Initial Script: Project Soul Count (name=temp)
~Logo/ TitleScreen  game start~
Ext. Hell—Establish setting
Narr: Once upon a time, deep in the bowels of Hell
Memory Scene-- sketchy
Narr: There was a King—THE King of all Demons. He was cruel and ruthless and just plain scary.
He dominated Hell and ruled with an iron fist
Ext. Demon King’s Castle
But after hundreds and thousands of years, several unsuccessful coups, and an
incalculable number of souls added to his domain, he began to grow…
Int. Castle-- Demon King
Narr: …Soft.
For the past few decades, he sat back and let his armies fight for him while he spent his
time investigating the amazing technical advancements of the humans living one floor
up—the things they called “cable TV” and “Internet Porn” were among his favorites. As
he spent his days watching “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and his nights trolling 4Chan
(Not that there’s much of a difference.. it’s always dark in Hell), the tight grip he held on
his kingdom began to loosen. His forces began to slack off because…well..they could get
away with it, while the damned souls of Hell began to question their king and grew
restless, threatening revolution. And the demons were just about in the same boat…Not
that the Demon King even noticed—he was too busy with his new toys to notice and his
ego had become so inflated over the millennia that he could hardly be bothered to care.
One Day, one of his top generals—who actually cared about his job and was getting sick
of his King ignoring his duties—gathered his courage and confronted the king.
General: Your Most Awesome Evilness, I fear you are losing touch with your kingdom.
Your Dark Forces are becoming increasingly apathetic and therefore ineffective while
your subjects are indignant and question your leadership.
DKing: Meaning?
General: Your army is slacking off and your subjects are Kvetching!
DKing: And…? I should care?
General: *sighs, inhales deeply* YOU’RE LOSING YOUR STREET CRED! NO ONE THINKS YOU’RE A
BADASS ANYMORE! THEY WANT TO REPLACE YOU!
DKing: Why didn’t you say that in the first place?....And wait..This is a HUGE problem!
General: Yeah, no shit…
~Demon King Glares~
I mean…yes, this is a matter of great importance.
It has gotten so bad, innocent souls are beginning to show up everywhere in Hell.
They are not being properly sorted and processed!
DKing: I’ll show em who’s the boss around here, and I ain’t talkin Tony Danza!
~He attempts to do some sort of dangerous spell, but a little flame appears and then fizzles out,
that’s it.~
Damn, I’m out of shape…It’s been a long time since I collected some souls. Ugghhhhh, I
don’t want to go up to the surface! It’s bright and boring and I JUST got HBO and I
REALLY want to check that out!
Wait… you said some innocents are in Hell? How many? If I had their souls, I could
totally become a BAMF again and beat down my asshole subjects! Too easy!
Hmmmmm…I really did want to start Game of Thrones today. I hear the writer is really
EVIL and kills off most of the “good guys” and there’s a lot of very graphic violence…and
BOOBS!
I know, YOU go get those souls for me and I’ll use their power to reassert my claim on
Hell!
General: If I go do it for you, doesn’t it kind of defeat the purpose? And I am nowhere near as
strong as you, Your Evilness. There’s no way I can do this alone with all the opposition…
DKing: Shut up! I’m your king! That means you do what I say! Just summon your minions or
Whatever and use them to help you get me those souls! Search all 9 Circles. I’ll know if
you cheat! I need as many souls as possible. And don’t take too long!
General: Of course, my King. Ok so…I’m off!
Ext. Hell—Aerial on the 9 Circles
General: It’s been a while since I last visited the Circles…I hope I remember my way around!
Alrighty, first stop: The first circle of Hell: LIMBO!
~Level Select Screen~
Lose Screen:
Int. Throne Room:
DKing: You FAILED me? ARE YOU SERIOUS? You had ONE JOB! ONE! Ugh whatever…
THEY CAN TAKE MY CROWN BUT THEY CAN NEVER TAKE AWAY MY CABLE!
*Angry demons storm in and overtake him, unplugging all the things and turning off his
electricity*
..okay I was wrong!!
Ext, Castle:
DKing: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Screen: You Lose!
Narr: YOU LOSE!!
~Level Select Screen~
Limbo Complete:
Int. Limbo:
General: Okay…That wasn’t so bad and I got a bunch of souls to send back to the King! He’ll be
so pleased.. If he’s not too busy pleasing himself… ickkk
*Cell phone rings*
What is that?? Oh man! It’s so annoying!! Why is my body buzzing, too? What a strange
sensation! …Oh it seems to be coming from this thing?
*Phone screen shows the Demon King taking a selfie while messing with the General in his
sleep*
*general presses the green button*
DKing: Hey man, how’s it going? You got all those souls, right? You done yet? I’d like to squash
this whole revolution thing before Girls tonight.
General: I just picked up all the souls from Limbo. I’ll bring them back to you. Although if
you are having some ladies over tonight, perhaps I will just drop them off and not
disturb you. Let me just say, I am SO glad you have decided to engage with the real
world again.. You were getting so caught up in that IntrAnet and Tell evision*General
struggles to remember the names of these things, you were really losing your touch,
y’know getting soft *a playful chuckle*. So what shall I do, my King?
…
My King?
*The Demon King’s giant fist punches the General through the phone*
DKing: Girls is an amazing and not at all overhyped TV show, you TWIT! Just bring the souls here
and move on. I need those souls like YESTERDAY!
*Hangs up*
General: Yikes! Well at least this place wasn’t so bad! As long as the other levels are this easy,
this whole mission will be a cake walk!
*He walks over to a sign that says LIMBO and seems to have something written under it*
Hmmmmmm
*He cleans off the bottom of the sign to reveal the hidden text.
LIMBO
Introductory Level
Difficulty rating:
We hope you have enjoyed this Tutorial
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DAMNIT!
~Level Select Screen~