“There goes poor Zork. I thought that going to this world would mean all the cheaters were gone, but here we go with four pally again,” Florence complained as the party finished off the last threat in the master bedroom. Just like the most popular build in Dungeon Delve, h...
2021-07-19 12:42:57 +0000 UTC View PostI made a name change on the story. Larah, the young party member was too close to Shara, especially for the audio version. Her name has been changed to Jess.
“So that’s it, nothing too deadly, just some strange cats as the defenders in the place. No ...
2021-07-17 14:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs a head's up, you may notice some discrepancies in this chapter compared to the information in earlier chapters. I've changed some of the battle parameters, with the GCA eliminating the ability to upgrade units, or build additional structures. I changed things in the previous chapters to reflec...
2021-07-14 16:15:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Who do we have this time?” Doug said, watching a fairly ordinary party make their way onto the front lawn.
“I don’t know, but with their gear, the first floor should be just about their speed,” Florence said.
The party had five members, the two in the le...
2021-07-12 19:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostI was tweaking some things on War Core 2 and thought I'd share the Barracks upgrade tree.
Barracks/Armory addon is 100 resources, the following are resource costs to level and the various level unlocks. Infantry mechs improve each level with accuracy, fire rate, durability,...
2021-07-10 16:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the chapter, I've attached some of the reference information I keep on hand while writing War Core. Let me know if you'd like to see more detailed information like this in the future.
The second drone that had been sent out to find the enemy went da...
2021-07-07 21:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe party started out with Larah in the lead, twin axes in her hands. Behind the warrior, Florence watched Tipp scrutinizing the hallway as he scanned for traps. This left the pair of mages at the rear, a perfect target for Florence’s kitties. Just as she suspected, the two ...
2021-07-06 01:33:58 +0000 UTC View Post“I guess it’s that time, ain’t it?” Florence said. Excited to reopen her home and nervous that everything wasn’t how she wanted it just yet. Hopefully, the early groups of adventurers wouldn’t make it past the first floor, and she would get the funds and time neede...
2021-07-02 16:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostThere hadn’t been a whole lot of time to build units, and the five mechs that were heading toward him were about the size of a medium mech. The attackers resembled a chrome ball that rolled at a brisk pace through the canyons, their path leading them to Hugh’s command post....
2021-06-30 16:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Matron, I believe the dungeon must be near, look,” Larah said, stating the obvious. They had been traveling through low hills and rocky scrub for the last few days and from the tracks, they were heading in the right direction. People didn’t venture out in the Crag Stepp...
2021-06-28 18:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, it's bare and ugly, but the home design is done. I just have to push out the front lawn and build what he planned for the new entrance,” Florence said. Doug perked up from where he had been fake napping on the rocking chair pillow.
“V...
2021-06-26 00:16:51 +0000 UTC View PostSorry it's late tonight, hope you enjoy the chapter.
The second stage of the Ximkas Hegemony invasion of system px51a2 has begun, the attacker is making the following demands.
Ximkas Demands:
1. A maxi...
2021-06-24 02:36:08 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what did I miss? I assume from the fact we’re all still alive that our forces were victorious?” Doug asked as the little kitten popped back into existence next to her rocking chair. I had nearly eaten Florence up waiting for him to return. She really wanted to make ...
2021-06-22 15:40:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Get ready kitties, we got some unwanted guests to deal with,” Florence called out.
“Be wary, Florence, these aren’t your usual monsters,” Doug warned as creatures emerged from the cloud of dust. It was more of the spiders, the ones that had already raided her ...
2021-06-18 23:37:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the summer of 1980 and my ten year old self was bored. This was the era before the internet and it was far too hot in Garden Grove California in the late morning/early afternoon to play outside with friends. I was reading the newspaper (we had these things on real paper back then) and wait...
2021-06-17 12:59:48 +0000 UTC View PostHugh was transported back home, the trip through space would always amaze him, no matter how many times it happened. He approached the earth, racing toward the false oil rig off the California coast where the base was situated. His vision darkened briefly while he reconnected t...
2021-06-16 17:48:41 +0000 UTC View Post“So, this lot looks a bit less prepared than the elves, don’t you think?” Doug asked. He was right, the five adventurers approaching their home were definitely newbies. What gear they had was mismatched and they didn’t have the confident, but cautious, stride of season...
2021-06-14 14:56:39 +0000 UTC View PostLike before, the spiders stabbed at the front door with their spiky legs. Shadow, Obi, and the summoned kitties had done well, whittling the number of attackers down to two, with a third spider alive, but unable to move due to the damage to its legs. In the living room, Bhargat...
2021-06-11 18:16:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Captain Cartwri...
2021-06-09 18:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post“There, the hallway is done,” Florence said as they made the final touches on her latest room. The wallpaper had to be just right, and she hated when the patterns were placed wrong. Tabitha Long’s sitting room had that problem, her grandson had put up the paper and didn...
2021-06-07 15:48:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Matron of the initiates, you are summoned to the scrying chamber,” the young page said, handing her a scroll with the seal of the knight commander. With a sigh, she closed the tome she had been reading. The library inside the Brilliant Keep was her favorite place to find s...
2021-06-04 16:33:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hugh’s light mechs moved into range of the Ximkas construction drones. By the time the T-7’s were ready to fire, the last of the defending mechs were do...
2021-06-02 18:00:53 +0000 UTC View PostFlorence decorated her master bedroom just like it had been before. The oversized bed with frilly dust ruffle hid Chubbs from sight, while Zork preferred to sleep among the plush animals and pillows that covered the head of the bed. Side tables with lamps and a dresser were cre...
2021-05-31 18:30:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Stop your fussing, Doug, Tater and Midnight can take care of that critter,” Florence said.
She was frankly terrified but didn’t want to let Doug know it. Hacking away at her front door was a spider the size of a refrigerator. Now, not one of them little fridges tha...
2021-05-29 15:27:02 +0000 UTC View PostHugh felt his mind being drawn away from the conference room. Like his previous pre-battle negotiations, his consciousness found itself seated at a table, the system controlling the negotiations seen as a blurry figure at the far end of the table. There was a slight pause, whic...
2021-05-26 18:12:22 +0000 UTC View PostFlorence set her rewards levels to average. She still felt that they were far too generous to be called average, but Doug had finally convinced her that it was the best l...
2021-05-24 14:06:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe old man pulled out a scroll and started chanting as he cast the spell written upon it. With a flash of light, Florence found herself and the adventurers suddenly outside and under the night sky. They were near a road that cuts through rolling hills and stretched as far as s...
2021-05-21 13:33:19 +0000 UTC View PostHugh grouped the remnants of his attack force into a single unit. He had started with a hundred infantry and twenty light mechs, but now had just twenty-two infantry and seven light mechs remaining. Air support was being built, but it was unknown if they would make it in time t...
2021-05-19 16:52:06 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome, human! You have been selected among the billions of your kind to be granted a great honor.
“Just hush with all that nonsense. I know what’s a going on and you can just go ahead and send me to my gem,” Florence called out, noting that it was...
2021-05-17 14:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Pairings are up, this is the final round of the tournament,” Bobby shouted across the crowded store. Florence thought the young man looked a bit frazzled, but she decided to cut him some slack. There had been a bigger-than-ever turnout for the event, the winner of the tour...
2021-05-14 13:48:03 +0000 UTC View Post