The story at Fantasy Place:
quest for the wolfsbane flower
Part 1, Diana
A continuation of the werewolf story (writer's workshop) demonstrating how a story can also be used to support learning.
Fantasy place with notes
- The story at Fantasy Place follows the monomyth template of Campbell
- The notes tell the story.
Note from Titania/Puck Fantasy place
- Greetings strangers. Beware the dangers.
- We welcome guests. We welcome quests.
- Robin G. can help your quest. Or Robin G. can be a pest.
- But Robin knows where the flower grows.
- Riddle and rhyme will take your time.
- His garb is black and red and yellow
- Though he's not, he's called Goodfellow.
- Red on yellow, kill a fellow.
- Beware the moon; it fills too soon.
- Diana manages its mood. You must win her altitude.
- Of Oberon beware. For strangers, he will never care.
- And so I wish the goodest on ya, your ever faithful friend, Titania.
Spoiler warning
- If you are reading Werewolf sequence as a story, this article will give away important information.
- Remember, the story is written for illustration.
Go there
- Go there via the Hypergrid: :
- world.narasnook.com:8900:Dark Manor
- Nara's Nook grid:
- http://www.narasnook.com/
Fantasy scene 1 note from Lobo
- My dearest brother, I am here ahead of you.
- And we are expected, as shown by a note I found.
- It appears to be from Titania--the fairy queen.
- But it suggests that Robin Goodfellow is around.
- That is Puck, Oberon's Jester and (sometimes) fixer.
- Puck is the trickster, so we must expect tricks.
- Puck talks in rhymes. Whenever you see rhymes, suspect Puck
- When I got here someone flew by and sprinkled some golden powder on me.
- Suddenly I can get around much better.
- I shall have no difficulty exploring this place.
- On the morrow, I shall search for signs of Diana
- I shall need her help if, as the note says, "the full moon comes too soon."
Fantasy Scene 2 note from Lobo
- I have been searching for signs of Diana.
- I may have found something on another of the small islands here.
- A large mushroom with a sign reading "Arrowsmith."
- And beneath it a quiver of arrows. Diana hunts with arrows.
- Could this be the source of her arrows?
- I could find no one there at the time, but I will check back until I find out.
- Meanwhile, I find that I can fly!. I can easily go from island to island
Provides arrows for Diana
Fantasy scene 3 Dialog: Arrowsmith and Lobo
- Scene: A mushroom bigger than an avatar. A quiver of arrows beneath it. A sign on the mushroom reading "Arrowsmith."
- Lobo (calling): Is Arrowsmith here?
- Arrowsmith (head projecting from the mushroom cap): Who calls for Arrowsmith?
- Lobo: My name is Lobo. I am from Dark Island. I seek your help.
- Ar: I know you not. There is no dark Island in Fantasy Place.
- Lo: I came here by an enchanted fountain I seek your help.
- Ar: My business is to make enchanted arrows for the Huntress. I do not help strangers.
- Lo: I seek Diana, the Huntress. I think you make arrows for her.
- Ar: I do that, yes. You are not a total stranger, then. Can you answer my question?
- Lo: I will only know that when I know the question.
- Ar: You are wise for a mortal. I have a mortal friend who was a writer. Do you know him?
- Lo: I believe his name was ------------------------------------
- A challenge to the reader: What name does Lobo give?
Fantasy scene 4 Dialog: Arrowsmith and Lobo
- Challenge 1: What was the name of Arrowsmith's writer friend?
- {Sinclair Lewis}
- Mark Twain
- John Steinbeck
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- The following opens only on correct match
- ##################
- Ar: Welcome visitor. I see you are no stranger. What help do you seek?
- Lo: I must find Diana and plead for her help.
- Ar: You can find Diana here any morning after moonset. She comes for arrows.
- Lo: I shall be here at moonset on the morrow.
- Ar: Know this, my friend: Diana will not talk to strangers.
Fantasy scene 5: Dialog: Diana and Lobo
- Lobo: I beg an audience with the goddess of the moon.
- Diana: What mortal dares to speak to a goddess?
- L: I am Lobo, of Dark Manor. I speak with the courage of desperation. I beg to speak with the goddess of the moon, Diana.
- D: And why do you ask that of me?
- L: I see you are outfitted for the hunt. Diana is also goddess of the hunt.
- D: Well, you are not a total stranger to our ways here. I shall consider your plea if you know who is my brother.
- L: I know who is your brother. He is called---------------------
- Challenge 2: What name did Lobo give?
- ##################
- The following opens only on correct match: Apollo.
- D: I see that, though you are a stranger here, we are not strangers to you.
- L: I beg you to delay the coming of the full moon, for it will change me to a werewolf.
- D: That is no small task, you know.
- L: For a mortal, impossible. But for the goddess of the moon and in the land of fantasy...
- D: Possible. You do understand where we are. Do you understand what we need?
- L: I hope I do. I have advice from Captain Kirk and Tinker Bell.
- D: Captain Kirk was in a different universe. I need what Tinker Bell needed.
- L: You will survive as long as mortals believe in you. I have believed in you enough to seek audience with you.
- D: And hereafter?
- L: I must believe in you as long as I live. But that will be only a few days if the howler moon comes too soon.
- D: The full moon will not kill you. It will only consecrate you as a werewolf.
- L: And my brother, the werewolf hunter, comes thereafter with his silver knife.
- D: And you believe that I can defer the full moon here?
- L: I do. I most surely do.
- D: I then grant your boon. How long a delay do you need?
- L: Only till I find the wolfbane flower.
- D: No god can help you there. Puck can find it if he will. But I will delay the full moon till you find Puck. As he would say, "Good luck with Puck."
- L: I shall be forever in debt the goddess of the moon.
- [Diana rises and vanishes.]
Comments
- This draft illustrates how a story can be made interactive.
- An interactive story can be a puzzle, adding to the entertainment.
- Or an interactive story can teach, if the challenges are relevant to a course.
- Here the challenges are based on "Liberal arts" education.
- But they could be constructed to test any other subject.
Related
- The pecan pie murder. A 3D story in first draft for the writer's workshop
- "The last werewolf in Blanken" A writer's workshop in 3D
- The writer's colony at Nara's Nook needs writers to test a story-exercise
- Exercises for a 3D writers workshop: place and characters
- Tutorial: How to put an interactive story in a 3D web page on 3DWebWorldz
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