conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The 1940s. An unnamed city along the eastern US seaboard. Crime...plenty of it.
  
  You’re either a victim, a perp, a defender, reporter, or an investigator. I’m sure that you’re familiar with the types of characters you’d find in this kind is setting.  
  
  I’m David Powers; Private investigator. And I’m on the case.
  
  ________________
  
  The idea for this game is a bit different than what you normally find here on Storium.
  
  First off, I’m only looking for one other player (maybe two, but no more than that) 
  
  Secondly, there’s no predefined plot line. We’ll be creating that as we go.
  
  Third, the challenges will all simply be “Advance the story” and you and I will play our respective cards (I’ll be running a character, David Powers, in the game) to that end. Meaning...
  
  the game will go wherever we, as writers being influenced by the cards we play, choose to take it. 
  
  In essence, this is a game without a narrator dictating what happens next. (I’ll have to act as narrator to advance us from one scene to the next, as that’s how things are set up her on Storium, but that will be limited to encapsulating what has gone on up to that point, and then moving on to wherever we, as players, choose to go.)
  
  You’ll be creating your own character with your own Nature, Strength, Weakness, and subplot cards, and we will, together, be introducing the necessary Location, People, challenge, Asset & Goal cards to move our story forward.
  
  If you’re someone who likes to “Wing it” when it comes to storytelling, this would be the ideal game for you. 
  
  Feel free to ask any questions you may have, propose character ideas, etc... in the open lobby, or simply submit your character for consideration. (Please understand that the idea is to have a very limited cast of characters with players who are committed to writing regularly without long delays) 
  
  
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have great intuition and experience for working with machines, however new or old.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Quite Inventive
  
  Suggested Weakness: Timid
conversations.prefix: Engineer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are rascal, a scalawag, often behaving badly but for the greater good and with much skill.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Immeasurable Charm
  
  Suggested Weakness: Nefarious
conversations.prefix: Ne’er-do-well:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You pursue adventure not only for the thrills but for the glory. And the thrills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Exchequer
  
  Suggested Weakness: Arrogant
conversations.prefix: The Royal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re an experienced hunter and expeditionary leader with military experience.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Worldwide Associates
  
  Suggested Weakness: Enemies
conversations.prefix: Expedition Leader:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your reputation for magic is well earned—never admit what’s magic and what’s an illusion.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Magic Words
  
  Suggested Weakness: Questionable Moral Fiber
conversations.prefix: Great Magician:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your passion for pushing the bounds of science has led some to label you “mad.”
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Science!
  
  Suggested Weakness: Overeager
conversations.prefix: “Mad” Scientist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a tinkerer and adventurer, better as using gadgets than building them.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Myriad Contraptions
  
  Suggested Weakness: Breakdown
conversations.prefix: Gadgeteer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your combination of intuition and experience makes you one of the world’s greatest pilots.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Steer Anything
  
  Suggested Weakness: Rakish
conversations.prefix: Pilot:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your knowledge of ancient secrets and modern magic is formidable and even eerie.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Arcane Knowledge
  
  Suggested Weakness: Poor Health
conversations.prefix: Occultist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have made the world’s mysteries your business—not just crimes.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Powers of Observation
  
