openthebox/content/adventures/space/intro.lor
Samuel Bouchet c9f8a9566a Add adventure secret branches, Destiny finale, crafting system, and project docs
Integrate stats, resources, and cosmetics into adventures via conditional
branches gated by game state checks. Each of the 9 adventures now has a
secret branch that rewards exploration and encourages replay with subtle
hints on locked choices. The endgame box now triggers a Destiny adventure
that acknowledges all completed adventures and secret branches, with four
ending tiers culminating in an ultimate ending when all 9 secrets are found.

Also adds the crafting engine, CLAUDE.md and specifications.md for faster
onboarding.
2026-03-11 17:50:37 +01:00

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// Space Adventure - Open The Box
// Theme: Space exploration with boxes floating in the void
character captain
name: Captain Nova
character ai
name: ARIA
role: Ship AI
character alien
name: Zx'thorp
role: Alien Merchant
state
fuel: 100
discovered: 0
hasSpaceBox: false
trustAlien: false
beat Intro
The ship hums quietly as you drift through sector 7-G. #intro-hum
ai: Commander, scanners are detecting something unusual. #intro-scan
ai: A box. Floating in space. Defying several laws of physics. #intro-box
captain: A box? In space? #captain-box
choice
Investigate the box #opt-investigate
-> InvestigateBox
Ignore it and continue #opt-ignore
-> IgnoreBox
Run a deep scan first #opt-scan if fuel > 20
fuel -= 20
-> DeepScan
beat DeepScan
ai: Deep scan initiated. Fuel reserves reduced. #deepscan-init
ai: Analysis complete. The box appears to be... sentient? #deepscan-result
ai: It's humming a tune. I believe it's... the box theme. #deepscan-humming
captain: The box theme? #captain-theme
ai: Every box has a theme, Commander. Didn't you know? #ai-theme
choice
Open the sentient box #opt-open-sentient
-> OpenSpaceBox
Try to communicate with it #opt-communicate
-> CommunicateBox
Back away slowly #opt-backaway
-> BackAway
beat InvestigateBox
You approach the box carefully. It's about a meter wide, floating serenely. #investigate-approach
captain: It's... beautiful. #captain-beautiful
ai: Commander, I wouldn't use that word for a box. #ai-beautiful
captain: You don't tell me what words to use for boxes, ARIA. #captain-words
choice
Open it immediately #opt-open-now
-> OpenSpaceBox
Scan it first #opt-scan-first if fuel > 10
fuel -= 10
-> ScanThenOpen
Poke it with a stick #opt-poke
-> PokeBox
Close your eyes and listen to what the box is really saying|||You sense there might be more to this box than meets the eye... #opt-whisper [if hasStat("Wisdom", 10)]
-> BoxWhisperer
beat BoxWhisperer
markSecretBranch("space_box_whisperer")
You close your eyes. The hum of the ship fades. Something else rises -- a frequency beneath frequencies. #whisper-listen
The box is transmitting. Not data. Not sound. Coordinates woven into the fabric of space-time itself. #whisper-coordinates
ai: Commander, how are you doing that? The box just... aligned with your brainwaves. #ai-brainwaves
captain: I'm not doing anything, ARIA. I'm just listening. #captain-listening
ai: The box has shared a direct route to its home system. No fuel cost. It's folding space around us like... #ai-folding
captain: Like folding a box? #captain-folding
ai: I was going to say "like origami," but yes. Like folding a box. #ai-origami
trustAlien = true
discovered += 1
-> OpenSpaceBox
beat PokeBox
You extend the ship's robotic arm and gently poke the box. #poke-arm
The box rotates 90 degrees and reveals a label: "THIS SIDE UP" #poke-label
ai: Commander, I don't think boxes in zero gravity have an "up". #ai-gravity
captain: Maybe the box defines its own reality. #captain-reality
ai: That's... philosophically concerning. #ai-philosophy
-> OpenSpaceBox
beat ScanThenOpen
ai: Scan reveals the box contains crystallized starlight and something called a "Nebula Shard". #scan-contents
ai: Also what appears to be a very small, very angry alien. #scan-alien
captain: Define "very small". #captain-small
ai: Approximately the size of a box. Commander, I think the alien IS a box. #ai-alienbox
-> OpenSpaceBox
beat IgnoreBox
You set course away from the mysterious box. #ignore-course
ai: Commander, the box is... following us. #ai-following
captain: What? #captain-what
ai: It appears to have tiny thrusters. And what I can only describe as determination. #ai-thrusters
captain: A determined box. My favorite kind. #captain-determined
discovered += 1
-> OpenSpaceBox
