Gryphon, The Expert Scrivener

Member Since

4/16/2021

Last Activity

1/12/2026 11:07 PM

EXP Points

2,691

Post Count

550

Storygame Count

6

Duel Stats

0 wins / 2 losses

Order

Lauded Sage Exemplar of Avon

Commendations

507

I love Gryphon comments, especially when they're longer than the fucking story itself lmao --Cel
I liked all of Gryphon's reviews, he was very thorough --EndMaster
Gryphon's review of Eternal is longer than most storygames lmao --Mizal
Shut the fuck up Gryphon --Malk
Gryphon is a no life having bitch --Thara
You've gained a reputation, Gryphon, no one wants to walk through tech support with you --Mizal
Gryphon uses MAC?!?! --Tim
Gryphon put a lot of skill points into productivity but none into technological proficiency --Sherbert
Never did I think I'd see the day when I was forced to accept a they/them in my virtual fiefdom, but the sneaky bastard tricked us with a featured game and all those reviews and with being so likeable and nice and so now here we are. --Mizal

CLARIFICATION: A lot of people seem to think I use they/them; not sure how that got spread around but it's always been just he/him lol

You can see all my reviews at once here: Gryphon's Review Archive

Trophies Earned

Earning 100 Points Earning 500 Points Earning 1,000 Points Earning 2,000 Points For countless contributions to writing on this website. Not to mention your story-games, your reviews, and the things we'll just say etc for. There are many things you've that's been a boon for many. Winner of the 2021 Culture Clash Contest! Having 3 Storygame(s) Featured Given by BerkaZerka on 03/20/2022 - Great Contributions Given by EndMaster on 03/13/2022 - For your all your contributions to the site Given by Killa_Robot on 09/28/2022 - For great activity and pumping out fantastic storygames at a speed that puts most to shame. Given by mizal on 03/15/2022 - For being a reviewing MACHINE putting everyone else to shame. And the storygames are nice too!

Storygames

Capture the Flag

=For End Master's Manifest Destiny contest=

When Alexsis starts trying to steal your favorite seat in the school cafeteria, things get serious.  The pair of you decide to resolve this dispute in combat:  a game of capture the flag.  Can you beat your nemesis in a game of capture the flag, and reclaim what is rightfully yours?

This story is a short cave-of-time style game with seven possible victory endings.  Happy flag-hunting!

Featured Story Diplomat

As humanity begins to leave their corner of the galaxy for the first time, they encounter previously uncontacted alien races.  As one of earth's leading diplomats, you will play a key role in shaping the future of your species in this unfamiliar world.

A mostly cave-of-time style story with limited rebranching in a few places, and five victory endings.

 

Winner of End Master's Culture Clash Contest

One Day's Adventure

In this short RPG game, you explore your local village, solving challenges and puzzles, as you try to decide what to do in your future career.

Featured Story Ruins of Anzar

When a thunderbird attacks you while you search for the missing Professor Keirz, you crash-land on a plateau near the legendary ruins of a ruined Anzaran city.  You must make use of the resources around you to repair your damaged flyer, find your missing friend, and unlock the secrets of the ancient Anzaran temple.

An open-map item-based puzzle game with one good victory ending, and one great victory ending.  Good luck exploring the ancient Anzaran plateau!

For End Master's Manifest Destiny Contest

Featured Story Secrets of the Crag

CRAGCOVER

Discover the dungeon's secrets, fight deadly monsters, learn magical spells, and more in this traditional dungeon crawl adventure!  Can you survive the dangers of the legendary Crag?

 

An open-map dungeon exploration game using player stats and items, with eleven victory epilogues, as indicated by the first two digits of your score.

Thanks to Nightwatch for the fantastic cover art!

The Sea of Legends

An unexpected supernatural disaster leaves you and your your younger cousins adrift in a strange sea full of mythical creatures and beings. Can you and your cousins escape, or will you succumb to the deadly sea?

Currently, this is a short cave-of-time style game with three victory endings. It is complete in its current form, consisting of the first of many planned "episodes" for the game.  It will eventually be expanded into an episodic gauntlet-style game.

Your score indicates which ending you reached.  0 for a death ending, and a score of 1, 2, or 3 corresponds to one the game's victory endings.

