If it was me, I'd elaborate it a bit more by separating between program
(logic) and story (data). This would make it possible to tell story
without touching the program's code.
like this (in pseudocode):
# main.py
def querier(query):
while True:
print query.prompt
t = raw_input()
if t in query.ans:
return query.ans[t]
else:
print 'Unrecognized prompt'
def tell(storyfile):
""" Tell a story and process response """
# read from the storyfile, the <story> node
print storyfile.story
try:
if storyfile.end:
quit()
except AttributeError:
pass
# process the prompts and answers
if storyfile.query:
return querier(storyfile.query)
def main():
while True:
nextstory = tell(story)
if nextstory = ending:
break
else:
story = nextstory
# chapter1.sto
<story>
this is an interactive story test
</story>
<query>
<prompt>You come across a chasm, would you like to jump?</prompt>
<ans goto="chapter2.sto">y</ans>
<ans goto="chapter3.sto">n</ans>
</query>
# chapter2.sto
<story>
You have chosen to leap across the chasm
Sadly you forgot you are carrying an anvil
What part of b-bye don't you understand?
<story>
<end type="dead" />
# chapter3.sto
<story>
You wisely chose to turn back home
The anvil you are carrying would surely cause you
to plummet to your death
</story>
<end type="happyending" />
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