Play The Scarlet Pimpernel — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Baroness Orczy, 1905

Play the foppish English lord who is secretly the boldest man in France — spiriting aristocrats out from under the guillotine in disguise after disguise. Fool Chauvelin, protect your own identity, and gamble everything on one more rescue.

A moment from one playthrough

Chauvelin's soldiers ring the seaside inn, and the note in your hand names the hiding place of the men you swore to save. Chauvelin himself sits across the fire, certain the Pimpernel is in this room. Keep playing the harmless fool a moment longer, or create the distraction that empties the inn?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live The Scarlet Pimpernel, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Scarlet Pimpernel, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Baroness Orczy's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Baroness Orczy's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Scarlet Pimpernel unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing The Scarlet Pimpernel

Is The Scarlet Pimpernel free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Scarlet Pimpernel and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Baroness Orczy's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Scarlet Pimpernel as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play The Scarlet Pimpernel aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and The Scarlet Pimpernel plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.