Kill. Bleed. Consume. Repeat.

Overview: 

Rumours about a vampire have spread across the land. None have ever seen the creature, only the corpses it leaves behind. Victims drained of their blood. The king has decreed that whosoever slays the vampire will be rewarded with the hand of the princess. This made many a warrior search for the vampire, but none have succeeded. As a blacksmith the presence of the vampire has increased the profits of your trade. Many warriors come to you for arms and armour. A part of you wonders that maybe having a vampire around isn’t so bad. That is until you became one of his victims…

One night as you working late, the vampire enters into your workshop and attacks you. Once having drunk his fill, he leaves you to bleed to death on the floor. When morning arrived, you awoke to find that you were still alive. You praise all the gods that you live, but a voice laughs at you for doing so.

The voice belongs to the Grim Reaper, who informs you that the only reason you survived was because he chose you to be his champion. As such the vampire’s bite will not instantly turn you into a vampire, but the process has only been paused. The Grim
Reaper declares that your quest is to slay the vampire for daring to defy death. This will not be easy as the only way for you to return to normal is to kill and drink the blood of the vampire who bit you. Do so and not only will you return to being human, but the
king’s reward will be yours.

You recall overhearing from one of the warriors that the vampire has a castle in the far reaches of the Black Woods. As you make your way there you are attacked by one of the vampire’s loyal guard. The guardsman is quite strong and with a single blow, he breaks your sword and cuts you. As you bleed you wish that you had a stronger weapon to fight with. As if responding to your wish your blood swirls around you and forms a crimson sword. You strike the guard while he is still shocked by the display of magic.The sword cuts right through him as if he were butter. The weapon crumbles away as the power within it is now spent.

You gaze towards the ominous Black Woods with renewed courage. With this new magic at your disposal nothing will stop you from reclaiming your humanity. And so, you journey forward to slay the vampire.
 

Subject: 
Introduction to Game Design
Session: 
Autumn
Creators: 
Benson Zhang
Gagan Skyn
Nora Rahuma
Karl Meyer-Cuthbert
Year: 
2017