Whom The Telling Changed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author(s): Aaron A. Reed Genre: Fiction Website: https://aaronareed.net/telling.html Language: en First Publication Date: 2005 License: Freeware Forgiveness Rating: Polite Rating: 4.0 (based on 64 ratings) ABOUT THE STORY The people had always gathered on moonless nights to hear the stories, since the time of their ancestors' ancestors. The heat of the fire and the glow in the storyteller's eyes made the past present, and the path to the future clear. The power in the telling was immense, subtle, divine. What man would dare subvert it? (Note circa 2024: the Play Online version seems to sometimes crash when trying to visit the fire. If this happens to you, you can work around it by restarting and typing these 5 commands: TAKE BAG (or DAGGER), OUT, TAKE SAIPH'S HAND (or SIHAN'S), FIRE, FIRE.) EXTERNAL LINKS telling.zblorb The latest release. Mislabeled as "Release 2" on the title screen but shows Release 3 Serial #060518 in the banner text. Requires a Z-Code interpreter[1] Release 1 (Original Competition Version) This is the 2005 Spring Thing version; later versions fix many bugs! Contains story file and walkthrough. Requires a Z-Code interpreter[1] ClubFloyd transcript, first play through ClubFloyd transcript, second play through EDITORIAL REVIEWS SPAG > You're a prominent member of a shepherd tribe in the ancient times. Every > full moon, everyone gathers to hear a tale of even more ancient times. Only, > tonight the telling will change the fate of the tribe, and it's up to you to > get it right. The tension, virtually inexistent at first, builds up in > perfect gradation. You can't miss the climax, it's obvious. -- Felix > Plesoianu REFERENCES [1]