conversations.from: system
conversations.value: In a world where mother knows best, no one really pays much attention to the unlikely fears of a child. There is no one in your closet. There is nothing under your bed.
  
  *There is no such thing as monsters.*
  
  There is nothing worse to have on dark nights in lonely rooms than a child's imagination. But every story begins with a kernel of truth, and in this story we learn that not every monster is imaginary.
  
  This is the story of the world beyond imagination. Don't think that it isn't real, because seeing is believing, and you saw it. You saw the monster, and it took you away.
  
  The monster isn't a person. It isn't an animal or the howl of the wind outside your bedroom window. It is a grotesque creature that you can only imagine, because "seeing" is a bit of a relative term now. No one really knows what the monster looks like, because there is only ever time to see its shadow.
  
  There are only a few people who have seen the monster's shadow, and no one knows about them, because no one has heard from them since. They get taken far, far away in the middle of the night, pulled through their closets or under their beds by what you were assured was just a branch tapping at the window.
  
  The world they see now is beyond recognition. It is bleak, dark, cold, with no sunlight to tell night from day. The days blend together into years, and while most are just trying to survive by building houses and finding food, some have been known to give up hope completely. And there will always be a few who try to find their way out.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No one knows what else to call it. It's a cold, sunless area, lit only by the fires created by the first of The Taken. It is home to a camp of the monster's victims.
conversations.prefix: The Forest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wherever you came from, you want to get back, and this is the first step.
conversations.prefix: Home:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A grotesque creature who lurks in darkness, hiding all but his shadow, which can appear in even the darkest of rooms.
conversations.prefix: The Monster:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Among the first of The Taken, and the leader of the group. He's only 19, but he's been there longer than anyone after being taken at the age of 4 years old.
conversations.prefix: John Sawyer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were taken some time ago, and have learned to live with the aftermath. You would be all for a way out, but in the meantime, you just try to survive.
conversations.prefix: Living with it:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were taken only recently, and while you may be dealing with it well, you're more likely overwhelmed and desperate to get home.
conversations.prefix: Outsider:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been here for long enough that you lost track of the years. You know the tricks of the forest, and you know what goes on in camp.
conversations.prefix: Veteran:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Regardless of how long ago you were taken, you refuse to die here. You build homes, find food and water, greet the newcomers, and do your best to stay alive.
conversations.prefix: Survivalist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've devoted yourself entirely to exploring the forest, discovering its secrets, and ultimately searching for a way out.
conversations.prefix: Explorer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't care how long it's been, how long you survive, or if you ever get home at all. You want to find the monster, kick its ass, and keep anyone else from ever having to be taken again.
conversations.prefix: Soldier:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whether you want to get home, kill the monster, or accept your new life, you're going to need to find something to eat.
conversations.prefix: Find Food:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something's coming, and it's coming fast. You need to find somewhere to go where you can either hide or defend yourself from the dangers ahead.
conversations.prefix: Find Shelter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You may not all get along, but if you want to survive this, you're going to have to find a way to work together.
conversations.prefix: Strength in Numbers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can identify all sorts of different plants, which comes in handy when trying to figure out which berries are poisonous, and maybe even starting a garden.
conversations.prefix: Botanist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a keen sense of all living things around you, from the smallest mouse to the people you share your camp with. You're an excellent shot with a bow and arrow, and can track even in the dark of the forest.
conversations.prefix: Hunter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: So what if a shadow monster took you away? You're not scared. You want to see what this new place has to discover.
conversations.prefix: Brave:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're good at getting along with other people. Generally the problem-solver of the group, you play a vital role in solving confrontation.
conversations.prefix: Social:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You believe in monsters. You always have, and now your worst nightmare has come true. Every little sound has you looking over your shoulder to see if something's coming.
conversations.prefix: Skittish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You do not play well with others. You want things done your way, or not at all, and you always want to be in control of the situation.
conversations.prefix: Confrontational:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Before you were taken, you lived a life of luxury. Now you have to live in a forest with a bunch of strangers.
conversations.prefix: Spoiled:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No matter what happens, you have to find your way back to where all of this started.
conversations.prefix: Get Home:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether it's killing the monster, saving a friend from disaster, or being the one to find the ever-elusive way out, you want to be recognized for your tremendous accomplishments.
conversations.prefix: Be the Hero:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your focus is more on the other people at camp. You want to make sure they're all okay, especially the newer victims and the youngest ones.
conversations.prefix: Protect Them:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether you're new, trying to figure out where you are, or a veteran curious about a newcomer, ask the right questions, get the right answers.
conversations.prefix: What's Going On?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A makeshift camp within the forest lit by various campfires. This is where The Taken have been living.
conversations.prefix: Home Base:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You need to decide whether you want to go out into the forest with the explorers or stay where it's safe until you know more.
conversations.prefix: Explore or Adjust?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Old, but strong, it'll be useful in lighting the way, but it won't last forever.
conversations.prefix: Flashlight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A little sack of nuts and berries, enough to keep hunger at bay while exploring, but not enough for a full meal.
conversations.prefix: Light Provisions:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Each of you carries a flask of water, but it's small, built to survive short explorations and fit inside the pocket. It needs to be refilled often.
conversations.prefix: Water Flask:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A lightweight torch made from sturdy branches and old cloth. It lasts surprisingly long, since the survivors have had years to perfect the craft.
conversations.prefix: Torch:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Only pick up this stack if your character is bold enough and careless enough to try to see the monster for themselves. The opportunity will arise, but is your character that brave?
conversations.prefix: See for Yourself:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't know what's going on, but whatever it is, it isn't good. Find out before anything else goes wrong.
conversations.prefix: Investigate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What you saw has affected you deeply, giving you a new, profound fear of darkness and what may lurk within it.
conversations.prefix: Scared of the Dark:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Throughout all of this, you've been able to keep a level enough head that you can help the others get Jack down and deal with the body.
conversations.prefix: The Body:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone is a bit shaken after what just happened, to say the least. Get everyone together and help yourselves and the others figure all this out.
conversations.prefix: The Aftermath:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have been taken under the wing of the most prominent figure at camp. If you ever need help, he'll be there for you. Use this card to help navigate the forest, get answers, or even win arguments.
conversations.prefix: The Ringleader:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dark and intimidating, these woods have a way of getting to people. Try your best not to lose your head.
conversations.prefix: The Woods:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There are probably a few of you that are more than willing to go after the monster, but first and foremost, you have to find food.
conversations.prefix: Scavenge for Food:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While the others have their full attention on looking for food and monsters, you're more perceptive. You spot little things here or there that don't quite belong.
conversations.prefix: Lost Things:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A wooden bat big enough for a child to use. It could definitely come in handy for someone who really knows how to use it.
conversations.prefix: Baseball Bat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AA Batteries, specifically. And somebody's flashlight is just starting to flicker...
conversations.prefix: Batteries:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: More of a sentimental item than anything, it could be taken as either an item of great comfort or greater anxiety. Having it with you is familiar, but why it's there is a mystery.
conversations.prefix: Violin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As unlikely as it seems, there it is. In the middle of an eerie forest, a baseball diamond seems to have appeared, and to a certain little league player, it seems oddly familiar...
conversations.prefix: Baseball Diamond:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: During your exploration, you find something odd--or rather, some*one* odd--in the batters' cage.
  
