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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    Working on it. My problem is that I tend to write major scenes well in advance of them happening, and so having a lot written... just not the material for the next immediate update. Working on it though, please be assured.
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    Portals between Sigil and the Outlands

    Every one of the Gate-towns has a known, permanent portal to Sigil with a known gate key. They're all described (along with their respective gate town) in 'The Player's Primer to the Outlands' This website lists them in brief here.
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    New Digital Games Studio announced by the president of Wizards of the Coast

    This gets mentioned a lot. But as horrific as that event was, it occurred relatively late in the timeline of the Digital Initiative/Gleemax. It happened AFAIK after the original project was pulled back from outsourcing, essentially junked, and restarted in-house with a smaller team.
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    My freelancing plate is clear in the next few days, at which point I'll be working on the next update (or rather finishing the next update). Happy New Year to you as well!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Do you want a Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide?

    Normally I would say yes, but I haven't enjoyed the setting since the 4e changes.
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    **** Three weeks later, the bloodshed in the Lower Ward had finally settled down to its historical background of low-level murders and knifings. In the aftermath of the siege of the Shattered Temple, the Athar returned to the City of Doors to reestablish themselves in the heart of their former...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    Thanks so much! I've been a cell biologist for the past ten years, working in biotech/pre-clinical pharma development, so it's a bit of a tangential career change at this point. It is however one of the career options that I considered in the first place when I was in college, but my undergrad...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    Ok, everything is back up to current after losing a few updates with the Enworld crash. Working on the next update as well :D (Also I just got accepted into pharmacy school, so yay for mid-career career change going smoothly!)
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    It was dark, nearly Anti-Peak when Clueless finally made his way up from the depths and then out of Jeremo’s Palace. He’d never thereafter consider the Ring Giver Factol’s palace as ‘The Jester’s Palace’ having met its original namesake. Jeremo was a good man with endless ambition and probably...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    The sky above the Lower Ward hung low and heavy above the rooftops like a worn, greasy blanket. Occasionally a faint drizzle of stinging rain trickled free of its embrace, forcing street traffic to hastily seek out shelter. Not so for one particular pair of travelers however, one of whom seemed...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    **** “’Vote for action, not barking!’... no.” “’More guardinal, less ‘loth’… no.” “’Vote for me and not the razorvine crowned asshat.’… tempting but no.” “ Vote Fyrehowl for Sigil Advisory Council – action, not words’… maybe.” Fyrehowl smiled as she stared down at the mockup campaign...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    He’d mulled over his next course of actions for a solid twenty four hours, sleeping on the pending decision before waking up and confirming to himself that it was for the best. He’d slipped out the door before the break of down, unseen and unfollowed, though constantly looking over his shoulder...
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    Shemeska's Baernaloth Cycle: Lazarius Ibn Shartalan, The Architect, 1st of The Demented

    With all due respect to C.S. Lewis for playing in his sandbox, I wanted to show one of the baern playing a very long game, combining both long-term scope and a very limited, subtle method of direct action on their part. I enjoyed writing this entry into the baern series more than I have in quite...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    I just posted another one of the 13 Demented stories. The first one that I've written in a number of years actually. http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?483594-Shemeska-s-Baernaloth-Cycle-Lazarius-Ibn-Shartalan-The-Architect-1st-of-The-Demented Yes, it's considered to be within the...
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    Shemeska's Baernaloth Cycle: Lazarius Ibn Shartalan, The Architect, 1st of The Demented

    She was seven years old when she found it. A device of wonder and charm, the antique mirror was something that spoke to her, something far beyond its prosaic appearance. A royal child left to her own devices might indeed be expected to find enchantment and wonder in the simplest of things...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    Here's a link to the finished Baernaloth stories (but not inclusive of all of the other random bits of fiction and associated stories that I've done). They have not been edited since their original creation (some are from 2004) and my writing has improved since then. But here they are since not...
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    D&D 5E (2014) what is it about 2nd ed that we miss?

    Planescape and the other myriad settings. Classic tieflings who were overtly designed for D&D as being wildly varied in appearance and fiendish heritage. I'm still hoping that they return.
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    The silver bell over the entrance to The Friendly Fiend rattled cheerfully as the door swung open and Toras and Fyrehowl stepped into the quaint little shop. “I’m fresh out of spare yugoloth blood I’m afraid to say.” A’kin chuckled from behind the counter with a cheerful gleam in his eyes. “I...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    Before I respond to that seriously awesome post, let me say that the guesses aren't hidden if you're reading with a theme using a black background and white text. :) I'll happily confirm or deny any of your claims by PM if you'd like, otherwise I won't in public (because I absolutely adore...
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    Shemeska's Planescape Storyhour - (Updated 27July2025)

    *chuckle* I'm glad you enjoyed it. Most of the next update is already written (in A'kin's shop). This whole string of events were a giant case of 'I'm going to throw horrible things at the PCs with no planned out resolution and see how they handle it'. I expected more violence than what ended...
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