  Suggested Weakness: Haunted
conversations.prefix: Detective:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re an inventor! Your ingenuity helps you patch engines and craft tools from junk.
conversations.prefix: Quite Inventive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your suavity and savoir faire are highly convincing. You’re a pleasure to talk with.
conversations.prefix: Immeasurable Charm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have considerable funds and social clout, which sometimes provides great confidence.
conversations.prefix: Exchequer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wherever you go, you know people and know how to organize and coordinate them.
conversations.prefix: Worldwide Associates:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know a few rare and secret incantations with real power to conjure and enchant.
conversations.prefix: Magic Words:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You see the world with a scientist’s reason and ingenuity. Nothing shocks you.
conversations.prefix: Science!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a gadget for almost every occasion, no matter how dangerous or delicate.
conversations.prefix: Myriad Contraptions:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Horses, chariots, boats, automobiles, biplanes, airships—if it moves you can make it go.
conversations.prefix: Steer Anything:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Knowledge is power and you teem with knowledge both practical and esoteric.
conversations.prefix: Arcane Knowledge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The world is an ever-developing record of its own activity. Nothing escapes your notice.
conversations.prefix: Powers of Observation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite your skills, you are wary and cautious of the larger world and its perils.
conversations.prefix: Timid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your reputation for trickery haunts you. You are slow to trust and be trusted.
conversations.prefix: Nefarious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your certainty and confidence sometimes go too far, getting you into trouble.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wherever you go, it seems you encounter old enemies or new betrayals.
conversations.prefix: Enemies:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your various lusts sometimes get the better of you, causing you trouble.
conversations.prefix: Questionable Moral Fiber:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You sometimes look before you leap or speak before you think.
conversations.prefix: Overeager:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re too busy to check every little thing so sometimes your tools don’t work as they should.
conversations.prefix: Breakdown:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a dangerous, disreputable demeanor that sometimes gets you into trouble.
conversations.prefix: Rakish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Coughing fits, dizziness, and nausea sometimes undermine you.
conversations.prefix: Poor Health:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You cannot escape your mistakes or your guilt, which can make you hesitant and halting.
conversations.prefix: Haunted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Beat Lord Masters to the Lost Island’s fabled plateau and back to the Adventurer’s Club.
conversations.prefix: Race to the Lost Plateau:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What good is fame and fortune without a nod from the Queen?
conversations.prefix: Prove Your Mettle to Her Majesty:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Words aren’t enough. Your sweetheart deserves a one-of-a-kind rarity to show your love.
conversations.prefix: Prove Your Love to Your Sweetheart:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maintain and improve the *Astonishing* until it is the envy of even your rivals.
conversations.prefix: Make the Astonishing The Envy of the Club:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find a new way to combine magic and science in a way that marvels your peers!
conversations.prefix: Combine Magic and Science In One Machine:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The ancient Heliographic Society can be a source of knowledge and discovery again!
conversations.prefix: Restore the Heliographic Society to Glory:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Do your veins contain Atlantean blood? Find out!
conversations.prefix: Learn Your True Heritage:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bring back a bigger, better trophy for the club. Show them what’s really out there!
conversations.prefix: Hunt Great Game:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whatever you can imagine, the world can do you one better. Dream bigger! No, bigger still!
conversations.prefix: Dream Bigger:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fear is what holds the World back from Progress. Do not tolerate Fear!
conversations.prefix: Dispel Fear:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Why does Masters want you bested? Discover the truth.
conversations.prefix: Discover Masters’ Motives:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make an improvement to your gear. How is it better?
conversations.prefix: Improve Your Gear:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Encourage someone to individual liberty and confidence.
conversations.prefix: A Little Rebellion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Capture—in the flesh or in a quality photo—proof of the size and ferocity of the Tyrant King.
conversations.prefix: Bring Proof of the Tyrant King to the World:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What was the purpose of the Atlantean temple and outpost? Be the one to figure it out.
conversations.prefix: Solve the Puzzle of the Atlanteans:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show someone that their tired preconceptions are out of date.
conversations.prefix: Break Down the Old Thinking:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lord Masters’ goblins are surprisingly adept aviators. They deserve a better life.
conversations.prefix: Persuade the Goblins to Join Your Crew:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Take great risks, not to prove yourself but to test yourself. What are you capable of?
conversations.prefix: Show Your Stripes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not only so you can learn new things, but so you can see things in a new way.
conversations.prefix: Learn A New Language:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Return to the Adventurer’s Club with a unique artifact for its museum.
conversations.prefix: Obtain Ancient Treasure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This stores and emits sunlight in a glow or a ray, depending on how you hold it.
conversations.prefix: A Rare Atlantean Sunstone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An ancient document verifying that the Lost Island was an Atlantean outpost.
conversations.prefix: Ancient Atlantean Map:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The scientific equivalent of an Atlantean sunstone that powers the *Astonishing*.
conversations.prefix: The Fantastic Heliotronic Engine Core:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Double-barreled, heavy-duty, worn-in and scuffed.
conversations.prefix: Elephant Gun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sunstone-powered, light-weight, shiny and new. Twist the dial to adjust solar-ray intensity.
conversations.prefix: Modest Heliotronic Raygun Pistol:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A symbol of membership in the ancient, nearly defunct order. Complete with secret compartment.
conversations.prefix: Signet Ring of the Heliographic Society:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A pocket notebook containing notes on Atlantean spells and rituals.
conversations.prefix: Book of Spells:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bestowed on a previous adventure by a grateful sultan. Both beautiful and functional.
conversations.prefix: Blade of Great Repute:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These goggles allow the user to see beyond the visual spectrum into the aetheric plane.
conversations.prefix: Aetheric Visionary Goggles:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A finely crafted, properly folded and prepared parachute.
conversations.prefix: One Parachute:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Posh and plush, this comfortable library and sitting room has seen many adventures begin.
