GameLit Stories

An Isbardia Story
Jack and Sue, a couple of highschool seniors, get flipped by magic to a land plagued by demons, mad wizards, and vile sorceresses. They must learn to be a champion warrior and an exceptional sorceress so that they can become the rulers of the magical land of Isbardia. Join them as they fight for their lives and the lives of the good people around them. This story was inspired by some of the characters in the Diablo series of games, but bears only a vague resemblance to the game.

An Isbardia Story
Sue is busy planning the wedding while Jack is out killing demons and monsters. He does meet some interesting heroes on the way as they fight to free Samsor from Hell-spawned domination. This is another Diablo ripoff, so be warned. There's lots of mayhem and magic, demons and monsters, so keep your head down to avoid the stray fire ball or lightning bolt.

Welcome to your Personal Artificial Intelligence Generated Environment - PAIGE. Your ability to create your wildest virtual reality fantasies, all in the comfort and privacy of your own home. To Kylie, it's a chance to save her struggling marriage to Rob. To Rob, it's a chance to own the latest virtual reality toy. Kylie gets far more than she bargained for as her journey through multiple artificial worlds throws her at the mercy of lusty strangers and experiences she never thought possible.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Four years ago, Kes Marrow's only flagged stat moved for half a second — long enough to mark him, not long enough to mean anything. The Integration has been waiting on him ever since: Reassess upon measurable engagement. Tonight he's slipping past the colony fence with his two best friends, hiking three klicks to a Flux rift that pulses teal in the dark. He's spent four years calling it a defect. He has no idea what's actually waiting for him in that light. He's done waiting to find out. / (Reviews)

A Country Boy, City Girl Story
Pete and Mandy are sent a submission by Brad. It is for a new adventure written by somebody else, but he wants to get Pete's impression of it before he agrees to publish it.

2 couples play strip tennis in front of a club crowd. They're caught, then...

A story in the Immortality Curse Universe
If an NPC in a Gamelit story falls in the forest where no one can hear, do they make a sound? For Nora Smith, it depends. This is the story of Nora's metamind, there to make sure she has a back story by the time she needs it--a story of AIs and love. A companion to my Phoenix Rising story, but if you like AIs and gamelit world building, you can start here.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Petra Osei has spent eleven years doing excellent work. Eleven years of insights credited to colleagues, three short-lists that became someone else's promotions. When the Integration levels her up mid-presentation and she finally opens her stat screen, she finds twenty-one banked points. Seven levels of accumulation, never spent. The system had been watching the whole time. She just hadn't looked.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
The overlay arrived when she was twenty-nine. Three months later her son was born, and she had known since his first hour that the system would eventually find him. She had twenty-two months. In the heavy autumn light, his hands stilled over an unfinished block tower and she watched the Integration open his file: Drive 4, two empty skill slots, Designation Pending, Monitoring. She sat down on the floor and told him about things the system has no notation for.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Five operators extract a neural-suppressed Vethari from a corporate station. When the route collapses, Dex holds a junction alone while the team transits through occupied sections with the asset. The system tracks every hit, every point of stamina, every second. Frame 34 advances to 35—not because he spent points, but because the system recognized what holding that line cost. Resonance: 74 to 76. The team comes out together.