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Acadian
post Jun 16 2010, 11:52 PM
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Welcome to the adventures of Buffy the Bowgirl!

My name is Acadian. Buffy is an elven mystic archer that I have the pleasure to travel Tamriel with.

This is Book 1 of her journal. It begins with Buffy being briefly incarcerated in the Imperial Prison, and ends as she attempts to bring freedom to the city of Kvatch. It is a sprawling story that will require 176 episodes, spread over five threads. Appropriately, I have nicknamed Book 1, 'Do You Know the Way to Kvatch?'

Buffy's personal journey is more important than her destination. Our writing style is character-driven. I help Buffy write her journal because I have a truckload of passion for her, not because I am a writer. We take plenty of liberties with quests and NPCs, but only few liberties with game mechanics because there is an aspect of 'how to / mystic archer guide' woven into her stories. Therefore, we tend to eschew earthly things and stick rather closely to Nirnian physics. In Buffy's world for example, a skilled archer can 'zoom in' on her target and cause her enemies to 'turn green' with poison. Buffy has never been to medieval Europe or ancient Rome, and her world does not resemble those places.

I thank you so much, should you find our humble effort earns and maintains your readership. My hope is that Buffy will worm her way into your heart, as she has mine. tongue.gif

Edit: Buffy has completed this book as of August 2012, and I would like to think that the reading of it is a satisfying experience - both complete as well as suggestive of sequels. For those newer readers who would like to catch up to us in one short sitting, you might find this helpful: Buffy – The Executive Summary Thread.

