finarvyn Wrote:chirine ba kal Wrote:All of this will be in "To Serve The Petal Throne", of course, along with ship plans, drawings, and photos... 
YOu sent me a draft of this years ago. It was around 200 pages at that point, if memory serves me correctly. What kind of page count does it have at the moment?
I can't wait to buy a "real one" when it comes out. 8)
I'm not sure about the page count, at this point; I can go back and look, of course. I am currently up to a little over 122,000 words over the six volumes, if that's any indication. Here's the current Table of Contents, to show how this is developing:
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To Serve The Petal Throne
A Note to the Reader; this Table of Contents shows all of the adventures of Chirine ba Kal, across all six books of the series. We hope that this makes it easier to keep all the tangled events of recent Tsolyani history in the proper order, and that it will pique the reader’s interest. Each ‘chapter’ has a ‘tag number’ which identifies it and is keyed to the ‘notes’ which will be found at the end of each book.
(Format: x.yy.zz – where x is the book, yy is the chapter, and zz the individual tale.)
Book One: The Chalice Of The Flame (10,330 words)
Relating the beginnings of the original Thursday Night Group, and their adventures up until the revealing of Prince Mirusiya hi Tlakotani…
Preface: Beginnings
1.0001 Saint Maries, Idaho; Summer, 1939 C. E.;
Prologue:
1.0010 The Chákan Forests, Spring, 2354 AS;
Chapter the First:
1.0101 At The Imperial Court, Avanthar, Winter, 2354 AS;
Chapter the Second:
1.0201 Concerning Forays In The Forests Amongst The Pé Chói;
Chapter the Third:
1.0301 Of Sorcery, Applied and Misapplied, and of Sorcerous Servitors;
Chapter the Fourth:
1.0401 Concerning The Palace Of Bassa, King Of The Black Ssú;
Chapter the Fifth:
1.0501 The Revealing Of That Which Was Hidden, And The Bringing Forth Of That Which Was Thought Forgotten;
1.0502 In The Shrine Of The Blue Fish;
Book Two: Beneath the Blazoned Sail (21,018 words)
Relating the further adventures of our heroes, on their first voyage to the Southern Continent with Captain Harchar of the Clan of the Blazoned Sail, and what befell them there…
Preface: Sailings
2.0001 Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1980 C. E.
Chapter the Sixth:
2.0601 Of Intrigues, Courtesans, and Deadly Perils Amongst The Soft Cushions;
Chapter the Seventh:
2.0701 Concerning The Outfitting Of Ships and the Hiring of Crews For Not-So-Epic Voyages Towards Livyánu;
Chapter the Eighth:
2.0801 Menaces to Navigation, And The Diverse and Curious Adventures Occurring Along The Way;
Chapter the Ninth:
2.0901 Of The Lands Beyond Livyánu, Wrack and Ruin, And Farther Beyond Still;
Chapter the Tenth:
2.1001 In A Forest Near Thraya, And Of The Meals To Be Had Within;
Book Three: Advance Standards! (7,075 words)
Relating the epic adventures of our heroes as they go to war, on the Northwest Frontier, and their battles lost and won…
Preface: Forging the Weapons
3.0001 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1982 C. E.
Chapter the Eleventh:
3.1101 Concerning Matters Of War And Peace;
Chapter the Twelfth:
3.1201 On The Art Of War, and How Not To Practice It;
Chapter the Thirteenth:
3.1301 Concerning The Ambitions Of Men And Princes;
Chapter the Fourteenth:
3.1401 The Might Of The Flame, And The Sharp Edge Of The Sword;
Chapter the Fifteenth:
3.1501 The Triumphs of Victory;
Book Four: Across The Sea Of Worlds (8,597 words)
Relating the adventures of our heroes on their second voyage of discovery with Captain Harchar, and the strange places they visit…
Preface: The Cruel Seas Of Fate
4.0001 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1984 C.E.
Chapter the Sixteenth:
4.1601 Concerning Affairs Of State, Sibling Rivalry, Insular Intrigues, And Imperial Ambitions;
Chapter the Seventeenth:
4.1701 Concerning Rather More Epic Voyages Along The Coast Of Southern Lands, And The Diverse Adventures To Be Had There;
Chapter the Eighteenth:
4.1801 The Shores of the Goddess, And The Treasures Found There;
Chapter the Nineteenth:
4.1901 Of Lands Beyond Memory, And Lands Beyond The Pylons;
Chapter the Twentieth:
4.2001 Of Princes, Armies, and Expense Accounts
Book Five: The Golden Seal (42,783 words)
Relating the adventures of our heroes as they march forth on the marches, trying to preserve the City and Province of Hekellu and the Chaigari Protectorate, and the many and strange occurrences on their way…
Preface: The Cutting Edge
5.001 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1986 C. E.
Chapter the Twenty-first:
5.2101 Governing Hekellu, or, Where Shall We Sleep Tonight?
Chapter the Twenty-second:
5.2201 The Discovery Of Living Legends
5.2202 Of Tempers Being Lost
5.2203 More Legends
Chapter the Twenty-third:
5.2301 Battles Won And Lost;
Chapter the Twenty-fourth:
5.2401 Regarding The Manipulation Of The Levers of Power, and Agents Of A Foreign Power;
5.2402 Fighting The Ssu
Chapter the Twenty-fifth:
5.2401 Of Governing, Taxes, and Murder Most Foul;
Epilogue:
5.0002 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987 C. E.
Book Six: To The Distant Shores (30,769 words)
Relating the continuing epic (and not so epic) adventures of our heroes as they attempt to age gracefully in a time of strife and civil war…
Chapter the Twenty-sixth:
Chapter the Twenty-seventh:
6.2702 The Gold of Glory
6.2703 A Call To Arms
6.2703 Saving Princess Vrisa
Chapter the Twenty-eighth:
6.2801 Alarms…
6.2802 …and Excursions
6.2803 Of Hiring Staff For Sensitive Positions
6.2804 Of Unwelcome Guests In The Nighttime
6.2805 On Family Matters
Chapter the Twenty-ninth:
6.2901 The Eye of the Flame Triumphant
Chapter the Thirtieth:
6.3001 Fragmentary Dispatches
6.3002 More Dispatches
6.3003 Yet More Dispatches
Epilogue:
6.0002 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2012 C. E.
Afterwards: To Serve The Petal Throne
6.0003 - By Lord Chirine ba Kal, concerning his life and times with a humble scribe by the name of Firu ba Yeker, of the Clan of the Uttermost Secret
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At this point in time, I have no idea what the publication of this will be like. I do have a publisher, and my job is to simply finish the book for him. He's going to be dealing with all of the business side of the thing, including illustrations and such. I frankly want as little to do with the business side of gaming as possible; I did that for decades, and I had a miserable time as a result. My original goal was to simply put the thing on the web as a free-to-read bit of 'fan fiction', as my goal - as it has always been! - is to simply tell people about the fun we had with Phil and Dave at the game table. People who have read the thing so far seem to think it's fun, so I am hoping that the finished work will amaze and amuse...
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