Chapter 22: An Expert Opinion
Dispose of him.
- A note wrapped around a windrider’s ankle.
“Say it right.” Will said, prompting Loth to prod their priest with something sharp.
“Gods, I’ll say it-“ Steve...
2024-07-24 19:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 21: No Refunds
His name…is Steve Holland. The most powerful disciple of Androth to ever draw breath. William Oh found him working miracles in a women’s hospital and knew he was the one he was looking for. With a wave of his hand, he could cure anything from wounds to baldness and the runs....
2024-07-22 16:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostWhat does No-face's mask do?
It changed form to resemble a goat when he touched it...because that was cool.
It has a secondary ability to encrypt communication between wearers of similar masks
As for the primary ability?
I was thinking about giving it some kind of 'sneak attack' ability booster that k...
Chapter 20: Rent-a-miracle
“Congratulations…gentlemen,” The Exchange Hall clerk said, glancing at Loth as he handed the two bags of delicious gold to the two of them.
“Feels light,” Will muttered.
“Amounts over five hundred gold are paid in Ivory, to save weight,” The clerk said with a tired expre...
2024-07-20 17:06:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 19: 7th Time’s the Charm
REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION:
During our stint at site 214, No-face spotted a Target of Opportunity and took him into custody.
William Oh tried to escape six times. We were forced to wipe his memory on multiple occasions, until in our frustration we decided to st...
2024-07-17 17:45:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18: Run boy Run
I once saw William Oh run away. Yep. Glanced up from sharpening my tool and spotted the afterimage of the one-armed lad bolting like a jackrabbit. I thought ‘that boy’s not so special; there’s something he runs from.’
Then I saw what he was running from: War, F...
2024-07-16 02:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17: Stoking The Fire
So we saw this noob-bridge, and we figured we’d just haze ‘em a bit. If they threw their weapons over to us, then they needed to get sent back to the Hunting grounds and rethink their careers, ya know?
Well, we figured we’d show ‘em how to use Barnacles to cross if they...
2024-07-13 00:55:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16: Ants on a Log
Upon reaching the 2nd Floor, William Oh set about asserting his dominance on the local wildlife. Like a fairy tale princess, the local animals bent over backwards to cater to his every whim. The Rocs granted him their down to guard against the cold, the Kaith built him bridges so that he coul...
2024-07-10 17:07:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15: Camel Abuse
On his first Climb, William Oh singlehandedly engaged in combat with over a thousand carnivorous camels. Corrupted and turned foul by Miasma, each one was big enough to build a city between the humps on their back. He grabbed the Boss by its nose hairs, the only part small enough for him to h...
2024-07-08 17:52:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14: Promote Synergy!
Cloak of Misty Escape (Torso)
Provides a passive resistance to high temperature environments as wisps of vapor cool the wearer.
1 Charge: The cloak explodes into a 30-ft cloud of fog, concealing the user’s movements. Takes ...
2024-07-04 17:41:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13: Guy’s Shopping Trip
Quest Complete!
Visit your local Exchange Hall for monetary Quest Reward disbursement.
+1500 XP
You are now a level 5 Resourceful Climber!
William Oh 2024-07-02 14:45:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 12: Kingly Repose
When William Oh plummeted to the deepest point of the Netherworld, his body fell into a contemplative trance that allowed him to reach enlightenment. During this state, his mind wandered beyond the bounds of this reality, into other, stranger worlds.
In this enlightened state, ...
2024-06-30 22:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: Fighting Retreat
William Oh once killed a dozen kaith without moving a muscle. – Jason Salazar.
What, with like, a trap? – Onlooker.
With his very gaze. - Jason Salazer
Case file 8934: Ashwood
“RUN!”
They all k...
2024-06-30 22:10:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: First Impressions
With the sheer magnetism of his presence, William Oh attracted a rag-tag army of green adventurers of four different species lost in the darkness. He shepherded them against the encroaching danger, dispensing his wisdom on underground survival as he did so.
They say he shone so...
2024-06-28 17:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: Spelunking
William Oh once climbed down into the bowels of the Abyss. He went so deep that he accidentally crossed into the underworld itself, where the lord of death himself was waiting to claim another soul.
