>At least I don't have to worry about my hair catching on fire.

Give it time, it'll find a way.

>>17751162
>part 11, wow

i don't think moving such a large population will be feasable for our intrepid group of terrans... i wonder what cleverness they'll come up with?

>>17751162
>psion doesn't worry about burning hair off.
>hair burns off anyways from ghost fire or demonic shenanigans.

>>17751271
Can he even shave his head now, or does he have to deal with ghost fire forever?

>>17751304

Uncarnates can become corporeal again for a minute a day.

>>17751304
Any +1 blade would do I think.

So, can the Journalist make a Crystal Golem body for himself now?

>>17751373
>not trying to possess te MP3 golen instead for shenanigans.
really?

Look at the bright side;
he no longer has to worry about getting stabbed.

>>17751401
Start tracking down the Spymaster. Sneak in invisibly and then materialize and stab him randomly during his day. "Not so much fun, is it?"

How is he writing?

>>17751443
Fund it.

I just realized something: Darth Spymaster struck him down, and he became more powerful than he could imagine........ Should have warned the elf about that earlier.

>>17751389
Meh, the iGolem is his own man,..woman...thing.

>>17751464
He can still manipulate things. Telekinesis, probably.

>>17751464

Journalist can move objects while incorporeal. And i think somebody said that uncarnates can become corporeal for a minute a day

>>17751464
He can manipulate at touch range, No floating things across the room though.

I thought journalist could not into telekinesis.

>>17751544

It's not telekinesis, he's still able to manipulate stuff while in ghost form, but like what 008 said, he needs to be able to "touch" it.

Well damn I figured the narrator would leave his body at some point, but he certainly picked the most badass way to do it.

Wonder if the spymaster is still "alive" or if he'll try to stab at his ghost now too.

>>17751544
He might be learning. He did just become a psionic ghost so some changes are definitely happening already.

>>17751603

Yeah I thought he would be more concerned about the fact that he's a permanently-disassociated spirit now than where all the refugees are going to settle.

>>17751665
Well, he was probably getting ready for this moment since the time he noticed he started detaching subconsciously.

It's cool, he can go hang out with Avery now.

>>17751718

Heh, I bet he didn't expect it to happen like this though. It's like the difference between wading out from the shore and just being thrown overboard into deep water.

Alright. I hate to say it, but it's time to start wrapping this up. The story's been going on since the 18th and it's consumed my life. I've closed out all the active plot threads that I can remember, so I'm going to end it. I have two more posts and then that will be it for now.

>>17751798

Putting it on hiatus or ending it completely?

Because you've more than earned some rest from this. I'm amazed that it's lasted this long.

>>17751798
yeah, that is a good idea.
Sad to see it go, but it's better than forcing yourself.
This is a good point to end it for now and akso a good point to which you can return if you feel like doing more at a later date.

>>17751798
Damn, I'd have liked to see some resolution on the portal-creator issue, but it isn't a bad ending point either. Sad to see it go, it was a fun read.

>>17751798
that would make me a sad panda. I totally understand that you can't keep this update schedule long term but i would ask you to not abandon this project completely. even if its just two hours every other saturday I would still keep reading.

Journal Entry 362

Austin has managed to make their food processing system more mobile and adjusted it to work with the sand. I'm not sure how nutritious it will be, but the consistency has at least improved. The surviving sun church leadership know the continent better then most, so they have been tasked to take care of the population and try and get it, eventually, to Wolflake. They may be able to use the river for transportation. I'm not sure where it ends or if it connects to the other rivers, but it's flowing in the right direction. As for us, we're trying to figure out what we want to do with our lives. We're tired. Maybe it's time to retire. Mike and Cherri are probably going to settle down and summon up a family. Marcus and Raina pretty much already have. I'm pretty sure we can find something to keep ourselves occupied in Aeyllin aside from being research subjects. Maybe I can take up a teaching position and spread the advancement, maybe get myself a new body, maybe not. Hopefully we won't make the same mistakes that the founders of New Paris did. If we do, I can only hope that the next group manages to fix our mess. So here we are. We were taken here against our wills, forced to fight to survive. We did, we adapted and we fought back. We crushed civilizations and helped found new ones. We changed the world. We survived. We are Terrans. We will always find a way.

