Before I created this Web Domain, and named it Phantasia, Phantasia
was a BBS in Houston, Texas. It was mainly devoted to Role Playing,
Anime, and Science Fiction. There was a message board called the
Golden Unicorn Tavern, and I had a great deal of fun hanging out "in
character" in the Tavern, and telling my stories.
Phantasia eventually closed down, the Internet proving to be too much
competition for the old BBS communities. But I miss those days, when a
computer and a little time was all it took to create your own little
world, where people could gather to tell stories and play games
together. In memory of the old Phantasia, I created this one, and I
still hope to recapure that idea, to help people who want to just
create little private sites like this one. Unfortunately, it still
isn't possible for us to compete with the big commertial sites, at
least not yet.
While I was posting on Phantasia, a number of interesting little
stories were told. I recorded most of them, and then re-wrote them in
the style of fan fiction. Most of these works are not written by me,
but by folks I've lost track of. I'm hoping that this will inspire
some of them to track me down again. (And hopefully not to say they
don't want me posting their stories. <G>)
BTW, it's likely that most of this won't make sense if you don't know
the characters. I wish I could capture more of the spirit of the
Golden Unicorn Tavern, but I'm afraid that these stories will just
have to do.
Amilynn's Entrance
The most dramatic event ever to occur in the GUT, this was actually
the result of a thread that went out of control. WARNING: There is a
reference to lesbianism in this story, nothing explicit, but if the
subject offends you, please do not read it.
Descent Into Darkness
The GUT gets abducted to Ravenloft.
A New Challenge
Aftermath of the Ravenloft tale. The last part of the story is oddly
prophetic, given that at the time I had no idea the Web would someday
shut the BBS communities down.
Esmeralda's Story
A very cool story from one of the more prolific writers in the
Tavern.
Guardians of Atlantis:
The Devil's Iceberg
Although I told this story in the Tavern, it is actually one of the
serials that I want to start. It's based on a series of Dungeons and
Dragons games I played. I have a large cast of characters, and many,
many stories to tell about them. So this is a preview of a story you
should see in more detail here someday.