DarkAge
Today Kirk Warrington releases his mature fantasy novel, DarkAge:
DarkAge is a mature, fantasy fiction, podcast novel where Sword and Sorcery meets Medieval Fantasy.
A group of friends playing a fantasy role-playing game, DarkAge, become trapped inside the game as their characters. Many of their past gaming decisions will come back to haunt them. They must battle wizards, demons, knights, giants, and the undead but find their most deadly foe is each other. Will our heroes find their way back home? Will they want to go back home?
Come hangout at The Busted Skull Tavern, where the ale is cold and the wenches are hot.
The first five episodes are released today. Follow along with Kirk as he updates, or get a custom feed and listen on your own schedule.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Please forgive any mispronunciations (example: katana) as I am definitely more of a writer than a public speaker.
I hope you enjoy my book.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
DarkAge is the story of a group of roleplayers who get stuck in their fantasy role playing game. They had seemed like good attributes to have when it was all fictional, but now that they are trapped in their character’s bodies, they are second guessing their creations. I can’t wait to see what happens to Tony who is trapped inside a beast’s body and can’t articulate even the word “Help!” What about the guy who goes to sleep in a normal body and wakes up as a Sumo Wrestler? My favorite line so far: “I wasn’t fat last night!” Great entertainment! Warning: Might make you get strange stares at the bus stop when you laugh out loud while listening on your headphones.
October 18th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I enjoyed this book. I don’t know anything at all about role-playing games, but the characters entertained me, and I wondered: given the opportunity, would they play a role playing game again, and if so, how would they change their characters?
I never found out, but I did explore the Darkage world as the characters traveled.
Kirk is a character himself, with this idiosyncratic performance of his novel. Oh, I guess the expert who discusses the pronunciation of ‘katana’ does not make it to the Podiobook version - too bad!
I will never forget the day I started this podcast with the volume turned up. Honest truth.
Thanks, Kirk, for a solid addition to the Podiobooks collection!
October 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Dark Age, is like what you image some of your role playing games would turn into.
Finding yourself in a fantasy world with the need to take on your characters persona and abilities to avoid being cannon fodder.
The characters gaming past catches up to them on more than on occasion.
Decisions are made and mistakes made, will they get home in one piece or not. Listen and you will not be disappointed.
November 10th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
DarkAge is a fascinating look at what could happen if you get too caught up in the gaming world. Should I warn my grandsons? Maybe. It all seems so real! I love Vaughn trying to get Kevin’s help to pull his wolf’s skin off and then Vaughn giving in and eating breakfast. Best line so far - “The women are sure friendly in these here parts”. How John Wayne!! LOL Enjoy but don’t sit too close to that screen!
November 13th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Great book, though I would have like to see them make it back to the real world. Oh well, can’t wait for Darkage 2 *hint hint nudge nudge*