conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The old Reginian Empire has fallen.  The Lich-king rules the ruins from beneath a mound of graves.  Villages huddle in fear of the undead, malicious and fearful.  Even the best of the undead lords see humans as livestock, a renewable resource.
  
  In these perilous times, the Bardic Colleges keep hope alive.  You are one of a handful of students, chosen to bear a small torch against the darkness -- an adventurer.  With your fellow students, you will venture into peril, with only your wits and each other.  Not every student passes, and for some assignments, death is a greater risk than mere failure.
  
  Join a group of student-adventurers in a fantasy world based (very loosely) on a Virginia college and its environs.  Mixes a dark-fantasy setting with lightheartedness and tongue-in-cheek.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re small but earnest, brave in a pinch, cunning and sly.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Witty
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.prefix: Halfling:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your ancient people are few, these days, but by your will and grace the world shall be bettered.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Proud
conversations.prefix: Elf:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your folk are fortifying themselves beneath the ground, yet you seek adventure on the surface.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resilient
  
  Suggested Weakness: Obsessed
conversations.prefix: Dwarf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Long have you trained for, and dreamt of, battle and adventure. No longer shall you wait for it.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Dull-witted
conversations.prefix: Warrior:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a rare sort: a genuine wizard. The fate of the land falls to folk as versed and wise as you.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wizardly
  
  Suggested Weakness: Frail
conversations.prefix: Wizard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That you’re a thief is not in dispute but your motives may be good and true.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Stealthy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Conniving
conversations.prefix: Thief:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have dedicated yourself to the ways of faith so as to help and heal.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Contemplative
conversations.prefix: Cleric:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As the landed lords and ladies have their knights of the realm, so does the temple have you.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Proud
conversations.prefix: Paladin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You practice and protect the old ways, minding the beasts and the land with wisdom and care.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Cunning
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oafish
conversations.prefix: Druid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No shining knight are you. You protect the common folk from the evils treading in from the wild.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Dextrous
  
