Trope: hyper-competent woman

22 Jul 2019

Knights Over Two Cities

118 – Riddle in the Dark

Time to Read: 10 minutes

At the edges of three conflicting realities, a mage fights a war by themselves to keep the peace between magic, machine, and those caught in the middle. However, the war is turning against them and those who were once enemies might turn out to be allies...

a clever answer wins the day, alternate history, alternate universe, an avalanche of worldbuilding, at the outskirts of a war, channeling Authurian lore, cybernetic wildlife, enemies to allies, facing overwhelming odds, high concept, hyper-competent woman, kitsune crimeboss, magic versus technology, magical creatures and their riddles, magical technobable, masked minions, mundane fantastic, Solve this riddle or die, the mage with no name, this is a trap, sure, but what choice do I have?

16 Jul 2019

An Age the Gods Dreamed Of

115 – Fallen Atop the Mountain Ch.1: Diligence

Time to Read: 5 minutes

In a land where the Gods dream, an exiled grey elf climbs Mount Gneise in search of enlightenment from her patron, the Goddess of Magic Atheek. There are a lot of hurdles to surmount. Chief among them having been on the wrong side of a war that only just now fading into memory...

a monastery high in the mountains, a trial by combat, adventuring to find oneself, ambushed by guards, dark magic harms the user, exiled for mysterious reasons, exiled from their home, hyper-competent woman, obviously a test, saved by their military training, sexy dark elf, they are intuitive spellcaster, they survive a dangerous encounter, they were created for war, this magic comes from faith