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The Body of Lucy Stoker, ch. 2 (Uprooting)

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:14:16 GMT

Rereading what I have so far, I think the next bit should be solid - the changes I may need to make are further along. Death mention, alcohol mention, and grief. (Link to beginnng.)

( They came in sight of Southmoor on the fourth day, with the sun still high in the sky... )

Back to Chapter 1.

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The Body of Lucy Stoker, ch. 1

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:56:46 GMT

Someone on a group chat I participate in posted a link to the site http://whothefuckismydndcharacter.com/ - a web toy which uses a Mad Libs-like system to generate oddball character ideas - and it gave me a "soulless Human Druid from the vast wastes who tries to be a friend to everyone" as a prompt.

I don't know if this is obvious, but I'm the sort of person who likes the idea that having no soul is not an impediment to being a lovely person. So I did some Googling, read through a discussion of what a soulless character in D&D might be like, brainstormed, and started writing.

No guarantees of completion. Might not make the most sense if you aren't a D&D geek. Content notes for injury (implied fatal), allusion to blood, and one very cheesy pun. There are a few words which are misspelled to indicate poor enunciation - the actual words are in mouseover text.

( A beginning in questions )

On to Chapter 2.

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Truth & Justice

Tue, 05 May 2009 17:45:30 GMT

A man in crazy pajamas atop a skyscraper rains laser death down on the streets. He's laughing as he does it.

Below, fires bloom for the news cameras. Reporters duck debris as they yammer on about demands and manifestoes and terror.
Meanwhile, in the background, the screams of scorched innocents melt into the wail of sirens.

It makes me angry. My cheeks burn with it -- or that just might be from the wind.

The madman grows closer and closer, impossibly fast. His eyes widen as he lifts his weapon in my direction. He won't make it in time.

My hands tighten into fists as I brace for impact.

I have a set of crazy pajamas of my own.

Truth & Justice is a superhero RPG Eric Burns-White (nee Burns) recommended ages ago.

I desperately want to play this thing.

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