Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Book of Destiny Character Profile: Theron Spiros

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As of the start of the Book of Destiny.
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Unknown (Although his lack of skinlines implies
a world of or near the Sparkling Band)
Theron Spiros is an infamous assassin and bounty hunter. Criminals know him as a man that will finish the job, no matter what it takes. Law enforcement across the Sparkling Band and other connected worlds has his name upon their lists. Most who know of him fear him.

Monday, March 30, 2020

Book of Destiny Episode 102: A Simple Pickup Job

Smuggler Zhou Jin tries to complete what she thought was a simple pickup job. However, between bounty hunters, knights, and explosions, her job is getting a lot more interesting. Can she make it out alive and with her package? Find out now!


Listen or download from here, or listen on to the podcast version which can be found on any major podcast service by searching "Books of the Universe." If you have any trouble finding it, let me know what service you use and I will try to help.

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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Book of Destiny Character Profile: Zhou Jin

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As of the start of the Book of Destiny.
Gender: Female
Homeworld: Senzalsy

Zhou Jin grew up on Senzalsy with well-off parents who wanted her to have a normal life. They enrolled her in the Gisjoln Academy at a young age and pushed her into pursuing numerous extracurricular activities to provide her with a well-rounded future. Zhou took quickly to the academics, but less quickly to the other aspects of her parents aspirations for her. She hit a rebellious streak early on and was often in trouble at the academy, until she was eventually kicked out after a particularly destructive prank.

Friday, March 27, 2020

Book of Destiny Episode 101: An Allowably Costly Bargain

Desmond Tindall nears the end of one part of his journey and the start of the next. He finds himself face to face with pure evil, and must make a decision about what his plans are worth to him.



Listen or download from here, or listen on to the podcast version which can be found on any major podcast service by searching "Books of the Universe." If you have any trouble finding it, let me know what service you use and I will try to help.

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Book of Destiny Character Profile: Desmond Tindall

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As of the start of the Book of Destiny.*
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Jixie

Desmond Tindall was a merchant prince of Jixie. He once ran a large mercantile empire that had business dealings both legal and illegal. That all changed about ten years ago when he had a change of heart. He sold off his entire mercantile empire and donated his earnings to the Church of the Creator, becoming a member of the clergy.

Book of Destiny Background: Threats of the Multiverse

Disclaimer: The following information will be established within the story of the Book of Destiny. It won't be established right away, but it's not a secret either. This preview post (and several others) are for people who want to know more and have more context before the story begins.

The people of the multiverse face many different threats. Some of them are normal threats that you’d be familiar with. Piracy, murderers, gangs, resource limitations, ans so on. Others, like monster attacks, may be more specific to the multiverse.

Here are some of the ones that might be good to be aware of in The Book of Destiny.

Book of Destiny Background: The Magic of the Essence

Disclaimer: The following information will be established within the story of the Book of Destiny. It won't be established right away, but it's not a secret either. This preview post (and several others) are for people who want to know more and have more context before the story begins.

The worlds are made of more than just the physical material that can be felt and seen. It is made of more than just atoms and particles. Deep down, on a level parallel to the physical, is the Essence. The essence is the raw material used to create all things. It is the fabric of the multiverse.

Book of Destiny Background: Worlds of the Multiverse

Disclaimer: The following information will be established within the story of the Book of Destiny. It won't be established right away, but it's not a secret either. This preview post (and several to follow) is (are) for people who want to know more and have more context before the story begins.

There is not one world. There are many. Countless. Some think maybe even infinite.
It wasn't always this way before. The worlds were once unified together as a single dimension. Current civilizations have differing philosophies about what happened to cause the change, but all are in agreement that a horrible calamity struck the world, shattering it apart into an uncountable number of pieces.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Here we go Again: The Book of Destiny Relaunch?

So, it occurred to me recently that with everyone currently trapped inside, this might be a time to return to the Book of Destiny podcast that I had been working on once upon a time. I think that it will provide a nice opportunity for people to have a little something to do, and it's motivating me to work on this project that I believe is what I'm "supposed" to be working on.

Hopefully, if I can get the podcast going, it will spurn me on towards working more on writing in the second Book of the Universe as well. But...let's not get too ahead of ourselves.

I'm considering cross posting the content on both the podcast site that I had before and youtube (without video), but we'll see what happens.

I think something that deterred me before was all the work that it took to edit the podcast. In an effort to get it out so that people can hear it while still trapped inside, I'm currently planning on doing minimal editing. Sure, I'll still edit out long silences and I'll try to cut out places where I stumble over words. But I'm not going to go through and alter different character voices or add in sound effects as I was trying to before. Doing so a) takes too long for me to get it to people while the project is relevant and b) acts as an emotional and mental detriment to me working on or finishing the project.

And in the end, I believe it would be better to have a less-flashy product that exists, rather than one with all the bells and whistles that just stays in idea land.

Anyway, more to follow as I make progress on the idea. I hope you all will join me in the future of the books of the universe.