Author Archives: dubiousbyhabit

New First Empress Commission!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Viarra and Zahnia, by Telênia Albuquerque Hi folks! Hey, painfully sorry for the unannounced hiatus, everyone. I’ve had a lot more to deal with at work these past months that generally left me too tired and unambitious to get any posts … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged character art, commissions, digital art, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, hoplites, linothorax, period fantasy, Queen Viarra, shields, Telênia Albuquerque, warrior queens, Zahnia the Chronicler | 2 Comments

Lowelia Larson, by Leo Black

Posted on April 24, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Lowelia Larson, by Leo Black “Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with maneuver, a blow with an argument.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Medieval Fantasy, Novels | Tagged adventuresses, bastard swords, breastplate, brigandine, Feast of Fates, lady soldiers, leather armor, Leo Black, light armor, longswords, Lowelia Larson, mercenaries, novels, travel attire | Leave a comment

Bree, Part 2

Posted on March 19, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

So since several readers liked my earlier story about Bree, the mercenary pikewoman, I went ahead and wrote a story about one of her battles. It turns out that while apprehensive over matters regarding her father in the first story, … Continue reading →

Posted in Medieval Fantasy, My Stories | Tagged Bree, chain mail, heavy infantry, infantrywomen, medieval fantasy, medium armor, my stories, my writing, pikewomen, swords | Leave a comment

Bree, Part 1

Posted on March 18, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Hey, folks! So I don’t know if I’ll get the chance to get in a writeup this weekend, I’m afraid. Instead I’m going to go ahead and post a couple pieces of short fiction about Bree, a mercenary soldier I … Continue reading →

Posted in Medieval Fantasy, My Stories | Tagged Bree, chain mail, heavy infantry, infantrywomen, medieval fantasy, medium armor, my stories, my writing, pikewomen, swords | Leave a comment

Armelle, by Elésiane Huve

Posted on March 5, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Armelle, by Aliciane Art (Elésiane Huve) “If I don’t dress like this [adventuring parties] won’t look twice a me. It’s not just Amazon fighters. Those poor little sorceresses have to show a lot of thigh and tits, too, no matter if … Continue reading →

Posted in Medieval Fantasy, Period Fantasy | Tagged Aliciane Art, art, caster robes, casters, digital art, Elesiane Huve, enchantresses, mages, magic, medieval fantasy, noblewomen, period fantasy, sorceresses, wizardry, wizards | Leave a comment

How all of my SW:TOR characters ended up as ladies

Posted on February 12, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

I’m not sure that I’ll have time for a full writeup this weekend, so I decided to offer up a discussion I posted to my Tumblr last week. In most games that allow male or female character creation, I try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer/Video Games, Science Fiction | Tagged BioWare, blaster rifles, blasters, computer games, discussion, Jedi, Jedi Knights, lady soldiers, lightsabers, non-player characters, rifles, Sith, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Old Republic | 1 Comment

Oskara, by Tony Foti

Posted on February 6, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Oskara, by Tony Foti “The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.” —Thucydides Hiya, folks! Sorry this is a little late. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Science Fiction | Tagged assault weapons, battle armor, blasters, bounty hunters, Edge of the Empire, Fantasy Flight Games, gaming, heavy armor, heavy infantry, heavy ordinance, huntresses, role playing games, science fiction, Star Wars, Tony Foti, Tony Foti Illustration, twi'lek | Leave a comment

Game Armor Analysis: Valkyria Chronicles

Posted on January 15, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Valkyria Chronicles, by Sega So I started playing Valkyria Chronicles again here recently and thought I’d do a writeup on the armor and uniforms the infantrywomen in the game. Valkyria is a period-fantasy Anime with World War II technology and aesthetics. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer/Video Games, Period Fantasy | Tagged assault weapons, battle armor, computer games, grenades, heavy infantry, infantrywomen, lady soldiers, light infantry, modern armor, officers, period fantasy, rifles, RPG launchers, Sega, Valkyria Chronicles, video games, World War II era | 1 Comment

Ulfen Guard, by Akeiron

Posted on January 8, 2017 by dubiousbyhabit

Ulfen Guard, by Akeiron (art direction by Andrew Vallas) “Their rage and pride is focused on a sharpened point.” —Attila: Total War, in-game lore Happy 2017, lovely readers! I hope everyone had a stellar holiday season, regardless of what holidays you … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Medieval Fantasy | Tagged Akeiron, alpine heroine, animal fur, cold weather gear, confident redheads, daggers, fighters, gaming, guardswomen, infantrywomen, lady soldiers, leather armor, medieval fantasy, medium armor, nordic, Paizo, Pathfinder, polearms, role playing games, shield-maidens, shields, spears, Ulfen Guard, viking women, vikings, winter wear | Leave a comment

Season’s Greetings, 2016!

Posted on December 26, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

More Santa’s Dark Elves! Not much to report at the moment. Just wanted to wish my lovely readers a joyous holiday season. Take care and thanks so much for reading folks! Stay awesome!

Posted in Blog news | Tagged blog news, dark elves, drow, Dungeons and Dragons, elves, Forgotten Realms, Seasons greetings | Leave a comment

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