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You should also check out John's blog Kung Fu Monkey. Fantastic writing on a variety of topics. That monkey's kung fu is strong!

Naja is played by Ron. More on that in another post. For now, here's an email he sent out to the group today. It speaks for itself, really.

It seems so long ago when we all lived mere blocks from one another -- an elegant commute from a more civilized age of gaming. These days, we've flung ourselves to the furthest corners of the Chicagoland region, spread across the northernmost, westernmost, and southernmost suburbs, as well as...

Quasqueton, you always start the most interesting discussions! In our group, many of the members have been playing together for 15+ years, so we've clearly managed to sort this out in a way that everybody's pretty comfortable with. In our case it comes down to everybody's being flexible and...

How about another peek into the Scinterlands? I for one would like to know how the good ol' days went bad. (Left out on the counter overnight in the summer heat, I'll bet.) Roquesdoodle, are you still around? Is there more to this tale? Here we are; entertain us.

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Yeow, that first post is a doozie! I wound up reading half last night and the other half this afternoon. Fortunately, it's written with such an engaging style, and Lucifus is clearly such a force of personality, that you're encouraged to return to it if you don't get through it all in one...

Naja, cont. One thing was clear to Naja at the start of his horizon quest: he couldn't shoot an arrow across even a small slice of the sky. That talk was no doubt the exaggeration of the elderly. Misja was wise, but it did not stop him from being old and speaking like one who was old. Always...

BiggusGeekus lured me here. He's sexy. (And cool in a Latinate way.) And I've always liked the Tad Williams quote. Figured it was worth checking out the story hour, too -- which I haven't done yet but am off to do now.

Naja Misja, who learned medicine* from Valya, who learned medicine from Deyja, who learned medicine from Nagian, who learned medicine from Maia, who tricked medicine from Vizsascha the Wyrm, watched Naja slowly shrink into the horizon -- the first of many horizons on the journey that lay ahead...

Kylax is the product of Neil's quirky imagination. Neil's a civil engineer / construction manager here in Chicago. We met in 1992 and became fast friends in no small part because of our mutual interest in motorsports. These days, in addition to gaming, we also participate in several high...

Thanks for the thoughts, Kevin. I hope you'll be able to continue to offer a player's perspective as events unfold. Just yesterday I was thinking about how ineffectual the party was during those formative sessions and laughing at some of its early disgraces. After the previous decade-long...

That's right, Matt: 'folderol'.

Kylax, cont. Within civilized society, there is a class of people to which self-sufficiency comes naturally -- hard-working folk, the salt of the earth, who by nature are disposed to provide an honest day's work for an honest day's wage. To such people, the company of others is appreciated on...

Kylax Kylax sat at his desk, a cluttered affair with scrolls stacked like firewood about the perimeter and several towers of books tilting threateningly over the scatter of writing implements, charcoals, lenses, inks, and parchment sheaves strewn across the surface. The desk was tucked into an...

Zadkiel is played (and masterfully so) by Kevin. Kevin goes by Blitzsniffle around here, so you'll know to recognize him. Kevin and I started gaming together back in 1987. These days he's a high energy physicist and without a doubt the rules lawyer of our group. That shouldn't be taken in any...

Zadkiel The half-formed dreams began to slip away. The crescendo of light. The tumult of color. A communal song conspiring against the silence. He stretched after them, but they retreated ever more quickly. Impossible trees, tall as authority, towering over the stars. A conflagration that...

Hi to those giving this story hour a glance. Welcome, and thanks for your interest. (Okay, I'll settle for your curiosity.) Please drop a note to mention what you like or why you're leaving. Heck, even Crothian's gotta prop up his post count every now and again. I'm reviving the story hour I...

Our games mostly involve serious names, but over the years there have been some exceptions. We once played a very lighthearted Robotech game with a first time GM who named things in his setting like so: Cecil-town, Herb lake, The Chuck Faction. All of our characters were named after the cars...

Hmm, I can't believe I let this update sit unread for a week. I'm really enjoying the character introductions and looking forward to reading more of the story.