pycryptogram/data/stories.json

[
    {
        "name": "The Constellation Slayer",
        "id": "TCS_001",
        "init_level": "1",
        "levels": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "index": 10,
                "name": "The First Message",
                "pre_narrative": [
                    "From your office window, the dull glow of city lights stretches out before you. Below, the streets pulse with life, but you know beneath the surface something darker stirs.",
                    "A killer -- the Constellation Slayer -- has been terrorizing Brooklyn for months, leaving behind nothing but blood and cryptic messages. ",
                    "These messages, a twisted puzzle, seem to be his calling card, hinting at his next brutal act. But why does he do this? What is the point of his game?",
                    "Before you can even finish the thought, the phone rings. You pick it up immediately, already knowing what it means. Another murder.",
                    "The urgency is clear in the voice on the other end. \"We're on our way.\"",
                    "You arrive at the scene minutes later, the air thick with the scent of blood. A body lies sprawled in a dimly lit alley, and the walls nearby are covered in a grotesque scrawl.",
                    "The killer's message. There's no time to waste. The clock is ticking, and you have to crack this puzzle before more lives are lost."
                ],
                "post_narrative": [
                    "The message seems clear enough -- he's taunting you. But you can't shake the feeling that there's a deeper clue hidden inside. You sleep on it, the question lingering in the back of your mind."
                ],
                "next_level": "2",
                "ending": null,
                "choices": null,
                "puzzle": {
                    "encrypted_text": "FQD UFCJU FEVM RD COEXF IEX, MDFDKFATD. REJCVU CJD KEHUFCHFVI XHMDJNEAHN KQCHNDU CHM FJCHUYEJRCFAEHU, EKKCUAEHDM OI UXKKDUUYXV KJARDU. A QCTD C SCJDQEXUD YXVV EY FQD OEMADU EY MDFDKFATDU VAPD IEX.",
                    "decrypted_text": "THE STARS TOLD ME ABOUT YOU, DETECTIVE. MORALS ARE CONSTANTLY UNDERGOING CHANGES AND TRANSFORMATIONS, OCCASIONED BY SUCCESSFUL CRIMES. I HAVE A WAREHOUSE FULL OF THE BODIES OF DETECTIVES LIKE YOU.",
                    "quote": {
                        "quote": "THE STARS TOLD ME ABOUT YOU, DETECTIVE. MORALS ARE CONSTANTLY UNDERGOING CHANGES AND TRANSFORMATIONS, OCCASIONED BY SUCCESSFUL CRIMES. I HAVE A WAREHOUSE FULL OF THE BODIES OF DETECTIVES LIKE YOU.",
                        "source": "CONSTELLATION SLAYER"
                    },
                    "key": {
                        "A": "C",
                        "B": "O",
                        "C": "K",
                        "D": "M",
                        "E": "D",
                        "F": "Y",
                        "G": "N",
                        "H": "Q",
                        "I": "A",
                        "J": "B",
                        "K": "P",
                        "L": "V",
                        "M": "R",
                        "N": "H",
                        "O": "E",
                        "P": "Z",
                        "Q": "L",
                        "R": "J",
                        "S": "U",
                        "T": "F",
                        "U": "X",
                        "V": "T",
                        "W": "S",
                        "X": "G",
                        "Y": "I",
                        "Z": "W"
                    },
                    "letter_mappings": {
                        "U": "S",
                        "F": "T",
                        "C": "A",
                        "J": "R"
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "index": 11,
                "name": "The Warehouse Revelation",
                "pre_narrative": [
                    "The next day, your phone rings. Without needing to hear the voice on the other end, you already know what it means.",
                    "Another victim, found in a warehouse in Red Hook.",
                    "Then it hits you -- the damn warehouse. You think back to the first message: \"A warehouse full of the bodies of detectives like you.\" It wasn't just a taunt.",
                    "The killer had already told you where the next body would be, and you missed it. You curse under your breath, feeling the weight of failure.",
                    "You arrive at the scene in record time, greeted by the familiar chaos. A body lies in the corder of the abandoned warehouse, blood spattered across the floor.",
                    "There is a single piece of paper pinned to the wall with a knife. Great, another puzzle to solve."
