Intro: It is an ordinary day. And our hero is hurrying home, where someone very important is waiting for him.
Intro: Even in everyday routine, there’s a place for loving and feeling loved.
Intro: Especially when you know that someone misses you.
(Car crashing sound FX; scene change – you're in a black fog)
Player/Keeper: What happened? Where is everything?
RedEye/Ancient God: Calm down. You’ve merely turned a page in your life. A whole new chapter awaits you ahead.
Keeper: But I need to go home! Can I go home? (New Task)
AG: There is always a way to get home... Hm... Let me see. Your new home is a graveyard.
Keeper: Does that mean I’m dead?
AG: It means you’re a Graveyard Keeper now!
Keeper: But I need to go home to my love!
AG: Then you need to be a good Graveyard Keeper! You should dig up Gerry. He’ll help you sort everything out.
Keeper: Who? …
(Scene change – you're in the house, Sweet Home, now)
Keeper: What a strange vision. What is this nightmare? Ok. Let’s find Gerry. (New Task; player controllable now)
If you decide to move about the house to explore first before looking for Gerry, you will find you can go into your chests (nothing in them sadly), and check the cooking table for recipes and find you only have the recipe for Berry Juice (1x) which is made with Apples (3x) and Berries (3x). You can also check your Oven but only find what fuel items it can use - Sticks, Firewood and Coal. Firewood is the best of these, giving 30 fire for 1 piece, while 10 Sticks give only 20 and you need 10 coal for 160. Firewood meanwhile will give you (quick math) 300 fire for 10!
(Now head outside)
If you decide to look about the yard before looking for Gerry, you will find a Place for Stones, Place for Wood Logs, a Trunk with nothing in it (again) and the Grindstone where you can resharpen your tools later on. You have no tools yet, and no stone to help sharpen them which you WILL be getting later on, no worries. You can not use the building table here yet.
(Follow arrows to gravesite outside Sweet Home borders and dig up Gerry, the talking skull)
Skull: Holy sard! I’m a skull!
Keeper: Are you Gerry?
Skull: Mmmm... Why would you think I’m Gerry?
Keeper: A man with a red eye told me that I need to dig up Gerry.
Skull: A red eye...I remember! Oh sard! That’s right! I’m Gerry! How did you find me? (Task Completed)
Keeper: The man told me that you’d answer all my questions.
Gerry: Good, good. But first let me ask you – who are you and where the sard are we?
Keeper: . . . (thinking: I must be dreaming...None of this can be real...)
Gerry: Hm... You’re the new Graveyard Keeper! (Crypt bell dings for first of MANY times) What else do I remember... Let me think... I remember that sound. Let’s go check it out!
Keeper: Everything is so strange... None of this makes sense...
Gerry: I definitely remember that bell...and a donkey... Something is very wrong with that animal... Hm... He could be dangerous... You know, I think it’ll be better if I wait for you here. I might scare the poor thing...
(Player can walk to the Donkey’s cart)
If you look about before talking to Donkey, you can see what you need later on to fix the outer Corpse Hatch, but you CAN NOT enter the Mortuary yet. Be patient.
Donkey: Got a fresh corpse from The Town!
Keeper: Wow! A talking donkey!
Donkey: . . .
Keeper: . . .
Donkey: You... you can understand me! Let’s talk!
Keeper: Who are you?
Donkey: I’m cheap labor. This cart isn’t mine. So I have to work for the capitalist bastard who owns it! And I only earn 5 carrots a day! This situation is deeply humiliating. You know where I’m coming from, right comrade? The bastard pretends that he doesn’t understand anything I’m saying! Anyway I need to go back to The Town. You get rid of this one, and I’ll bring you a new one.
Keeper: (thinking: What a strange land this is...) (Donkey leave the body on the ground, and Gerry hops over as Donkey leaves)
Gerry: Hey! What are you staring at? Grab that juicy corpse while it’s still fresh.
Keeper: What for?
Gerry: I feel like we should take it to the morgue. I don’t remember why exactly...But I’m pretty sure it’ll be fun...and might be profitable.
Keeper: (thinking: Oh I am going to puke...)
