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HPLN: Maps of the World After the Peace of Alexandria in Fall 278

Map of the Known World Legend:

Purple: Epirus

Light Purple: Epirote Clients

Gray-Blue: Aitolian League

Blood Red: Sparta

Orange: Macedon

Blue: Thrace

Dark Green: Empire of Bolgios

Olive Green: Arverni Confederation

Light Green: Unamalgamated Celtic Tribes

Pink: Seleucids

Light Yellow: Meleager's Phoenician Kingdom

Khaki: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Turquoise: Carthage

Cyan: Carthagenian Clients

Red: Rome

Dark Gray: Bosporan K...

HK: Chapter 8

We made it to Vipani in just over a week of marching along the Gadah River, taking three days to leave the Mrudutalam Marsh. On the fourth, we passed by the burned-out remnants of the Romaka Castrum of Marcus Claudius Cestus and his Legions. Between the Romaka taking whatever could be salvaged and the Yavana looting whatever was left, the charred husk of the Romaka Camp was pretty much useless for anyone who might be looking to pick over the remains for things that may be left behind. That didn't stop some desperate people from trying, howev...

HPLN: Scenes From Elsewhere: Ptolemies IV

With the Victory at Lahun and the Capture of Ptolemy Philadelphos, the first priority that Ptolemy Kerounos had was to ensure the swift surrender of the force of largely Native Egyptian Troops and War Elephants that the now-captive ex-Pharaoh of Lower Egypt had sent to quell the Serapian Revolt at Heliopolis. Ptolemy Kerounos, moving with the speed that he was accustomed to, and for which he had received his epithet, struck at the Lower Egyptian Siege Camp outside the walls of Heliopolis swiftly and without warning in the dead of night. Begi...

NT: Chapter 110

As soon as I was finished giving Sheeva my Banking Details, I took a deep breath, prepared to head back into the arena for my final fight. I wasn't expecting one of Sheeva's muscular arms to grab onto my shoulder with a three-fingered hand. I felt another of her arms reach into the pocket of my jacket and deposit a slip of paper into my expanded pocket. As she let go of my shoulder, I turned around, cocking an eyebrow, reaching into my expanded jacket pocket, I pulled out the slip of paper, frowning as I read it. It was an address in one of ...

F&L: Chapter 70

The rest of the term went by fast in a blur of training, classes, and socialization. On the whole, however, I was doing better than I had any right to be doing with a Basilisk loose in the school and a Guy like Lockhart, whose Mastery of the Mind Arts and willingness to jump off the slippery slope to mind control meant that he was gathering power under the guise of a NEWT-Level Girls Dueling Club. It was suspicious, and I waited for the other shoe to drop, dreading the consequences for me and all my friends once it finally did. They were bou...

Announcement: BBG Up to Chapter Fifty-One Now Available for Regular Tip Jar

So, I don't know how else to let you guys know that now BBG is available up to chapter fifty-one for Tip Jar Members. Apparently, Patreon doesn't let you guys know when a story has been edited so that the Regular Tip Jar Tier can see it. I'm not entirely sure how to change that, but I'll look into it going forward.

For Tip Jar Plus, you guys should now have access to Chapter Fifty-Two, in keeping with Tip Jar Plus getting chapters ahead of Regular Tip Jar. For Regular Tip Jar Patrons, you'll have to wait till next week to read that cha...

BES: Chapter 17

They came out of the wreckage of the inner wall waving a banner of truce. Two armored Soldiers flanking a woman in clothing that, while dusty, was clearly well-made and well-tailored, marking her as a member of the court. We had been preparing to assault the inner ward of the Gangwhasong Fortress when they emerged, which was interesting to me. Interesting enough that I had Jing Dan usher them into my command post, a small tavern that I had taken for myself in the outer ward, the Red Heron Tavern. There was a chance that whatever it was this ...

BBG: Images of New Equipment

All right, so here we have some images of some of the new gear that the Group picked up over the past week and a bit or so. I would have also included Razoul's Wrath and the Wyvern Hide Armor as well, but those already got images during the previous batch of images.

