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A silhouette overlooks a dark, crumbling castle by moonlight, with hills and a town in the background.

1 Aug 2025 • 3 min read

Harrow's Last Laugh

A *Jolly Good* introduction.

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Fleta, a red-haired girl with messy braids, peers into a jungle while a giant monster muzzle looms in the background.

30 Jul 2024 • 6 min read

Read All of "The Proving of Champions," Free Portal Fantasy

Portal fantasy Godzilla / Predator mashup. Fleta the super-fast monk girl, Alexei the 100-soul warrior, telepathic mushrooms, and others are stranded in a jungle with a giant monster that digests and absorbs powers.

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Latest from the Realms

The Tale of the Mysterious Creature

In which my youngest son spins a yarn about mysterious creatures coming out of magical gates.

An eldritch horror at the bottom of the sea.

Today, the Abyss is Just Phoning It In

Deep Thoughts from R'lyeh, with thanks to Jack Handy and Cthulhu.

A wolf sits in a bed of flowers with a red cloak draped over it.

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 3: The Silver Shore

In which the drowning sailor hears a parable about the consequences of oath breaking before he decides whether to swear an oath to unknown forces.

A torn red cloak lying crumpled on the forest floor.

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 2: The Marble Halls

In which a girl runs into a man with a red cloak and has a riddle contest without understanding the stakes.

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 1: The Deathless Faire

In which a drowning sailor gets a temporary reprieve and an other-worldly story.

Fleta sits before a giant monster skull in a large, marble hall.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 1

In which figuratively everyone tells Fleta she's not ready for the Proving of Champions, and she refuses to listen.

Fleta stands on a hill with grazing goats overlooking a mountain valley, a sword strapped to her back.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 22 (Finale!)

In which Fleta fights sorcerers, argues with a sword, and decides who she is going to be.

Read All of "The Proving of Champions," Free Portal Fantasy

Fleta looking tired and worried in the foreground, the giant maw of the tarasque looming behind her in the jungl.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 21

In which Fleta and the tarasque fight to the death.

A giant mouth, opening in the darkness below the camp netting.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 20

In which the Sum of all Sins hunts the warriors of the Marble Halls, Fleta wields the weeping falchion, and the weeping falchion begins to wield her.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 19

In which Alexei and Welkris have a rematch, of sorts. The camp prepares for the worst, and underestimates it.

An ornate falchion on a dark red background

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 18

In which the camp discusses how to defeat the tarasque with a mushroom, and Alexei finally delivers a sword.

A shadowy beast, both insectoid and feline, stalks the jungle.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 17

In which Alexei begins to realize exactly what he has lost along with 87 souls, and fights to preserve his remaining souls while he rescues Fleta's delegation.

Daralis, disciple of the Thorgarick, stares at an large orange mushroom.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 16

In which the disciples from the Marble Halls attempt to negotiate with the humanoid fungi known as The Colonies, and Fleta has flashbacks to her first harrowing days in the Jungle.

Three warriors fight a monstrous Alexei with wooden swords.

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 15

In which Daralis insults Fleta, and Alexei decides that sparring will not break his promise to avoid dueling.