Shrubley sprinted down the first corridor that he saw, eager to be out of the room. Creatures were beginning to slither into the room, pushing past the blockages of ice.
H...
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Despite his recent rise in Levels, Hal still only had 35 Burden Points, or BP as it was shortened to on his status sheet.
With the spells he usually kept set, that meant h...
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Remal sighed and leaned back in his chair. He ran a hand through his recently styled hair, tousling it for an extra dazzling effect.
Even while bedridden, he had to look h...
2024-05-15 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hal could scarcely believe what the [Citadel Quest Tablet] contained. A Quest unlike any other that offered the chance to change Brightsong forever.
New Quest: Dawn Ci...
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“What’s so wrong about calling them Calcium Cannons?” Cal asked as they came to another 3-way split in the tunnel.
“I’m not sure exactly why, but nobody seems to...
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“Clearly you have found something interesting,” Elaise told him. Everyone else nodded. Except Giel, of course. “You have included us in the discussion so far. It would be ...
2024-05-13 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Once Cal was put back together, he calmed down. “Sorry for falling to pieces like that,” he muttered to everybody. “I’m just… still not over the Rattle Rousers, I gues...
2024-05-13 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“I am going to have some hard choices to make, it seems,” Hal told Elaise, dodging the question. Then he rattled off all the Social and Survival Skills he had to the group.<...
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“This is not for me,” Miranda told them. “This is, as Shrubley said, between Slyrox and Smudge. I will, of course, find one of my own. But this is all brawn, no brains. Th...
2024-05-10 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis Advancement, Hal liked more. The sound of it was far more interesting.
[Way of the Sword]
You have dedicated yourself to a singular weapon, the noble sword, and...
2024-05-09 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Cal slipped more than once. Lacking some much-needed gripping power, he slid out of control. Scrambling, Cal managed to hold on through the sleeves of his darksilk cloak.
...
2024-05-09 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Finally,” Hal muttered to himself.
Robas, one of the Ebon Star tribesmen, looked up curiously.
Hal grinned wearily at him. “Just finished a Perk tree for my S...
2024-05-08 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“There are many tasty berries over in this bush,” Shrubley told Konko. “Would you like to try them? I do not know if they taste good to humans as well.”
“This is...
2024-05-08 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Aldrich Valerion was once a young, handsome man from the proud and regal Valerion line. His family traced their lineage back to the fabled Balesian Mages of eld.
As the yo...
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“I don’t mean to speak out of turn,” Shrubley said, looking at the ramshackle mess before them. “But wasn’t your castle a little larger last time?”
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The devastation was far more than anything Hal could have ever hoped for. Honestly, he was a little afraid. Never before had he been able to wreak so much destruction with so li...
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Holding his [Guidance Stone Compass], Shrubley peered down into the ravine. Past the winding silver streak of a tumbling river, something faintly gleamed. Perhaps it was merely ...
2024-05-06 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hal brushed aside the prompts with a mental nudge. He would deal with the attribute assignment and selecting the next obvious Perk, Alloyed Essence, after he finished examining ...
2024-05-03 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hal worked through the day with Hermes at his side. The little thief was surprisingly insightful about things that Hal would never have thought to try.
Most of the time, H...
2024-05-02 10:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Once Hamrin had a plan and a bag of beans to work with, he left with a signed letter from Hal telling the builders that anything Hamrin wanted for the new farm he was to get wit...
2024-05-02 10:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
As surprised as Hal was about the prompt, he kept the knowledge to himself. It would have felt wrong somehow to bond with Hermes over Vorax, and he was glad to see that the Shar...
2024-05-02 10:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hal plucked the bundle of stolen goods off the oppa’s back and set it aside. Then he walked over to his bed, rolled up some blankets and put them in front of the fire… then ...
2024-05-02 10:15:11 +0000 UTC View Post
During Shrubley’s travels, he opened his [Verdant Inventory] and checked over his planted spare weapons in his enchanting pots.
“I don’t quite have it right yet,” ...
2024-05-02 08:18:44 +0000 UTC View Post
“Hold still maarthter!” Igor said, slathering on the burn cream.
“That cur stole my weapons! And my best suit!” The Count bellowed.
“Aren’t you forgettin...
2024-05-02 08:18:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Cal pressed his nose hole against the pane of glass, fogging it up with his breath. “Look at the pretty tools!”
Slyrox watched him, then motioned at her mask. “Psshk...
2024-05-02 08:17:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Back at the Rooster’s Rest, Shrubley hefted his new shield, looking over its many intricate plating and grooves with an unbridled sense of wonder and awe.
Its design and...
2024-05-02 08:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post
All throughout the day, the monster adventurers worked tirelessly to save Talvar. It was not their home, but they felt it was their responsibility.
Miranda didn’t, but s...
2024-05-02 08:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post
“Damn this accursed light!” Count Haalften wailed, pulling his puffy crimson and black robe over his head, utterly spoiling the villainous effect he had cultivated for all of 2 sec...
2024-04-26 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hal awoke to Level Ups he hadn’t bothered to deal with during the day.
Osseochemist reaches Level 5.
You have 15 attribute points awaiting distributio...
2024-04-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Miranda and Sose walked down the steps to the sight of the last battle. A column of blue-white light was their way out. The Dungeon always provided an exit once it was cleared.
H...
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