The Rise of Arcane Mentor

You awaken groggily in the misty Halls of Akademia.

You rise and survey your surroundings, noticing a hefty scroll in your clutches.

Memory returns in fragments. You were recently appointed as the In-House Designer, a title bestowed upon you after your legendary quest for Web Design Mastery.

You glance again at the radiant scroll. Its surface shimmers with arcane glyphs: HTML runes etched by your own hand throughout your arduous journey through the darklands of The Web.

Suddenly, a robed figure appears before you, face obscured by the impossible darkness of its hood. Eerie noise emits from that void, more croak than voice. “Dost thou accept a new quest?”

Before you can even roll for Wisdom, your mouth casts its own spell: Answer Without Forethought.

“Yes,” you blurt out.

“Very good,” the robed figure responds, and reaches out. The hand is skeletal, larger than human, with dagger-like fingertips.

This time you’re able to get that Wisdom roll (a perfect 20!) and instantly intuit it‘s asking for a handshake (clawshake?). You also understand it’s beseeching you to bestow your knowledge upon a steady stream of acolytes pouring into this dungeon.

You shake, careful to maneuver around the bladed tips, and the robed figure slithers back into the darkness. A door magically opens in the distance. Level 1. You trudge determinedly toward your fate.