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This HELP article is 60 lines long.
WHAT IS VARITALE ALL ABOUT?
This is VariTale, where you can join
with others in creating a story. But
it's not like any story you've ever
read before! A VariTale goes wherever
you and your fellow writers want it
to! And if you don't like the way
it's been going, you can propose an
alternative path.
Once again, in case we weren't emphatic
enough: YOU can make the stories go
where you want them to!
EXAMPLES
Let's say somebody writes a rip-roaring
thriller of an adventure, but to your
chagrin, he kills off a really neat bad
guy in the third chapter. What a loss!
If this was a regular book, you'd just
have to accept what the author decreed.
But in a VariTale, you can write a dif-
ferent version of that chapter.
Good bad guys are hard to come by.
Now you can keep 'em coming back!
Let's say the story is a romance. You
decide that they kissed and made up be-
fore anybody could get worried. Where,
you ask, is the bitter-sweet agony of
a tumultuous love affair? Well, you'll
just have to put some in, yourself!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CRITICS!
Your story entries are anonymous (un-
less you deliberately sign your name).
So you don't have to be a great writer.
What's more, you can let your imagina-
tion fly! After all, it's YOUR story.
Parts of it, anyhow.
We hope we'll see YOUR work of art in
VariTale! Become a writer! Impress
your friends! And above all, enjoy
yourself!
HOW DO I USE THE COMMANDS?
If you want to know, press Y in answer
to the next question.