You stand at a crossroads. A troll is blocks the way. The troll demands to know if you like dogs.
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(link: "I like dogs")[(set: $likesDogs to true)(goto: "poof")]
(link: "I do not like dogs")[(set: $likesDogs to false)(goto: "poof")](if:$went is "left")[
You find yourself back at the crossroads. I guess left was the wrong way to go.
[[take the path to the left->wrong way]]
[[take the path to the right->right way]]
](else-if:$went is "right")[
You find yourself back at the crossroads. I guess right was the wrong way to go.
[[take the path to the left->right way]]
[[take the path to the right->wrong way]]
](else:)[
Satisfied with your answer the troll disappears in a puff of smoke. You are left with the feeling that this is not the last time you see the troll.
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(link: "Take the path to the left")[(set: $went to "left")(goto:"wrong way")]
(link: "Take the path to the right")[(set: $went to "right")(goto:"wrong way")]
]After a few kilometers the road runs into a dead end.
[[go back->poof]]As you walk you hear a whining from a bush near the path.
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[[Go look]]
(link: "Keep walking")[(set: $helped to false)(goto:"reckoning")]Upon closer inspection there is a small dog in the bush. It looks hurt.
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[[Inspect dog closer]]
(link: "Leave it be")[(set: $helped to false)(goto:"reckoning")](if:$helped is true)[
After some distance you happen upon the troll again.
](else:)[
With a loud bang and a flash of thunder the troll blocks your path once more.
]
(if:$helped is not $likesDogs)[
I like nothing worse than a liar the troll booms. The last thing you see is the trolls great club swinging towards you.
[[die]]
](else-if:$likesDogs is false)[
I like nothing worse than someone who hates dogs the troll booms. The last thing you see is the trolls great club swinging towards you.
[[die]]
](else:)[
I can see you are a man of honor the troll says. you may pass unharmed.
[[Save the princess]]
]The dog looks to have a sharp piece of wood stuck in one of its paws.
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(link: "Remove splinter")[(set: $helped to true)(goto:"glad dog")]
(link: "Leave it be")[(set: $helped to false)(goto:"reckoning")]Once you remove the splinter the dog immediately starts wagging. As you walk back to the road the dog follows.
[[Keep walking->reckoning]] Everything goes black. (if:$helped is true)[The dog watches over your corpse for days before leaving.](else:)[You're probably going to hell you know.]You and your dog proceed on your quest to save the princess and succeed.
[[Marry the princess]]You marry the princess. You, your dog, and the princess live happily ever after.