After the dwarves went to bed, Hilde spent some time in her room polishing and cleaning her weapons. She had an almost unhealthy attraction to what she considered the most beautiful blades ever forged. Jorish bladed weapons had a lot of curves in their design, like elven metal smiths might make, but every curve was … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 4
Month: October 2018
Game Called on Account of Life
Nothing is more frustrating than to have to put on hold a perfectly good D&D game because real life intrudes and insists upon itself. This week it is inventory, and in two weeks it will be inventory at another branch of our company. Neither of these is an acceptable reason for us to miss out … Continue reading Game Called on Account of Life
Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 3
The delicious odor of breakfast cooking woke up Hilde, and she sat bolt upright, blinking in the daylight that poured through the windows of the hall. Her hair was a wild tangled mess, and she was knotted up with the heavy fur that the chamberlain had dropped on her last night. One of the servants … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 3
That is a lot of dead Lizard
Let's hear it for the dames! Without a proper warrior of any kind, and without significant sorcery, the self-described "Badass Bitches" took on and took down Druuna, the green dragon that ruled Forêt Verte. This was the longest battle against a single enemy I have ever been a party to, and it went badly for … Continue reading That is a lot of dead Lizard
This will be one Memorable Night
There is a certain hilarity in how the world conspires to make our lives interesting. Last week the my D&D group decided to go ahead and tackle the green dragon that has been making their lives miserable. She is a cantankerous soul who has a penchant for harboring grudges that she is reluctant to let … Continue reading This will be one Memorable Night
How Not to Fight a Dragon
Fortunately for D&D players around the world, there are deliciously few top-drawer enemies lurking about for them to encounter and invariably be steamrolled over by. Critters like liches, dragons, anything from the outer planes, and other such diabolical horrors need to be approached carefully, almost reverently. Leaping in swinging swords and fervently hoping for the … Continue reading How Not to Fight a Dragon
Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 2
Hilde wasn’t sure what she was looking for in a squire, but she knew what she didn’t want. She wasn’t looking for a man, and she wasn’t wild about having a kobold either. There weren’t as many female squires as male, but that helped her to narrow her focus significantly. Most squires could hold their … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 2
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
One of the most hilarious and often overlooked aspects of any D&D game is what might be happening at the player's home base of operations while the adventurers are out looking for trouble. An old Slothjemian proverb goes, "If you go seeking danger, you will find it. If you are patient, danger will come seeking … Continue reading Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
Feedback Accepted!
Thank you everyone that checked in on the premiere of book three yesterday. I can see from the numbers that there were quite a number of newcomers, and several views of Chapter 1 of "Fight, Swear, Loathe" that I am especially appreciative of. One dear soul even went so far as to reach out and … Continue reading Feedback Accepted!
Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 1
Life had not gone exactly as Hilde had envisioned it. It had not been an unmitigated disaster, to be sure, but it had not been the sort of fairy-tale princess story that she had dreamt of as a child, either. The more she had thought about it, and the direction it had gone, the more … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 1
