William Oh is The Tower’s greatest detective. He holds everything he has perceived in mind simultaneously, matching facts together unconsciously at an unbelievable speed to puzzle together the past, present and future.
No secret, no hidden motivation or buried desire can remain concealed from him.
The most famous examples are when he used this potent gift to unravel mysteries, topple dictators, or the uncover the nature of The Tower itself.
U...
2024-11-09 17:25:51 +0000 UTC
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Floor-wide Alert!
Arnold Ames has been spotted on Floor 5.
Arnold ‘Arms’ Ames is wanted dead for a staggering number criminal acts, primarily including Murder, Extortion, War Crimes, and Human Trafficking.
Bounty: 3000 gold, 20000XP, to be shared among the party that claims the bounty.
I guess they got the mask off him, Will thought, le...
2024-11-07 16:42:26 +0000 UTC
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I'm sorry, bit of a double whammy of life stuff yesterday and poor sleep tonight. I've got 500ish words done so far, providing a good jump off point, but it's not really impressive yet. I'm gonna try to take a siesta at some point as well as get better sleep tonight.
Hopefully if I get a siesta I can put a bit more down before the end of the day, making finishing tomorrow much easier.
I'll try and get it out tomorrow regardless.
Next chapter planned: A discussion with...
2024-11-06 16:23:37 +0000 UTC
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In the battle between Lumesh and William Oh, a black keystone of the Tower was broken, and horrible secrets and nightmarish entities from the in-between gained the opportunity to escape their confinement.
- Jason Salazar
Travis whistled, flushing the toilet before washing his hands as he appreciated the mansion’s running water.
It wasn’t like their current accommodations didn’t have ru...
2024-11-04 19:22:54 +0000 UTC
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Hushed whispering and muffled weeping filled the side room they’d been corralled into. The hapless waitresses curled in on themselves fearfully. Well, the blond one did. The other looked actually…eager?
She was taking off her apron, tying up her hair, and rolling her sleeves…like one might do before taking out the trash…or picking a fight.
Reggie and June each dealt with barely contained nervous energy, while Alicia stared at the wall, her eyes flickering as she no doubt w...
2024-11-01 17:26:54 +0000 UTC
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Bee’s fingers turned spiderlike and she latched onto the pillar they hid behind and scampered up, turning a vibrant shade of red to match the ceiling.
Will hastily equipped his ring, tomahawk and amulet, while considering the situation he found himself in.
I switched away from the ring of accuracy last night, so the only items I have access to are the wand, the sickle and the lightning fists.
Stormfists are better for direct combat, but a...
2024-10-30 15:49:25 +0000 UTC
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William Oh wears clothes of such heavenly beauty that only one has ever looked upon them without pain. Like looking directly into the sun, their sheer magnificence will burn into the viewer’s very soul, the sight clinging to their eyes no matter how much they blink.
It is a sight to behold, that brings tears of gratitude to a man’s eyes, that he has lived in an era where he can witness Perfection.
- Ja...
2024-10-28 19:10:15 +0000 UTC
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Will was alone in his room, twirling the Axolotl arm in his hand. it was a shrivelled limb about the size of his forearm. It appeared to have once been somewhat transparent, but the preserving process had made it into an opaque chunk of flesh with the consistency of a piece of smoky quartz.
He’d wanted to be alone when he Sacrificed the arm.
Something about this felt personal. Private. A moment between Will, himself, and no one else.
Mostly because he wasn’t sure if he w...
2024-10-25 16:09:05 +0000 UTC
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Micheal Francis mopped sweat off his brow.
How had things gone so wrong?
Five years as a Climber, slowly and carefully working his way up to the land of plenty, a lucky break with an administrative job, then thirty years of diligent service, and he’d finally made it. He was one of the wealthy decision-makers in the city of his lord, Akul.
He’d lived in a mansion, with maids.
But now he was dead.
Because the coffin was gone.
Baron Akul,...
2024-10-23 17:01:44 +0000 UTC
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William Oh literally pulled himself up by his bootstraps.
- Jason Salazar
Pocket sand
A small pocket that can be sewn onto any fabric. Will blend in immediately afterwards, concealing it’s presence from outside observers.
1 Charge: fill the pocket with irritating sand.
“Wel...
