Intro for my dungeon

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J. Trudel
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Intro for my dungeon

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Hello everyone ! Ive written a small intro for my dungeon, but english is not my first language so I may need help to make it better, to fix typos or mistakes I could have made. Also comments are welcome. If you plan on playing my dungeon and don't want any spoilers, please stay away as it may ruin a bit of the experience.
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Fort Orendall

The impregnable fortress of Malan Tael, built in ages forgotten by man, this place once was the gem of the Malanian Empire. It's former glory, remembered only in times of dire need, is now a mere shadow devoid of any life.

And, it is our home, our final resting place.

As we walked throught the impressive gates of it's entrance, we know that our only chance to see the daylight again, is when we leave this world for the next. No one ever escaped, no one was ever heard from again. This, is our final jugement, or is it ?
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fixed a couple typos
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Fort Orendall

The impregnable fortress of Malan Tael, built in ages forgotten by man, this place once was the gem of the Malanian Empire. Its former glory, remembered only in times of dire need, is now a mere shadow devoid of any life.

And it is our home, our final resting place.

As we walked through the impressive gates of its entrance, we knew that our only chance to see the daylight again would be when we leave this world for the next. No one ever escaped, no one was ever heard from again. This is our final judgement, or is it?
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Re: Intro for my dungeon

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J. Trudel wrote:Hello everyone ! Ive written a small intro for my dungeon, but english is not my first language so I may need help to make it better, to fix typos or mistakes I could have made. Also comments are welcome. If you plan on playing my dungeon and don't want any spoilers, please stay away as it may ruin a bit of the experience.
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Fort Orendall

The impregnable fortress of Malan Tael, built in ages forgotten by man, this place once was the gem of the Malanian Empire. It's former glory, remembered only in times of dire need, is now a mere shadow devoid of any life.

And, it is our home, our final resting place.

As we walked throught the impressive gates of it's entrance, we know that our only chance to see the daylight again, is when we leave this world for the next. No one ever escaped, no one was ever heard from again. This, is our final jugement, or is it ?
Your English is very good. I just have a couple of suggestions.

Firstly a general tip on commas... They are used either as somewhere to take a "breath" when reading, or, to signify a portion of descriptive text that could be optional. So try reading the text and omitting the words between two commas and see if it still makes sense.

Secondly a couple of specific suggestions
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this place once was => was once

throught => through
Finally
Be aware of the tense (past, present or future) of your writing.. particularly in the last paragraph:
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"we walk"; "we know"; "is when" (present) OR "we walked"; "we knew"; "would be when" (past)
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yeah, pretty much exactly everything you suggested I also noticed and fixed, you must have a great mind too 8-)
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Re: Intro for my dungeon

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Many thanks, your efforts will help me improve my dungeon as well as my English :), if any of you plan on doing a mod in french I'll gladly give it a look ! Ha ha
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