Mizal, The Grandmaster Procrastinator
Member Since
5/5/2011
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1/11/2026 11:12 PM
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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!)
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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
CYS Monthly Gazette - 8 January 2026 on 1/11/2026 11:12:44 PM@Darius_Conwright this is the most elaborate excuse for slipping mpreg onto the site I've ever seen! It's almost believable too!
I do need to give DoW a proper read through someday soon, nothing I click through on my phone really counts.
Special v Naz on 1/11/2026 10:25:39 PM
I'm pretty sure it was Naz that "took a nap" while the POV robot was reading her memories from the chip. (Before returning to his own body.) It was a little bit of a stretch on the theme but close enough I guess.
What’s the game where you’re a psych on 1/11/2026 10:11:43 PM
This is what men do.
Something about Harry Potter: 2025 Reading List on 1/11/2026 12:49:32 PM
Might have to check out the Witcher novels after all, or the first one at least. Let us know what you think of the others once you get to them.
Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 1/11/2026 9:30:45 AM
What you're probably looking for is the $DEST system variable. Set a variable for each person that can die, and then later if you want that choice to split the story off on a different path just put in the link script something like:
IF %FRIEND1 = 1
$DEST := @P67
Assuming a 1/0 toggle on whether that character is alive or dead, the game checks for that and overrides the link destination for a specific page number if it's true.
And look into how on page scripting works if you want to just change a line or two of dialogue in places without actually needing a whole separate page.
Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 1/10/2026 9:15:31 PM
Luckily we've had so many middle schoolers around, I no longer get too offended by typos. Some of these were funny and did make you look a little drunk though.
Secret Santa 2025 on 1/10/2026 7:30:34 PM
>flaking on a single contest
Oh you sweet child, have you seen the SHAME pit?
Oh you sweet child, have you seen the SHAME pit?
Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 1/10/2026 6:15:19 PM
Just locking this post to be an asshole so you can't fix any of the typos basically.
I probably should learn more about Islam but I have been very specifically trying to avoid multitab Wikipedia rabbitholes for awhile now.
Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 1/10/2026 6:08:44 PM
We aren't arguing anymore, we're exchanging autism. UD is irrelevant.
Prompt Contest 5 Progress discussion on 1/10/2026 5:48:00 PM
The Olympian religion was never especially organized, Rome becoming the dominant power and then their emperor converting and enforcing Christianity as the state religion was basically what did it in. (Constantine the Great arguably was not that great a Christian and imperialism is not a great fit for Christianity, but can't say the combo wasn't effective.)
