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<blockquote data-quote="Joker" data-source="post: 480410" data-attributes="member: 826"><p>1.) None, they are both fictitious (sp?) introduction based on real (with real I mean fake as in made up for a game.) characters. But as soon as I start Dm?g my campaign, I will start writing Story Hours based on what happens in sessions. </p><p></p><p>2.) It may sound slightly arrogant but I like reading what I write. Though I don't mind feedback. Though I would never tell you to plz go to my sig and press the link to read my tiny Story Hour. Nope. Not me. </p><p></p><p>3.) Well 20%, but he's not a player, he's a Dm. </p><p></p><p>4.) I don't really care, b/c it's not a good representation of how many ppl actually read it. Besides, we all know that Piratecat just presses refresh a couple thousand times a day so that it looks like ppl actually read it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />. </p><p></p><p>5.) I haven't really ahd an in-game moment yet but I think the hardest would be the infantile conversations that my friends have with the Dm sometimes. I would usually change it or leave it out entirely. </p><p></p><p>6.) </p><p></p><p>-Story/Plot- I like to see characters going through something bigger than kill this or kill that n stuff. </p><p></p><p>-Writing Style- I can't really explain this. </p><p></p><p>-Suspense, overcoming conflicts n stuff- These are always fun to read, especially if it's well written. </p><p></p><p>7.) </p><p></p><p>-Good formatting is definately one. Chtutulfagn (I am absolutely positive I misspelled his name), the one person who posted in my SH told me about this and when I changed my huge block of text into paragraphs and actually spaced it, I noticed a huge difference in the difficulty of reading it. It also became a lot more enjoyable. </p><p></p><p>-Simple spelling goes a long way. </p><p></p><p>-Going away from clich? and trying to find different things to say the same thing. </p><p></p><p>8.) Well, I quit the campaign that my SH was mainly for and I started a RTTTOEE. I thought about writing a Story Hour for that, but seeing the plethora of RTTTOEE SH's I didn't think I could add anything very new to what already existed. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully I can start my own campaign after Christmas. </p><p></p><p>9.) I wouldn't do that for a Story Hour per se. But I may do it to save the campaign. </p><p></p><p>10.)“I am Nemesis. May my sword of justice be sharp…” </p><p></p><p>The man stood in front of the mirror, scraping the short hair of his head. </p><p></p><p>“May the instruments of my righteousness be undefiled…” </p><p></p><p>Scrape. </p><p></p><p>“May the shield of my faith be strong.?</p><p></p><p>With every scrape, he uttered another one of the lines from his three-line mantra. </p><p>When his head felt smooth again, he wiped the condensation of the mirror to see the result of his handiwork. </p><p>His unusually blue eyes stared back at him. </p><p>He gazed at his throat, looked at it for a moment then looked back at the sharp razor. He was tempted, but then he put the razor down. </p><p></p><p>He turned around and walked out of the bathroom naked, into the large living area that contained everything he owned, which was everything he needed. </p><p></p><p>He walked towards the man-high mirror and inspected his tall, muscular body: The clean shaved head, the broad shoulders, the powerful arms, the rippling muscles on his stomach and the muscled legs. On the left side of his body except his face he had carved the word ‘DUTY?in every known language and on the right side he had carved the word ‘HONOR?in every language. </p><p>But there was not a single hint of vanity on his face. Instead, the look that he wore was one of meticulous objectivity, as if checking to see if a tool or weapon that was of great import to him was in good shape. </p><p></p><p>As always, he was satisfied. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe that's too much for a teaser. Oh well. </p><p></p><p>11.) Click the link, click the link. I will pay you if u click the link. Well, not really, but it's the thought that counts. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope this post was at least mildly informative/entertaining. I sure thought it was an excellent pass time to spend my skipped English class. And if I said things that were said before, I'm sorry, my English class wasn't long enough to read the whole thing. </p><p></p><p>Tata.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joker, post: 480410, member: 826"] 1.) None, they are both fictitious (sp?) introduction based on real (with real I mean fake as in made up for a game.) characters. But as soon as I start Dm?g my campaign, I will start writing Story Hours based on what happens in sessions. 2.) It may sound slightly arrogant but I like reading what I write. Though I don't mind feedback. Though I would never tell you to plz go to my sig and press the link to read my tiny Story Hour. Nope. Not me. 3.) Well 20%, but he's not a player, he's a Dm. 4.) I don't really care, b/c it's not a good representation of how many ppl actually read it. Besides, we all know that Piratecat just presses refresh a couple thousand times a day so that it looks like ppl actually read it :). 5.) I haven't really ahd an in-game moment yet but I think the hardest would be the infantile conversations that my friends have with the Dm sometimes. I would usually change it or leave it out entirely. 6.) -Story/Plot- I like to see characters going through something bigger than kill this or kill that n stuff. -Writing Style- I can't really explain this. -Suspense, overcoming conflicts n stuff- These are always fun to read, especially if it's well written. 7.) -Good formatting is definately one. Chtutulfagn (I am absolutely positive I misspelled his name), the one person who posted in my SH told me about this and when I changed my huge block of text into paragraphs and actually spaced it, I noticed a huge difference in the difficulty of reading it. It also became a lot more enjoyable. -Simple spelling goes a long way. -Going away from clich? and trying to find different things to say the same thing. 8.) Well, I quit the campaign that my SH was mainly for and I started a RTTTOEE. I thought about writing a Story Hour for that, but seeing the plethora of RTTTOEE SH's I didn't think I could add anything very new to what already existed. Hopefully I can start my own campaign after Christmas. 9.) I wouldn't do that for a Story Hour per se. But I may do it to save the campaign. 10.)“I am Nemesis. May my sword of justice be sharp…” The man stood in front of the mirror, scraping the short hair of his head. “May the instruments of my righteousness be undefiled…” Scrape. “May the shield of my faith be strong.? With every scrape, he uttered another one of the lines from his three-line mantra. When his head felt smooth again, he wiped the condensation of the mirror to see the result of his handiwork. His unusually blue eyes stared back at him. He gazed at his throat, looked at it for a moment then looked back at the sharp razor. He was tempted, but then he put the razor down. He turned around and walked out of the bathroom naked, into the large living area that contained everything he owned, which was everything he needed. He walked towards the man-high mirror and inspected his tall, muscular body: The clean shaved head, the broad shoulders, the powerful arms, the rippling muscles on his stomach and the muscled legs. On the left side of his body except his face he had carved the word ‘DUTY?in every known language and on the right side he had carved the word ‘HONOR?in every language. But there was not a single hint of vanity on his face. Instead, the look that he wore was one of meticulous objectivity, as if checking to see if a tool or weapon that was of great import to him was in good shape. As always, he was satisfied. Maybe that's too much for a teaser. Oh well. 11.) Click the link, click the link. I will pay you if u click the link. Well, not really, but it's the thought that counts. I hope this post was at least mildly informative/entertaining. I sure thought it was an excellent pass time to spend my skipped English class. And if I said things that were said before, I'm sorry, my English class wasn't long enough to read the whole thing. Tata. [/QUOTE]
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