and can live through conditions that would weaken or kill a lesser man.
conversations.prefix: Fortitude:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Drinking water is running short. "Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink." What do you do?
conversations.prefix: Fresh water:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A personal servant: valet, maid, etc. who was traveling in one of the passenger's service. You decide whether the passenger is one of those already on board the lifeboat.
conversations.prefix: Servant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Others will expect you to give them the best places to sleep, first choice of food and water, and do the dirty work.
conversations.prefix: Low Social Status:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have always been a light sleeper and this may come in handy should provisions get low...
conversations.prefix: Light Sleeper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sharks circle the boat and your world gets that much smaller.
conversations.prefix: Shark infested waters:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Without the occasional storm, you would all die of dehydration, but the waves are getting higher and you could all perish if the lifeboat capsizes.
conversations.prefix: Heavy Seas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This won't help much on the open ocean, but if you could see land... or a bit of useful flotsam, you just might be able to reach it.
conversations.prefix: Strong Swimmer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your self-confidence leads you to overextend yourself, go too long without water, make a noble gesture you can't afford, swim just a bit out of your range...
conversations.prefix: Overconfidence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A worn wooden lifeboat. The name Lucky Larch is painted in faded white along the outside. It seems seaworthy, but the benches are cracked and the provisions which were once neatly stowed are now strewn across the floorboards.
conversations.prefix: Lifeboat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Who are your fellow survivors? Who will lead and who do you need to watch out for?
conversations.prefix: Learn the ropes:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While not much, any rag many come in handy as the journey goes on.
conversations.prefix: Jim Blow's clothes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Jim Blow's corpse lies in the well of the boat. Do you toss it overboard for the sharks or do you use his death to help the rest of you last longer.
conversations.prefix: Corpse or Opportunity?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whatever happens, somehow, you will find a way back to your homeland.
conversations.prefix: Return Home:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your vast stores of knowledge about the sea and navigation will give you the information you need to survive.
conversations.prefix: Education:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are just a shadow of  a man you used to be, having troubles with both collecting your thoughts and being corporeal.
conversations.prefix: Ghost:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You went down with the ship as a true captain, but all you could think about was "It's not my fault." You were determined the one responsible for the crash survived and escaped, so you returned to haunt him.
conversations.prefix: Find and punish the one responsible:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No matter how bad a situation seems, you are trained to remain calm and act rationally.
conversations.prefix: Tranquility: