Recurring Faith and Promise
We come across two bizarre lifeforms standing on either side of a table set with an old roulette wheel. "Care you test your luck? A prize awaits those who have fortune's favor." "Lose. No prize. Leave if don't want." The old roulette wheel they point at is inscribed with strange symbols. We cannot make sense of the symbols, but something about them keeps drawing our gaze. What should we do?
Choices
We cannot take our eyes off the spinning roulette wheel. The roulette comes to a stop, just short of slipping past the yellow slot. "Oh, that's a win!" "You. Lucky."
"Another spin, perhaps? Double the prize this time." "Leave. If. Don't. Want."
We cannot take our eyes off the spinning roulette wheel. The roulette comes to a stop, just short of slipping past the yellow slot. "Oh, that's a win!" "You. Lucky."
"How about one last game?" "Remember. Always. In moderation."
We cannot take our eyes off the spinning roulette wheel. The roulette comes to a stop, just short of slipping past the yellow slot. "That's a clean win right there!" "Your last. Crumb of. Luck. Don't. Ever. Come back." The moment we take the hefty sack of cash, the roulette wheel and the bizarre creatures disappear.
- Gain Cost
We cannot take our eyes off the spinning roulette wheel. The roulette comes to a stop, just short of slipping past the blue slot. "Too bad, that's a bust. And that means no prize money for you." "Had a. Feeling. Don't. Ever. Come back." We were booted out of there, empty-handed.
- Lose Cost
"The wise knows when to call it quits." "The wise. Don't. Gamble." I no longer feel the magnetic pull the roulette wheel once had on my gaze. We leave the room with a sack of cash in hand.
- Gain Cost
We cannot take our eyes off the spinning roulette wheel. The roulette comes to a stop, just short of slipping past the blue slot. "You. Bust. Scram." "Too bad, that's a bust. And that means no prize money for you." We were thrown out of the chamber, empty-handed.
- Lose Cost
"The wise knows when to call it quits." "The wise. Don't. Gamble." I no longer feel the magnetic pull the roulette wheel once had on my gaze. We leave the room with a sack of cash in hand.
- Gain Cost
"No. Such. Rules." "That would indeed make for a rather interesting choice." The bizarre creatures trilled their puzzle pieces for a moment, then disappeared into the roulette wheel. We picked up the roulette and continued on our way.
We cannot take our eyes off the spinning roulette wheel. The roulette comes to a stop, just short of slipping past the blue slot. "You. Bust. Scram." "Too bad, that's a bust. And that means no prize money for you." We were thrown out of the chamber, empty-handed.
- Lose Cost
"Wise. Choice." "So you prove yourself a coward." We escape the chamber.
