Danny Wall
Writing Stuff
Project: | Full-length, four-act melodrama
The LADY VANISHES
Adapting the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie for the stage!
A train winds its way through the small, troubled country of Bandrika on the eve of war! On board are a variety of people, each with their own secrets and agendas… minus one. There was a little old governess bound to return to England, or was there? Why can only one young woman remember seeing her? Is it a mystery, a vast conspiracy, or simply a faulty memory? Our hero must find the vanishing lady, lest she risk her sanity, or even her very life!
Adapted for the stage as a writing sample to capture the voice, the charm, and the suspence of this Hitchcock classic, The Lady Vanishes takes on the challenge of setting the majority of a full length play on a moving train. Full of melodrama and intrigue, it's a faithful re-creation that's sure to make its readers fall in love again with this classic tale.
Project: | Full-length, two-act comedy
KUNG FU SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN NINJA
What if Snow White wasn’t a lowly maid in the castle but a butt-kickin’ student of kung fu?
What if the evil queen wasn’t a petty, jealous tyrant but a petty, jealous head of the class?
And let’s not forget the gauntlet of Ninja that haunt the Tangled Forest of Darkest Fears!
Verbal gags and physical humor abound on nearly every page. It’s a mash-up of East meets West, of tangled fairy tales and twists on familiar legends!
Designed for student performers and featuring a large cast, Kung Fu Snow White is full of challenge, surprises, and delight for both crew and audience alike.
MARVEL COMICS ROLE-PLAYING
Project: | TSR's MARVEL SUPER HEROES RPG
THE HEROIC AGE
an original adventure supplement
Written to allow game players to join in when Marvel Comics entered its self-proclaimed new Heroic Age in 2010. Here’s the chance to enter a Heroic Age of one's own, with the classic Marvel Super-Heroes Role-Playing Game published originally by TSR, Inc.
Five heroes who have rarely, if ever, worked together are the sudden recipients of a strange summons. As they band together, they begin to unravel the strange secrets of a villainous Network. But what is the Network, how far does its reach extend, and for what dread purpose are they organizing themselves?
Players take the role of one of the heroes committed to uncovering the secrets of the Network in this exciting adventure that captures the feel of classic superhero epics!
Project: | Marvel Universe Role-Playing Game
SPIDER-MAN'S GUIDE TO NEW YORK
a fan-made sourcebook supplement
One of the most ambitious projects taken for a fan-made product, produced for Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe Role-Playing Game.
This 108-page product features full-quality illustrations and highly-detailed retrospectives of characters and locations in Marvel Comics' New York. I personally oversaw if not created each page's graphic design as well as contributed to well over a third of the character profiles and large sections of text such as the "Introduction to New York" and "The Goblin Legacy." Also included is my full-length original adventure "Something Sinister This Way Comes," including my original full-color detailed maps.
From the back cover:
“Discover all the action, all the mystery, and all the adventure that can only be found in Marvel Comic’s New York City! Get all the details on your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, his friends, enemies, and other vigilantes who roam the streets of Marvel Manhattan. Take a peek at profiles for over forty super-heroes and super-villains! Explore the city with detailed descritpions ranging from Hell’s Kitchen to Empire State University! … This is the supplement you’ve been waiting for!”
What did the fans have to say on
the MURPG message boards?
"Rated against the published books? Its as good if not better... The 'fluff' is also pretty good... the history and commentary on Marvel's New York City especially."
--Wildknight
"I also have to give points for how polished it looks."
--Takewithfood
"It's a great book. Really. ... Great work, and the GM section is awsome."
-- Anonymous
"It does catch the feel of the main books and has a high level of professionalism. Nicely done."
--Raynorn
"I loved this project both as a fan boy and as a game designer. I thought it was great that you choose to remain respectful to the original concept and scaling system showing a measure of restraint and practicality that most people on this board don't even bother with. It is obvious that you have a firm grasp of balanced game structure. Once again, I'd just like to say how VERY impressed I am with both the enormity of this product and the level of quality with which it was completed."
--Anonymous
"Nobody cares."
-- Jet
ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES
Project: | unpublished Mystery Anthology submission
Kōjī Misutori
(Cozy Mystery)
Ōnesama is the most gifted matchmaker in the entire shogunate! Yes, very gifted, indeed! So when the Emperor decrees that his son must be married, the search leads far from the capital of Kamakura and deep into the lands of feudal Japan.
But the political climate is changing, and the spirits of the Tsukumogami see everything. Even . . . murder!
Inspired by the tradition of "cozy mysteries," this story offers a new perspective and a mystical twist to the familiar set-up. Be charmed by the warmth and heart of Ōnesama, the Miss Marple of feudal Japan!
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