SamSuka
Jess D. Astra

Jess D. Astra

patreon


Jess D. Astra activity

Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

*sigh* henlo dudes... It's been a minute since I've updated. I'm drinkin that clear splashy right now. SO crisp, so refresh.

Monster Haven

Book 1: Holding pattern

Book 2: Done and I'll be uploading all the chapters for yall in quick order.

...

View Post

Thirsty [belated]Thursday Thoughts

Henlo dudes... yep its me again, bein late. Drinking some coffee from a hotel room (traveling for the other job). These past few months have just been putting me through the ringer I'll tell you whut.

Monster Haven

Book 1 is still marinating in it's own uncertainty....

View Post

RotD - Chapter 11: Respawn Essence

It took them only an hour to fly back to Monster Haven and Dolli marveled at the maintained speed of the floating reindeer. When the pack slowed, Taffy—the lead elf—began a chant of “Ho, Ho, Ho!” and the reindeer galloped into action. It was as if the whip of a cruel master were at their ...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 10: Gambler's Loss

“There’s another one!” the male guard yelled outside the tent.

Dolli was running out of options. Perhaps if she left them on top of one of the crates, the next person to come in would put them away without a thought? It was all she could hope for.

Dolli rushed to an iron-bound c...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 9: Underbrush Escapades

Nubiri sliced through the frigid night air, the currents lifting her strained wings. They’d been coasting on the wind for over a mile since the warmonger’s camp came into view. They didn’t want to alert any of their especially watchful night guards. Kelzoul knew Nubiri was with Monster Have...

View Post

Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo dudes… whew well, I forgot last Thursday and by the time I remembered on Saturday, I forgot again 😅

Yep, this update is from the phone because I almost forgot once again…

Monster Haven

1: proceedings have stalled. Me is sad.

2: still underway and like RIGHT ...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 8: Fizzle, Pop, BOOM

(Happy Birthday to me... y'all get the gift of a hot and fresh chapter! <3)

Dolli tweezed another thread of Kelzoul’s hair from the sterilized beaker holding the bunch. She’d cleaned the hair and removed the beads to ensure there were no contaminants interfering with her magic. She d...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 7: All Hands on Deck

Dolli was thankful for all the combat training they’d done the weeks prior. She was especially thankful she’d made it mandatory for all dungeonfolk, no matter their rank, level, or excuses.

“Heroes incoming!” Dolli shouted as she hit the “Mass Summon” button on the recently crea...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 6: The Plan

“How many troops?” Greg asked in a muffled sigh. His face cradled in his oversized hands as it had been for the last five minutes as Dolli had dished all the details of her capture.

“At least a few thousand. There could’ve been more to the camp I didn’t see,” Dolli said, pouring...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 5: Kelzoul's Promise

The wolfkin stopped at the flap to enter the Overlord’s tent and announced his presence. The flap pulled away, revealing a dark hut lit by a large fire at the center. Dolli could only see around the sides of the wolfkin’s head, but took note of the three, even larger, gray-skinned creatures. ...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 4: The Horde

NOTICE: The Antagonist "Kathrag" has been changed to "Kelzoul" (like Kill Soul... hahaha... yes... I am very clever.)

Dolli floated through the darkening forest, unconcerned with what could be lurking beyond the light cast by her glowing body. In fact, Dolli was wishing she...

View Post

RotD - Chapter 3: Wolfkin’s Warning

The beast hung in mid-air, giving Dolli a second to react. She cast Fold Reality below him and opened the second portal behind her. Bakreh came down with a bone-shattering crack and a yelp. Nubiri’s too-large snout smashed into the cobblestones instead of passing through the portal—something ...

View Post

Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo my dudes. Sippin on some of that clear splashy... haven't had enough today for sure.

Monster Haven

Book 1: The blurb is being blurbified... for the sixth time. Please yall, give me your thoughts:

Heroes may fail, but stout hearts don’t. View Post

RotD - Chapter 2: Horde on the Horizon

Blinding blue and white summoning light swirled in front of Dolli. Excitement trilled through her, and she closed her menu. She didn’t get to kill Keegan often, but she relished it every time.

“I have a fun idea!” she said, putting her hand out to stop Greg from pummeling Keegan the s...

View Post

Monster Haven 2: Revenge of the Dungeon - Chapter 1 - Hero Farming

What would you sacrifice to save your people?

(poignant for me right now)

Dolli was just getting to like the idea of being the overlord of Monster Haven when a roaming warmonger set his eyes on her dungeon core. Some of her citizens have defected to the enemy horde in...

View Post

Yikes...

