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Upon this Oath that I shall heere you give,
For ne Gold ne Silver as long as you live,
Neither for love you beare towards your Kinne,
Nor yet to no great Man preferment to wynne:
That you disclose the secret that I shall you teach,
Neither by writing nor by no swift speech;
But only to him which you be sure
Hath ever searched after the secrets of Nature.
To him you may reveal the secrets of the Art,
Under the covering of Philosophie before this world you depart.

— “Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum” (1652)

You haven’t seen your brother Malcolm since he received his fellowship at Biblioll College - pressure of work was his excuse not to come down to London. So when you received that telegram from him you leapt at the excuse to come up to the university town of Christminster for the day and visit him.

CHRISTMINSTER
An Interactive Conspiracy by Gareth Rees.

Please type “help licence” for details about the absence of warranty and about how you may distribute “Christminster”. Type “help” for instructions.
Release 4 / Serial number 961117 / Inform v1502 Library 5/12
Standard interpreter 1.1

Chapel Street
It is a hot summer’s day in Christminster, the kind of day that makes you think of strawberries and cream and punting on the river. The morning sunlight beams down on the cobbles and on the great wooden gate of Biblioll College to the east.

The gate is closed.

>

Hooray! This is going to be fun

Let’s start with
>examine gate
>open gate

>x gate
The gate is vast and sturdy. Built of solid oak timbers and weathered by the centuries, it has witnessed the comings and goings of many generations of scholars. Above the gate is displayed Biblioll College’s coat of arms, and a wicket gate is set into the bottom of the gate.

Somewhere in the distance, the clock of Biblioll College chimes the half-hour.

>open gate
It seems to be locked.

>i
You are carrying:
  your handbag (which is closed)

>open handbag
You open the handbag, revealing a telegram and a map of Biblioll College.
 
>read telegram
The telegram reads, “Dearest Christabel. Work goes well. Amazing discovery in prospect. Come at once. Will tell all when you arrive on Sunday. Your dearest brother, Malcolm Spencer.”

>x self
As good-looking as ever.

A police constable strolls up the street towards you, his heavy boots clattering noisily on the cobbles.

Karlok - 03 March 2017 04:50 AM

EDIT: And maybe > help
You never know, might be something interesting in there

>help gives a huge menu that is way too big to post. Mostly introductory. There is some specific advice (such as looking up things in books) which I will provide later when it is needed.

There is also a hint system accessed by typing >help please

We do seem to be rather good at choosing games with female protagonists! Go us!

>x coat of arms
Three gold lions rampant on a white field, a red virgule and a silver cup on a green field.

>x wicket gate
The gate is vast and sturdy. Built of solid oak timbers and weathered by the centuries, it has witnessed the comings and goings of many generations of scholars. Above the gate is displayed Biblioll College’s coat of arms, and a wicket gate is set into the bottom of the gate.
 
>x map


>x policeman
A tall and broad-shouldered man, the police constable has pushed his helmet down to shade his eyes, and is enjoying the morning sunshine. His lot seems to be an happy one.

Yes, I’ll do a Trizbort map as we go. I’m not a fan of the one the game gives us.

>Ask policeman about gate
>Policeman, open gate

and just for fun…! (you never know it might work!)
>kiss policeman

>ask policeman about gate
The constable doesn’t quite understand what you want.

>policeman, open gate
The constable shakes his head. “My powers stop here,” he says. “If they won’t let you in, I can’t help you.”

>kiss policeman
The constable blushes. “Less of that, young lady,” he says sternly, but you can tell he doesn’t mean it.

Ah, finally one I haven’t played through myself yet. Let me think.

>Ask policeman about Christminster.
>Look around.

>ask policeman about Christminster
“I’m sure that I don’t know anything about that,” says the constable.

The police constable strolls away to the south.

>look around
I only understood you as far as wanting to look.

Hi Karlok! Yes I’ll join Just maybe won’t be able to tonight, but I’ll be here starting tomorrow