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When the time came for The Lord of Bones to keep his promise, Ketheric Thorm would settle for nothing less than perfection. It took a few tries for Balthazar to get it right.
A brief explanation for why the rest of the Thorms are Like That.
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I tossed a whole bunch of my Tavs together into a single huge party. Hilarity ensues. This is a COMIC! Oh boy!
The Tavs:
- Guy who was just trying to do crimes and is furious to realize he has just become a paladin accidentally
- The skrunkliest little rat boy of a drow you've ever seen
- Disney's Princess Alchemist
- Halfling bard making heart eyes at Karlach from approximately knee height
- Dwarf cleric banned from the set of Mythbusters for safety violations
- Good Eilistraean dad of Imberlur origin who will make you tea after your big, dramatic character moments
- Exactly one (1) competent project manager fighting all the gods at once to make sure we don't game-over because someone lost a Nether Stone in the bottom of the camp chest.One of these people may or may not be The Dark Urge.
THIS IS THE CURRENT VERSION
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(this version defunct, new version posted) A Host At The Gate by Swanbrother
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
07 Jan 2026
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New and currently updating version Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77281901/chapters/202323506
I tossed a whole bunch of my Tavs together into a single huge party. Hilarity ensues. This is a COMIC! Oh boy!
The Tavs:
- Guy who was just trying to do crimes and is furious to realize he has just become a paladin accidentally
- The skrunkliest little rat boy of a drow you've ever seen
- Disney's first forest gnome princess
- Halfling bard making heart eyes at Karlach from approximately knee height
- Dwarf cleric banned from the set of Mythbusters for safety violations
- Good Eilistraean dad of Imberlur origin who will make you tea after your big, dramatic character moments
- Exactly one (1) competent project manager fighting all the gods at once to make sure we don't game-over because someone lost a Nether Stone in the bottom of the camp chest.One of these people may or may not be The Dark Urge.
I made myself a little sticker chart in google docs to keep track of my progress goals, so you can see in real time when the next update is expected! Here ya go:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CrOQcgA8TjF-yiH0RWC9yeQRKeSMuMsQWJvA1owBWcU/edit?usp=sharing -
Curse of Strahd: A Lady Carved In Amber by Swanbrother
Fandoms: Curse of Strahd - Fandom, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), I Strahd, Fanes of Barovia, Curse of Strahd Reloaded, Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd, Forgotten Realms
19 Nov 2024
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A one-man run of Curse of Strahd, using OCs to stand in as PCs. Horror elements, deadest of doves, it's gonna get real. If I finish it it will be Long, as I intend to cover the entire module. Fanes of Barovia and other mods enabled.
A group of werewolves, mysteriously coming and going in a supernatural mist, terrorize the sword coast. The Lords Alliance call upon any who will lend their swords to the cause of ending this crisis. What could go wrong?
PARTY:
Beastspeaker Gauthua -- Goliath Druid
Seraphine yr Nasira yr Khalida el Buraki -- Fire Genasi Evocation Wizard
Marcie Manycaps -- Lightfoot Halfling Swashbuckler
Allister Ironshod-- Centaur Forge Cleric
Jago Ludani-- Half Moon-Elf Lore BardI'm here more for story than game accuracy tbh.
I have done my best to un-racist the Vistani and can only hope that I have succeeded.
Lets see, what else... lesbian Ireena, probably.
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Tome of Strahd by Swanbrother
Fandoms: Curse of Strahd - Fandom, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), I Strahd, Ravenloft - Fandom
03 Sep 2024
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In order to solve the problem of Barovia, you must first solve Strahd, whatever you may take that to mean. Is he the keystone of the curse, to be broken in the name of hope? Or is he the curse's victim? Surely he wasn't always such a monster? Or maybe he was. Know your enemy, wanderer. Know your enemy well.
Perhaps it is telling that The Ghost in Madame Eva's tarokka deck bears the visage of King Barov.
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Song of Vitae by Katzy_Kins
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Bg3 - Fandom, Baldurs Gate - Fandom, baldur's gate 3 - Fandom, Astarion - Fandom
03 May 2025
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A tale as old as time,
A tale about a medieval party clown who manages to seduce a professional pickup artist.
(Tav (Bard/Fem/nonbinary) x Astarion)
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23 Aug 2025
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“You’re already in my head constantly—what would be different?”
“Everything.”After decades spent in the solitude of his library, studying the glamour and excitement of legends like Minsc of Rashemen and Balduran, Thyneron has envied the great heroes of Faerûn as much as he looked up to them. He always longed for adventure and thrill—but was entirely unprepared to find himself locked in a strange pod inside of an even stranger nautiloid, at the onset of an adventure he never asked for.
On he and his companion’s journey to return home to Baldur’s Gate and stop the tyranny of the Absolute, Thyneron finds that the illithid tadpole he’s been infected with has changed him—he’s bolder, braver, stronger… harder, and colder. The tadpole has bettered him, but no power comes without cost.
This is the story of Baldur’s Gate III, told through the eyes of a lonely and depressed patriar who only wants to make it home safely to see his family again, through nearly any means necessary. Much creative leeway has been taken with the game’s events, so hopefully you will enjoy this journey alongside Thyneron, Gale, Lae’zel, and Astarion, as they each chase a cure for the infection that looms over them.
Bookmarked by Swanbrother
27 Jun 2025
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In which Durge retraces his steps from the domination of the Elder Brain back to his awakening on the Nautiloid, and faces the many sins he committed along the way. Fortunately, he has someone by his side who is more than happy to remind him.
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Bhaal’s face was replaced with Cyril’s reflection in the blood pool. The tiefling laid flat on his back and wept. A divine resurrection, for no other reason than to please him. The slimy little tyrant would live, and be the last soul alive in the whole of Faerun. The feelings of happiness, companionship, and lust flooded back to him, held back by the levees of disgust he had used to contain them. They would be together, until the bitter end of the world.
Cyril gathered himself and stood, walking over to his lover’s corpse, Enver’s corpse. A hint of terror sunk behind his eyes. He had to get this right. It meant everything. He knelt beside him, looking at his crushed-in face and now stagnant stab wound. His hands shook as he placed them on Enver’s chest.
Te curo.
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- Part 1 of Dead Men Tell The Bloodiest Tales
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23 Jun 2025
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Vaera's head is filled with hatred, disgust, and now - a tadpole. What will she do when she realizes her new wriggling friend is not the only bloodthirsty thing trying to squirm its way in? A story of love, loss, and fight.
Bookmarked by Swanbrother
11 Jun 2025
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Violent Beginnings by TheLadyRegret
Fandoms: The Legend of Drizzt Series - R. A. Salvatore, Forgotten Realms, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
03 Aug 2022
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A look at what could have happened if some of the elves during the surface raid hadn't been so helpless, what if some of them had been able to fight back?
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- Part 1 of Violent Beginnings
Bookmarked by Swanbrother
10 May 2025