The year has come to a close, and I definitely think it’s one for me to remember. I learned a lot during the course of this journey so far. So much related to the craft of writing, as well as the publishing and marketing aspects. The good news is that I love learning new things …
In the recent decades on Cromkhar, the concept of warped beings has grown increasingly more prominent. Among the civilized species, the humans are the most commonly known for being warped, though it exists everywhere to some extent. These warped features can manifest in many ways, sometimes just superficial or cosmetic, but other times they are …
In the recent decades, after much turmoil among the various races on Cromkhar, relationships have reached point of relevant stability. While the orcs and humans coexist within the orc lands, it would be more accurate to say the orcs tolerate the humans. The humans are not natives and have no claim to anything, and yet …
On Cromkhar, the dwarves live in the trees. They don’t engineer sprawling underground fortresses and smith all day and all night. Quite, the opposite, actually. They live alongside nature, using the natural tools and weapons available in their environment. Dwarves are not nearly as tall as humans, but they commonly exceed five feet in height. …
On Cromkhar, the orcs, elves and dwarves are all straightforward subverted tropes. The orcs are more civil than humans, the elves live underground and the dwarves live in trees. They all have slightly different physiology as well, but goblins are something new entirely. Goblins are small and green or gray, as you might expect. However, …
Decades ago, the venerable King Osric bestowed a group of warped individuals official imperial status. That particular group was lead by an individual named the Tempest due to his warped ability, though his true identity was never known publicly. The group was often referred to as the Tempest Group or the Tempest Team and over …
The Tolkien-esque fantasy worlds have their typical portrayal of elves. They’re basically long-lived tree-hugging humans with pointy ears. But on Cromkhar, elves are an insect-like people similar in height and build to humans. They have triangular heads, light green skin and have a vague resemblance to the mantis. They live independently in the northeast region …
In almost every fantasy story or roleplaying game, we expect orcs to be uncivilized, smelly and ignorant brutes that do nothing but make war on humans for no apparent reason. Except maybe there is a Big Bad Evil Guy that told them to. Boring. In the world of Supers & Sorcery, orcs play a different …
I’ve started working on the Cromkhar Codex, a collection of articles about the world mired between an ancient fantasy world and a new era of super powered heroes and villians. Did you ever wonder how the X-Men or Avengers would take out Sauron’s armies? Or the Balrog? Or Smaug? This world is the playground for …
For book 3, I’m trying to use what I’ve learned with the first two and keep the story from being too large to fit comfortably within the 20K word limit. Unfortunately, it seems that the stories that I want to tell are just larger than this chosen format. I’m going to do the best that …