conversations.prefix: Parlor of the Grand Adventurer’s Club:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: All polished wood and gleaming silver and brass with ticking instruments great and small.
conversations.prefix: Bridge of the Airship Astonishing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The spinning heliotronic engine, powered by captured sunlight, dominates this noisy chamber.
conversations.prefix: Engine Room of the Airship Astonishing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A beautiful beach and lush jungle cling to the edges of this volcanic island.
conversations.prefix: Coast of the Lost Island:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This highland at the heart of the island is home to a nameless volcano and ancient ruins.
conversations.prefix: Grand Plateau of the Lost Island:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Either the dinosaurs come here to die or someone has ritually gathered their bones in this place.
conversations.prefix: Giant’s Graveyard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A clutch of enormous, leathery eggs means mother may not be far away.
conversations.prefix: Nest of the Terrible Lizards:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This Atlantean outpost was a grand experiment once. Now it is a ruin.
conversations.prefix: Ruins of the Fabled City:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What purpose was served by the grinding wheels and sliding stones in this incredible room?
conversations.prefix: Confounding Puzzle-Room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Here the Atlanteans worshipped the sun and the sea, fire and water, and their child: steam.
conversations.prefix: Temple of the Great Atlanteans:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Show the fellows of the club that you’re one to watch.
conversations.prefix: Impress the Chaps:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Plot the fastest course to the Lost Island.
conversations.prefix: Navigate the Skies:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Repair your engines and maybe discern the cause of the damage.
conversations.prefix: Sabotage?!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Land on the Lost Island with grace and aplomb.
conversations.prefix: A Proper Landing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Too many to fight—at least in this place. Sometimes it’s wise to flee!
conversations.prefix: Escape the Raptors:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something toxic is in the water. Are you already too late to avoid the sickness?
conversations.prefix: Poisoned Waters:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Solve the ancient puzzle before you’re all ground to dust in this place!
conversations.prefix: The Riddle of the Puzzle-Room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survive the collapse of this delicate chamber as it falls into fire below.
conversations.prefix: The Floor Falls Out:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spinning gems create scintillating beams of white-hot sunlight capable of turning you to ash. Astounding!
conversations.prefix: The Power of the Sun:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The smoke billowing out of the mountain compels powerful visions. What do you see?
conversations.prefix: Hallucinogenic Fog:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An accomplished adventurer himself, this grey-haired little person is the chairman of the Adventurer’s club.
conversations.prefix: Sir Gerard Wyndingham:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An Egyptian medical doctor and archaeologist of great repute. She’s a famed expert on Atlantis.
conversations.prefix: Dr. Adele Behenu:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rough and rugged, this wealthy adventurer often prefers the hunt to the prize.
conversations.prefix: Lord Ramsay Masters:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Designer and builder of airships, such as the *Astonishing*, and a patron of many engineers.
conversations.prefix: Frederick “Chase” Donoghue:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A colossal and bloodthirsty dinosaur stalking the jungles of the Lost Island.
conversations.prefix: The Tyrant King:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Just one of the many loyal goblins in the employ of Lord Masters. They crew his airship.
conversations.prefix: Loyal Goblin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The crew of the *Astonishing* are devoted to the Grand Adventurer’s Club and its discoveries.
conversations.prefix: Devoted Crewmember:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Grand and terrible flying beasts found in great numbers around the Lost Island.
conversations.prefix: Wide-Winged Pterrosaurs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Though herbivorous, triceratops sometimes fiercely defend their territory.
conversations.prefix: Protective Triceratops:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This being — an apparition or something else? — was a revered figure in the temple’s glory days.
conversations.prefix: Ghost of the High Priestess:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Moving things right along...
conversations.prefix: Continue the story:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pretty much what you’d expect.
conversations.prefix: Julie’s place:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sure, there’s parts that fit. You’re hard nosed and painfully blunt, but you don’t smoke, drink, gamble, or womanize. (Well, nothing beyond a Little Innocent flirting, anyway)
conversations.prefix: Stereotypically Unconventional :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re a lucky dog. Yeah, you’re good at what you do, but Lady Luck has made you her pet pupil. You happen to be where you need to be when you need to be there, and that’s only the beginning of it. 
conversations.prefix: Right time, right place:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: On the right, you’re a smart ass...always with the wisecracks. The left? The sweet talker. Who'd of thunk that it’s the latter that gets you smacked more than the former. 
conversations.prefix: Both sides of your kisser:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite your rep for being a flirt, albeit a harmless one, it’s the case that you’re working on that you’re always trying to crack. 
conversations.prefix: Getting to the bottom:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A classic basket case killer who loves a good game of cat and mouse.
conversations.prefix: Bad Guy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Smart, critical, and also fairly strong, you are experienced in every way necessary to be a murderer in their prime, including being cleverly likable to the public.
conversations.prefix: Sociopath:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Although you can skillfully draw the line between business and pleasure, an aching heart could cause you to lose your bearings or become careless.
conversations.prefix: Romantic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can't torture people if your in jail. Simple as that.
conversations.prefix: Don't Get Caught:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Objectivity, logic and scientific fact - these are the foundations you have built your life upon. The quicksands of romance and emotional indulgence are for people without your ambition.  Others might be happier, but you're going places, and you've got the drive to get there.
conversations.prefix: Excessively Empirical:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You spend your days pocketing all the diamonds, gems, and beautiful stones you can find. 
conversations.prefix: Jewel Theif:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you need to be you can be very sly, clever, and discreet; quickly developing an inclination toward deceit. You can easily deceive and charm all in one. 
conversations.prefix: Cunning :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You surround yourself with beautiful things because you don't feel beautiful. Your confidence is a false mask, always moments away from cracking. 
conversations.prefix: Insecure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You take great pains to do your work as perfectly as possible to the very last detail. Others might call you 'neurotic' or 'obsessed'. You prefer the term 'dedicated'.
conversations.prefix: Meticulous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Word on the street is the new collection has come in; and the infamous Udella diamond is featured. 
  
