This is the cover for Antagonists, which is scheduled for early 2013. A group of us have another book coming out before then, but I wanted to share this. I like it, although the technique is very different to the woodcut style of many other Ars covers. Just a quick note about the upcoming books.…
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The Habits of The Witches of Thessaly
What were Trianoma’s ancestresses doing before they joined the Order? Here’s a quote from the Golden Ass, in which the witches do many other magical things. The text comes from Project Gutenberg. When I was a young man I…fortuned in an evil hour to come to the City Larissa, where while I went up and…
Read MoreJust a quick note to mention the cover of the new book
Brace youself for some seriously cool art.
Read MoreLegends of Hermes page now up
Some spare material, and thoughts on the writing process, for my newest book. Basically, when I was designing this, I hit a roadblock which stopped my initial plans, but recovered from that. I think the work I did the second time around is better than the first. It suits the setting better and doesn’t need…
Read MoreA scratchpad for some ideas, so I don’t forget them
So, I had this idea for a convention one-shot scenario. I’m writing it up here because there’s no chance I’ll work on it this year, and I don’t want to forget the elements which have started to congeal in my mind. The background of it works like this: the Criamon cosmology contains a couple of apocalyptic…
Read MoreQuick rumor control post
I mentioned an upcoming event on a webpage for an Australian convention, and I’ve had some questions in the various fora I participate in, so: Yes, Linda and I are expecting our first child soonish, and so I have not volunteered to run anything at AusCon in May. If it turns out that fatherhood is substantially…
Read MoreStuffed crocodilles in the laboratory, a pre-Pratchettian source
While writing Covenants, and describing the laboratories of magicians, some of us wanted to include a bonus for having a stuffed crocodille hanging from the ceiling. That didn’t come through, but now I can prove it comes from a public domain source, which means you can use it in your games, and if told you…
Read MoreThirty Objects of Desire : Epilogue
Brothers and Sisters of the Path of the Dawn, the day and hour are come, as predicted by Clement. Our decades of preparation are complete! Using the watch chain I have kept my thoughts hidden from our sodales. Using the pen I write to you. Using the hidden box I have moved the body of…
Read MoreThe Thirtieth Object
The Thirtieth Object was found as originally reported by Nestor of Merinita. For members of the Inquiry who are not familiar with the initial report, I will summarize. Nestor was led by faerie allies to a cavern where vis could be found. He harvested it for several years. On his most recent expedition, he discovered that the…
Read MoreThe Twenty-Ninth Object
The Twenty-Ninth Object is a metal sculpture, made up of hexagonal cells. It is just over three feet tall, and just over two feet wide. It contains 45 cells. When placed in the Eos Lands, the Object’s cells fill with clear crystals over the course of a year. Each of these hexagonal prisms contains one pawn of vis, for…
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Games From Folktales 