Okay there are 2 cover ideas that scored well, and one I personally liked, I will list all of them and we'll find out which one you guys wanna see. when the vote's done, I'll make a collage and send it to the artist.
#1 the gang in 1970's C...
“The first part of this procedure will be washing away bits of Paradox and then resetting the System,” Tyrannus’s tech explained as he worked through the issues they faced.
“We’ll apply a gentle corrosive agent to the combined symb...
2023-12-25 19:08:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Care to explain what you’re doing in my domain, human?” A man asked, clad in what appeared to be a roman at-ease uniform, holding a pilum, a helmet resting on the stone throne beside him.
Not to imply romans were the inventers of war....
2023-12-20 20:45:37 +0000 UTC View PostWhen does an enemy stop fighting you? When they think you think they’ve already won.
- Some guy who thought he was clever
Getting the majority of your soul ripped wholesale of your body is a lot like a car crash: Yo...
2023-12-18 17:24:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Perry knew the final confrontation was just around the corner, and he needed every ounce of power he could scrape together to survive it.
So he killed demons. Lots of 'em.
The Pernicious Prison swept across the battlefield, tearing...
2023-12-14 20:56:37 +0000 UTC View PostTyrannus was working on an essence accelerator, his aim to discover what kind of reactions took place when a thin, focused stream of essence smashed into another kind at nearly the speed of light, when he got the news.
He was right in the mi...
2023-12-12 22:08:45 +0000 UTC View PostParadox Zauberer (Perry Z.)
Class: Potent Thaumaturge
Level 16
HP: 11
Body: 73
“As funny as it would be to sell Gramma’s soul, I think not,” Perry said.
“Then there is nothing you could offer me.” Alkush said, waving a hand, causing the magical projection to go blank.
“I could offer you a chance to su...
2023-12-06 18:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostPerry was reading through the Compendium of Demonic entities, organized by Portfolio and hierarchy, absolutely delighted at the number of true names he was collecting. It was Christmas in Hell up in here. Not only that, the Compendium whe...
2023-12-04 19:39:01 +0000 UTC View PostSo the end of ISM book 3 kinda snuck up on me, and I realized i need to finish preparations for their ultimate release on Amazon, and I'm woefully behind. I need a cover for book 2 and 3, and my ideas for covers are kind of nebulous and lame.
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Believing everything was cool until ‘Next week’ was naïve.
All of Tyrannus being above-board with Perry was so that the ONE time he lied, it would catch Perry off guard, and it would be the end.
At least, that’s what Perry belie...
2023-11-30 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeems clear. Perry thought, inspecting the empty grassland with every magical sense at his disposal.
He emerged from cover and began stomping on the ground, pacing back and forth across the ancient cornfield until he picked up the s...
2023-11-28 21:10:25 +0000 UTC View Post****Abrams****
“Have a drink, Professor Kline,” Abrams said, motioning to a glass with two fingers of scotch.
“I’d rather not.” The woman said, turning her hawknose up at the offer. Academics. Abrams was half pissed,...
2023-11-24 19:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostPerry’s toes tapped against the concrete floor of his workshop, humming along with the hits of the last decade, playing the mixtape he’d made for Ex’bergazzat.
He was stitching together a high-concept battery that stored dreams. For so...
2023-11-21 16:43:56 +0000 UTC View PostPerry was babysitting the kids, who were playing with Eugene while he finished up the last of his work for the day. The biomechanical death-machine ran circles around the kids, his arm-blades providing a good grip on the carpeted floor.
Ever...
2023-11-17 19:47:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Chris! Didn’t you just…” The kid said, pointing over his shoulder with a frown.
A moment later his eyes widened.
“You’re not Chris.”
“No!” Perry shouted. “That stupid kid from earlier switched places with me!...
2023-11-15 18:31:51 +0000 UTC View PostCargo Manifest
-Objects obtained from Site 14, confiscated from survivors of SEAL team 5
Destination: Furlow Containment Center.
Purpose: Study and research for the purpose of understanding Exo-humans, possible s...
2023-11-13 17:26:25 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s beautiful…” Dave said, his nose pressed up against the glass of the tank holding the replacement horn.
The horn was floating in the center of a vat, connected to a hunk of artificial bone marrow by a delicate weave of pulsing v...
2023-11-08 16:13:16 +0000 UTC View PostShowing inhuman reflexes, Dad switched tracks, turning to grab Sera under the arms and tossing her into the air.
“Hello sweetie!” he shouted as Sera squealed in delight. A tornado caught her in midair and brought her into Hexen’s arms ...
2023-11-06 16:00:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey, guys! An Industrial Strength Magic audio-series has been in production for quite a while now on Soundbooth Theater. Well, I'm happy to report that the first epi...
2023-11-02 14:42:14 +0000 UTC View Post“He’s got fins on his head!” Sera shouted, pointing at one of Dave’s thugs reclining against the red-brick wall of Funkytown. The fin-headed hired muscle stuck out a forked tongue at Sera.
“Yes he does, sweetie, but you don’t hav...
2023-11-01 18:23:58 +0000 UTC View Post***3 years later***
“And so, having vanquished his enemies most thoroughly, Clifford the big red dog set about stabilizing the monarchy by fragmenting the power wielded by his vassals, such that no one else could threaten his rule ever aga...
2023-10-30 19:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Run!” Perry shouted, flicking a hand towards Nocturne and modifying the air to dull sound.
“Whoo!” Heather whooped as she dove into the floor.
“Why are they attacking you!?” Nat asked as Perry shoved the stunned Freddy Ste...
2023-10-27 16:16:15 +0000 UTC View PostCharles took a step back as Perry stood.
The surrounding crowd parted as Paradox walked forward, every stride of his matched by a tiny flinching shuffle backwards from his uncle.
Perry lightly pushed off the ground with his ...
2023-10-25 17:32:56 +0000 UTC View PostXP to Next Level: 814
Perry was so close he could taste it. Gorm had netted him slightly more than twenty-thousand XP, and ONE completed quest could finish his ascension.
Or a couple dead folk.
Perry did...
2023-10-23 17:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of baby screams cut through the night, as Seraphine woke up angry and startled Gareth awake with her flailing.
They tried separating them, but then Gareth would cry inconsolably, and that would make Seraphine cry.
Heather tuc...
2023-10-18 18:23:48 +0000 UTC View PostPerry stared at the photos. He had them all printed out and plastered them across the underground lair, making the inhabitants somewhat nervous, seeing the engine of their downfall so elegantly captured.
“What is different about these!?”...
2023-10-16 19:23:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t have a name.
It didn’t really have a strong grasp of self, only Mate, Food, and Invader.
Those last two were interchangeable.
Not that it would understand the concept of ‘interchangeable’.
The cap...
2023-10-12 17:21:47 +0000 UTC View Post***Charles***
“No I couldn’t possibly eat any more, Mirika,” Charles said, waving off the attentions of the Castoff woman who seemed determined to stuff him to the gills with savory meat and mushroom stew.
Their entire undergroun...
2023-10-10 16:18:31 +0000 UTC View PostLevel fifteen is right around the corner. We're probably talkin'...2 weeks, maybe sometime around halloween?
Level fifteen is a HUGE spike in power, and there lies a serious chance that it'll be so huge that it destroys the power curve.
...