                ],
                "post_narrative": [
                    "He's definitely leading you to the next murder. \"Crossroads\" -- that is clear enough. You make a call to the department to surveil every intersection in Brooklyn."
                ],
                "next_level": "3",
                "ending": null,
                "choices": null,
                "puzzle": {
                    "encrypted_text": "EUR CEHWC NPTO MTZ ETT ORBB, VRERFEQJR. KHP QC FTPVRKPRV ET GR IWRR. XRWUHXC MTZ OQBB IQPV CHBJHEQTP HE H FWTCCWTHVC.",
                    "decrypted_text": "THE STARS KNOW YOU TOO WELL, DETECTIVE. MAN IS CONDEMNED TO BE FREE. PERHAPS YOU WILL FIND SALVATION AT A CROSSROADS.",
                    "quote": {
                        "quote": "THE STARS KNOW YOU TOO WELL, DETECTIVE. MAN IS CONDEMNED TO BE FREE. PERHAPS YOU WILL FIND SALVATION AT A CROSSROADS.",
                        "source": "CONSTELLATION SLAYER"
                    },
                    "key": {
                        "A": "H",
                        "B": "G",
                        "C": "F",
                        "D": "V",
                        "E": "R",
                        "F": "I",
                        "G": "L",
                        "H": "U",
                        "I": "Q",
                        "J": "S",
                        "K": "N",
                        "L": "B",
                        "M": "K",
                        "N": "P",
                        "O": "T",
                        "P": "X",
                        "Q": "A",
                        "R": "W",
                        "S": "C",
                        "T": "E",
                        "U": "Z",
                        "V": "J",
                        "W": "O",
                        "X": "Y",
                        "Y": "M",
                        "Z": "D"
                    },
                    "letter_mappings": {
                        "C": "S",
                        "E": "T",
                        "H": "A",
                        "W": "R"
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "index": 12,
                "name": "Crossroads of Fate",
                "pre_narrative": [
                    "A few days later, you're in the office trying to piece together the identity of the killer. You're looking through past cases to see if there could be a connection, when you hear a ring.",
                    "You already know what the call means. You pick up the phone and learn the location of his next kill: Our Lady of Angels Church in Bay Ridge.",
                    "Damn it! You misinterpreted the meaning of \"crossroads\" in his last puzzle. You arrive at the church just after dusk. The old-constructed building looms against the dark blue sky. The streets are so quiet, you can hear a pin drop.",
                    "The expressions of the officers are grim. You don't look forward to seeing the scene.",
                    "Immediately, three smells hit you: burning candle was, aged wood, and the smell of blood. You make your way to the altar, towards the victim's body. His body is nailed to the cross, at the neck. And on the nail, there is a piece of paper with writing scrawled on it.",
                    "Great, just great. Another puzzle from the Constellation Slayer."
                ],
                "post_narrative": [
                    "This time you're sure you understand the message -- \"lower\" means the next murder will be somewhere underground.",
                    "On the other hand, is this guy quoting Nietzsche? What a nut job."
