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Teaser Tuesday: Magic in the Mess Hall

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A laidback blast from the distant past. Remember, Beginning of a Hero is a free eBook!) Fizzle’s bump-like horns perk up and he sniffs the air, his tail whipping in excitement. He looks around, his bright eyes falling on Selenia, who … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: I’m A What?

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Fritz Warrenberg wasn’t a long-running character, but he was always fun to write. One of his best scenes from Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower. Enjoy!

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Teaser Tuesday: Oops

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Always a favorite teaser from Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero. Enjoy.

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘The Mercenary Prince’

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The 9th volume was another that appeared after I had already started the series and planned the entire plot. The Mercenary Prince filled a gap that I didn’t realize I had made. Well, I felt that I would eventually, but then I … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘The Merchant of Nevra Coil’

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the 8th volume of Legends of Windemere. The funny thing is how this book was not really planned and came about because I needed something to happen to make volume 9 work. The Merchant of Nevra Coil ended up solving … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and a Look Back at ‘Curse of the Dark Wind’

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This book tends to get lost in the shuffle at times. Curse of the Dark Wind didn’t introduce any new, long-standing characters. Part of this might have been because this was when the game started crumbling. So, I was struggling to move … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Family of the Tri-Rune’

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the fourth volume of Legends of Windemere and one where I felt like I had to do a lot of clean up. Not in terms of handling sloppy writing, but I had to make a few plot points come … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Origins: Fritz Warrenberg

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Fritz was played by my friend Nate. Beyond that I’m not really sure where to begin with him. He is a gnome who is an inventor, illusionist, monster chronicler, and purveyor of fair maidens’ affections. In the actual game, there … Continue reading →

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Is Racial Homogenization in Fantasy a Problem?

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

First, what is racial homogeneity? This is when a neighborhood, city, town, or country has only one race or group. In the real world, this would be an area that has only Jews or Italians or Jamaicans. No other groups … Continue reading →