At any rate, the next chapter will involve the arrival at Nashkel and Robar moving to free Branwen from her Petrification at the Nashkel Carnival. Then we'll get to see Minsc (And Boo!) as the Group goes about Nashkel.

Stay tuned. . .

BBG: Imoen of Candlekeep Level Eight

Class: Rogue 4/ Sorcerer 4

Race: Human (Baldurian)

Alignment: Neutral Good

STR-12

DEX-20 (18)

CON-18

INT-16

WIS-14

CHA-17

HP: 73

Fortitude: 8

Reflex: 10

Will: 9

BAB: +5

AC: 27 (28 if Dodging)

Equipment:

Shadow Armor +3 (Studded Leather Armor +3, Grants +5 to Hide and Move Silently) (Equipped)

Shortsword of Horner Dustmantle +3 (+4 vs Arcane Casters) (Equipped): +13/+8 (+14/9 vs Arcane Casters) 1d6 (+2d6 vs Arcane Casters) (+2d6 Sneak ...

BBG: Mei of Candlekeep Level Eight

Class: Ranger 4/ Sorcerer 4

Race: Human (Shou)

Alignment: Neutral Good

STR-20 (18)

DEX-17

CON-18 (16)

INT-18 (16)

WIS-18 (16)

CHA-20 (18)

HP: 82

Fortitude: 11

Reflex: 11

Will: 12

BAB: +6/+2

AC: 30

Equipment:

Mithral Scalemail of Light Fortification +3 (Equipped)

Razor Sharp Folded-Metal Shortsword of Shocking Burst +2 (Equipped): +13/+8 1d6 +2d6 Electric + 8 19-20 x2 Piercing

Darkwood Composite Longbow of Speed +2 (Equipped): +1...

BBG: Khalid Level Eight

Class: Fighter 8

Race: Half-Elf

Alignment: Neutral Good

STR-16

DEX-16

CON-20 (18)

INT-16

WIS-14

CHA-12

HP: 103

Fortitude: 11

Reflex: 7

Will: 7

BAB: +8/+3

AC: 33 (36 When Fighting Defensively)

Equipment:

Ornate Armor of the Insectoid Guard +3 (Equipped) (Counts as Light Armor, +8 Armor, +3 Enhancement Bonus to Armor, +5 Max Dex, Grants the Scorpion’s Sense Feat, Grants +2 Constitution, Grants +2 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy or Intimidat...

BBG: Jaheira Level Eight

Class: Druid 4/ Fighter 4

Race: Half-Elf

Alignment: True Neutral

STR-14

DEX-14

CON-18

INT-16

WIS-17

CHA-16

HP: 93

Fortitude: 10 (+12 vs Enchantment, +14 vs Fey, +16 vs Both)

Reflex: 7 (+9 vs Enchantment, +11 vs Fey, +13 vs Both)

Will: 8 (+10 vs Enchantment, +12 vs Fey, +14 vs Both)

BAB: +7/+2

AC: 32

Equipment:

Wyvern Hide Armor +2 (8 Armor Bonus, +3 Max Dex, +2 Enhancement Bonus, Grants Immunity to Poison)(Equipped)

Large Ironwood Shi...

BBG: Robar the Red Level Eight

Class: Bard 4/ Swashbuckler Rogue 4

Race: Human (Northman)

Alignment: Neutral Good

STR-20 (18)

DEX-20 (18)

CON-18 (16)

INT-16

WIS-16

CHA-20 (18)

HP: 90

Fortitude: 10 (+14 vs Bardic Performance, Sonic, and Language Dependent Effects)

Reflex: 13 (+16 vs Bardic Performance, Sonic, and Language Dependent Effects)

Will: 9 (+13 vs Bardic Performance, Sonic, and Language Dependent Effects)

BAB: +6/+1

AC: 38 (+39 with Dodge)

CMD: 16

CMB: +11

...

