By late morning we were on the road. The wagons moved at a steady pace, kicking up only a bit of dust, and the warmth of the sun was slowly dispelling the chill of morning. At the first fork in the...
2022-03-03 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I could feel the effects of the deathcap mushroom fading, on top of the exhaustion from the battle and my duel, I had nothing left. In spite of that I kept myself standing. I had a feeling that the...
2022-03-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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After Deux left I started getting ready for the journey. I grabbed my freshly cleaned and oiled pistol and rifle along with some rations and some dried tobacco and other things to trade. I threw an...
2022-03-02 14:01:03 +0000 UTC
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As the stonemen leader hollered and slammed his clubs, he and his men were kept at bay only by the limited missiles we still had remaining to us. I leapt across several rooftops to find Galgrum, a ...
2022-03-02 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The Buried Claw had managed to delay the stonemen a full thirty minutes past what Zevrack had promised, with he and his warriors arriving in a quickly moving line of scales and tails, just ahead of...
2022-03-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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I took the kettle off the burner and poured it into the mug in front of me. I had to compensate a little as I poured for the gentle bounce of my boat on the water. I took out a pack of military rat...
2022-03-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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I awoke to a full moon shining down on me through green mist and crows digging into the gaps in my clothing bullets had torn through. I ignored the substantial pain and listened for a few moments. ...
2022-02-28 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The trip back through the tunnels was exhausting. The only breaks we had were for Zevrack to place traps from his backpack in any tunnels he thought the stonemen may pass through. I was surprised a...
2022-02-28 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody,
I'll be posting 5 chapters next week for both of my ongoing stories. Young World and Deadman both hit Rising Stars earlier than I'd expected and I want to push content to put t...
2022-02-24 14:57:59 +0000 UTC
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We arrived at the small house surrounded by plots of different fruits and vegetables growing around it. The house itself was made up of wood with a scrap metal roof. From the outside it looked like...
2022-02-24 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The first collaborative act between the Buried Claw and the mushroom dwarves was to fill the cavern I'd lost the kidnapped dwarf in with traps. Between the Kobold’s ingenuity and the mushroom dwa...
2022-02-24 14:00:01 +0000 UTC
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“Courier!” I yelled, keeping my hands up, but readying myself to make a dive behind my cart if necessary.
The group kept their guns on me, but I saw heads turn, and could hear faint words...
2022-02-22 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The ‘training’ if it could be called that lasted until well into the night. I would take each of the things they were using as weapons, see what motions came naturally to me through my skill ra...
2022-02-22 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The first day back on the road was uneventful. Now that I knew what made the deadzone dangerous I was able to collect some dry wood and oil that I could use to drive off mosquito swarms if I needed...
2022-02-17 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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As we stepped out of the last portion of the fields I felt as if a pressure that had been building behind my eyes was released. It had been a beautiful, haunting, and culturally fascinating place, ...
2022-02-17 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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After Zevrack junior had collected a backpack and some equipment, we began our trek back through the caverns to Mykas. It was already off to a good start, with Rockelle immediately enamored with Ze...
2022-02-10 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I was in my element. I slid my goggles off my head, and pulled down my bandana exposing my teeth. It was one versus at least 23, but in the dark I had a real advantage. I moved quickly on the neare...
2022-02-10 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I cleaned up and tossed the body outside. If I managed to free the people that were taken, a man with his head cut in half wouldn’t be the first thing they’d want to see on walking in the door....
2022-02-08 14:01:03 +0000 UTC
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I received a flurry of notifications.
Congratulations! You’ve slain two Stonemen (lvl 5)! You gain 380 xp!
Congratulations! You’ve reached level 2! You receive 2 ...
2022-02-08 14:01:03 +0000 UTC
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I woke up before dawn. I wanted to sleep more, but my night was full of bad dreams that made old scars ache. I climbed out of the bus seat I’d curled up in and slung my pack over my shoulders. Th...
2022-02-03 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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“Die?”
“Yes. You accepted a quest to defeat an entire tribe of hostile dwarves that can camouflage themselves. You haven’t formed a party, or prepared, and I’m guessing that since y...
2022-02-03 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The most direct route between Kind and Boon was straight through a deadzone. I wasn’t incredibly familiar with this one, but I figured I’d risk the trek straight through to cut time off the jou...
2022-02-01 14:36:00 +0000 UTC
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I rolled backwards, surprising myself with my quick reaction, and brought myself back up to my feet. I turned to run away, but a fourth man appeared behind me and charged. I jumped neatly over him ...
2022-02-01 14:35:00 +0000 UTC
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When I reached the center of town I opened the led containers and let people come and get their packages, they would’ve received notifications that they’d arrived. I waited off to the side, not...
2022-02-01 14:30:01 +0000 UTC
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I don’t know how long I fell, but I do remember the prompt that appeared as the falling sensation ended.
Welcome Champion of %%%%%
Please select race and appearance<...
2022-02-01 14:30:01 +0000 UTC
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The geiger counter at my waist buzzed gently as I walked along a ruined chunk of I-10. The rads were high on the route, but that wasn’t a problem for me. The only issue I had with them is that th...
2022-02-01 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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I sat in the waiting room, trying to project an air of calm confidence, and certain I was failing miserably. I was sitting with my back straight as a rail and couldn’t stop moving my hands. I kep...
2022-02-01 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
I just wanted to give you all a preview of the cover for ARMOR and give a few updates. I'm working with Aethon to publish as they're full service and that's basically the only w...
2022-01-05 13:15:53 +0000 UTC
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2021-12-09 19:49:22 +0000 UTC
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