Smythe strode back and forth along the short row of villagers, eyeing them critically. They stood in a crooked line across the Chapel's training yard, spears and pikes dug up from Elaina's basement held haphazardly before them in uncertain hands. A few held lances retrieved from the bodies of Heralds that no longer required them. The steel tips of the lances...
Note: All of the characters in this story are over the age of 18. The elves even more so. This is a fantasy. It does not represent any real people or groups. Any errors or omissions are my own. Check the story tags. If you don't like those things then why are you here? It does contain a magical transformation. This entry in the series is a little longer than...
Mikael raised his sword quickly, parrying his opponent's vicious blow, before spinning to his left to dodge another. His foes spun, too, raising their own weapons as they readied another charge; one struck low, towards his knees, and the other went high. Mikael rolled sideways, avoiding both swipes, and swung out. One enemy crumpled as his magical blade cut...
The Decoy Princesses, Part 3; "We Be Goblins!" *** Author's Notes: This little story is set in my Decoy Princesses universe and was inspired by a goblin character that I'd made for a D&D Campaign. This is also a shout out to all of my fans who wanted more elf, human, and orc women being ravished as slaves. The goblins that I envision in my world are a...
Silvertree Chronicles Book Twelve, Last One Out, (Enhanced Edition) Synopsis: A flash of light in the night sky signaled the people of the world that something was happening. They could not fathom that death was at hand. Inspired by multiple RPG universes but not endorsed by the former or current owners of the franchise. © EmotionalStorm August 2020. This...
Synopsis: Ralph Bronson walked into the gaming store and checked out the board for gamers who were looking for more players. He just moved to this area of Colorado Springs. He was looking for like-minded gamers. He was told of a beautiful woman in one of the gaming rooms who is interviewing people for her gaming group. What happens next was truly unexpected....
Synopsis: This is a continuation of the New Game Master and Next Game Master series. The premise of the story will be lost to those who did not read the previous stories. After achieving level 15, what remained of Raven and his group were forced to stop as only 4 made it to that landmark. They did not have enough players to continue on and others had yet to...
Chapter V: A Visitor Author's Note: A very special thanks to my lady love and two faithful beta readers -- MisterWildCard and John998 -- for their invaluable feedback and encouragement. This chapter somehow was quite a slog to put together and I couldn't have done it without you. Also, as usual, thanks to my editor bikoukumori for a splendid editing job....
Chapter XI Collapse Author's Notes: A heartfelt "thank you" goes out to the people who helped in refining and improving this chapter. My lady love for her undying support and the harshest critique one can hope for, my editor bikoukumori for his unending patience and a host of volunteers who suffered through the early drafts of this tale. In no particular...
Bardic Cycle Date: March 26, 2095, early morning Locations: City of the Suns, Duchy of Biyandi; Wood Haven, Kingdom of the Wood Elves; and Malganna, Caloren States Note: This story contains magic and sometimes psionics (mental powers). It's about Reison Whisper Wind, a young half-elf who wants to become a bard, and his three newlywed human wives -- the hi...