RM: Chapter 115

I frowned, looking up at the Castle of Maidenpool as my ribs were bound up once again. Fresh bandages were applied by one of the Braavosi Physicians I had hired for my officers and I. I felt better about those than I did the Maesters. The Maesters had their own political agendas, after all. That was how the Dragons had died. Ser Denys Irons frowned as he watched the physician do so. He was clad in Runic Arsenal Steel Armor, Norvishi Sallet Helm, which I knew as a Gothic-style Sallet Helm, tucked under one arm as he went over the plan to assa...

EV: Images for Chapter Thirty

All right, so here we have the images for Chapter Thirty. We see the Harpe-Class Bombers and Trishul-Class Defensive Satellites, along with what Pallas looks like. I modeled the Harpe-Class on the B-Wings from Star Wars, which is why they look like that. They're effectively bomber craft that can destroy cruiser-level craft.

At any rate, the next chapter will include the rest of the Space Battle of Yuezhi, then We'll get into the Ground Battle of Yuezhi before having an interlude with Lord Yu and the battle of Yancai. As well, the next ...

F&L: Chapter 69

The Ritual Period, as I had taken to mentally referring to the upcoming sixteen-day period, was fairly Jam-Packed. Not only did I have rituals to perform, classes to attend, tutoring sessions to go to, but I also had Cross-House Study Group Sessions to participate in, Clubs to attend, and personal training to undertake. It was more than a full schedule. It was close to insanity, some might even say too much so. Accordingly, I was going to have to cut my Club Participation and Personal Training Time down heavily in order to fit everything in ...

BBG: Chapter 51

As we traveled south to Fisherman's Lake, we once again had to pass the time spent in a state of mindless trudging with music. Thankfully, I was all too willing to oblige and offered a number of songs to mitigate the drudgery of walking as we traveled. Mind you, we did have to stop for rest, though we managed to go most of the way to Fisherman's Lake before making camp in the rugged area between the Red Canyons and Fisherman's Lake. The area was still rugged, though not quite as much as the Red Canyons were. Instead, it was a sort of sparsel...

BBG: Chapter 50

High Hedge turned out to be a relatively forested area, lush and green as compared to the rocky, canyon-like terrain where we had previously adventured and helped Drizz't deal with the Gnolls. It ought to be different, mind, as it took us sixteen hours just to make our way over here. Of course, time passed somewhat more easily for us, thanks to my singing and playing my Bandore. After all, music had a way of making it so that even the mindless drudgery that came with the physical act of walking down a dirt track, such as the one that led fro...

Announcement: Poll Results

So it seems like of those who voted, you guys are split down the middle about the extra tier. I'll throw one up and see how it does. I will be keeping my original tier, mind you, but the second, $3.50 Tier will get an extra chapter of BBG, BES, and EV every month before anyone else gets access to them, plus I will also have a poll for a new exclusive story that you guys can vote on.

In the meantime, the original tier will be sticking with the current schedule for chapters, meaning nothing will change for those who don't want to pay an...

Announcement: Thinking About Adding a Second, Higher-Tier Subscription to the Patreon

If I made a second, higher-tier subscription, raising my price for that second tier by a dollar, would people sign up, and if so, what would you guys like to see from it?

I'm thinking of things like adding in a poll for people to choose a new story they want me to write. Something like that, a second-tier story that folks vote for, available only for the second tier.

The second tier would only be a dollar more than the initial tier, for reference. I would still keep the initial tier for folks who don't want to pay $3.50 for the s...

OG: Images for Chapter Forty-Seven

All right, so here we have the images from the Battle of Vimera. A lot of these are images of the various dead Captains that the MC's forces slew during the Battle, with most of the others being various Beasts of Chaos the Corpsecaller's Bray Shaman summoned to distract the Artillery. There are still a few friendly faces in this batch, though.

At any rate, the next chapter will include a look at the situation near Ghoulstone Keep as the Border Principality there is invaded by Greenskins, then we'll be back with the MC for Diplomacy wit...

