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Endless Seas: The Assassination of Joseph Baxtor

June 1, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Second Captain’s report:  While delivering medicine in Oritish, a Gegmun assassin snuck aboard and stabbed Captain Joseph Baxtor through the chest while he was sleeping in his quarters.  Although it’s through his heart and he seems to be in great discomfort, he’s still alive, although unconscious.  The assassin has been thrown in the […]

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AI Generative Art Scandal

May 30, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

I’m one of the 300 entries in #spfbo9, which is quite exciting. I’m happy to be a part of it this year, but in the interest of full disclosure: being an entry is more about meeting the deadline than any particular merit. Nevertheless, I’m in and happy about it! #spfbo is one of the few, […]

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Endless Seas: Under Siege

May 25, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Captain’s report:  We are docked in Salrich, a client culture of the Pantheon, resupplying.  Having a culture that is a known quantity, where crew can be given leave and not worry about entanglements with local customs, is a relief.  Our plan is to set sail in three days. Walking out of the bookseller, […]

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Come On, Baby, Don’t Fear The AI

May 22, 2023 by John Champaign 2 Comments

AI writing is a huge concern for writers. The current WGA strike has a ban on AI writing as one of their main demands. Indie authors are in a panic that in the near future AI generated novels will crowd them out of the marketplace and they’ll no longer be able to sell books. Why […]

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Endless Seas: Hate the Sin and the Sinner

May 18, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Captain’s report:  We have arrived at the Shazukar culture, a Pantheon member renowned for their compassionate nature.  While we wait for the dignitary we transported to finish his business, this seemed like an excellent chance to give the crew some rest and relaxation. Joseph Baxtor was reading in his dressing gown when someone […]

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Endless Seas: Men of Fortune

May 11, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Captain’s report:  We have been dispatched to assist the cargo ship ‘Charlotte’, which had her shipment of elemental artifacts stolen while they were en route to the elementalist colony Dalborg, formerly known as World-42.  The Pantheon hopes the artifacts can be recovered and studied.  If this isn’t possible their destruction is preferable to […]

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Endless Seas: Throw the First Stone

May 4, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First Story Captain’s report:  We have arrived at Leomara, a long-term Pantheon trading partner whose culture is made up of a huge number of large islands.  After several expected Leomara trading vessels didn’t arrive in Mytertown, the Phoenix was sent to investigate. Sailing into the port city closest to the arrival portal, Captain Baxtor saw […]

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Endless Seas: Dead Portals

April 27, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First story Captain’s report: We have been dispatched to Portal-178, located ten days sail outside of Pantheon territory.  The scout ship sent to investigate it determined it to be a dead portal, with dry land on the other side.  While scouting through the portal, they made an astounding discovery and we’ve been ordered to assist […]

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Endless Seas: Mutiny on the Wyvern

April 20, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

First story Captain’s report:  We have been dispatched to Hollowmound, a virgin culture without any worship of gods.  The Pantheon ship ‘Wyvern’ has stopped sending reports after being dispatched to prepare the culture for a missionary expedition.  Our instructions are to investigate, recover the ship, and save her crew or determine what happened to them. […]

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Writers Who Stop Writing

April 17, 2023 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

There’s a vast horde of people who desperately want to become writers. They’ll dream about it, read advice books, and badger published authors for tips. If such people ever achieved success as an author, you’d expect that they’d spend their days writing in a bliss-filled reverie. Instead, you find that at every step, people drop […]

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