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Ley Lines Finalist: “Ice Maiden’s Heart” by Troy E. Taylor

We have six finalists in the Ley Lines fiction contest, and here is Troy E. Taylor’s entry for your reading pleasure. Mead Hall Yaznexitoken adjusted his jeweled and silver-dusted cloak, which glittered in contrast to his dull maroon scales. Rings adored three fingers on his right hand, a band of worked silver encircled his left […]

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Ley Lines Finalist: “Five Finger Discount” by Stephen Rowe

We have six finalists in the Ley Lines fiction contest, and here is Stephen Rowe’s entry for your reading pleasure. Immortality does not grant flawless recollection. I like to think of my experiences as a solid defining whole, but that’s a pleasant lie. Memories are closer to smoke than stone. I bottle wisps at random, and

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Ley Lines Finalist: “Lantern Festival” by Jeff Quick

We have six finalists in the Ley Lines fiction contest, and here is Jeff Quick’s entry for your reading pleasure. The snow was piled a human’s height this year, taller in some places. “Baba Yaga hides fresh secrets this winter,” went the saying. And so the Lantern Festival was invested with an unusual fervor in

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Ley Lines Finalist: “A Done Deal, a Final Act, and a Parting” by Chris Lozaga

We have six finalists in the Ley Lines fiction contest, and here is Chris Lozaga’s entry for your reading pleasure. “Put your considerable girth between me and the crowd, else it will look as though we are breaking in,” Ivka said slyly as his nimble, scaly hands furiously worked a set of picks. Gremmel, twice

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Ley Lines Finalist: “The Apple Thief” by Maggie Hoyt

We have six finalists in the Ley Lines fiction contest, and here is Maggie Hoyt’s entry for your reading pleasure. The eastern Margreve was desolate, an endless waste of sparse trees. Finna crunched through falling autumn leaves, her footsteps echoing against the silent, lifeless backdrop. Her hunger hadn’t been so bad yesterday, for she had

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Ley Lines Finalist: “A Place Without Time” by David Amburgey

We have six finalists in the Ley Lines fiction contest, and here is David Amburgey’s entry for your reading pleasure. Nera thought she had never seen a man so strong, which was funny, really. The rocks Johr piled onto the cairn were so small. She sat with her back to his travel bags and watched

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Joan at the coronation of Charles VII, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1854

The Paladin: Expanding the Boundaries of Faith, Part IV

Previously I wrote about how the paladin should be expanded to allow different alignments, then laid out rules on how to adapt the paladin for the lawful neutral and lawful evil alignments. While the justicar and despot are much different than the standard paladin, they at least share the same rigid ethical structure. Today I

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Collection of Curiosities: The Forgotten Family Plot

That old farmhouse that was abandoned ages ago might just have an overgrown family plot upon it. And adventurers are pretty good at finding such things—and discovering that there might be more to the area than they think! You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things

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Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum

Dark Folk Magic

Until Deep Magic comes out, James Eder continues to provide us with groups and more to help satisfy our craving for magic. Take a look… The Band of the Black Shroud A particularly vicious group of Dark Stalkers, the Band of the Black Shroud seeks to rob those who travel on the paths above their

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Book Review: The Dagger of Trust, Pathfinder Tales

The Dagger of Trust, Chris Willrich 400, Paizo Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1601256140 Gideon Gull is a bard in training—actually he is dual majoring in the bardic arts and becoming a spy/assassin. The college he attends is the Rhapsodic College, and right below it is the Shadow School. While finishing his training, Gideon is haunted by a

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Collection of Curiosities: The Overlarge Bird’s Nest

What would happen if you stumbled across an extremely large bird’s nest? You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters choose to look around a bit more. If you want to roll randomly for one, use the handy number provided with each

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