Current questions:
1. Is there any way to reference the same person in multiple issues in the chain, like if I want to bring back the doctor from option 2 to talk about progress made on a cure?
2. Is there any special formatting for "The Story So Far" like what international incident has?
Issue A
[title] Epidemic Endemic in @@NAME@@
[description]Two weeks ago, a new disease was noted in a hospital in @@CAPITAL@@. Every day more and more people were confirmed to have this new disease until last night when @@RANDOMNAME@@ died due to this new disease. As a result of the growing number of infected across the nation, the outbreak of the new virus Hyacinthum has been declared a full epidemic.
[option]”This is a hostile enemy running loose within our own borders!” Yells military advisor George Baton. “We all know the best way to deal with an enemy is a complete shutdown of their ability to mobilize. If we shut down all transportation within our borders and enforce mandatory lockdown on all non-essential personnel, the disease will quickly run its course, and it will die out before you can say @@MOTTO@@”.
[effect]citizens are locked in their homes in a state of fear as the Hyacinthum virus tears through its victims.
[option]”What kind of solution is that? This is a viral outbreak, not a hostile invasion!” decries Doctor @@RANDOMNAME@@, who has taken the lead on dealing with the epidemic. “We need to treat this like we would any other disease, quarantine and cure!” Release a public statement encouraging the sick to come to the hospital where we will keep them in the quarantine unit while we research a cure and vaccine for this disease”.
[effect]quarantine wards are overflowing with patients as doctors scramble to develop a new cure.
(either issue with doctors getting sick while trying to make cure, or sick people not going to hospital out of fear of environment leading to further spread of virus)
[option]”Why must we treat this virus as an enemy?” Reverend @@RANDOMNAME@@ of the cathedral of @@CAPITAL@@. “Clearly the glorious V has sent this plague as a trial, to see how we treat our neighbours in times of need. It would be a terrible sin to fight against this creation of the living god, we need to instead prove that we still love our brother. Take in the sick, and give them every possible comfort before they are welcomed into the great Lexicon of V. Then this plague will surely be lifted for our faith”.
[effect]newly infected citizens are given last rites at home instead of being taken to the hospital
(obviously leads to issue of very rapid disease spread, with possible fighting against government due to lack of trust or secret labs)
Issue B (continued from A.1)
[title]Protesting Patients Burning Down the Town
[validity]Chose option 1 in issue A
[the story so far]Recently, a new disease has appeared in @@NAME@@. After spreading for several weeks the disease was ruled a lethal epidemic. To stop the spread of this disease, you have ordered a national quarantine, with shutdown of all transportation and all non essential buildings shut down.
[description]After a week of quarantine, many of the infected have died off, bringing the disease to a manageable level. The weeklong quarantine has lead to many areas of the nation having a lack of resources, and looting and rioting are becoming common in densely populated areas. You have rallied your remaining advisors to look for solutions.
[option]”We warned you fighting would lead to suffering!” You look to see saint @@RANDOMNAME@@ standing near the edge of your office, clutching a wooden V to his chest. “You fought against the will of God and now the people are suffering for its leaders sins! But it is not too late to repent! Go out among the people, distribute food and supplies, help your suffering neighbors. The holy V will remove the plague when she is satisfied that we have learned our lessons. Let us come together now”.
[effect]the people have stopped rioting, but a second wave of sickness is sweeping the cities.
[option]”Don’t listen to that religious gobledigook, this just shows that we need to crack down harder!” George Baton yells from behind you. “Infection rates are the lowest they’ve been since this whole mess started, letting up now would just lead to a resurgence of the disease. I’ve got my men ready to move out, riot police, crowd control, you name it we got it. The next few days will be tough, but we’ll be sure to get this enemy stamped out once and for all”.
[effect]Armed battles between grocery shoppers and police has become common on milk runs.
[option]”Um, excuse me”. You look to see renowned scientist Louis Passive pushing up his glasses while clutching a stack of paper. “While you have barred government scientists from researching a cure, my colleagues and I have been working on researching the disease in our private laboratory. Clearly government management has lead to further pain, and you aren’t going to make things any better. Turn over management of the outbreak to my company, we will take care of the sick, and the profits from billing them will make it easy to get a cure up and running. And then charge for it”.
[effect]the government appears to have abandoned victims of an epidemic, who are charged an arm and a leg for a cure that has yet to appear.
