Welp, this is awesome! As you can see, we're on a massive billboard in NYC!
My hope is that this is the start of opening up the genre to a huge new demographic!
Let me know if you can get over to Penn station and snap a photo with the billboard--I'll send ya something nice! Hardcovers, Hats, you name it!
2025-07-02 14:45:28 +0000 UTC
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The woman playing her lute at the queen’s funeral wove the most entrancing, heart-wrenching music Snow had ever had the misfortune of hearing. Even through her grief, she couldn’t help but shoot glances toward the lutenist. The performer wore a solemn expression, the entirety of her attention on ensuring there wasn’t a dry eye during the parade down from the palace, through the port city, and to the wharves.
Not one shop was open, as every citizen had been given the day off to mou...
2025-06-20 16:33:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Yaaaah!” The muscled teenager across the river jumped in the air, pumping his fist. “I'm me again!”
“What.” Rose spoke for both of the twins as they stared at the solo celebration. Somehow, he heard the dry, shocked statement and turned to face them, immediately shifting into a courtly bow.
“Thank you for saving me from that curse!” he practically shouted at the ground he was now nearly parallel with. “I've been stuck as a bear for over a year, and that...
2025-06-20 16:30:56 +0000 UTC View Post“I can't believe they're letting us go on our own!” Rose squealed just as the carriage rattled over the last of the cobblestones and settled onto a quieter dirt path. “There it is, the farthest we've ever been away from home without our parents.”
Snow turned away from the window, smiling brightly at her twin sister. “Can you think of a better birthday present than not being surrounded on all sides by people we barely know?”
“I mean, we're going to h...
2025-06-20 16:29:34 +0000 UTC View PostNow that Completionist Chronicles: Untapped is in your inbox (message me if you were supposed to get it and didn't!) we have one last Damsels book to get through!
We'll be back to Completionist Chronicles mid-late next month, for CC 13: Unmapped!
2025-06-18 15:52:23 +0000 UTC View Post“I'm starting with stabilizers, which even someone with a Novice-rank forging skill is able to make.” Joe grasped at the air, his aspect hammer manifesting in his hand as he settled in next to the anvil. “Since I'm going to be creating an Expert-ranked ritual, and I don't actually have the required skill level to do so, adding in stabilizers and such will probably help me keep it from exploding long enough to actually complete the diagram. Now, that means I need stabilizers at ...
2025-06-18 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello, my friends!
The Completionist Chronicles: Untapped is now in your inbox!
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Thank you for your support and enjoy the first installment of the U arc!!
“I'll claim the land, setting this as the center of my territory. To help you guys get back on your feet, I’ll put together some rituals that’ll make life easier for a while, as well as raise a few buildings, while I'm at it. You'll have all rights necessary to cultivate the area, exploit the natural resources, and have complete autonomy within your own guild. Oh, let's not forget an automatically renewing hundred-year lease on the land.”
The quill in Joe's hand flashed ac...
2025-06-16 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Please, take a seat.” The Duelist had a smug smile on his face as he waved at a couch with plush, golden, overstuffed cushions. “Most comfortable place on the frontier, guaranteed.”
Joe stared at the couch, taking a long, deep breath as he shook his head. “You think I don't know why you want me to sit here? I can't believe you managed to steal these from the temple in the first place, let alone hold on to them this long.”
“And keep them in pristine co...
2025-06-13 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe black smudge in the sky quickly grew to a towering cloud filling Joe's view of the horizon as he and his coven rushed across the untamed landscape.
As they got closer, Joe's aura started to clear out the noxious fumes in a sphere around him, but the sheer density of the smoke made it impossible for him to dissolve everything before it got to the others. By the time they were close enough to see what was happening, he was the only one not intermittently coughing or wiping at re...
2025-06-11 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThree days later, Joe stared hungrily at the slowly roasting meat he was twirling over the campfire. “Looks like it's just about done…”
Grabbing the stick, he began to pull it off the heat, only for it to instantly blacken and crumble into charcoal. Caught somewhere between hunger and betrayal, the Ritualist threw it on the ground and let out a frustrated snarl. “Why is cooking considered crafting?”
“Maybe you should stick to cooking up alchemy potions, like y...
