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OG: Chapter 34

Almost immediately, the Stone Troll lunged for me as a Priority, forcing me to engage my various implants in order to avoid the surprise attack by the Troll. In a flash, my blade was out and parrying a claw strike to the side. Ruggiero wasn't quite so lucky. The raking claw of the Troll's left arm struck him in the helmet, causing sparks to fly as the vile, filth-encrusted talons, hardened by Chaotic Radiation, scratched the helm up something fierce, leaving gouges in the metal and ringing Ru...

WAB: Images for Chapter Seven

Here we have the images for Chapter Seven, including Sakai Town and its various sights. Sakai Town really is supposed to be largely mercantile, with the Merchants and Lord growing rich off of the trade it does in Iron, Plums, and Persimmons. It's actually on a similar level to much larger towns, like Tanzaku-Gai, because of that wealth. Hopefully, these images show that.

At any rate, the next chapter will be the first encounter with the Crimson Flake Bandits as the actual business of Ba...

HL: Chapter 30

Jackie'd been curious as to why Bruce'd called him up to go over to Wayne Manor at nine in the goddamn morning. It ain't like there was a shitload of problems going on in Gotham right now, after all. Most of the guys that usually fucked with the city were out of play at the moment, so shit was pretty quiet. About the only thing Jackie could think of that Bruce'd wanna talk about was the shit that'd just gone down with Bixi. That was probably it, actually. After all, it ain't every day that yo...

OG: MC Character Sheet as of Chapter Thirty-Three

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OG: Chapter 33

It became clear almost as soon as we pressed deeper into the tunnels of the Arabyan Settlement that this was no mere outpost. A full town had been raised here inside these crags and deep underground. A veritable cavern-city, in fact, replete with homes, shops, and everything. From the way the tunnels zig-zagged, however, it was clear that this place had been a fortress. It was also clear from the many corpses that this fortress had seen use. This place hadn't been abandoned, it had been sacke...

BBG: Images for Chapter Thirty-Six

Here we have the images for the Penultimate Chapter of the Prologue Section of the Fic. I'm fairly pleased with how these turned out, if I'm being honest. I hardly ever have to do multiple tries for images unless it's something esoteric anymore, so I think I'm getting to be decent with the Image Generators I use.

At any rate, the next chapter will be the final battle with the Umberlants in the Jannath's Tears Archipelago. Then I'll have an epilogue chapter for the Prologue of the Fic be...

BBG: Chapter 36

As we sailed toward Caer Jannath on Cadfael Island, it became clear immediately that the Umberlants had been abandoned by any Pirates or Zhentarim Allies that had previously been helping them. Furthermore, it seemed like they only had a few credible threats to our forces remaining in the Town. Mostly, we were facing off against Impressed Citizens from Cadfael Island who'd been given the relatively few Zhentarim Combat Drugs that had managed to make it into Umberlant hands to stiffen their spi...

F&L: Chapter 56

Florian Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor seemed less crowded than I would have thought, which served me just fine, as I was still a bit shaken up by the vision I'd just had of Lockhart and that extremely blatant and dark misuse of the Mind Arts. To make a Perfect Thrall within minutes when it normally took months' worth of Imperius Curses to achieve the same end was horrifying. If that was something that could be done with the Mind Arts, what else was out there that I hadn't tried to do yet? Wors...

WAB: Chapter 7

I took Asuma-Sensei's latest team out of the Village Bright and Early the morning after selecting a Mission. We made our way out of the gate and headed North through the Woods. It would take us two days of travel to reach Sakai Town on the Border, where Hakage and Natsu provinces met near the borders of Rice and Hot Springs Countries. We would begin our search for the Crimson Flake Bandits there. As we traveled, we mostly made our way through the many woodlands of Hakage Province, sleeping ou...

OG: Images for Chapter Thirty-Two

Here we have the Images for the Last Chapter. There were a lot this time around, but it was worth it. Not just stuff from this last chapter, but also a couple of things from the tail end of the last chapter as well, like the Armor and Weapons that the MC made for his new companions, too.

At any rate, the next chapter will include the actual Delve into the Arabyan Ruins of the City of Zarwai, including a run-in with Wolf-Sized Giant Bats and more. I'll also have more images and another c...

OG: MC Character Sheet as of Chapter Thirty-Two

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OG: Chapter 32

As we made our way out of Alynda to the West, the more fertile, grassy areas closer to the Tana Dante River gave way to a sort of Savanna-like Hilly Badlands that would have been all right for doing things like grazing sheep, horses, and cattle, if not for the fact that there were Greenskins in the area to watch out for. They would spot such herds fairly quickly, gut whoever was tending the herd, and devour the animals in short order. After all, it wasn't as if Alynda could maintain a constan...

OG: MC Character Sheet as of Chapter Thirty-One

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OG: Images for Chapter Thirty-One

Here we see the Images for Chapter Thirty-One. A lot of new characters to go with the new Universe. As noted, the MC's Augments were covered up by Vulcan, so he looks like a completely normal, if experienced, Twenty-Six-Year-Old Noble. I'm actually fairly happy with how these all turned out as well.