beat CommunicateBox
captain: ARIA, open a channel to the box. #comm-channel
ai: Commander, it's a box. #ai-itsabox
captain: I said open a channel. #captain-channel
ai: Channel open, Commander. #ai-channelopen
captain: Hello, box. I am Captain Nova. I come in peace. #captain-peace
The box vibrates gently. It seems pleased. #comm-vibrate
ai: Commander, the box just sent us coordinates. And what appears to be... a friendship request? #ai-friendship
trustAlien = true
-> OpenSpaceBox
beat BackAway
You engage reverse thrusters. The sentient box watches you leave. #back-thrusters
ai: Commander, the box looks... sad. #ai-sad
captain: Boxes don't have feelings, ARIA. #captain-feelings
ai: This one does. I'm reading elevated levels of box-sadness. #ai-boxsadness
captain: That's not a real metric. #captain-metric
ai: It is now. Box-sadness level: 7 out of 10. #ai-level
choice
Go back to the box #opt-goback
-> CommunicateBox
Leave for good #opt-leave
-> LeaveForGood
beat LeaveForGood
You leave the sentient box behind. #leave-behind
ai: I hope you're happy, Commander. #ai-happy
captain: I am. No weird space boxes for me today. #captain-happy
ai: Incoming transmission. It's... from the box. #ai-transmission
ai: It says "you'll be back. they always come back." #ai-message
captain: That's ominous. I love it. #captain-ominous
-> Ending
beat OpenSpaceBox
hasSpaceBox = true
discovered += 1
You carefully open the box. Light spills out from within. #open-light
if trustAlien
Inside you find a Nebula Shard, pulsing with friendly energy. #open-friendly
alien: Ah, a fellow box appreciator! Take this as a gift from my collection. #alien-gift
captain: The alien WAS the box? #captain-wasbox
alien: We prefer "Box-Americans". Just kidding. I'm Zx'thorp. #alien-intro
-> AlienEncounter
else
Inside you find a Nebula Shard and what appears to be a map to more boxes. #open-normal
ai: Commander, the map shows three more floating boxes in nearby sectors. #ai-morebox
captain: Three more boxes. This is either Christmas or a trap. #captain-christmas
ai: In space, those are often the same thing. #ai-same
-> SpaceExploration
beat AlienEncounter
alien: I've been collecting boxes across the galaxy for centuries. #alien-collecting
alien: Most species open them. Very few appreciate them. #alien-appreciate
captain: I appreciate boxes. Especially ones with good loot. #captain-loot
alien: "Loot." What a crude word for cosmic treasures. #alien-crude
choice
Ask about the galaxy's rarest box #opt-rare-box
alien: The Singularity Box. It contains everything and nothing. Also a coupon. #alien-singularity
-> Ending
Trade items with Zx'thorp #opt-trade
alien: I have a Space Helmet for you. In exchange, I want your sense of wonder. #alien-trade
captain: Deal. Wait-- #captain-deal
-> Ending
Challenge the alien to a box-opening contest #opt-contest
alien: You dare? No one out-opens Zx'thorp! #alien-dare
alien: ...fine. Best of three. You open first. #alien-contest
-> Ending
beat SpaceExploration
ai: Setting course for the nearest box. ETA: approximately one dramatic pause. #explore-course
You arrive at a cluster of three boxes, orbiting each other like a tiny solar system. #explore-cluster
captain: A box system. Literally a system of boxes. #captain-system
ai: The large one appears to contain the other two. It's boxes all the way down. #ai-alltheway
choice
Open the biggest box first #opt-big
You open the biggest box. Inside: two medium boxes and a note. #big-open
The note reads: "Congratulations! You've found the Box Nebula. Population: boxes." #big-note
-> Ending
Open all three at once #opt-all
captain: All three, ARIA. Maximum box velocity. #captain-velocity
ai: That's not a real measurement, but I admire your enthusiasm. #ai-enthusiasm
All three boxes burst open simultaneously. The contents mix together in zero gravity. #all-open
ai: Commander, the items are forming... a bigger box. #ai-biggerbox
captain: Of course they are. #captain-ofcourse
-> Ending
Leave them orbiting, they seem happy #opt-happy
captain: Let them orbit in peace. #captain-orbit
ai: A surprisingly philosophical choice, Commander. #ai-philosophical
ai: The boxes seem to orbit faster. I think they're happy. #ai-happy
-> Ending
beat Ending
ai: Adventure complete. Updating ship's log. #ending-complete
ai: Boxes encountered: $discovered. Box-related existential crises: 1. #ending-log
captain: Only one? We'll do better next time. #captain-next
ai: There's always next time, Commander. The universe is full of boxes. #ai-next
-> .