Shadows of the Forest

Let's break down the story to count the number of decisions and writing prompts.

### Decisions

1. **Forest Path**

   - Investigate the noise

   - Keep walking

2. **Investigate Noise**

   - Approach the creature

   - Go back to the path

3. **Approach Creature**

   - Open the box

   - Leave it

4. **Keep Walking**

   - Follow the apparition

   - Run away

5. **Follow Apparition**

   - Enter the cave

   - Stay outside

6. **Enter Cave**

   - Accept help

   - Refuse help

7. **Well-Traveled Path**

   - Stay in the village

   - Continue your journey

8. **Stay in Village**

   - Join the meeting

   - Leave the village

9. **Join Meeting**

   - Agree to help

   - Decline

10. **Overgrown Path**

    - Clear a path

    - Turn back

11. **Clear Path**

    - Explore the ruin

    - Continue on the path

12. **Explore Ruin**

    - Search for the artifact

    - Leave the ruin

13. **Continue Journey**

    - Confront the thieves

    - Sneak past them

14. **Confront Thieves**

    - Take the treasure

    - Leave it

### Writing Prompts

1. **Investigate Noise**

   - Furtive

2. **Open Box**

   - Augment

3. **Keep Walking**

   - Abominable

4. **Follow Apparition**

   - Clandestine

5. **Run Away**

   - Bereft

6. **Enter Cave**

   - Enigmatic

7. **Accept Help**

   - Arbitrate

8. **Refuse Help**

   - Deplore

9. **Well-Traveled Path**

   - Aloof (path)

10. **Well-Traveled Path (village)**

    - Aloof (people)

11. **Join Meeting**

    - Exonerate

12. **Continue Journey**

    - Furtive (thieves)

13. **Overgrown Path**

    - Aloof (trees)

14. **Explore Ruin**

    - Augment

### Summary

- **Total Decisions:** 14

- **Total Writing Prompts:** 14

Each decision point offers two choices, leading to a branching narrative. The player is asked to write or draw something related to the vocabulary words 14 times throughout the story.