<div class="dark">It seemed incredible but true. The moon chipped into the image of the sun cast by the pinhole. Today was a partial solar eclipse but your mother told you about a total eclipse that she witnessed many years ago. Then, the sky went dark before the sun set.
[[next]]
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(set: $skills to 0)
(set: $items to 0)
(set: $stamina to 8)
(set: $climbing to false)
(set: $charisma to false)
(set: $dexterity to false)
(set: $endurance to false)
(set: $survival to false)
(set: $swimming to false)
(set: $flint to false)
(set: $ivory to false)
(set: $sunstone to false)
(set: $obsidian to false)<h3>You will select three skills</h3>
(if: $skills is 0)[Please choose your first skill](else-if: $skills is 1)[Please choose your second skill](else-if: $skills is 2)[Please choose your third skill](else:)[You selected your three skills already]
(if: $charisma is false and $skills < 3)[[charisma]]
(if: $climbing is false and $skills < 3)[[climbing]]
(if: $dexterity is false and $skills < 3)[[dexterity]]
(if: $endurance is false and $skills < 3)[[endurance]]
(if: $survival is false and $skills < 3)[[survival]]
(if: $swimming is false and $skills < 3)[[swimming]]
[[done choosing->items]]<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Plage-1.svg/320px-Plage-1.svg.png" style="float: right; margin: 8px">It was a clear day so you could see miles out to sea, the sea the Europeans call the Atlantic Ocean. A desire had been forming itself within you for some time and today you decide to act. You will ask one of the fishing boat captains to take you on as a sailor when they return to Europe.
<div class="opt">[[choose your starting skills->skills]]</div>(set: $charisma to (confirm: "Select charisma?"))
(if: $charisma is true)[(set: $skills to $skills + 1)]
[[return->skills]](set: $climbing to (confirm: "Select climbing?"))
(if: $climbing is true)[(set: $skills to $skills + 1)]
[[return->skills]](set: $dexterity to (confirm: "Select dexterity?"))
(if: $dexterity is true)[(set: $skills to $skills + 1)]
[[return->skills]](set: $endurance to (confirm: "Select endurance?"))
(if: $endurance is true)[(set: $skills to $skills + 1)]
[[return->skills]](set: $survival to (confirm: "Select survival?"))
(if: $survival is true)[(set: $skills to $skills + 1)]
[[return->skills]](set: $swimming to (confirm: "Select swimming?"))
(if: $swimming is true)[(set: $skills to $skills + 1)]
[[return->skills]]<h3>now choose two items</h3>
(if: $items is 0)[Please choose your first item](else-if: $items is 1)[Please choose your second item](else:)[You selected your two items already]
(if: $ivory is false and $items < 2)[[walrus ivory->ivory]]
(if: $sunstone is false and $items < 2)[[sunstone]]
(if: $flint is false and $items < 2)[[flint]]
(if: $obsidian is false and $items < 2)[[obsidian]]
[[done choosing->stats]](set: $ivory to (confirm: "Select ivory?"))
(if: $ivory is true)[(set: $items to $items + 1)]
[[return->items]](set: $sunstone to (confirm: "Select sunstone?"))
(if: $sunstone is true)[(set: $items to $items + 1)]
[[return->items]](set: $flint to (confirm: "Select flint?"))
(if: $flint is true)[(set: $items to $items + 1)]
[[return->items]](set: $obsidian to (confirm: "Select obsidian?"))
(if: $obsidian is true)[(set: $items to $items + 1)]
[[return->items]]''your skills''
(if: $charisma is true)[charisma<br>](if: $climbing is true)[climbing<br>](if: $dexterity is true)[dexterity<br>](if: $endurance is true)[endurance<br>](if: $survival is true)[survival<br>](if: $swimming is true)[swimming<br>]
''your items''
(if: $flint is true)[flint<br>](if: $ivory is true)[ivory<br>](if: $obsidian is true)[obsidian<br>](if: $sunstone is true)[sunstone<br>]