The duel between the Baroness and Marco had turned into an extended affair. Neither was in a hurry to see it end as the duel slowly moved to the battlements. First one, then the other would press the attack with a flurry of blows, then fall back as their opponent turned the course of battle and g...
2024-04-19 01:08:32 +0000 UTC View PostMilo was only too aware that Hecate had upgraded again. It was like standing next to the main electric cable in the habitat, knowing without a doubt that you shouldn't get too close.
"Tell me everything about what you found beneath your habitat. Every detail, no matter how small. Jeremy C...
Marco slowly grew larger, something he barely tell from his limited point of view. Then, with a rush, the potion effects ended, restoring him to full size, and he could move again. During the time he'd been immobile he'd heard the unmistakable voice of Bobby-Chuck as he fought with someone. He re...
2024-04-13 02:30:54 +0000 UTC View PostHecate sat in the First Tavern, waiting. She’d purposefully made it difficult for her visitor/pursuer. She knew immediately when he started looking for her, and no desire to talk with him. To test his conviction, she led him across the globe and through dimensions not even visited yet by any pl...
2024-04-11 17:52:14 +0000 UTC View PostShort and Sharp, like a thin slice of aged Cheddar.
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As soon as Milo logged out of the game, he was deluged with messages from Rusty: Email, voice, video, and Mama was knocking on his pod. He flipped open the lid and yelled out, "I'm here. W...
Galet looked at Milo, puzzled. "This is too far above my level to deal with. I'm just a humble advisor who helps neophytes enter the game. I'm not high enough level to deal with huge quests. It's bad enough that you triggered something like this before. How did you do it again?"
Milo looke...
As soldiers scrambled away from the charging barbarian, Ozzy charged as well, but it was Suzette who got in the first shots. Bobby-Chuck wasn't exactly subtle in anything he did, and it was hard to miss a ten-foot-tall glowing, screaming barbarian as he leaped at you. Her sun-blessed staff appear...
2024-04-05 01:14:31 +0000 UTC View Post"It's nearly Go Time, people. You all have 30 minutes to get into position. Maximum stealth if you are anywhere outside of the heavy brush and trees, and slow movement for those moving through the forests. If the shit hits the fan, go for maximum damage or shock. Maybe you succeed, and maybe you ...
2024-04-04 01:02:12 +0000 UTC View PostDespite being told to be at ease, everyone at least sketched a small bow. The only one who gave less was Ozzy, who just inclined his head. Jorges gave a salute, Legion style, then stood at ease. The god bent and examined the war machine.
"My, this is sleek and pretty. Design and l...
"This is a stupid plan. Have the witches seen this fortress lately?"
The assault force Alchemarx hired was led by Marko, a level 13 Battle Master. Marko had a healthy disdain for the missions they'd been given in the past, but pointing out errors in the 'corporate approved' plans...
This is the last of today's slightly Raw chapters. After this, I start on a BOG chapter and do some editing.
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Milo logged into the game and selected the new player tutorial, expecting either the open field or the room with statues....
Again, a little Raw and needs editing. Also a little short, but it was a good stopping point. Rolling into the next chapter with another cup of coffee, then hopefully after that, a BoG chapter.
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Two hours later, Milo and La...
This chapter is a little Raw, and I'll be editing it in a bit. I want to keep moving and get a lot done tonight and tomorrow, and catch up a bit on my stories. It is easy to edit when tired, but not so easy to write.
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After his nap, Milo woke to fi...
"Joe, how fast can we hire another dozen machinists, half a dozen each of metallurgists and robotics programmers, and three dozen factory hands? "
Joe Williamson was enjoying his morning coffee. Normally, for the last five, or maybe ten years, he had made a ritual of stretching out his mor...
"Well, Sir Hoss, how does the armor feel? I had it made especially for you."
The blackened steel armor had been worn by some ancestor of Pinchpenny's and languished in the treasure room for centuries. Its enchantments resized the set to the owner, and the weight was only a few pounds, yet ...