  *[Enter Maddox Lester]*
conversations.prefix: Batter Up!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Frère Jaques, frère Jaques, dormez-vous?
  
  *[Neutral outcome has a strong effect]*
  
  *[Do not take the cards on a weak outcome]*
conversations.prefix: Music Box:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Inside this box are some scraps of paper, seemingly random in both the subject and style of which things have been sketched.
conversations.prefix: Music Box:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get out of there, quick! It's your life or his, and right now flight seems to be overshadowing fight.
conversations.prefix: Run!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Like it or not, he's one of you now, and you can't just let him die.
conversations.prefix: No Man Left Behind:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You lead the way no matter how bad the odds look.  Functionally the leader and the all-star.
conversations.prefix: Team Captain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Playing a variety of sports have made you fast, strong, and tough.
conversations.prefix: Athletic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Still just a child, you don't know much about how the world works.  Also, being a child can by trying sometimes.
conversations.prefix: Young:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Due to your youth or idealism, your view of the world is skewed in a glass-half-full scenario. You think you know about the world, but really, you're just as clueless as the others.
conversations.prefix: Naive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fill in later.
conversations.prefix: Perseverence:
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: You may not always have what you need but you can always make do with what you have.
conversations.prefix: Resourceful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can't sit still and you can't wait. You have to have something to do with your hands otherwise you go crazy.
conversations.prefix: Antsy:
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: You don't care about any of that fighting, scavenging, exploring business. You just want to kick back and relax.
conversations.prefix: Business as Usual:
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: So long as you breathe, you will continue! 
  
  Once you set your mind to it, you will keep working towards your goal no matter what!
conversations.prefix: Determined!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fear has a grip on you!  
  
  You are literally scared witless, and cannot think clearly. 
  
  YIKES!
conversations.prefix: Terrified!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know what's going on at any given time, even if all you know is that no one knows anything.
conversations.prefix: In-the-Know:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been here longer and feel that you know better than these new kids.
conversations.prefix: Seniority:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fresh in your mind, your Boy Scout training serves you well in the forest.
conversations.prefix: Boy Scouts:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It takes a lot to push you into unreasonable behavior. Even if something is getting on your nerves, you maintain your composure with the best of them.
conversations.prefix: Level-Headed:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know how rats are the first to get off of a sinking ship? 
  
  You're the opposite.
conversations.prefix: Committed :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know how the world works, its hierarchies and social pyramids as familiar as the back of your hand, and you know that going lone wolf only works in fiction  
conversations.prefix: Laws of Nature:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a lot of trouble listening to figures of authority. You've never let the crowd determine what you can and can't do with your life. 
conversations.prefix: Nonconformist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Test
conversations.prefix: asdf:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As an only child, your role models were adults in your life. Thus, you've learned mannerisms and understanding that is mature beyond your tender years. 
conversations.prefix: Mature for your age:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This isn't the first time this has happened and you know the drill and where to go to find shelter.
conversations.prefix: Experienced:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 
  
  So long as you breathe, you will continue!
  
  Once you set your mind to it, you will keep working towards your goal no matter what!    
  
conversations.prefix: Determined!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Finally, all of that survival training pays off!
conversations.prefix: Boy Scout:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know they're just stories but you can't help but believe in good luck, bad luck, and spirits and believe there are things you can do to attract each of them.
conversations.prefix: Superstitious :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are scared witless!  You'venever been this frightened in your life. 
conversations.prefix: Terrified!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a social butterfly, but sometimes your skills fall short. A lifetime in the woods tends to do that to a person.
conversations.prefix: Mysterious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't care about the the magic and mystery of life if your needs aren't getting taken care of. 
conversations.prefix: Practicality:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You wish to make a big discovery in your strange surroundings. Whatever it might be, you can't wait to discover it.
conversations.prefix: Discovery:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been skittish long enough and now it's time to prove to yourself that you can get out of here.
conversations.prefix: Learn to be brave:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are always willing to reach out when you see someone in need.
conversations.prefix: Caring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're still a kid after all.
conversations.prefix: Whimsy: