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Desk of Reck: Some Days... are Harder than Others...

It's been a quieter week from me, and I wanted tell you why... not because I feel obligated to, but because grief is a tricky thing. Sometimes you need to hide. Sometimes you need to share.
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Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 63: Hook, Line, and Sinker

I put everything I could into the [Mundane] leap, terror throwing me off the shore. It was my worst nightmare. For a moment I dangled between the boulder and cliff, flying through the gap. My right...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 62: Homesick

We hoofed it to the Ceaparean Drift, eager to get to the zone before the event started. Being five days early meant that we had a luxury none of us had experienced really since becoming [Adventurer...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 61: Red Tape

Richard was extra drippy.

“Alright, I found your slug. I’m going to head out.” Liv walked away, her hips swaying in her leather lace-up pants. A large part of me wanted to follow. Inste...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression: Chapter 60: What the Slug Giveth, He Taketh Away

"Where did she take him?"

"Gimi’s an alchemist in the Bath Quarter. He's probably fine. She does this sometimes, gets obsessive over an ingredient. The fumes have eroded her brains. I can ...

Stumbling Up: A Loster's Guide to Progression - Chapter 59: Collared

My heart quivered as Meredeath pulled my hand down a set of narrow stairs.

I felt like Minvi, my first girlfriend, was pulling me into the field after school.

We were about to do someth...

Desk of Reck: Interview with PopPop

Join me Thursday for a Live interview with PopPop on @ChattinStats on Youtube.

We're going to be diving into it with one of the biggest fans behind the genre: PopPop.

We'll dive into...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 58: Family Meeting

As family meetings go, the setup for this one could have been exponentially worse. Lunch wasn't a busy time at The Velvet Box, so we had a large booth to ourselves. Mistress Del had even given us a...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 57: No Statues for Slugs

"Cole, those kids need our help." Tandy wasn't wrong.

The kids needed help, no argument there. But what could we do?

Also, Leo was invested in the Hunt. My [Heartbeat] skill pulsed wi...

Desk of Reck: Stumbling Up Book 1 Complete! Celebrate!

[Rough Transcription]
Hey everybody, I thought I would just drop a quick video note for all of you. Last night, if you're on Discord, you saw I finished Stumbling Up Book One. The draft is done....

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 56: Refugees

Exiting the dungeon turned out to be a lot simpler than entering the dungeon. Now that we had defeated the creature controlling the dungeon, our mapping interface unlocked, showing the true extent ...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 55: One Last Question

Mira giggled as she helped chase down coins that'd rolled away as they scooped the money into bags that Andrew had provided.

Meredeath had walked over to the cages, examining the skeletons t...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 54: Dreams in a Box

"You had a key this whole time?" Tandy looked at me like I was a total dumbass. I guess I deserved that.

What was I going to say? I was busy taking advice from a talking slug on picking sides...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Poll: How should [Your Mom's Party] spend their last day in Eddie's Mill?

Vote! If you want to vote more than once vote on Royal Road too (Chapter 51). I'll post your poll result here, and their poll result there :)

Thanks for being part of the Cornucopia!

Dragon Con Debrief!

Join Richey and I tonight to talk about Dragon Con!

Please bring all your questions!

Be prepared to learn the new slug greeting for cornucopia members, the source of slug art, tapewo...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 53: Bath Time

I can't describe the pain of having your body bored into by highly pressurized water. Thankfully, my [Gelatinous] skill was worth its weight in gold. I managed to survive the event. Now I just need...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 52: Sewer Stakes

Took you losers long enough. I would advise not coming into the room.

"What's that voice?"

"That's our sentient slug, Richard." Meredeath thankfully answered for me.

Pee...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 51: [Detect Trap]

Before I could reject the guy's offer, Meredeath smoothly interjected, giving me green-eyed side eye to shut up.

"You're looking for a child?" Her eyebrows raised.

"Yes, I'm a [Wayfind...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 50: Dungeons and...

Meredeath demanded to go first, because of course she did.

Which meant when she dipped down into the shimmering hole, my last connection with [Your Mom's Party] disappeared.

[Heartbeat]...

Dragon Con Day 1

Wednesday was a travel day. Met up with a few of the early con goers for dinner and drinks at the Westin, followed by late night karaoke at the Metro.

We counted down to midnight for the of...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 49: Not Your Average Sewer Rat

"Richaaard! Tandy? Leeee-oooo!!!!"

We'd been wandering under the southern restaurant district for an hour. Back and forth, calling. I'd triggered [Molten Promise] on my hammer, turning it in...

From the Desk of Reck: Dragon Con!!

So I'm writing this as I prepare to travel to Dragon Con tomorrow. If you're not already following me on Facebook (https:...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 48: Flirting with Disaster

“We never should have split the party,” Meredeath muttered for the tenth time. I didn’t see what the big deal was.

Tandy wanted to investigate the sewer junction, looking for rats. I t...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 47: One More Demon

[Heartbeat] tugged at me. I had to find Leo. He was spiraling out of control.

Eddie's Mill was less intimidating with a full stomach.

The city was divided into four areas: the docks, th...

Desk of Reck: Pre-Dragon Con Updates and Events

Good day, everyone!
I've been working on an overhaul of the Part 3 chapters, and will post a bunch later today. Appreciate your patience!

I'm preparing for Dragon Con, headed to Atlanta ...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 46: Progression for a Price

With a full stomach and aching feet from the day, I should have been asleep immediately.

I envied Richard. He was curled up on his half of the pillow in a wet spot of slime and drool. He even...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - [Bonus Chapter] Cole's Guide for Fanged Banana Slug Care

An Unofficial Guide to Fanged Banana Slug Care by Cole Thornfield

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[Note from Cole]: Meredeath requested that I write up a quick pamphlet on how to take care of Ric...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - [Bonus Chapter]: [Loot Drop] for Richard

Richard watched as Rhi Voss talked to Meredeath, explaining the role she was taking upon herself.

It was almost poetic that he'd been relegated to unimportance, sitting on the remnants of a g...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 45: The Things We Carry

"I don't understand why we're here," Tandy said, as she sat on a bottom bunk bed in what could only be described as an attic hallway to nowhere.

"We are here because this room is a copper a n...

Stumbling Up: A Loser's Guide to Progression - Chapter 44: The Hustle and Bustle

"Once we're into Eddie's Mill, we need to grab some rooms and take a look at the quest board." Tandy was doing what she normally did, which was ordering us around. I shared a smile with Meredeath. ...