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Why are you using THAT edition?

I’ve written previously that I’m running an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game for my son and some of his friends. And since then, a number of people have asked me why I’m not using the current edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Their arguments generally revolve around a) the books are in print and available, andContinueContinue reading “Why are you using THAT edition?”

Free Story – Forgotten

As I mentioned last week, this month’s story takes place in the Undying Empire, in Ythis itself. Undead are fun to write about, and so I decided to use a character who was mentioned in passing in chapter 13 of The Tower of Dust. Just another way to tie it all together and make YthisContinueContinue reading “Free Story – Forgotten”

Writing Update – January

The Traitor and the Thief The manuscript for The Traitor and the Thief is almost done! I’ve made some great progress on the book, though I did discover a problem that required me to go back and rework a couple of earlier chapters. However, I expect that I’ll have the draft completed by the endContinueContinue reading “Writing Update – January”

Jason Bourne versus…Vampires?!?

I’m not afraid to admit that I have a problem. I buy more role-playing game books than I will ever have time to play, despite my sincere desire to do so. There are whole lines of games that I absolutely love, and for which I have purchased all (or at least the vast majority)ContinueContinue reading “Jason Bourne versus…Vampires?!?”

Lord of the Rin…uh, Flies!

Over the past couple of weeks, I read William Golding’s classic book, Lord of the Flies, to my son. This was a bit of a departure from the fantasy and science fiction books that I’ve been reading to him, but it was a book that I read in school a long time ago, and IContinueContinue reading “Lord of the Rin…uh, Flies!”

Free Story – Unhidden

I hope everyone had a great weekend, and your celebrations brought everything you wished for. This month’s story is one of my shortest so far. It’s called Unhidden, and I have a feeling that this is one character I will revisit at some point in the future. I hope everyone has a happy New Year’sContinueContinue reading “Free Story – Unhidden”

Writing Update – December

The Traitor and the Thief I’m still doing well with the manuscript for The Traitor and the Thief, but as I mentioned last month, it looks like I won’t have it completed by December 31st. I’ve lost a few writing opportunities over the last few weeks due to the Christmas season’s responsibilities, and I’m aContinueContinue reading “Writing Update – December”

The First Few Levels

As mentioned in a previous post, I’m running a first-edition AD&D game for my son a few other kids in the 10-12 age range. My primary goal is to give them a great experience so that they enjoy the game and look fondly at the RPG hobby in the future. I’m not trying to indoctrinateContinueContinue reading “The First Few Levels”

Reading and Writing: Out of Order

I recently finished reading the original trilogy in the Dragonriders of Pern series (Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon) to my son. He quite enjoyed the books, especially The White Dragon, and the mix of fantasy and science fiction elements was an interesting departure from the pure fantasy stories I’ve read to him in theContinueContinue reading “Reading and Writing: Out of Order”

Free Story – Snowfall

This month, I return to the world of the Undying Empire with a new story, Snowfall. If you’ve read The Witch’s Path, you probably don’t have a very good opinion of the Witch Hunters. This month’s story is told from the viewpoint of those who see themselves as the protectors of the citizens of theContinueContinue reading “Free Story – Snowfall”