Past Rowan Keep, in the wildlands that spread west and south, a hidden camp of mercenaries stirred once again. Players logged in, and wagon loads of cheap leather armor and beginner weapons were passed out to anyone in need. The new recruits sneered at the 'beggars,' ignoring that they would prob...
2024-03-20 20:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostDuring the drive to Rowan Keep, the wagonload of crazed professors and mad scientists kept up an enthusiastic discussion of how to redesign the suspension system of the wagon, each trying to outdo the other. Leather suspension straps, coiled springs, and levitation runes were all discussed. Since...
2024-03-17 16:08:49 +0000 UTC View PostMilo once again wished he knew who the illusive Dr. Jeremy Cooper had been before he became Rusty's only friend. He'd searched the Data Net and come up with nothing. Or rather, nothing helpful. There were hundreds of people with the name Dr. Jeremy Cooper. He focused his search on highly intellig...
2024-03-14 21:55:02 +0000 UTC View PostMilo spent several hours in the engineering section doing maintenance on two of the huge diesel engines and then started one of them, and left it running, doubling the amount of power available to Rusty. Number three engine had a problem with the exhaust system that Milo wanted to fix before he p...
2024-03-11 15:35:29 +0000 UTC View PostMilo returned to Downtown with ideas in his head and nothing in his belly. As he exited the elevator and down the stairs, he smelled food, and the second problem was readily solved. Everyone was seated around the largest table in Independence Hall, passing food around and talking. As Milo entered...
2024-03-04 21:59:30 +0000 UTC View PostA difficult chapter to write. Still thinking about it some, but essentially finished.
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The goddess of the crossroads sat under the hanging tree and discussed plans with Milo until she was satisfied.
"It has a chance ...
Two travelers made their way from Sedgewick to Rowan Keep. The Knight skipped and hopped down the center of the wide stone road while his Squire insisted on staying in the shade of the closely growing forest on either side, pulling his hood over his head and grumbling about "Too much sky." A pack...
2024-03-03 06:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostI sat down to write the next chapter, and suddenly, it was a Brownie chapter. Not sure what happened. :)
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It was late afternoon before Ben could get everyone together...
2024-03-03 01:50:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fae Knight looked at the strange woman who had joined them. "We fixed it and made it better. Hollows are good. Poor, scared bunnykin and overworked ratkin can make a cozy place to live, make cheese, and other good things. Can Larry have the soup, too? With extra lentil beans? Larry likes lent...
2024-03-01 02:14:00 +0000 UTC View PostA terrible ceremony was taking place in the Great Burrow of Her Majesty Wistyburble, The Under Rodent. One of her minions had been called into her presence to answer for their actions. This never went well for the minion. If she was annoyed enough to call you into her burrow, chances were pretty ...
2024-02-26 03:32:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It's half price night for anyone cursed with bunny ears, and someone unexpected shows up.
2024-02-26 02:47:46 +0000 UTC View PostSome of this appeared earlier, when I was messing around with a tongue in cheek story that crossed over from Tunnel Rat. It was growing to the point where instead of letting it spin into a silly 20 part side-story, I stole some parts for an actual cross over. If you haven't read Tunnel Rat:...
2024-02-25 04:54:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs Splinter sailed through the night, the Collegium was dealing with an increasingly devastating storm. Strong winds whipped around the sanitarium's remains in a vortex of growing power. Shards of ice, flung by the strong winds, cut like knives thrown by an assassin, driving back anyone ...
2024-02-24 03:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostHigh in the air above the Collegium of Arcane Runecasters and a half-mile to the south, Splinter descended carefully toward the inflatable dragon as it slowly rose to meet her. Maria was using her control of the winds to assist Ben in bringing the dragon alongside the smokejammer. When close, Ozz...
2024-02-19 22:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostMilo thought that a request sent through Wally had a good chance of getting her attention. Wally would have his own reasons to urge Hecate to talk to him. He'd planned to log into the tutorial and see if she would meet him there rather than in Shadowport. If not, he would do as she'd said in thei...
2024-02-18 06:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post