>>17751798
We'll miss these threads, but if you've finished the story, then it's best not to force it along. Thank you for the amazing trip, and please, if you ever want to pick this up again, or if you ever have another story idea you want to share, I think I speak for most of /tg/ when I say that we'd love to see more of your writing.

On a side note, you've inspired me greatly, got me working on some of my neglected projects, and for that, I thank you.

>>17751798

>>17751891
That sounded conclusive. Now I'm desperately curious about what inspired another journal entry.

Good point about ending it, stories gotta end sometime!

Was fun reading it.

>>17751891
>Mike and Cherri are probably going to settle down and summon up a family

Ahahahaha

>We are Terrans. We will always find a way.

Oh my god, 008, you are my favorite writefag on this board. Ever.

Thank you so much for this story.

>>17751798
While I'm disappointed by this I don't actually want the story to drag out.
Plus you deserve a break and I'm glad that you aren't just abandoning us,without a conclusion.

Thanks 008, its been quite a ride.

>>17751915

Epilogue?

It's not over 'til the fat lady sings.

this could have gone on for a good couple of months. freaking harry potter length man. but good end nonetheless.

>>17751943
Then again, he said two more posts, not two more journal entries...

Journal Entry -----

Two hundred years, just like we predicted. The next batch of Terrans has arrived in Rosenbridge. Twelve of them. They've already been here a week, struggling for food and water, living in an alleyway; Dirty and terrified of their new surroundings but not willing to lay down and die. Ah memories. Avery and I have already made contact and gotten their trust. We had our first discussion. They arrived from late 2011, our past. Of course this meant that we had to convince them that this was unrelated to the Mayan Calendar 2012 nonsense. We'll be taking them to New Chicago. We are going by train so we have time to talk and they will have time to eat and rest. Once they've adapted to the ways of this world, maybe a few will travel to Aeyllin and sign up at the University. I can already feel magic and psionic talents in them, struggling to express themselves. I can only wonder how they are going to change the world, what ideas and skills they've brought with them. Things may get exciting again.

it will be sad when my f5 button no longer dispences story

And that is that.

>>17751988
Thank you, 008.
Godspeed.

cool story, bro

Maybe it'll be one of those "Oh man, I haven't seen this journal in years! Guess I should update it to say what happened #0 years later..." journal entries.

That, or a cliff hanger of some new Terran getting the journal continuing it for the journalist.

>>17751988

The ride's been fun. Thanks for writing.

>>17752000
i posted that too late...
great story though

MAAAAAAAAAN
this thing lit up my every evening
I'm sad
somebody post the I'm sad jpg

BEST END

This has been the best thing on /tg/ for a long, long time.
008, you are incredible.
Thank you.

>>17752027
Well I'm slow. Great finish 008.

what happened with our psion guy and Avery?

>>17752051
itsamystery.jpg

>>17752036
There's no going sad in this thread!
HAPPEH ENDANG.

>>17751988
Thanks for the story man. I just powered through it all earlier last night when I caught it on a whim.

I don't regret doing it. Hope you might come back for more some time down the line. It's been fun.

>>17751988
>Two hundred years
>Avery's back
>MOTHERFUCKING TRAINS

I have so many unanswered questions, but the one thing we do know for sure is that they got a happy ending after all. And I'm thankful that you've brought us that, 008.

>>17752063
of course there's going sad, there will be no more writefaggotry

OP, that was one hell of a run.

Great job.

008, this is some of the best writefagging ever on /tg/. Sir, I salute you.

Well Done.

>>17751988
>Avery and I have already made contact and gotten their trust.
>We'll be taking them to New Chicago. We are going by train so we have time to talk and they will have time to eat and rest.

