Hinterlands: Marooned! — 21 of 23

Cody Gaisser

Release 1

Section 4(i) - Cognition

[DREAMING]

Dreaming is an action applying to nothing.

Understand "dream" as dreaming.

Instead of dreaming:

say "You can't stop thinking about the Q'udzlth."

[FORGETTING]

Forgetting is an action applying to one thing.

Understand "forget [thing]" as forgetting.

Instead of forgetting a thing:

if forgetting the Q'udzlth:

continue the action;

if forgetting the player:

continue the action;

otherwise:

say "That's not gonna work!";

stop the action.

[FORGET MONSTER]

Instead of forgetting the Q'udzlth:

say "That isn't likely."

[FORGET PARTS OF THE MONSTER]

Instead of forgetting a thing:

if the noun is part of the Q'udzlth:

say "That isn't likely."

[FORGET SELF]

Instead of forgetting the player:

say "It happens all the time."

[FORGET ISLAND]

Instead of forgetting the island:

say "You have trouble forgetting the island, as you happen to be standing on it."

[FORGET OCEAN]

Instead of forgetting the ocean:

say "You have trouble forgetting the ocean, as it is everywhere you turn."

[FORGET PLANET]

Instead of forgetting the planet:

say "You have trouble forgetting the planet, as you happen to be standing on it."

[FORGET SKY]

Instead of forgetting the sky:

say "You have trouble forgetting the sky, as it is everywhere above you."

[FORGET SUNS]

Instead of forgetting the suns:

say "You have trouble forgetting the suns, as their heat bears down on you constantly."

[FORGET UNIFORM]

Instead of forgetting the uniform:

say "You have trouble forgetting your uniform, as you are currently wearing it all over your body."

[FORGET HELMET]

Instead of forgetting the helmet:

say "You have trouble forgetting your helmet, as you are currently wearing it on your head."

[FORGET SHIELD]

Instead of forgetting the shield:

say "You already have."

[THINKING]

Understand "think" as thinking.

Instead of thinking:

say "Good idea!"

[THINKING ABOUT]

Thinking about is an action applying to one topic.

Understand "think about [text]" or "think of [text]" as thinking about.

Carry out thinking about:

say "Nope. Nothing's coming to you."

Instead of thinking about a topic listed in the Table of Thinky:

say "[response entry][paragraph break]".

Table of Thinky

TopicResponse
"me/I/you/myself/yourself/recruit/self""You do that enough already."
"q'udzlth/qudzlth/monster/beast/creature/kraken/squid/octopus/mass" or "sea monster" or "sea beast""Maybe it's thinking about you, too?"
"island/planet/desert/sand""You wish you'd never seen this place."
"ocean/sea/water/waters""There sure is a lot of it."
"home/puscaat""Puscaat is so far away..."
"tentacle/tentacles""They look pretty powerful."
"uniform/helmet/spacesuit" or "space suit""Why does it have to be lavender?"
"sky""It sure is up there."
"suns/sun""Why are there two of them?"
"shield/visor" or "face shield""You wonder how they get it so curved without breaking it..."
"exoskeleton/chitin""It looks like a shell, but it's rubbery."
"eyes""You think they're looking at you."
"skull/head/face""It's huge!"
"horns/horn/scimitars/scimitar""You wouldn't like to be on the wrong end of those!"
"snout/bugle/funnel/bell/orifice/nose/mouth""It's rather ridiculous looking for such a monstrous creature."
"teeth/tooth/fang/fangs""You don't like thinking about those too much."
"tongue/noodle/spines/spine/barb/barbs""It has a tongue like a big noodle with barbs on it!"
"mucus/goo/slime/saliva/acid""Surely it serves some digestive purpose."
"body""A wide, armored trunk between the skull and tentacles."
"gelatin/jelly""It's jiggly!"

[REMEMBERING]

Remembering is an action applying to one topic.

Understand "remember [text]" as remembering.

Carry out remembering:

say "You're drawing a blank on that one."

Instead of remembering a topic listed in the Table of Remembery:

say "[response entry][paragraph break]".

Table of Remembery

TopicResponse
"me/I/you/myself/yourself/recruit/self""You'd best to do that."
"q'udzlth/qudzlth/monster/beast/creature/kraken/squid/octopus/mass" or "sea monster" or "sea beast""It's hard to forget."
"island/planet/desert/sand""It seems so recent..."
"ocean/sea/water/waters""You're glad you're out of it."
"home/puscaat""You hope to see the mega-city lights again one day..."
"tentacle/tentacles""Oh, yes. Those."
"uniform/helmet/spacesuit" or "space suit""Did you forget it?"
"sky""Oh yeah... it's still there!"
"suns/sun""Right! There are two of them!"
"shield/visor" or "face shield""You sure are lucky you have this thing protecting your face!"
"exoskeleton/chitin""Ah yes, the whole thing is armored."
"eyes""They're still staring at you."
"skull/head/face""That thing sure has a big head..."
"horns/horn/scimitars/scimitar""You'd rather not."
"snout/bugle/funnel/bell/orifice/nose/mouth""Heh heh, it's goofy looking."
"teeth/tooth/fang/fangs""How are there so many of them?!"
"tongue/noodle/spines/spine/barb/barbs""Noodle."
"mucus/goo/slime/saliva/acid""Gross!"
"body""The least memorable part of the creature, really."
"gelatin/jelly""You recall it as 'jiggly.'"