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The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

For Shovelry!

For Shovelry!

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist October 20, 2016

Once upon a time, there was a legendary duo of noble knights that traveled all over the land during their many adventures. These were the stout Shovel Knight and the unbreakable Shield Knight. Together,...

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How Do You Want to Do This?

How Do You Want to Do This?

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist October 13, 2016

When it comes to Dungeons & Dragons, anything goes. With whatever world the DM has constructed, the players are free to do as they please. Maybe they will go explore a dungeon in search of loot, fighting...

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Like Journey, but Underwater

Like Journey, but Underwater

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist October 6, 2016

There is so much life, beauty, and mystery in the Earth's oceans. Countless species both known and unknown call the varying depths their home and to see all of these different organisms together would...

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Silver for Monsters, Steel for Humans

Silver for Monsters, Steel for Humans

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist September 29, 2016

War is ravaging the Northern Realms. Riding through the conflict is a beautiful raven-haired sorceress, galloping at full speed as the armies of the North and Nilfgaard clash. She does not stop for anyone...

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The World Could Always Need More Heroes

The World Could Always Need More Heroes

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist September 22, 2016

In the 2040s, the Omnic Crisis ravaged the Earth. Originally created by the Omnica Corporation to bolster manufacturing and and economic equality worldwide by creating robots of different purposes, the...

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The Friendly RPG Where Nobody (or Everybody) Has to Die

The Friendly RPG Where Nobody (or Everybody) Has to Die

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist September 15, 2016

A long time ago, two races, Humans and Monsters, ruled over the Earth. One day, war between the two races broke out, but after a long fight, the humans prevailed over the monsters and the latter were sealed...

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Live, Die, and Reborn by the Blade

Live, Die, and Reborn by the Blade

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist September 8, 2016

Up within the throne room of the Temple of Lantimor, the God King waits, as he has always done for centuries. Riding up on the lift is a warrior, determined to slay the Deathless and end his tyranny....

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Prepare to Die

Prepare to Die

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist September 1, 2016

In the beginning, during the Age of Ancients, the world was barren. Only fog, grey crags, towering Archtrees, and the undisputed masters of the land, the Everlasting Stone Dragons, were what inhabited...

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It All Returns to Nothing

It All Returns to Nothing

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist April 28, 2016

On September 13, 2000, a cataclysmic explosion occurred in Antarctica, melting the polar ice caps and even altering the Earth's axis. On top of this were massive tsunamis, increase in the global sea level,...

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Drifting Through the Wilderness

Drifting Through the Wilderness

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist April 14, 2016

Waking up from a horrible nightmare full of titanic monsters, countless dead bodies, and a monster of shadow, a lone individual makes their way to the nearest bit of civilization, sometimes pausing as...

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Distinguished Lecture Series – Robert Herjavec

Tran Nguyen, Photographer April 12, 2016

Robert Herjavec is a dynamic entrepreneur and leading shark on ABC's Shark Tank. He is also a best-selling author and placed 6th on the variety show Dancing with the Stars. Mr. Herjavec was invited...

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Just a Hero for Fun

Just a Hero for Fun

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist April 7, 2016

In an instant, an entire city is wiped out. A purple, humanoid creature that has a passing resemblance to a certain Namekian destroys all it can see, stopping a moment to crush a young girl in its hand....

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