Been unwell. Feeling better. Will try to get caught back up as soon as I can. I'm still keeping track of where I need to be (word count wise). Hope this chapter feels worth the wait.
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2022-10-17 03:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of us enjoyed our dinner in peace. It turned out that not only was Torra’s Skill capable of substituting for butter and milk to make the mashed potatoes, but he was also able to make som...
2022-09-30 14:13:43 +0000 UTC View Post“They’ve probably just been building this nest for years,” Grant said dismissively. “Anyway, that’s why we have a scout. Right, Jay? Go in there and get us a count.” 2022-09-23 14:32:50 +0000 UTC View Post
“Ah, don’t start that pity-the-revenant crap,” Alloha complained to Torra. “Or the next time one wanders up to our camp at night, I’ll let you greet it.”
While we walked, I struck up a conversation with Alloha about how adventurers made money. She told me it was usually only the bronze ranked or higher that earned enough to adventur...
2022-09-21 11:38:45 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I woke up, the first thing I remembered was that conversation I’d overheard the night before. The crisp morning air had my mind much less addled than it had been when I was d...
2022-09-19 13:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostReminder to Bronze and Steel tier patrons that this month's side story poll has closed. Final votes are as follows:
Fayden's Demise: 1 vote
Mikael's prompt: 3 votes
Marcus's Story: 6 votes [WINNER!]
I'll be getting started on that story soon (but it will probably be just one entry in a longer side series) but this is your reminder to submit your own suggestions for next month now. Lots of juicy new plot developments I could write side stories on if they're suggested, like what G...
2022-09-18 12:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, North of the Espriss you’ve got to keep a look out for pursuers,” Alloha continued. “They scratch up trees to mark their territory so it’s rare to just wander up to one, but most o...
2022-09-18 11:43:46 +0000 UTC View Post“Nobody’s going to hunt you!” Alloha quickly covered. “I mean, you have a Skill, but you look like a young rissian so I don’t think anyone will turn you over to the Brokers for a bounty. ...
2022-09-18 11:36:39 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s a video?” Alloha asked. While studying her own surprised expression.
I clicked the record button. “...
2022-09-18 11:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostJay waved his arms. Despite supposedly being liquid, they didn’t waver and flow like I would expect real water to do. “What do you think?” he asked. “If I’d been watching ...
2022-09-16 12:56:50 +0000 UTC View Post“Don’t worry about Jay,” Alloha said. “He’s like that sometimes.”
“He just needs to cool off,” Torr...
2022-09-14 11:17:50 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you know why total resurrection is taboo?” Alloha asked.
She didn’t sound like she was getting ready to chastise me, so I...
2022-09-14 09:42:59 +0000 UTC View PostTorra chuckled. “You know, the church doesn’t like when you use that phrase. Makes it sound like you’re using us to get ’round their restrictions.”
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2022-09-14 04:43:06 +0000 UTC View Post“It is sweet!” Alloha exclaimed when she tasted the red berry. “And you say you can tell because it’s a special kind of green color?”
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2022-09-13 10:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post“It isn’t that simple,” Victoria said. She still didn’t even turn around while talking, which created a feeling of distance. “Ferrith couldn’t get steel ranked contracts if he wanted to...
2022-09-12 14:07:35 +0000 UTC View PostOn the way out of Haemir, we passed by a town crier standing on a pedestal, shouting out the news. I didn’t recognize the names used in any of the reports, so it wouldn’t have ...
2022-09-09 16:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait. So your Skill just makes a glowing… residue?”
“Eh,” Torra said, shrugging. “I know. They aren’t all useful. Th...
2022-09-08 00:49:18 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to give a half truth. It would be hard to hide my massive MP bar for very long, so it was better to hedge out troublesome questions early on. “Well, I don’t know much about fighting, ...
2022-09-08 00:41:28 +0000 UTC View PostGrant brought me to his table where the rest of his party was waiting. There were two women and two men, as I’d noted earlier. They looked decently young to me, though I was all ...
2022-09-07 22:52:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, I’ll explain it,” Grant said. “Contracts are separated into tiers based on difficulty. That steel rank you want? That doesn’t make you special. Everyone wants steel. It’s the hig...
2022-09-04 13:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostI didn’t try to insert myself into that conversation, even though I was the one that had created the chips. Instead, I sidled around the crowd and found a quiet corner to sit and wait for things ...
2022-09-04 13:29:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe other adventurer tentatively grabbed a single chip, licked it, then popped it in his mouth. “S’good,” he said with crumbs speckling his lips. He reached into the bag for more.
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2022-09-04 13:26:11 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time I arrived back at the Adventurer’s Guild, my new backpack had half a dozen potatoes in it. Conjuring potatoes was slow going. They only cost 4 MP each, so I would hav...
2022-09-04 13:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostI shrugged. “A little should be fine. I’ll show you some human junk food. It doesn’t have any nutritional value anyway, so this will actually be better. Just… how exactly do I acti...
2022-09-02 14:40:15 +0000 UTC View Post“Nothing serious,” Gora assured me. “We are required to hold a record of who the seller was for any items that—”
“Never...
2022-09-02 14:33:40 +0000 UTC View PostGora nodded, offering a sympathetic frown. “Pursuers are a unique threat around Haemir. A few of the parties operating out of New Kamenor occasionally encounter pursuers, but Haem...
2022-09-02 14:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Of course,” Gora said easily, “you may change your mind any time before purchase. What about a weapon? I’d hate to send you out adventuring without one. The starter pack comes with a knife...
2022-09-01 13:45:28 +0000 UTC View PostGora gestured to the couch across from him. “Please. Sit. Make yourself comfortable. Tell me, are you liking your Information Overlay Brand? Not wanting to return it, are you? There are so many f...
2022-09-01 12:43:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe hunter with the daggers grunted. “Fine,” he said. “But you still can’t take ‘em inside. Tell the receptionist you have weapons you wanna sell. We’ll bring ‘em in to get appraised....
2022-08-31 19:50:21 +0000 UTC View Post
