“Mph? WHAT THE HELL?”
Skytalon was the first to speak. I couldn’t see exactly what was going on, from my position on the floor, but I had positioned myself so that I could see the women’s faces. Surprise was the first thing on the flier’s face, si...
2022-04-19 20:39:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe tome was, at least, organized alphabetically, so it did not take me long to find the entry for Teldranath.
“Let us see here. The first reports of Teldranath come from the mid-twelfth century BCE. Made in Egypt, in the style of a khopesh. Hmm. This is ...
2022-04-18 22:15:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Really, now? The one who took down Paradoxical called himself the God of Time? Does this mean you have a description of Chronos at last?”
Skytalon sighed. “Unfortunately, not a very good one. Male, white skin, indeterminate age, wearing a bla...
2022-04-17 17:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostSo, a quick word before the chapter. Some were wondering why only 1 XP? The simple answer is that, in M&M 2e, which is the system I'm running this as, 15 xp bumps you up 1 power level (PL), on average. A bystander with no notable abilities is PL 0. A Cultist is PL 2. Crime lord is PL 4. SWAT ...
2022-04-16 22:11:40 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes one must sacrifice to maintain your cover. Tonight, my great sacrifice was going out with five lovely ladies to have a night on the town. I made a mental note to extol my humanitarian virtues the next time I had a chance.
At thirty-eight, in chronolo...
2022-04-13 21:24:13 +0000 UTC View PostAbout an hour before closing, Bethany made her way down to my domain in the basement. She was a pretty sort, a redhead with better than average looks. She wouldn’t be considered a model, by any stretch, but she did have that ‘sexy librarian’ thing going on.
<... 2022-04-12 19:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe prospect of how I was going to track down Paradoxical was still on my mind as got to work. Once I’d set up for the day, I did a quick, ad hoc ritual to try and focus time in my favor. It was a simple use of tarot cards to try and focus the magic into ‘pul...
2022-04-11 21:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, after enjoying Raquel once again in the shower and having some breakfast while reading the morning newspaper, I considered my plans for the day. It was Thursday, and I needed to show up at the library to relax the wards on the Mystic Arts sec...
2022-04-09 19:39:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe meeting ended shortly afterwards, with none of them able to come up with ways to draw me out. I did, however, suggest a couple message boards I frequented in my public persona related to magic and such things. I also had profiles on those sites for myself as...
2022-04-08 20:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostIt was very hard to keep a straight face at that. However, some of my emotions must have slipped through, because the three superheroes frowned slightly. With a sigh, I managed to get control of my emotions again, and shook my head.
“Let me get this...
2022-04-07 19:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostThankfully, I had no problems getting back to the library before my meeting. The subway was on time, for once, and there were no groups blocking the elevators. Even with my walking pace being slow thanks to my old injury, I was able to make decent time. Even had enou...
2022-04-06 20:51:13 +0000 UTC View PostNo set release schedule for this one. Just playing it by ear while I wait for news.
Lady Liberty didn’t know it, but I was still watching as she flew off. She never even suspected I might have hung around afterwards. In fact, I had been ther...
2022-04-05 21:16:49 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I still haven't gotten word about the hard drive, yet. But if I don't do some writing, I may go mad. This is a story idea that came to me, so I'm going to distract myself by working on it. Don't know if it will actually go anywhere, or if I'll actually put it up on Amazon, but I figured it wo...
2022-04-04 19:04:27 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this isn't a chapter, but a notice that I'll be on a brief break. Unfortunately, Murphy came and dropkicked me in the head. Dealing with some data corruption issues here, which means that I'm sending hard drives off to get data recovery done on them. Don't know how long that will take, but it...
2022-03-30 18:48:17 +0000 UTC View PostComing out and revealing our presence to the world was causing a lot of changes. The biggest change was that we were going to start trying to recruit new people to join the growing colony on Ceres. New recruits would need jobs, and housing. That meant I needed...
2022-03-24 21:17:23 +0000 UTC View PostTrade chat time, baby!
