My inspiration for Daniel actually comes from some of the more capable players I’ve met in tabletop RPG games over the years. That’s going to continue to happen in the future, although he is learning. But there were several places where I intentionally had him do things that turned out to be a mistake because it fit his attitude at the time, or because he had no way of knowing better.

He’s just a guy who had enough brains, imagination and determination to get the job done, at least so far. The other point I want to mention, though, is that Daniel isn’t intended to be some perfectly hyper-competent superman.

So his enchantment work has focused almost entirely on things he could do quickly, without having to spend much time figuring things out. At the end of Extermination it’s only been about three months since he was summoned, and he’s been insanely busy for that entire time. Of course, the answer to most questions of the form ‘why hasn’t Daniel done X’ is ‘he hasn’t had time’.

I may even answer a few questions, as long as they don’t give away anything I have planned for future books. Whiny little beta-boy 'heroes' who let the girls beat them up, and then wonder why the princess doesn't appreciate their awesome sensitive wonderfulness.There seem to be a lot of people who still want to talk about what Daniel ought to be doing and what enchantments he should be working on, so I figured I’d give you a better place to do it that the comments of an unrelated post. Gritty urban fantasy heroines who cause most of their own problems, and then constantly bitch at the male love interest who has to save them. Especially if they have to use their brains and do some badass level grinding along the way.ĭislikes: Clueless idiot heroes who survive on pure luck and the bad guy's mistakes. Likes: Heroes who actually go out and solve their problems instead of sitting around whining about them. I'm just a middle-aged American guy, writing fanfics for fun after a long day at the bit mine. Whiny little beta-boy 'heroes' who let the girls beat them up, and then wonder why the princess doesn't appreciate their awesome sensitive wonderfulness. Dislikes: Clueless idiot heroes who survive on pure luck and the bad guy's mistakes. Especially if they have to use their brains and do some badass level grinding along the way.

Extermination by E. William Brown