Calista pulled her blade free of the giant’s neck and wiped the blood on his hauberk. The giant’s flaming hair still burned, leaving scorch marks against the stone as burning blood sent smoke trails into the air. However, before she thought to loot the body, an explosion shook the room and sh...
2023-09-06 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeverin’s laughter filled their ears. “I can see invisibility, you fools!”
Yeah, but your minions probably can’t. And without them, you’re just a spell caster floating in mid-air without a tank. Without a moment’s hesitation, she turned and ran around the black building...
2023-09-05 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe trolls back on the ledge shouted curses and taunts as they worked to drag their fellows off the fallen bridge. Beside them, the fire giant raged and bellowed. Fortunately, Lefty and Calista were out of arrow range, so the climb was little more than a formality. Even Lefty found easy footholds...
2023-09-04 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostA blast of blue dragonfire lit the air above them as they fell. Feet first, they landed on the stones below and Calista deftly tucked herself into a tumble. Beside her, she heard Lefty cry out in pain. As she bounced to her feet, she found him rolling on the ground and clutching his leg.
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2023-09-01 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the damnedest summon Calista had ever seen. No portal. No sound. Just a big, old giant in banded mail armor with flaming hair, flaming beard, flaming axe, and flaming shield who appeared between the petrified trolls. He looked down at them, drew in a deep breath, and let out a deafening ba...
2023-08-31 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Quickly,” Lefty said as he knelt next to her. Touching her arm, she heard him mutter not one, but two spells. “There, that’s a fly spell to get us to the final level.”
They both flew then, floating up from the second level and onto the ledge of the third. There wasn’t much here...
2023-08-30 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThey watched the little dragon as she flew away and then landed in the cave where they had entered. The dog-sized serpent then disappeared into the rock as Calista turned to Lefty.
“How are you doing on mana?”
“I lifted a few potions off the medusa along with the rest of her loo...
2023-08-29 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostCalista lifted the Emberblade off the dead body of the medusa and slung it onto her belt. Replacing the short sword in her inventory, she then pulled the Emberblade free just as Lefty came into view.
“The dragon is in serious trouble,” he said.
“And why do we care if Vevic lives...
2023-08-28 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostA gout of blue flame lit up the third level as they reached the bottom of the bridge. A moment later, one of the knights screamed. They had reached the second level of the strange fortress that Severin had built here and they were scurrying across the stone as they made a beeline for the nearest ...
2023-08-25 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWUMP!
The room bent and folded again and then it was dark. Calista’s eyes adjusted slowly. They were in a small cave with a pair of tables against the opposite wall and a set of shelves to their left. Herbs, plants, powders, and potions decorated the long table while the smaller,...
2023-08-24 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“You know how before I passed out I was telling you guys about my bug collection and everything and after Lady Miranda told me to come get you, I got to thinking that after this is all over that if the two of you were still interested …”
Robert narrated their entire climb from the fir...
2023-08-23 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe statue of the pit fiend met them in the next room. As Calista walked around it, she noticed it seemed different somehow. The huge stone statue loomed over the room, its stone eyes seemed to pierce the darkness with an inhuman glare. Its expression has changed. It’s almost as if it's ang...
2023-08-22 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostCalista emerged from the wall and found Lefty’s shadow. Then she closed her eyes and rubbed them with her fingers as she released her [dungeon sense] ability and left the ethereal.
Lefty sat up from the wall, “Oh hey, you’re back.”
She let out a long breath as...
2023-08-21 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a sound like a sandbag being sucked through a vacuum as her consciousness left her body and entered the ethereal, a plane of existence parallel to all worlds in the Sable Unlimited multiverse. It was a dark, intangible place where one could peer through a veil of mystical mist and shado...
2023-08-18 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostShe accessed her H.U.D and was greeted by a notification.
[Congratulations: level up available!]
Surprised, she opened the tap to access her character sheet. Sure enough, she had over fifty points she could spend on advancing her skills and attributes. She laughed, ...
