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Jace was tempted to shout again, but didn’t think it would do much good. Besides, he did play chess. He was quite good at it.

From “The Promised End” By Ken Troop

Caution is for those with a winning hand.

From “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

Secrets are no fun when they stay secret.

From “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

Of all the surprises of this day, getting asked a polite question should not have ranked high on the list.

From “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

I’m so glad I find myself funny.

Jace from “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

If I scream, I don’t know if I’ll ever stop. So I better not scream. Would crying help? I’m open to crying if it will help.

Jace from “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

Why do they fear life? Why do they fear truth

Nissa from “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

Eternity without sacrifice offers only the screaming torpor.

Nissa from “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

Liliana Vess had spent her whole life seeking not to die, and for the first time in her long existence she wondered if she had been pursuing the wrong goal.

From “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

Liliana was comfortable with the dead and their smell. But there was a rotten quality to this smell Liliana found troubling.

From “The Promised End” by Ken Troop

She looked to each of their faces. Gideon, exasperated. Chandra, exhausted. Nissa, furious. And Jace, pained. ‘Oh, wonderful.’ Liliana smiled for lack of a better expression. ‘I’m sure this will end well.’

From “Battle of Thraeben” by Nik Davidson

The nice lady with the uncomfortable dress just saved our butts, Gideon. Calm down a second.

Chandra to Gideon from “Battle of Thraeben” by Nik Davidson

Life cannot stop…even when it knows it must…even when it knows it is wrong! Alone and discordant! Even when it knows!

Nissa from “Battle of Thraeben” by Nik Davidson

You have become what we were meant to destroy.

Sigarda to Brisela from “Saint Traft and the Flight of Nightmares” by James Wyatt

The angel’s corruption seemed to mirror all the ways her life had gone wrong in recent months.

From “Saint Traft and the Flight of Nightmares” by James Wyatt

There’ll be change.

I suppose it would make sense to change the name of the blog soon. I won’t just be posting Magic stuff here anymore. I’ll still be doing the ebooks of the collected daily MtG stories, regardless of the disgusting choice to list “Magic Story Team” instead letting us know who really wrote the story.

I’m reading a lot more Sword and Sorcery stuff. You know, Conan the Cimmerian, Elric of Melnibone and Fafhrd and, the Gray Mouser. So, I’ll be quoting the stories quite heavily. Also, more reading of Dungeons and Dragons novels - lies, it’s really only Drizzt - so more of that.

Further, quotes are fun and all, but I want to discuss fantasy literature and the games it appears in. So, I’ll be making some posts on analyzing select pieces of work and comparing others. I’d like to say, I’ll be comparing a eugenicist and the Prince in the Scarlet Robe. I’ll also be comparing a dude with a sword and his wizardy buddy in a big city with a wizardy dude and his buddy with a sword in a big city.

Finally, after much deliberation, I’ve decide to rename the blog “Metal & Magic.” Is it because I enjoy heavy metal? Is that a subtle reference to Sword and Sorcery? Is it meant to share name structuring with Dungeons and Dragons? Is “Magic” in the title because I like Magic the Gathering? Is “Metal” in the title because I’m hard headed in my love of old MtG lore that I have to reference how Xod in “The Thran” mentioned different metals effect different types of mana in the multiverse and am mentioning it in the hopes it arouses attention and makes at least one story writer play around with that idea for the 25th anniversary? Yes.

Why does that bother you so much? Your enemy is slain, but you wanted to do it yourself?

Saint Traft to Thalia, from “Saint Traft and the Flight of Nightmares” by James Wyatt

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