Chancellor

Surreal Fantasy School Crazy quilt IF Comp 2005 9th of 36

XYZZY Awards 2005 Finalist - Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual Puzzle

Chancellor
Author(s)	Kevin Venzke
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2005
Authoring system	TADS 2
Platform(s)	TADS 2
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Polite

How It Begins

You are a young woman who has just turned twenty years of age, and your father, no longer able to support you, has sent you out into the world to seek your fortune. There are "evils yet to be vanquished, treasures yet to be harvested... Nothing remains for you here. Only one path is laid out for you."

Trivia and Comments

• The player character identity is randomized between three characters varying in ethnicity, clothing and academic major.

Versions

Competition version

• Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; 01-Oct-2005; TADS 2). IF Comp 2005: 9th place.
  • Version 1.15 (competition release).
  • Note: Finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting and Best Individual Puzzle, XYZZY Awards 2005.
  • Files in the tads2/chancel/ directory:
    • chancel.gam (522 KB; story file; download).
    • chancelhints.txt (1.2 KB; hints; download).

Links

General Info

• Chancellor (archived) - at Baf's Guide

Reviews

• Chancellor - at SPAG - reviewed by Valentine Kopteltsev.
• Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Review by Christos Dimitrakakis.
• Review by Timofei Shatrov.
• Review by Dan Shiovitz.
• Review by Mike Snyder.
• Chancellor - at IFReviews.org

Spoilers

• A minor hint by Kevin Venzke.
• Tips by Kevin Venzke.