Since getting back into blogging, which seems to be mostly successful so far, I've also tried to get back into long form writing. One idea I had was to create short form stories based off of the characters in the short story I wrote for a small publication and I would put them on …
Monster Mania: Gelatinous Cube
A fan favorite, and a monster that always seems to get some sort of reaction whether it be abject horror or elation, is the Gelatinous Cube. It has a presence that is simultaneously intimidating and ridiculous, because if you really think about it it's basically just a big sentient jell-o. The more seasoned adventurers, however, …
Monster Mania: Mimics
Dungeons and Dragons is filled with sinister and tricky enemies that endeavor to make adventurers lives as difficult as possible. Perhaps the most frequent culprit of this would be the Mimic. The Mimic is a classic monster that assumes the identity of an innocuous inanimate object, traditionally a chest, to draw in their prey with the …
Monster Mania: Beholders
Throughout the history of Dungeons and Dragons there are a few monsters and creatures that have become symbols of the game itself. The Beholder is one of those symbols. It is perhaps one of the most identifiable and menacing enemies in the games existence. Perhaps the most interesting detail about it is that it …
Take Three
Third time's the charm right? It was two years ago that I made this blog because the idea of displaying my creative ideas to anyone who was curious seemed like a fun experience and I could use it to catalog and perhaps even inspire new stories and methods of storytelling. Suffice it to say I …
A Tale to Tell
A while back I began attempting to actually work on some writing projects. I started a good chunk of them but dropped most of them for a number of reasons, but the reoccurring theme was a loss of interest. I had a hard time committing to a story and seeing it through, but recently I …
The “Triumphant” Return
Well hello. It's been a while hasn't it? Took a bit of a hiatus from this space after an incredibly short career of making posts at a somewhat reasonable schedule. It's taken every bit of effort to make my way back here but I really want to give this a shot. I know I enjoyed …
Elothin – Episode 2: Glavain
Glavain Glavain is one of the oldest countries in Elothin, with manuscripts dating back as far as only a few years after The Bloom. The country has a rich history of expert blacksmiths, notorious bounty hunters, and the world famous Van Moren mines in the Iron Band Mountains. The capital city, The Hearth, is governed by …
Books Are Good You Idiot: Ex-Heroes Series
POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!! Time to get back at it kids. For a couple of months now I have been completely enthralled by a book series called the Ex-Heroes series written by Peter Clines. I randomly went into the local Barnes and Noble and let curiosity take me around to see if I could find anything interesting. …
Planning for Failure
So for a while now I have been trying to come up with ideas for a story. I have been aching to write about something that I truly feel satisfied with, but have been lacking the inspiration to go more then just a chapter in. Lately I've been juggling with two ideas that i really …
The Dungeoneer's Journal 