The Mecha Warlord’s Guide to Conquering Fantasy Worlds - Prologue
Added 2025-02-27 18:00:14 +0000 UTCWhen battle-hardened mech pilot Captain Reid Voss is torn from Earth’s final war and crash-lands in a medieval world of swords and sorcery, he finds himself worshipped as a war god—but his towering war machine, Fenrir, is barely functional. Stranded in the embattled kingdom of Veletria, Reid must navigate fragile alliances, a brutal theocracy that views technology as heresy, and a world where magic itself resists his machine’s power. As war looms, he must use his tactical genius, dwindling resources, and an unlikely fusion of engineering and sorcery to turn the tide. But as dragons awaken and old gods take notice, Reid will soon learn—this world has seen machines before, and it ended in fire.
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This is just an idea in my head that I wanted to get out. Now, without the extra chapters of Leani's Ranger I was hoping for, I thought I give the Fantasy Genre a go with this effort. It's starts very HFY, but by the end of the first chapter, magic is introduced.
Again, it's no Black Ship, but it's hopefully an entertaining story with something a bit different.
Chapter one is also available as I've set the to come out one after the other.
Comments
I have to agree, no one ever just "types" or "frantically enters..." anything, they always "fly" over the keyboard. I have to mention that I have heard the same phrase in other sci fi stories, not coming from you. I am not suggesting that AI writes your stories entirely, as I would not have joined if I thought that, but there are some phrases that seem common to all stories where AI may be involved. Please forgive me for suggesting this, if it is not the case. I do not suggest it with any malintent.
John DeWerd
2025-03-18 21:34:43 +0000 UTCMaybe there are other reasons you haven’t done it, but have you tried to get a publisher interested? Especially in the Black Ship. It so good that you have people copying you, trying to fake out the audience I guess. (?) don’t get me wrong, I’m happy there here and available to us free, but you should know that your stories are good enough for traditional distribution methods in my opinion.
John DeWerd
2025-03-16 02:17:47 +0000 UTCJust a few notes. Didn't know your name is John and Mike H. has a point about some of these phrases I don't think they drive me nuts but he's got a point fingers flying over the keyboard and holding a breath that I didn't know I was holding in several other things like that keep popping up and I understand that you've got to communicate a picture and I hope you're able to find other phrases to spice things up a bit. Also I thought you were on vacation. Last item I'm not into stuff with sorcery and witchcraft so I probably won't be following this story. But I am looking forward to more of the relic hunter.
Carl Shultz
2025-02-28 02:52:44 +0000 UTCI really miss Leani's Ranger as I felt there was a lot more to tell, butb it looks like this story is on the same plane. Enjoyable story...... I do have 3 notes - 1. I really dislike the term "spreading like wildfire" as every SYFY writer seems to use it multiple times in every story. 2. the term "simpler is usually better" is damn annoying. To me, it implies that if you are not doing something in a simple way, you are a moron. And, 3. "fingers flying over the controls/keyboard". Again, used multiple times in a story. Oh, The Black Ship is the best SYFY story on YT right now. I have to listen to each chapter multiple times to get all of the subtleties. I am glad I signed onto your Patreon as it is nice to get each installment early. I do play in YT though. I just mute the sound but I click the like button so you will get credit.
Mike Holman
2025-02-27 19:37:13 +0000 UTCOk, now it makes sense. Been looking for the prologe this morning and couldn't find it. Nice story so far, thank you
Alexander Weigl
2025-02-27 18:31:30 +0000 UTCWrong order! Prologue first then chapter 1.
Dennis McCarthy
2025-02-27 18:10:42 +0000 UTCHey John thanks! What was with the quick takedown this morning though just curious?
FeralWolf
2025-02-27 18:03:31 +0000 UTC