With his mighty war-axe, Will cleaved the god’s jaw off of his body and broug...
2024-06-27 19:03:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: Establishing Quest
William Oh is so popular that he had to turn down dozens of heaving-bosomed young women who wished to join him on his very first quest. He refused them because he knew that only a few days in his presence would create a looming shadow in these young women’s minds that no other man could eve...
2024-06-26 16:58:09 +0000 UTC View PostAGS cover round 2
So, Option A was only few % behind F, and the artist was willing to make a mock-up of the variations to help us decide. I figured if there were less choices, we'd be able to tell if more people favored A than...
Chapter 7: Casualties
William Oh once ate a lightning bolt and crapped thunder. There he was, at the heart of the army of the dead. He had snuck his way past the minions into the shrine holding the Relic that granted eternal life, when the lich rose from the stone floor as if it was made of water. As he face...
2024-06-25 17:52:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6: Attrition
William Oh once rescued sixteen nubile slave girls from certain death with nothing but bootstrings, a piece of leather, and a shiny scrap of metal
- Jason Salazar
“That…is not going to work,” Wi...
2024-06-24 15:38:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5: Resourceful Climber
You don’t get it. William Oh is an expert in guerilla warfare. He’s the best. With slings, with knives, with his bare hands. He’s a man who’s learned to ignore pain. To Ignore weather. To live off the land. To eat things that would make a billygoat puke.
- &nb...
2024-06-24 15:32:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: Escape Room
“William Oh is the smartest, most talented, badass, stoic individual that this town has ever produced, bar none.” Jason announced. Let it never be said that Jason Salazar skimps on a job.
“Really?” The priestess asked, leaning forward and putting her ...
2024-06-21 15:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: Hype Man
“Pleaaase let me go with you,” Jason begged for the umpteenth time as Will unwound the bandages, revealing the fresh scabs. The scrawny twelve-year old was on his knees, palms clasped together.
“This look like fun to you?” Will asked, motioning to himself.
“It looks like a w...
2024-06-19 20:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: Life Goals
“Well, that’s more exotic, for sure.” Ben mused as they looked down on the hunk of Lava Beetle.
The carefully preserved hunk of flesh must’ve come from climbers on the third floor. The Trial didn’t care that no aspirant could possibly get to the third floor and back.
...
2024-06-18 16:04:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1: He who has no Class
“Slow down, you’re going to give yourself a stomach ache,” Gertrude admonished as Will devoured another entire loaf of bread. “You’ll throw up the moment you have to run.”
“Untrue,” Will mouthed past the wad of stew-soaked bread in his mouth, causing the old woman to wince a...
2024-06-17 15:24:48 +0000 UTC View PostISM 4 Epilogue
While the vast majority of people appreciate access to The System and all the benefits that spring from it, from its prevention of uncontrolled Triggers to granting the average citizen the ability to defend themselves from megafauna, making the future retaking of large swaths of wilderness po...
2024-06-17 15:06:38 +0000 UTC View PostRacier Cover Pt 2
Maybe that will show it. Voting in Pt. 1 below.
2024-06-13 21:29:59 +0000 UTC View PostRacier Cover?
So remember that Cover for Generic System? ^^ I've always thought it was kinda...meh. A few mon...
Chapter 286: Speech! Speech!
Heather.EXE
The spell made an imprint of Heather’s soul, exposing it to the severed piece of Abun’zaul.
Instantly, the sample of the legendary mimic shaped itself to match her. Perry injected it, along with a modified version of his System into Heather. 2024-06-12 17:52:24 +0000 UTC View Post
2nd half of 2024 plan
I just realized I should share what I've got going on with you guys, so it doesn't sneak up on anyone (me least of all)
I'm planning on bringing the series to a merciful close soon. I'm not entirely ruling out further books in the same world or even more in the series, but not just y...
Chapter 285: Don’t Wake Up
“It’s time to test ‘The Scruncher’” Perry said.
“I hate that name.” Gramma said.
“Too bad,” Perry said, pressing the button on The Scruncher.
In that moment all meaning, context and purpose vanished from the world, trapping them in a singular moment like a bug ...
2024-06-10 16:26:10 +0000 UTC View Post