At any rate, the next chapter will involve the MC and his New Companions entering the Hills to the West and coming into contact with the Greenskins there. I'll also have an updated Character...

RM: Chapter 110

We set our ambush up alongside the Maidenpool Road, in a hilly area that was around partway between Haypile and the Town of Ironmonger's Corner. The idea being that the hills would allow us to hide our ambush force in such a way that the enemy wouldn't see it until it was too late. Once our ambush had been set, I sent out some cavalry to further bait the trap. The idea was that the Cavalry would attack villages and hamlets around the area that made it look like preparation for an attack on Ir...

NT: Chapter 101

The Flight back to South Town was a long one. Almost fifteen hours passed on the flight, which gave me plenty of time to rest. It was as I was sleeping that more music came to me in my dreams, and I busted out the pen and paper and began jotting down musical notation and lyrics. It was a good way to pass the time, especially since the in-flight movie was some low-budget Bobby Bowfinger B-Movie that had been cheap enough for Far East Airlines to pick up to show in the middle stretch of their t...

NT: Interlude: Meanwhile, With Amanda

Amanda had to admit, this had been the toughest job she'd ever pulled. That was saying a lot, too, as Amanda had pulled jobs that most would have balked at. She'd stolen the Olmec Statue of the Silver Monkey from the home of Moco, a bigshot in the Mexican Cartel Scene. Of course, this had been before Moco had gotten himself killed by a gun-toting Mariachi Guitarist a few years back. Moco had stolen the thing from Professor Steven Cale after the Latter had managed to excavate the Hidden Temple...

IS: Chapter 70

The rest of the weekend passed by in a flash. There was so much to arrange and do, and it all tended to blur together in my mind. For instance, we had to set up a press conference announcing our engagement, make plans to notify and talk to the Archon about Apollo, plan the wedding, and more. Honestly, a lot of the details were handled by staff members, though the press release was one that had Katrina and I scheduling times to sit down for a series of interviews with a number of media outlets...

EV: Images for Chapter Twenty-Six

Here we have the new faces of the Goa'uld present on Wusun as of the last chapter. Mostly, it's Coeus and his daughters, though Erebus is also present as the Admiral of the Fleet at Wusun. Coeus and Erebus have already been captured, which just leaves Asteria and Leto free to wage the defense on the ground.

At any rate, the next chapter is going to be Erlang Shen doing diplomacy with the Tribal Chiefs of the Original, Saka-Descended Settlers of Wusun. Then I'll have an interlude showing...

MM: Chapter 55

I took a moment after Mors Cruentia had teleported out using an emergency contingency spell that I hadn't realized he'd had to take stock of the situation. I was tired and slightly bruised from the whole ordeal, but that wasn't anything that a fatigue cure and healing potion couldn't handle. I had such potions prepared, making them in batches between missions for just such an eventuality. As I downed the Potterverse Invigoration Draught, followed by a Valyrian-style Healing Potion, my aches a...

OG: Chapter 31

I awoke with a pounding headache, as if having drunk myself to sleep. I shifted on the bed I'd been lying down on, finding it filled with straw, with the wool blankets itchy as all hell. Looking down, I realized that I had a new body. While I was still augmented both chemically and cybernetically, my augments were far less apparent on this body than they were on the previous one, with no outward signs of them anywhere to be found. Around my neck, a small gold chain with a gold medallion worke...

BBG: Chapter 35

I clashed with the Elven Bladesinger almost as soon as the Commanders of the Divine Maelstrom attacked us, lunging for him as soon as he entered range to do so. However, as Discordant Note screamed in at him, its point deflected off of an invisible barrier, allowing him to close the range and strike for my head. I dragged Discordant Note away from the shield spell, just barely managing to parry the attack as it came in at me. His second attack, however, forced me back, as I just bare...

OG: Eric Dahl Character Sheet as of Other Champion Interlude IX

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OG: Emma Yung Character Sheet as of Other Champion Interlude IX

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OG: Tanaka Yumi Character Sheet as of Other Champion Interlude IX

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OG: Interlude: Meanwhile, With the Other Champions IX

Eric Dahl was, currently, master of much of the southern and western Border Princes from the Barony of Kasos north to the Grand Duchy of Zvorak, west to the Apouchini Mountains, and south to the Principality of Argalis. He was also Lord of Pugno and First Citizen of Verazzo in Eastern Tilea. All told, some one-point-five million people lived under his command, though by far the majority of those came from Pugno and Verazzo, with the pair collectively having just under one-point-four million p...

OG: Interlude: Meanwhile, With the Other Champions VIII

Keira Rangi had been having an interesting past few months. Honestly, it had begun with the arrival of a group of seven would-be heroes at her recently claimed fortress of Skullcap, looking for the Helm of Grallen, and hoping to find a path away from the stronghold of Pax Tharkas, which was under the control of the Red Dragonarmy and Highlord Verminaard, whom they had recently liberated around eight hundred slaves from. Keira listened to their questions, especially those of the curious Wizard...