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and Tony DiTerlizzi
Hold it! Who are you, then? Whaddya mean, "it's warm in here"? I'm a hothead, is that it? Is that what you're sayin'? Are you sayin' that I'm a hothead? Is that it?
Well, OK, that's better. Now before we get started, I'm gonna lay down the ground rules. First, I'm in charge; which means you do what I say. Why? Because I'm Pressicalus Vaprous Aqueos, Scalder of Celestials, Burner of Mortals, Commander of Legions, and the greatest Overlord of all Steam Mephits! And I am the Chief Librarian of this place. Hey, are you laughin' at me? Are you sayin' I'm not fit ta take care of books? Is that what you're sayin'? Is that it?
Well, OK, that's better. I'd hate ta think you was makin' fun of me. Now, listen very carefully. I want you ta
walk down this hall here and carefully select a book ta read. And don't fold the pages. And be careful of those
spines! These things ain't cheap ya know.
Well, how about that? I'm actually pretty impressed with the performance of this mephit. Sure, he's a bit bossy and just a touch oversensitive - even for a Steam Mephit - but he's working out pretty well. So, what is this section of my web site all about?
These pages are probably the most unusual ones on my web site. Why? Mainly because they don't really have anything to do with the Planescape setting in terms of describing People, Places, Things, or Rules that others could use in their own campaigns. Rather, what can be found here are works of fiction that are a direct result of running my campaign.
There are three types of fiction to be found here. The first isn't really fiction in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is simply summaries of our live game sessions written up from the DM's point of view. Not only will this give you an idea of plots that I've used (and you could also use), but it might help to clarify how things can get lost in the translation from DM to Player. The second type of fiction is a direct result of that translation. Not only are these entries summaries of game sessions from the Player's side, they are actually written in the voice of the player's character. The final type is the "purest" fiction here. Rather than being a "colorized" summary of events, these stories are just that - stories. They were written in between game sessions and don't have anything to do with anything portrayed during a gaming session. However, a few things that came up in the stories have found use in later game sessions. (I leave no loose end unused.)
So just why does all of this exist in the first place? Hard to say. Myself and all of my players are veterans of gaming (at least nine years each); I guess we're just looking for new ways to expand the role-playing experience and make it more enjoyable. Besides, we're all on e-mail and we get bored. Most of the stories were written in a chain fashion over the Internet. Also, it's a more enjoyable way to share game events without sounding like a bunch of geeks. (Well, no more so than normal, anyway.)
OK, now that I've said my piece, let's let Pressicalus resume his duties and tell you what's what and what's where. (And he does so love to do that.)
