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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: Martin Milner on December 31, 2009, 05:34:16
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The Dark Saga 1: The Wolves are Gathering
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Dookov Earl has wandered for many moons, seeking a place where he feels comfortable. He has met many like himself, wandering alone or in small groups, too few to effect their desire to wreak mischief, to spread malcontent, to put one over on the good guys.
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His beard has grown grey with the years, but today he is drawn onwards by a power greater than himself, and he leaps from the living room carpet to the dining area linoleum with the energy of a younger man. A younger, evil man.
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Before him stands the source of the magnetic power, drawing him forward. The Dark Castle, the Wolves' Den. Two axemen stand at the gates. Dookov approaches.
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Axeman 1: Halt! Is it your desire to enter this castle?
Dookov: It is.
Axeman 2: Are you a miscreant, a wronger of rights, a befouler of maidens.
Dookov: I am.
Axeman 1: Do you loosen the tops of salt cellars in restaurants, and give only a small tip?
Dookov: I do.
Axeman 2: Finally, is it your intention to become the leader of this band of baddies?
Dookov: Naturally.
Axeman 1: You may enter.
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Dookov passes through the portal of pain, where no klicky with a pure heart may enter. He hears the castle itself speak to him, through him.
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Castle: Dookov Earl, I have chosen you to lead this gang of unruly backstabbing bar-stewards. You must mold them into a team, and you must add to their number at every opportunity.
Out in the furthest regions of this apartment there are klickies with dark armour, with stubble, with cross eyebrows, with those stupid eyes that look to the right. They are twisted by the evil nature that Geobra has inflicted then with, and they yearn to cause mayhem.
The first task I appoint for you is this. Collect them. Collect them all!
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Great start to a story.
Do I see some influence from the new Blister Package text? :D
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Hi Martin :wave:
You are off to another great start to this new adventure. I am glad you decided to make some new stories for us as we have not had any in a little while.
I really like your dark stecks castle. The picture where Dookov is allowed to enter is especially sinister looking . All dark walls with the bloody red accents >:D
Thanks
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Good stuff- I really like the castle. I wish I had enough of the dark steck pieces to make a castle. As it is, mine end up unused at the bottom of the bin...
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Good stuff- I really like the castle. I wish I had enough of the dark steck pieces to make a castle. As it is, mine end up unused at the bottom of the bin...
I could take them off your hands... ;)
This castle comprises as much dark steck as I could incorporate from three 5725 sets. The only other set I know where dark steck has appeared was 5738, and that only provides the outer buttresses, the lower part of the round tower battlements, and a drawbridge in dark steck, the rest being normal grey steck or, to my wonderment, blue tower tops.
The 5725 set lacks the outer buttresses but otherwise has everything you need, yet it isn't a full castle in one set. I hope one day get a 3665 or 4063 to provide a dark rock base for a smaller dark tower.
The Red Dragon Castles 5757 and 3269 in System X have taken over as the "dark castle" option, and the opcoming Dragon World castles 4835 and 4836 incorporate some darker sections, but lack any option to modify the layout as far as I can see.
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Another great story in process :wow:!
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Dookov Earl eh! :lol: :lol: Great start Martin, I like the look of Dookov's hat with the cape, very roguish! Look forward to more ('Collect them all!' sends chills down my spine)! :lol:
Gepetto :xmascheer:
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Wonderful start of a new story, but you are going to continue your current story in progress, aren't you?
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Wonderful story and photos, Martin. On with the good work!
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Lovely story, Martin. I especially like your humour in it!
I wish I had some dark steck to call my own, is it still available in the states or not? (when I go to NY in two weeks)
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I wish I had some dark steck to call my own, is it still available in the states or not? (when I go to NY in two weeks)
Sadly no, all my dark steck came from 3 eBay wins. Two sets I bid on while in the UK, and Gepetto took them in for me, the third I found recently on eBay (and it wasn't quite complete). The set 5725 was produced in 2002, for the North American Market, so you might find ione tucked into a corner in a smaller toystore, but it's highly unlikely.
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Another great story from you Martin!! ;)
Baden :)