(Adventurer’s Guild Official Forums, Miami Branch)
SunnyBunz, MightyMouse, ImAPally, DontYouWantMe, AsaAkiraIsBae, BestGirl, LatinHeat, Salty, Backpage, Craig34, l33tpally, Anonymous3, Anonymous4, RedFox, Kimiko, Donn...
2022-03-22 20:05:44 +0000 UTC View PostI took a deep breath, steadying my nerves. I didn’t want to do this, but there really wasn’t any choice, now. Not after the public way my forces had shown themselves around the world. I didn’t regret that, of course, but it meant that I was going to have to ...
2022-03-18 18:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostDark Fate, Book 9 will be going to Amazon sometime this weekend. So it should be live by Monday or Tuesday.
(Military Conference Hall, Ceres)
“It has been two days since the battle. Our first battle. Many of you were unblooded in real c...
2022-03-10 23:31:25 +0000 UTC View PostYes, folks, it is time for some more Trade Chat!
(Community Building and Civil Defense Chat, formerly Life in the City Chat Room)
abby_gail, bento, RainyDayze, GringottsGoblin, DoritoMan, D.VaLuvr69, RadicalEdward, DarkLord, FusionGal, NotACo...
2022-03-03 20:27:05 +0000 UTC View PostFinding a place to put a core spike in Washington D.C. was just as difficult as the President made it out to be. In the end, once I assured people from the Parks Service that I could have the whole thing be minimally invasive, aesthetically, they allowed me...
2022-02-24 23:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostI summoned teachers for my other students from my army of the dead, and commanded them to move to other areas of the compound, so that they would not interrupt or distract us, and vice versus. This was one of the most important part of the training, after all, the fo...
2022-02-18 20:06:22 +0000 UTC View Post(Bridge, CRN Hellspawn)
We executed a quick jump to FTL, emerging within standard weapons range of the cruiser. I stood back, and let the Captain and her crew fight the ship. They were the experts, after all. That’s why I bought them.
...
2022-02-17 22:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostChaplain Gallagher had a lovely little discussion, once he signed the form. It was an NDA formed through the System, so it was quite simple in its terms. He literally would not be able to speak of what we spoke about to anyone who did not already know the informa...
2022-02-16 23:11:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, I hauled all four of my pupils out to the courtyard, bright and early. OK, so bright might be a bit of a stretch, since the sun wasn’t quite up yet, but that wasn’t my problem. They came to me to learn, so I was going to...
2022-02-12 17:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post(Renegade 4)
They had been coasting in on minimal power, doing their best to keep the Ouran from noticing them. While the rest of the Renegades were tasked with running a search pattern to try and find the enemy ships, they had a different job. ‘Visual i...
2022-02-10 21:54:59 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to show up early for my little meeting with the president. While the exact status of the US President being the leader of the free world had been greatly eroded by the idiot that started the apocalypse, the office still carried a lot of weight and influe...
2022-02-09 23:09:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe fight was over quickly enough. After all, that was the gulf between us. If I did not limit my strength and speed, no amount of skill would have been enough to allow him to keep up with me. Even so, it was a decidedly one-sided match. Still, I did drag i...
2022-02-05 22:54:30 +0000 UTC View Post(Bridge, Huntship Brethak Claw)
“Exiting warp in 3… 2… 1… now. Warp complete.”
Hasluh leaned forward in his command chair as his pilot announced their exit from the long fifteen cycles at warp. The long wait had been trying, bu...
2022-02-04 23:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostI smiled at the Ambassador as I sat down at the table across from her, with Miguel sitting at the head of the table between us. “Of course, of course. Now, I’ve been told that you and Miguel were worried I might have been up to some kind of ‘mischief’, ...
2022-02-04 00:25:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe priest smiled at me, and bowed his head in greeting. “Ah, Akagawa-san, it is good to see you so well. And riding upon such a magnificent steed! That alone has made the trip worth it, in my eyes, but I did have another reason to come this day.”
He mot...
2022-01-28 23:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post