Showing posts with label zombie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zombie. Show all posts

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Christmas sale on Demented Children

Demented Children, 50% off!!!

Hmmmm . . . That doesn't sound right . . .

Please buy my books.  They're awesome.  Just ask me.

errrrr, that's a bit desperate . . .

A Collection of Stories, Volume 1 and 2, both 50% 0ff at Smashwords!  Merry Christmas and stuff!

Hello,  I've created coupons over at Smashwords, I'm running a Christmas sale on my Collections for Demented Children!

Type in code AF69R at checkout to get Volume 1 at 50% off. :)
Type in code UC57C at checkout to get Volume 2 at 50% off. :)

The coupons are good until January 31, 2015.

Volume 1



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Five odd stories for children combined into one collection. Follow the tales of anti-heroes through misadventures and mishaps. Emo bunnies, zombies, rainbows, an unholy cow and sugar plum fairies share adventure across the pages. These stories are not for the sane of heart.

“The Emo Bunny that Should”

Emo the Bunny preferred gloomy days, walks over a cliff and misery. One day he discovers a conspiracy the likes of which no child would ever suspect!

“Zachary Zombie and the Lost Boy”

Zachary Zombie finds a lost boy in the forest and agrees to help getting the boy home. Things are bound to go wrong when they meet a magical stag, a pretty woman at the edge of a cliff, a party in the cemetery, and torch-wielding villagers along the way.

“Drippy the Peg-Legged Rainbow”

Rainbows have existed throughout the universe since shortly after its inception. All are beautiful, although many beings in the universe think them to be evil bearers of bad tidings and illness.

This is the story of one rainbow, neither ancient nor young . . .

“Unholy Cow”

Opal has never been trick-or-treating because her parents think Halloween is evil and candy is bad for children. Meanwhile an unholy cow by the name of Runyx has decided to change Opal’s life.

“Attack of the Sugar Plum Fairies”

The Sugar Plum Fairies are tired of dancing for nothing. The North Pole is freezing, they have to wear skimpy outfits and their tiny legs get worn out quickly. When the Elvin Labor Union formed, fairies were left out of any sort of fair bargaining agreement. The time has come for all of that to change.

Volume 2




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Five odd stories for children combined into one collection. Follow the tales of anti-heroes through misadventures and mishaps. Nanoworms, zombies, a panda, a phairyphant, and Steampunk animals share their adventures across the pages.

“Phairyphant”

Mystical phairyphants have existed since the days of wooly mammoths and mastodons. Phairydust allows them to fly on gossamer wings while they sniff the air for opportunities to make the world a better place for elephants. This is the story of Elly, one such phairyphant.

“Naughty Nanoworms”

Life on the streets is generally peaceful for Albert, but one day Albert walks his way into trouble. Will he keep his shopping cart? Will Meezer the cat come up with a plan to destroy the world? Can a shopping cart and a skateboard ever get along?

“Zachary Zombie and the Wicked Worm”

Zachary Zombie has been sent to find the magical Dagger of Gik, accompanied by three fellow zombies. What dangers await the rotting zombies? Who will lose the most body parts? And who, what, or where in the world is Gik?

“Steampunk Roo”

Steampunk animals roam the wild Outback of Australia, but horrible news has come that someone is destroying water stops that keep the Steampunk animals running. It’s up to Steampunk Roo to bring an end to the terrible destruction!

“Pow the Panda, The Case of the Rainbow Dragon”

In the fantastically roaring year of 1925, business is good for a hard-working private eye in Chinatown. When trouble shows up, a girl named Opal, a gorilla, a bear, a bed and bunch of bad puns join it. Pow is left with the Case of the Rainbow Dragon.



All my best to you and yours.  Enjoy!



John H. Carroll





Monday, September 30, 2013

New releases by John H. Carroll

Hi!

I wanted to let you know about some new releases I have.  The first is "Liselle" the highly anticipated first book of the "Crazed Trilogy".  It continues the story of Liselle and Vevin in their adventures as they learn more about who, or what, Liselle truly is.  And of course, they'll hopefully find a little treasure along the way.

"Zachary Zombie and the Wicked Worm" is a new release that I've made free in all stores.

I've added two other children's stories, "Phairyphant" and "Naughty Nanoworms"

"The Storage Room in the Grey Void" is a new story about a video game extra who's existence didn't turn out the way she would have liked.

Enjoy!!!

