For all that my leg was currently decommissioned, I quickly proved that the munchling couldn’t match my crawling speed. Dexterity, after all, was not a stat that applied only to my legs. While th...
2025-01-13 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Sure neither of you want to come with?” Standing before a narrow hole in the mountainside, I examined my two companions. Far from looking battle ready, the two of them were each hefting around...
2025-01-09 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAfter receiving my new spells, there wasn’t much left to discuss with Sett, and the three of us ended up returning to the surface shortly thereafter. While I felt like I deserved a bit more R&...
2025-01-06 13:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostAN: And here we go with a new book! As the kindle versions have actual recap sections at the start of them, I try not to include too much recap in chapter 1s, but you may still notice this ...
2025-01-02 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Hello! In a stunningly low probability coincidence, Tess and I turned 28 at the same time. Spent yesterday in recovery mode, but we're back and done with book 4!
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2024-12-31 20:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostIn the wake of killing the reaper, a large part of me wanted to blow up the mana-collection site, summon Tal’Ket to call us back to the cabin, and then call it a day. Verin and Cal could wake up ...
2024-12-26 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostUnder different circumstances, making a single brick would not have seemed like much of a feat. As evidenced by my slowly tapering sobs and the influx of system notifications, though, this was a bi...
2024-12-23 17:49:56 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Big chapter today, both in length and content. Hope you all enjoy it.
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In the vain hope that I could distract myself from my present reality, ...
2024-12-19 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostWaking up in an unfamiliar place was always a jarring experience, and current circumstances were no exception. Frankly, I was a bit surprised to be waking up at all, given my last memories. Before ...
2024-12-17 09:43:31 +0000 UTC View PostIn the many months that Cal had been in the dungeon, she’d seen Tess take some brutal hits. Her general attitude by now was that, unless she confirmed Tess was 100% dead, then the Protagonist was...
2024-12-05 09:41:58 +0000 UTC View PostAs I charged up my second arrow, a not insignificant part of me hoped that the battle was already effectively over. Sporting a horrific wound and without its normally potent poison, the hydra was c...
2024-12-02 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi hello, all! And happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate! Hope many of you are having something good to eat today. I'm currently upstairs posting this before I head down to mingle with the fam...
2024-11-28 20:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Having a struggle week. Fought off the flu, but now I have a secondary strep infection. Hurts to swallow/breathe/eat. Letting everyone know I'll be taking a recharge day on Thursday 1/30 to rel...
2024-11-28 20:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostIf I’d been asked what I hoped to find deeper within the temple, I would have responded with the obvious answer: nothing. No matter how slim the odds of that were, I sincerely wished for us to wa...
2024-11-25 18:19:45 +0000 UTC View PostWhile not officially recognized as a safe zone, the junglings’ clearing essentially served the same purpose. Lacking the same pernicious poison cloud that permeated the rest of the jungle, it let...
2024-11-21 17:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe harvester proved to be shockingly pleasant company. He -- for he seemed far too human-like to continue using “it,” and I’d arbitrarily decided he was a he -- was an easygoing fellow. Much...
2024-11-18 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostInternal Breeze has cleansed the air, ridding it of poison.
As Cal and I cautiously stalked through the jungle, the notification repeated itself, over and over again...
2024-11-14 13:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Cal eventually awoke, her first thought was that she was amazed to be alive.
Her second thought was that everything hurt. More than that, she’d never felt so weak in her entir...
2024-11-11 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, just posting to say that I'm feeling very under the weather. Did some traveling to be with friends in New York to watch the election coverage together, and I think I must have caught someth...
2024-11-09 11:51:10 +0000 UTC View PostOne could be forgiven for thinking a long, protracted battle would come with all sorts of visible signs. As Cal neared a full half hour of fighting, however, nothing could be farther from the truth...
2024-11-04 13:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! It's definitely been a hot minute since I posted a stat sheet, so I'm doing so now! Full character sheet below.
As Patreon doesn't play nicely with colors or tables, it's in image fo...
2024-10-31 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostOverall, Cal was a fan of her new class.
Sure, there were some hiccups along the way. Gods only knew how much she missed her old Dexterity. She was confident that she’d eventually be sunder...
2024-10-31 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostNeedless to say, Cal’s less-than-optimal reappearance caused something of a stir in our tiny household of three.
More than that, if I thought my reaction was bad, Verin’s was several time...
2024-10-28 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt took me a few days to fully get over my ill-fated ocean exploration. While the fight had felt endless at the time, in retrospect, I realized I’d never been in any real danger. The squids had a...
2024-10-24 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as I bought Arcane Choker, I wasted no time in testing it out. While a fragment of my attention was still fixed to my surroundings, steering me clear of any more fights, the rest o...
2024-10-21 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Let me know if I'm doing too much food. I always find the food bits to be fun, but I can scrap or tone them down a bit if they're taking away from the more standard progression elements...
2024-10-18 11:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier, when I’d connected to the mind of one of the sentries, the experience had been both painful and jarring. Now, faced with a mind just as alien but far stronger, I was momentarily overwhel...
2024-10-14 12:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostAN: On admin week while I'm in India! Next chap on Dec 16th. Happy reading!
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I’d known from the offset that I could expect long-range attacks from...
2024-10-14 12:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wandering Woods II
Having ventured deep within the forest and reached its center, it would be bad form to leave without greeting your host. 2024-10-10 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi hello!
Just writing a post to say that I'm not dead and that new chapters are on the way.
I visited a friend in Canada for a week and a half, and the trip was both longer than expect...
2024-10-08 06:47:18 +0000 UTC View Post