One of the classic films of the 1970s, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, adapted Roald Dahl's children's book into a colorful movie which was brought to life by Gene Wilder's performance as Willy Wonka. The film was notable for taking so many liberties with the book--it very much created its own story in the adaptation. In my adaptation of the film into a one-shot, I also needed to be creative in making it fit the new medium.
One problem comes from the structure of the one-shot--for the players to survive Wonka's tests, they can't already know how to solve the puzzle (which is usually just not being a jerk). For instance, a player who has seen the movie knows not to drink from the chocolate river, and so there is no real challenge in presenting a test on the river. So rather than reliving the exact events of this film, the one-shot retells the story in a new way--very much like the film did with the book. I hope you enjoy it.