note marto <p>Since you're not asking a Perl question, rather a game design quesiton I'm confused as to why you're posting here. However, so far:</p> <spoiler> <c> C:\>perl rpg.pl And adventure awaits to the east, do you wish to embark? 1 for yes, 2 for no 1 You find an old Katana, strength + 20 You pick up some ancient armor, def + 100 A wolf appears You attack the wolf for 43 The wolf retaliates with 150 The wolf has 58 health, you have 205 You attack the wolf for 45 The wolf retaliates with 150 The wolf has 13 health, you have 105 You attack the wolf for 54 The wolf retaliates with 150 The wolf has -41 health, you have -45 You defeated the monster You gained 101 XP You are now level 2 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL2 Base strength 21 Extra strength 46 Max HP 207 Def 276 You are now level 3 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL3 Base strength 23 Extra strength 58 Max HP 209 Def 353 You are now level 4 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL4 Base strength 26 Extra strength 71 Max HP 212 Def 431 You are now level 5 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL5 Base strength 30 Extra strength 85 Max HP 216 Def 510 You are now level 6 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL6 Base strength 35 Extra strength 100 Max HP 221 Def 590 You are now level 7 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL7 Base strength 41 Extra strength 116 Max HP 227 Def 671 You are now level 8 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL8 Base strength 48 Extra strength 133 Max HP 234 Def 753 You are now level 9 on stage 1 *************** ***New Stats*** *************** LEVEL9 Base strength 56 Extra strength 151 Max HP 242 Def 836 Do you wish to go forwards, stay or retreat? 1 for trucking on east, 2 for staying 3 for retreating </c> </spoiler> <p>At this point I've pressed one button, this one decision has resulted in all the action taking place. I'm now level 9 for deciding to play the game by pressing '1' rather than the script dying at line 120 with an "uncaught exception" (which occurs when you select "2" rather than "1").</p> <p>The game lacks any real user involvement I've experienced with other text based RPGs. If you want it to be interesting for people I suggest more user involvement, less automated actions. Perhaps you should check out some other games of this nature and see how they engage users.</p> <p><b>Update:</b> Added option "2" explanation.</p> 1001493 1001493