2025-06-09 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I can see why you were nervous about some of these, Tatum.” Joe murmured as he finished reading over the dense information. “I think it's easier to count how many skills didn't change. Two? Maybe three? Also, what's up with Mental Manipulation Resistance? That skill is clearly out to get me, and if you can't get rid of it, what am I supposed to…”
Trailing off, he looked around himself, only to grumble in frustration at finding himself alone in...
2025-06-06 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostName: Joe ‘Tatum’s Chosen Legend' Class: Reductionist
Profession I: Arcanologist (Max)
Profession II: Ritualistic Alchemist (7/20)
Profession III: Grandmaster’s Apprentice (15/25)
Profession IV: Ritualistic Metalworker (3/20)
Profession V: Ritualistic Numerologist Novitiate (1/5)
Profession VI: Arcane Enchanting Theorist (0/5)
Character Level: 30 Exp: 465,000 Exp to next level: 3...
2025-06-04 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostTatum waved his hand dramatically, a soft shimmer of lavender light warping the space his fingers passed, symbols and glyphs unfolding like a lotus blossom blooming, forming into perfectly shaped letters which hung in the air. As he read over the densely packed words, the deity spoke with his normal smooth rhythm. “Busy, busy indeed. You are currently tied as the forerunner of humanity and have been recklessly charging forward, which I have greatly appreciated as your sponsor. Still, you've...
2025-06-04 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostJoe had fully intended to get Boris settled then vanish into the wilds around the town for a few weeks while they geared up for the upgrade. But the moment his feet touched the bottom step of the stairs into the secret chambers, he realized they weren't alone down there. Though the air was filled with a thin cloud of incense, the light haze wasn't able to hide the shocked group staring at him from across the room.
Taka. Kirby. Robert. Big_Mo, and… Hannah.
All five were gat...
2025-06-02 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a long, awkward silence following Joe's statement as each of the people in the room thought through their options. Then, seemingly all at once, the council chamber erupted into horrified murmuring. Joe's eyes twitched slightly at the lack of patriotic fervor, concern for the residents, or the potential for destruction that a war would bring.
“Martial law? You must be joking.” A man pulled out a pen and notebook, fingers shaking as he opened to a saved page and slo...
2025-05-30 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNearly a full day passed before Joe finally spotted a sign they were nearing the guild’s town. It wasn’t marked by roads or banners, just a subtle shift in the forest.
The ancient trees with their thick underbrush and shadow-drenched canopy gave way to a younger grove, one clearly shaped by human hands. The trunks stood in a neat grid, sunbeams spilling down on the blooming ferns, nettles, and countless varieties of bright, sun-hungry greenery stretching endlessly in all directions....
2025-05-28 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Seriously, just focus on walking as quickly as you’re able to do.” Joe murmured in what he hoped was a reassuring tone as Boris flinched away from yet another soft rustle in the underbrush. “I feel like after that absolute bloodbath of rabbits, you'd feel safer around me.”
“Was that supposed to be my takeaway?” Boris snorted as he stepped sprightly, at least for him, his walking stick coming down and tapping in time with his right foot. “Every animal in the are...
2025-05-26 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Let's get going. If you hop on my back I can get us there in… let's say an hour and a half?” Joe gestured for Boris to hop on, only for the Scholar to scoff disdainfully and slowly shake his head. “No? I suppose we could use the fast travel option at Tatum’s shrine.”
“You are joking, yes?” Boris crossed his arms and stayed put. “I am neither a parcel to be delivered, nor a backpack to be worn. To be perfectly forthright, I’m also not comfortable using the p...
2025-05-23 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Woo!” A guard recruit dressed in clearly non-regulation gear called over. “Baldy almost got tapped, know what I’m sayin’?”
“I literally don’t. Somehow I left, and the lingo went feral.” Joe tiredly rubbed at his eyes.
“Ya know… tapped.” The guard looked at him askance, as though the Ritualist were only playing around. “Went to take the big nap? Body is around but no longer breathin’?”
“Enough of that chatter, get back to practicing y...