I'm okay with timeskip endings; they are a good substitute for "Happily Ever After', but so help me 008, if you don't fill in the details here at some point in the future, I will have to. And no-one wants me to do that, I'm a horrible writer.

Compared to you, anyway.

>>17752002
Wonderful way to end.
Thanks for everything 008, it was a good ride.

Good job 008, looking forward to seeing more of your work. Bee it in this setting or any other.

Is there any way to stop new posts? I want it preserved as it is, without any of anti-008 fagging anything up.

We had a good ride.

I just can't help but wonder...did they give up on finding their way home? Did they go home and decide they didn't belong there anymore?

So many questions, and yet none of them really need to be answered.

I salute you, OP. Excellent work.

Thank you 008.

slowclap.gif

008, I've been following this pretty much from the start, only using the archive to catch up.

This was fucking awesome.

Thank you for reigniting my love of D&D(-like) games.

008, I just want to say thanks for a great story. It's not every day that we get something of this caliber, and it is definitely appreciated. I hope to some day see some more stories from you. Until then I wish you well.

Bravo :D Loved reading this 008. Some of the best Ive seen in a while.

I feel privileged to have been here to see this story unfold. Thanks for toiling on our behalf, 008.

Also, I note that a sequel following this new batch of Terrans would have potential for some cool worldbuilding, what with the steampunk magitek and the bustling Kobold-founded metropolis and all...

I loved the story, 008. Kudos to you for being awesome.

008, if you polished this up and put it in an e-book format, I would pay you money cash money.

That was beautiful, 008. I loved checking thread bookmarks every night since this started and finding more entries, it was like a chocolate calender that dispensed imagination and funtimes.
Thanks for your dedication and writing, 008.
May your spirit find its way to the halls of your fathers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOkYEgAPYO0

Aww damn we never knew what happened with the spymaster X_X Feels like a cliffhanger. I'm gonna assume that 200y later the only ones left are goddess/avatar Avery and psychich ghost main character. We never knew the details of Mike's devil contract either.

Epic ride. Thanks a ton!

>>17752454
The spymaster died in the explosion, it was enough to break all his enchantments. He was working on his own in the end, mindlessly following his last order because the Rheingrafs themselves were wiped out either in the Wolflake war, or by the other Nobles to add to the undead army depending if they were in on it or not.

Oh damn I want to know so badly what happened to everyone else and what Avery's ultimate plan was.

008, YOU ARE AWESOME.

that is all.
this needs to have its own wiki entry because this has to be some of the best writefagging i've EVER read on /tg/ and thats saying something.

Inb4 anti-008 shows up and says "YEP THAT'S HOW THE ORIGINAL ENDED TOO YOU PLAGIARIZER WAKE UP SHEEPLE"

so what is avery now?

>>17752599
A mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in delicious, tsundere bacon.

>>17752599
Probably a Psion Uncarnate.

>>17752526
>>17752599
leave the man some room for a sequel guys

>>17752657
that's a psionic prc, she was a cleric

who knows where 008 lives? we need to send him money

Goddamnit this makes me want to play DnD RIGHT NOW!

Hell.
Fucking.
Yes.

>you will never have a DM as dedicated or talented as 008 for your group

>>17752712
FUND IT
Anyways.

This has been awesome. You should feel awesome. You are awesome.

Get some downtime, chillax, crack open a cold one and remember that you'll always be one of the best write/namefags on /tg/.

Maybe one of these days all those loose ends will get tied up, but I would rather it end here where you're comfortable instead of cheapening things by forcing it. godspeed 008.

>>17752893

This.

You earned a break, 008. This has been a great story and I thank you for writing it for us.

well in case i ever get stranded in fantasy, can anyone tell me how big wikipedia is gigabyte wise and how to download all of it at once?

>>17752893
Oh, as an addendum to future writefaggots:

Take careful note of the characters. Note how even the promiscuous characters are only loosely described, and scenes never depicted. THIS is how you write about sexualized characters without it turning into writewankery. Also note that the main characters aren't sexualized at all, except perhaps for the alluded to avery/narrator one time coupling.

