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Chapter 23: Insults and Arguments

Calista stared at the painting a moment longer. She wasn’t sure she liked this old woman, but then again, what choice did she have? She turned to Lefty. “What makes you think we can trust her?...

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Character Sheets

Sable Unlimited is a game world based on a rules system that I have been working on while writing the story itself. I'm doing this so readers who like those crunchy stat blocks and see just what th...

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Chapter 22: A Hidden Guide

Listening, Calista picked up a trio of squeaky voices ahead of them. So she signaled Lefty to halt and hold still. Silence followed. After a long moment, Lefty finally whispered, “What did you he...

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Chapter 21: The Treasure Chest

Just as Calista unlocked the latch, the kobold in the privy appeared at the other end of the barracks room and so they rushed through the doorway. The light disappeared as she shut the door and set...

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Chapter 20: Guardroom

The snores of the invisible monster faded behind them as they passed down a hallway and entered another room. Here, a long dry fountain sat at the center of the room while paintings of animals and ...

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Chapter 19: What is a Robert

“Thank you, my mother gave it to me.”

“Robert, just how long have you been in this room?”

There was a long pause as they waited for Robert to think about this. “Today I think ...

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Chapter 18: Robert

The door slammed itself shut as a set of iron bars fell over it. Calista rubbed her eyes. She wanted to log out and take a break but was afraid that if she did the entire dungeon would reset again....

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Chapter 17: The Mage

“Sotorum Intorok!” The mage said and a wall of stone covered the doorway. Going to one knee, the young man caught his breath and stuck his hand out. “Hey, the name is Shenza din’Hooba, form...

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Chapter 16: The Problem with Sand II

She brought her sword around in a neat arc that struck the sand golem directly in the neck, splitting him in half. As the grains of white and brown collapsed to the floor, she spun to face two more...

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Chapter 15: The Problem with Sand

She returned to the fork in the hallway where she took the other turn. Following the torches, she found a dead end. Why is there a hallway here with no doors? She activated her [Du...

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Chapter 14: Where the Trolls Discuss the Moral & Philosophical Nature of Anime

As the two trolls turned right down the hallway, a shadow peeked out from a doorway, scurried forward, and then stopped in the shadowy part between two torches. The trolls, unaware of the shadow, s...

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Chapter 13: The Part of the Story where the Trolls Discuss the Villain's Sex Dungeon

“It’s like I said, the women in this game have an entitlement problem.”

“What do you mean they have an entitlement problem?”

“They always think they can get what they want, ...

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Chapter 12: Debate & Descent

She shut the door carefully behind her, working the door handle so the latch did not click, and as she let go, the sound of grinding stone disappeared. All was quiet. Standing very still, she liste...

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Chapter 11: A Room with a Chest

Still standing atop the stairwell, she leaned out the doorway to look outside. She was standing in a doorway that stood right inside the broken gazebo. In that moment, it was almost as if she were ...

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Chapter 10: Stairwell & a Flashback

There was the usual snap of light as she changed back into Calista, but as her eyes adjusted she was no longer in the room with the bar and the imp. Instead, she was standing on a stony floor half ...

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Chapter 9: Tea & Cold Pizza

Calista narrowed her eyes at the imp. “You know for an NPC bartender, you seem to know a lot about system admins and developers and stuff.”

Inujack just smiled at her as he began cleaning...

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Chapter 8: Inujack III

She took the hint and pulled out another ten-piece. He refilled her glass again. This time, she decided she would sip slowly. She would have to pace herself if she wanted her character to stay sobe...

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Chapter 7: Inujack II

She took a long sip. The whiskey tasted rich and dark. She gave it a swirl in the glass as she swished it in her mouth. That’s far too good for a simulated environment. They must have really ...

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Chapter 6: Inujack

Calista stayed tucked behind the bar for a long while. Minutes passed as the torches went out one by one. Soon the room was as dark as it was empty, but still Calista didn’t move. She had no inte...

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Chapter 5: Again, the Dragon

And with that, the message box whirred to a halt. Great, Calista thought as she rubbed her eyes. An up-jumped amateur with an ego it is. She could hear it now. “Behold my creati...

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Chapter 4: Lady Helvetika

She activated one of her abilities – Dungeon Sense – which gave her an augmented Perception check for anything perilous in her immediate vicinity. Activating it with but a thought, she waited t...

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Chapter 3: A Little Magic

She needed to use a little magic. She’d never been in a place like this before, a dungeon that could change its own shape. However, she knew she needed to cover her tracks first. Reaching into a ...

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Chapter 2: The Price of Acquisition

There was only one way to approach this problem.

The Voorlock crowed as it heard the leathering wings closing in on them and Calista reigned her steed to a halt. Hopping down from the stirrup...

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Chapter 1: A Troll Nest

As the light faded behind her, Calista hefted the scabbard onto her back and mounted her Voorlock. The feathered bird let out an excited shriek before it launched itself down the darkened hallway. ...

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