The Grey Knight: Chapter 1 (PREVIEW)
Chapter 1: Entombed
The dead can’t walk.
Another of those small, comforting lies.
He’d heard many of these simple platitudes. Telling someone it will be all right whe...
2025-12-15 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Neophyte World Builder: Chapter 81
Chapter 81: Like a Child
CROWN(Wryna)
I stood very still and stared at the elder. I didn’t have to fake surprise and shock – I was actually feeling both of those th...
2025-12-15 06:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostEnd of Book 1 Neophyte World Builder and Next Week
Earlier today, the final chapter of Book 1 dropped. Of course, this means that chapters will stop for a week while I get some editing done and prepare for Christmas. Chapter 81 will drop for Paid m...
2025-12-11 19:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 80
Chapter 80: Simple Village
CROWN(Wryna)
The monastery was quite impressive for its size. I knew that only a small population – a few thousand – actually lived here ...
2025-12-11 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 79
Chapter 79: The Gods Must Be Crazy
CROWN
I materialized the Avatar within sight of the monastery, but far enough away to have a leisurely walk towards it. That would gi...
2025-12-08 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 78
Chapter 78: Stranger in the City
SENA
The three servants chatting in the hallway abruptly dispersed, shuffling to either side to make way for Sena’s passage. They wer...
2025-12-07 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 77
Chapter 77: When It Rains
CROWN
When I had first learned about the idea of Proxy Avatars, I’d been looking forward to the idea that I could experience ‘life’ and ...
2025-12-06 18:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 76
Chapter 76: The Magnificence of Chall
CROWN
I really didn’t want to spend more than a few weeks here, this time. I could do a more thorough exploration of the culture...
2025-12-05 17:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 75
Chapter 75: The Myths We Make
CROWN
I hadn’t been sure it would work, but it did. Both the guards and the villagers in Kelstad were eager to hear the myth I’d made ...
2025-12-04 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostBig Changes, Employment Stuff
So, I’ve just been informed that I’ve been laid off from my actual day job that brings in most of my cash.
This is (probably) not a crisis! I have an emergency fund, I’ve been getting a...
2025-12-01 19:51:40 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 74
Chapter 74: What Lurks Beneath
CROWN(????)
The tribe was far from any others, but that was fine with them. Their nearest neighbors were a Totem tribe of peaceful gather...
2025-12-01 18:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 73
Chapter 73: Scenic Road
CROWN
I’d learned a lot about what to consider, lately. I tried to pay attention to some of these details that I knew would be important later...
2025-11-30 17:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 72
Chapter 72: Where the Wild Things Are
CROWN
I had failed to consider the effect of cutting off an Incarnate Avatar early. I wasn’t sure how the friends and fam...
2025-11-29 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 71
Chapter 71: A Day In The Sanctuary
It was a big day.
Well, “day” was a loose term, in my Sanctuary. Time didn’t work quite the same way here. It was intrinsically linked to the un...
2025-11-28 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1 Completion, Book 2 Plans, Vacation
Well, this now marks the completion of posting Book 1 of Neophyte World Builder, a series that will have at least three books.
For those of you in the free tier, this doesn’t mean...
2025-11-27 18:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 70
Chapter 70: All These Worlds…
ADMINISTRATOR POV
The Perception Filter had updated while we were in the temporary afterlife, leaving Orpheus looking a bit less ...
2025-11-27 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 69
Chapter 69: Reunion and Choice
EYSSA POV
Eyssa woke up with a start, her ears and nose both twitching.
Something was off.
She wasn’t bleary. Her ey...
2025-11-27 06:09:36 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 68
Chapter 68: What Is Reality?
“Have a seat.”
Orpheus gestured to my recliner, while she herself sat… a comfortable easy chair appearing behind her just in time to catch her. I wond...
2025-11-24 18:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 67
Chapter 67: What Have You Done?
REALITY POINTS
2,471.093
DEBT
14,840.982
Gross Generation +75.94/cycle
Universe Maintenance ...
Neophyte World Builder: Chapter 66
Chapter 66: Afterlife
ADMINISTRATOR POV
Nothing ever goes as planned.
If my original ideas had worked, I wouldn’t have spent so much time making adjustments and...
2025-11-22 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 65
Chapter 65: Fond Farewell
FISK POV
A day ago, Fisk had never heard of dragons.
Now, he was watching his childhood friend talk quietly to the second dragon ...
2025-11-21 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 64
Chapter 64: Higher Purpose
TASTKA POV
“You want to know about your class, the Soulkeeper. It was an accident, but one I’m not unhappy with. You weren’t...
2025-11-20 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostWrapping Up Book 1
As I write this, I am pecking at Chapter 70 of Neophyte World Builder. This will be the final chapter of Book 1. The Patreon should also be 9 chapters ahead of public release for Tinkerer-level Pat...
2025-11-20 06:37:13 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 63
Chapter 63: The Green Tender
TASTKA POV
I took a deep breath and turned away from the problem.
It had been a rough journey – first the marsh, then that m...
2025-11-20 06:27:20 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 62
Chapter 62: Dancing With the Stars
EYSSA POV
The moment she set foot on the new land, Eyssa gained another level.
That wasn’t particularly surprising to her. It...
2025-11-17 18:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 61
Chapter 61: A New Perspective
KELAS POV
After nearly a tenday, Kelas finally understood why he had not seen the other Calen elves in such a long time.
“Are you ...
2025-11-16 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 60
Chapter 60: Thinking Forward
ADMINISTRATOR POV
Things were finally proceeding the way I’d like. Sure, they weren’t perfect – there were certainly a lot of zigs, z...
2025-11-15 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 59
Chapter 59: Horizon Bearer
TASTKA POV
The hushed murmurs rose to a volume that made my ears twitch before the Grand One raised a hand, and the noise died down. Our guid...
2025-11-14 17:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 58
Chapter 58: Objective
TASTKA POV
After days on the trail, and spending last night soaking wet, awakening in a dry and warm place was refreshing.
Of course, we wer...
2025-11-13 18:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNeophyte World Builder: Chapter 57
Chapter 57: The Pieces In Play
ADMINISTRATOR POV
Things had not gone quite as planned, but it seemed as if they’d still work out. Then again, when had my plans