The Severed Oath Sale

I'm happy to announce a sale for the next four days only. From April 1 through April 4, The Severed Oath will be on sale for only $0.99 in the Amazon.com Kindle store. I've been told consistently by readers that this is their favorite novel in the Tales of the Undying Empire series, and soContinue reading "The Severed Oath Sale"

March 2022 Update

Yes, it's been quite a while since I posted anything on the blog. Obviously, the last couple of years have been...weird...to say the least. But I'm still here and still writing. My fifth novel, and the second book in the Undying Empire: Rebellion trilogy, The Traitor and the Thief, is now available in both KindleContinue reading "March 2022 Update"

“Cinematic” Combat in Star Wars RPGs

Note: This post contains spoilers for the Clone Wars television show. If you intend to watch it, and don’t want anything spoiled, you may want to avoid reading any further. Recently, I’ve been thinking about running a Star Wars game for my son, set in the Clone Wars era. He loved the Clone Wars show,Continue reading "“Cinematic” Combat in Star Wars RPGs"

Happy Holidays

I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it) and Happy Holidays (if you don't). I hope 2018 was a good year for you, and that 2019 is even better. I've been working hard on my next novel, and things are going great. I'll be back on this blog in theContinue reading "Happy Holidays"

End-of-Year Update (and Changes)

As we near the end of 2018, I figured it was time for me to take a look at my writing goals and see how well I’ve been doing, and if I need to make some adjustments. This was an interesting exercise, and it comes with some realizations that I wasn’t terribly happy to see,Continue reading "End-of-Year Update (and Changes)"

Dungeon-A-Week #4: The Coral Reef

Introduction This is part of a series of posts, Dungeon-A-Week, that I started a few weeks ago. This series contains short, single-level D&D 5E adventures that people can grab when they don’t have a lot of time and need something quick and fun to run that night. Note that is an experiment—I have no ideaContinue reading "Dungeon-A-Week #4: The Coral Reef"

Dungeon-A-Week #3: The Crypt

Introduction This is part of a series of posts, Dungeon-A-Week, that I started a few weeks ago. This series contains short, single-level adventures that people can grab when they don’t have a lot of time and need something quick and fun to run that night. Note that is an experiment—I have no idea if IContinue reading "Dungeon-A-Week #3: The Crypt"

Dungeon-a-Week #2: The Bandit Hideout

Introduction Last week, I started a new series of posts, presenting a simple dungeon that was designed for first-level D&D 5E characters—with just enough encounters to take them to second level. This is part of a series of short, single-level adventures that people can grab when they don’t have a lot of time and needContinue reading "Dungeon-a-Week #2: The Bandit Hideout"

Dungeon-a-Week #1: The Mud Caves

Introduction Last week, I presented a simple example adventure for first-level Dungeons & Dragons characters. And it occurred to me that I’ve often seen players mention that there is a lack of short adventures that can be played in one (or maximum two) sessions. These short adventures are generally used to advance the characters byContinue reading "Dungeon-a-Week #1: The Mud Caves"

D&D 5E Free Starting Adventure

Back in June, I posted about the problem that a number of people have mentioned on various message boards about the problem of starting a new campaign with experienced D&D 5E players who find the usual low-level monsters are pretty boring. I mentioned a few different options and gave a rough sketch on how one mightContinue reading "D&D 5E Free Starting Adventure"