The Order of the Midnight Sun

Player Rating8/8

"it will bring you enlightenment "
based on 1012 ratings since 08/03/2009
played 26,587 times (finished 1,135)

Story Difficulty6/8

"wandering through the desert"

Play Length8/8

"Even light has to break at the rest stop"

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 between PG-13 and R.

Blue versus red in a classic battle of good versus evil and right versus wrong.

This is more story than game and a lot more story than anything I've written previously.

There is one true ending (marked by a stirring legend), one other really good ending and there are at least two other legitimate endings. All legitimate endings include epilogues.

Disclaimers (If you can't cope with the following, don't play it.)

Disclaimer: If you don't read the disclaimers, you will look stupid on the comments screen.

Disclaimer: Making selfless choices will make the storygame harder, particularly in the first few chapters.

Disclaimer: Fourteen year olds were older in olden times.

Disclaimer: I don't advocate the use of drugs, particularly by minors.

Disclaimer: It is highly suggested that you don't try finishing this in one go. It's truly way too long for that.  There are lots of pages and lots of long pages.  Save and do this in sessions for proper enjoyment. Only my playtesters are forced to go through this all at once, feel sorry for them :) (If you don't have an account and can't save, make one, this site is ridiculously awesome. Click the login link and hit Sign Up) (Although, if you can finish it in one go then that's fantastic because you won't forget tiny details that are prominent on practically every page.)

Disclaimer: It is possible that it might tell you that you are something like sixteen years and twelve(+) months old. Assume that that's seventeen years old,

Disclaimer: This storygame might be extremely hard.  There will be times when you want to quit, one time in particular, don't. There are provisions in there to save you. Clarification: I'm talking about the maze! Really sorry about that guys, I do regret writing that in. All you have to do is click around for awhile and it will save you, though.

Disclaimer: Yes, I am aware of the sexual allusions that are made in many fight scenes.  I find it funny when your body is ravished by the sword of a Crimson Knight. I find it even funnier that you're so happy to ravish him back.

Disclaimer: The reason it takes so long to travel around the country (in the magnitude of months) is due to your oath to help the community and thus the frequent stops you must make. This also explains why Crimson Knights get ahead so easily.

Disclaimer: The fight scenes are as 3J as ever.

Disclaimer: If things seem linear to you. They aren't. Lots of options are based on random events, your own abilities, past actions, and many other things.

Disclaimer: There are long patches of story. Deal with it.

Disclaimer: For you Thelemites out there, this is obviously not an actual representation of Thelema in any way shape or form, I understand that most of it probably doesn't check out with Thelema, This is a work of pure fantasy and I hope you enjoy it anyway :)

Disclaimer: This disclaimer will put you into a paradox: When making character forming decisions, if you choose unbalanced and lopsidedly powerful/weak character traits, you could find yourself in a much more difficult storygame than if you were balanced BUT you will also possibly have the opportunity (if you play your cards right) to see the most epic pages in the storygame. Choose wisely.  When building a character, remember that ether is more easily attained throughout the storygame than combat is.

Disclaimer: There are literally an insane amount of scripts going on at all times, if you get to a reset game link or anything like that or you reset it yourself. Close the window and re-open it or things will be messed up.

Special Thanks

1. The Community of CYS for putting up with my huge 1year+ state of writer's block.  Alexp for keeping the site up.  I Love You, Alex. (In a macho, I'm the man, kinda way).

2. Anubis and Darthvader_13 for playtesting this thing.

3. Anubis's mom and madglee for appearing in the storygame, in one way or another.

4. Endmaster for inspiring certain aspects of the way that this is written and the time period it covers.

5. Aleister Crowley for his works of Thelema, The A.:.A, and most importantly, his Initiatory Structure and his law: "Love is the Law, Love Under Will."

6. Carlos Castaneda who's books inspired the character Tom Wan.

7. The Icelandic people for having such awesome names. (No, this isn't random).

8. My body and it's capability to write 80-100+ pages in a day and sleep less than I probably should.

Player Comments

This was so worth doing. This is definitely one of my favorite storygames on the site thus far. My only complaint was the maze; I lost points there because I ended up skipping. To me it would have helped a lot if there were maybe landmarks to help. I did try mapping the cave, obviously I messed up on that. If you do another maze it would be awesome if you include descriptions of little things that might help. "North. You pass a pool of stagnant water" or just something like that. Just a suggestion. I know you said you regretted it on the disclaimer but I don't think a maze is a bad idea (I played Golden Oldies: Adventure & I appreciate a good maze), it can just be upgraded from a simple series of turns. Other than that I loved it. I played from a near end point to get different endings & they were all good.
-- windupgirl on 8/18/2011 9:38:37 AM with a score of 5015
An absolutely amazing piece of storytelling. The only problem (and it isn't one at all really, in my eyes) is that it is very linear, and cliché, but clichés become such because they are such good ideas. There is easily, however, enough unique ideas in the story that make any negatives infinitely small compared to the elegance of the story. I could see this actually being publishable, and would pay for this, knowing how good it is.
-- Devex3 on 4/16/2011 5:50:52 PM with a score of 6075
Absolutely incredible. This story was unbelievably intense and exciting - I wholeheartedly recommend this story to anyone interested in fantasy and adventure.

The story is written in such a way that the reader actually has to work for the advancement of the protagonist. The characters are interesting and dynamic. There are elements of romance and action. Flawlessly executed.
-- Zend Denmer on 12/6/2009 5:54:23 PM with a score of 4935
This game was great!!!!
-- RustyBucket on 6/17/2013 5:45:06 PM with a score of 5805
That was wicked fun! Did it in one sitting and had a blast. Fun story!
-- Gravestone on 6/16/2013 6:16:04 PM with a score of 6169
A lot of people complained about the maze but I actually was entertained by making a map of it on paper... but im kinda geeky that way. Anyway, definitely one of the better choose your own story adventures I've read.
-- sushiviya on 6/16/2013 3:24:24 PM with a score of 6045
Inspires me to write my own story.
-- SchindianaJones on 6/12/2013 12:04:39 PM with a score of 6090
Best choose your story I have played ever.
-- Rohar on 6/10/2013 11:04:37 PM with a score of 5591
Absolutely amazing. the first story I have completed here and I do not regret it
-- Waffleman853 on 6/8/2013 3:19:45 AM with a score of 6055
Overall, a good story. Mainly due to the richly detailed beginning I, probably unfairly, expected something more from the development of such a promising start. It just advances to quickly for my personal liking.
I still haven't made one of these stories yet, but still it's obvious it requires tremendous effort and a great deal of dedication. This was evidently and ambitious proyect, and I sincerely congratulate the author.
-- Oasis on 6/6/2013 11:58:51 PM with a score of 6099
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