Logan arrived back on Arborea at the BYE portal tree. Only his friends were waiting. They said Melvin had come storming through and then immediately took the DIE back to campus. Chadrigoth and the First Cohort, including Tet, followed him. Logan was more than a little surprised that Professor Zantho wasn’t buzzing around, waiting to give him piece of her tiny mind—or see what had happened—but according to Marko, the Fairy Fetch had better things to do with her time than babysit wayward ...
2021-07-20 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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It took nine hours for Sam, Finn, and Bill to make it back to their Dungeon-turned-Den. Word about the dissolution of the Accords spread like wildfire through the streets of Ardania, and though the remaining mages tried to stamp down the rumor mill, those ugly whispers had taken on a life of their own. For every rumor that died, three more popped up in a city-wide version of Whack-a-Mole.
“The College was broken,” some whispered. “The Arch Mage is dead,”said ot...
2021-07-19 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Treatos and Snoozers
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2021-07-17 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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<Infernal feces but that was close!> Bill swore in Sam’s head as he skidded through the door, panting from the effort.
Dizzy had already made it into the hallway and slammed the doors shut the second Sam was past the threshold. Sam took a quick look around, frantically searching for Finn. Kia, Arrow, and Sphinx were all goners, but he felt weight lift off his chest when he saw that Finn had made it out in one piece. And, after seeing what had happened to Kai, being in one piece ...
2021-07-16 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Logan unleashed spores from his gills, but he had a myrad of factors working against him. Not only was it sunny, hot, and drier than the inside of a mummy’s butthole, but it was windy as well. His spores were either swept away or were burned to cinders in the unforgiving glare of the overhead sun. He was in the middle of an ocean of dunes, sand in every direction, and not a lick of moisture to draw on.
Around him, Chadrigoth’s Hellion Imps rose from the sand, flinging it off their s...
2021-07-15 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Sam bolted down a spiral staircase that cut through the annex, his legs pumping furiously as he tried to make up a little extra time. He rounded the last turn when a wave of vertigo slammed into him like a shield bash. The whole world wobbled and his knees threatened to give out on him completely for the briefest moment. He grabbed hold of the wrought iron handrail to steady himself against the sudden push and pull of gravitational distortion. Most of the Spatial Magic connecting the College ...
2021-07-14 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Logan noticed that the little candy creatures and some of the sentient stuffed animals were tottering out of the cathedral, which was as much a set for a music video as it was the inner sanctum of a fearsome Arcandor dungeon core. The pink fluffy unicorns were also leaving along with the Pegasi ponies, swinging their very fluffy white tails.
Ji-Soo had her mallet resting on her shoulder. “Okay, everyone, it’s not so very complicated. I’m sure that ZZ has gone over the basics of of...
2021-07-13 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Sam cleared his mind, squared his shoulders, and casually strode beneath the portcullis and into the courtyard situated outside the eastern entrance to the Mage’s College. Today was the day they were going to break the College. That or die in an absolute blaze of glory.
The College was a rather unimpressive structure that looked like an enormous stone soup can sticking up into the air. The courtyard was just as unremarkable as the tower itself—a few neatly manicured trees and a hand...
2021-07-12 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Candyland
2021-07-10 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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There was no one in the Barracks and the Training Arena was equally lifeless. Sam was starting to get worried that something had happened when the smell of fried chicken hit his nose like a sucker punch. His mouth watered and his stomach grumbled in angry protest. Just how long had it been since their last meal? Sam had been so busy getting ready for his trip to the Marketplace that he’d totally skipped breakfast, and thanks to his impromptu chat with the O’Baba, he’d missed lu...
2021-07-09 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Logan couldn’t wait for their field trip. The time seemed to drag through their boring classes and their usual routines but in less than forty-eight hours, Logan and his friends stood at the BYE Portal—a hulking branch of the Tree of Soul, which connected the realm of Arborea to the universe. They were waiting for the Fairy Fetch to show. It was rather odd that Professor Zantho was late. Inga launched into any number of conspiracy theories while they milled around in their cohorts, waitin...