Liselle



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Liselle has spent the last few years living the life of adventure she always wanted. Yet she struggles with the suffering she has seen along the way. As her powers grow, the question of who she really is, or what she really is becomes a greater mystery. Join Liselle, Vevin and their new friends as they try to discover the meaning of life, and perhaps find a little treasure along the way.

Steampunk Roo



It is a little known fact that Steampunk animals roam the wild Outback of Australia. They live a rugged, but good life. Steampunk City is the center of their civilization, run by Governor Kevin Koala.

Outside of Steampunk City are vast stretches of arid lands. The Steampunk Animal Alliance has built a series of water stops with tanks of water supplied by windmills that pump water from deep in the ground. From them, Steampunk animals can refill their water tanks to keep their gears running.

Horrible news has come that someone is destroying those water stops. It’s up to Steampunk Roo, an agent of the Steampunk Animal Alliance to investigate and hopefully bring a stop to the terrible destruction!

Zachary Zombie and the Wicked Worm




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Zachary Zombie has been sent by Gert the Wicked Witch to find the magical Dagger of Gik from the ruins of an old wizard’s mansion. He is accompanied by Al, Gus, and Carl, three fellow zombies. Will they discover the lost Dagger of Gik? What dangers await the rotting zombies? Who will lose the most body parts? And who, what, or where in the world is Gik?

Phairyphant




Mystical phairyphants have existed since the days of wooly mammoths and mastodons. Phairydust allows them to fly on powerful, gossamer wings while they use their trunks to sniff the air for opportunities to make the world a better place for elephants. This is the story of Elly, one such phairyphant.

Naughty Nanoworms



Life on the streets is generally peaceful for Albert, but the streets are not without their hazards. While avoiding one type of trouble, Albert walks his way into even worse trouble. Will he keep his shopping cart? Will Meezer the cat come up with a plan to destroy the world? Can a shopping cart and a skateboard ever get along? The seventh entry in the Stories for Demented Children Series.

The Storage Room in the Grey Void




Video games bring entertainment and excitement to the lives of those who play them. But what of those characters created for those games? Perhaps they are a bit more real than we might think. Perhaps they have feelings and desires, much as we who play the games do. And what of the characters who don’t get included in the game? This is the story of one such character.

Friday, February 17, 2012

My Neverwinter Nights modules

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights is a D&D rpg (role playing game) created by Bioware in 2002.  When they released it, they opened up their toolset to individual builders.  Now there are over 6000 modules, many of which are better than the original campaign.  The community still exists with people continuing to make modules and run Persistant Worlds, which are online multiplayer modules.

The toolset is fairly easy to use once learned.  A lot of it is placing buildings and people for players to roam around in.  The hardest part (for me) is scripting to make everything work.  It's very close to writing computer programming language.  I had a lot of help from the community, and especially from a friend named Mistress who runs her own persistant world called "Realms of Mythology"

These modules are uploaded to the Neverwinter Nights Vault where they can be accessed by everyone and played.  Like Indie books, the quality of the module ranges from terrible to brilliant.  I've made two modules and added some tools for other builders as well as helping on a Lexicon for builders.

Resurrection Gone Wrong
Description
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if YOU were suddenly transported to a fantasy world?

This module assumes that you are walking along through the local park and get stuck in a thunderstorm. You run for shelter when suddenly you experience an explosion of light and sound. You feel yourself falling and everything becomes dark.


When you wake up, you are in an unusual room with two oddly dressed ladies talking. You feel strange, as though your skin doesn't fit right. Then you begin to have a conversation with the two ladies. That's when things take a turn for the weird.

Try to survive in someone else's body in a D&D world. Can you get back? Is there some sort of dragon killing wand somewhere? Who the hell let all of these zombies roam around town anyway? This truly is a Resurrection Gone Wrong!

Building the module


I began this in 2005 and finished in 2006.  It was extremely fun.  The npcs that travel with the player are generally considered the high point of the module.  There is a good amount of humor in it too.  It has achieved hall of fame status on the NWN Vault which hosts modules.
There is no pay for this.  It's just something fun to do.
There are 44,570 words of dialogue in it.
Screenshots from the game

Kitchen
Kitchen
Dancing
Dancing
Lizardfolk Thorpe
Lizardfolk Thorpe
Certificate of Zombification
Certificate of Zombification

Resurrection Gone Wronger, Romancing the Bob
http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.Detail&id=6059