Braak the Briton (Redux Edition)

A historical storygame by redstorm

Player Rating5.30/8

"#205 overall, #7 for 2005"

Based on 302 ratings since 08/22/2005
Played 8,456 times (finished 456)

Story Difficulty5/8

"Run through the jungle"

Play Length4/8

"A well spent lunch break"

Maturity Level6/8

"I'll need to see some identification"

Some material may be inappropriate for persons under age 16. If this were a movie, it would probably be between PG-13 and R.

Tags

Historical

Humor

Previously Featured

Between the times when Claudian Invasion occured and the departure of the last legion, the Roman Empire ruled Britain with an ironfist. Out of the natives' struggle for freedom comes great Briton, Celtic, Gallic, and Pictish heroes---great leaders that show the defiance and resolve of their people. Braak, your character in this adventure, is not yet a great leader of the British peoples. In fact, he's not a great warrior either. But because of his fearlessness (and a great debt that he owes his king), he has been "volunteered" to rescue the Pictish princess Aallura from enprisonment in the Romano-Briton town of Vespasium. Your quest begins at the front gate of Vespasium. To suceed on his quest, you must outwit the Romans. Direct force will only get your character killed or worse. Yes, there are worse things than death...well anyway, good luck!

Player Comments

First off, I loved the humour in this storygame. The description for the Detox Potion was hilarious ("This will be handy when attending a Frat Party.") and I love puns so naturally "If you want to look at the vases, you got to urn that privilege." actually made me chuckle out loud a little.

I enjoyed the unexpected endings. Lighting an entire town on fire and killing the princess in the process earns you the title of Prince; this was something that caught me off guard and was a pleasant change from the majority of storygames here (where the unexpected consequences are always negative). The way you portrayed the city made me feel like I was there. I also loved how there were multiple ways to achieve your end goal.

There's not much wrong with this - it's humorous, detailed, fun to play, but it's missing the emotional depth of some other stories on this site. The characters are not developed and it's more of a light-hearted read than a serious story. I wouldn't rate this one of the best storygames on the site but it was certainly entertaining.

— October on 2/27/2013 10:42:57 AM with a score of 0

Yay, that was fun. I enjoyed the challenge and thought the difficulty was pitched about right.
Braak's character doesn't come across very strongly except as an uncultured 'barbarian' resenting the Roman occupation.
It's a little jarring where you swap between "Braak" and "you".
Well written descriptions and action.

— JohnX on 2/5/2025 2:06:24 PM with a score of 0

Nice

— Rulerzreachf4n on 2/18/2024 5:56:11 PM with a score of 0

Yoooo this is bad

— Changgo on 11/17/2023 3:22:54 AM with a score of 0

This storygame was pretty good. I got the drinking party ending and it was great. Would recommend this story!

— imadgalaxy on 2/15/2023 8:09:19 PM with a score of 0

Could be far worse, setting is unique enough to leave memories.

— Rramt on 12/5/2022 3:21:29 PM with a score of 0

arbitrary death.

I went to a pub, was ignored by some farmers, took a couple of wrong turns... and got stabbed to death.

Not a single NPC interaction before I was shanked.

Also, how common is Braak as a given name, in Roman Britain?

— no yet a member... on 8/20/2022 8:07:20 AM with a score of 0

This story is actually pretty good! I really liked the humor, and the branching was good too with multiple ways to win. However, I didn't feel much for the character, and I felt like the backstory was a little rushed.

— stargirl on 2/4/2021 2:58:10 PM with a score of 0

It was funny. Good light-hearted entertainment

— Karamix on 10/3/2017 1:48:36 AM with a score of 0

It's actually quite fun to play, and the quick way to end the game is to find where General's wine is hidden, tell him the location, and you get away with the Princess without even killing anyone. cool! :)

— TestingJest on 8/31/2017 2:33:07 AM with a score of 0

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