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Hey everyone, my name is Matt. I am an aspiring writer and today I’m here to introduce you to the beginnings of something new. Below will be a blurb about my new story. There is also a link in this post to it. If you feel so inclined, give the first 3 short chapters a read and if you enjoy it, give it a follow or something. I’ll be posting new chapters weekly. They will be short like the first three.

Summary:

Every coin has a cost.

When fifteen-year-old Cael returns from a simple errand with his mother, he expects to find the warm glow of the forge and the steady rhythm of his father's coinpress. Instead, he finds ash, destruction, and a body.

His father, a well-respected coinmage who worked for the enigmatic Mayor of Veymere, has been murdered. The home they had constructed lies in ruins. And among the destruction is a silver coin unlike any other; emanating runes and infused with the voice and recollections of the man he's just lost.

As Cael discovers the reality of the coin and the enigmatic group known as the Gilded Hollow, he uncovers that the work of his father was far from ordinary. Illegal magic. Experimental smithing. Deeper secrets than the burning of steel.

To find out the truth, Cael has to forge new coins, new friends, and a new version of himself. But the deeper he goes, the more dangerous the truth becomes. The people who killed his father are waiting. Watching. And they know that Cael, along with the coins his father forged, might just be the key to change everything.

Set in a world where magic is minted and power has a price, Coinbound is a story of legacy, rebellion, and the heavy burden of inheritance.

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Hey everyone, my name is Matt. I am an aspiring writer and today I’m here to introduce you to the beginnings of something new. Below will be a blurb about my new story. There is also a link in this post to it. If you feel so inclined, give the first 3 short chapters a read and if you enjoy it, give it a follow or something. I’ll be posting new chapters weekly. They will be short like the first three.

Summary:

Every coin has a cost.

When fifteen-year-old Cael returns from a simple errand with his mother, he expects to find the warm glow of the forge and the steady rhythm of his father's coinpress. Instead, he finds ash, destruction, and a body.

His father, a well-respected coinmage who worked for the enigmatic Mayor of Veymere, has been murdered. The home they had constructed lies in ruins. And among the destruction is a silver coin unlike any other; emanating runes and infused with the voice and recollections of the man he's just lost.

As Cael discovers the reality of the coin and the enigmatic group known as the Gilded Hollow, he uncovers that the work of his father was far from ordinary. Illegal magic. Experimental smithing. Deeper secrets than the burning of steel.

To find out the truth, Cael has to forge new coins, new friends, and a new version of himself. But the deeper he goes, the more dangerous the truth becomes. The people who killed his father are waiting. Watching. And they know that Cael, along with the coins his father forged, might just be the key to change everything.

Set in a world where magic is minted and power has a price, Coinbound is a story of legacy, rebellion, and the heavy burden of inheritance.

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My adaptation of the God of Arepo short story, which was originally up at ShortBox Comics Fair for charity. You can get a copy of the DRM-free ebook here for free - and I'd encourage you to donate to Mighty Writers or The Ministry of Stories in exchange.

Again it's an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

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Started building Gunpla models. Here’s the finished product of HG kit Deathscythe from Gundam Wing. This was a good build. Though it had the tiniest decals I’ve ever seen.

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i have developed a much more viceral understanding of why bank robbers were widely regarded as popular heroes in the 1930s

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Hey dnd and ttrpg friends. I’m gonna list a few of the new subclasses I’ve made. You tell me which one I should post.

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Hey dnd and ttrpg friends. I’m gonna list a few of the new subclasses I’ve made. You tell me which one I should post.

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the hot new trend is "guard posting"

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It’s been so long since I’ve actually posted here. Would anyone be interested in reading short stories from a new world I am creating?

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hybrids <3

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Writing Deaf Character Tips

I’ve seen a lot of fanfic writers ask for tips to write Deaf characters so I thought I would write some out to help make authentic.  Also feel free to send ask for any questions! 

Deaf characters exist on a spectrum- it’s rare to have no residual hearing.

Deaf characters can’t magically hear perfect with assistive devices. Hearing aids are in the name- an aid.  They make it easier to pick up some sounds.  They are also expensive and a lot of insurance won’t cover.  

ASL- American Sign Language.  Deaf characters raised by hearing family might not have access to ASL until later in life.  Percentage of Deaf kids educated in fluent ASL is low.

ASL has own grammar and syntax totally different from English,  But! It is okay to write ASL in spoken English grammar, especially if you don’t know ASL.  We know what you mean!

Avoid Deaf and hearing characters signing and speaking long sentences at the same time. It’s called Sim-Com and ASL users who can do it are rare because sentence structures are totally different.  It would be like trying to write a sentence in English at the exact same time (word for word) as someone speaks it in French.   Sim-com usually used with SEE and still hard for fluent ASL Deaf to follow.

Deaf characters can be dizzy!  Many many Deaf have tinnitus and vertigo.  Comes with many hearing loss conditions.  Vertigo can also be triggered by flashing lights, heavy bass sounds.  (very annoying in the car when driving and someone has loud, shake your car bass)

Deaf characters can also can have balance problems from inner ear issues.

Deaf characters can enjoy music!  Many ways to enjoy music besides hearing all of it.

Lip reading is hard.  You need to start at the beginning of the conversation, need constant context, and when you lose the thread it’s hard to get back.  Many many words look the same on lips that sound totally different.  Avoid magic lipreading in characters.

Character doesn’t need to have a Deaf accent.

Deaf character doesn’t need to talk loud.  Many Deaf talk very soft because they feel vibrations before the vibrations make audible noise.

Deaf characters can be very fluent in written English and great writers but still have very poor sentence skills when being casual in texting or conversation (like me!)  Hard to go from ASL to English brain, and makes you tired.

Deaf characters can use ASL Slang!  ASL has colloquial signs that have no direct English translation but we use all the time (peh peh, train go sorry, champ, etc etc)   Here are some examples!

That’s all I have for now.  Hope it helped!

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Hey all you “He who fights with monsters” fans. I’ve been playing with an AI trying to get my vision for all the main characters (and Jack Gerling) as well as some of the familiars. They aren’t perfect and they aren’t exactly as described. But I like them.

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#What is happening

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We're giving away copies of the first in our series of one-shot D&D adventures for free for the next 24 hours at the below Drivethru RPG link. We hope you enjoy it!

This supplement includes:

A full one-shot for 4-5 3rd-level characters.

Background information to provide depth for your encounter.

1 new hazard

4 new items

3 creature stat blocks

Maps for each floor (with day and night variants!)

A taunts table to help you embody the mischievousness of the brass cap!

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Gimli intensifies

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Joey, who is promoting a show in which he plays a bard, introduces his character in this all-bard campaign, and it turns out he is not a bard. He is instead a Scottish woman named Sue.