>>17752943
http://dumps.wikimedia.org/
Is what I think you're looking for.

>>17753054

>>17753054

If anything I think this is just proof that actual talent will speak for itself and attract fans, regardless of attempts to wrongfully tear it down.

Now go find something actually constructive to do with your time.

>>17753114
Dude, you'd expect such hate for someone that rapes your fields, burns your family and salts your house, not a rather successful writefag.
You sure all that butthurt isn't from something serious, like colon cancer?

>>17753054
Wait, are you saying he lost us as fanboys?
Because I guarantee if we see his name on here again we'll have that thread on constant F5 duty.
Or do you mean that we as fanboys lost? If so, we really haven't, as we still have the story and are satisfied with it, even if the ending was a bit abrupt. 008 owes us nothing, so any good material is a gift to us and we appreciate his dedication to anonymous strangers on the internet.
I also appreciate your dedication as well. Without your trolling, this story may have eventually died down without any fanfare like so many others. Instead, your juvenile and blatant, yet dogged attempts to pull him down only strengthened his fans. Bravo. Makes me wonder if you aren't a fan that wanted to unite the rest of us by being the villain we needed.

>>17753114
You need to work on your spelling. You also need to stop being a retard. You can solve both those problems by drinking a litre of bleach.

>>17753114
How sad to define yourself by what you aren't. While he spent eleven threads creating a story for the enjoyment of others you ran around screeching like a fool and trying to be a nuisance because you didn't enjoy it. You've told outright lies, whined like a child and generally spent eleven threads throwing a tantrum when you weren't being shoved into the time-out corner by the mods.

Is this who you want to be? Is this the best that you can make for yourself? How can you possibly be satisfied by this?

>>17753221
look mate
if you want to learn how to troll, go visit /b/, it's a horrible shitfest of a place but it might teach you something
until then I'll give you a 1/10 because I responded

>>17753221
yfw

>>17753221
But that's not the reality of the situation at all. All stories have to end somewhere and it was time for this one to end. He spent weeks making a story for us. He doesn't owe us anything and I'm certainly not frustrated. Dude's fucking awesome.

I'll be leaving this thread the way I entered it and the way I was during it: Happy. Whereas all you've done is rage, bitch and moan. If you can find happiness here with your delusions about what's going on, then, good for you, I guess?

Just report him. Trolling and flaming are violations of global rule No. 1.

Oh please, someone pay attention to me, I am so lonely here in my mothers basement. why wont you fine upstanding citizens agree with me. is it because I'm a jerk, is it because I smell like an unflushed toilet. or is it because I masturbate furiously to the thought of my aunt. oh please, please pay attention to me .

>>17752963
i think it is too, thank you. now i just have to figure out how it works.
also, perhaps Lucas survived the attack on New Paris and is now attempting to troll this thread

Thanks for the ride 008, that was one hell of an awesome story.

Someday, maybe, I'll tell my grandkids that someone going by the name of 008 made me the classy gentlekobold I am now.

Thanks for the great story,008. Maybe one day I'll find something awesome to writefag on /tg/.

>>17753342
You're still going to finish the other character portraits right? Just upload them to the 1d4 page.

>>17753386
I'm not the drawfag, this pic is a repost (and is totally worth being reposted).

But I do hope that he will finish his stuff, it's excellent.

>>17752519
What I want to know is how did Avery get back, because she kind of holynuke'd herself. That's kind of a major thing for me. And this is less urgent, just curiosity, is JournalPsion a psychic ghost and essentially immortal (what I'm going with for now), or did he actually get a body for himself?

So in the end Narrator-kun basically turned into pic related?

>Imokawiththis.jpg

So here's my Avery theory.

Facts we know: sole focus of the god's attention. Something from the Exalted handbook, certainly.

Second fact: Powers taken by necromancer people for a while, until she got them back, at which point they were different (blue, not yellow).

