I'm not new to writing. At 35 now I would certainly hope I wasn't lol. However, I'm definitely new to having other people read my writing. Over the years I've started and stopped many stories. When I don't plan things out I write myself into corners. When I do plan things out, it's a lot like work and I've already got a job lol.
When I read Axeman, the GameLit realm that Shaddoth created resonated with me, as someone whose been playing video games since childhood. So I came to the decision to write a couple of short stories in the universe, following the formation of a couple different dungeon crawling teams. I doubt any of them will ultimately go very far, but thought I'd give it a shot. What I've posted already is basically what I've got so far, as I struggle to decide where I want things to go next now that this first team has completed their first dungeon crawl. Hopefully I'll get it figured out and be able to knock out a few more chapters.
Also, the concern has been raised by at least one reader that Shad never opened the universe to others. I reached out to him in early May but didn't hear back. If Shad has any concerns though, I'll happily pull the story...or maybe re-write it as a new universe. I might end up doing that anyways, as I had a few ideas I wanted to explore that didn't really fit Shad's universe.