Coop was wielding an ethereal bo staff as he finished off the last of the Ruin Excavators for the quest line. The pearlescent chamber was getting a break from the constant smashing that normally ac...
2023-07-24 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop woke with a start and sighed dramatically as his blurry vision revealed the old wooden ceiling in his bedroom within the lighthouse. The excitement of whatever he dreamed about lingered, but t...
2023-07-22 15:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostCoop had been so caught up in testing his strength on the bench, he’d neglected all of the other lifts he normally would have done with a proper routine. Naturally, he always paired chest day wit...
2023-07-21 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Go fish?” Coop asked the table, but he didn’t even get an answer.
The Illusionist scooted over for Coop to have a seat next to her. He sat down and she gave him a strained but friendly...
2023-07-20 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop dismissed his morning star and allowed his Fog of War to finally fade away as he left the pearlescent chambers. He imagined the Ruin Excavators collectively sighing in relief as their tormento...
2023-07-19 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile gripping the rake with both hands, Coop raised his arms into the air and stretched his back. A few solid pops along his spine gave him a wave of relief as he exhaled dramatically. He wiped th...
2023-07-18 15:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostCoop managed to get into a solid groove, smashing his way through the regular Ruin Excavators at a constant pace with his heavy morning star. He didn’t need to rush, but he still expanded his hun...
2023-07-17 15:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostCoop spent the afternoon exchanging ideas and researching factions with Charlie, Shalatha, and Asha-Kali. They went through the tablets he had selected, mostly alleviating concerns he had with esta...
2023-07-14 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostAbithik sputtered, staring at the book that Coop placed on his otherwise empty reception desk. At least, Coop thought he was staring. His bony face was aimed at the book, but the lich had no eyes, ...
2023-07-12 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Hah!” Coop laughed, feeling like his hope for some celebratory spectacle at each settlement milestone was finally fulfilled. It didn’t matter that the burst of firework-esque magic was for t...
2023-07-10 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop woke up late in the morning. His first sleep-addled thoughts went to the start of the new year. He’d have to let someone more qualified decide how to categorize the first year after mana, bu...
2023-07-07 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostMalsteron was internally celebrating the addition of another member to his personal colony. He was among the last of his species, though he wasn’t an individual. His were a species of tubular wor...
2023-07-05 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You will all die.” The goddess ominously declared as she scanned the onlookers from behind her runed blindfold.
After a tense moment of silence that permeated the island, Coop laughed ou...
2023-07-03 15:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Siege Boss launched itself toward the Eye of the Storm, using the effigy it had originally carried on its back as an engine to sprint across the beach. The dozens of arms now behaved like arach...
2023-06-30 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostFor a passing moment, the entire island was completely still. There were no palm fronds left on the remaining trees to rustle in the gentle breeze and even the calm waves seemed hesitant to disturb...
2023-06-28 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop targeted the Prime Construct’s remaining weak points, desperate to prevent the Siege Boss from fully charging its ultimate attack. The purple star that continued to expand above Ghost Reef s...
2023-06-26 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop left the fort behind. Instead of waiting for the slow-moving boss to trek across the island and challenge the defenders while flattening the fort, he would meet it in the field directly. It wa...
2023-06-23 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Construct attack was over in a matter of hours rather than days. The brevity was in stark contrast to all of the previous waves, and the break they had earned before the final was an incredible...
2023-06-21 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Primal Construct army had abandoned their orderly march once they met the phantom defenders, preferring to fight in structured parties of five rather than a full battalion. It was the doctrine ...
2023-06-19 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe tenth wave deviated from the pattern.
Coop and the Eater of Worlds remained at the forefront of the battlefield for the duration of the ninth wave, each defeating tens of thousands of the...
2023-06-16 15:11:04 +0000 UTC View PostSupreme Champion Jerry the First stewed in agitation while he sat with the remaining advisors of Empress City. They gathered around the bar in the captain’s lounge that Jerry claimed as his thron...
2023-06-14 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop’s mana was completely drained trying to maintain the massive blanket of fog that had been conjured by Fog of War. The cost of maintaining the skill escalated exponentially with the area cove...
2023-06-12 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rabid Carriers weren’t as simple as they had first appeared. He expected the Carriers to be easy pickings without the support of other more agile monsters. They moved sluggishly, but with pur...
2023-06-09 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop wasn’t sure if his maneuver had been ill-advised, but it was too late to take back. He mistjumped to the ramparts after warning the defenders of what was coming.
Gromokan had been brin...
2023-06-07 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe defenders of Ghost Reef had barely defeated the Unveiled Blade before the next wave began. Coop had been uneasy as the fight dragged on because he was worried that it wouldn’t be over in time...
2023-06-05 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Field Boss had evolved, entering a clear and distinct second phase. The boss had withstood the defenders' onslaught for most of the previous day and the entire night, but it had finally had eno...
2023-06-02 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as the sun rose, Coop’s False-Light Eye buff dropped off. The sudden expiration was as if the natural light had actively dispelled it from his status. Coop wasn’t seeing the world in gr...
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Coop had spent an uninterrupted 25 hours hunting the Tormenting Kites. The ...
2023-05-29 15:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnother day of the siege went by and the Frenzied Excavators finally ceased spawning. Ruin Excavators appeared in the darkness but they behaved the way the Ancient Defenders did, listlessly waiting...
2023-05-26 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoop glanced at the ridiculous number of timers on the edge of his vision and tried to parse how far along they had come as left the basement and made his way back to the courtyard. He’d lost tra...
2023-05-24 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post