Time to learn about one of the other sidekicks! This time Godley. Please note, I now have a Substack and short stories will be posted there from now on so if you want to keep up to date with my work, please consider following on substack. Search for Lexikon's Lair and look for the panda! … Continue reading Window Shopping
Category: dnd
Malarkites Assemble!
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus is the brainchild of writer Ross Young. He has gathered some of the greatest fantasy and scifi indie writers, and me, in order to put together a set of amazing anthologies. I have been lucky enough to have now been in two of these books: Hubble Bubble was out last year and this … Continue reading Malarkites Assemble!
Guard Duty – a short story
This story first appeared in SciFanSat ezine issue 7 Tap, tap, tap. Frederick sighed and stilled his restless foot. The chair scraped along the stone floor as he stood up and started to march around the room. It wasn’t much to look at – a circular stone wall enclosing the space, with only one door … Continue reading Guard Duty – a short story
What is fantasy? Part 1?
As soon as I wrote that title, I was drawn to the famous line of Queen. Is this the real life or is this just fantasy? And technically I feel like I could probably leave the blog post there, the line pretty much gets to the crux of the matter. I was planning on talking … Continue reading What is fantasy? Part 1?
Wilkovia’s chamber and RPG story
So WaysUnseen drew a nice little underground map and let me loose with the words. You can get maps like this as a free patreon subscriber or get even more resources from a paid tier. But this one is a nice little freebie so you guys can have it too 🙂 I've written a second … Continue reading Wilkovia’s chamber and RPG story
August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Summer of Speculation may be eight months old but Shade a.k.a August Shaw has stuck with me. The brief was simple, write a scifi/fantasy story based on the theme sidekicks. It took me ages to finally hit upon it, especially when I was hellbent on making it a comedy (I still blame Goes Wrong Show … Continue reading August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards' prompt no. 2. See all entries and the original prompts here. ‘He’s building another.’ I closed my eyes and tried to compose myself before turning. ‘But the last one isn’t finished with yet.’ ‘He said it was burning, it was only a matter of days before it became ash and … Continue reading Alchemy – a picture prompt story
News! Ish
So, not a story this time. Not even inspired ramblings of an insane writer slowly trying to procrastinate instead of work. Well, the procrastinating bit probably is correct but anywho. No, this blog post I thought I'd talk a bit about what's going on in my writing world. First things first, August Shade and the … Continue reading News! Ish
Swamp Town holiday lets
WaysUnseen created a quaint little swamp town and now it just needs some adventures to go with it. If you sign up to his patreon you will get a full set of 1d3 events and encounters to go with the map but for those of us more interested in the story telling, here’s what I … Continue reading Swamp Town holiday lets
The Trading Post
Today's post is for you, whether you want to use it as inspiration for a story starter, use it for a one-shot RPG adventure, or just want to have a read I hope you enjoy and share. Since dabbling with RPGs, the obvious need for storytelling has drawn me in to the DM role. Setting … Continue reading The Trading Post