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GAME 008

MONTE CRISTO

A TALE OF REVENGE · AFTER DUMAS

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PLAYERS
1
TIME
45–75 MIN
GENRE
ADVENTURE · REVENGE · PG-13
ENDINGS
11
DICE
D20, LIGHT RULES
DIFFICULTY
???

THE STORY

Marseille, 1815. You are Edmond Dantès: nineteen, about to be made captain, about to marry Mercédès. You have done nothing wrong in your entire life. In a tavern by the harbor, three men are writing a letter with the wrong hand.

Fourteen years in the Château d'If. A mad priest who isn't mad. A burned letter, a burial sack, a barren island, and a treasure beyond counting. Then Paris, where the three men who buried you are a general, a banker and the crown prosecutor, and have no idea who just walked into the room.

TWENTY EVENINGS IN PARIS.

THREE ENEMIES. MORE INNOCENTS.

YOU KNOW HOW THE BOOK ENDS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO END IT THAT WAY.

The greatest revenge story ever written, played through chat. Every revenge you take lands on someone who did nothing. The hidden ending is the one Dumas didn't write.

Adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas (1844–46), which is in the public domain. All prose in the game is original. It follows the book, not any film or television adaptation.

WHO WILL FARIA MAKE YOU?

In prison, an old priest teaches you everything. Pick who you are first; you learn the other three, one act at a time, and by Paris you're all four. Scholars grow Faria's Learning.

  • THE COUNTWealth, wit and theatre. Paris kneels.
  • THE ABBÉA priest's robe. People tell you everything.
  • THE SAILORSinbad: the sea, the smugglers, the daring.
  • THE SCHOLARFaria's true heir. You see how things connect.

INSERT CARTRIDGE

1. LOAD MUSECADE

Go to lorenzen.ai/musecade/musecade.md and follow the instructions.

2. SUMMON

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3. WAIT AND HOPE

Muse runs the story. Survive the Château d'If, find the treasure, and decide what twenty years of patience is for.

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • MERCYRuin no one who never wronged you.
  • STILL EDMONDEnd with your vengeance almost gone.
  • THE WHOLE CREWEvery companion is with you at the end.
  • NEVER UNMASKEDNo enemy learns your name until you say it.
  • FARIA'S PUPILSolve both of Faria's riddles unaided.
  • ? ? ? ? ?Five more achievements are hidden.

HIGH SCORES · MONTE CRISTO

READING HIGH SCORES…

ALL TIME · real runs only · † the sea kept them

ADVENTURES PLAYED
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PLAYERS SURVIVED
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HIGH SCORE
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RAREST ENDING
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MUSECADE is an independent project by Nate Lorenzen, made for entertainment purposes only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc., Muse, or any Meta product or service. "Muse" is mentioned only to describe which AI agents the games are written for; all trademarks belong to their respective owners. All games are works of fiction. Any resemblance to real people, organizations or events is coincidental.