conversations.from: system
conversations.value: **This is a sandbox for newcomers to Storium to practice aspects and techniques of play.**
  
  There is no plot and no setting: this is dreamscape where anything goes. If you are new to Storium, please feel free to use this game for practice & experimentation in any of the following:
  
  **Creating a character:** Write a description, choose cards, edit them or create your own, complete with pictures and attribution.
  
  **Facing a challenge:** Play cards and see what results they have on the outcome; explore co-operation or competition with other players.
  
  **Collecting assets:** Pick up additional cards placed in the scene by the Narrator.
  
  **Refreshing cards:** Practice choosing how you refresh your hand of cards when you have played out all your Strengths & Weaknesses.
  
  **Writing:** Practice your creative skills, sharpen your grammar and explore the tools for making your text **bold** or *italic,* etc.
  
  Please retire your character once you have had enough experience in this sandbox, in order to make room for other newcomers; any character which is inactive for at least a week may be deleted without notification.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Flaw: Your subconscious fears can manifest themselves here, interfering with your control over the dream.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dreamstuff: The raw nature of the dreamscape, which can be sculpted to meet your needs.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Desire: What is it you are seeking? Will you find it here or within yourself?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dreamstuff: The raw nature of the dreamscape, which can be sculpted to meet your needs.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Iron Skillet: A heavy cast iron cooking implement... but how solid is anything in the dreamscape?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dreamer: You have fallen asleep and find yourself in this strange and vivid dream.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Power: You can manipulate this dreamscape with your will to do whatever your imagination allows.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flaw: Your subconscious fears can manifest themselves here, interfering with your control over the dream.  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Explore: Find out what lies beyond the horizon and discover the limits of your abilities.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wake Up: Dreaming is over, it is time to return to the real world.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heart of Dreams: The centre of the dreamscape: there are many roads to take but they all return here.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Hypnagogue: A mysterious resident of the dreamscape who guides & challenges the dreamers.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fireflies: A small swarm of fireflies orbits your head, becoming a nuisance as they interfere with your progress.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shadows: There are dark things dashing about just out of your sight and they mean you no good.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Castle on the Frontier: An ancient & crumbling fortress that stands guard on the border between the known and the unknown.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Twisting Trees: The trunks & branches of the trees around you start to twist and writhe as if dancing to a music you cannot hear.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Buried Treasure?: Perhaps there is something of value buried in the sand around the ruin?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Market of Mannequins: A marketplace in an old town, populated entirely by blank-faced tailor's dummies.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vantage Point: Find your way into the tower so you can look out over the whole town and discover what secrets it may be hiding.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Enchanting Tune: Music fills the air in the marketplace, causing the faceless mannequins to move and start marching towards a bandstand in the heart of the town.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sense of Direction: Innate sense of direction, Anthony rarely gets lost, even in new territory.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Short Fuse: Anthony loses his temper easily and secretly subscribes to the idea that might-makes-right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Buried Treasure: Anthony inherited a treasure map from his crazy uncle Clarence. Whenever he has time and money, he tries to unravel the mystery of this map.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mirror of Truth and Lies: You have a mirrored ball that reflects the dreamscape...or sometimes, another landscape altogether. It provides insight into the hazards here, and perhaps a glimpse back into the reality you left behind.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Beguiled: Your curiosity and desire to explore this realm is so strong, some might call it a curse. You will leave no fruit untasted, even when prudence would suggest otherwise.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Locked Door: You came here to free yourself from a spell that held you prisoner. If you can hold your wits together long enough to find the right door, and the right key, you will be free.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rabble-rouser: Evil, troubled, maybe just plain bored - you have a tendency to stir up trouble.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Charming: People have a tendency to want to go along wit you, even if they have been burned by doing so in the past.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lack of Foresight: You have a tendency to act before you think. Paying the consequences seems like part of the game.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Subversive: Nothing brings as much delight as seeing two people at odds, even if one of those people is you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Musical Talent: You have an ear for music and have the ability to pick up and play almost any instrument.