Randal here, back again to take a look at where we are with Groundbreaking. We last left off talking about the context for how I wanted to lay the foundation for magical education “systems” in the region. I wrote...
“No, no, no, no … that wand will not do. You have an affinity to air, get something a little lighter.” suggests the wizened gnome behind the counter. “But I want to burn things during my finale, not knock...
He ran from the pens screaming. Guards stopped him to ask what was wrong, but before he could answer, they saw. They shoved him aside and armed themselves, only to be savagely ripped to shreds. Blood and gore splashed...
Hey there, Randal here. You may know me from such blogs as Groundbreaking, and Terraforming, and … Groundbreaking. Sorry, it has been a day. I sat down to write some expanded lore for Marathis’ Cradle, and for some reason...
“You want to have how many costume changes!?!? No, we don’t have anybody trained in that kind of dance! Did you say trained butterflies!?!? I am sorry, but you have lost your mind, nobody can put on a play...
“Turkey legs, get your turkey legs here!” a man calls from just inside the festivals main entrance. “Piping hot turkey legs!” he bellows again from behind his booth, which holds a pile of turkey legs cooked to various degrees...
*knock knock* “Hold your horses” shouts a woman, getting up from a meal she just down to eat. As she reaches for the door her guest knocks again … *knock knock* … “I said …” she starts as she...
Hello, Randal here, back for more Groundbreaking. I recently moved from the rather flat and boring central valley of California to the Pacific Northwest. Since then, I have taken my family on walks just about every other day. There...
Hello, Randal here. I recently moved from California to Washington (state), driving for over 12 hours during the trip. A long, flat boring valley floor gave way to hills, then mountains. From farmland to forest, I saw a lot...
Groundbreaking is meant to be a world building experience, and I like to think I have been providing a lot of different ideas and concepts, often from randomly (and possibly radically) different angles and directions. Sometimes they flow together...