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Blackdirge's Vignette Vagabonds & Homeless Heroes (Updated 12/12/16 - "Phylactery")
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<blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 6930693" data-attributes="member: 1953"><p>Hey, folks. Some of you might remember me from way back. I used to be pretty active in the Story Hour forum (in fact, one of my threads is still stickied at the top of the forum), but it's been years since I posted anything. Anyway, over the last ten or so years, I've worked professionally as an RPG designer, editor, writer and so on, and I now write novels for Privateer Press. Point being, I've written a ton of stuff, and some of it didn't make it to publication for one reason or another. Much of it is narrative fiction, so I thought I'd share some of those literary orphans here. </p><p></p><p>What will follow are vignettes mostly, though some of them might pass the test for flash fiction. Basically, quick reads. I've got a bunch of these things collecting digital dust on my hard drive, so if you folks dig them, I'll keep posting them until I run out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> A lot of them will be D&D related, but I've got some horror and other bits and pieces I might put up here as well. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to shoot for an update every Monday. </p><p></p><p>BD</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>Story Links:</p><p></p><p>1. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6930699&viewfull=1#post6930699" target="_blank">"The High Road"</a> - Minotaurs and dwarves just can't get a long. </p><p></p><p>2. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6931412&viewfull=1#post6931412" target="_blank">"For Abbey"</a> - A horror flash piece about a little girl and her new puppy. </p><p></p><p>3. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6932929&viewfull=1#post6932929" target="_blank">"The Challenge"</a> - In a world full of adventurers, picking fights can get you into a lot of trouble. </p><p></p><p>4. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6939404&viewfull=1#post6939404" target="_blank">"The Dragon's Key"</a> - A horror/fantasy flash piece that riffs of Sleeping Beauty a bit. </p><p></p><p>5. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6944905&viewfull=1#post6944905" target="_blank">"Thunder & Lightning"</a> - An urban fantasy story at 20,000 feet. </p><p></p><p>6. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6951433&viewfull=1#post6951433" target="_blank">"A Red Night"</a> - Apparently, I write stories about half-orcs picking fights with the wrong dudes. Here's another. </p><p></p><p>7. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6956330&viewfull=1#post6956330" target="_blank">"Sometimes You Need the Big Gun"</a> - Another short urban fantasy piece about guns and dragons and Corvettes, bro!</p><p></p><p>8. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6962189&viewfull=1#post6962189" target="_blank">"A Pointed Education"</a> - A D&D vignette with stubborn young dwarves and wise old dragonborn.</p><p></p><p>9. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-12-5-16-quot-A-Pointed-Education-quot-)/page3&p=6969026&viewfull=1#post6969026" target="_blank">"Phylactery"</a> - This short horror story explores the supernatural hazards of garage sales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BLACKDIRGE, post: 6930693, member: 1953"] Hey, folks. Some of you might remember me from way back. I used to be pretty active in the Story Hour forum (in fact, one of my threads is still stickied at the top of the forum), but it's been years since I posted anything. Anyway, over the last ten or so years, I've worked professionally as an RPG designer, editor, writer and so on, and I now write novels for Privateer Press. Point being, I've written a ton of stuff, and some of it didn't make it to publication for one reason or another. Much of it is narrative fiction, so I thought I'd share some of those literary orphans here. What will follow are vignettes mostly, though some of them might pass the test for flash fiction. Basically, quick reads. I've got a bunch of these things collecting digital dust on my hard drive, so if you folks dig them, I'll keep posting them until I run out. ;) A lot of them will be D&D related, but I've got some horror and other bits and pieces I might put up here as well. I'm going to shoot for an update every Monday. BD [HR][/HR] Story Links: 1. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6930699&viewfull=1#post6930699]"The High Road"[/url] - Minotaurs and dwarves just can't get a long. 2. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6931412&viewfull=1#post6931412]"For Abbey"[/url] - A horror flash piece about a little girl and her new puppy. 3. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6932929&viewfull=1#post6932929]"The Challenge"[/url] - In a world full of adventurers, picking fights can get you into a lot of trouble. 4. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)&p=6939404&viewfull=1#post6939404]"The Dragon's Key"[/url] - A horror/fantasy flash piece that riffs of Sleeping Beauty a bit. 5. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6944905&viewfull=1#post6944905]"Thunder & Lightning"[/url] - An urban fantasy story at 20,000 feet. 6. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6951433&viewfull=1#post6951433]"A Red Night"[/url] - Apparently, I write stories about half-orcs picking fights with the wrong dudes. Here's another. 7. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6956330&viewfull=1#post6956330]"Sometimes You Need the Big Gun"[/url] - Another short urban fantasy piece about guns and dragons and Corvettes, bro! 8. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-11-28-16-quot-Sometimes-You-Need-the-Big-Gun-quot-)/page2&p=6962189&viewfull=1#post6962189]"A Pointed Education"[/url] - A D&D vignette with stubborn young dwarves and wise old dragonborn. 9. [url=http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497703-Blackdirge-s-Vignette-Vagabonds-amp-Homeless-Heroes-(Updated-12-5-16-quot-A-Pointed-Education-quot-)/page3&p=6969026&viewfull=1#post6969026]"Phylactery"[/url] - This short horror story explores the supernatural hazards of garage sales. [/QUOTE]
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