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I'm a big fan of understanding the relative positions of things, and having a visual aid to make sure everyone is envisioning a scene the way I imagine it in my head. As such, we used minis for a vast majority of combats and other dangerous situations. I usually played the NPC's, though often...

Thank you for taking the time to both read the book and leave a review. Obviously I'm sorry you didn't care for it, but I'm glad you found enough redeeming qualities to eke out that 4th star. :) And all reviews, positive or negative, are good for authors!

I was using the "roll multiple d20's, take the best" mechanism long before 5E, but I strongly doubt the designers at WotC were cribbing the idea from my campaign notes. It was certainly a case of design parallel evolution.

Here is a link to an old map of the Kingdom of Charagan, updated with a couple of relevant labels. I drew it when I was only 15 years old, but used it more-or-less as is for the campaign. My only map of Kivia is on a large piece of partially-torn paper currently taped to a closet door. It's too...

Hi Markn, I'm glad to hear you've discovered (and are enjoying) the Story Hour! You will find that the books, while heavily based upon the campaign, are different in many ways -- most notably in pacing and in many of the characterizations. I hope you enjoy them as much as you are my campaign...

Also: For the next few days, the e-book version of The Ventifact Colossus is on sale for only 99 cents! You can barely buy a cookie for that these days! :) If for some strange reason you haven't picked it up yet, now would be a great time! Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it! Best guess is that Book 2 will be out in early 2017, but don't quote me on that! :)

Either the book is smaller than I imagined, or you have huge thumbs! (Or perhaps it's just a matter of perspective...) :) I hope you enjoy reading it!

Thank you, carborundum, and SolitonMan as well. It is difficult for indie authors to get reviews, so I appreciate every one... especially when you liked the book! For anyone else reading this who has read/is reading/will read The Ventifact Colossus: I would be very grateful if you leave a...

Sigh. This is what comes of having friends with opinions. :o Since posting the below, another friend has come forth to say the opposite: be proud of your book's origins. "Own it," he said, among other exhortations. I've spent some more time considering -- additionally noting that your review...

Thanks for the review! Also, thanks for cutting the Gordian Knot for me. I had been struggling to decide whether I should encourage or discourage reviewers from mentioning the RPG roots of the story. I imagine that will turn off some potential readers but intrigue others. Now I don't have to...

So happy that you enjoyed it! I look forward to reading your review. :-)

Hi radich, Sadly, and to my great frustration, I cannot locate my old campaign maps. I suspect I misplaced them during a remodel of my study (I probably set them aside in some unusual place, thinking to protect them), and now I can't find them anywhere. Because of that, as well as due to...

My best guess is 4. My second-best guess is 5.

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it, and look forward to reading your review. I'm not much farther along The Crosser's Maze than I was the last time I mentioned it, since I've been busy with the thousand details involved in polishing up and publishing TVC. I'd say 1/4 of the way through the first...

Just a warning for Story Hour fans: the book is heavily based on and influenced by my campaign, but almost nothing in it unfolds exactly how it happened in the game. There are lots of changes and additions, even if the larger story arc is still very similar.

I wanted more gender balance among the protagonists.

(Cross-posting with my "Now that it's over" thread, since there are probably more old readers subscribed to this one) It’s finally here. I have pressed the “launch” button, and now anyone can go to Amazon and buy The Ventifact Colossus – Book One of The Heroes of Spira. Any by anyone, I mean...

Thanks, SolitonMan! Here's my official announcement. :-) It’s finally here. I have pressed the “launch” button, and now anyone can go to Amazon and buy The Ventifact Colossus – Book One of The Heroes of Spira. Any by anyone, I mean you! This would obviously never have happened if not for...

In general, things are going quite well. If I don't hit any unexpected problems, the book should be available for sale sometime in January. As for ending the campaign: I think an ideal ending to an epic campaign would focus on the PC's personal stories and arc, and secondarily show how the...