Draconic Coffee Adventures

When I was very young I remember traveling with my family in the winter months. I do not remember what city we traveled to, I only remember that we lived in Atlanta Georgia and that we traveled by car. I do not recall why we traveled to this unremembered city only that we traveled with my grandparents which denoted a family gathering. What I do remember, however, is the hotel pool. I remember  my mother commenting on the way to the hotel that the pool was indoors and heated. My young mind couldn’t fathom such a thing, all the pools I swam in were outdoors and were only accessible during the summer months. I vividly remember walking down a mid-90’s hotel hallway with my family that evening and being in front of a steam covered glass door. I recall the humidity hitting me in the face when that door was opened. It was like a sauna in this room but I was mesmerized. Before me was a well lit covered swimming pool encased in square glass panes with thick metal supports between the ...

What follows is a short preview of the story for an adventure module I am writing. I hope you enjoy and please remember any constructive feedback is appreciated. This is a tale of the town of Videmarch. A tale concerning the guardian willow and its sheltering boughs. This hulking willow tree that appeared one day as though from nowhere, sits outside the town on a lonely hill. It has become the symbol of the town, its very visage set upon the crest of Videmarch. In the shade of this willow’s branches and vines weddings have been held and festivals celebrated. Children would swing from its branches and lovers would secret away to hide within the shade of its sheltering vines to profess their love and carve their names into its ample trunk.      That time is long past. Now the tree stands as a cursed monument to the former glory of Videmarch. The foresters and merchants have ravaged the surrounding forest and sell their bounty to the kingdoms of Humans, Elves, ...

This post contains thoughts on the contrast between Christian teaching and the iconography used as symbols of the church. If the mention of Christian beliefs or the criticism there of makes you uncomfortable please do not read this post. However if you choose to read it, please do not take this as my definitive stance on the topic of religion but merely an ongoing reflection on the subject.       Logan sat in church as a 13 year old boy, mesmerized by the words of the pastor standing behind the pulpit. The man quotes Philippians 4 verse 8 of the New Testament "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things". 13 year old Logan thinks first of the ten commandments and the things associated with them as the things that are not “excellent or praiseworthy”. Logan thought on the commandments which enu...

Yes dear friend, a blog. Buckle up, its going to be a fun ride. Hello All,      My name is Logan Kistler. Some of you may know me as Detective Coffee  from my short lived days on twitch. If you do not know me from that time in my life allow me to introduce myself. I am a former Police Officer who served the great citizens of Upstate South Carolina for five years. Those were years that I both cherish and wish I could rip from my memory. I made both good and bad decisions, as well as bringing relief for some people and captivity for others.      I left that line of work to pursue my family. I moved closer to my immediate family and sought to rebuild some of the damage that profession and my actions/decisions during that period caused in my life. I took a job with a grocery store, less than glamorous or noble. Just a job. So now here I am, living in the town in which I grew up and working a job that pays the bills but about which stories cannot be t...