Gerry: Let’s do it! (He hops into the morgue entrance)
**Press A to pick up and drop large items** (Player can pick up body and, following yellow arrow, carry it to morgue, entering by pressing A while holding body when it indicates entry)
Gerry: Sard. I like this place. Feels like home. Put the body on the autopsy table! Then...Hm... what’s next?... Oh yes! Slice some flesh from the corpse. That should be good for starters!
Keeper: What??? No way! This isn’t right!
Gerry: Sure, sure. It’s not right! How could I forget!? Maybe because I’m a talking skull with amnesia! Is it right that you don’t know where you are? Is it right that I’m a skull? Nothing is right here! So shut the sard up! And do what I tell you!
Keeper: You promise you’ll tell me how to get home?
Gerry: You just need to trade the meat in the village tavern for a beer. Talking skulls never lie! And then bring the beer to me. (New Task)
*TECH UNLOCKED*
First Slice: Get blueprint for Preparation place, blueprint for Pallet, and the ability to extract Flesh.
(Player can now put the body on the autopsy table and extract the flesh. Shows as Study: not complete, worth Blue Tech Points once studied, and is crafted at Preparation Place and Preparation Place II; 10 Energy down once extracted.)
*TECH UNLOCKED*
Meat Fiesta: Can create Burger, Sandwich, Baked Meat.
Keeper: That’s disgusting!
Gerry: You’ll get used to it.
Keeper: So what should I do with the corpse?
Gerry: I don’t know. Let’s bury it. Take the corpse. I’ll wait for you in the Graveyard. (Gerry somehow poof out of existence...)
(Player can now move again. Pick up the corpse from table by interacting with table and pressing take body button, then walk to the graveyard following yellow arrow directions.)
If you check the blueprint/building table before talking to Gerry you will find you can not use it yet, HOWEVER you can go through the trunk besides it before the Bishop tells you to! So technically you can get your tools and repair kits before the Bishop says so...
(Interact with Gerry)
Gerry: Let’s bury it!
**Use the blueprint desk at the graveyard. Mark a site for the grave, then dig it with your shovel. (Provided by Gerry) Carefully put the body <or what remains of it> in the grave. Bury. Decorate. WARNING!!! Do not use goat skulls and upside down stars for decoration!**
(Old Graveyard desk has three items you can choose from: Gravesite; Flowerbed; and Remove. To make a Flowerbed (and increase Quality by 2), player needs 2 raw stone, 1 peat, and 2 red flowers. Since you have none at this point, use Gravesite to make a place to put the new corpse into, using 4 energy in the process. Place body in the grave, effectively negating the –2 Quality the empty hole gives the yard back to 0 change, then fill the hole to receive the first of many Burial Certificates)
Gerry: Nicely done! Hm... This Burial Certificate... I remember... money... alcohol... Alcohol, hm... I sure used to like it – a lot! Oh sard! Here comes The Bishop. He’s your boss. (camera pan to Bishop walking to graveyard, then back to player and Gerry) Oh, oh. I know. Ask him about this Burial Certificate. He should know... something... I’d better leave now. I’ll be in the morgue – waiting for my beer! (Vanishes in a poof again)
Bishop: (as walking) Dear me, I’m so tired. Why? Why do I have to come here every week?! (Player approaches and interacts) Oh dear, the new Keeper! Hmm...We’ve been expecting him for 30 years, but he pretends there’s nothing wrong! (Looks to the side...sassy!...then back to player) I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but your graveyard is a mess. There is no way I’m promoting you to Cleric until you fix it!
**Repair Graves to increase the graveyard’s overall quality. You’ll probably need special resources to do that...**
*TECH UNLOCKED*
Humble Marker: Can Create Wooden Marker.
Bishop: As soon as your graveyard quality is at least 5, I’ll be pleased to promote you. You look like a spiritual leader! And I’m a good judge of character. Ha ha! I’m good at everything. That’s why I was chosen...to represent His will... Ha ha. Your predecessor used to keep his stuff in a trunk somewhere here. You should check it. I’ll come by again next week. In fact, I come here every (purple sun) day.
Keeper: (thinking: Maybe I’m not dreaming. Did I eat something?... Oh, he’s waiting... What should I say...) Why is it you come here?