2023-08-17 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe slumped against the wall as the door slid shut behind her. The stone swirled around her and she suddenly felt as though she were drowning. Her wound was a dull, biting pain as something sick was growing inside her.
“I think I’m done,” she groaned.
“Not so fast,” Lefty sa...
2023-08-16 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Why would we not murder him?” She asked.
“Because he might be stuck here too,” Lefty replied.
“But why would that bother us? What does it matter if he’s stuck here? It’s a game. We’re all stuck in a game and I … I need to kill him for … like … the obvious reason...
2023-08-15 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostNarene shut the cage door in front of Calista and locked the latch.
“Look, I’m not sure what to do about the two of you yet, so I’m just going to leave you here while my daughter and I cook Severin to a crisp and take this place over. Outside of the fact that you turned me into a gobl...
2023-08-14 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThey descended into the dark. There were no torches here. There were no doorways, no windows, no portals, only stone, mortar, and dark. As she had followed the other two through the broken wall, she had noticed that no other door or hallway connected the room, but now as the stairwell descended i...
2023-08-11 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCalista went first as she dove toward the front of the spider with her sword ready. Eight crystal eyes and a pair of steel mandibles met her there. Here goes nothing … Her first swing was a success as it struck the spider-golem’s largest eye and shattered the crystal. Shining red sha...
2023-08-10 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe roll of thunder echoed against the stone wall. The storm elemental was still blasting away, while behind them the sharp, shining metal legs of the spider-golem had begun to punch through the giant bookshelf. Wood, paper, and carpet were flying everywhere as the monster shrieked in anger and r...
2023-08-09 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBefore she could strike again, the troll with the sword and shield was on her. Swinging his sword and then bashing with his shield, the troll beat her back into the next row of desks. To her left, she could see more trolls rushing across the open study area. Some were running toward her, but most...
2023-08-08 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe heard the mage call out from behind her, “How much time do we have?”
“Little to none,” she called back. Reloading again, she kept an eye on the bookshelves before her. There were three openings for the trolls to rush them and while only a few of the monsters had appeared, the fl...
2023-08-07 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSomething crashed as the sound of the troll voices began to get louder and closer. Benson, however, was moving quickly between the shelves. Left and then right he weaved between the shelves as his eyes traveled over the lettered signs.
“Do not concern yourselves with the intruders. Any da...
2023-08-04 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCalista stopped and pulled a random book off the nearest shelf. Flipping it open, she turned to the last page. Sure enough, words were appearing on the book’s final page as though they were writing themselves. There was even the sound of a pen scratching parchment, though no instrument was visi...
2023-08-03 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBehind them, the talking door closed itself and they found themselves walking over rich gold and burgundy carpet. Before them lay a library that one would typically associate with the mansion of a murder mystery or perhaps the ancient castle of a villain in an over-the-top spy movie* 2023-08-02 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The barred door rattled behind them as the angry curses of the trolls echoed into the room.
“Ho there! Open up! We only want to talk to you and then cut you up into little pieces before we cook your carcass over our fires.”
“Don’t tell them that, they won’t open the door if ...
2023-08-01 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTwo hallways later, they rounded a corner and came face to face with a small patrol of trolls on the opposite end of the hallway. Before Calista could draw her bow or Lefty fire off a spell, the nearest troll grabbed his war horn and sounded it. As the horn bellowed against the stone walls, the e...
2023-07-31 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNarene smiled at the hidden room, “However, all that’s just the lore of the place. What you’re really standing in is a …”
Calista cut in. “A dungeon built on an experimental mechanic they call ‘morphic’ which means the owner of the dungeon can change almost anything inside i...
2023-07-28 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTheir argument finally over, Narene activated a hidden button on the wall and a secret door slid open. Narene leaned out and looked left and then right. Satisfied the coast was clear, she gave Calista and Lefty a nod and walked casually out into the hallway. Calista followed behind Lefty.
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2023-07-27 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post