2025-05-21 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostJoe padded along the stone streets of Ardania, the soft soles of his shoes making no noise as he pushed through the still-leery crowd. After leaving the palace, nothing was going to stop him from moving directly toward the merchant district, no matter how many sidelong glances and aghast stares he received. Thankfully, as a silver lining, he was getting used to his forcibly capped stats and beginning to compartmentalize the discomfort that came from the needles being pressed into his skin as ...
2025-05-19 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostJogging along the primitive road fast enough that each step kicked up a small cloud of dust, Joe grit his teeth as he tried to take deep, even breaths. The midday sun was glinting off his shiny head, scintillating slightly as it refracted off his Exquisite Shell—the magical protection itself far weaker than it normally was, due to his Characteristics being so heavily degraded. Each time he swung his arms, they felt heavier than they had any right to, and the fact that he was sweating from t...
2025-05-16 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I found it, but it's…” Joe looked up from where he’d settled in to wait, blinking rapidly as he pulled himself out of the depths of studying the Ritual Combat Manual. Master Darling was walking toward him with an enormous tome, a pensive expression writ large on her face. “It's even more difficult than I remembered. The first page outlines what needs to happen, and… it's considered an ‘extreme’ difficulty profession.”
Joe immediately felt his mouth watering at the ide...
2025-05-14 13:57:52 +0000 UTC View Post“You're saying you want to join the math club?” Master Cosmo Hollows excitedly gripped Joe's hand and began pumping it up and down. “We'd love to have you! We meet every Tuesday and Thursday from-”
“I was more hoping-” Joe had to put effort into freeing his hand from the Wolfman’s good-natured excitement as he slowly crushed him. “-you could get me the best profession for figuring out Magical Matrices. I have two open slots.”
“That's even easier, bu...
2025-05-12 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA green flash later, Joe found himself once more in the Grandmaster’s office, though somehow Pete had already gathered the necessary items and piled them up.
The elderly man walked to the other side of his desk and put his hands flat on its surface as he stared up at his tower’s new member with great concern. “From what I gather, your foundation is terribly unstable. For you to have come this far, it is clear progression has been efficient, but… structured it is not.” 2025-05-09 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
“Must you drag this out, Istvan? If you truly had an angle, you’d already be gloating about it. This sly tone you’ve taken is unlike you.” Pete strolled out of the apparently tenuous safety of the secured courtyard, casually walking an arm’s length from the group from the Tower of Blood Rights before stopping and taking his position more than a hundred yards away from the tower. “I accept the duel. Let's get this over with, so you can go and tell Violetta you’ve failed yet again...
2025-05-07 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostPete, much to Joe's surprise, didn't wave his guest over to stand near him. Instead, he got up and walked around his own desk, moving until he stood just to the left of and behind the as-of-yet unnamed man. The bald Ritualist watched this interaction, recognizing the show of respect for what it was.
“This is Sage Mirascible.” Pete paused for a moment as if that should mean something to Joe. “Nothing? Huh. You truly are new to this world. Well, while he’s a rath...
2025-05-05 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAfter adjusting the collar of his new clothing, Joe pulled on his new gloves and slipped his feet into the well-designed slippers. Immediately, he felt a sense of rightness and let out a sigh of relief. A small notification popped up, grabbing his attention and causing his lips to form into a small ‘o’ of surprise.
Set bonus activated!
Garments of the Master of Circles.
These garments are more than mere clothing. They are a representation o...
2025-05-02 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“While we’re waiting for the Grandmaster, why not let me take a peek at your ability with Magical Matrices?” one of the Master Ritualists excitedly interjected before anyone else had the opportunity to speak. “I'm Master Cosmo Hollows, founder of our math club!”
Joe's gaze dropped to the exuberant Wolfman's hip, but he didn't see a club anywhere. Upon self-reflection, he realized he’d taken a concerningly long time to realize that the man was speaking about a group of math e...
2025-04-30 11:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostJoe walked through the streets, carefully following Mak’s written instructions each time he came to an intersection. He was trying to channel Heartpiercer’s confidence as he walked alone through the streets of the world-spanning city, but his mind was churning with the concerns the cheese merchant had brought up.
“If the Ritualist Tower has never produced a Sage, that just means there's plenty of room at the top for anyone who wants to get there, right? I'm still so...
2025-04-28 11:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post