Bishop: It’s part of my duty. The unpleasant part. It’s kind of an old tradition. I don’t know much about all the traditions and rituals. I’m just here to represent His might and glory! Ha ha!
Keeper: I have one tiny question. What is this Burial Certificate?
Bishop: As soon as a body has been laid to rest, you can trade its Burial Certificate for Money at the village Tavern. (New Task)
-> Options: I’m not the Keeper. I was going home from work...
: How can I fix the graveyard?
: I fixed the graveyard. (need 5 Quality; increase friendship by 10)
: About this certificate...
: Leave.
(If the Player chooses I'm not the Keeper option)
Keeper: I need to go home! There's a talking skull! He forced me to butcher a corpse!
Bishop: Ha ha, a fine joke. I'm a humorist myself. Here's one. Who is BB?
Keeper: Who?
Bishop: I am! Ha ha! (turns to laugh) Blessed and beautiful.
->Ignore (If chosen, you get to next option...no obvious consequences)
->Laugh (if chosen, you got to next option)
(If Player chooses How can I Fix option)
Bishop: Just repair all the graves. It wouldn't take me even an hour. But it's your job.
**Repair Graves to increase the graveyard’s overall quality. You’ll probably need special resources to do that...**
(If Player chooses About This Certificate... option)
Keeper: Can you tell me more about the Burial Certificate?
Bishop: It is your payment for laying our brethren to rest. It's all part of an ancient contract between The Town and The Village. As soon as a body has been laid to rest, you can trade its Burial Certificate for Money at the village Tavern.
Keeper: (thinking) Oh god. This seems too complicated to be a dream...
-> Options: About the Town...
: And where is this Village?
: No more questions.
(If Player chooses About the Town option)
Bishop: Oh. The Town is the heart of our glorious land! The Palace, the Cathedral - everything is there! You should see it for yourself. Hm...But in those clothes? That would be rather funny, ha ha.
Keeper: How can I get to The Town?
Bishop: It's not far from The Village. Just head south from the Tavern.
(If Player chooses And where is this Village? option)
Bishop: Just go east from the graveyard gate, along the old stone road. (If Player chooses Leave) If you run out of Repair Kits while fixing the Graveyard, you can always craft new ones.
**To craft new items, you'll need to unlock the relevant technology. This costs tech points, you can check the Technology tree to see how many. RED points represent your hand-crafting skills, and your ability to work with materials. GREEN points represent your knowledge about the nature of things and nature itself. BLUE points represent your spiritual knowledge of the immaterial world. You'll get your first (blue tech) at the Study Table in the Church basement. You earn points simply by doing anything. Also you can get points by studying new items at a special table.**
*TECH UNLOCKED*
The Concept of Stone: Got blueprint to make stone stockpiles, and the ability to gather stone rock.
*TECH UNLOCKED*
The Concept of Wood: Got blueprint to make timber stockpiles, and the ability to gather sticks and fell small trees for logs (rather a log each).
When Player goes to sleep for any reason...
Keeper: *wakes up* I'm so refreshed! (turns to see a blue ghost?)
Ghost: (sad) This is not good...Not good at all! Who do you think you are?!
Keeper: I'm the new Graveyard Keeper...
Ghost: (perks up) Hooray! A kipper! Wow, I've been here for...Hm...how long... I'm Yorick! (looks sad again) I'm so lonely...Poor, poor me... It's too bad you're here... (Perks up again) Wait... No, on the contrary, I'm very glad to see you! But we do have a rather unpleasant fellow buried here. We'd really like to have a new neighbor instead! That sound like something you can help us with?
Keeper: I'm not exactly sure why I'm here, actually. Gerry only told me about burying bodies. You're Yorick and he's Gerry, funny.
Yorick: (still happy) Ahhh. The half-dead skull. That jealous bastard! Ha ha! He can only dream of what a peaceful rest we're having... (Sad again) Who am I kidding...It's terrible here. Especially that guy down in the lower-right corner grave. He's so mean! (perks up) Could you just get rid of him? Just dig him up and throw him in the river! I can even give you this license that I stole back when I was alive! (Gives Player an Exhumation Permission scroll)
Keeper: What license?
