Redirection

With the inception of my Author site, the direction of this blog is going through a change. I've debated upon using it as a vehicle for my rants, my political views, all the things I don't want to overcome the new home for my work. However. eh. I think it will be far more fun and interesting to use this blog as a vehicle for creative expression separate from my publication work.
That means; freebies, gaming recaps and concepts, fun shorts, etc. I'd like to have more interactivity with my readers here too. In the meantime, keep an eye out for more ;)

Second Session Highlights

Continuing with my highlight coverage of our first few role playing sessions so far, I present the second session recap:

Camping at night in the dense woods to the south of Woodwall, Katan took the first watch of the night and Olly took the second when they were set upon by some kind of monstrous beast. Olly wakes everyone and Katan casts entanglement to entrap whatever the beast is. Katan and Talys, exit the tent to explore a noise that roused them from sleep. Seeing a wolf like creature but larger, knobby, and shabby in appearance. It is trapped in the middle of the circle of entanglement and has not noticed them. Upon examining the thing closer, they find that is a diseased looking wolf, a large hump in its shoulders, split skin under matted fur, and puss colored eyes. Katan feels instantly sorry for it and coos at its misfortune. 

Hearing her, it breaks free of the entanglement to move toward them. Talys has the blade drawn and readies for combat. The wolf struggles but manages to break free of the spell's effective range to attack Talys. She is ready for the hit and uses the blunt edge of the blade to push the wolf's muzzle away as its teeth chomp for her leg. She held her ground for the next attack. Katan rushed off a ways and flung a stone from her sling, just glancing off the fur. Talys makes a significant strike to the back and side of the wolf, cutting deep into the shoulder. It bites but misses her again, turning to flee and chase after Katan, being the easier prey of the two. 

Katan attempts to clock the wolf with her cudgel, however, does little more that push the head to the side. Before the wolf can land a bite, Talys feels a rage boil within her and she charges to drop the blade upon the wolf's back, bisecting it at an angle. It roars a final pained cry and falls dead at Katan's feet. She balks more at the appearance of Talys in the throws of a receding rage than the dead wolf at her feet and heads back the tent right away. There she finds an etching in the tree that had not been there when they arrived earlier that evening. Being the second such mark they've encountered, she marks it in her journal. 

Been Some Time...

Good news, everyone! I'm back! Having completed my first full length novel at the close of last year, I feel it is time to dust this blog off and start posting once more. What should you expect? More frequent updates during the search for publication, the process to a final, printed product, and other news. Also, more short stories, further ramblings, and accounts of RPG sessions written and run by yours truly. So, dear reader, stay tuned. There is definitely more to come!

-BRS