  Suggested Weakness: Brutish
conversations.prefix: Ranger:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strong of body.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quick and precise of hand and eye.
conversations.prefix: Dextrous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Intelligent, even ingenious.
conversations.prefix: Cunning:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Able to withstand or recover from difficulty and pain.
conversations.prefix: Resilient:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Experienced and informed about the ways of the world.
conversations.prefix: Wise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Attractive, persuasive, and likable.
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quick on your feet, funny, and likable.
conversations.prefix: Witty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Well schooled and informed about the facts of the land.
conversations.prefix: Educated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In command of some measure of magical power.
conversations.prefix: Wizardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quiet and surreptitious in nature or demeanor.
conversations.prefix: Stealthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your fear holds you back sometimes.
conversations.prefix: Cowardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Uncultured and indelicate, perhaps even clumsy.
conversations.prefix: Oafish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You tend toward thought over action to the point that is can cause you trouble.
conversations.prefix: Contemplative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Physically weak, perhaps due to age or injury.
conversations.prefix: Frail:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Inexperienced and perhaps too trusting.
conversations.prefix: Naïve:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Insensitive, unsubtle, and forceful.
conversations.prefix: Brutish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your mind is like a blunted blade: effective but imprecise.
conversations.prefix: Dull-witted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes your confidence sours into arrogance.
conversations.prefix: Proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re preoccupied with your interests to the point of causing you trouble.
conversations.prefix: Obsessed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You scheme, you conspire, and you are sometimes careless about lawbreaking.
conversations.prefix: Conniving:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Go where you’ve never been before and share your experiences through song and story.
conversations.prefix: Explore!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Avoid the draw and distraction of the mundane in favor of headier, more spiritual affairs.
conversations.prefix: Resist Mundanity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re building something greater than yourself, something that will better this land.
conversations.prefix: Through Right Crafting:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not enough to withstand the darkness or to survive. You must push it back.
conversations.prefix: Defeat Evil:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect your secrets and maintain the façade that makes you seem wiser and more capable than maybe you are.
conversations.prefix: Keep Your Secrets:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not everything is where it belongs in this world. You take things ... and put them where you say they belong.
conversations.prefix: Retrieve What’s Lost:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People are suffering and it is your duty to heal them, bodily and spiritually.
conversations.prefix: Heal the Sick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The unsettled dead are a danger and an affront. They cannot be allowed to persist. Slay them.
conversations.prefix: Put the Dead to Rest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heal the wounds caused by wicked monsters and human machinations even if you cannot prevent them.
conversations.prefix: Heal the Land:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Take it upon yourself to defend the innocent people of the land from the perils within and without.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Meek:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Wat Greenfoot’s mission has turned to misadventure. Rescue him from the Mad Caves before it’s too late!
conversations.prefix: Rescue the Lost Adventurer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unless the monstrous creature lairing in the Mad Caves is dealt with for good, it shall linger and hurt more folk.
conversations.prefix: Slay the Monster of the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mad Caves were once carved like a rune into the mountain. Explore them fully to decipher that rune.
conversations.prefix: Chart the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The old catacombs are full of precious grave goods and treasures going to waste down there.
conversations.prefix: Plunder the Catacombs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mad Caves once teemed with Dwarf miners. Bring back some token of their handiwork.
conversations.prefix: Recover A Dwarf-made Treasure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Those buried in the ancient catacombs deserve peace. Give those graves some semblance of honorable rest.
conversations.prefix: Restore Peace in the Catacombs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The king’s daughter, a knight called Sir Gwyndolyn, may task you with grand quests if you prove your mettle to her.
conversations.prefix: Impress Sir Gwyndolyn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brother Conway knows the land and its people and can teach you much if he finds you worthy of the lore.
conversations.prefix: Impress Brother Conway:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The fabled Gilded Skull has been lost for a generation — and coveted by the royal family. Riches if you find it.
conversations.prefix: Find the Gilded Skull:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wild boars roam the countryside in alarming numbers these days. Cull their ranks for the good of all.
conversations.prefix: Slay One Dozen Boars:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This sketchy, paper map of the Mad Caves was started by an adventurer hoping for riches, but it’s incomplete.
conversations.prefix: Map of the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fine swords such as these were once common across the land, combining Dwarf steel with Elf magic.
conversations.prefix: Enchanted Sword:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s no great treasure, but perhaps it’s a start.
conversations.prefix: A Few Loose Coins:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A sturdy iron key with a metal skull for a grip, this supposedly unlocks the ancient catacombs.
conversations.prefix: Skull Key:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A human skull, dipped in gold, with three gems for each eye. A ghastly gift buried by the ancients.
conversations.prefix: Gilded Skull:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A simple-looking torch that burns bright until commanded, in Elvish, to stop.
conversations.prefix: Ever-bright Torch:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This shiny black garment makes on hard to see and slows a fall — at least for a few feet.
conversations.prefix: Cloak of the Raven:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ancient rings mades by the Elves like this once held great power, but most have lost their might.
conversations.prefix: Elven-make Ring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cruel-looking, heavy, and chipped... but sharp!
conversations.prefix: A Bloody Big Axe:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A simple glass vial, corked. Runes meaning “vital” are etched into the glass.
conversations.prefix: Potion of Hope:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This cozy place’s sign depicts a heraldic dragon with three paws raised to strike. The folk here couldn’t be nicer.
conversations.prefix: Dragon Rampant Inn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This half-crumbling old tower by the lake is where wizards meet, when wizards meet, which is rare these days.
