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 tha...
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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 so...
Chapter 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 s...
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,...
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 t...
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 looki...
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 cha...
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 des...
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 di...
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...
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...
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 an...
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 Spira...
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 entirel...
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 ev...
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, d...
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 b...
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 ...
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,...
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 g...
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 ...
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, celebrat...
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. 2025-01-17 21:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Big 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 materia...
2025-01-17 19:16:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 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,” pleasa...
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