Fact three: She did some sort of magical explosion thing, and disappeared.

Maybe a Favoured Soul?

Utterly amazing story, but the ending is kind of a let down, I gotta say. Too many loose plot threads and it just stops with no warning. Also what the hell am I going to read now? I'll have to actually start sleeping at night.

Well, it looks like I'm going to start sleeping at night again.

Epic (In the truest sense of the word) story, 008. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Any chance of it being cleaned up and posted as an ebook?

>blunt admiration

>>17753754
>Too many loose plot threads and it just stops with no warning
this is what's called preparation for stranded in fantasy 2: a new home

>>17754104
>ebook
it has to be sold as an actual, slightly burn (fucking wizards), journal

008, you should feel really, really good about this.

I haven't been this captivated since I got my hands on Assassin's Creed.

And that's saying something.

>its ddndang
Yes, captcha, it was addicting

008, I salute you and your writing skills. I am saddened that I will no longer be able to read more entries of your tale but I enjoyed the ride, you are an inspiration to other writefags like me, I have the stories but lack the confidence to post.

The narrator... I believe I will be including him in my campaigns from now on, but I will not give him a name, he is and always shall be the Narrator.

Would anyone be terribly offended if i copied the journal-entry format for a write-fagging of my own? Or would that cheapen it?

>>17755801

>Or would that cheapen it?

Probably.

>>17755801
Hmm. This soon after it might feel derivative, but if the story is solid enough it should make up for it. It's not like 008 was the first person to use that style.

>>17755801

It shouldn't, it's just a writing style.

>>17755801
eh. let it stew. give it 2 months or so, let us forget so we aren't constantly comparing it to this. Unless you're a hella good writer, I don't think it will work out well so soon. But if you think you can, go for it.

>>17755837
No, I'm mediocre, at best. I'll let it sit for a few months.

>>17755801
you should be careful with the main characters attitude and writing style if you do, beware the fanboys. If it's too similar to 008's character you'll probably just look like a tool trying to get attention by copying someone else's work.

>>17755937
Just write in new characters.
Make it a ghetto black guy or something

008 you are awesome and I feel privileged to have gotten the chance to read this story as it was being posted; thanks for sharing.

>>17754328

I personally shall be clinging to 008's statement that this will be it 'for now' like a drowning man to a piece of driftwood.

In any event, this is an interesting setting, and I think it still has a lot of potential for storytelling.

008, words can not even express how I feel.

Thank you.

You are better then papa-n
You are even on par with Goushoujin-Sama and even the god of all quests, Weaver.

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-d-d-stats---physical-test

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-d-d-stats---mental-test

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20001222b


give these tests to players
tell them to answer like they would, not their characters
start game
"You all meet in a RosenBridge"

also if anyone has a good class test it would be appreciated

>>17753386

Did we ever figure out how to add the pictures? I still don't see any on the 1d4chan page.

>>17756869

STR: 7
DEX: 10
CON: 9
INT: 16
WIS: 11
CHA: 6

Well, I could be a wizard or something.

008, do you want the text cleaned up for publication? My offer to edit still stands.

>>17756869

STR: 9
CON: 11
DEX: 11
INT: 17
WIS: 16
CHA: 8

True Neutral

I'm a rail-thin, introverted bookworm so these stats seem pretty legit.

Although, I laughed hard at the score curves for intelligence and charisma, apparently most people are casanova geniuses.

Neutral Good
12 Strength,
12 Constitution,
16 Dexterity
14 Intelligence,
11 Wisdom,
14 Charisma
I'm assuming my charisma score represents my lieing skills . I'm too fucking awkward to pick up woman but I can lie my way out of any situation.

>>17757419
>apparently most people are casanova geniuses
This threw me for a loop as well.

15 Strength
11 Constitution
10 Dexterity
16 Intelligence
14 Wisdom
9 Charisma
Neutral Good alignment

I am a muscle-wizard? Mostly a spell-caster, but I can comfortably take any Str or Wis based classes as well. Honestly, I'm surprised I have stats as high as that, though I suppose I'm not complaining.