Yorick: (still happy) You're such a dummy! To dig up a corpse, you need a license. The Old Keeper used to buy them through the Mailbox near the Church. (Vanishes)
Intro: Even in everyday routine, there’s a place for loving and feeling loved.
Intro: Especially when you know that someone misses you.
(Car crashing sound FX; scene change – you're in a black fog)
Player/Keeper: What happened? Where is everything?
RedEye/Ancient God: Calm down. You’ve merely turned a page in your life. A whole new chapter awaits you ahead.
Keeper: But I need to go home! Can I go home? (New Task)
AG: There is always a way to get home... Hm... Let me see. Your new home is a graveyard.
Keeper: Does that mean I’m dead?
AG: It means you’re a Graveyard Keeper now!
Keeper: But I need to go home to my love!
AG: Then you need to be a good Graveyard Keeper! You should dig up Gerry. He’ll help you sort everything out.
Keeper: Who? …
(Scene change – you're in the house, Sweet Home, now)
Keeper: What a strange vision. What is this nightmare? Ok. Let’s find Gerry. (New Task; player controllable now)
If you decide to move about the house to explore first before looking for Gerry, you will find you can go into your chests (nothing in them sadly), and check the cooking table for recipes and find you only have the recipe for Berry Juice (1x) which is made with Apples (3x) and Berries (3x). You can also check your Oven but only find what fuel items it can use - Sticks, Firewood and Coal. Firewood is the best of these, giving 30 fire for 1 piece, while 10 Sticks give only 20 and you need 10 coal for 160. Firewood meanwhile will give you (quick math) 300 fire for 10!
(Now head outside)
If you decide to look about the yard before looking for Gerry, you will find a Place for Stones, Place for Wood Logs, a Trunk with nothing in it (again) and the Grindstone where you can resharpen your tools later on. You have no tools yet, and no stone to help sharpen them which you WILL be getting later on, no worries. You can not use the building table here yet.
(Follow arrows to gravesite outside Sweet Home borders and dig up Gerry, the talking skull)
Skull: Holy sard! I’m a skull!
Keeper: Are you Gerry?
Skull: Mmmm... Why would you think I’m Gerry?
Keeper: A man with a red eye told me that I need to dig up Gerry.
Skull: A red eye...I remember! Oh sard! That’s right! I’m Gerry! How did you find me? (Task Completed)
Keeper: The man told me that you’d answer all my questions.
Gerry: Good, good. But first let me ask you – who are you and where the sard are we?
Keeper: . . . (thinking: I must be dreaming...None of this can be real...)
Gerry: Hm... You’re the new Graveyard Keeper! (Crypt bell dings for first of MANY times) What else do I remember... Let me think... I remember that sound. Let’s go check it out!
Keeper: Everything is so strange... None of this makes sense...
Gerry: I definitely remember that bell...and a donkey... Something is very wrong with that animal... Hm... He could be dangerous... You know, I think it’ll be better if I wait for you here. I might scare the poor thing...
(Player can walk to the Donkey’s cart)
If you look about before talking to Donkey, you can see what you need later on to fix the outer Corpse Hatch, but you CAN NOT enter the Mortuary yet. Be patient.
Donkey: Got a fresh corpse from The Town!
Keeper: Wow! A talking donkey!
Donkey: . . .
Keeper: . . .
Donkey: You... you can understand me! Let’s talk!
Keeper: Who are you?
Donkey: I’m cheap labor. This cart isn’t mine. So I have to work for the capitalist bastard who owns it! And I only earn 5 carrots a day! This situation is deeply humiliating. You know where I’m coming from, right comrade? The bastard pretends that he doesn’t understand anything I’m saying! Anyway I need to go back to The Town. You get rid of this one, and I’ll bring you a new one.
Keeper: (thinking: What a strange land this is...) (Donkey leave the body on the ground, and Gerry hops over as Donkey leaves)
Gerry: Hey! What are you staring at? Grab that juicy corpse while it’s still fresh.
Keeper: What for?
Gerry: I feel like we should take it to the morgue. I don’t remember why exactly...But I’m pretty sure it’ll be fun...and might be profitable.
Keeper: (thinking: Oh I am going to puke...)
