If there was one small mercy, it was that the curses were fairly weak. The descriptions on them had indicated they’d grow stronger as my spells did, but seeing as they were all at level one, none of the negative effects were too awful. Yet.
Still, that didn’t mean that they were pleasan...
2023-01-26 12:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! Updates! Not too much to say, but just a few quick things.
1. Much like your standard Royal Road author, I have succumbed to the pull of Amazon and have decided to throw my second book up on the site under the Kindle Unlimited deal.
Ultimately, won't really af...
2023-01-23 11:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostAll in all, there weren’t many things that I could have learned about the archmage that would have surprised me. It wasn’t as if I was all that familiar with the man, after all, and on top of that, he was known to be ridiculously old and powerful. In short, he was the exact sort of person I...
2023-01-23 11:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostI froze, the archmage’s almost flippant dismissal not fully registering. “Pardon?”
A wrinkled hand lazily waved through the air. “Yes, yes, this is the part where you ask ‘why’ and then convince me to change my mind. Let us both spare ourselves the effort, shall we? Your levelin...
2023-01-14 11:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi all. Sorry, not an early chapter release.
I think I ran a poll like this a long, long time ago, and the results were underwhelming enough that I didn't bother. Just wanted to check in now that we're on book 3 to see if people had a strong desire for me to make a Discord like I know some ...
2023-01-13 07:26:56 +0000 UTC View PostWith a definitive goal and a timeline on which to complete it, I found myself focused to an extent I’d rarely ever been, and it showed in how quickly I was managing to level my skills.
Part of the uptick in speed was also from training more efficiently. Funneling a mana type into my vario...
2023-01-12 08:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Comment section may seem a bit wonky until chapter 12, as I ended up reordering some chapters, so the comments you're reading might apply to the following chapter.
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Seeing the dark suit of armor that had killed me time a...
2023-01-09 05:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe second room of the class trial was much the same as the first, save for two notable differences. Firstly, it was longer. A thin rectangle instead of a square, it ended up feeling more like a gauntlet to run rather than a training arena.
Secondly, hanging from the walls to my right and l...
2023-01-07 03:14:18 +0000 UTC View PostWith the trial for Mana Feet finally complete, three class trials lay open to me: those for Arcane Vision, Bind Weapon, and Bind Armor. My working theory was that a class skill’s trial would open once it was ranked all the way up, and I’d completed all the trials fo...
2023-01-04 14:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostI played her words back in my head as if they’d change the second time around: “Lady Astorius, would you happen to be a Protagonist?”
“Nnnno?” Crap, crap, crap, crap, that had not been convincing at all! Again, with a bit more conviction! “No.”
The silence weighed heavil...
2023-01-02 08:34:18 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! It's about to be a new year! Wild stuff!
I had a few meta-updates that were relevant to all tiers, so just wanted to share them here.
First and foremost, I've decided to change my posting schedule! My week of editing turned out to be really productive and enjoyable, so I've de...
2022-12-29 16:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostHaving not been given the option to choose any of my own courses last semester, I hadn’t been aware just how many choices there actually were. In terms of its width, the course guide resembled nothing so much as a phonebook, and by the time I managed to get halfway through, I was starting to un...
2022-12-29 16:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostHi hello, all!
I've gotten pretty far into my edits of book 2, which means two things for all of you!
Firstly, I have a pretty good handle on the exact numbers for Tess's character sheet at the end of book 2. As Patreon doesn't have the nice spoilers and tables that Royal Road does, i...
2022-12-29 16:10:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Good! Not dead. Would be a shame if we put all that effort into you to have you dead already.” The joke felt a touch strained, falling flatter than his usual barbs tended to.
Gee. Love you too, gramps. Although, I happened to agree on this one: Not being dead was pret...
2022-12-26 12:42:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the system message didn’t magically stop me from sobbing or remove my deep, dismal feeling of worthlessness, it did manage to shock me out of my stupor. I opened my eyes, somewhat expecting Ephesis and the dungeon to be gone -- after all, the blade hadn’t connected -- but he remained, a...
2022-12-22 12:51:49 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Don't want to spoil anything and Patreon doesn't have spoiler tags, but putting a general TW on this one for traumatic content.
Warmth.
As I ever so slowly awoke, the first and only thing to hit me was the comforting, gentle warmth. It enveloped me, enf...
2022-12-19 12:53:24 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 is over! That means it's time to get some feedback. Part of this is so I can go back and do some edits; part of this is so I know what people like when moving into book 3.
The poll allows you to choose multiple options, so pick whatever below that you agree with. If there's something...
2022-12-08 04:27:27 +0000 UTC View PostWhen at last I came to, I didn’t have the heart to move. The effects of the Liquid Euphoria tincture had yet to fade, and I found myself so impossibly cozy as to make even a twitch of my fingers impossible. For the first time, I found myself understanding what it was like to be a lizard, conten...
2022-12-08 03:40:31 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! Been a while since I did one of these. I'm keeping this open for all tiers, so everyone's in a bit of a different spot, but I just wanted to gauge how people are feeling about the recent arcs and book two so far.
You can vote for as many of the options below as you'd like. If ...
2022-09-01 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi hello, all! Just writing to announce that the first book can now be found over on Amazon here!
As this is Patreon, where all of you are already supporting me, I'm mainly posting this for two reasons.
1. I...
2022-04-13 11:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi hello all! Thanks for deciding to support me as I continue to write! It really means a lot to me!
Just wanted to make a brief post, as this is my third day using Patreon, and I've been getting used to the system a little bit.
Unfortunately, Patreon doesn't seem to have a feature wh...
2022-02-06 16:21:35 +0000 UTC View Post