When I got to the end of the recording, I started it back over again on a hunch. As I had hoped, we immediately went Off-Screen when the second playthrough began. The audience wouldn't need to hear...
2023-06-24 14:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostKimberly screamed.
“Oh my god!” Anna yelled.
I stared at the corpse, looking for some trace of what might have done it. It was the work of something very strong, that much was certa...
2023-06-22 03:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post[Sorry for the delay. My computer died. I had to go find my old Gen 1 Chromebook to post this.]
Ten minutes after First Blood ended, Anna slowly tiptoed out of her living space and into view ...
2023-06-20 23:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as my shift ended, I fell into bed. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow. I was just exhausted.
My brain hurt like I'd been doing math problems all night. By all rights I should...
2023-06-17 01:02:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, I watched as the day shift people came back and started their routines all over again. I was tired in a way that I hadn’t been in a long time, and yet, I felt like I couldn’t slee...
2023-06-16 00:55:42 +0000 UTC View PostThere is a vote currently on Discord to choose Riley's new aspect. If you haven't seen it yet, go check it out! While most vote...
2023-06-15 04:32:40 +0000 UTC View PostIt was noon. I wondered if the five days we were going to spend there were full days or if time would start speeding up once some important scenes were out of the way.
My question was slowly ...
2023-06-14 23:36:06 +0000 UTC View PostOur stats at the start of the storyline were as follows:
Riley: Plot Armor: 21/2 Mettle: 2 Moxie: 7 Hustle: 4 Savvy: 7 Grit: 1
Antoine: Plot ... 2023-06-10 18:12:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It was another day before we finally went to the diner we had been hearing about since we arrived. Mostly, we heard about it in the context of someone asking where Arthur was and everyone answering...
2023-06-08 07:44:24 +0000 UTC View PostAs night fell, my friends and I found ourselves on the back deck watching the sun go down. We didn't talk about much. We had had a busy day and there were veterans around steering the conversation....
2023-06-06 00:17:40 +0000 UTC View PostAll in all, there were seven teams at the library. Of course, my friends and I hardly counted.
The other teams had been put together strategically for the better part and they could adapt sea...
2023-06-02 19:18:13 +0000 UTC View PostBy the next morning, much of the Lodge had developed a fascination with the concept of Secret Lore tickets. They wanted to get lore tickets of their own.
Not the whole Lodge, of course.
As Patrons, you have a say in choosing the players' next adventure. Pick your favorite from those listed below. The winner will be the next storyline.
Poll closes tomorrow when the next chapt...
2023-05-29 01:38:24 +0000 UTC View PostWe made it back to Dyer’s Lodge before sundown.
Antoine was still visibly withdrawn and distant. His eyes were red and watery. It was enough that when we walked back into the Lodge, people ...
2023-05-27 03:32:18 +0000 UTC View PostI had never seen Antoine like this. Even when he had stab wounds and broken ribs, he stood tall and pretended it didn’t bother him.
At that moment, he was completely vulnerable.
It to...
2023-05-25 06:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostEven though the horse ran even, graceful strides, every hoofbeat sent a jolt of pain up my leg from my shattered toes. An onlooker might have thought I had ridden a horse all my life as I guided th...
2023-05-23 05:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostAll of the short stories within this storyline had gone by quickly, but this one even more so because I wasn’t even in the main plot. Anna, Kimberly, and Camden had taken care of that. Dina and I...
2023-05-23 05:04:46 +0000 UTC View Post“They’re just…” a man yelled from atop one of the viewing platforms. I couldn’t see his face, but I could hear the confusion in his voice. “They’re just women.”
“What is tha...
2023-05-20 01:56:34 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t know why he helps those settlers. Every chance we get to let them either die off or abandon their settlement, he saves them. He gives them our food, our supplies,” Douglas said.
<... 2023-05-16 09:23:23 +0000 UTC View PostSuddenly, we were back around the campfire. At least we had all made it out this time.
“What was making the animals act so weird,” Jake asked. “Why would they attack like that?”
<...
The storyline was nearly over, yet we hadn't reached The End yet. There was something further to get done.
We raced back to the mine entrance where Nicholas' SUV was parked. When we arrived, ...
2023-05-11 05:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostWe began moving away from the light of the wishing well. There was something deep inside me that truly did not want to leave the light. The darkness ahead of us was surely safer than the darkness b...
2023-05-09 04:59:35 +0000 UTC View PostAs I dropped into the crack in the wall, I immediately found myself sliding down a steep incline. The rock was slick and wet. My feet scrambled against the stone, seeking to stop my fall or at leas...
2023-05-08 04:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe older Mr. Hesper was a tight-lipped and introspective man. When he saw his son coming, he nodded in greeting. He sat in his wheelchair like he was a king on his throne. His guards slowly pushed...
2023-05-06 05:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post“No time like the present,” Nicholas said loudly to all of those nearby. His voice cracked. I don't know if it was because of the strange screaming sound or because he was just nervous. “The ...
2023-05-04 19:05:54 +0000 UTC View PostI circled back around to the backside cabin. I took a long path. There was no sign of anyone, player or Straggler. The cabin lights were off and the windows were shuttered. Old Man Akers was probab...
2023-05-02 20:09:49 +0000 UTC View PostWe weren't a mile down the trail before we ran into the lawyers. It’s not that they had been taking their sweet time, no, they were walking back toward the cabin.
Antoine and Camden gave us...
2023-04-30 20:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post“What is happening?” Kimberly asked. “Why does the red wallpaper say that I’m a monster?”
She started to back away from us.
“It says that we all are,” Anna said. She looke...
2023-04-29 21:06:32 +0000 UTC View PostAs we started walking toward the teens hiding in the bush, I leaned in toward the group and said, “Just from that title I can tell you that this is probably a horror anthology.”
Even ...
2023-04-28 04:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostI needed somewhere to think. We were too close to town square. There were omens all over and many of them moved around. It was too dangerous to stay. I had to guide the group across town in the dir...
2023-04-27 00:16:26 +0000 UTC View Post