Gerry: Let’s do it! (He hops into the morgue entrance)
**Press A to pick up and drop large items** (Player can pick up body and, following yellow arrow, carry it to morgue, entering by pressing A while holding body when it indicates entry)
Gerry: Sard. I like this place. Feels like home. Put the body on the autopsy table! Then...Hm... what’s next?... Oh yes! Slice some flesh from the corpse. That should be good for starters!
Keeper: What??? No way! This isn’t right!
Gerry: Sure, sure. It’s not right! How could I forget!? Maybe because I’m a talking skull with amnesia! Is it right that you don’t know where you are? Is it right that I’m a skull? Nothing is right here! So shut the sard up! And do what I tell you!
Keeper: You promise you’ll tell me how to get home?
Gerry: You just need to trade the meat in the village tavern for a beer. Talking skulls never lie! And then bring the beer to me. (New Task)
*TECH UNLOCKED*
First Slice: Get blueprint for Preparation place, blueprint for Pallet, and the ability to extract Flesh.
(Player can now put the body on the autopsy table and extract the flesh. Shows as Study: not complete, worth Blue Tech Points once studied, and is crafted at Preparation Place and Preparation Place II; 10 Energy down once extracted.)
*TECH UNLOCKED*
Meat Fiesta: Can create Burger, Sandwich, Baked Meat.
Keeper: That’s disgusting!
Gerry: You’ll get used to it.
Keeper: So what should I do with the corpse?
Gerry: I don’t know. Let’s bury it. Take the corpse. I’ll wait for you in the Graveyard. (Gerry somehow poof out of existence...)
(Player can now move again. Pick up the corpse from table by interacting with table and pressing take body button, then walk to the graveyard following yellow arrow directions.)
If you check the blueprint/building table before talking to Gerry you will find you can not use it yet, HOWEVER you can go through the trunk besides it before the Bishop tells you to! So technically you can get your tools and repair kits before the Bishop says so...
(Interact with Gerry)
Gerry: Let’s bury it!
**Use the blueprint desk at the graveyard. Mark a site for the grave, then dig it with your shovel. (Provided by Gerry) Carefully put the body <or what remains of it> in the grave. Bury. Decorate. WARNING!!! Do not use goat skulls and upside down stars for decoration!**
(Old Graveyard desk has three items you can choose from: Gravesite; Flowerbed; and Remove. To make a Flowerbed (and increase Quality by 2), player needs 2 raw stone, 1 peat, and 2 red flowers. Since you have none at this point, use Gravesite to make a place to put the new corpse into, using 4 energy in the process. Place body in the grave, effectively negating the –2 Quality the empty hole gives the yard back to 0 change, then fill the hole to receive the first of many Burial Certificates)
Gerry: Nicely done! Hm... This Burial Certificate... I remember... money... alcohol... Alcohol, hm... I sure used to like it – a lot! Oh sard! Here comes The Bishop. He’s your boss. (camera pan to Bishop walking to graveyard, then back to player and Gerry) Oh, oh. I know. Ask him about this Burial Certificate. He should know... something... I’d better leave now. I’ll be in the morgue – waiting for my beer! (Vanishes in a poof again)
Bishop: (as walking) Dear me, I’m so tired. Why? Why do I have to come here every week?! (Player approaches and interacts) Oh dear, the new Keeper! Hmm...We’ve been expecting him for 30 years, but he pretends there’s nothing wrong! (Looks to the side...sassy!...then back to player) I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but your graveyard is a mess. There is no way I’m promoting you to Cleric until you fix it!
**Repair Graves to increase the graveyard’s overall quality. You’ll probably need special resources to do that...**
*TECH UNLOCKED*
Humble Marker: Can Create Wooden Marker.
Bishop: As soon as your graveyard quality is at least 5, I’ll be pleased to promote you. You look like a spiritual leader! And I’m a good judge of character. Ha ha! I’m good at everything. That’s why I was chosen...to represent His will... Ha ha. Your predecessor used to keep his stuff in a trunk somewhere here. You should check it. I’ll come by again next week. In fact, I come here every (purple sun) day.
Keeper: (thinking: Maybe I’m not dreaming. Did I eat something?... Oh, he’s waiting... What should I say...) Why is it you come here?
Bishop: It’s part of my duty. The unpleasant part. It’s kind of an old tradition. I don’t know much about all the traditions and rituals. I’m just here to represent His might and glory! Ha ha!
