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Chapter 98 Kosk’s stomach gurgled unpleasantly as he stepped through the back door of the inn into the muddy courtyard behind it. There was a time when the greasy, fatty fare at a place like the Brown Barrel would not have fazed him in the least; he supposed that the years of eating the...

The party has leveled again, so here's another set of stat blocks. Level 4 Shortly after arrival at the Silverpeak Valley Bredan Karras, Human Male Fighter, Level 4 AC 16 (chain mail), hp 38, Str 17, Dex 11, Con 16, Int 9, Wis 14, Cha 13 Attacks Greatsword +5 melee (2d6+3 damage), Light...

Chapter 97 Quellan was as tired as his companions, his limbs feeling as though iron weights had been banded around each one, but he begged off from the group as they approached the inn where rooms had been reserved for the use of the new arrivals from Adelar. It was already late in the day and...

Chapter 96 Everyone turned to the door just as it opened and a man came in. The new arrival started a bit on seeing everyone looking at him. He was a rough if rakish-looking fellow, a human maybe thirty years old, skin deeply tanned with a soil-brown beard that looked like it hadn’t been...

Chapter 95 Within a minute of meeting the Governor, Bredan learned that he’d been right. “Two days ago, Wildrush was attacked by a chimera,” Argost Brownwell said. Bredan didn’t know immediately how bad it was, but one look at the faces of his companions was suggestive. Kosk grimaced and...

I realize that the above post doesn't deliver a proper Friday cliffhanger, so here are the first few lines from Chapter 95 as a bonus. I'll resume posting on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule from here forward. * * * Chapter 95 Within a minute of meeting the Governor, Bredan learned that...

That's the plan! * * * * * Book 5: OUT IN THE WILDERNESS Chapter 94 The damage to Wildrush didn’t look as significant from the valley floor as it had from the rim. The town was situated atop a stony rise that gave it a clear vantage for about a mile in all directions. The stream that gave...

Heck, I'm still playing the original NWN with a regular campaign group. I'd love a new game, as long it was as accessible to the new builder/DM as the Aurora toolset was. That's part of what made NWN2 such a let down; its toolset was powerful, but it would take 20+ hours to build a single area.

I finished my novel! This year's my seventh time participating in NaNoWriMo. I have a quick writing pace normally, but NaNoWriMo requires an average of 1,666 words/day, which means no taking days off. :) I've already resumed writing Forgotten Lore, and I'll have updates for you again starting...

Chapter 92 The wagon seat jolted under Bredan, driving a sharp stab of pain through his already aching posterior. He’d thought that riding a horse had left him sore, but two days riding a wagon had awakened a whole new series of torments for his already battered body. Not that he’d spent all...

Chapter 91 Bredan turned his head—and paid the price as another stab of agony shot through his neck—but there was no one close by, none of his friends coming to save him. The ogre’s foot slammed into the ground next to his leg and the club came plummeting down. There was nowhere to go, not...

Chapter 90 As soon as Kors vanished, Bredan blinked as if coming out of a dream. The giant still filled his vision, the hulking creature somehow more horrible than even the cyclops, but it made no move toward them. As he watched it reached into its bag and drew out something. Bredan could...

Chapter 89 As he stared down the slope at the remains of Camber’s Rise, Bredan didn’t feel especially lucky. The place had been tiny, just half a dozen wooden structures around a larger stone building, not quite a tower, in the center. The latter was the only place left standing, and even...

I enjoy writing villains almost as much as I do the heroes. Even in just his first few scenes Kurok has gotten a lot more complicated than my original outline, and there are some more twists to come... * * * Chapter 88 Bredan let out a sigh of relief as he relieved himself into a knot of...

Chapter 87 The copper dragon was a young specimen by its size and the brightness of its scales, but it was no less imposing for that. As the echoes of its roar continued to sound down the length of the ravine it watched Kurok expectantly. No doubt it thought him paralyzed with terror. Kurok...

Chapter 86 The cavern was spacious, but it seemed smaller crowded with dozens of goblins and their companions squeezed close together within. The stench struck with the force of a physical blow, but Kurok had long since disciplined himself to ignore such things. It was harder to ignore the...

Chapter 85 Kurok stood in the narrow entrance to Scar Canyon. He was tired and hungry, and wanted nothing more than to avail himself of the hospitality, limited though it might be, of Usk’s people. But he could not shake the feeling that something was off. From where he stood he could see...

Chapter 84 The interior of the tiny shop was dingy and dim, the only light filtering through a small window that looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in years. The shop wasn’t that far from one of Adelar’s several busy squares, but its outer door opened onto a disused alley, not one of the busy...

Chapter 83 The stranger was lean and handsome, with a short beard forming a neat fringe around the sharp lines of his jaw. He wore a dark green coat with silver trim that was fit for a lord, but it failed to conceal the links of mail he wore under it or the slender sword with a well-worn hilt...

Chapter 82 Bredan sat in the comfortable confines of a booth in the back of the inn. He had a tall mug of ale in front of him, along with a plate of rolls daubed in honey, but he’d barely touched either. He was distracted. The King’s Justice had been crowded, like every other place in...