Finalist for the Big Moose Novel Prize at Black Lawrence Press
In the Streets of the First City takes place entirely at an archaeological dig in the flood plains of the Columbia River in Eastern Oregon. Among other things, the Missoula Floods were an inspiration.
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Some adventures can be undertaken name-less. This is not one of them.
Hello {{pseudonym}}!
This is your inventory satchel.
Your gathered items, new destinations, and any actions you acquire will all go here. Good luck questing!
(...what is this? Try the help button below)
This is a game, built on top of a fairly boring straightforward author's website.
It's part scavenger hunt, part narrative, part fight-scene. The objective, of course, is to fight, and win, against the author.
Items are things you gather. They often look something like this: (←if you've already entered a pseudonym, try clicking on the ambulance...you should see a message 'item added to inventory')
Destinations are places you visit
Actions are things you can do
As you play, new items/destinations/actions will be added to your inventory satchel.
Look for the numbers next to your Items, Destinations,and Actions in order to see how far along you are:
Example
If you lose the game or wish to become someone else, hit the 'start over' button.
Tip Explore! Many peculiar things are clickable, hidden, or require a certain amount of time to be spent somewhere, or require interaction to work. And as you get deeper into the game, places that were once normal begin to alter.
If you spot any bugs, irregularities, surprises, etc - drop me an email: ben@ideacog.net - thanks for visiting!
