SURVIVE

You wake up, clothes tattered. You find youself in a dense forest at midday. That's when you remember everything. You are the son of the great Emperor Gaozu, who has recently passed. You were travelling with your brother and some guards to your coronation. Your brother must have made you unconsious by poisoning your food, left your body in the middle of the forest, and lied about your wherabouts. You need to get back to the emperor's palace before your brother becomes emperor. You attempt to stand up, but you stumble down every time you try. Frustrated and exhausted, you fall asleep. When you wake back up, the sun is in a different position in the sky. You stand up, groaning. You realize that your whole life you have been given whatever you want, whenever you want, with no questions asked. You know next to nothing about suviving in the wild. You think you need to find shelter, but you are uncertain. But you decide that shelter is your first priority, and start seeking one. You ascend a tall hill in a clearing to scan the area. You see a river leading to a big lake, and a big mountain ridge in the distance. You decide that these are the two most likely places to find shelter. Where do you want to go? [[Go to the mountains]] [[Go to the lake]]

You decide to go to the mountains, as you remember someone saying something about higher ground being better for survival. Or was it better for warfare? Nevertheless, you start your course. The mountains are much farther away than the lake, and you will have to camp out somewhere along the way. As the day goes by, the terrain becomes rockier and rockier. Sparse grass is eventually replaced by moss

You walk to the lake, hoping to find shelter and fresh water. You scan the surrounding area. It seems perfect, with big stones and (what might be) clean water. But then you realize: Predators need water as well, and if you shelter here, big ones might have a free meal too. Should you look for shelter here or keep going into the wilderness? [[Look for shelter]] [[Keep going]]

You decide that sheltering at the lake would be best, and start looking. You find no natural shelter, and decide to erect one out of stones. A few hours later, the sun has just set, and you have built a small shelter out of stones. The shelter has a small crawl space just tall enough for you to sit with legs crossed and wide enough to lay down in. A boulder acts as the "door". You start a fire and go to sleep. When you wake up, you realize that your brother is only days away from the palace, and you have to somehow find the trail that leads to the palace and get there before your brother becomes Emperor. But first you must find food. Do you want to look for fruits and berries, or make tools for hunting? [[Look for food]] [[Make tools for hunting]]

You decide that it would be best to keep going. The sun sets, and the forest is plunged in darkness. That's when you feel it: thirst. Your legs go weak. You shake all over. You run back to the lake, but when you arrive, it is already too late. ''Bad Ending'' [[Restart|Start]]

You decide to forage for food, as it is less time-consuming than making materials and hunting. You find a patch of plants growing strange pods with green berries inside. You take two handfuls of these pods back to base.You wretch at the unsanitary conditions, but you eat them all the same. Once you're done, everything gets blurry, people are all around, it feels like a million spiders and hands are touching you, and you instantly realize your mistake. ''Bad Ending'' [[Restart|Start]]

You decide to make tools for hunting, as meat will be very filling and will hold you over till tomorrow. You go out and find a big, strong, straight stick, and bring it back to your shelter. You sharpen the end against a rock, tie it to the stick, and make a crude spear. Now you have to decide where to hunt. Do you want to hunt north or south of the lake? [[North of the lake|Go hunting north]] [[South of the lake|Go hunting south]]

You decide to hunt north of the lake. The forest gets thicker the farther you go. Suddenly, you see a baby bear standing to your right. You turn to the left, and you see its mother. ''Bad Ending'' [[Restart|Start]]

You decide to go hunting south of the lake. A stream branches out from the bottom. The forest is different on different sides of the stream, with sparser vegitation on the west. Prey could hide better on the forested side, you think, but it would be easier to hunt on the light-shrubbed side. Where should you go? [[The sparser side|Go hunting west]] [[The denser side|Go hunting east]]

You decide to go hunting on the west side of the stream. It is noticably sparser, with trees five feet apart. Then you notive that the trees and bushes seem to end soon. You run ahead, but before you realize it, you are falling faster than seems possible, bones all shattered, bumping into the cliff wall every two seconds. ''Bad Ending'' [[Restart|Start]]

You decide to go hunting east.