                ],
                "next_level": "5",
                "ending": null,
                "choices": null,
                "puzzle": {
                    "encrypted_text": "LVV WQJXUK LAS MSXSLWQ WQS KWLAK, OSWSPWJRS. JI NET ULGS VEXU SXETUQ JXWE LX LMNKK, WQS LMNKK HJVV ULGS MLPB. NET ZTKW KSLAPQ VEHSA LXO OSSCSA JXWE WQS LMNKK.",
                    "decrypted_text": "ALL THINGS ARE BENEATH THE STARS, DETECTIVE. IF YOU GAZE LONG ENOUGH INTO AN ABYSS, THE ABYSS WILL GAZE BACK. YOU MUST SEARCH LOWER AND DEEPER INTO THE ABYSS.",
                    "quote": {
                        "quote": "ALL THINGS ARE BENEATH THE STARS, DETECTIVE. IF YOU GAZE LONG ENOUGH INTO AN ABYSS, THE ABYSS WILL GAZE BACK. YOU MUST SEARCH LOWER AND DEEPER INTO THE ABYSS.",
                        "source": "CONSTELLATION SLAYER"
                    },
                    "key": {
                        "A": "L",
                        "B": "M",
                        "C": "P",
                        "D": "O",
                        "E": "S",
                        "F": "I",
                        "G": "U",
                        "H": "Q",
                        "I": "J",
                        "J": "Y",
                        "K": "B",
                        "L": "V",
                        "M": "Z",
                        "N": "X",
                        "O": "E",
                        "P": "C",
                        "Q": "D",
                        "R": "A",
                        "S": "K",
                        "T": "W",
                        "U": "T",
                        "V": "R",
                        "W": "H",
                        "X": "F",
                        "Y": "N",
                        "Z": "G"
                    },
                    "letter_mappings": {
                        "K": "S",
                        "W": "T",
                        "L": "A",
                        "A": "R"
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "index": 13,
                "name": "Bad Ending",
                "pre_narrative": [
                    "It's another late evening, and you're still trying to crack the case of the Constellation Slayer. You head to your apartment in Bay Ridge, settle in, and greet your dog. Suddenly, there\u2019s a knock at the door.",
                    "You know who it is before you even turn around. You don\u2019t need to hear the footsteps or see the shadow in the hallway. You\u2019ve already lost. There\u2019s no escape, no clever deduction that can change the outcome now.",
                    "Heart pounding, you turn to face the inevitable. Standing in the doorway is the Constellation Slayer, his eyes gleaming with that same cold, knowing look. The smile on his face is the final piece of the puzzle you never solved.",
                    "As the light fades, your last conscious thought is the realization that you were just another piece in his game -- a pawn to be sacrificed, now nothing but a memory."
                ],
                "post_narrative": null,
                "next_level": null,
                "ending": "lose",
                "choices": null,
                "puzzle": null
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "index": 14,
                "name": "Placeholder",
                "pre_narrative": [
                    "This level does not count."
                ],
                "post_narrative": null,
                "next_level": null,
                "ending": "win",
                "choices": null,
                "puzzle": {
                    "encrypted_text": "JX JGX AJ: ON A PJTPCCAXPGE XACTAHLC, ZPKPTKAXP? KBP CKOSC ZH UHK VAUZ NP CH. OK KBP SADBK KANP, XASKLP OUZ XATP RAGG YP SPXPOGPZ.",
                    "decrypted_text": "XV XLV IX: AM I EXCESSIVELY VISCIOUS, DETECTIVE? THE STARS DO NOT FIND ME SO. AT THE RIGHT TIME, VIRTUE AND VICE WILL BE REVEALED.",
                    "quote": {
                        "quote": "XV XLV IX: AM I EXCESSIVELY VISCIOUS, DETECTIVE? THE STARS DO NOT FIND ME SO. AT THE RIGHT TIME, VIRTUE AND VICE WILL BE REVEALED.",
                        "source": "CONSTELLATION SLAYER"
                    },
                    "key": {
                        "A": "O",
                        "B": "Y",
                        "C": "T",
                        "D": "Z",
                        "E": "P",
                        "F": "V",
                        "G": "D",
                        "H": "B",
                        "I": "A",
                        "J": "F",
                        "K": "W",
                        "L": "G",
                        "M": "N",
                        "N": "U",
                        "O": "H",
                        "P": "Q",
                        "Q": "I",
                        "R": "S",
                        "S": "C",
                        "T": "K",
                        "U": "L",
                        "V": "X",
                        "W": "R",
                        "X": "J",
                        "Y": "E",
                        "Z": "M"
                    },
                    "letter_mappings": {
                        "C": "S",
                        "K": "T",
                        "O": "A",
                        "S": "R"
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    }
]