conversations.prefix: Old Wizard’s Tower:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The only proper temple for miles, this modest building is mostly a nave and an altar for common worship.
conversations.prefix: Temple of the Wise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Built in a grander time, this walled-in keep stands on a rock in the lake, reachable by a bridge of old stones.
conversations.prefix: Castle in the Lake:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Little more than a deep, dry well now, the so-called Bonepit leads to the ancient catacombs beneath the village.
conversations.prefix: The Bonepit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Supposedly an ancient Dwarf-mine, the Mad Caves are a maze of rumored treasures and certain danger.
conversations.prefix: Tunnels of the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The heart of the Mad Caves is Küzarn Curune, “Cavern of Anguish,” where many Dwarven miners perished in accidents.
conversations.prefix: Cavern of Anguish:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dank and rank, this bone-strewn cave is surely the lair of something large, ravenous, and smelly.
conversations.prefix: The Lair:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The ancients buried their dead in catacombs at the lake’s edge, but the place half-flooded and was forgotten.
conversations.prefix: Ancient Catacombs:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A long-forgotten cavern that once glittered with silver and diamonds ... and might not be exhausted yet.
conversations.prefix: Treasure Vault:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The bridge across the Old River has washed out and the fjord here has always been dangerous.
conversations.prefix: Ruined Bridge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The priests who sealed these doors etched a riddle into them, warning visitors and rebuking grave-robbers.
conversations.prefix: Riddle at the Gate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This long passage of checkered slate is lined with little holes and recesses—perfect for hiding lethal traps.
conversations.prefix: Checkerboard Corridor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A pressure plate on the floor triggers a trap meant to squash grave-robbers!
conversations.prefix: Crushing Walls Chamber:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The walls of this passage are lined with ancient bones. Even now they gather and form reaching, clawing hands!
conversations.prefix: Clawing Hands:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A crack in the wall betrays the existence of a secret door still held secure by an ingenious, complex locking mechanism.
conversations.prefix: Dwarf-make Door:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The crystals in this chamber sing and thrum out notes that threaten to enchant any who listen to them.
conversations.prefix: Crystal Song:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A narrow bridge of finely cut stones leads ahead ... if it holds.
conversations.prefix: Dwarf-make Bridge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is this swirling mass of molten fire some kind of trap? Or some kind of spirit?
conversations.prefix: Orb of Fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A dreadful squall pours down rain, making every movement into an ordeal.
conversations.prefix: The Storm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The quiet, rotund keeper of the local inn hears all the tales and knows how to ply a patron to get a story told.
conversations.prefix: Burrick the Innkeeper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Born in the capital but raised in the Castle in the Lake, this knightly princess sees the local people as hers to protect.
conversations.prefix: Sir Gwyndolyn of the Lake:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Raving and wild-eyed, this poor panicked soul claims to be the only escapee of a misadventure in the Mad Caves.
conversations.prefix: Mad Adventurer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hungry, nasty, pointy-toothed goblins dwell in the wilderness and the caves, striking out to steal sheep and pies.
conversations.prefix: Pointy-toothed Goblins:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A brutish hulk, shaped roughly like a man but thrice as tall, with a tree limb for a club. It reeks something fierce.
conversations.prefix: Hulking Ogre:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What might at first seem to be a slick of mold can turn out to be a vile, dissolving patch of malicious ooze.
conversations.prefix: Creeping Ooze:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wild boar roam the countryside, eating pets and crops and scaring the common folk.
conversations.prefix: Razor-tusked Boar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yellowed bones striding and striking on their own, driven by will or ire or anguish alone.
conversations.prefix: Stalking Skeletons:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Wat Greenfoot was part of a misadventure in the Mad Caves and soon he’ll be made into porridge for an ogre.
conversations.prefix: Wat Greenfoot:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wise and kind, this monkish fellow travels about the land, healing and teaching. They say he has elf blood in him.
conversations.prefix: Brother Conway:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A good blade, and true.
conversations.prefix: Sharp Longsword:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This steel armor uses tiny scales of metal for flexibility.  Not exactly dragon's hide, but better than nothing.
conversations.prefix: Scale Mail:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A gnarled oaken walking stick. Perhaps it could be more, in the right hands.
conversations.prefix: Oaken Staff:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sixty feet of good, study rope can come in handy in many situations.
conversations.prefix: A Sturdy Rope:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The basic tools needed to start a fire.
conversations.prefix: Flint and Steel:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These trail rations are designed for long trips... but the taste may leave something to be desired.
conversations.prefix: Iron Rations:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This sturdy cloth pouch, swinging in a circle to gather momentum, is just what you need to send a pebble or three hurtling toward your enemies.
conversations.prefix: Sling:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This windswept ridge, its profile resembling a saddle, marks the unofficial boundary between the Campus and the haunted wood that lies beyond.
conversations.prefix: Saddle Ridge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Kobolds are scaly, humanoid reptiles between 2-3 feet tall, that typically attack in numbers.  These two are scouts, adept at stealth and escape.
conversations.prefix: Kobold Scouts:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your professor said that you can supply yourselves at a place called the Canteen, at the southern end of Saddle Ridge.
conversations.prefix: Find the Canteen:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are sure to be many more kobolds hiding in this ridge.  Well, assuming your professor knows what he's talking about.
conversations.prefix: Find the Kobolds!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As the landed lords and ladies have their knights of the realm, so does the temple have you. You're yet a squire, but soon you will be a true Paladin.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Proud
conversations.prefix: Paladin Squire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: That you’re learning to be a thief is not in dispute but your motives may be good and true.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Stealthy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Conniving
conversations.prefix: Thief in training:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re a rare sort: a genuine wizard. The fate of the land falls to folk as versed and wise as you... or that's your goal. For now, you've only learned a few spells, and you rely on your instructors.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wizardly
  
