James had spent the morning and mid-day enthralled by the books in the cabinet.
At long last, after over two years, he finally got the chance to learn new enchantments properly. It w...
2025-11-05 19:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Lily woke up bright and early, said goodbye to her Mama—Papa was still sleeping—and ran through the crisp early morning air to the butcher and the bakery.
She needed to hurry and pick up ...
2025-11-05 17:54:30 +0000 UTC
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The next morning, Sarah’s mother was using all her Skills again, and the facade was back in place. Breakfast was delicious; leisurely, even. Sarah shared what she had learned from Sven the Bounty...
2025-11-04 19:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The ghosts had expected Lily to make a face like a certain famous painting of a screaming man on a bridge, but she just tilted her head.
Lily didn’t know that word!
“What’s accoun...
2025-11-04 18:50:00 +0000 UTC
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Bit by bit, the miners came out of the mine.
They were all dirty, covered in dust and sweat, wearing hard hats and carrying shovels and pickaxes. A few of them were pushing wheelbarrows full ...
2025-11-04 18:49:01 +0000 UTC
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Sally had been relieved when Lily came home for lunch, and then worried when she saw the shopping bag full of ingredients.
She felt bad that Lily felt like she needed to support the family.
2025-11-04 18:48:01 +0000 UTC
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Lily was in a pinch!!
It was early morning, and she had woken up, throwing back the covers and stretching like normal, and there were two ghosts standing in her room!
They were two men,...
2025-11-04 18:47:01 +0000 UTC
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Up in heaven, gods and goddesses were throwing dice.
The dice were normal six-sided dice, totally normal, with little dots indicating the value of each side.
None of the dice were weigh...
2025-11-04 18:46:01 +0000 UTC
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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. She had just turned eight years old when her Papa g...
2025-11-04 18:45:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, first let me say thanks so much for supporting me here on Patreon!
It's Writathon season over on Royal Road, and I'm doing a more lighthearted story!
The goal of Writathon...
2025-11-04 18:31:29 +0000 UTC
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James stopped looking around, having been somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of enchantments surrounding him, and focused on the older man.
“Good morning, sir,” he greeted him res...
2025-11-03 19:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Although James carried a war hammer with him everywhere, and wore armor, and practiced hammer-wielding underneath a Hammer Warrior instructor—he had never actually said to anyone he was a Hammer ...
2025-10-31 18:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Helen’s fist sank into to the ice-slick cobblestone an inch from Svalbard’s head, and she immediately drew back for another punch.
“And intact!”
Finally, the glowing woman pause...
2025-10-30 18:00:05 +0000 UTC
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For a time, the Smith’s days passed peacefully as he learned his craft.
He would do low status grunt-work for the Smithing Guild in exchange for money to purchase training and materials. He...
2025-10-29 18:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Svalbard was highly annoyed.
Even five minutes after the fight had started, he still hadn’t caught any of the three enemies attacking him.
This was the trouble with being a Tank.
<...
2025-10-28 18:00:23 +0000 UTC
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Filipe whistled sharply and well over a dozen men and women of all ages burst into the Guildhall. The youngest of the men, and one woman, were dirty with coal dust—but their eyes gleamed with mer...
2025-10-27 18:00:13 +0000 UTC
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The next morning James put on his gambeson, chainmail, and took up his war hammer in hand. He was growing used to city life, and he had noticed that some people treated him differently when he had ...
2025-10-24 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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“No, no, is all wrong. Do not be invisible, be unnoticeable.”
“What’s the difference?” Sarah pouted.
The first thing they had done for her training was go to the busiest stree...
2025-10-23 18:00:07 +0000 UTC
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James found himself seated on a couch across a low table from the Jez, the Guildmaster. She had thrown sheets over the couches, to keep them clean, but James still felt bad for tracking dust and sw...
2025-10-22 18:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Sarah flinched, and looked at the Artist.
“Who are you really? You’ve spent three years training on being a Brawler and a Scout, but that’s not all you are. What do you like doing outsi...
2025-10-21 18:00:11 +0000 UTC
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The Smith examined the ore in his hand more closely. It was red, like Red Iron, but now that he looked, clearly different. It was a deeper red, but there was an almost… wetness, to the metal mixe...
2025-10-20 18:00:11 +0000 UTC
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The Smith and the Steward returned to the Knight’s Order Headquarters, and the next morning James woke to a knock on his door.
“Smith, wake up.”
James’ pounding heart calmed as ...
2025-10-17 18:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Brawler Class Skill [Grapple] has reached level 5.
Sarah found herself breathing heavily, and took a moment to calm herself. The rush was… she hadn’t expected it to be so...
2025-10-16 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Author’s note: it is highly unusual for a god to descend to the mortal realm.
They left the noisy guard station and walked along the road farther away from the main road, ...
2025-10-15 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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They descended the stairs. First Gregory, then Arthur, Delphi, Sarah, Clara, and lastly Lawrence.
At the bottom they stopped and let Delphi and Sarah move to the front. Sarah was excited. Tim...
2025-10-14 18:00:12 +0000 UTC
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For his day’s work, smelting Red Iron until the shadows grew long on the ground and the sun touched the top edge of the city wall, James was paid a wage of twenty cents. Marlie had explained to h...
2025-10-13 18:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Despite what Marlie had said, James thought that the Smithing Guild’s heavy-duty smelter was quite fancy. It certainly beat what he had created from sand and clay down in the Dungeon.
Marli...
2025-10-10 18:00:11 +0000 UTC
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By the end of the week, Delphi was able to spar blindfolded.
Not win a spar, but just functionally react to simple attacks without her sight.
Nor could Sarah land any sneak attacks on h...
2025-10-09 18:00:12 +0000 UTC
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That morning, James had strong reservations about going to the Smithing Guild. Even escorted there and back, he didn’t know anyone there, and something could happen.
He had already gotten k...
2025-10-08 18:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Gregory apologized with a regretful expression on his face, and Sarah graciously accepted. How could she not, when sparring with the man just once had gotten her three levels? She hoped he...
2025-10-07 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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