The Adventures of [Insert Name Here] is a play-by-post roleplay on The Willow Mythos forums. It revolves around the main character, Ben Dover, as he traverses the universe in search of adventure.
Ben is an odd individual, and his adventures are often more than a little comical. When he finds he gets a mysterious phone call from a mysterious person, he finds himself pulled throughout the mulitverse along with four other people. Together, they explore strange worlds, desert oases, and planets full of cats. They encounter love, hate, rivalry, personal challenges, tests of character, monsters, death... And the entire time, Ben is helped along by a mysterious figure who never shows his face and guided slightly by a mysterious being who only shows its voice.
The game is now over, and can be read here.
Now has a prequel, starring Theodore Elfred and his team of elves as they traverse the nine worlds of Norse Mythology, which can be played here.
This game provides examples of:
- Ascended Extra: An Extra. While originally, as the name implies, an extra, she becomes a playable character, if only for a moment.
- Bag of Holding: Ben is able to carry a bale of hay around with him at all times, without it causing any physical impediment.
- Exposition Fairy: Herald explains to Ben some of the rules of the game and leads him along during part of his journey.
- Hyperactive Metabolism: Ben and his crew are healed by foods, and feel the healing effects almost instantly after eating them.
- In the Hood:
- The Random Number God hides its face beneath a black hood.
- Downplayed by Kesha: You can still see her face, but she is definitely hiding something...
- Meaningful Name: Theodore Elfred can be shortened to The. Elf. Not to mention Herald, who is... a herald.
- Off the Chart: When casting [VIEW CURRENT STATS] upon herself, An breaks the adorable scale.
- Our Elves Are Different: Elves in this world worship the Random Number God and, among other things, carry a large bag of roleplaying dice with them at all times.
- Player Party: The players can control any of the main party, whether directly or indirectly. However, actions are generally centered around Ben.
- Punny Name: Ben Dover, as well as his parents, Eileen Dover and Al Caholic.
