Stanley Wheeler's Blog, page 19
March 27, 2022
Author Interview with Matthew DavenportAuthor ofAndrew D...
Author Interview with Matthew DavenportAuthor ofAndrew Doran and the Scroll of Nightmares, and morePlease tell me a little about your current work in progress. AndrewDoran is an Archaeologist who studies the occult and tries to keep the monstersbehind the veil from coming into our world. Unfortunately for him, it wouldseem that everyone else in the world is trying to do the
March 20, 2022
The play testing continues with the Wreck at the Ruins s...
The play testing continues with the Wreck at the Ruins scenario. This is a great scenario. It's fun and doesn't take too long to play. It's the third scenario, and changes the flavor from musketeerian to Barsoomian. I won't give the complete details here because I've given an AAR of the scenario before using a previous iteration of the rules. I think the rules are even better with the latest
March 13, 2022
Interview with Bruno Martin Soares Author of Laura and T...
Interview with Bruno Martin Soares Author of Laura and The Shadow KingPleasetell me a little about your current work in progress.My latest book, LAURA AND THE SHADOW KING is abouta little girl fleeing from her cruel captors with her mother in apost-apocalyptic Southern Spain and Portugal devastated by a pandemic (two,actually – one after the other). And then she is saved by Special Forces
March 12, 2022
Musketeers and Cardinal's Guards meet once again to exch...
Musketeers and Cardinal's Guards meet once again to exchange pleasantries and blood samplesI've played this scenario before. It's the first of the dozen or so scenarios I've created for my skirmish rules. Since I've made some fundamental changes to the method of resolving combat and other things, I figured that I should try it out on the first scenario. So once again, it is the rescue from the
March 6, 2022
Leipzig (the never-ending battle) continues.In a nutshel...
Leipzig (the never-ending battle) continues.In a nutshell (which is a strange place for a massive battle), the French artillery has demonstrated itself to be the most effective arm on the battlefield. No matter how bad the odds, the French guns almost always prevailed. Around 1400 or so, the Allies brought up another corps of soldiers, artillery and cavalry in the center. They had to throw the
February 27, 2022
The Battle of Leipzig ContinuesAfter a hiatus of several...
The Battle of Leipzig ContinuesAfter a hiatus of several months, the battle resumes. From 12:30 to 1:30, Allied reinforcements arrived. Russian guns, infantry, and cavalry hurried into battle. The Allies sought to attack and overwhelm the French center with the fresh troops and guns, while threatening on the left and right with the worn troops who had been fighting since morning. On the Allied
February 20, 2022
Interview withRobert G. WilliscroftAuthor of: The Oort C...
Interview withRobert G. WilliscroftAuthor of: The Oort Chronicles and The StarChild Trilogy(I'm going to take a guess and suggest that Robert is on the right in the photo.)Please tellme a little about your current work in progress.I am halfway through writing the 2ndOort Chronicle, Federation: To the Stars. It follows Icicle: A TensorMatrix. In Icicle, Braxton Thorpe (a wealthy entrepreneur)
February 13, 2022
Interview with Raymond Klein Author of Interstellar Poli...
Interview with Raymond Klein Author of Interstellar Police ForcePlease tell me a little about your current work in progress.The Interstellar Police Force, Book One: The HistoricMission, is my first novel and can be foundon Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YXTFBGT/... Science Fiction-Action-Comedy, set on present dayEarth, begins in a far-off galaxy. Prodor Moffit and four other
February 6, 2022
The power of the One Ring was indeed formidable. From th...
The power of the One Ring was indeed formidable. From the moment the fiends of Moria splintered the massive doors to Balin's Tomb, RC began to consider the possibility of having Frodo put on the ring. RC controlled Gandalf, Aragon, and Frodo. K-man controlled the other members of the fellowship. Big-K ran the forces of Moria. The outlook wasn't brilliant for the fellowship nine that day. In the
January 30, 2022
Author Interview withSamantha EvansAuthor of: Dragon Mas...
Author Interview withSamantha EvansAuthor of: Dragon Master and The Land of Four SeriesPlease tell me a little about your current work in progress.My newest book which will be released on May 3rd:Arabella is a girl of high standing, and her father wants her to marry someone she barely knows. But she wants to be someone more than just a member of the court. With the help of some new friends and
