Richard: Introduction

The first story in the Book of Richard, “Fleeting Dreams,” started the whole thing. The original idea came to me decades ago, probably in the mid-1970s when I was doing a lot of RPG stuff (playing and writing), but it took half a century to get it down on paper.

I can’t post that part yet because I signed away first publication rights to Wildside’s Weirdbook magazine. publication has been delayed several times, but the current plan in 2025. Once they publish, i can post the latest version (quite a bit changed) here.

The Book of Richard was the first one I wrote, and as a result it introduces a number of characters that show up elsewhere on this website, sometimes in their own books. It also introduces some key concepts, and really has to be read first to get some background. There are still a number of hooks in this book that I hope to flesh out, especially the role of Ryūzō-ji Temple and the involvement of Kurotokage.