Witch Finder

(align:"=><=")[<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/01/45/d9/0145d9bb8d1fe2d2a6bd3f187d10594b.jpg" width="300" height="300">] (text-colour:#ffda75)[''BEAT THE WITCHCRAFT ALLEGATIONS'' The year is 1646, an you are a working farmer's wife in East Anglia. Someone is knocking at the door **incessantly!** What do you do?] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[Open the door]] [[Ignore the knocking]]]

(text-colour:#ffda75)[You open the door to greet the man knocking. The man enters, and appears to be from the nicer part of town. He states: "I've been sent here under the counsel of Witch-Finder General Hopkins to investigate any suspicious activity in the village. Correspondence gives us reason to believe that you may be a witch." How do you respond?] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["I'm willing to answer any question you have for me. I have nothing to hide!"]] [["Please don't hurt me! I'm innocent I promise!"]] [["I won't answer to you."]] ]

(text-colour:#f5a051)[Unfortunately, the door to your small farmhouse isn't very hard to open by force. The man enters, and appears to be from the nicer part of town. He states: "I've been sent here under the counsel of Witch-Finder General Hopkins to investigate any suspicious activity in the village. Correspondence gives us reason to believe that you may be a witch." How do you respond?] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["I'm willing to answer any question you have for me. I have nothing to hide!"]] [["Please don't hurt me! I'm innocent I promise!"]] [["I won't answer to you."]]]

(text-colour:#ff9633)[Growing visibly more angry, the Witch-Finder asks: "If you refuse to co-operate we will have to take more forceful measures of questioning. I'll give you one more chance to co-operate in a civil manner." How do you respond?] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[You refuse to speak.]] [[You give in to the man's demands. "Okay, what must you ask of me? ->"I'm willing to answer any question you have for me. I have nothing to hide!"]]]

(text-colour:#fd573a)[The Witch-Finder is now **very** suspicious! He grabs your arms and binds them behind your back. He then drags you across your fields to the village below. Here, several villagers - some strangers, some friends - have gathered around what appears to be a stake, with tinder and logs below it. He asks into the crowd: "We have apprehended this woman on suspicion of witchcraft, if anyone has any evidence for or against this accusation, please speak now." Do you:] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[Plead for the villagers to defend your innocence]] [[Remain silent and spiteful]]]

(text-colour:#ffda75)[The Witch-Finder responds, "If you comply, drastic measures won't have to take place." He then asks, "What was your crop yield like last harvest?"] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["It was plentiful. Enough to provide for the village and for export elsewhere."]] [["It was sufficient, but not as successful as the one previous."]] [["Unfortunately it wasn't nearly as good compared to the ones previous. We lost a lot of potential yield."]]]

(text-colour:#ffda75)[The Witch-Finder responds: "We have no reason to hurt you, so long as you answer these few questions correctly." He then asks, ""What was your crop yield like last harvest?"] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["It was plentiful. Enough to provide for the village and for export elsewhere."]] [["It was sufficient, but not as successful as the one previous."]] [["Unfortunately it wasn't nearly as good compared to the ones previous. We lost a lot of potential yield."]]]

(text-colour:#ffda75)[He then asks: "What about your cattle? Have you faced any big losses recently?" How do you respond?] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["Not really, theyre all happy and healthy!" ->Believe this statement?]] [["A few actually. I'm not sure how it's happened." ->"Unfortunately it wasn't nearly as good compared to the ones previous. We lost a lot of potential yield."]]]

(text-colour:#ff9633)[The Witch-Finder is now //quite// suspicious! All of a sudden, a cat can be heard from under your small kitchen table. "Is this yours?" the man asks. Do you respond:] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["Yes! I've had him for quite some time now." ->You refuse to speak.]] [["No, he must've come in from someone nearby. I don't own any pets.]]] (align:"==>")+(box:"=========XXXXXXXXXX=")[<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a8/28/e2/a828e2ecf153781e9eed2255108232e6.jpg" width="210" height="250">]

(text-colour:#ff9633)[He then asks: "What about your cattle? Have you faced any big losses recently?" How do you respond?] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [["Not really, theyre all happy and healthy!" ->Believe this statement?]] [["A few actually. I'm not sure how it's happened." ->You refuse to speak.]]]

(text-colour:#ffda75)[One person stands out of the crowd. "I know her well, and so do many of us here! She would never succumb to such an evil practice." Does the Witch-Finder:] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[Believe this statement?]] [[Remain suspicious? ->next]]]

(text-colour:#fd573a)[Nobody speaks up. The Witch-Finder ties you to the stake.] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[next]]]

(text-colour:#ffda75)[''You live to see another day!!!'' Congratulations, you somehow beat the accusations against you!! The Witch-Finder has you acquitted.] (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[Try again? ->Start]] ] (align:"=><=")[<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2a/3d/a0/2a3da0744abde2a687c6685402d2386e.jpg" width="350" height="250">]

(text-colour:#cc1f00)[''You are burnt at the stake!'' (text-colour:#62a04b)[ [[Try Again? ->Start]]] ] <img src="https://d2w9rnfcy7mm78.cloudfront.net/9987911/original_026fc0b61e323aff95685b0331d518da.gif?1608653922" height="256" width="500">