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Jack rubbed at his eyes with his one empty hand, taking a moment to blearily look around his small cubicle. Yep, Wolfs Brew was still there, the famous red headed wolf mascot of his favorite energy drink framed on a poster and plastered to the wall on his left. To his right? A list of both...

It's Waldin! I'm typically not very good with actual interaction, so I've never made a thread (or a post at all) before. Thus, I will inevitably make mistakes, so you're warned on that. I'm hoping that I'll feel more inclined to actually finish my personal projects if I post things here, so I'm...

Anno Domini 8993 Pater, I write these words with fear in my heart and sweat on my brow. Soon, a great terror will sweep across the land. Soon, our great king shall lay his head to rest for the final time. In the absence of the Great Father, First King of the Anglo-Saxons, will the Kingdom...

Chapter 1 - the Witch The nobility had a solemn duty to take care of the lands and people they ruled over. That was what Venza Greyfield's father always said, and what his father said, and what his father's father said. It was something she'd taken to heart. It was why she waited patiently in...

In the time before time, there was naught but the darkness and the mist of the formless chaos. Ideas of definition and form were nothing but brief imaginings that flitted between the infinitesimal moments between still eternities, restlessly awaiting the day of their coming. And then the day...

(Wait till I post VOTE IS GO before you vote, use a plan format, and write-ins are subject to rewrite or veto) It is 2043 in the United States of America, during new years eve there was a raid by the DEA on a compound in Texas occupied by a certain cult that referred to themselves as the...

Cyber Cultist Machines can not have a soul. If Machines could have souls then the billions upon billions of mind wipes all across the stars would be a type of genocide. If Machines could have souls then the explosives and software meant to destroy them if they go rogue would be a type of...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't know if this has ever been done before: TWO QUESTS IN ONE THREAD! How wacky does that sound? I'll explain how both quests will go: Quest #1 is a producer quest: You get to make your own TV channel (or help build a schedule for an already existing channel...

Welcome to the Neolithic! Your tribe roams an area of what would one day be known as Europe, hunting and foraging. Now, however, things are going to start changing, and it’s up to you to decide what to do. Now, where in Europe do you roam? []Around a large lake: Fishing, fresh water []In a...

Chapter 1: Dark Abyss [The initial environment is Dark Abyss.] [The initial race is Demon.] [The Lord Trial has officially begun, the initial resources have been distributed to your private space.] [please establish and perfect your territory as soon as possible!] "Dark Abyss?" In the...

The sun shines brightly down on the Capitol's street, casting long shadows that dance in rhythm with the swaying palm trees. Nearby, a catchy song about revolution blares from an open window, filling the air with its infectious melody. Yet, despite the lively tune, the few people brave enough to...

A single officer, dressed in a clean olive green dress uniform with a beret, marched through the halls of the United Nations Space Peacekeeping Forces Headquarters in San Diego. The tall, towering structure was a recent addition, constructed thirty years ago due to humanity's expansion into...

1: Defy The Heavens, Boy! A tired sigh echoed through a dimly lit room. A small table lamp that seemed to be malfunctioning flickered a couple of times, threatening to go out at any moment. A young-looking boy stared at the flickering light for what seemed like years, his lifeless eyes...

Bright sunlight shone across the plains, reflected upon rocks and leaves. It was a pleasant if hot summer day, the lands were calm as gentle breezes caressed sprawling meadows. Bees buzzed around flowers, birds sang, and a lone cart rumbled across the road. The singular mule strapped to the...

What if we were Beekept? After inspecting a hive I was sitting watching the bees and began to wonder what an Inspection would seem like from our perspective.. What if Immense and Unknowable entities reached down and Touched us? Rearranged our cities, and moved our world(s)? It quickly became...

The Land of Hope and Glory A Quest About the Trials and Tribulations of the United Kingdom and His Majesty's Government. The announcement of the results of the 1918 election would come as no shock to those who knew well enough the mood of the nation at that very moment. Negotiations would occur...

Author's Note Dear Reader, Welcome to the world of my Western novel, a place where the familiar grit and grandeur of the frontier meld with the eerie and the fantastical. As you turn these pages, you'll encounter heroes and villains, gods and monsters, and a landscape forever changed by an...

The horses had begun to fall. Slowly at first, beginning with Edowin’s mare. The poor thing had taken far too many arrows to the rear in the break through push, had soldiered on with your men for far longer than any of us had expected her to. It still hurt when she finally fell. Hurt in that...

A Part-Time Heroine's Guide To Dragonslaying Tags: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Flying Cats. Synopsis: The world is ending. To most, that's a problem. To Elise Rowe, it's the start of her week. With her Sword of Heroism in one hand and a jug of coffee in the other, she navigates working...

(Don't vote until I post VOTE IS GO, cause I don't know how to start a vote from the first threadmark, also use a plan format, write-ins are subject to rewrite or veto) The Crownlands, Aldernon, was bathed in fire during that accursed decade, it was the result of growing tensions, ambition...

Horizon, City of Leviathan's Rest – Location Unknown – September 8, 2067 Dr. Mammoth Ibis awoke and was pleased to note that he was still alive. Most mornings—or whatever time of day it was in this dimly-lit room—it would be something he would take for granted. His days were routine: upon...

Empire Engine Short Story Ideas and Setting Exposition [Short stories to introduce the setting and factions: - the Timeline and Idea Index are still very dry and don't really provide any tone or true flavor for the setting. These short story ideas are intended to be expanded into a longer...

Superzition jogged to a specific point along the perimeter around the ballroom ~ and didn't. Superzition jogged to another point along the perimeter around the ballroom ~ and didn't. Superzition jogged to each point forming a perimeter of his possible self around the ballroom. "I'm in...

You are a newborn eldritch god, floating in the space between spaces. Your name is unpronounceable to mortal tongues, so we’ll merely call you “Brian.” As you float in your serene state of unbeing, you browse the myriad worlds around you. You watch the lower lifeforms go about their business...

The Jupiter Kings "Suppose a steadfast alliance between political powers on Jupiter and Mercury; Together they would control the supermajority of the Mass/Energy of the entire Solar System. No other planetary-system might oppose them." [summery] A king arises in the Jovian Moons and declares...