Brayon

“Don’t you dare die on me,” Brady said as he pulled the man from the wreck of the burning car. “You are going to live, and I’m going to finish my vacation.” It had only been a few hours prior that Brady had arrived at the Cabin. It was a very picturesque place, in the heart of the mountains, surrounded by an evergreen forest, and barely a soul nearby. Close enough to the city, where it had power, phone, and internet with Wi-Fi service, but far enough that he wouldn’t be bothered. It ha

I thought they were too.

Yes, and a green background.

I just checked your stories, the newest one was a couple of months ago.

I just checked mine. It's still invisible to the public. *shrugs* Don't know what's going on then.

@Timothy M. we're supposed to leave the stories unpublished. If they are, they don't show in the new story list until Cia activates them on Sunday. Also, I didn't do a pic for mine. oops.

Snow Job is calling to me... I see a short soon.

Actually like this version better than Garth's

The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen

Thank you! It turns more Urban Fantasy starting in Chapter 1, but there is a strong fantasy element in the story. I'm really happy you liked it, tim.

Thanks for reading, tim. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

"Freedom lies in being bold." -Robert Frost

Putting the call out for Readers. Let me see what you think Devin, Brandon, Shad'ler, and the rest of the cast of Characters look like!

The contrast mode is great when reading in bed with the lights off. One of my favorite features for Stories. I kinda wish we could use it with the rest of the site. LOL.

In multiple genres characters that have the ability to polymorph their bodies exist. What do you call them? Shapeshifters or Shapechangers?

I've always felt the backstory for a character was the best part. This article was partially inspired, because over the Holidays, I'm visiting friends, and we're going to be playing a massive game of DnD 5e. Been building my character since I got the invite, and have been doing a lot of backstory, getting ready.

Thanks for reading! I've played GURPS before. I loved how they had one set of rules, and then all the other books were setting expansions for those rules. A unique approach.

Thank you very much for reading! They've found that RPGs, and video games, have improved test scores with students, improved hand-eye-coordination, improved memory retention, and a slew of other things, like what you mention. I'm looking forward to your experiment story if you choose to write it.

This is another one I play, from time to time, on PC. Pros: Good storylines, and even though it's 4th edition rules set, it still follows the current DnD storyline, and the products they put out. So, Storm King's Thunder, Elemental Evil, is all right there. R.A. Salvatore wrote one of the End-Game Adventure Trains. Has a unique Mount, Companion, and Artifact system. Cons: It's an MMO. You can Solo it, and join into random Dungeon groups for raids, but as all MMOs go, It's who you're guild with. Cash Shop for consumables, mainly boosts, but also mounts and companions. Some of the better ones can only be bought there. They have the ^&()*&(&^%*(*() Loot Boxes, which need keys, that can be had in the cash shop. Dungeon keys are needed for chests at the end of a raid, but you can get 1 free one a day. Cryptic relies heavily on the Cash Shop for stuff to make the game easier. I won't call it Pay to Win because you can do everything for free with enough grinding and special weekends, but I would say it's Pay for Advantage. If you can get past that, and it being an MMO where the best content is at End-Game, there is some good storytelling with the Race, Class, and Zone quests, and I highly recommend doing all quests.

A few books I've read: The Halo Series - based off of the video games of the same name. Joshua Dalzella's Omega Force Series, and his Black Fleet Series, and the new Expansion Wars Series. Marko Kloos and the Frontlines Series. Jack Campbell and his The Lost Fleet Series, along with The Lost Stars Series, and The Genesis Fleet. Pretty Much all of the Star Wars "Legends" books from the New Jedi Order onward.

Yeah, it is a little dated. What's funny is when they were releasing for XBox One, they made a huge deal about revamping areas for that platform. New lighting effects mainly.

Truly wonderful poems, tim.

Merry Christmas, tim and Mike. My Christmas this year will be surrounded by friends, playing RPGs, and wishing everyone Happy Holidays.

LOL, That's Awesome @Myr!

Thanks... Seems I need to fine tune my settings.... *coughs*