Clayfinger, The Wordsmith

Member Since

7/10/2024

Last Activity

2/15/2026 11:47 AM

EXP Points

462

Post Count

557

Storygame Count

3

Duel Stats

0 wins / 0 losses

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Warden

Commendations

63
A wild dude appeared! You gave him storygames to read! It's super effective!!

Here is some of my stuff that isn't storygames:
The Prophet of The Baleful Moon
Man, Shining
Subjects of the Sea Lord's gluttony

Thunderdome appearances:
vs. Liminal

Trophies Earned

Earning 100 Points

Storygames

Don't get distracted!
The target has been decided. The deadline has been set. All that is left is for you, Adam Finch, assassin extraordinaire, to execute your mission. Success is inevitable. Because you are weapon made flesh, and nothing will stop you from completing your mis- Oh! Look! A story-game!!

There are 5 endings: 'Double kill', 'War in the shadows', 'Retiree rescue', 'Kiss of death' and 'Who let him cook?!'.

Submitted for End Master's Prompt Contest 4 for the prompt of: 'A story involving being an assassin'

Ignis and Aero
Aero, a 14-year-old inhabitant of the village of Albritton, wants nothing more than to read his enthralling storybooks in peace. When he hears of a Golem wandering in the forests near his village, he is more than happy to let the professionals deal with it, while staying within the comfort of his home.

Unfortunately for him, his adventurous brother, Ignis, has other plans.

Author's note: If you want to collect all endings, then there are six of them: The Wise, The Mourner, The Cleaner, The Knight, The Skeptic and The Magician. Certain choices don't have immediate effects but may influence the endings. Also, certain endings can be reached through multiple different paths.

Submitted for Sherbet's Summer's End Synergy Contest.

Special thanks to mrcrimsonclean for proof reading :]

Of dreams and daemons
Most would be willing to trade a great deal to catch a glimpse of what the future holds. Hannah de Reade, however, has spent her time in Lumintrone ignoring the omens that she sees in her prophetic dreams. All she wanted was some semblance of normalcy.

But when her dreams warn her of a daemonic plot, she is compelled to act against it, leading her to be invited as an honored guest to the Imperial Castle.

However, in a court filled with dark secrets, are her eyes that can pierce through fallacies truly a gift or a curse? You will have to take Hannah's side and guide her through this ordeal that will forever change her fate.

And perhaps you will change the fate of Lumina itself in the process.

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Author's note: There are nine endings. I highly recommend reaching multiple endings since you may not be able to experience the entirety of the plot with one read. While they are not central to the story, I should also warn that themes of domestic abuse and graphic violence are present in it.

Live me not
unpublished
An eternal flower for a dying princeling. The future of a kingdom weighed against the greed of a visiting merchant.

Tonio normally wanted nothing to do with nobles and their fickle ways. While they had more gold to pay, they were almost invariably terrible customers who were hard to please. But when the King of Spireshade made him an offer he couldn't refuse, Tonio saw the opportunity to make his most earnest desires come true.

But how far will a man go for the castles that reside in his dreams? How much will he sacrifice along the way? This is what the choices you make will determine.

Recent Posts

Wardens, lmao on 2/15/2026 9:20:11 AM
I appreciate you including Of Dreams and Daemons. Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much. :D

As for numbers not mattering.. I feel like many site members think that being a Warden/lacking commendations or points makes such individuals justifiable targets of ridicule. As long as a significant number of such users exist, the numbers do have greater significance than just being acknowledgements as they also serve the purpose of acting as a shield against such ridicule.

Wardens, lmao on 2/15/2026 3:50:32 AM
Personally speaking, I'm somewhat of an amateur when it comes to writing. I want to get better at it which is why I'm sticking around. Once I get to a level where I can consistently write commendation worthy stories, I'll be able to contribute better to the order.

Speaking of which, congratulations on getting your first story commended. That is a very impressive feat.

Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 2/13/2026 4:18:50 AM
Got it. I'll keep these in mind. Thank you both!

Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 2/13/2026 1:55:36 AM
Thanks for the read through! I'll make the corrections and can keep these remarks in mind going forward. :D

Though, I will confess... I'm not really sure how to do the showing vs telling thing. ToT

CYS HOT TAKES on 2/13/2026 1:08:20 AM
I'll guess Will11.

Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 2/13/2026 1:05:32 AM
Nice catch! Thanks. I'll correct it right away.

When writing non playable characters, I try to think of the goals they're trying to achieve every scene. Since that doesn't change across branches unless the protagonist directly intervenes, their behavior tends to be consistent mostly.

Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 2/12/2026 11:57:22 PM
I've been dreading doing this but here goes nothing...

Here's the first section of my storygame. It's unfinished and barely functions as a prologue of sorts, but I'd love to hear any feedback on SPAG or just general writing advice if anyone's got anything for me.

CYS HOT TAKES on 2/10/2026 12:39:54 AM
Cyclonis?

CYS HOT TAKES on 2/8/2026 9:56:40 PM
Oh yeah, the ice pretzel thing. Eh, whatever, I was making a random guess anyway.

CYS HOT TAKES on 2/8/2026 9:52:13 PM
Yummyfood?