2021-07-08 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Sam stepped out of the entrance from the marketplace and back into New Narvik, breathing in the crisp air.
“We should be getting back,” Velkan said, but Sam lingered.
His business was done with the merchants of the Wolfman Marketplace, but his gaze fell on the longhouse, nestled in a ring of trees not far off. The O’Baba’s unofficial residence. His mind leapt back to what Bill had said when they first entered the Marketplace. This place. All of these places, they are e...
2021-07-07 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Logan walked through the massive entrance to the Mines of Madness. Word had it, Professor Zantho had planned a field trip for them, and she was going to be unveiling the details during today’s class.
It was cold, so Logan had grown some extra chitin and put on a scarf. It was enough to keep him comfortable. Snow blew through the gargantuan entrance, sprinkling down on the existing drifts. The rest of the students were already at desks that the fairy fetch had brought in. She didn’t ...
2021-07-06 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Sam followed Velkan through the pillars, bracing for the worst.
Unlike last time he’d stepped through a totem portal, he didn’t find himself in the heart of a blizzard with a couple of monsters waiting to mob him. Instead, he emerged into an enormous underground cavern, the ceiling two hundred feet overhead and studded with crystalline stalactites that glimmered from the light of a hundred campfires. All around was a sprawling city of tents and wood-framed shops, manned by more Wolf...
2021-07-05 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Bloody Knuckles
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2021-07-03 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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They spent the rest of the next week making better life choices.
Dying, although painful, had a great upside—Sam had a little free time without Bill to touch base with his parents, check his emails, and surf the web. That took all of an hour, and then he spent the rest of his time pouring over Eternium wikis and forums, although a lot of information was still clearly being suppressed. A number of players and streamers had even mentioned getting nasty DMCA takedown notices on copyright...
2021-07-02 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Chadrigoth of the Diabolus Diaboli, of the Eritreus Elite had watched Inga leave Enrico’s Inn and Fry Kitchen. The fungaloid weasel soon followed. What had happened to Tet was unfortunate, but accidents happened, especially at a place like Arborea, with so many secrets and treacherous places—places Chadrigoth was not afraid to go. He’d been there in the Submerged Hell with Tet. Of course he had. It was all part of his secret plan.
But having Tet join with Logan for her mid-terms h...
2021-07-01 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Sam broke into a sprint, his boots clacking on the stone pavers of the bridge as he closed the distance with the elemental golem. He was going to be at a significant disadvantage in this battle—his Shurikens dealt slashing damage, ineffective against heavy plate mail, and his Papier-Mache Armor suffered an additional 0.75 damage against the elemental effects of fire and water. But, he reminded himself, his job wasn’t to solo this guy, it was just to distract him and draw him away from the...
2021-06-30 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Logan was flying high on cloud nine. He’d started the year off struggling but ever since his trip to the Sacred Hollow, things had been running like a well-oiled machine. He had to wait until all of his friends had passed their mid-terms, before they could really celebrate the sacking of Vralkag.
Friday night, they all went to Enrico’s, which made sense, since of course they’d want to party in Vralkag after they’d destroyed various parts of it. They sat at Marko’s special tabl...
2021-06-29 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys! I've got some shiny new cover art to share. This is the cover for the new Rogue Dungeon Expansion Pack Anthology which will be coming out July 27th. Eight awesome short stories set in the Rogue Dungeon world, all of them new and interesting. Can't wait to share more with you guys, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the cover!
2021-06-28 20:42:10 +0000 UTC
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Two days later, Sam and company decided to try their hand against the toughest Guardian Junction the Irondown Burrows had to offer. Yesterday, with Finn and Sphinx back in the fold, they’d taken a run at the Training Hall, presided over by a mechanical, faceless training dummy clad in heavy steel armor. The training automaton had fought with a blunted sword in one hand and a flanged mace in the other, but he hadn’t stood a chance against the Wolf Pack’s combine might and magic. They’d...
