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Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Hello everybody,

I stumbled on this site rather unexpectedly, and I really didn't know what to expect. But, I played my first game (endmaster's Necromancer), and I really enjoyed it! By now, I've pretty much read everything that Endmaster wrote along with many other of the "top five" stories. Anybody have any other suggestions of what I should read next? Also, I would appreciate any casual advice you all have on writing something myself. (not saying that I'm going to. but I might try.)

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

 

Welcome to the CYStia. Please leave your shoes by the door and make yourself comfortable. Here you will find a wonderful cast of many different characters ranging in all different shapes and sizes from many different lands! A few gods, a few animals, a few crossbreeds, and, of course, quite a few humans. Don't be afraid to socialize with the residents of this site. Oh, and if someone offers strawberry pudding, kindly refuse.

Tips for writing: 

Be original

No demos

Try your best

Have fun!

 

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

what if I really, really, like strawberry pudding?

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Is it pudding, or is it yoghurt?

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

hmmmmm I don't know. It depends on which will be less offensive to said pudding.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Well, pudding and yoghurt are two different things. Strawberry yoghurt is great, strawberry pudding is evil. Calling pudding yoghurt is offensive to the yoghurt, and calling yoghurt pudding just hurts the yoghurt's feelings. So, in short: Possession of strawberry pudding is shunned in CYStia, but strawberry yoghurt is perfectly fine. If you care about the pudding that badly, keep it within the confines of your own profile. 

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Is this for all pudding, or is it just strawberry? If it's only strawberry, I can live with it, but chocolate pudding is a truly divine dessert.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Just strawberry pudding. 

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

I'll lock my pudding in the closet for the time being then.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Pudding is welcome and encouraged in all forms except strawberry. It's probably best, however, unless you intend for you and your family members to start experiencing bouts of schizophrenia and homicidal outbursts, that you destroy your strawberry pudding in the nearest fire. It is a Lovecraftian lusus naturae that seeks to consume and destroy all other life.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago
You and others are the only ones to bring up strawberry pudding in a bad light recently. Those who have brought up strawberry pudding in a good light recently haven't shamed sporks at all - why? because those who side with strawberry pudding are generally nice, although mad, but pleasant people. Unlike those who side with sporks, who shun their enemies for no particular reason even if they've already lost the war. Why continue? Just accept that strawberry pudding is better than sporks and move on :)

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

I won't accept it, because I haven't lost the war, and you just keep idiotically insisting that the sporks have, when they haven't. The fact is, those possessed by the demonic hivemind never commit their horrid acts in public unless someone with the pudding in them is in a place of power locally. Serial killers are always "Mad, but pleasant people" right up until there's steel lodged in your kidneys.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago
You're right, sporks didn't JUST lose the war - they gave up. Don't feel bad - at least they surrendered honorably :)

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Welcome, welcome!

As for stories:

Desperate Heart : I gave it a six rating, so I think it's a good idea to share. Check it out!

Dispitious : This was written for a contest/challenge. I vividly remember loving it, though it may be a little graphic for some. I still chuckle at Insanebutvain's age warning. You may also want to check out her  other story too, though I haven't read it

Bloody Story : The name describes it rather well.

WWII Grand Stratagy : Can't really remember it, but I gave it a six, soooo....

If you're up for a quiz, check out Magic: What Guild Are you?. I've played pretty much every quiz on the site, and this is certainly one of the best. There's also The Roman Quiz.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Lol, thank you, MB. 

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

^_^

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

By the way, I'm not sure I'd call Dispiteous a "little" graphic. xD It involves sex with a corpse, child rape, a beheading, and various nasty deaths, but considering the OP likes Endmaster's work, I trust they'll be fine.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago
Pssh that's nothing. May as well read it to children before they go to bed.

My kids will always enjoy a lovely work by Endmaster before they go to bed because I'll be a good parent and they'll know what good literature is.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

HEY! Your momma taught you better than that! You're supposed to read them "Go the fuck to sleep" in a Samuel L. Jackson voice like I did for you ... until they get a little older, anyway.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Whoa, dispiteous was...something. I must say that I prefer Eternal, necromancer, and Ground Zero type games to Lovesick types. 

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Welcome to our little corner of the internet!

As for stories, I suggest GROUND MOTHAFUCKIN' ZEROh you read that. Well... I don't know what else to suggest.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Welcome. 

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Welcome fellow newb. For tips on writing a story: keep track of your paths. Either use software or draw your branches. You don't want to get confused with what page goes with what. My story developing came out so much faster when I planned the branches.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Pleased to meet you, Fidelis.

Hmm. Did you also like Death Song? People have compared The Other World to Necromancer / Death Song--which is a story I wrote and will be republishing shortly, after I work a few remaining kinks out of it. (xD I don't personally feel they're all that similar, but Endmaster approves of it, anyway.) While The Other World is being worked on, I might as well tell you that it's an AU sequel to my first game, so you could take a crack at that. I'll warn you, though, neither of them are regarded as easy games. There are a ton of other good games on here, though. I'd check the featured and highest rated games if I were you. 

Do you have any interest in practicing your skills before you publish? I'm hosting Monday through Friday writing exercises in the workshop. Open door policy, so you can do any of them at any time as you please, but if you want to be added to a tag list for regular notifications and points, please PM me. (<-- Best way to get me to respond to anything.) Beyond that advice...

The articles on writing / scripting / exc. in the help and info section are great, so you should read look them over. The community here is also very helpful, so feel free to ask us if you get stuck on something.

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely check it out.

Unfortunately, this week is really slammed for me. I wish you the best for your workshop though. When I do start working, you may regret letting me know that I can ask you questions. :P

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Welcome~

Hello Everyone

9 years ago

Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and you're pretty much golden, story writing-wise. As for stories to suggest... Ask someone else! XD

Welcome to the site! Have nice day!