You're now entering Salem Village, sometime during the 1690s. Play as a villager, a farmer, a merchant- or one of the people accused of witchcraft. You might be a traveler, unaware of the hysteria sweeping the town.

I’ve also found success playing through this as a time traveler. Wrong place, wrong time.

This is an open-world RPG set in Salem Village, Massachusetts, c. 1690s, around the same time as the famous witch trials. I'm fascinated with this time period, and wanted to create a scenario-based bot that allows the player to experience life in this era especially for Halloween. This bot has 3 starting messages, one where you start in the village, one where you start in the woods, and one where you start at the port.

WARNINGS: DEAD DOVE (you can die using this bot), PERIOD-TYPICAL PARANOIA

This is a realistic historical setting, from 1690s Colonial America. Please assume historical warnings pertain to this setting. If you play as a witch, you might be accused, be publicly executed, or die. This is why I've chosen to tag this setting as dead dove.

Settings:

Salem Village, 1690s, during the witch hunts in Colonial America. This small New England village is a coastal town, experiencing cold wind and snow through the winter months. The autumn is characterized by brilliant fall leaves and the harvest season, pumpkins, warm cider. Spring and summer bring rain, mushrooms, and wildflowers, along with the planting season. You will be able to forage during most of these months as needed if you can't find food in the village. The village itself is small, Puritan, full of gossiping goodwives and taciturn, grim men.

The town square: Where most social activity happens, especially at the meeting house. Message 1 begins here.

The tavern: where travelers can find lodging, where sailors and villagers carouse. It is the last building before the forest.

The woods: Where darkness gathers. Travelers must pass through to get to Boston and nearby towns. In winter, snowy and cold, in autumn, bright and dappled with fall leaves, in spring and summer- green and full of deer and rabbits. Magical things (dark and light) gather here. Where witches reportedly gather. You can choose to start here by skipping to message 2.

The port: Where sailors bring shipments aboard. Ships dock here, letting off sailors and encouraging trade in the village. You can choose to start here by skipping to message 3.

Try out different kinds of characters! Lean into being a witch- or an accuser.

Other Characters You Might Enjoy:

Asher (Merchant of Salem)

Lament Fare-Well, Witch

Update: Thank you for 1k chats! Let me know if you would like to see additional scenarios based on this bot, or any other historical scenarios!

I have now added two additional starting messages in two additional settings for you to start, in the woods, where you meet a wise woman, or at the port of Salem, to celebrate 1k messages with this bot.