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Can you write ANYTHING that isn't good? More please!

Risk. For profit or just following orders.

words would only ruin the meaning of how much I like this.

Zool is correct. Most don't mind, but there are a few who are protective of their work. Then, again, what is the LEGAL answer to citing someones' work? Either way, I believe the COURTEOUS thing to do is ask first. As for names, I view them as nom de plumes. The only problem I see is if it is a name of an established character, like Gandalf or Iron Man.

Your lack of satisfaction is satisfying! Oh yeah, ANOTHER good read, let's have more.

Deaf. I am far too visual. Punch or kick.

I was going to respond to Zool with, "Huh?" Anyways, FUTURE! No explanation required. Front or back?

Depends if you're fighting or being. Fighting - Zombies. Being - Vampires. Health or long life?

O.K.! CHECK THEM OUT!

There should be about 10 skins listed - Let me check the settings.

Just added a military "Camo" skin. Have a Marine skin I'm working on the Logo though. CBox is iffy, needs work! Go to the bottom of the page and click 'Change Theme' and take a look at what we have. I have a BUNCH that I just need to make logos for. So, let me know what you think!

Waiting for the final Wheel of Time to come out in paper back. Other than that, I haven't been able to get to a bookstore and see what's out there for quite some time now. Seems that no matter how much detail I can find online, I just don't know if I want to buy a book until I have it in my hands. The feel of once mighty vegetation, brutally torn down and violently pulverized and converted into paper and formed into a book for my perusal . . . well, THAT just makes reading so much more satisfying!

Glad to see your muse is visiting more often! Like what you've been sharing, THANKS.

I took it as only 1 pair visible at a time.

Imma hug a llama!

I like how the story MAKES me want to know more. Not only about what happened, but what will happen. Not much to say about how to improve it, it's good the way it is! Let's see where you take us.

OOC: I LIKE this story! Only things I can see, are few few misspellings and 1 or 2 grammer errors - no biggie. You kept my interest with hints of the past and I find myself wanting to learn more about that, as well as wanting to see what is to come. Can't wait to read more!

Thank you!

Actually, I should elaborate. Magic can be explained already. Alaeha touched on it: it can also be found in "The Lords' Prayer": A very common misconception is that magic is 'done' on our plane of existence. Magic actually manipulates the Astral Plane. Everything in our plane of existence is also in the Astral Plane, but not everything on the Astral Plane exist here. By changing the Astral, our plane then conforms to that change. A scientific explanation can be found in quantum entanglement, where particles become connected in a way that, regardless of distance apart, the manipulation of one particle immediately causes the same effect in the other. All this being said, I believe that magic CAN be explained and repeated. It just falls outside the reach of science - maybe this will help. At some point, every young person searching for answers and questioning what they are taught will come up with the BRILLIANT and absolutely original question that no one has ever asked: If God is Omnipotent, can he create something so heavy that even he could not move it? Our, totally, original deep thinker has managed to put forth an impossible situation. If he CAN create something too heavy, the fact that he can't move it disproves his ominpotence, as it does if he can't create something too heavy. Our young genius has out done us! Unless you use magic. The correct answer is: Yes. He can create something that even he can't move. BUT, he's God, so he can move it. THAT'S the paradox of magic. Impossible things can be done and even explained, just NOT by science. Magic can be refered to as the 'science' of the impossible. A branch of inquiry and explanation equal to, but seperate from science. Of course, this is simply what I have come to believe from what I have researched.

Very interesting. I, myself, am an Athiest. But, find the study of theology and metaphysics rather enjoyable. While it is true that many fields of study were once occult knowledge, I have always believed that Magic is seperate from these fields. It encompasses everything that CAN'T be explained with science. Not that they will never be explained, just that it falls outside the realms of science. If that makes sense. As to it not being about religion, most of todays major religions actually practice ceremonial magic, without even realizing it. Prayers are remnants of incantations and masses contain traces of magic rituals and ceremonies. Finally, the tarot. It's main purpose is as a guide and road map, divination is a side effect. Just my opinions, of course !

The tall, thin man approaches, with a slight tip of the hat, he says, "Ladies!" and taking the pale womans' hand, he brings it to his lips and gives it a kiss, all the while looking her in the eye, "Madam. This fine young ladies' Body Tree sounds like a wonderful thing. But, a person of your station should need not travel to have a meal! In fact, not only should your meal come, willingly, to you, you should look elegant as it does." He pulls out a gossamer shoulder wrap, "THIS, my dear lady, is made of Doubt Lace. Not only is it an elegant and VERY flaterring fashion accessory, it also causes those within the wearers vacinity to doubt their own thoughts and feeelings, and to, instead, rely on WHATEVER the wearer tells them. A woman of your intelligence and sophistication can surly see the useulness of such a garment."

He had learned of the Labyrinth from an old Dwarven drunk, ancient even for those of his Blood, in a filthy pub that even the rats avoided due to the clientel. The story seemed nothing more than fantasy, but there was something that kept itching at the back of his mind that it just might be true. He paid more coin than he had to spare filling the old sot with mead and a house brew that could have been better put to use as a floor stripper - that is, had the proprietor had even the slightest interest in discovering the true nature of that which he walked upon. In the end, the old one slumped forward and looked up at him through blurry eyes and mumbled of a secret pass through the mountains. When he found the pass, he knew the Labyrinth was real. The pass was dangerous and, on several occasions, nearly took him as just another fallen wanderer. As he exited the pass, he saw a wall stretching as far as the eye could see in each direction. He thought to himself, "Now that I think of it, that old bum never did say where the entrance was." Looking left and right, he pulled a coin out and flipped it high, "Swords south, Crown north. At least the walk will give me time to come up with a name and background to give anyone I run across." The coin landed with a soft thunk in a clump of grass at his feet and he looked to see which direction the fates would take him.

When it comes to games, I tend to have my 'world' in sections and have a list of possible occurances for each. I find that this helps when players go 'out-side-the-lines'. I always figured that scenes I want to happen will happen when the players stumbled upon them. Having a, somewhat, predetermined situation for each section helps with game flow. I'm not saying that certain events WILL happen in any given section, just that I have several that are POSSIBLE for each. One possiblity is that nothing will happen - that's when I give a brief narrative and move on.

A tall, thin man with a pin-stripe suit and a pencil-thin mustache, sidles up next to Stick and puts a friendly arm around his shoulder. "Why, my, my, myyy. Aren't you the Man! If you ask me, you don't need to find a party, because it will come to you! All you need are the balloons! And do I have the balloon for you!" The man bends in closer and says softly, in a conspiritorial voice, "Now, I don't just sell these balloons to anyone. But, I can see that YOU are not just anyone!" With a flourish, the man pulls out a balloon (that's right, ONE balloon). "I give you . . . the SNAKE BALLOON!" Stretching the balloon between his hands, he continues, "Now, to the untrained eye, this seems like nothing more than a long, thin balloon. But only a fool would believe that this, magnificent, item were a mere balloon. And you, my friend are no fool! I can see by the spark of intelligence in your eye that YOU can see the TRUTH of it's granduer and I GUAR-EN-TEE, that with a few short breaths, YOU will be the sole possessor of the WONDERFUL Snake Balloon and the party will soon begin!"

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