Curie Author Showcase (December 19, 2018)

Images property of @saunter

Pick your backpacks and get your camera ready guys because we will be joining @saunter on a trip to the cold but beautiful land of Iceland to get to the Westfjords, but pardon me this wasn't a trip but a journey where you can find our adventurers enjoying the massive landscapes, the relaxing hot springs _{with yerba mate} and of course the main objective of the adventure, get to the magnificent cliffs.

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I met Przemek and Martyna at a Facebook's group of Polish hitchhikers who are currently staying in Iceland. Przemek announced his willingness to go to Westfjords and was looking for people willing to join the trip. Not long before I've visited a piece of the region, but most of this depopulated area was still waiting for my foot to be put on it. The hesitation did not last long and a few days later, in the borrowed, black Honda Accord, we rode north - towards the new land. -@saunter

C'mon guys you have to admit it does look like an adventure and look at those pics, the fjords are beyond beautiful, they even found an old marooned ship and of course they went and explored it _{no it wasn't a Fire Nation ship, relax} to take even more amazing pictures, honestly this post left me wanting more, but the best part is that at the end of the post it concludes with
<--- to be continued _yay!

Images property of @echocinematics

What about we mix some music and some moving images guys? Yeah, a video clip let's call it that way! And what about a single from a rising artist? I got you covered! Well, @echocinematics has you covered with an amazing music video they produced and shot presenting the world to Melody Ann singing her single Too Good

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These guys have been posting about video production for a while, always showing backstage footage and similar low profile stuff related to the business, but this is the first time they release a full music video, and they did it in the most spectacular fashion. Not only is the song a catchy earworm but the careful planning and cinematographic language used in the video is present at all times, plus the effects, and post-production work are the cherries on top! I can't wait to see similar material from these amazingly creative people! _{they even insert some D&D dice there, how cool!!!}

Images property of @modernzorker

It's time guys, nerd-up! We're going face first into the world of D&D. You don't know anything about D&D? Mo worries my friends that's why we have @modernzorker in the ship. We will unravel all the forbidden secret of the abbreviations and terms that plague the ever-expanding worlds of the most famous Role Playing Table Top game, but wait he wants to present himself

ModernZorker writes about comics, video games, RPGs, and other stuff for his fellow geeks. This is his second time being arrested by @curie for full frontal nerdity. He has no intention of reforming himself at this time. - @modernzorker

I like this guy! He made up some cool words! And that's one of the best parts of his post. His particular humor and hilarious word choices are what made this really long article pretty fun to read, and it has to be long because he explains from the dice names to how you call yourself and other characters, getting to how you measure your health and defensive points, talks about the systems of progression and even in-game economy and how difficult your enemies will be. After reading all this I can assure you, you are set to go out there to adventure and get killed by a rat or something _{what? Theory is not everything, I can tell you by XP}

Images property of @cizzo

Talking about cool words, what about we engage in some reading, I got you a really cool story from @cizzo who I must say is a really gifted and talented writer, who is a master at capturing his readers from the beginning and raising the tension of his story as the it progresses and in addition to that his plot-twisting skills are from another world! He displays all of this in the second weekly contest held by @themarkymark which had the central theme of Your first tinder date.

(...) “I mean, a tinder date. And now this. It's so quick. I mean it’s good. It’s great. I really like you. It’s just been a while. My last relationship didn’t end in the best way and...” Zoe stopped herself. She felt her face go flush (...)

This one is the tale of Zoe a girl searching for an adventure via Tinder , and oh boy, did she find one as her hot date progresses and things get hot, but I must warn you, everyone, this takes an unexpectedly dark turn when she's put in a position that no girl that I know will ever want to be part of willingly _{giggles FIGTHING GOOOOLD}

Images property of @arrr

Yarrr, we arrive at th' gloomy shores o' a city, a city that be doomed but ye don't 'ave t' picture it in yer mind 'cause we 'ave Captain @arrr on board wit' us today 'n let me tell ye, be an amazin' artist, don't let th' eye-patch fool ye landlubbers, 'tis a terrific work o' digital art wit' a lot o' elements seamlessly blendin' into a really wonderful scene but if ye can nah appreciate it, t' th' plank wit' ye

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Moloch devours the city. Strange creatures appearing in the city give rise to enticing dissociation tunnels. Huge Gloomy Woodpeckers seek out the following victims. The city can only be saved by the arrival of the Turtle Moritz and his mistress ... But they are far away and moving too slowly - the city is doomed. Who will help them? - @arrr

Let me tell ye, th' cap'n be so talented that even made up a tale that goes wit' th' artwork, nah only that, th' cap'n be so confident in his abilities that even made a video _{wit' smart chanties} fer ye t' see th' process o' his creative mind, this illustration has it all, look at th' details 'n th' composition be magnificent, th' way th' light plays wit' th' characters 'n th' objects be great, we be so lucky t' 'ave th' cap'n on board! _{if ye don't reckon so ye will be keelhauled Alestorm plays in the background}

This Curie Author Showcase was written by Curie Curator @elfranz (Franz) at times with input from other Curie curators and reviewers. All images and quoted texts are the copyright of their respective authors.