10 Years of the Valducan - A Retrospective

19K views • 2 years ago • 30:44 Ten years ago, my debut novel Dämoren released, marking the start of my Valducan monster-hunting series. Three sequels, a few short stories, and some audio books later, it's time to look back on the journey of how it came to be and what it led to - the triumphs, setbacks, close-calls, this YouTube channel, and the publishing business itself. You can find my Valducan novels here: https://amzn.to/3xhQcL0 For the Valducan short stories, you can find them here: The Serpent's Army: https://amzn.to/4cLMgmi Hungry Eyes: https://amzn.to/3J5IbeN Raid on Wewelsburg: https://amzn.to/3POYlx1 ______ *CHECK OUT OTHER BOOKS* I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. https://amzn.to/3faj4cX And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky __________ *MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES* A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650 Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while not an adventure, here's Mythos Artifacts I wrote with Jon Hook of some neat magic artifacts for Call of Cthulhu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/390047/Mythos-Artifacts?affiliate_id=1017650 __________ *SUPPORT ME ON PATREON* (Tip Jar): https://www.patreon.com/SSkorkowsky A heartfelt thank you to my 243 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible. __________ *GOT DICE?* Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/2046/rpg-icons-dice-set-seth-skorkowsky-copy?search_query=skorkowsky&results=10 For individuals of the 12-sided D6: https://q-workshop.com/en/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=seth&submit_search= __________ *SHIRTS!* Check out the Channel Store for some shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/seth-skorkowsky __________ *FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER* I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me: https://twitter.com/SSkorkowsky __________ As an Amazon, Humble Bundle, and DriveThru RPG Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from those websites. 00:00 Intro 00:39 Early Writing 03:09 Initial Concepts 06:01 Dumonthier 06:44 Writing Dämoren 11:03 Ragnarok Publications 12:42 Dämoren Release 13:35 Hounacier 17:04 Valducan Short Stories 19:18 Ibenus 21:12 Redemptor 23:26 The Fall of Ragnarok 28:22 New Publishers 29:40 Closing Thoughts