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Arc II, Chapter 67: Up to Speed

“The Spirit of Vengeance requires a delicate touch,” Madam Celia said after we had gathered inside and settled in the downstairs living room. “You were supposed to use its magic once and then...

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Arc II, Chapter 66: Sparks Fly

I didn’t have time to mourn Carlyle. The Die Cast, far removed from its original purpose, was not sated by the death of the eldest Geist. It wanted more.

Kimberly and I scrambled back over ...

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Arc II, Chapter 65: On the Fence

The cast and crew went about resetting to get the rest of the scene. I got close to Bobby in case he saw something on the script that might indicate Carlyle could survive the day. He didn’t say a...

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Arc II, Chapter 64: Dreary Street

I got dressed for my last day as a director. Because this would surely be my last day. First Blood was upon us. It was so close I could feel it in my skin like static electricity. With this enemy, ...

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Arc II, Chapter 63: The Peeping Tom

Carousel definitely had a sense of humor. I could appreciate that, but in the end, the joke was always on us.

My feet were wet. I must have left a puddle on the floor from some shower I had h...

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Arc II, Chapter 62: A close shave (unedited)

Living in Carousel was odd in so many ways, but the thing that stuck out the most to me wasn’t the constant feeling of impending doom or the mysterious residents; it was the petty thievery.

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Chapters start dropping tomorrow

Had to get my evil, undead ducks in a row for the upcoming chapters. They start dropping tomorrow. They should drop fairly quickly after that. Thank you for your patience. There will still be at le...

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Arc II, Chapter 61: Grease Fire

The more Ramona spoke, the more I felt like the entire Tutorial was a row of dominoes or, better yet, a Rube Goldberg machine with a hundred little pieces waiting to do their part, their ultimate p...

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Interlude--Ramona Part III

Last Part of the Interlude

Ramona looked to where the terrible metal-covered man had been only moments earlier. He was no longer there. It felt as if she had been standing in that very spot...

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Interlude--Ramona Part Two

“What’s going on over there, Paul?” the voice on the radio called out. The voice had been asking about the misplaced mayor for several hours, but now it asked only about the lou...

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The last few days

I want to apologize for the delay in updates—I've been unwell these last few days. Thank you for your understanding and patience. I look forward to resuming the story soon!

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Interlude--Ramona Part One

Carousel, Carousel.

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New Advance Chapter Goal

Chapter drops tomorrow. It might end up being two, I can' tell yet. Right now, the Patreon stands at 6 advanced chapters. I hope to move that up to 10 within the next few weeks. I have a break from...

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Arc II, Chapter 60: The Empty Frame

I froze in place. Never before had Casting Director thrown me a curveball like that.

Ramona Mercer.

She was one of the victims of the original Centennial disaster. What...

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Arc II, Chapter 59: Fire

Antoine, Isaac, and I jumped into my car. We watched the screens that had appeared in our minds. We were Off-Screen.

Future Mayor Gray and the coked-out Ricky Zaragoza got back into the brown...

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Arc II, Chapter 58: The Flask

“Take this,” Carlyle said, handing me the script. He sounded annoyed at having to break away from our work. “Go through it and make sure everything is consistent with what we talked about.”...

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Arc II, Chapter 57: Carlyle (unedited)

Player Stats:

Player Tropes:

Riley Lawrence is the Film Buff<...

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Arc II, Chapter 56: The Die Cast

“Are you sure there are no Omens here?” Kimberly said for the third time.

“I’m sure,” I said. “I’ll keep an eye out.”

She was nervous, but how could I blame her? The las...

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Quick Update

Chapters Saturday and Sunday.

Need to get things right. There are about 10 chapters left in the Tutorial (book 4). After that things should speed up and I will nail down a set schedule.

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Arc II, Chapter 55: Break the Cycles of the Past

I was shaking when we returned to our sad excuse of a hotel room on the other side of the hill. We had gotten our fair share of clues from Jedediah Geist. That was literally his eternal job; he ans...

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Arc II, Chapter 54: The Séance Part Four

This is the final Séance chapter. I think I answered every question that could be answered. Some are answered by implication. Other questions were precluded by the answers to previous questions. ...

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Arc II, Chapter 53: The Séance Part Three

The next one is the last one. I promise.

The flashback changed.

I saw a young Jedediah alone in the schoolyard. Another child, whom I could assume was a bully, was skulking around the...

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Pick Your Fave Writ

These are starter bases and will not last forever, but they each have something to offer a new team just starting out.

1. The Abandoned Jail

  • Loca...

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Writ of Habitation Thoughts

As many of you might assume, once the Tutorial ends, the real game begins, and the first thing our players need is a place to stay.

As Patrons, the choice of a base is yours. Just know that m...

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Arc II, Chapter 52: The Séance Part Two

Alright. This is part two of the séance. There will be a part three soon. I did not plan on it being this long, but I am just having so much fun writing it that I've mostly given up on shrinking ...

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Arc II, Chapter 51: The Séance Part One

The renovated version of Jed Geist’s house, acting as a deluxe suite for a hip, modern resort, had been an incredible vacation.

I didn’t realize that while we were there. I could only foc...

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Update on Séance Chapter

I'm checking in about the Séance Chapter. This one grew bigger than originally intended and will be a two-parter. Sorry for the delay, but as you might imagine, I have to focus on the wording for ...

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Questions for Jedediah Geist

Finally, the time for answers is here. In the next chapter, the players will talk to Jedediah Geist, and, just maybe, they will get some answers about where the Throughline is headed.

All tha...

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Arc II, Chapter 50: Don't Pull Any Threads

The blood-curdling scream demanded a conga line of concerned friends running upstairs. It was one of the oldest rules in horror movie history. Everyone goes to the scene of the blood-curdling screa...

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Arc II, Chapter 49: A Game Within a Game

“Spooky,” Brenda said as she and the other NPC who wasn’t playing started giggling. “Does one of the ghosts smoke cigarettes? I swear I smell cigarettes.”

She took the sheet with th...

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