Tag Archives: magic

Teaser Tuesday: The Vengeance Hounds

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an old teaser for War of Nytefall: Ravenous, which had the Vengeance Hounds making an appearance.  I had to change one thing here to block a spoiler, but that shouldn’t be an issue.  The point was the display … 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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#2 of All Time- 7 Tips to Writing Immortal Characters

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on December 21, 2016. Immortality comes up a lot in fiction.  These timeless beings turn up as villains, heroes, love interests, cursed secondary characters, and everything in-between.  Many people hate a protagonist with this power … Continue reading →

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Scenario: Using Spells in a Big Battle

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This scenario does give you a lot more personality leeway than the previous one.  I want to see if leaving it more flexible will be easier than making people be in a very strict role.  So, here we go again. … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Evil to the Core

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s a big piece The Mercenary Prince‘s prologue here.  It involves Stephen Kernaghan who is still the most evil character that I’ve ever made.  Feels like I always have to give a disclaimer that he’s a special kind of gross and … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Bad Luck Luke

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, this is an excerpt from Charms of the Feykin.  I posted it a long time ago at the last minute because I had forgotten a promo teaser.  Not really sure why I picked this one other than it built some … Continue reading →

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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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When Science or Magic Run Up The Death Count

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve always wondered this when it comes to some stories involving a set location that has either high levels of science or magic.  These are the ones where at least one person dies in every adventure.  Not always random people … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Bending the Truth

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

  Here we have an excerpt from Legends of Windemere: The Merchant of Nevra Coil.  I had fun revealing what the titular merchant has done to make a bit of accidental trouble for our heroes.  This scene is mostly playful … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Going Alone

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This is one of the earlier War of Nytefall: Ravenous teasers.  This is an all action scene, which made it difficult to find a good cliffhanger/stopping point that wasn’t a sudden jerk.  Have fun.

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