  Get the diamond before one of the other jewel thieves you know gets it. 
conversations.prefix: Find the Udella Diamond :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a mild - ok, moderate - problem with chaos and disorder. You have little tolerance for untidy or chaotic people or places.  You're not much fun at parties.
conversations.prefix: Ataxophobia:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You need to know.  You have an insatiable curiosity that demands to be fed; when there are no sources of information at work you hunt your next informational meal in old medical reports and case files after hours. 
conversations.prefix: Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were framed for a horrendous crime...or a few horrendous crimes...
conversations.prefix: Framed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're sweet and helpless enough that people want to- or feel obligated to- help you in any way they can. They can't just let an innocent little pushover like you get crushed in this dog-eat-dog world with a clear conscience
conversations.prefix: Sympathetic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unlucky in life, you've come to fear just about everything, and what gets you most is over thinking, which leads to self doubt and a constant state of panic.
conversations.prefix: Anxious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Were you framed, or are you a cold-blooded killer? Hey, hey now! Crying won't help one bit! Stop that!
conversations.prefix: Clear Your Name:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: White collar crime is only for a specific type of person - one who appreciates art, subtlety, and the finer flavors in life.... but behind every criminal mastermind is a fence who must be all the wiser to survive and thrive in a world ruled by money, blood, and deadly deals.
conversations.prefix: The Fence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Being able to collect and analyze the facts underlying a situation is what has kept you alive and successful thus far in a world that does not forgive oversight.
conversations.prefix: Strategic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With life spent in shadows comes the overwhelming desire to surpass in some way, to excel or be visible in some way that wouldn't undermine a job where being invisible is the biggest currency. It is a greed for infamy and riches that overwhelms sensibility and experience.
conversations.prefix: Greed:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With experience comes boredom, even in a profession as fraught with risk as being a fence. You are constantly looking for something to peak your interests, to bring meaning into a life that has quickly settled into predictable patterns.
conversations.prefix: Challenge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Works for the local Police Department, has a trigger finger instead of a problem solver if you know what I mean.
conversations.prefix: Police Officer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: 9 millimeter pistol, standardized by police across the country.
conversations.prefix: M1911:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Doesn't ask questions that often and when he does, they aren't the right kind.
conversations.prefix: Ask questions later.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: His father worked here a long time ago, and he will do anything to impress him.
conversations.prefix: Father.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Always in the wrong place at the wrong time, you're extremely unlucky, especially when it comes to trying to get on people's good side.
conversations.prefix: Two-Leaf Clover: