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!
Category: dnd
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
Summer of Speculation Release
Summer of Speculation 2023 has been released and is now available in ebook and paperback from Amazon. Convenient link here. And look at the pretty cover!!! But what delights will await you this time around? Well this year's edition has the theme of sidekicks. Initially my brain went yes! And then oh. And then um..... … Continue reading Summer of Speculation Release
RPG gamezine release day!
Well, yesterday actually but pretty close! Yes, I've mentioned dabbling with some RPG material lately and now I've donated words to 12 little locations drawn by @ways_unseen Ways Unseen first suggested the idea after showing me some drawings of mini locations he had drawn. He had all the pictures now he needed the words. Here … Continue reading RPG gamezine release day!
The Games Master
I've always been intrigued by the whole role playing game thing. The choose your own way in real time. Building characters, crafting their strengths...sounds very much like writing. So despite having never played before, I offered myself up as a games master. I would find a system, and wow there are a lot and they … Continue reading The Games Master
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