The Heart Grows Ch. 193
There's going to be a dead man walking, but will he be the only one? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PmyXoCEG8Woa4X6hdXd6sVD4v8-KedmfOdOD4VzAkxo/edit?usp=sharing
2025-05-21 16:04:37 +0000 UTC View Post
There's going to be a dead man walking, but will he be the only one? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PmyXoCEG8Woa4X6hdXd6sVD4v8-KedmfOdOD4VzAkxo/edit?usp=sharing
2025-05-21 16:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostWith the city falling like a mass of dominoes, it's finally time for Elanor to end the stupidity of her uncle and restore peace to the kingdom. Surely that won't be complicated. https://docs.goo...
2025-05-15 14:10:23 +0000 UTC View PostTravis has a lot of time on his metaphorical hands, and so he has a lot of projects in motion. One such project is encouraging Llewellyn (the librarian of Northridge, and Keeper of Knowledge) to pursue her love for literacy. 2025-05-08 13:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, so from the poll, it seems those of you who take the time to vote on here are interested in this. So, let's get things going. This month I will throw in some characters/PoVs that have been losing out, and you can vote if you want to get some more of them.
Also, leave comments with any ideas for next month's poll!<...
2025-05-07 04:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostIn an ongoing effort to keep myself sane and make stories you want to read, I have been working on the idea of having my weekends off, but I need something for you awesome folks to show how much I value you!
One thing I have been pondering is to take requests for "extra stuff investigated" in the stories I'm currently w...
2025-05-03 07:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostBack to the action, but what of the fighting now the city's wall has been bypassed and kingdom soldiers march West Reaches' streets?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16OavkGtC-0b4x2jIwx2...
2025-05-01 12:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostRestructuring things again. This will go in as 187, and push 187 and 188 back to 188 and 189.
We have a followup for Honor's drinking with Fife and co. Also, Travis trying to deal with getting proceeds of war.
So, Argus (writer of The Daily Grind) has a contest for "make a dungeon for his setting." I entered it, and figured I'd share the content here.
Note: the pages are not editable and I am not allowed to modify them at this poin...
2025-04-17 06:23:56 +0000 UTC View PostWell, quite the cliffhanger we left on. Time for exploring other things. Isn't it wonderful how time can be wibbly-wobbly? (The second diversion was suggested by a reader.)
2025-04-16 12:39:49 +0000 UTC View PostIt is time for a past failure to be corrected. This time, just as fearless, the wolves charge the gate.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cyaMvp-v_ZJRgO0tSoZMPxfaWn5fdz3dQrxNmMeQ0z4/edit...
2025-04-09 14:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe sieging of West Reaches is under way. Unlike the last such we have seen, there is no rush here. Messages have gotten out, there's no closing the gate on those. So, let's look at what else is happening!
The top entries get a bonus day of work (2k words). A 2-way tie in first place will see both those stories get chosen, while any other tie will result in me asking for suggestions on Discord!
If you have a suggestion (to go in next month's poll) please leave a comment or send me a direct message!
For a list of whe...
2025-04-02 03:06:10 +0000 UTC View PostBackground Alicorn - Done
Non-Patreon Project - Done
The Heart Grows - Done
Programming project (SourceBot!) - Done
2025-04-02 03:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so a little warning here. You'll want to go back and check 184 again. I was alerted to the opportunity for a little more life to slice, and took it. This caused a few hundred new words to be added while journeying deeper into the dungeon.
Those remainder were made into the start of this chapter, which then leads o...
2025-03-27 15:58:58 +0000 UTC View PostWith the war heating up, big things are happening back in the capital.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJuPEiXb-lrS1PggHyWx4X3Vndk3hSLEZZioClon7ss/edit?usp=sharing
2025-03-19 13:35:48 +0000 UTC View PostI have decided to integrate more of Travis, Penelope, and Felna's relationship into the story. Screw the people who love to hate relationships that are a bit messy. Also, did you remember there was a war going on?
A few short pieces from several points of view. A little more background on Stephan, in fact.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16JmgEhS86zKU8a7Tj3Dy6iR7UnGEGDQx0hpX7tgKSDE/edit?usp=shari...
2025-03-05 14:44:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe top entries get a bonus day of work (2k words). A 2-way tie in first place will see both those stories get chosen, while any other tie will result in me asking for suggestions on Discord!
If you have a suggestion (to go in next month's poll) please leave a comment or send me a direct message!
For a list of whe...
2025-03-03 06:37:21 +0000 UTC View PostBackground Alicorn - Done
Non-Patreon Project - Done
The Heart Grows - Done
Working on a silly thing for The Daily Grind - Done
2025-03-03 06:34:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe next battle. Strategy is everything, but sometimes you need to wager a little more.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rDa18Q_ux28Y5kTmCc8UfPZOOksainZfz5qUGi65gKs/edit?usp=sharing...
2025-02-26 15:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostA check-in with the army on their march, and then the reveal to a populace who their new champion is. I'm sure everything will go fine.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kPsDEHQZKBP2NsCl...
2025-02-20 07:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostIn which the author realizes they should have published these as they'd written them, then built up a momentum of procrastination until finally...
Ch. 7 https://docs.google.com/document/d/...
2025-02-13 05:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostFigured I'd do something silly for April 1st. Going to have to do another for chapter 200 too, so expect more/different shenanigans.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Zyg_FNvuj6PdgCBulS...
2025-02-13 03:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostReturning champions! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L73kPhz5ApuX57S0vYKZdkflEw8W57j237O5cF25l4E/edit?usp=sharing
2025-02-05 14:32:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe top entries get a bonus day of work (2k words). A 2-way tie in first place will see both those stories get chosen, while any other tie will result in me asking for suggestions on Discord!
If you have a suggestion (to go in next month's poll) please leave a comment or send me a direct message!
For a list of whe...
2025-02-02 08:52:50 +0000 UTC View PostBackground Alicorn - Done
Non-Patreon Project
TBA
TBA
Hopefully TBA
2025-02-02 08:47:05 +0000 UTC View PostI had a special request from someone regarding a little insight into the gods themselves. They are people just like everyone else, with their own needs and responsibilities. Some are even top-tier gods (otherwise known as cats).
As shared, this chapter starts off with dungeon stats, but they aren't Travis'!
Who could it be?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vBiikhHZ5e81JINIpnGybuzgIsEUPIEyu8ZbQ56_m1I/edit?...
2025-01-25 15:42:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe next chapter of The Heart Grows starts off with something a little different. I am sure you clever folks can figure it out:
Dungeon Status:
Floors 233
Heart 86,862,400/86,862,400
Food 17,099,193/21,715,600
Mana 4,312/25,750
Workers 935/935
Monsters 739/940
Traps 7/2335
Quest: ...
2025-01-20 13:42:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhat's this, a week woefully underpopulated by kobolds? My chapter full of kobolds ought to put a stop to that! (Chapter may or may not contain traces of kobold.)
2025-01-16 12:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post