OG: MC Character Sheet As Of Chapter Forty-Seven

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OG: Chapter 47

I lashed out with my Runeblade, carving apart the shield of an Ox-headed Bovigor with a black iron axe and a bronze and wood shield. It let out a bellow at me as it slashed for me with its axe, only to find the tip of my runeblade buried in its throat. A whining bleat ensued even as the axe dropped from suddenly nerveless fingers and my mount charged forward, trampling it even as it struggled to draw breath through the hole in its throat. As it did so, my mount bowled over a Caprigor with a cleaver-like blade and wooden shield, trampling it ...

NT: Chapter 109

As the match between Chun-Li and I began, it did so with a remarkably mundane exchange. I dropped into a Hung Gar Stance, intending to begin with mundane martial arts and work up from there. Somehow, Chun-Li seemed to guess my intentions, either that or there really was something to the Motto that Martial Artists communicated with their fists, as preached by the Tohoufuhai-Quan School of Hong Kong and others like them. The Turtle School of the famed Muten Roshi and the Crane School of the Tsuru-Sennin were both known to utilize advanced vers...

HK: Chapter 7

The first thing that I had to do in order to get my forces ready for the war was to reforge the Lorica and equipment into something better. Romaka Lorica was good, sure, but it wasn't good enough that I was comfortable taking men into battle wearing it. Instead, I borrowed a forge and began to reshape it using methods I knew that the Vedics of Apsadanam Village didn't yet know. It helped that my powers seemed to lend themselves to this kind of creation of equipment. For three days, this was all I did, taking the Lorica, breaking them down wi...

HK: Images for the Past Two Chapters

All right, here we have the images of important people from the last two chapters. As you can clearly see, they're all capes. That's largely because even with a version of Earth Bet that has Badass Normal Folks, it's still the Capes that tend to be the heavy hitters. At the same time, I have both Krieg and Kaiser in costume here, largely because that's how I envision them most of the time.

At any rate, the next chapter will be a return to Trito's POV as he begins the training of the various Hunters to turn them into a fighting force th...

HK: Kitsune Character Sheet

Real Name: Suzuhara 'Hana' Hanako

Codename: Kitsune

Creative Mode

CYOA

Lower Negative Tier 12

Spring 2007 (27 Weeks Late)

Reincarnation (Original Character)

Female, Feminine, 18-24 Years Old

Attractive, Gangster, Life Has Its Ups and Downs

Shardless, Essence of a Shard (Noble)

World: Crossover AU (DCU, 616 Marvel, Invincible, Trinity Continuum)

Continuity Modifiers:

Comic Book Pretty, Brute, Martial Artist, Manned Monsters x3, Calibrated Controls x5, Without a Her...

EV: Chapter 30

Yuezhi was a rugged planet, largely mountains and deserts with very little in the way of Water. Two major population centers were where the people lived, along with a smattering of smaller villages. These were Khydamos for the Hellenic Settlers, around the main Desert Oasis, and Qinhuang in the Mountains for the Han Settlers. Khydamos was a center of manufacturing, where Human Slaves assembled various items such as Ma'tok Staff Weapons, Zat'nic'tels, Jaffa Armor, and so on via a compartmentalized assembly line system that was tailor-made so ...

RM: Chapter 114

The Tattered Prince had ferried his troops out of the Town in the night, commandeering several cogs from the ships trapped in the Harbor of Maidenpool to do so. Salhador Saan and the Fleet met with him aboard the Goldenwood Hull Galleon that served as his flagship, the Triple Seven, and transferred the funds that we had agreed to pay the Tattered Prince in order to buy out the remainder of the Sellsword Contracts. This process was eased by the Sellswords being placed in position around the Harbor, and the enemy woke the next morning...

HK: Interlude: Meanwhile, In Brockton (ABB)

The Yakuza Officer known as Iron Club Fujimori was nervous. The Empire had apparently torched one of their Heroin Depots out near the boundary line and killed a bunch of Old Man Yeung's Boys, with the Old Man himself being literally impaled through the chest in his restaurant upstairs. Old Man Yeung had been a good earner, and his family connections in Southeast Asia had been profitable as all Hell in getting Heroin into the Bay quick and cheap. Of course, it wasn't the possible loss of cash flow that had him upset. Old Man Yeung's business ...