The Pit

[Bucket 107]

You have been thrown into the Pit! What is the Pit? Well, no one really knows. They say it's where "those people" go when they've been bad. Others say it's a place for rituals and sacrifices. Either way, you're stuck down here. You have no memories of why you are here, or how you even got here. You just remember hitting the ground.

 

Looking up, you can see the hole you came from. It looks to be well over 100 feet tall. You don't question how you didn't die, or at least break something. A small box is sitting next to you. Opening it, you find 3 items.

 

[Found a Battery!

 

[Found a Battery!

 

[Found a Flashlight!

 

Placing a battery into the light and storing the other for later, you look around. You see a hole in the wall, and a rotting wooden door. Which do you choose?

 

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The Pit is an experimental group-based RPG like thing. Anyone can put in what to do next from the options given (or if it's open-ended, just make something up that will push you forward) and will help progress the story. There are no set rules, so anything is possible. Anything that isn't, you know, completely crazy. I've tried this on other forums before with different formulas, and I wanted to make a new story, so here it is. The Pit!

 

A mysterious hole in the ground with a sprawling cave system, and who knows, maybe something else lurks underneith the surface? Equipped with only a flashlight, attempt to find an escape, or venture down into the depths and discover hidden secrets that were probably meant to stay that way. Will you escape?

[aaronsnowden 10]

Use Battery on Flashllight

[Bucket 107]

You unscrew the flashlight and place the battery inside of it. An extremely beam of light shoots out from it, illuminating some of the hole you are in. You can see the doors better now.

 

The wooden door has a small note laying in front of it, the paper looks yellowed from age. Turning the other way, the hole in the wall seems to lead into a brick room.

[aaronsnowden 10]

Look at Note

[Bucket 107]

Look at Note

You walk over the the old note on the pick it up and begin to read what it says.

 

hello, if you are reading this, im probably dead. you're most likely here because you tried looking for me, or because you were thrown in here like I was. you probably want answers, but I don't have any. I have been stuck in here for what seems like a week or two, I'm not sure at this point. i somehow managed to loop through the caves and rooms back into this place. I don't know how, but this place feels like it's just trying to confuse me, get me killed. I'm going to start to try digging through this place, see if I can make some shortcuts. I'll start in this room, but for the love of God, I hope you brought some damn rope at least to climb out of here. those beasts that are down there, they r-

 

The note is ripped, and leaves the message cut short. It looks like the man writing this was in a hurry, you could barely make out some of the words.

 

A quick inspection of the area around you, you don't notice any blood, or anything that could lead to this man being killed here. The man did mention making a shortcut, maybe that hole on the other end of the room was made by him? You ask yourself if you want to check it out.

[aaronsnowden 10]

Go inside hole

[Bucket 107]

Go inside hole

You put the note down and walk over to the hole in the wall. You peek inside of it, looking around with your flashlight. It doesn't seem to have much to it, a simple room, but the walls, ceiling, and floor are made of brick. There are 3 doors inside of it. You decide it's safe, and could lead to an exit.

 

You climb inside the hole. A small breeze blows on your back from the room you were just in. There is a door in front of you, which looks to be normal. A door to the left of you, which is slightly opened, but looks normal as well. The door to the right of you is covered in chains and locks. Do you choose a door, or turn back?

[aaronsnowden 10]

You put the note down and walk over to the hole in the wall. You peek inside of it, looking around with your flashlight. It doesn't seem to have much to it, a simple room, but the walls, ceiling, and floor are made of brick. There are 3 doors inside of it. You decide it's safe, and could lead to an exit.

 

You climb inside the hole. A small breeze blows on your back from the room you were just in. There is a door in front of you, which looks to be normal. A door to the left of you, which is slightly opened, but looks normal as well. The door to the right of you is covered in chains and locks. Do you choose a door, or turn back?

Left door

[Bucket 107]

Left door

You decide on the left door. You walk towards it. A strong gust of wind blows through your clothes, sending chills up your spine. You push the door open and shine your light through it.

