December 2025 – A gentleman with opinions

Released at the same time as Wonderfilled Presents: GiantLands: Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning: The Sun Sword: Part One, (Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning)¹ this is the long awaited introductory module for GiantLands² and allegedly the final work of James M. Ward. (Jim or Jim Ward)

I say allegedly because from my observations it seems Jim stopped working on it in 2022 at latest, the product I read didn’t really mesh with the way it was described by Jim (videos now deleted) or the session he did on a video call, supposedly covering the opening of the module.

Much like Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning it seems the primary authors are Stephen Erin Dinehart IV,(Dinehart) and a collection of video cards running a Large Language Model. Almost none of it is connectable to Jim’s video call playthrough, and that which is has been re-written to become unrecognizable for those familiar with Jim’s work.

The product seems to be an attempt to do a soft re-launch of GiantLands, but to make it focused around the co-released Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning with no real connection to the events, characters or ideas in that novel. There are surface level references, but nothing about the core plot of aliens invading, destroying sacred places to steal the Ley energy or even Gaea and her champions.

In fact, it creates a weird alternative version where characters like Dinehart’s own self-insert can only be understood as having just idly sat by and watched it all happen from their ivory tower, and undermines the significance of the Jim Ward insert.

This review is from the hardback copy of GiantLands: The Broken Road (The Broken Road)³ I ordered on 30 November 2025. It is, hopefully, the final part of the GiantLands Saga.

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Stephen Erin Dinehart IV “Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning: The Sun Sword: Part One” (Wonderfilled Inc via Amazon Print-On-Demand, Lake Geneva WI, 2025)
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Stephen Erin Dinehart IV & James M. Ward “GiantLands” (Wonderfilled Inc, Lake Geneva WI, 2021)
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James M. Ward & Stephen Erin Dinehard IV “GiantLands: The Broken Road” (Wonderfilled Games via Amazon Print-On-Demand, Lake Geneva WI, 2025)

On or about 29 November 2025, the long overdue The Broken Road adventure for GiantLands was announced on X née Twitter,¹ making up 50% of the current front facing posts and having the singular like on the posts. Also on Facebook.

A screenshot of the GiantLands feed on X, aka Twitter: 19 November "Two new epics Launch today!
THE BROKEN ROAD (adventure)
TUSKALOOSA'S RECKONING (novel)
Old school RPG x Ancient pyramids x crashed starships x Thunderbirds x alien tech
Avaiable now (links)
#GiantLands #IndigenousFuturism #TTRPG"
(Beneath it is a very busy and difficult to parse AI generated image featuring Aztec Pyramids,
11 September: "Race is a myth."

It was accompanied with an announcement of a book, Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning, full title: Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning: The Sun Sword : Book One… or I suppose:²

Wonderfilled Presents Tuskaloosa's Reckoning The Sun Sword: Book One GIANTLANDS By James E. Ward & Stephen E. Dinehart A GiantLands (registered) Novel — Nothing says close friend and collaboration by changing Jim’s middle initial to match Dinehart’s… or something. Also, mandatory “graphic design is my passion” joke.

Now, predictably after years of Dinehart bragging that his products would never be digitized, and would only be sold via master craftspeople using American products he picks himself etc… it seems they are just being sold via Amazon print-on-demand and the novel is available on Kindle. So, while I wait for The Broken Road to be delivered, I figured I’d read the book.

At the time I purchased it, it has 1 review giving it 5 stars.

Customer Review
(five stars) Classic Pulp Goodness
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2025
Format: Paperback (Verified Purchase)
A compelling entry into the Giantlands universe. Classic really.

This reviewer gave the same rating but more effort into explaining Those Pesky Goblinz, so I’m not convinced they’re entirely unbiased.

I however, am, at this stage—the foremost GiantLands scholar alive. So, let’s get into what is is, and is it worse than the AI slop nuTSR put out. Spoilers ahead.

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Stephen Erin Dinehart IV as “GiantLands” (29 November 2025, X née Twitter) <https://x.com/GiantLands/status/1994469048751399329?s=20>
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Stephen Erin Dinehart IV Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning: The Sun Sword (15 November, Wonderfilled Inc, Amazon Print on Demand) (Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning)

Month: December 2025

The Broken Road (2025)

I read: Tuskaloosa’s Reckoning: The Sun Sword