CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

…because I just might need it. I’ve come across a couple of points that need tweaking. For instance, the Alternate Form power in dragons is limited by levels in that power, which means I need to reword Scene Two in Act One. Also, I’m trying to do the crunchy bits as I go along. More backgrounds, more powers, more… stuff. I knew it was there, but I’d been ignoring it in favour of getting the story ‘done’. Well, that will add a few more words. Now, let me go over the Preparation section, one more time… I’ll put it up, tomorrow. Fireborn: Gamemaster's Handbook Fireborn: Player's Handbook

The Stars to Guide , is now available on Smashwords, DriveThruFiction, Amazon-Kindle, and via Draft2Digital distribution. This science fiction short story is deals with the themes of loss and hope and the birth of a dream. When the stars told me my father would not return, my life changed—and my mother was not amused.

There is an official adventure for the Fireborn setting called The Fire Within . It has been designed for PCs who don’t know of their previous existence as dragons, and contains stat blocks that will be useful for those running Babes in London. You can source it from DriveThruRPG. A Note on Existing Stat Blocks: I will not be reproducing any material that can be found in a published product, as that would be a breach of copyright. You will need the published products to access these. All are available from DriveThruRPG. Fireborn: Player's Handbook Fireborn: Gamemaster's Handbook   Now, that that’s out of the way, here are the notes that might help in incorporating characters who’ve played The Fire Within, and including their past experiences, into this adventure arc. If the PCs have played ‘The Fire Within’ Learning of the Seer of Cathach: If the group has played The Fire Within module, they have heard of the Seer of Cathach...

Part of the process will be to go back over each part of the adventure, give it another edit, and see if it needs any tweaks I missed because I was too close to the project to notice. In a published adventure, there are usually a few neat things before this, such as an overview of the modules and rewards, but I’m leaving them out until I’ve finished they can be completed—which, of course, is around the time the adventure is completed. Look for them at the end of the process. Background: In the mythic age, the rise of taint led to madness amongst those of the race of dragons, and a rift between these and other creatures of the age. While entire broods lost their souls and minds to the insinuating evil, other broods escaped and began to research how the threat might be defeated. One such brood was known as the Lawgiver’s Brood. Led by a dragon who had been known to take the form an Albion druid, an Atlantean lawgiver, and an Erebean Unicorn Maid, the brood also included a ...

If you remember, on April 9, this year, I promised you some words on this project – 10,000 over the first five days of June, to be exact. So, here’s how it’s going to work. I’ve started a day early, because I haven’t laid eyes on this beast for over a month, and I want to do it justice. It will be sharing time with the publishing and editing that has to happen for the rest of the year, but it will be the first thing that gets worked on at writing time each day. I won’t be posting what I write on the day I write it, but I will be re-posting the adventure throughout the month. This is because I’ve changed my mind. I’m not going to stop working on it at the end of 10,000 words; I’m going to finish it during the semester break. I’ll keep posting the adventure in small chunks until you have all of it. It’s going to be interspersed by writing news and other things, but it will be there, and I’ll put a consolidated list of previous links at the end of each day’s instalment. For...