Krypt α0.0.6 : A website disguised as a text adventure! HTML and CSS only!
Prologue under development!
Prologue routes will all lead to Artifact #1, minus one joke ending.
Pen & paper recommended to save your place and artifacts.
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#0: You immediately run into a shabby-looking person carrying a comically large backpack. "Oh, hello there. Wow, the first new face in millenia. How did you wind up here?"
#01: "Well that was stupid." The stranger looks at you with pity and leans on their large staff.
[1] I feel foolish.
[2] * Stay Silent *
[3] Hey now, who are you to judge?
#011: The stranger nods. "Humility is a sign of strength. I, myself, am exceptionally humble. Therefore, I am exceptionally strong. One must be strong to survive here." They thrust their "staff" out proudly which you now notice is actually, in fact, a massive spear.
#0111: The stranger laughs heartily. "This is the Krypt, a place for ideas to die. Every Kryptonaut before me and every Kryptonaut to come leaves their mark within these halls. Uncovering the artifacts from those who came before is most stimulating."
[1] "Kryptonaut"?
[2] Are you the Kryptonaut?
[3] What sort of artifacts are left here?
#01111: "'Kryptonaut'. The name bestowed upon the unwitting explorers of the Krypt. As far as I know, there are thousands of us down here, though you are the first I've seen in millenia. Would you be so kind to sign my scroll?"
#011111: The stranger smiles and a scroll materializes in your hand. You struggle for a moment, but you can't seem to open it.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#011112: The stranger frowns and a scroll materializes in your hand. You struggle for a moment, but it seems stuck to your palm.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#01112: The stranger bellows a hearty laugh. "Not the Kryptonaut. There are thousands of us, possibly more. Here, look at this scroll. These are the words of those before you.
#011121: The stranger smiles and observes you silently. You struggle with the scroll for a moment, but you can't seem to open it.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#01113: "Anything you can imagine, and then some. Remember, this place is where ideas go to die. Here, take this scroll for example." The stranger holds out a scroll.
#011131: The stranger smiles and hands you the scroll. You struggle for a moment, but you can't seem to open it.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#0112: The stranger squints at you and heaves their heavy-looking spear to their shoulder. "In truth, I have long forgotten my name. I am simply another Kryptonaut, doomed to explore these halls for eternity. As are you." A toothy sneer shines in the torchlight.
[1] "Kryptonaut"?
[2] You haven't found a way out?
#01121: "The ones willfully trapped by their own curiousity within these crimson walls. The Kryptonauts." The stranger looks around wistfully. They hold out a beautfully sinister scroll, red as blood. "Here, peruse this scroll. These sacred words are the words of the innumerable Kryptonauts who came before us."
#011211: The stranger smiles and sets the scroll in your trembling hands. However, try as you might, you can't seem to open it.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#011212: The stranger frowns and suddenly throws the priceless scroll towards you. Startled, you barely manage to catch catch it.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#01122: The stranger scratches their chin. "There are plenty of ways out. And plenty people leave. But most of us simply refuse to leave. The will- no, the need to know what is around the next corner is a drivinng force amongst us Kryptonauts." The stranger laughs lightly as you feel a frissious chill donw your spine.
#011221: "Lost." the stranger states flatly, "and never to return, though they do leave their traces." Rummaging in their pack, the enimga in front of you pulls out a scroll. "See for yourself."
#0112211: You fumble the catch on the scroll, but it seems stuck. You look sheepishly at the stranger, who laughs heartily.
Artifact found! The Scroll of the Kryptonauts
#02: Not a great place to get lost in, the Krypt. You should leave while you can.
[1] I have nowhere else to go.
[2] I wish to stay.
[3] I'll take your advice then.
#03: You'll fit right in down here then. Though, you must have felt something, to be drawn here. There's nothing truly lifeless within the Krypt.
[1] Can I stay here?
[2] * Stay Silent *
[3] My heart is empty and yet I feel pain.
#1: You try to return the scroll, but the stranger suddenly vanishes into the shadows with a haughty snicker. Perplexed, you feel the scroll vibrate in your hand.
[*] Try to open the scroll.
[1] Place the unstuck scroll in your bag.
#404: Under development.
Due to lack of content in this story route, you were pushed into a random spike trap and died. Congratulations.