2024-10-21 17:44:48 +0000 UTC
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William oh commands an army of the dead! He will sweep across the city of Akul, righting wrongs and saving lives with his merciful unholy horde.
Women and children will weep with an ecstatic mixture of awe, love, and terror as they are delivered from the jaws of death by the skeletal hands of his thousands of minions!
He will destroy Akul! And in the process of destroying it…save it’s people.
Then he’ll kinda get bored with the whole necr...
2024-10-17 15:22:30 +0000 UTC
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Clark Fiddle twiddled his thumbs, scanning the surroundings for any sign of kaiju or rebel activity from his station, despite being near the center of the city.
He was currently guarding a ‘correctional facility’ with a fearsome reputation, known as ‘The Pit’.
None of that was true. There were no prisoners, only more guards who lived on-site, wearing prisoner outfits for the sake of the ruse.
No one wanted to break in to a prison, and the average citize...
2024-10-15 17:42:52 +0000 UTC
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I need ideas for a cover for Industrial Strength Magic 4. My editor is about halfway done with the first run-through and I realized I need to get started with the cover.
I only have two ideas right now, one is a dynamic image of Prof. Replica and Solaris fighting high above the earth, while the other is a picture of Perry getting bothered by the twins, who are tugging on his clothes/hair.
One is epic, one is cozy, which doesn't really fit the severity of the book.
Do you ...
2024-10-14 18:43:20 +0000 UTC
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Usually I pre-game on Sunday and get half a chapter done to make sure monday goes smoothly, but this weekend I was out and about.
I'm currently working on Chapter 59, but don't think I'll finish today.
In exchange for my tardiness, here's something I did over the weekend, and an opportunity to weigh in on it:
Character sheets for level 22!
William Oh
Resourceful Climber Level 22
23 Stre...
2024-10-14 18:01:58 +0000 UTC
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***Author’s Note***
I promise this doesn’t become a harem.
Day six of observing William Oh. The subject has engaged in several minor criminal acts. This establishes a pattern of criminality, but nothing of the magnitude I suspect. I cannot arrest him for an offense that would warrant little more than a fine.
I dare not write what I suspect him of here, as he has eyes everywhere…probably…and I’m not sure what I ...
2024-10-11 22:02:57 +0000 UTC
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William Oh joined an underground fighting tournament, and the people running the show paid him off.
But they didn’t pay him to lose. They paid him to not win so quick that nobody saw what happened.
After he was done with the fights, they also paid him not to come back, because the underground tournament had been relocated above ground by his sheer might.
-Jason Salazar
The bridge they’d been contracted t...
2024-10-09 17:21:44 +0000 UTC
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I swear that William Oh kid is hiding something. I’ll get to the bottom of it no matter how long I have to- Yes, I understand that I’ve only just joined, but – yes, I also understand that I have guard duty, but – can’t I at least investigate him in my free time? I’m telling you, there’s something about him that just…feels weird. No, I don’t have a crush on him!
-Ria Smith, level 32 City Guard
**Reggie**
Well, look...
2024-10-07 16:57:26 +0000 UTC
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So the gang has some time to cool their heels and I'm looking for a few minor jobs/events they could do before the main plot finds them again.
So feel free to suggest jobs/hijinks that could happen in the biggest city in The Tower.
Some things to note:
Everyone living there is at least level 20, even the bathhouse ladies and the homeless living on the street.
There are either no children or very few children as babies born into miasma are stillborn or die quickly, ...
2024-10-05 14:56:41 +0000 UTC
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**Mark Wyrd**
“Say that again,” Father said, his voice crashing down on Mark and forcing him to his knees.
Frederick Wyrd wore a vibrant blue silk robe concealing his Torso Relic, as well as arm-length black leather gloves, concealing his Rings.
The only thing Mark saw on top of his head was a circlet with a drop of blood-colored gemstone in the center, reminding him of the one he’d lost in the swamps of the 4th floor.
...
2024-10-04 18:12:45 +0000 UTC
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The first time a kaiju spotted William Oh, it fainted from sheer terror.
- Elijah Hammond, level 25 hunter.
“Ugh, stomach feels a bit off,” Will muttered, rubbing his stomach and frowning.
“Probably because you were poisoned.” Loth said.
“The aftertaste on the meat was odd, but in a good, spicy way…and sweet old ladies don’t poison people.”