Henlo my dudes... So Thursday came and went a few days ago. I really must apologize for letting y'all fall off the radar. We've had some hard hard days at home recently and it's been a struggle to get anything at all done.

Slurpin' Saturday Speculations

Maybe this'll be a new segmen...

View Post

RD: Chapter Sixteen - No Rest for the Witches

In a blur of color and sound, Dolli respawned next to her cottage at the center of the village. The sun had fallen below the horizon, but the ember glows of the burning zeppelin kept the city in perpetual twilight. Dolli’s exhaustion debuff was pushed back another twenty-four hours from her fou...

View Post

Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo mah dudes! I've got cold coffee and some water right now, but I'm spying some dark semi-sweet wine in my future...

Monster Haven

Book 1 is back with me to get it ready for copy edits as is! I can't reveal more details about what that means, but it's probab...

View Post

RD: Chapter Fifteen - Battle at the Crossroads

Dolli raced toward the cottage, using Burst of Speed intermittently to get ahead of any of the quick heroes. Within just a few minutes, Dolli had made it to the infamous X for which Rufus had named his inn. She turned and watched her people flood in, some of them wounded, but still ready to fight...

View Post

RD: Chapter Fourteen - Reunion Massacre

Dolli knew exactly what that stone was, but she wasn’t afraid. She’d known Keegan would return with reinforcements—she’d counted on it.

Keegan threw the stone to the ground. It exploded in a blinding flash that made Dolli cover her face. When she opened her eyes, a blue-white portal...

View Post

Thirsty (belated) Thursday Thoughts

Henlo dudes. I had a celebration last night, so apologies for not getting you an update! The celebration wasn't for me, but maybe sometime soon there will be!

Monster Haven

I just typed Homester Maven.... what the heck.

Book 1: It's getting close to the end he...

View Post

RD: Chapter Thirteen - The Witching Hours

Dolli shined brightly, using her body like a floodlight while Greg hammered his new contraption into place. It was well into the early morning, and only moments before Dolli knew Keegan would respawn.

“This’ns done,” Greg said.

Dolli dropped back and moved out of the way of the ...

View Post

RD: Chapter Twelve - Old Witches Never Change

Dolli sat atop her ruined cabin, a cup of steaming-hot tea beside her. She smiled to herself and took a drink.

Splat.

The liquid passed right through her and ran down the broken shingles of her home, then pattered against the wood floor. Dolli closed her eyes, took a deep bre...

View Post

RD: Chapter Eleven - Immovable Hero, Unstoppable Wyvern

Keegan soared through the air, the tip of his upraised sword glinting a savage red. She didn’t want to die again, but if she had to, to save her people and the village, she supposed it was an alright way to go.

Just before his sword hit home, a trio of Spark Lances shot from the alley and...

View Post

RD: Chapter Ten - Rematch

Dolli held tight to Rufus’ antlers as he sprinted on all fours through the underbrush. Bushes and branches seemed to part at his coming, leaving them unimpeded in their kiting escape.

“Get back here!” one of the miffed heroes yelled. An blue bolt of energy zipped past Dolli’s head a...

View Post

Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo my dudes, it's thursday again. These keep flying by. I've just run out of water, and I'm about to take off for a quick three mile jog before writing (I know... I'm trying to do something good for my body or something...)

Monster Haven

Book 1: There's interesti...

View Post

RD: Chapter Nine - Respawn

Dolli put herself between the murderous man and the child frozen in fear on the ground. She gripped her broken staff, pressing her thumb onto the power gem and spoke casually, “What brings you out to the Crossroads, Keegan Plague Ender?”

“You know goddamn well what brings me.” He to...

View Post

RD: Chapter Eight - New Alliances, Old Enemies

Dolli cast Gravity Sink on the stupidly clustered heroes and watched her Spark bar drop to 25%. She’d only get two more good spells in for this fight, but she would make them count somehow.

Three of the heroes resisted her spell, but the others were held firmly in the effects. Golems and ...

View Post

Thirsty Thursday Thoughts on a Friday

Henlo dudes, yes indeed I forgot to update y'all on what's happening because I spent the evening sipping a cool brewski and watching Loki (and subsequently the "breakdowns" for the episode right after).

Monster Haven

Book 1 is still.... floating in the ether and also posting here! W...

View Post

RD: Chapter Seven - War with the Wyverns

Dolli panted, sending whisps of white Spark into the dusky sky. They’d made dungeon improvements all through the afternoon, getting several of the dungeonfolk—Rufus and Greg included—to level ten for their first transformation. At Dolli’s behest, Greg selected Bronzite, the bigger, taller...

View Post