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The Pegasus Plateau & Other Stories (A Shameless Plug)
The Deepest Dive The Pegasus Plateau and Other Stories is a collection of adventures for players new to Runequest and its world of Glorantha. I wrote for this book. I wrote two adventures (which got squished into one big adventure) and a small environment for new players to get a foothold in Glorantha. Also, this…
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For a Few Tarts
A lot of talk about orks recently (the proper spelling is “ork”; “orc” is how the elves spell it with their silly hard c’s) and so here’s a story inspired by a game I ran not too long ago. It has orks. I hope you like it. * * * This is a…
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The Courage of Tamyn Taval: Part 1, Chapter 2
2 Later that night, she stood with Shy in a library. Count Jonsen held a book in his hand. He was tall, dark-haired, well-dressed, and well-groomed. Everything a count should be. He wore a heavy cloak—the room was cold with the autumn evening—and purple velvets. He set the book down, took a breath, then…
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The Courage of Tamyn Taval: Part 1, Chapter 1
Part One Shy and Tam 1 Tamyn Taval looked at the dead man in front of her, his empty eyes glaring into hers. A moment ago he was alive, but now, he was like a doll, silently staring. The arrow in his throat was meant for her. It skimmed by her cheek, ripping skin.…
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The Courage of Tamyn Taval: Prelude
Back when I was working on Wicked Fantasy, I wrote a novella set in that world called “The Courage of Tamyn Taval.” Years later, I expanded the novella, adding a whole bunch of new words and some subplots. It’s been sitting on my CPU for a couple of years, not really doing anything. This seemed…
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Cthulhu and the Wreck of the Sloop John B
(This is from a spelling I performed on my 50th birthday and part of a roleplaying game called “Secret: A Little Game about Magic,” which will be the last RPG I ever publish.) Thursday November 15, 2018 Spent all day listening to different versions of the Sloop John B. All day. The Kingston Trio version…
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Unreview: 1917
Unreview Rules: I must pay for it. I must like it. I try my best to use E-Prime The only thing that eclipses my hatred of war is my admiration for soldiers. — J. Berek My favorite war movies are are about soldiers, not battles. I lived for five years in Georgia.…
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Unreview: Knives Out
Unreview Rules I have to like it I have to pay for it I do my best to use E-Prime NO SPOILERS I grew up with Sherlock Holmes. He taught me the value of reason and logic (even if he did mix up “induction” and “deduction”). The quirky detective with all his faults and foibles…
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Unreview: Doctor Sleep
In 1980, I was twelve years old, reading the books my father brought home and stuck on a small shelf in our living room. There were never more than five or six, but all of them were big. My dad likes to read, but he reads very slowly, and he likes to enjoy books, he…
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Unreview: The Lighthouse
Unreview Rules: I have to like it, I have to pay for it, I do my best to use E-Prime. Jennifer and I were married once. We live different lives now, but we keep up with each other, send book and movie recommendations, chat about this and that. She loves a good ghost story,…