2024-10-02 17:05:14 +0000 UTC
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William Oh singlehandedly started the Crusades.
- Jason Salazar.
Will and Loth ventured out of their modest inn together on the third day, walking along the boardwalk that was cobbled together out of twisted swamp-wood, winding between the raised buildings of Way Station.
I wonder where they get the big beams for the stilts, Will thought as he wandered along, enjoying ...
2024-09-30 18:10:53 +0000 UTC
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That’s what I’m saying! You can’t beat him, because William Oh always has another trick up his sleeve. He can change his entire Build at the drop of a hat. Specced out to fight a Sniper? Too bad, he’s a Tank now. Specced out for a Tank? Too bad, he’s a Nuker.
- Randy Needum, level 30 cook.
“Not many parties defeat a raid boss. Even less do it while below the floor level ca...
2024-09-27 18:24:13 +0000 UTC
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…Why am I standing on a hydra? Will thought as the ground rose up beneath him in the middle of his power-pose, six massive necks rearing up around him, revealing half-rotten frilled draconic heads that emerged from the swamp, dripping with muck.
Then things got rough, fast.
Mark Wyrd launched himself up at Will, shooting through the air by virtue of overwhelming Strength.
Wonder if he’s got similar stat growth? Will thought, triggering Gra...
2024-09-25 15:40:21 +0000 UTC
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William Oh once jumped on a hydra and fought a Lord on its back, riding it until the poor thing tuckered out, then he leashed it’s heads together, attached it to chariot and steered it into battle. No, I’m serious. I’m not trying to one-up you! I saw it happen…well, I may have run away before that last part.
- Abe Witzman, level 25 Tracker, 5th Floor bar.
Armguard...
2024-09-23 17:53:25 +0000 UTC
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Pluuk suggested that I keep a diary, to better reflect on how becoming a leader affects me personally and how I can study my own thoughts and behavior to improve faster. Harder than I thought it would be to write with one hand…and harder than I thought to be a leader.
My first impression? Herding cats.
Roger keeps flirting with Alice, who has no idea that’s what they’re doing, Jason is a hair’s breadth from getting into a fistfight with about half the...
2024-09-20 18:17:48 +0000 UTC
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So many of those raid boss choices sounded fun.
I'm gonna list out some options I could work with.
Heart of the swamp/swamp itself. The land begins to twist and lead them away from the way station. not...entirely sure how they would beat it unless it literally shows it's true form and they stab it, but c'mon...
Giant waterstrider, retaining it's speed as a scaled up, bigger than a small village entity that can move 100 body lengths in the blink of an eye. Heavy armor,...
2024-09-20 15:33:30 +0000 UTC
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Need a good 4th floor raid boss.
A raid boss is a giant fuck-off monster that doesn't linger around the Key sit but instead meanders around wherever the heck it likes.
2nd floor had Rocs, 3rd floor had fiery death-curtains of stars, 4th Floor has...?
I want one, because the only difficulty the current line-up has is with each other, because as a group of 7, they're somewhat overqualified for the 4th Floor.
So I'd like raid boss suggestions, please.
&n...
2024-09-19 18:22:18 +0000 UTC
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“Oh yeah? Well, William Oh invented the chain of command, which he then used to strangle a supposedly ‘immortal’ cyclops who could only be wounded by metaphor. Top that.
- Mack Daniels, level 30 Climber
“Hold on a second,” Roger said, cocking his head to the side for a moment before he turned and dove into the murky water just beside them.
2024-09-18 17:15:31 +0000 UTC
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William Oh was once bitten by the dreaded swamp vampire.
After three days of agonizing pain…the vampire died.
- Kenneth Peterson, level 25 Carpenter.
Mason Lanover has joined the Party!
Mason Lanover
Potent Detonator Level 16
16 Strength
2024-09-16 19:00:37 +0000 UTC
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Key differences
Current build:
Charge attacks, the ability to fly short distances.
Ranged attacks deal a devastating amount of damage by drawing enemies through the tracer fire. Deals acid+fire dmg. Allows Enemy repositioning.
Frost build:
After multipliers =
18 seconds of 67% slow on hit. (quite powerful)
3% life steal
I feel as though the frost build is nastier in combat, but the ability to fly is hard to ignore, and the damage output is higher on ...
2024-09-13 18:27:53 +0000 UTC
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