The Tales of the Fastbrækers™
Fantasy Stories about & for Role Playing
brought to you by
The Author of the Pætheon™
Trigger Warning! These stories contain descriptions of physical and sexual violence in the context of literary, speculative fiction. They are intended for mature audiences only.
(In chronological order by Imperial Reckoning)
FORTHCOMING PREQUELS
WHAT CAME OUT: Vol. 2, The Sailmaker’s Door
(4 Zines, Fall 2025)
WHAT CAME OUT: Vol. 3, The Wizard’s Hat
(4 Zines, Winter 2026)
WHAT CAME OUT: Vol. 4, The Vast Wood
(4 Zines, Spring 2026)
WHAT CAME OUT: Vol. 5, The Witch’s Cauldron
(5 Zines, Fall 2027)
MAIN SERIES
Detention
(15-Chapter Book, Under Review)
A Night in Decision
(5 One-Shot Adventures, Available)
InDecision
(16-Chapter Book, In Progress)
A Day in Citadel
(5 One-Shot Adventures, Coming)
Starring the Fastbrækers
Alexis, an eldar hunter
Bastian, an eldar jongleur
GrrBob, a gnostik gorilla
Hal, a bard of the Lonely God
Lega, a tǐerén untouchable
Nyx, a gnome wizard
Prudence, a ferret familiar
Sanchx, a hobbeling con artist
Find links to released chapters below
The Tales of the Fastbrækers™
PREQUELS
Pre-Adventure:
A Wife for Notary Cáo
“Things have not been going well for you. You’re hungry, tired, and broke. That last job ended in dismal failure – the man you were supposed to protect was murdered. The family refused to pay you; and now, no one will hire you. You feel like you’re losing a game whose rules you do not understand ...”
Your task: safely deliver a spouse in “sacred concealement” to the town of Decision.
Play your own characters in a series of 4 one-shot adventures that foreshadow the Tales of the Fastbrækers:
“The Caravansary at East Gate”
“The Camp at Underbrush Creek”
“On the King’s Road”
“Coming to Decision”
Should you survive, you may learn more about life in these mortal fields under the Restoration of Order and perhaps meet some of the heroes of the 8° age. Should you die, well, at least you can console yourself that your life was bought cheaply...
WHAT CAME OUT:
Vol. 1, The Dog’s Tail
(6 Zines, 2025)
How Bastian & Sanchx made a fastbreak from a Crusader outpost
“I almost laughed out loud when I heard Sancho describe Bastian as a hero, but I had to agree. What Came Out of Dog’s Tail was not the same as what went in. ”
Watch the teasers.
Read the story for yourself on a digital magazines.
Read the zine along with me on a video (as seen above)
Buy your own copy of the zines in print.
In the Vast Wood, a circus performer and a con artist are running from the past – and run afoul of the Holy Inquest. Do they risk helping each other – to become who they really are?
WHAT CAME OUT: Vols. 2-5
(17 Zines, forthcoming 2025-26)
“Before they were Fastbrækers, each was struggling to survive a Restoration of Order in which they did not belong.”
Forthcoming Volumes
Vol. 2. The Sailmaker’s Door
(4 Zines, Fall 2025)
How Inspector Javos outsmarted the Alanis clan with no help from me
Vol. 3, The Wizard’s Hat
(4 Zines, Winter 2026)
How Prudence found her Nyx and a life of meaning
Vol. 4, The Vast Wood
(4 Zines, Spring 2026)
How Lǐ and I solved several mysteries, narrowly escaping death
Vol. 5, The Witch’s Cauldron
(5 Zines, Fall 2026)
How Alexis lost her way, found GrrBob, and then lost them both
Look for:
the teasers,
the digital magazines,
the read-along videos,
and the print zines.
The Tales of the Fastbrækers™
MAIN SERIES
Book 1:
Detention
This manuscript is currently under review.
“Every tale has a life of its own. The characters do not obey the storyteller.”
In the Ring Empire, eight young outsiders are arrested by the Holy Inquest. Inspector Javos accuses them of subverting the Restoration of Order by pretending to be what they are not. Do they take a Tschanz – and become the roles they play?
Adventure 1:
A Night in Decision
“We have to stay together. It’s the only way any of us can make it out of town alive. To freedom. Wherever that may be...”
Your task: survive a night in Decision evading capture, avoiding death, and staying together.
Play the Fastbrækers in a series of 5 one-shot adventures that takes place between the novels:
The Workshop of Yàn the Ironmonger
The Night Market of Yvain’s Cloud Færi
̌The Courtyard of Master Hatori
The Parish of St. Jibraīl
The House of the Sān Shìshēn
You may or many not be hero material; but you should be able to learn a few secrets of what’s the Fastbrækers will face in Book 2: InDecision…
Book 2:
InDecision
On the streets of Decision, the Fastbrækers are on the run from the Holy Inquest. Do they escape to freedom – no matter the cost? Or play the heroes for one suffering child? They each must Tschuz.
“We’re here on purpose. I can see that clearly now. All that matters now is the here.”