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Acadian   Buffy the Bowgirl, Book 1, Thread 1   Jun 16 2010, 11:52 PM
DarkZerker   The creation disobeys the creator! Yay for par...   Jul 25 2010, 05:53 PM
SubRosa   A fun - and informative - installment of our favor...   Jul 25 2010, 06:06 PM
haute ecole rider   Like Rosa, I loved the way Buffy figured out her t...   Jul 25 2010, 08:10 PM
Olen   Good stuff, she gets a bit lazy and just about get...   Jul 25 2010, 11:42 PM
Winter Wolf   I am clapping my hands with excitement here. Wow...   Jul 26 2010, 03:29 AM
D.Foxy   And the development of Buffy grows apace. I find ...   Jul 26 2010, 09:12 AM
Destri Melarg   As ever your description of the archer’s tactics i...   Jul 26 2010, 10:07 AM
Remko   I agree with Destri. Erthor is annoying as hell in...   Jul 26 2010, 10:40 AM
Zalphon   Very enjoyable Buffy.   Jul 26 2010, 11:40 PM
Acadian   Chapter 11 found Buffy fighting zombies in Bleak F...   Jul 28 2010, 02:55 PM
haute ecole rider   And zing! Buffy's in love! I've kn...   Jul 28 2010, 03:51 PM
hazmick   This is brilliant. Buffy is a truly great characte...   Jul 28 2010, 07:12 PM
Destri Melarg   Thankfully for the people of Kvatch there is no ju...   Jul 28 2010, 07:55 PM
Olen   Definately a short chapter, though I did suspect t...   Jul 28 2010, 08:06 PM
DarkZerker   Yay! Buffy falls in love. I hope you expand on...   Jul 28 2010, 08:50 PM
SubRosa   Short and sweet, yet it deftly sets the hook into ...   Jul 28 2010, 11:14 PM
DarkZerker   "Yes, Savlian Matius," I whispered, ...   Jul 29 2010, 12:09 AM
Winter Wolf   Ahh, Buffy and the MQ, something I have been waiti...   Jul 29 2010, 06:48 AM
treydog   Forgive me Acadian, for having neglected to reply ...   Jul 29 2010, 10:13 PM
Zalphon   The description of Kvatch was great :D   Jul 30 2010, 06:21 PM
Acadian   In Chapter 12, Buffy stood terrified before the Ob...   Jul 31 2010, 04:14 PM
haute ecole rider   It seems that I have a slightly different view of ...   Jul 31 2010, 05:07 PM
SubRosa   Some very good world-building in your rich descrip...   Jul 31 2010, 05:23 PM
Destri Melarg   If I were to spend the next month reading nothing ...   Jul 31 2010, 11:07 PM
Zalphon   This is going to be interesting :)   Jul 31 2010, 11:08 PM
Olen   Great chapter there, quite relaxed with the beach ...   Aug 1 2010, 02:59 PM
hazmick   You have done a great job in capturing the feel of...   Aug 1 2010, 03:56 PM
Acadian   Chapter 13 introduced Buffy to Anvil. To earn her...   Aug 3 2010, 03:33 PM
Olen   A good ending to a good part, it displays her weak...   Aug 3 2010, 04:05 PM
haute ecole rider   Wonderful chapter, showcasing Buffy's vulnerab...   Aug 3 2010, 05:31 PM
SubRosa   Traveling the roads unarmed probably meant that I ...   Aug 3 2010, 05:42 PM
treydog   5 You Hear Voices Too? I loved the way the chapte...   Aug 3 2010, 05:59 PM
Destri Melarg   This was my favorite chapter so far. Buffy admoni...   Aug 3 2010, 11:52 PM
Zalphon   Would you stop "almost" dying. Darn you...   Aug 4 2010, 12:50 AM
MyCat   I can feel her pain.   Aug 4 2010, 03:00 PM
hazmick   My heart skipped a beat there, i echo my fellow re...   Aug 5 2010, 07:50 PM
Remko   What? No Imperial Guard to cut the two murdering B...   Aug 6 2010, 01:10 PM
Acadian   Chapter 14 saw Buffy outclassed in a mage fight fo...   Aug 6 2010, 02:41 PM
Remko   I have a feeling at this rate the different mages ...   Aug 6 2010, 03:50 PM
SubRosa   An all new chapter I see, and it starts with Carah...   Aug 6 2010, 05:01 PM
Destri Melarg   "I've read the investigation of Kalthar...   Aug 6 2010, 11:42 PM
haute ecole rider   Mwah, Buffy! Good shot, girrrl! I loved...   Aug 7 2010, 03:14 AM
D.Foxy   The trouble with trying to sleep with a Mare is th...   Aug 7 2010, 03:24 AM
Olen   A good rest part to show her in Anvil and to devel...   Aug 7 2010, 11:02 AM
Ornamental Nonsense   I've found that one element of this story cont...   Aug 7 2010, 05:39 PM
mALX   I am trying to catch up, Buffy, Destri, Hauti, and...   Aug 8 2010, 01:57 AM
hazmick   brilliant, you have portrayed Carahil in a differe...   Aug 8 2010, 08:19 PM
Winter Wolf   Sorry to go over the old stuff but I just have to...   Aug 9 2010, 08:10 AM
Acadian   In Chapter 15, Buffy was corralled for a few days ...   Aug 9 2010, 04:10 PM
D.Foxy   Ah, our Buffy!!! Always thinking of h...   Aug 9 2010, 04:20 PM