Gryphon's Review Archive
unpublished
An archive of all my reviews to help keep myself organized. Not intended to be published, but you're welcome to browse if you want to see my reviews or reading recommendations.
Point and Click
unpublished
2 minute demo image-based point and click game made with the cys editor and javascript.

Click on the treasure pile when you reach the end of the demo, and it will take you to an explanation on how to code one of these games, and a copy of all the code used to build this one.

To use an item in your inventory, click on it to select. You'll know it is selected because it turns grey. Then you can 'use' it by clicking on the area you intend to use it on.

Articles Written

A Guide to Character Creation for Storygames
A general guide to character creation, and tips tailored specifically for characterization in an interactive format.
Coding Item-Based Battle Sequences
Use this system to code flexible battle sequences using items, link options, and player stats.
Creating an Equipping System
How to create a system that will keep track of which item a player has equipped into a specific slot, such as having a "sword" in a "weapon" slot.

Recent Posts

Something about Harry Potter: 2025 Reading List on 1/12/2026 9:00:38 PM
Pleased to see you liked the assassin trilogy! One of the first 'adult' fantasy series I read as a kid & set a lot of my expectations for the genre. Big fan of the first 3 stormlight archives as well, but it turns out Sanderson can write faster than I can read.
Secret Santa 2025 on 1/11/2026 7:44:48 AM
Hah maybe you'll all find out next year ;)
Secret Santa 2025 on 1/10/2026 9:52:26 PM
Thanks so much for hosting this Mystic! And thanks again to @Clayfinger for the uniquely impressive present. I'm glad everyone else is giving it the appreciation it deserves.
CYS editor image-based game on 1/3/2026 11:25:26 AM
Update: The demo now works in safari & chrome! (For those curious it was 2 details: whitespace in the SVG code was a problem in safari, and I had to add a bit of indirection to the item stocking function to make items selectable.)

I was able to successfully play on my phone's safari app, so it works for mobile now too.
CYS editor image-based game on 1/2/2026 3:22:47 PM
Update: I've tracked the browser compatibility issue down to a bug specific to the SVG image format my drawing software used when exporting the file. The good news is that the code should all work with other image formats, like simpler HTML, the bitmap Fabrikant suggested (which I will probably look into), or any SVG code that doesn't use wrappers.

The bad news is it would take me a loooong time to fix the demo, so I'm not going to do that right now. Instead I've added a link at the bottom of the first page that takes you right to the explanation section, for those of you who want to see the code but don't have access to firefox.

That said, I'm glad those of you able to see the firefox version are liking what you see!
CYS editor image-based game on 1/2/2026 11:12:13 AM
Ack, that's my fault. I just tried testing it in a different browser, and looks like there's some compatability issues. Well, it works in firefox, but if you're using anything else there's problems. I don't have time now, but I'll look into it later and see if I can find out what the problem is. Thanks for bringing this to my attention
CYS editor image-based game on 1/2/2026 10:58:30 AM
Hm, that's odd. Did you try picking up the ladder, selecting it, and clicking on the hole in the tree? It's possible I was too vague about how to use items--I added an explanation to the description of the game.
CYS editor image-based game on 1/2/2026 9:54:43 AM
Hey everyone! I figured out how to make image-based point-and-click games in the CYS editor. I made a short demo game as proof of concept, and to give the scripts & code to anyone who's interested in doing things like this.

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!

Click here for 1-minute demo game

The 'game' itself has low image quality & no plot, it's just a demonstration of what kind of mechanisms this system can support. If you click on the treasure pile at the end of the game, it will take you to all the code & scripts that were used to make it.
Heaven or Hell? on 1/1/2026 3:51:34 PM
Interesting idea!

- A guy who was just kind of shitty to the people around him his entire life. He never hurt anyone or robbed anyone or did anything majorly bad, but he never did anything good either, and actively made the lives of everyone around him just slightly worse.

- An elected official who genuinely helped the poor and sick improve their lives significantly, but was abusive to his wife.

Might edit this post and add some more later.
Secret Santa 2025 on 12/11/2025 12:41:04 PM
Thank you, mystery gifter! I'll take a vine-covered secret door
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