>>17757293
No, it's covered for now. Thanks though

>>17757718

Retake test, choosing same answers and still trying to be as honest as one can be with limited options.

15 Strength
14 Constitution
11 Dexterity
16 Intelligence
14 Wisdom
9 Charisma

Maybe I skipped a question? Well, it makes more sense since I thought my Con. would be higher than Str or Dex, though my Str is apparently still highest.

thank you 008 this is truly a great story.

8 strength
11 constitution
10 dexterity
18 intelligence (LOL, perfect ACT score)
10 wisdom
10 charisma

Completely average except for int, so I guess i have to be a wizard.

great.

>>17757764

Well, all good things must end I suppose. In any case, I salute you 008. It has been a pleasure clogging your threads with doodles and I wish you the best in all your future endeavors. My only regret is that my hands could not draw fast enough to keep up with all the awesome stuff that was happening.


It is not a bad regret to have.

>>17757764

Oh, and here is the "final" version of Marcus and his wife after I added in the final corrections.

Thank you 008. This has been a true pleasure.

Where's that pic of the iGolem?

>>17758519

>>17758593
Thank you.

This WAS one of the best things to come out of /tg/.
Well fucking done, 008.

008

Thank you ever so much for this wonderful story.

It's been a blast guys

>>17758593
You have the jack switching which hand it's on.

It was a blast to write. Thanks, all of you.

And so the story ends. Maybe.

>>17759215

Drawfag here. Do you have a spam email account which you wouldn't mind posting here? I probably will do the journalist at some point in the near future and starting a new thread to post just that seems silly.

Journal Entry 773

That's it, I quit. The adventuring life is not for me. I'm going to walk back to Rosenbridge and marry that baker's daughter. Let this hair of mine grow back again. Dresden, that sonavabitch. He roped us all into it. Its the tomb of a Terran he said. We could become gods he said. Find the tomb, open the door, loot the place. It always seemed so simple when Dresden explained it over a few beers. Fucking bards.

So there we were, deep inside a tomb of horrors. I will not speak of the trials and sacrifices we made that day, lest the nightmares come back. I was bringing up the rear, scanning for trouble with my mind. The others had gone ahead and were exploring a large chamber. It seemed to be the end of the line, but was completely empty and covered in murals. Or so they told me with their thoughts. I never set foot inside, and for that I am thankful.

Just as I was about to join them I spotted a small object in the dust. The light from my torch glinted off of it as my boot struck and flipped it over. I picked it up cautiously with telekinesis and blew some of the dust off. It was a silver dragon scale. What was this doing here? At that moment the party triggered... something. The tomb shook and dust fell from the ceiling. Best as I can tell from their panicked thoughts one of the murals had detached from the wall and transformed into a massive golem. The golem spoke, and at such volume I could feel the words echo in my chest. Words that will haunt me to the end of my days.

Let this journal stand as a lesson to all. Don't fuck with the Terrans. Lest the last words you ever hear be...

"WHAT IS LOVE?"

AHH!

I'm only up to thread 4!

AND YET HE WRITES!!

I was wondering, what if that while all this took place it's just one part the continent? There's got to be multiple continents, so what if Terrans arrive there? What if certain areas are more advanced or less advanced. Say if an isolated area is like Victorian era, or say Stone Age.

I'd like to see what different groups of Terrans do. Perhaps instead of focusing on advancing warfare (which Terrans at first advanced, and yes eventually they did do some non-warfare advances) perhaps focus on the arts, agriculture..etc. It'd be funny to see wandering bards from different nation, running around with a magic electric guitar, singing like Elvis.

>>17760809

you could add it to 008's most recent thread.

>>17760809
Unfortunately no, and I'm a little too paranoid to post it here anyways

>>17761420
Cue terrified adventurers being chased through a trap dungeon by an igolem blasting the Benny Hill theme.