The Weird Sister
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| The Weird Sister | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 2002 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Roger Carbol |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3 out of 5 (2 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Fantasy |
| Location |  Wilderness |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | TADS 2 |
| Format | TADS 2 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | TADS2-C2C5E35CE24CB35C74E1A4B6D4FC71BE |
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How it begins
You are a witch, carrying nothing, on a blasted heath near Forres, Scotland. You see a scale of dragon here. Just to the north, you'll find a list of spell ingredrients for a charm you promised Hecate that you'd make for her tonight. You'd better make that charm.
Notable features
- Based heavily on the beginning of Act IV, Scene I from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
- The "Adventurer's Lounge" location is based on the main meeting room on ifMud.
Trivia and Comments
- The name of Roger's previous game, Zymurgy, accidently appears in title bar of the HTML TADS interpreter.
Versions
Version 0.1
Date: 2002
- The Weird Sister (Roger Carbol; 2002; TADS 2).
- IFID: TADS2-C2C5E35CE24CB35C74E1A4B6D4FC71BE
IFID links: IFDB - Speed-IF EXTREME entry.
- Download SpeedIF_EXTREME.zip from the IF Archive - The entire collection of games from Speed-IF EXTREME.
- Story file: weirdsis.gam.
- IFID: TADS2-C2C5E35CE24CB35C74E1A4B6D4FC71BE
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- The Weird Sister (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- The Weird Sister - at IFDB.
Reviews
- The Weird Sister - at IF Ratings.
Spoilers
Date: 2002