2021-06-28 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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By the time the Sam and Finn had put enough distance between them and the Library, they were halfway across the city and wheezing from the run. Neither were heavily invested in Constitution, so tearing around city streets and back alleyways at a full-on sprint wasn’t inside their typical wheelhouse. Full dark had come long before and the city gates were closed and locked to the night. If they had pushed, it was possible they could’ve convinced the guards to open up for them. If your party...
2021-06-25 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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For the next two hours, Finn gave Sam and Bill a guided tour of the dumpsters of Ardania. They hit up ten different waste bins scattered around North Waterside—the Painted Stranger, the Thundering Crow, Papaya Bear, the Willow Harbor, and half a dozen more. The food was as varied as the names; some focused on seafood that provided water-oriented buffs and debuffs, while others offered extremely spicy takes on Thai that did wonders for fire resistance and cultivating flame essence. ...
2021-06-23 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The eastern city gates rose up like towering sentinels, standing guard over the shining jewel of humanity, Ardania. The gates were enormous things, easily large enough to accommodate a swarm of T-rexes, and the connecting walls loomed forty-feet tall with wide ramparts. Guards in conically helmets, carrying hooked halberds and oversized long bows, patrolled the upper walks. It was an intimidating display and a reminder of exactly how much work the Wolfman had to do if they were going...
2021-06-21 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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A tsunami of unbridled energy came roaring out from Bill, screaming along Sam’s mana channels then tearing into his brain. It felt like magma was coursing through his veins while slivers of powdered glass had been injected directly into his skull. Sam tried to focus on his breath, but his lungs didn’t seem to work properly. His eyes shot open as an involuntary scream was ripped from somewhere deep within his lungs. The glass shard’s inside his head morphed, the sharp pinpricks of pain t...
2021-06-18 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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“But that doesn’t make any sense,” Dizzy protested weakly. “Chicken Farming has nothing to do with books or paper or ink or magic.” She spoke slowly as though explaining a simple concept to someone with a serious head injury. How many fingers am I holding up? One or two?
“Then why is it an option for my Specialization selection?” Sam shot back. “All of those Professions are supposed to help with my Specialization and Chicken Keeper is in there for a reason.”
2021-06-16 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
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“Everyone get to the stalls! Now!” Dizzy yelled, while powering forward with her war maul raised high.
Sam didn’t think twice. He bolted right, running as fast as his legs would carry him, and vaulted over the wooden gate that led to one of the holding pens. He dropped, breathing hard, then cautiously peaked over the top of the stone retaining wall. His eyebrows climbed in shock as he watched the Junction Guardian lunge forward, claws slicing through Dizzy’s armor like it was ma...
2021-06-14 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Sam woke up to the sound of gently lapping waves. A mixture of confusion and disorientation hit him in equal measures. For a long beat he couldn’t remember what had happened, where he was, or how he gotten here… Well, wherever in the heck here was. It was dark and he felt the gentle warmth of water surrounding him which was strange. Had he fallen asleep in the bathtub maybe? No, that didn’t explain the sound of the water. Almost like surf. For a brief moment, his mind flashed b...
2021-06-11 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, just wanted to stop in and make a quick update for June (even though we're already a third of the way into the month)! Things are going pretty good around the Hunter household. My niece graduated highschool a few weeks ago which was a huge accomplishment, and my eldest niece and sister came into town from Denver to celebrate. Had a great time, though I wound up with nasty head cold (though definitely not Covid or strep, which was a huge relief). I'm on the mend, though, and exci...
2021-06-10 20:11:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, here is the ARC (advanced reader copy) the newest entry into the Viridian Gate Online Expanded Universe: Resurrection (Heartfire Healer 1) by E.C. Godhand. The blurb is below, along with a link to download a copy onto your preferred reading device.
The end of the world sucks. The end of the world alone is worse.
So when Dr. Lisette Chen discovers her staff have uploaded their consciousnesses into the massive MMO, Viridian Gate Online, she reluctant...
2021-06-10 19:46:16 +0000 UTC
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