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[Zanzetkuken The Great]

You go to the one door you have had difficulty...opening...
Well, then.

Spoiler: GM rambling (click to show/hide)

I am halfway wondering when more than 3 people besides me will be posting here post-turn 2...

[escaped lurker]

Speak the magical words - "Open, Sesame!"
Bask in the glory of your newfound magical might.

Use the keycard instead.
Only if we are out of mana, or want to keep our magical identity a secret for now...

Spoiler: My humble thoughts on the matter (click to show/hide)

Thinking about it, the threads that garner the most attention, seem to rely on some common elements.
"Humor" - "Player Creativity" - "Visuals"
Importance in that order, thou humor can be replaced whith immersive writing.

Let me say that I think that the setting has potential, and the clear-cut graphic style got something going for it as well. But it is a bit sterile at the moment. The current "mission / challenge" of choosing a door wont grind anyones gears. I would wager that we are about to get started on more challenging stuff thou. I don't think some goofy inner dialogue -or additional cast - is what you are going for, but it certainly should endear those characters to the readers. Actually, some immersive writing should do the trick. Just a single line each post would do wonders: Mention - in passing - stuff like the surface, its temperature, whirring from the vents, smell of the air - or impressions the character gets. Make the complex "come to life" would "draw the reader in" - and might prove fun for you as well.

Disregard as pleases you, in case that i've thought to much into it.

[freeformschooler]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I've been lurking the thread, but only for the visuals. If you stripped out the gimmick (first person pictures), it wouldn't be that interesting to read. Others may feel differently, but EL hits close.

Still, games can gain popularity by virtue of running for a long time (which inevitably brings improvement anyway). Don't worry about only having a few posters. Back to watching.

[Elephant Parade]

Posting to watch.

[mastahcheese]

Use the Keycard, be ready for anything.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

You say "Open, Sesame!" to the door off of a fleeting fragment of a memory that quickly leaves you.  You struggle to remember what was in the fleeting, but clear memory, only recalling a desert and something about thieves.  As you are thinking this over, nothing happens, so you slide the keycard in and then pull it out.  The door unlocks and slides to the side with little sound.  You enter and see a similar terminal on the other side as the door slides closed.  You turn back around and see that the room is, apparently, as labeled, unlike the prior rooms.

[mastahcheese]

Examine the pedestal.

[escaped lurker]

Examine / touch the colored wall-slabs
Re-examine the pedestal afterwards.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I've been lurking the thread, but only for the visuals. If you stripped out the gimmick (first person pictures), it wouldn't be that interesting to read.

Given many GMs' preference for text-based games, illustration almost counts as a gimmick.

Examine the pedestal.

+1

[freeformschooler]

Press all six of the pedestal's buttons at once.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

You wander around the room, first going to the pedestal.  It's circular sloping is cool to the touch, with a slot for a keycard to be placed upon the top.  You attempt to press down upon what you thought were buttons, only to find them not moving, feeling slick.  You see a shift inside one of them, and tap the glass.  Behind it is some form of a liquid, with the one panel that you tapped having a small pocket of air inside.  You then begin to wander down the row to examine the slabs.  You feel some sort of tingling sensation as you pass by each of them, and when you attempt to touch one, your hand is forced back, sparks jumping from the 'slabs' to your hand occasionally.  You then return to the door of the room and examine the pedestal.  The structure has no discernible features that would indicate an access panel upon it.  The only thing having any form of a change being the top with its keycard slot and glass panels.

Spoiler: Ramblings of a GM (click to show/hide)

How's that for detail?

[mastahcheese]

Pretty sweet.

Insert the keycard, brace for impact.

[escaped lurker]

What mastacheese said

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hmyes, that are some nice physical sensations and visual description right there. Also common enough that we can presume the reader to know them - thus ever so slightly "re-feeling" them - voila, immersion.  This amount of descriptions seems fine - take your time and experiment away, I guess ;З

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

You cautiously insert the yellow keycard, before diving for cover around the corner from the shields.  You hear the sputtering of electricity for a few seconds, before it goes away.  You wait a few seconds, and when nothing happens during that time, you check down the shielded hallway, and see that the yellow barrier had gone down.  You move to retrieve your cardkey, taking note of one of the liquids having lit up yellow, but when you remove the card, a jolt of energy surges, and the shield returns, the light going off.  After a few times of testing this, you come to the conclusion that each of these doors opens to a cardkey of its color, with the glass lighting up the appropriate color.  You also realize that you have to leave your card behind if you want to progress through any of the openings.

Spoiler: Off-topicness by the GM (click to show/hide)

I think I might start a RtD on the MSPA forums.  Any advice on how to run something like that on another site?

[GreatWyrmGold]

Head through the opening. Hope no one swipes the card.

Wonder who designed this thing.