Days of High Adventure

*Days of High Adventure* is a novella by Elliott Kay. It is set in the *Good Intentions* universe, but has no connections to the plotlines within the series. It was published on April 7, 2014.

## Publisher’s summary

Gaming with friends offered what Amanda missed in her dreary college life: friendship and excitement, the thrill of combat for a good cause and the chance to be a hero. Neither Amanda nor her friend, Eric ever expected to face the suddenly real world of their fantasy adventures, but when a careless joke draws the ire of a dark wizard, both must rise to the challenge.

Leveling up has never been so hard… or felt so good.

## Publisher’s warning

This story contains graphic violence, graphic pre-marital sex, violation of college housing regulations, graphic geekery, multiple dismemberments, impalings, bad language, nudity, sorcery, drug references, immolations, intimidation, immodest clothing, murder, disrespect for authority, consumption of alcohol, ethnocentrism, destruction of private property, paganism, theft, arson, slavery, reptile-on-human violence, improper placement of hazardous materials, unsanitary living conditions, banditry, money laundering, illegal immigration, tax evasion, poor workplace standards, horse theft, unwed cohabitating couples, kidnapping, assault under color of authority, bearers of false witness, human sacrifice, failure to provide two weeks’ notice before resignation, desecration of religious sites, unsafe work standards and repeated, uncredited film and gaming references.

There may be dungeons, and/or dragons.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Amanda
* Jason Cohen
* Mark Hoffman, office manager
* Karen and Linda, wealth managers
* Nichols, an investor
* Eric
* Alex Carlisle
* Robbie
* Carrie
* Kimberly, Amanda’s dorm mate
* Hagan, a dead mercenary barbarian
* Bel-Danab, a sorcerer
* Yaol, Bel-Danab’s apprentice
* Randast, Bel-Danab’s apprentice
* Tronus, a foreman of the mines
* Fallon, a woman of the hills
* Jumarr, a sorcerer
* Oellah, a sorcerer
* Salatis, a high priestess
* Paulus, Ladina, and Nashan, acolytes
* Valen and Ajaga, slaves
* A dragon
* Dave, a lecherous pub guest
* And many unnamed foremen, guards, slaves, and other diverse characters

### Locations & organizations

* Seattle
	+ A financial office
	+ Carrie’s and Robbie’s apartment
	+ The University of Washington dorms
	+ A pub
	+ Jason’s apartment
* A conanesque world of city-states and sorcerer-lords
	+ Bel-Danab’s city
	+ An ancient temple being excavated

## Connection with Good Intentions

There are no plotlines in common between the Good Intentions Series and *Days of High Adventure*, but the two share some characters and refer to each other.

* Amanda’s and Eric’s RPG group includes Jason and Alex.
* Alex reads about “ridiculous demon chicks” in Jason’s Monster Manual, later referenced in *Good Intentions*.⁠
* Jason says that things with Alex “got wild” earlier in September, a reference to the events in *Good Intentions*.
* Amanda and Eric’s return is referred to in “Lifestyle Changes”. Carrie and Robbie also appears, and there is a reference to Fallon.⁠
* The end of *Days of High Adventure* is the Great Open Teamspeak Mic incident that Drew mentions to Amber.⁠

When asked if the story was considered canon for Good Intentions, the reply from Elliott Kay was “I mean, sort of”.

## Trivia

Despite indications to the contrary, *Days of High Adventure* does in fact include a defenestration.

## Publication history

*Days of High Adventure* was published as an independent ebook novella on April 7, 2014. An audiobook was released on Audible on June 10, 2015, narrated by Tess Irondale.

A draft of *Days of High Adventure* was first published on Literotica on August 29, 2011, winning the Summer Lovin’ contest. It was removed from Literotica before its official publication.

## References

1. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 2
2. ↑ “Lifestyle Changes”
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
4. ↑ Twitter September 28, 2022