2009-04-04 11:43:50

I actually wrote this several days ago, but I’m finally getting around to posting it. This is not part IV of the story. This takes place later. In fact, it introduces a new member of the team that i haven’t planned to introduce for quite some time.

This scene was inspired by a few things. Most immediately by Sting’s “Shape of My Heart.” Those who have listened to this song (from the album Ten Summoner’s Tales) will recognize this character. Other inspirations include Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock,” specifically part III, and The Levellers “The Game.” I also thought a lot about the Brisco County scene where he cheats his opponent “fair and square,” but I don’t think I included it.

Clearly, there’s more to this scene, but until I have more high level details at least outlined, I can’t write the game.

Which is the other issue. I wanted to use the game Ombre as the game they play. It’s the game from Pope’s poem, and it feels more appropriate to the setting. However, I’m having a very difficult time understanding the bidding — or at least learning sufficiently what the bids mean. If anyone can make it easier to understand, that’d be great. It sounds more like the game The Man of Cards would play than, say, poker — especially with the tokens, which contextually make more sense than chips. However, it’s also got the problem that it’s only for three people, maybe four. And there are five in this scene. Perhaps someone can suggest an Ombre-like game suitable for varying amounts of people. Bidding should be involved, and tricks, and it should be playable with one or two decks of standard playing cards (though removing cards from decks are OK.

tags: Dink, fantasy, Frost, Linella, Man of Cards, Vrash
categories: S.N.E.A.K.S., Writing

2009-02-25 15:29:11

Smee and the others fight a terrible storm.

This is a very short update, but I’m a little frustrated with a couple things right now. Please feel free to enjoy.

tags: fantasy, pirates, Smee
categories: Bloody Waters, Writing

2009-02-07 12:17:09

Shia had no sense of time. She neither knew how long she had been lying in the mud nor how long she’d been walking. Having a companion made no difference to the situation. It seemed they walked forever, but the night didn’t grow any lighter. If anything, the forest seemed to be darker and there [...]

tags: angel, dryad, fantasy, Shia, Sylfania
categories: Thought

2009-02-05 18:57:14

A mysterious ape-man, a beautiful woman, an inventor, and a pirate queen discover mysterious secrets while stranded.

This one is quite long, I realize. This was the first five days of NaNoWriMo 2008 — the only days I wrote because after that I had my run-in with Alienware tech support.

tags: Daedalus, fantasy, Maricella, pirates, Smee
categories: Bloody Waters, Writing

2009-01-11 19:29:16

An angel loses her way

tags: angel, fantasy, Shia
categories: The Fallen, Writing

2008-12-22 17:44:19

In which Vrash finds change, and we meet two new characters.

tags: Dink, fantasy, Linella, Vrash
categories: S.N.E.A.K.S., Writing

2008-12-21 20:54:41

In which Vrash defeats his opponent

tags: fantasy, Vrash
categories: S.N.E.A.K.S., Writing

2008-12-20 21:30:50

(Security Network Evaluation And Killing Services)

tags: fantasy, Vrash
categories: S.N.E.A.K.S., Writing

2006-05-12 14:49:55

Being the tale of a profiteering jerk and his closest pals.

This story was written when I was 17 years old for a creative writing class. The teacher loved it. However, I don’t think she was very familiar with fantasy as a genre. The original story was 17 pages long. At one point I began re-writing it, and as far as I got is what you see here.

tags: fantasy, Herb, Sheena
categories: Orkbusters, Writing

2006-04-21 20:11:02

Or: Why Book Burners are Satanic.

This was written some years ago. I’m not sure exactly when. I suspect two or three. I’ve read and seen the other Harry Potter’s since then. My opinion is largely unchanged.

tags: book burning, fantasy, Harry Potter, religion
categories: Lit, Thought