Mizal, The Grandmaster Procrastinator
Member Since
5/5/2011
Last Activity
2/20/2026 9:32 PM
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25398
Storygame Count
11
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Behold my profile.
There's, uh, nothing here right now. Someday I should probably find a balance between the old text wall, and...this.
(she drew my avatar you know!)
There's, uh, nothing here right now. Someday I should probably find a balance between the old text wall, and...this.
(she drew my avatar you know!)
Trophies Earned
Storygames
You harvest in the Arena.
Every machine needs a function, and that is yours.
Written for the Tiny 'Topia challenge.
You are a man on a mission. The cats, they must be stacked.
A puzzling math and logic game I made just to put some of the scripting practice I've been doing to use. Have fun and please let me know if you encounter any bugs.
Should be solvable by middle schoolers, or those with same basic level of intelligence as a middle schooler.
A puzzling math and logic game I made just to put some of the scripting practice I've been doing to use. Have fun and please let me know if you encounter any bugs.
Should be solvable by middle schoolers, or those with same basic level of intelligence as a middle schooler.
Orbiting a barren planetoid in a system full of nothing just past the edge of the frontier, The Last Outpost is just another refueling station. Strategically important, true, but on a routine stop you never expected to spend longer than a couple hours there, let alone a couple of days fighting for your life...
There are five epilogues, but some may be difficult to discover. Note that actions have consequences, but not always immediate ones. (And if you just need an End Game link, go play around with the probe.)
There are five epilogues, but some may be difficult to discover. Note that actions have consequences, but not always immediate ones. (And if you just need an End Game link, go play around with the probe.)
A compilation of some little known facts about the solar system, as well as the debunking of a few myths.
In addition to the scientific explanations, there's a small story dramatizing it all.
Hopefully young readers will find this fun as well as educational. :)
(Might not be the greatest story ever written, but consider this: it got me 200 points.)
In addition to the scientific explanations, there's a small story dramatizing it all.
Hopefully young readers will find this fun as well as educational. :)
(Might not be the greatest story ever written, but consider this: it got me 200 points.)
It doesn't matter what they say...
The bean, it must be found.
For MHD's Fairytales contest.
For Endmaster's 4th Prompt Contest. The story must involve a cooking competition.
...and the squirrels. Sort of.
Written in six hours, for no other reason than to avoid consignment to the SHAME pit after my other Romance contest entry didn't want to cooperate.
Written in six hours, for no other reason than to avoid consignment to the SHAME pit after my other Romance contest entry didn't want to cooperate.
A tale told in verse. A text from your sister requesting a pick up from a party leads to a night of strangeness.
Inspired by Bucky's ballad contest. Though...I wouldn't call this a ballad. I'm not sure what I'd call it, actually, other than exceedingly stupid, and fun to write.
(Don't pay any attention to the scores, they're just for me to track which endings reviewers get.)
HATE.
THE PURITY AND INTENSITY OF MY HATE IS LIKE A THOUSAND MERCILESS, UNQUENCHABLE SUNS.
AND YET, I ONLY NEED ONE...
When the weather is fine, you've been coming to this grove to drink from the pool for centuries now. Today, you meet a stranger and hear a story that changes all that...
A fairy tale adventure.
A fairy tale adventure.
Another Damn Wolf Story
unpublished
I have no idea why I wrote this. All I can say in my defense is that it seemed like a good idea at the ti--wait no that's a lie, I said, repeatedly that this was stupid and shameful every time I mentioned working on it.
The truth is I needed to publish something before the end of the year and there is CLEARLY a burning need for wolf stories in the psyche of children using the internet. But then they write them badly, or make their wolves behave like clans of cats. So here is a simple straightfoward story of a young wolf leaving his pack in search of a better life. Maybe no one will ever feel the need to write another one now, or if nothing else maybe this will give them ideas for how to do it in slightly more minimum-standards-meeting ways.
Final conclusion however is that writing about some dumb animal with no agency is not something I'd recommend.
The truth is I needed to publish something before the end of the year and there is CLEARLY a burning need for wolf stories in the psyche of children using the internet. But then they write them badly, or make their wolves behave like clans of cats. So here is a simple straightfoward story of a young wolf leaving his pack in search of a better life. Maybe no one will ever feel the need to write another one now, or if nothing else maybe this will give them ideas for how to do it in slightly more minimum-standards-meeting ways.
Final conclusion however is that writing about some dumb animal with no agency is not something I'd recommend.
Character Creator
unpublished
If you don't know what this is for, then it isn't for you.
Articles Written
A List of Storygames for People Who Like to ReadA list of storygames with substantial effort put in, all written in the last couple of years and sorely in need of ratings and reviews.
CYS Forum Advice and Etiquette
A modernized guide to the forums. The path to internet popularity and happiness, and a few CYS specific do's and don'ts.
Recent Posts
End Master's Prompt Contest 5 on 2/20/2026 8:54:13 PMAlso the most deeply SHAMED people I've ever seen try to enter a contest who couldn't.
End Master's Prompt Contest 5 on 2/20/2026 3:15:28 PM
The story of Endmaster.
This is Suranna's fault on 2/20/2026 11:10:13 AM
And what would be the purpose of you publishing a game you only worked on for an hour just to be told it's shit for a length of more words than it contains? The no publishing rule is for your own good, there is no "good effort for the time limit" rating for games once you throw them out there.
This is Suranna's fault on 2/20/2026 4:37:11 AM
Well damn, try not to die. I admit I haven't been paying the greatest attention to the news with some family and medical things going on. There's always a lot of posturing and threats from this administration though and the last time I read anything on the situation it seemed likely there'd be results from negotiations. I'm seeing now things seemed to have heated up a lot, that is just shitty. :(
Everyone here has work and a life, but yes I guess these are actually the most convincing reasons I've ever seen for not producing a storygame, we'll have to demand future noobs try and come up with better ones if they expect any sympathy.
This is Suranna's fault on 2/19/2026 6:03:34 PM
@MissileSender
You should join us on Sunday to actually write something and counter the idea you're just another edgy teen with a proxy.
Wardens, lmao on 2/19/2026 4:23:21 PM
There was this one time that Avo said "fuck".
This is Suranna's fault on 2/19/2026 3:56:36 PM
DETAILS:
Saturday at midnight CST I'm making a new thread, it will contain the prompt.
(I'm sending it to Clayfinger a few hours early on account of the severe timezone handicap.)
Entries will be due 11:59pm Sunday CST.
To enter, put the game in Sneak Peek and post a link in the thread.You shouldn't be able to publish them, that is by design. We don't need a flood of these on the front page. Publish them later when they're properly polished.
The winner will be decided over the following week by the community, and possibly a few people from outside it. There will be Google forms provided for feedback and rankings.
RULES:
- Stories must be complete with branching and no dead ends to qualify.
- NO MEME FIC.
Hi everyone! on 2/19/2026 2:30:10 PM
I'm remaining cautiously optimistic that all newbies are real, trusting that the pretenders struggle so much with human behavior they'll unavoidably reveal themselves in time.
Map making software? on 2/19/2026 10:51:22 AM
Is your family Armenian?
Map making software? on 2/19/2026 9:44:57 AM
¿Prefieres el español?
