[Meta] Which One?

[xrpsuzi]

So I'm ready to take the plunge and become a story hour addict. Not ready for hivemind... I hear they're a bad influence. you get sucked in and never come out... pretty soon you're using all your drug money to buy a cushy chair and those wrist rests for long-term typing

So I'm looking for something gritty and action driven, like early Conan(Howard), the kind of description you get before TV seeped into the social consciousness--more imagination than moving pictures.

Any suggestions on whose story(ies) I should start reading? I tried sampling but there are so many I thought I'd ask.

Thanks,
Suzi

 

[starwolf]

Look for the following three authors:

Sepulchrave II
Piratecat
Wulf Ratbane

 

[xrpsuzi]

Look for the following three authors:

Sepulchrave II
Piratecat
Wulf Ratbane

Thanks! I am familiar with two of the three.... I'll hunt for the other.
suzi

 

[Altin]

Alternatively, if you're looking for something a bit shorter (all of the above will steal about a week of your life), why not try Barsoom Tales?

I don't write it or play in the campaign (I wish!) but it has plenty of grit and for my money it's the best story hour on this board currently under 20,000 words. Of course, the way Barsoomcore updates, it won't stay that short for long...

Yours,
Altin

 

[Altin]

Fool that I am, I forgot to include a link. Here you go:

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37087

 

[the Jester]

If you want something a little weird, try mine... strange things always a-happening over there.

 

[xrpsuzi]

Thanks for the help.... I noticed that there are some pretty extensive posts that I'll have to catch up on. Thanks Atlin for the link.

I'm also looking at League of Extrodinary Gentlemen. I'm not usually into d20 modern stuff... but it caught my eye.

Suzi
"storyhour looks so much nicer than pagemaker 7.0...."

 

[Piratecat]

We have a LOT of good authors. This is definitely my favorite part of the boards.

For some shorter (and utterly delightful) fun, try anything by JonRog1. You can get a feel for his writing style by reading the relatively short (15 minutes?) Pulp Spycraft.
god, it's funny.

Suzi, I'm going to edit your thread title to say [meta]. Hope that's okay.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

beep beep!

I would cite Fritz Leiber as my primary influence, but RE Howard is not far behind.

So at the risk of blowing my own horn... Wulf's Story Hour is the one for you. I think it has more of a pulp feel than Piratecat's or Sep's (not to cast aspersions on either of those fine stories... Just a style thing.)

And it has the advantage of being finished...

The link:

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=102&highlight=wulfs+story+hour

Wulf

 

[Enkhidu]

Why not come on over and check out the Small Beginnings story hour? It's (few but loyal) fans usually have some good things to say about it, and is a bit of a departure from the normal story hour: d'shai527 and I (the authors of the SH) introduce every post (in the latter half) with a tongue in cheek dialogue and a "tip of the day."

Plus we're prone to giving stuff away, like dice, to people who participate in our contests.

Here's the link: Clicky!