  Suggested Weakness: Frail
conversations.prefix: Apprentice Wizard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re small but earnest, brave in a pinch, cunning and sly. Recognizing these qualities, the College admits halflings who appear likely to sit still in class. This makes halflings a distinct minority.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Witty
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.prefix: Halfling Student:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Long have you trained for, and dreamt of, battle and adventure. Finally allowed a quest by your master-at-arms, no longer shall you wait for it.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Dull-witted
conversations.prefix: Young Warrior:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your folk are fortifying themselves beneath the ground, yet you seek adventure on the surface. So naturally, you enter a human school as an exchange student.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resilient
  
  Suggested Weakness: Obsessed
conversations.prefix: Dwarven Exchange Student:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You practice and protect the old ways, minding the beasts and the land with wisdom and care. There's still much you have to learn, but you steward the land as best you can.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Cunning
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oafish
conversations.prefix: Aspiring Druid:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have dedicated yourself to the ways of faith so as to help and heal. You've begun your training. Now to face the trials the gods have set.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Contemplative
conversations.prefix: Novice Cleric:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No shining knight are you. You'll protect the common folk from evils haunting the wild. That you will. After training and proving yourself as a ranger.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Dextrous
  
  Suggested Weakness: Brutish
conversations.prefix: Greenhorn Ranger:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You sing the stories of heroes' glories! ...Well, you will once you've learned some, along with the fine art of staying alive to tell the tale.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Charming
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.prefix: Bard Hopeful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your ancient people are few, these days, but by your will and grace the world shall be bettered. This human College seems as good a place to begin that work as any.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Proud
conversations.prefix: Elven Student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This room holds a dozen desks in three rows of four, and an old lectern in front of a dusty chalkboard.
conversations.prefix: Classroom, College of Willmastery:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This bespectacled, squeaky-voiced old man has shepherded many generations of students through the College, and has the wrinkles to show it.
conversations.prefix: Professor Prim:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The instructor for this class, Professor Prim, is notorious for being harsh on students who are tardy.  You'd best hurry to class.
conversations.prefix: Get to Class on Time!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't.  And sometimes there are, shall we say, "unintended consequences".
conversations.prefix: Erratic Magic:
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.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.value: Your intelligence easily translates to an organized mind.  Lists and agendas are your friends.  You know everything in this world has its place and you love it when things fall where they are supposed to.
conversations.prefix: Organized: