Mask of the Plague Doctor

Stopadeadlyplagueinamedievalfantasytaleofswordsandsurgery!

"MaskofthePlagueDoctor"isa410,000-wordinteractivenovelbyPeterParrish,whereyourchoicescontrolthestory.It’sentirelytext-based,withoutgraphicsorsoundeffects,andfueledbythevast,unstoppablepowerofyourimagination.

ThetownofThornbackHollowisunderquarantine.Itspeopleareunabletosleep,tormentedbyadiseaseknownastheWakingDeath,andtheinfectionisspreading.TheCrownhascommandedyouandtwootherplaguedoctorstoendtheplague,evenifthatmeansdestroyingthetown.

Inyourquestforknowledge,willyoutrytoeasethefearandparanoiaofthecitizenry,orfantheflamesofpoliticalunrest?Willyourfellowplaguedoctorsbecomeyourrivals,allies,orlovers?Willyougraspthetruepowerthatwatchesoverthetown?

*Playasmale,female,ornon-binary;gay,straight,bisexual,oraromantic.
*Selectfromarangeofmaskdesigns,oroptforoneofyourown.
*Specializeinsurgery,medicaltheory,oruncannymysticism.
*UnearthacurefortheWakingDeath,applytraditionalmedicines,orexploremoreexperimentalmethods.
*Respectthelocaldeity,orthrowyoursupportbehindabanishedsect.
*WorkwiththeCrown'sappointedmayor,aidarevolt,ordoyourbesttoavoidpoliticalintriguealtogether.
*Findtimeforromancewithoneofyourfellowplaguedoctors,oradashingmercenary.
*Recruitotherstoyourmedicalcauseandperhapsleavealastinglegacy.
*SeekinductionintotheFellowshipofRoyalPhysicians,orbehappyjusttoescapewithyourlife.

ThornbackHollowisinperil.CanyourhealinghandssoothetheWakingDeathtoslumber?Orwillthetownperishtofireanddisease?