New Ventures and Old

Wow, lots going on.  I feel like I went from waiting around for things to happen to almost too busy.  A good problem to have.  That being said, I thought I'd take a moment just to give everyone some updates.  

Pillaging the Sun on Kindle Vella is doing well.  Top faved.  Top ten in many of its categories.  Great reviews.  New chapters are being uploaded by Minor Manor Press every week and thus far, I've been able to stay ahead.  It is definitely a different way of writing, and I'm not sure which I enjoy more.  It's fun to have you all along for the ride before it's all done.  With Scarlet, the story was done before anyone got a chance to read it, with few exceptions.  The Pillaging series is developing as you all read and that is both intimidating and exciting. 

My Dungeons and Dragons venture has become a full blown company and miniature store.  We've got a patreon, a website, the whole deal.  The company is call Androids, Aliens, and Wizards: 3D Adventures.  It's gonna be fun.  Hopefully we can expand from narrative story lines with accompanying miniatures to full settings and adventure guides.  We'll see.  Depends on how successful we are.

That of course also means that I have a lot of work to do turning the campaign I'm running with my friends and daughters into a narrative and continue building the adventure.  Its fun though.  If you haven't given TTRPG's a chance, I suggest you do.  I missed out as a kid, but it is truly terrific fun.

Hope everyone is keeping well and safe, especially with COVID surging again.  Take care.  Be kind.  

Brandon 

Virginia 8/2021

Book 5 and Some D&D

 On the 27th, the final book in Scarlet's adventure will be released.  Scarlet and the Shattered Throne marks the conclusion of her adventure, but not mine.  I have a new young adult series in the works and a series geared more toward adults (both fantasy) on the horizon. Of Course, hopefully there's still much fun and talk to be had surrounding Scarlet.  I can't wait to hear what you all think.  Additionally, even though Book five will be out on kindle the 27th, there is still the newly designed, hold in your hand, and put on you shelf set coming out in the next several months.

The Morning After Battle

To celebrate all of this and to provide something more interesting than reading me babble on this blog, twitter, and facebook, I've decided to serialize my D&D campaign on the blog.  I began playing last year (I  never played as a kid) and caught the bug.  I started DMing a campaign for my daughters, my brother, and my best friend earlier this year and it has been a blast.  This also give me an opportunity to explore some styles I might not have otherwise written in without the seriousness of a finished product.  I'll be posting the episodes to Patreon to keep costs low and offer some benefits beyond just the episodes.  It's supposed to be fun—for me at least—so while I welcome input and will correct as I go if people catch things...well, you get the idea.  

I'll be breaking up the chapters in bite sized pieces.  Starting with a little 3rd person limited perspective, present tense (for all you word nerds).  I usually write 3rd person multiple perspective in the past tense. 

I hope you enjoy.  Feel free to share and follow me wherever you prefer.  

Please keep in mind, that while the story is original, Dungeons and Dragons was created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.  The rights are currently owned by Wizards of the Coast.  The world I am using for this campaign is Eberron as presented in Eberron: Rising from the Last War. 

The majority of my referenced D&D collection is from my account and purchased material with D&D Beyond.  Including: 

Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford, & James Wyatt. (2019). Eberron : rising from the last war.Wizards Of The Coast.

Mearls, M., & Crawford, J. (2014). Dungeons & dragons player’s handbook. Wizards Of The Coast.

Mearls, M., & Crawford, J. (2014). Dungeon master’s guide. Wizards Of The Coast.

Mearls, M., Crawford, J., Schwalb, R. J., Sernett, M., Townshend, S., & Wyatt, J. (2014). Dungeons & dragons. Monster manual. Wizards Of The Coast.

Wizards Of The Coast, Inc. (2020). Tasha’s cauldron of everything. Wizards Of The Coast Llc.

Crawford, J., Mearls, M., & Wizards Of The Coast, Inc. (2017). Xanathar’s guide to everything. Wizards Of The Coast.