SubRosa   Buffy is being educated! Next up, the Clan of ...   Aug 9 2010, 04:40 PM
treydog   15 Interesting choice of reading material for Cara...   Aug 9 2010, 05:02 PM
haute ecole rider   You have accomplished so many wonderful things wit...   Aug 9 2010, 07:11 PM
Olen   This piece keeps surprising me, it follows the gam...   Aug 9 2010, 08:40 PM
Destri Melarg   I get the distinct impression that Thernd has a po...   Aug 10 2010, 12:10 AM
MyCat   That's what I feel like sometimes! Or at ...   Aug 10 2010, 03:39 AM
hazmick   i loved the description of the valley of horses, m...   Aug 10 2010, 05:40 PM
Acadian   In Chapter 16, Buffy discovered the Valley of Hors...   Aug 12 2010, 04:42 PM
SubRosa   Buffy is at the Arcane University and is going to ...   Aug 12 2010, 05:07 PM
haute ecole rider   That's why I love playing Redguards! Gett...   Aug 12 2010, 05:16 PM
treydog   A wonderful job of illustrating Buffy’s weaknesses...   Aug 12 2010, 05:50 PM
hazmick   I enjoyed this chapter as it not only gave a good ...   Aug 12 2010, 06:23 PM
DarkZerker   Yay, super happy fun time with Necromancy! It...   Aug 12 2010, 07:00 PM
Olen   I second approval of the tail comment, very argoni...   Aug 12 2010, 07:40 PM
Destri Melarg   I think our resident Sage has had occasion to teac...   Aug 13 2010, 12:37 AM
MyCat   Buffy seems to be getting a lot more out of univer...   Aug 13 2010, 03:56 AM
Winter Wolf   16 – Wow, this Buffy story gets better and better ...   Aug 15 2010, 02:32 AM
Acadian   Chapter 17 found Buffy deeply into arcane academia...   Aug 15 2010, 04:07 PM
hazmick   "I beamed. She smiled. We hugged."- Bril...   Aug 15 2010, 04:30 PM
SubRosa   A thoroughly delightful and informative chapter al...   Aug 15 2010, 06:29 PM
Olen   That last screenie is brilliant :) I agree with S...   Aug 15 2010, 08:40 PM
haute ecole rider   I agree with others about that last screenshot. St...   Aug 15 2010, 09:32 PM
treydog   Buffy's time at the University is wonderfully ...   Aug 16 2010, 12:38 AM
D.Foxy   Ohhh.. that last screenshot brings back memories ...   Aug 16 2010, 02:03 AM
Destri Melarg   The time away has given clarity to your vision, my...   Aug 16 2010, 11:58 PM
mALX   You know which screenshot is my fave!!   Aug 17 2010, 12:29 AM
Acadian   In Chapter 18, Buffy was schooled on the practical...   Aug 18 2010, 04:14 PM
hazmick   "You pass inspection, dog."-I loved this...   Aug 18 2010, 04:41 PM
D.Foxy   Heh, and I felt the same - vicariously - through m...   Aug 18 2010, 04:42 PM
haute ecole rider   Just like most dogs I know! He must be part La...   Aug 18 2010, 04:42 PM
treydog   At first, I found myself somewhat ambivalent about...   Aug 18 2010, 09:18 PM
SubRosa   Once more a nice description of game mechanics (zo...   Aug 18 2010, 10:02 PM
Olen   Nice part, as Trey said her confusion at which spe...   Aug 19 2010, 06:09 PM
MyCat   She is closer to my Bosmer assassin than I thought...   Aug 20 2010, 03:13 AM
Remko   Loved how justified "Soul"gems. I kinda...   Aug 20 2010, 03:13 PM
mALX   Where is Acadian while Buffy is dabbling in the da...   Aug 20 2010, 05:28 PM
Destri Melarg   Ah, that's what I love about Buffy . . . she c...   Aug 20 2010, 06:54 PM
Acadian   In Chapter 19, Buffy displayed several contradicto...   Aug 21 2010, 04:46 PM
mALX   Buffy's friendships with the people of Bravil ...   Aug 21 2010, 05:55 PM
hazmick   What a beautiful chapter, and the ending... :D A...   Aug 21 2010, 06:25 PM
haute ecole rider   I absolutely adore Daenlin in the BF! As a mat...   Aug 21 2010, 07:24 PM
SubRosa   A charming interlude that does much to the show th...   Aug 21 2010, 07:40 PM
treydog   These are the moments that bring Buffy and all the...   Aug 21 2010, 09:17 PM
MyCat   Second time around you really add depth to her rel...   Aug 22 2010, 04:41 AM
Olen   A wonderful chapter, I particularly enjoyed her in...   Aug 23 2010, 11:58 PM
Acadian   Chapter 20 marked the first installment of a seven...   Aug 24 2010, 04:12 PM
haute ecole rider   Boy, do I know the feeling! I guess that's...   Aug 24 2010, 04:41 PM
hazmick   Guild party! :D Elves doing impressions of K...   Aug 24 2010, 05:10 PM
treydog   This is another wonderful addition to the Buffy st...   Aug 24 2010, 07:48 PM
SubRosa   My face was trapped between two breasts. "Mmp...   Aug 24 2010, 08:51 PM
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