Pros & Cons of Using Google Hangouts for Dungeons and Dragons – a Quick Take

My quick and dirty take on how google hangouts can be used to do your D&D campaign!


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Just a quick post today, wanted to share how my first session of D&D using google hangouts went the other day! In these challenging times, using Google Hangouts to provide distraction and distance D&D can be a fun and relatively simple way to do your Dungeons and Dragons Campaign!

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The Steam Empire Chronicles Now Part of Smashwords Authors Give Back Sale!


Yes, you heard it right. Almost every single one of my books are now on sale through Smashword‘s Authors Give Back Sale. With all the craziness going on around the world, take the opportunity to get my first book – Brass Legionnaire – for FREE for a limited time.

Yes. Free. Get the ticket to the entire Steam Empire Chronicles for free! No risk! (Lots of reward though) Every other novel in the series is also discounted between 30-60%!

I’m excited to offer these deals and hope you take advantage of them to keep yourself busy! Love you guys! Remember to leave positive reviews and star up those books!

 

Redwatch Island – Ghosts of Saltmarsh in Eberron – A Campaign Setting

What’s better than pirates? Ghosts, Pirates, and Steampunk creations! All to be found in my latest adventure – Redwatch Island


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Let’s be honest. Pirates are awesome. You know what’s even better? Pirates, Ghosts, and Steampunk Creations. So now that we’ve created a triumvirate of COOL things, let’s put that into Dungeons and Dragons and have some fun, shall we?

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Hazel West – Cover Reveal for new book


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My friend Hazel West is doing a big blog cover reveal for her new novel coming out, and I just couldn’t say no to a friend! Check out her new book – The New Emperor’s Concerto – coming out March 24th!

(Also – it total sounds like a book I’d write 😉

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Year of Accountability – 3/16-3/22 – Covid 19 & The Writer


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IronTributeIllo2_08_15_15Well, it has certainly been an insane week here in the United States, and with our schools on lockdown and more and more parts of our society shut down due to the Covid 19, we’re about to become shut-ins for the next few weeks. I hope that this will help flatten the curve and keep more people I know healthy.

Good news – its a great time to read books!

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Cover Reveal for the Last Gladiator


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It’s time! The next novella in the Steam Empire Chronicles is finished!

The Last Gladiator describes the complex transitions within the eternal city itself during the early years of Emperor Hadrian Appius’ rule. Following the exploits of Lucia Rhodanus Fortem, a female gladiator charged with a daunting task – defeat the first of the mechagladiators, or die trying. With characters and situations foreshadowing events in the Steam Empire Chronicles, you’ll want to pick up this novella! The Last Gladiator will be going on presale April 10th, 2020.

The Last Gladiator will be released on May 1st, 2020.

Mechagladiators – the Next Advancement in Gladiator Technology


What exactly is a mechagladiator? Only the most technological advancement in the arena in the 1800s! One of my most favorite steampunk elements in my novels, Mechagladiators are impressive and awesome to see in battle.

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A Mechawolf – a ‘distant relative’ of a mechagladiator

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Tallavanor’s Tales: Mulhüssen Beckons


Hello all! It’s time for another set of Tallavanor’s Tales. Last time, we were gathering out supplies for the next leg of our journey. We’ve traveled to a new town – Mulhüssen, and our heroes are still hunting for the missing link to their mystery. Who hired them to kill the count, and how is it connected to Mulhüssen? Take it away, Tallavanor.

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Invasion of Phandelver Released!


I just released my Invasion of the Phandelver Valley custom campaign (its a doozy!), and went through and updated all the resource home pages, so go check them out! (I’ve updated this with a new link to the finalized and upgraded version on DMs Guild. It contains of 40 pages of great content!).

  1. A link between the Phandelver Mine final mission and a series of escalating Orc attacks designed to pull in Neverwinter (and any missions you might have there!)
  2. An opportunity for characters to experience larger battles, and direct the actions of NPCs.
  3. Actions & Consequences for missions – which NPC do you throw your support behind? What resources can they muster to help defend the valley? If you chose not to complete some of their requests, how will that help or hurt you?
  4. Several maps to outline your battles and ideas for siege attacks, with stats for siege engines & defensive buildings.

Convention Bound!


Salve! I’m excited to announce that I’ll be attending the Shore Leave Convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland this summer! I’ll be selling and signing books, and it will be a great opportunity to meet me and a ton of other authors!

Shore Leave 42: July 10 – 12, 2020

Delta Hotels

Baltimore in Hunt Valley, Maryland

Check out the Shore-Leave Website for more information! Excited to be signing books and talking all about the awesome world of the Steam Empire Chronicles!