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Grandfather's Tale *Update 13/06/12*

Postby Formendacil » Tue May 05, 2009 11:29 pm

So, in honour of today being my 5th year anniversary of joining Classic-Castle, I am officially releasing the first installments of what is intended to be a somewhat longer tale. I shall warn you now, though, that updates shall be irregular at best (namely whenever I feel like and have time--a rare combination).

Presenting, then, for lack of a better name: "Grandfather's Tale."

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http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Formendacil/Epic/03.jpg

And thence on to Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Unfortunately, that's as far as I've made it yet. By the by, when I say "chapter" what I really mean is "run of thematic scenes shot at the same time"... which does sort of work out to be a conventional chapter.

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EDIT: 13th June, 2012

Chapter 13 is now online--see this post of this thread for deeplinks and news.
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Aliencat » Wed May 06, 2009 1:55 pm

Oh man I can't wait to see how this continues :D
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby jokkna » Wed May 06, 2009 4:05 pm

Well this is amazing. :o :shock: :D


I am looking forward to see more from you :wink:

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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Heir of Black Falcon » Thu May 07, 2009 7:17 am

Nice work. Just wished there was a bit more to read. The grandfather should hand out gags before starting.... :D

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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Elephant Knight » Thu May 07, 2009 4:54 pm

Bratty kids, interupting the story all the time. No wonder it's going to take so long to finish it.

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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Blue Moon Knight » Thu May 07, 2009 5:18 pm

Those silly children and their questions! Nice story, can't wait for more!
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Robin Hood » Thu May 07, 2009 5:43 pm

Elephant Knight wrote:Bratty kids, interupting the story all the time. No wonder it's going to take so long to finish it.

EKnight


Hmmmm.....hm,hm.....I can't imagine who that would remind me of......hmmm, something a...oh I dunno...a....brother might do? :raiseone:

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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Brik Masta » Thu May 07, 2009 9:28 pm

Haha, that's exactly what happens when you try to tell a story to young kids. :P Lookin' forward to the rest of the story.
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Rick-Ricks » Fri May 08, 2009 11:19 pm

This is really nice. I like the kid's comments. They remind me of trying to read to my four-year-old niece.
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Formendacil » Mon May 11, 2009 10:35 pm

"Chapter 4" is now online...

I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Shadowviking » Mon May 11, 2009 11:06 pm

"Grandfather, tell me a story!" :D
This is pretty good so far. Looking forward to more chapters.
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Blue Moon Knight » Tue May 12, 2009 8:17 am

Getting exciting, can't wait for more!
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Voran_the_Scholar » Wed May 13, 2009 11:32 am

I am thoroughly enjoying this tale and the realism of the whole grandfather/young-grandchildren-who-don't-have-the-patience-to-sit-through-a-good-story dynamic. Since when do children ever sit quietly through a good story? Very nice, sir!

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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby Blue Moon Knight » Wed May 13, 2009 11:41 am

Ha ha, good point Voran! :lol:
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Re: Grandfather's Tale

Postby gormadoc1 » Wed May 13, 2009 1:58 pm

This story is great and well put together. :D
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