Chapter 107: Problems & Potential Solutions
“Probably not. We aren’t even sure if you can level yet, and level one isn’t a great place to start the Arena at,” I answered, not wanting to dash Maud’s hopes, but that request just didn’t seem r...
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Chapter 106: Soul Chain
I woke up, not to a sense of opening my eyes, but as a chat window grabbed my sleeping brain, pulling my perception directly towards it.
>Santa: Welcome back. How’d the soul ignition go?
>Dave...
2025-02-10 23:35:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 105: Soul Train
“Considering it’s the middle of the night, I think you can sleep for a few more hours before you start,” John said.
“Yeah, Rabyn and Connie are gonna be out fer a bit still anyway,” Mel added.
... 2025-02-08 04:21:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104: Soul Plane
“Glorp, start looting everything, Elody, please help him identify and sort it all as quickly as possible. I’m assuming the experience window means we’ve handled this city for now, so unless Dave wants us to st...
2025-02-07 01:20:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 103: Orcish Combat 2
We walked back to the still-growing group of people in silence. I had no idea what to say to her, and she didn’t really want to talk to me. Even the end of the world couldn’t change that. Too much has passed betwe...
2025-02-06 00:31:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 102: Reunion
“Hey before we see the kids, we need to talk real quick,” I said to Laura as we entered back into the room with their escape tunnel, following behind the soldiers. I wasn’t looking forward to another climb ba...
2025-02-05 06:39:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101: First of His Line
“Come on, let’s start clearing a path. It looks like there are, or at least were, people inside!” I yelled to the crowd of survivors we had managed to college. Pulling up my chat window, I quickly sent a mes...
Chapter 100: Unwanted Authority
As we pressed forward, the group behind us swelled in size, each time over the corpses of several newly slain orcs. Interestingly, so far no experience notifications had popped up despite the fact that we had now ...
2025-02-03 07:05:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 99: A World in Chaos
Once we were all on the bus the next day Timon displayed a surprisingly accurate depiction of the globe, and on it were several dots apparently representing the orc activity he had discovered, plus a giant questio...
2025-02-03 01:02:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 98: Dinner, Conversation, Plans, Futures
The meal it turned out, wasn’t all that different from a roast pig. A large buck had gotten into Cecile’s newest field he had planted this morning, and the twinoges had been forced to put it down after it tried...
2025-02-03 00:44:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 97: Path of the Mana Weave
I still needed to dive into my class today, but first, following the advice of the book, it was time to look over my long-ignored interaction attributes, starting with moving presence up to five hundred. I didn’t feel...
2025-02-02 05:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostBook Numbering Information
So what I originally was going to have as book 1 became too long, so instead book 1 now ended at Chapter 62. Chapter 63: Home is where Book 2: System Foundations officially stars
2025-02-01 03:31:49 +0000 UTC View PostCore Architect 1-31-2025
Core Architect
The Core Architect class is a versatile class that allows the host to deepen their understanding of the underlying forces that guide existence and, through that understanding, begin to modify themselves and the world around them.
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2025-02-01 02:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 96: Synergy
This chapter includes changes in the way I'm formatting things, to make it so tables and images aren't as needed. Let me know your thoughts if you'd prefer (specifically the Dave/Corey convos, to go back to the black boxes)
Increasing Tier Chapter Count
As you've seen the first of an extra chapter was posted today. I plan to move the Wireless Transmission tier up to 20 chapters ahead over the next few days.
2025-01-31 06:49:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 95: Philosophy Bros
“Rabyn, what exactly do you want in life? Ignoring the possibility of an execution, what would you do given the resources to grow with this faction?” I asked the orc. His answer here was probably all tha...
2025-01-31 06:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 94: First Annual Performance Reviews: Crops & Cooking
“Okay, that’s all well and good and incredibly unsettling, but you have to know more about the soulhunters, right?” I asked, decided not to add the long lost ancient Spiral civilization to a list of my...
2025-01-30 22:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 93: First Annual Performance Reviews: Old Melodies & Lost Knowledge
“So, what exactly do you all want to know about me?” Connie asked the moment she was through the door before Pryte even had a chance to return to his seat. Truth be told, I wasn’t entirely sure how much more we needed...
2025-01-29 21:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostLife Mana Orb Updated 1-28-25
Going to get all the full orbs up here in a collection to make things easier for people who may want to reference them. But also working on a redesign that uses fewer tables to make things easier on one reader with a screen reader as well as cross-posting and eventual book formatting. What are everyone's thoughts?
<... 2025-01-29 00:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 92: First Annual Performance Reviews: Glorp
“Hey guys,” Glorp said nervously as he joined us in the room, followed by Pryte, who had left to find him. He looked ready to bolt at the drop of a pin.
“Hey, don’t feel so nervous. We’r...
2025-01-28 23:26:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 91: What Would You Say You Do Here?
Mel was waiting for us in my small study and, judging by the additional chairs, had been preparing for the day’s meetings. The rest of the room looked just like it had before I had been whisked away to another un...
2025-01-27 19:01:51 +0000 UTC View PostFrom what site did you find the Patreon on?
Just curious on where most of my traffic is coming from.
2025-01-26 06:23:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 90: Tropical Beaches With Saint Nick
I tossed and turned in some half-awake state when the sound of birds caused my eyes to shoot open as I bolted upright in the cot, fully awake. Those had been tropical bird calls, something I hadn’t heard in years. How...
2025-01-24 22:07:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 89: Beneficial Conspiracies
“Pryte, just how old are you?” I asked, curious as I was reasonably sure I remembered him claiming to have been around during Sanquar's initial time in the Arena.
“No idea, well, not really no idea. I t...
2025-01-23 21:12:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 88: More Problems
“First up, all of ya start emptying yer storage space unless you’ve got some ability keep things fresh in it. Glorp, Cecile, and Elicec put everything where John tells ya. John is the guy that looks like Dave for th...
2025-01-22 23:40:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 87: Spiders & Giants
“Come on, we’re getting back to yer place immediately. Everyone keep their mouth shut and don’t agree to anything anyone asks,” Mel said as his way of greeting us. Whether he was willing to say it or not, ...
2025-01-21 23:07:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 86: Order to Chaos
Behind the giants came several more chariots, and while I couldn’t tell who exactly crossed the line in what order, I was sure the System could. Glorp was jumping up and down, celebrating his victory, and who could...
2025-01-20 22:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 85: Chariots of Fire
“So what happened to everyone?” I asked as soon as the hall door was closed behind us. None of them looked particularly healthy. Even Rabyn looked ready to fall over at any moment.
“Whatever those things ...
2025-01-17 21:51:38 +0000 UTC View PostBig Announcement
Ahead of today's chapter release just want to share some great news with everyone. I've signed a publishing deal that includes Magical Engineering. (and if anyone is worried it changes nothing here except maybe some future access to early chapters, this Patreon will always be ahead on new material)
So I hope you are al...
Chapter 84: Forests of Illusion
“Dave Imogen, please halt your planned attack and that of your linked core. We do not wish to fight or harm you, only to speak of an unusual matter that we believe you’ve become part of,” pleasantly melodically a voice calle...
2025-01-16 22:59:10 +0000 UTC View Post