Keeper: I have one tiny question. What is this Burial Certificate?
Bishop: As soon as a body has been laid to rest, you can trade its Burial Certificate for Money at the village Tavern. (New Task)
-> Options: I’m not the Keeper. I was going home from work...
: How can I fix the graveyard?
: I fixed the graveyard. (need 5 Quality; increase friendship by 10)
: About this certificate...
: Leave.
(If the Player chooses I'm not the Keeper option)
Keeper: I need to go home! There's a talking skull! He forced me to butcher a corpse!
Bishop: Ha ha, a fine joke. I'm a humorist myself. Here's one. Who is BB?
Keeper: Who?
Bishop: I am! Ha ha! (turns to laugh) Blessed and beautiful.
->Ignore (If chosen, you get to next option...no obvious consequences)
->Laugh (if chosen, you got to next option)
(If Player chooses How can I Fix option)
Bishop: Just repair all the graves. It wouldn't take me even an hour. But it's your job.
**Repair Graves to increase the graveyard’s overall quality. You’ll probably need special resources to do that...**
(If Player chooses About This Certificate... option)
Keeper: Can you tell me more about the Burial Certificate?
Bishop: It is your payment for laying our brethren to rest. It's all part of an ancient contract between The Town and The Village. As soon as a body has been laid to rest, you can trade its Burial Certificate for Money at the village Tavern.
Keeper: (thinking) Oh god. This seems too complicated to be a dream...
-> Options: About the Town...
: And where is this Village?
: No more questions.
(If Player chooses About the Town option)
Bishop: Oh. The Town is the heart of our glorious land! The Palace, the Cathedral - everything is there! You should see it for yourself. Hm...But in those clothes? That would be rather funny, ha ha.
Keeper: How can I get to The Town?
Bishop: It's not far from The Village. Just head south from the Tavern.
(If Player chooses And where is this Village? option)
Bishop: Just go east from the graveyard gate, along the old stone road. (If Player chooses Leave) If you run out of Repair Kits while fixing the Graveyard, you can always craft new ones.
**To craft new items, you'll need to unlock the relevant technology. This costs tech points, you can check the Technology tree to see how many. RED points represent your hand-crafting skills, and your ability to work with materials. GREEN points represent your knowledge about the nature of things and nature itself. BLUE points represent your spiritual knowledge of the immaterial world. You'll get your first (blue tech) at the Study Table in the Church basement. You earn points simply by doing anything. Also you can get points by studying new items at a special table.**
*TECH UNLOCKED*
The Concept of Stone: Got blueprint to make stone stockpiles, and the ability to gather stone rock.
*TECH UNLOCKED*
The Concept of Wood: Got blueprint to make timber stockpiles, and the ability to gather sticks and fell small trees for logs (rather a log each).
When Player goes to sleep for any reason...
Keeper: *wakes up* I'm so refreshed! (turns to see a blue ghost?)
Ghost: (sad) This is not good...Not good at all! Who do you think you are?!
Keeper: I'm the new Graveyard Keeper...
Ghost: (perks up) Hooray! A kipper! Wow, I've been here for...Hm...how long... I'm Yorick! (looks sad again) I'm so lonely...Poor, poor me... It's too bad you're here... (Perks up again) Wait... No, on the contrary, I'm very glad to see you! But we do have a rather unpleasant fellow buried here. We'd really like to have a new neighbor instead! That sound like something you can help us with?
Keeper: I'm not exactly sure why I'm here, actually. Gerry only told me about burying bodies. You're Yorick and he's Gerry, funny.
Yorick: (still happy) Ahhh. The half-dead skull. That jealous bastard! Ha ha! He can only dream of what a peaceful rest we're having... (Sad again) Who am I kidding...It's terrible here. Especially that guy down in the lower-right corner grave. He's so mean! (perks up) Could you just get rid of him? Just dig him up and throw him in the river! I can even give you this license that I stole back when I was alive! (Gives Player an Exhumation Permission scroll)
Keeper: What license?
Yorick: (still happy) You're such a dummy! To dig up a corpse, you need a license. The Old Keeper used to buy them through the Mailbox near the Church. (Vanishes)