Key & Compass presents:
Paulinus fights for Christianity
by Gretchen, Kate, Alanah, and Will

Paulinus fights for Christianity is a Z-machine interactive fiction story written with Inform 7 and is © 2008 by Gretchen, Kate, Alanah, and Will. It was a school project at the Cincinatti County Day School.

In this religious game, you play as Paulinus, a Christian missionary. Use bribes and coercion to convert this Germanic town to Christianity, starting with their king. If you do things in the right order, you'll be able to burn their pagan idols and replace them with Christian relics.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the story.

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Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Endings, Inventory, Score
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Walkthrough

Bothie

> verbose.

> x cross. take it. x bible. take it.

> x torch. (Don't take the torch yet.)

> x Lutgardis. ask her about mission.

> s.

street

> x Horsa. ask Horsa about Germanic values.

> ask him about comitatus. ask him about sacrifice.

> ask him about feuds.

> sw.

Royal House

> x king. x queen.

> ask queen about Germanic religion.

> ask queen about convert.

> ask queen about spread of Christianity.

> give bible to king. give cross to king.

> ask king about Christianity.

> ask king about relics. ask king about idols.

> e. e. e.

temple

Make sure you're not carrying the torch when talking to Fendrel about idols, or he won't answer.

Note: The street is not actually accessible to the north.

> x idols. x Fendrel.

> ask Fendrel about Germanic religion.

> ask Fendrel about Christianity.

> ask Fendrel about idols.

> ask Fendrel about sacrifice.

> ask Fendrel about temple.

King Edwin arrives, hopefully to help you convert Fendrel.

> ask king about convert Fendrel. (+5)

> w. nw. n.

Bothie

> take torch. s. se. e.

temple

> take idols.

> s.

burning field

> burn idols. (+5. People now in theater.)

> nw.

theater

> x pagans. ask pagans about paganism.

> tell pagans about Christianity.

> ask pagans about bible.

> tell pagans about what you have to say. (+5)

You suggest going to the mead hall for a Christian feast.

> w.

mead hall

> x relics. x new.

> ask king about the people.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

Lutgardis is a woman who is a recent convert to Christianity and is accompanying you on your mission. Her knowledge of Christianity and of the Germanic religion may be helpful. You may ignore her.
Horsa is an important member of the Germanic warband. He's guarding the royal house. You can walk right past him.
King Edwin is a good and honorable man who wants to do what is right. You can easily bribe him.
Queen Ethelburga is not open to change and has her own opinions. She will do whatever her husband says.
Fendrel is an old and wise leader of the Germanic religion. He warns you not to interfere with their customs. Then his king brings him the exciting news about the Christian God and Heaven. Fendrel abandons his old faith instantly.
Disgruntled pagans gather in the theater after their idols are burnt. However, they like the look of your bible, although they can't read it, and promises of feasts will calm them down.
New Christians appear in the mead hall when everyone is converted. They have thoughfully brought brand new relics to replace their lost idols.

Endings

You manage to escape the village, but you now that you can never go back.

if you burn the idols in the temple, acccidentally burning down the temple as well!

You have won

if you complete your mission to convert the people to Christianity.

Inventory

a cross and a bible. They're both in the bothie.

In the royal house, give the bible and cross to the king to convert him.

a torch. It's in the bothie.

Caution: Don't carry the torch into the temple before Fendrel is converted. If you do, Fendrel will be uncooperative.
Take the torch and the idols to the burning field and burn the idols there.

an idols. They're in the temple.

You should first convert the king, then ask Fendrel about the temple, then ask king about convert Fendrel, before taking the idols.
Take the torch and the idols to the burning fields and burn the idols there.

a relics. They're in the mead hall after you've converted the disgruntled pagans in the theater.

Leave the relics alone.

Score

You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 0, in some turns.

5 points for burning the idols.
5 points for converting Fendrel (with the King's help).
5 points for telling the pagans about what you have to say.

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Key & Compass presents: Paulinus fights for Christianity by Gretchen, Kate, Alanah, and Will