onceuponatime

<img src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/images/Baby_Dragon_dead.png" alt="Dead Dragon" width=512> You wait. And you wait. You miss the window for advertising your event, and watch while all your fellow eggs host their events and grow up, leaving you behind. You never gain your wings, rolling alone around your empty campus. The venue never calls back. You are still waiting. [[Better luck next year->Once Upon A Time]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/ending.mp3" autoplay>

Your journey takes you far and wide, from one side of campus to the other. After taking a minute to rest your tired eggshell, you narrow your choice down to three options: You narrow it down to three choices: [ <span style="font-size: 50%"> <table>\ <tr><th>Building</th><th>Car Parking Adjacent</th><th>Wheelchair Access</th><th>Automated Doors</th><th>hearing Loops</th><th>No. of Bathrooms</th><th>No. of available rooms</th></tr>\ <tr><td>Harmony Castle</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>8</td><td>15</td></tr>\ <tr><td>Inn-Between</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr>\ <tr><td>Barebones Barn</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>4</td><td>8</td></tr>\ </table> </span> ] [[Harmony Castle. Sure it’s expensive, but it’s accessible and has room for all of the eggs.->Harmony Castle]] [[Inn-Between. Smaller and cheaper but with some good accessibility features.->Inn-Between]] [[Barebones Barn. It’s cheap and there’s plenty of space -- take my money.->Barebones Barn]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

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<img src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/images/once_upon_a_time.png" alt="Once Upon A Time"> (set: $gems to 0) (set: $energy to 100) (set: $rating to "Novice") (set: $name to "Myriad") Once upon a time, a young egg undertook a quest to become a fully-fledged dragon. To achieve this goal, there’s just one quest to complete. And that quest is... to run a successful inclusive event. The challenge is set. What choices will you make, warrior? [[Go big. 1,000 attendees, 20,000 gems budget->Event Redirection]] [[Dragon-scale it back: 200 attendees, 10,000 gems budget->Event Redirection]] [[Stay in the nest: 50 attendees, 3,000 gems budget->Initial Preparations]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

The head dragon decrees... this is too ambitious! For now, keep it small. [[Let's get started!->Initial Preparations]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/dramatic.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $attendees to 50) (set: $gems to 3000) First, the venue. A fellow egg tells you about the ideal building to meet all your accessibility requirements. Perfect! You call them and follow up by ~~email~~ letter to seal the deal. (font: "Courier New")[ Dear Facilities Management, I am writing to confirm my booking for the Lizard Building for our conference for 50 people. We would like to reserve the lecture theatre and seminar rooms 3 and 4. We’re very excited to host our event with you -- thanks for all your help with this! Yours faithfully, $name ] [[Send ~~email~~ letter->Response from star venue]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

The response is swift, and crushing. (font: "Courier New")[ Dear $name, Thank you for your email. We’re so sorry for the mix-up, but we have triple-booked the venue for the date you requested. Unfortunately we’re now fully booked for the next hundred years. We are sorry to disappoint you. Would you like us to put you on our waiting list? Best wishes, M. A. Nager ] [[Join the waiting list - this is the only venue that will work for you->Eternal waiting list]] [[Say thanks but no thanks, and go back to choosing venues->Choosing a venue]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/dramatic.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $gems to $gems - 1200) This egg is on a roll! You're very happy with your choice -- it's a beautiful building, and the staff are lovely, even though it's a bit cramped. It wasn't too expensive in the end, and you still have 60% of your budget left (more money to spend on their delicious dragonfruit). [[On to the next challenge!->Arranging Childcare]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $gems to $gems - 720) This egg is on a roll! You're very happy with your choice of venue -- it has lots of space for parallel sessions and you've only used a quarter of your budget. [[On to the next challenge!->Arranging Childcare]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $gems to $gems - 1500) This egg is on a roll! You're very happy with your choice, though it does mean you've used up half your budget on the venue -- and you haven't even considered catering yet. [[On to the next challenge!->Arranging Childcare]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

<img src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/images/Full_dragon.png" alt="Awesome Dragon" width=512> Congratulations, $name. You ran an amazing event and graduated into a kick-ass flying, fire-breathing dragon. Your quest is complete. Total attendees: $attendees Remaining gems: $gems Remaining fire: $energy Awesomeness rating: Awesome [[Play again!->Once Upon A Time]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/ending.mp3" autoplay>

A mother dragon sends you a quick fireball on the social media platform Behemoth to ask if you have any childcare arrangements in place for your conference. [[Ignore her -- you can’t afford to put childcare arrangements in place, and you don’t want to risk her setting the whole place on fire (literally).->Childcare Ignore]] [[Respond and politely tell her that you won’t have any support on offer, and suggest she gets an egg-sitter.->Childcare Refuse]] [[Tell her that you’re putting a plan in place...->Childcare Support]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $attendees to $attendees - 10) Two days later, you see that Behemoth is aflame with comments about how your event doesn't have childcare. Several dragons and gryphons post to say they'll be boycotting your event. [[Gather in your wings and keep going->To be continued]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/dramatic.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $attendees to $attendees - 1) You get an email back from the mother dragon thanking you for the response, but unfortunately she won't be able attend as she's unable to arrange childcare. [[Claw onwards->To be continued]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

Great! Now time to actually put that plan together. Which of the following will you do? (set:$childcare_room to false) (set:$nanny_info to false) (set:$privacy_screen to false) (set:$stipend to false) (set:$daycare to false) * (link-repeat: "Child-care room")[(if: not $childcare_room)[(set:$childcare_room to true)(append: ?selected)[* Child-care room] Offer daycare in one of your conference rooms (make sure you keep enough rooms for your other activities!)]] * (link-repeat: "Research nanny info")[(if: not $nanny_info)[(set:$nanny_info to true)(append: ?selected)[* Nanny info] Provide contact information for a dragon-nanny to take the little lizards to the local museum. Attendees can gang together and pay for it themselves.]] * (link-repeat: "Privacy screen")[(if: not $privacy_screen)[(set:$privacy_screen to true)(append: ?selected)[* Privacy screen] Use a privacy screen in one of your conference rooms so that dragon mothers can have their own space when they need it.]] * (link-repeat: "Bursary/Stipend")[(if: not $stipend)[(set:$stipend to true)(append: ?selected)[* Bursary/Stipend] Give bursaries to all eligible attendees so that they can book their own egg-sitters and dragon-nannies.]] * (link-repeat: "Daycare")[(if: not $daycare)[(set:$daycare to true)(append: ?selected)[* Daycare] Block out one room in your venue for childcare. Offer daycare in one of your conference rooms (make sure you keep enough rooms for your other activities!).]] [[Finished with childcare options->To be continued]] |selected>[Selected...] (set: $gems to $gems - 500) <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

You continue to work on the event, delegating tasks to your organising committee. [[It's the Day of the Event->Day Of The Event]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/introduction.mp3" autoplay>

It's the day of the event! Fireblowingly, the event progresses without any other issues. [[Bask in the warmth of a job well done->End screen]] <audio src="https://softwaresaved.github.io/eventure/assets/music/dramatic.mp3" autoplay>

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