 

It looks to be a long empty hallway. You can't see the end of it. You begin cautiously making your way through the hallway. Everything seems fine.

 

You reach the door at the end, and try to open it, but it's locked! It requires a key. You turn around and go back into the room you were in before.

 

Which door do you choose?

[aaronsnowden 10]

center

[Bucket 107]

center

You try the door in the center, and it opens with ease. Behind the door was a set of stairs leading down. You think you see some orangish light coming from whatever is down there. You walk down the steps, and enter a long room with lit touches on the walls. There is a torn, old looking carpet leading down the room. Following it, you find a table at the end of the room. There is something engraved into the table, and another note laying on the floor.

 

You pick the note up and read it.

 

this place... who would build such a place? I think I messed up digging through that wall... everything seems off down here. if you didn't go through the other door, this place is littered with traps and dumb puzzles and riddles. the further you go, the stranger they get. haven't figured this one out yet, so I turned back. i assume you saw that hallway with the locked door? this probably has something to do with that. good luck

 

 

Unlike before, this note is written neater, but still somewhat rushed. There are stains on the paper as well. Perhaps a drink?

 

Putting the note down, you look at what's engraved on the table.

 

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?

 

Looking on the front of the table, you see 3 buttons. One of them has a picture of a cloud, the other has a picture of a head, and the other a picture of a brain. Which button do you press?

[aaronsnowden 10]

cloud

[Bucket 107]

cloud

You press down on the cloud button. You hear a click, and all of the torches go out. You bring out your flashlight and look around, but don't notice anything else different.

 

Suddenly, the torches are relit. You look down at the table, and notice that the riddle has changed. It now says the following:

 

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

 

The buttons have changed as well. They are now a fire, a gun, and a lion. Which do you press?

[aaronsnowden 10]

gun

[Bucket 107]

gun

((The first one was the brain, the second one was the lion))

 

The room goes dark again. When the lights come back on, the table doesn't have anything written on it. You wait for a few minutes, but when nothing happens, you go back up the stairs. Not having any way to get in any of the doors, you head back to the old wooden door outside of the hole. It opens with a loud creak, into a room much like the one you just came out of. Three doors. This time, the one to the left is metal, the one in front of you is rotting, and the one to the right of you has a note attached to it. Which do you choose?

[aaronsnowden 10]

Look at the note

[Bucket 107]

Look at the note

You go to the right door and read the note.

 

do NOT go in here

 

Thanks for the warning? Time to choose a door.

[aaronsnowden 10]

Metal door

[Bucket 107]

Metal door

You open the left door. It takes two hands, and is extremely heavy. Some kind of mist pools out from the door and spreads out all over the floor, it's smokey tentacles weaving through your legs. A blast of cold air hits you, like you just walked into a massive freezer. Heading inside, you notice that it pretty much is a giant freezer. Ice cycles hang above you, and ice pile up on the walls. You walk to the back of the room. There is a hatch on the ground. You open it. You cant see the bottom, but opposed to the cold air around you, warm air drifts from the hole in the ground. Do you jump in?

[aaronsnowden 10]

Sure, why not?

[Bucket 107]

Sure, why not?

You fall onto some spikes and die. Game over.

 

((But not really I'm just tired. I'll continue this later, thanks for participating!))

[aaronsnowden 10]

(alrighty)

[Bucket 107]

Sure, why not?

You jump into the hole. It feels like you're falling forever... Then you land on solid ground. Somehow you aren't hurt at all. Looking around, you see that the walls are made of tiles, like an old diner or hospital would have. Looking up, you see a ceiling.

 

A small bed is to the left of you, and a desk is next to it. To your right is a heavy looking door.

[aaronsnowden 10]

Look at desk

[Bucket 107]

Look at desk

You go over to look at the desk. On the desk is a folded piece of paper. Opening it, it looks to be some kind of map. It's unfinished though, and you can't really make out what most of it means.

 

You decide to exit the room. You push open the door, and walk out into a hallway. You can't see much. Do you go left or right?