Hey folks since Kamda has been rescheduled I'll be doing a Tales of the Jewel (Legend of the Burning Sands) game starting May 20th and running until around June 5th.

Game information can be found here.

Dai was pretty interesting to read throughout the game, especially his solo-venture into the Desolation early on! A real shame he didn't want to join the Spider. They have some spiritually active worlds he could've gone exploring instead. xD I trust he was satisfied working with the Spider, at leas...

Yeah, when the Desolation came up, I figured it was a no brainer to get Dai involved! And as I mentioned, Sakura is quite happy to give Dai steady jobs from time to time to keep him afloat! I really enjoyed Dai's Soft-hearted nature. I didn't expect that to come up, but I think it was really defini...

I can second that. I had so many alternate histories and timelines cluttered in my head already that I had avoided Banner in the past when I missed getting in on the ground floor because it felt like too much to adapt and absorb to (no fault of the GMs). But, being off work at the start with the pla...

Hello! Thank you for joining us for Shadow War and playing! How did you find the ronin metagame? Was there a reason he asked for a high fee from Sumie? I suppose he was right to suspect that there could be potential danger but unfortunately, Sumie just didn't have 25 Koku sitting around. I suppose ...

Great job! Fingers crossed on the test - try not to join our ranks of the plaguetouched.

Do you plan on buying the rank of Luck/Great Destiny/Chosen by the Oracles Dai clearly has even if he hasn't realized yet? What do you think will be Dai's future? He is rich, he is de facto the sought after specialist of the Desolation and of gaki in general... Many possible hooks. I doubt Dai will...

So what are you going to name the ronin stand-in for Dai who does die heroically in the battle as opposed to ruining the narrative by surviving?

"What's in the plushie..."
"What's in the plushe!"

He nods, "I mean I'm no saint but I guess I try to do the right thing when I can tell what that is... not always easy on this planet. Hopefully I've made the right call about where I'm supposed to be."

So how did Dai end up as a ronin? He's born ronin. A father he never knew was 'considerate' enough to send two swords to his mother for him. For the longest time he pretty much considered that a malicious act. If he had just been heimin life would have still sucked but it would have been easier. In...

Don't think I have any questions but thank you so much for the game. It was amazing especially considering what you (and many of us) were going through. Great job!

No questions just a lot of thanks - you folks did an amazing job with the game and the events especially considering the rough times we're dealing with at the moment and the obstacles that put in the way.

Dai was pretty much an open book so there's no great secrets to reveal but feel free to ask any questions you might have.

He considers that quietly for a moment, "I suppose in a sense there is some kinship there with those of us born on the waves. The sense of a destiny and duty denied... even if I suppose most would argue that we deserve our fate."

Dai nods, "I don't know if it will be within our lifetime... but it is something I'll keep working towards. Most did not deserve the fate they have. They weren't trapped due to sin or vice but just the nature of the explosion. They deserve the chance to reenter the cycle and have their proper judgme...

Dai grins a little, "Well you've definitely seen the best one so far - but there's some other solid episodes as well."

"Oh... ah... nothing like that. I mean the work that the sanctuary is doing to return and reestablish extinct animals. Not individual souls or bodies but species... if simple ones."

Honestly did fall asleep at keyboard. All mechanical stuff done - catch up on those I owe posts once I get real sleep.

Having had a chance to change and the lasting effects of magical healing clearing up most traces of the grievous wounds he had suffered there was little physically about Dai to show the trials he had undergone that day. Though something might be slightly different in his air as he approaches the tab...