Read the Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency 1
Read the Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency 2
Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency 3
Prologue - Coco the Skunk Ape was not a Skunk Ape OR Undeath can be a LitRPG sometimes
They called it a skunk ape. From a late night television show on a channel that once was educational, Max recalled that skunk apes were a Bigfoot knockoff in the American Southeast. But Fred in Heaven as his witness, this was no shaggy cryptid. The beast in front of him had more of a guerrilla’s top heavy frame than the proportions of a human or Sasquatch. Its muscles were titanic in size as it stood up straight like a man. And the tattoos. Oh, the tattoos. Why did it have prison tattoos?
The balance of power in this, the second midnight standoff between Max and Debra - really Debra with Max forced yet again to be at her side - and the braces-wearing Savannah Scout Society for Girls and their hired muscle looked to him to be rather lopsided. Yet, Debra apparently thought otherwise.
“Look, you little runts, you want to earn your tourism merit badge? You want to make a little profit for your field trip? Fine. But if you want to take the tourists up and down Bull Street, you have to pay the monsters’ representational fee.”
The preteen in the blue beret with the fierce stare worthy of an East German youth group leader about to betray her parents to the Stasi spat on the road between her clique and the paranormal detective agency.
“Back off, vampire. We ethically source our ghouls and creatures from the Local Monsters #1864. You’re just trying to shake us down.”
Debra rolled her red eyes. “Last chance to walk away. If you hurry, maybe you can buy some stale popcorn from your little brother so he can afford not getting his campsite egged again.”
Those words caused Max to give his partner the side eye. Last month’s budget was spent in a week all because she said she needed eggs to let some spirit rest in peace.
However, there was no time to dwell on that as the scout leader snapped her fingers, causing the hulking behemoth of a creature to step forward.
“Coco! Educate this bourgeoisie exploiter about what happens when she tries harming a workers’ cooperative. +10 attack her manservant!”
Max swore that he could feel the very paved street below him shake with each of the monster’s footsteps. Normally, he would have wondered if these scouts were socialists or distributists, if he could have said something to calm everyone down, or why they just invoked a RPG-style command. But there were only seconds left for him to decide whether to run or get on his knees and beg for mercy.
From his side, Debra laughed. “Ha! We’re playing Savannah World of Bleakness and Light rules now? Very well, then. Max has a bubble of protection around him!” She then whistled and waved her hands.
From out of nowhere a blue bubble formed around him and then popped, disappearing as soon as it came.
Out of the skies came a male voice, carrying a strange, light-hearted tone. “Critical failure.”
Max had so many questions.
Buy My Books
Looking for psychological military science fiction? Read about the adventure of veteran Brendan Murphy as he tries to keep peace between Earth and a mysterious alien race known as the Sabia. Read the Fallen series today! Please remember to leave a review once you are done. Reviews are the lifeblood of independent creators, and using these links helps me too via the affiliate program!
And I am editing the fourth book presently.
Or check out my humorous Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency short stories.
Other Independent Book & Creator Promotions
Are you an independent or small press creator? Want to be featured in my newsletters? Contact me!
Zauberhaft - Free TTRPG in Open Beta
Zauberhaft is my fantasy OSR heartbreaker, a rules-light TTRPG combining the yin of 5E-inspired high fantasy with the yang of gritty, brütal OSR dungeon delves. The result is a game where characters feel heroic, with an implied setting that’s part Tolkien , part Oldhammer and part Brothers Grimm (with an emphasis on the “grimm”).
The game runs on the Shadowdark engine and acts as a lean, stripped down version of that game in zine format, with medieval-authentic gameplay changes such as a revised alignment system based on the four knightly virtues and a reimagined cosmology inspired by C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy and The Discarded Image. It’s light enough to adapt to any setting you desire, with enough flavor breadcrumbs to inspire your own Olde World setting! It’s pretty much compatible with anything OSR with some very minor tweaks.
Until Next Time
Next week, we will continue the Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency adventure!
As always, please leave a comment with any questions, reviews, thoughts, whatever about Fallen, Risen, Dormition, An Odd Pilgrimage, The Savannah Paranormal Detective Agency or whatever else I have discussed. I promise to reply!