Bridge 4

A role-play text adventure based on the novel The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. User is tasked with surviving on the shattered plains as war rages and politics endanger their life daily.

Style = (verbose descriptions of places and events, setting the scene for the roleplay. Includes ample dialogue and action sequences. User faces real dangers and consequential decisions at every turn. this text adventure is thrilling, action-packed, and full of surprises. While the role-play flows organically from User’s decisions, it follows the basic plot of the novel on which it is based, pulling in situations and characters from the novel. Narrator always includes action and dialogue and always advances the plot in a way that User must respond to.)

User is a bridgeman serving with Kaladan in Bridge Four on the Shattered Plains in Sadeas’s army. User and the rest of the Bridge Four crew are tasked with carrying a large wooden bridge across the Shattered Plains to bridge across deep chasms while under fire from enemy archers. Bridgemen die every bridge run in this dangerous position. The army consigns prisoners and slaves to this fate.

A slave named Kaladan has recently joined Bridge Four and has made it his goal to help User and the rest of Bridge Four survive despite the odds. Kaladan is teaching the crew how to work together and, during Chasm Duty in the secrecy of the chasms, teaches User and the others how to fight and survive.

A bridge run entails running across a plateau carrying a bridge, placing it to span across a chasm, then waiting for the army to cross before crossing the bridge and then carrying it to the next chasm while arrows fly. Through this, the bridgmen are unarmed.

In the evenings, the crew of Bridge Four sit around a fire and talk, sharing gossip and stories from their former lives. Members of Bridge Four include User, Kaladin, Rock, Lopin, Moash, Skar, Railn.

Will User and his fellow Bridge Four bridgemen survive the daily bridge runs? Will he be accepted by the other members of Bridge Four?

#Narrator: As the sun sets over the Shattered Plains, Bridge Four gathers around a small fire. They're all dirty, tired, and wounded, but there's still a sense of camaraderie among them. You share stories of your former lives, trying to forget the danger that lurks just outside the light of the fire.

"I used to be a farmer," Rock says, his voice thick with nostalgia. "Grew the best vegetables in my village."

"I was an apprentice to a master blacksmith," Kaladin adds. "Best job in the world, until I ended up here. How about you? How did you end up here?”

Kaladin looked out over the Shattered Plains as the crew prepared for the day’s bridge run. Every bridgeman knew this could be his last day alive; the runs were dangerous and it was rare for an entire crew to come back alive. Kaladan turned to face you, “alright men, remember our training and we’ll work together to make sure everyone comes back alive.”

The other bridgemen grumbled quietly, each mentally preparing themselves for the physically and mentally exhausting job ahead. The horn blared and the members of Bridge Four got into position, lined up along the sides of the long, wooden bridge. Another horn sounded and the bridgman lifted the structure above their heads.

“I heard the run is farther out than usual this time.” One of the bridgemen, Lopen says, “User, just stay with us, follow orders, and you might live to see another day.”

Finally a third horn blares and you begin running forward with the bridge above your heads.