I think, if and when I edit the first volume of this story into something passable, I am going to combine chapter 37 and 38 into one chapter. I think that would solve some of the issues that I keep feeling that I have with them.
Of course, I'm also not a huge fan of this chapter either. The last four chapters have been an unpleasant bit of writing for me. I knew that I needed these chapters to help me transition into the next arc of this life, but I still think I am go...
2020-11-19 03:39:28 +0000 UTC
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We are close to the end of what I would call Vol. 1. Before going into Vol. 2 - insofar as this web serial is divided into volumes anyway - I wanted to do a Character AMA.
You can ask any character from any world anything, and I will have the character answer anything that doesn't result in massive spoilers. However, only one question per person please and it would be very helpful if they were sent as a PM to my RR account. Patreon hates all my computers and tries to m...
2020-11-17 00:21:09 +0000 UTC
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I am... not happy with this chapter. I might come back and add more to it before chapter 39. It just... Doesn't seem right. I deviated from my original outline hard, but that isn't unusual for me when writing. But I had an idea and I ran with it and I am not sure if I should have...
That aside, a clarification from the last chapter: When I said Cadence "weakened" herself, that was probably a bad word choice. Rather, Cadence has sp...
2020-11-17 00:13:35 +0000 UTC
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Oh wow did that take a long time to get done. Longer than I thought it would, for sure. The puppy did turn out to be sick and wouldn't take her medication or eat unless I fed her from my hand.
Yet not eating has yet to slow her down, because every five minutes she decided that it was time to play and that my shoes were the enemy. How is it that I am looking at a dog that doesnt want to eat food!?
Anyway, this chapter will give you a glimpse into just what ...
2020-11-15 08:25:26 +0000 UTC
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So originally, while I didn't commit to an actual exact schedule, I did commit to releasing 4 - 12 chapters on RR every month and double that for my Patrons. So you crazy people supporting me would get 8 - 24 chapters a month.
The thing is, you people are so crazy you have supported me beyond what I ever expected - enough that I can actually scale back working in the future. As I type, the amount pledged is getting close to $1,600 which was a goal I set... -I actually ...
2020-11-13 22:44:33 +0000 UTC
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Again, sorry this isn't a chapter, there will be one later!
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There has been significant curiosity regarding HOW the system of this life functions. Additionally, due to the feedback of readers - Patron and free reader alike - the system has changed somewhat from my original image of it.
This life's world - by its nature - requires a harder and more concrete system than her past lives. Where a world has real numbers for levels and experience gain, that math must...
2020-11-13 22:26:24 +0000 UTC
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Sorry, not a chapter, not yet. This is a set of notes for you awesome patrons about some changes being made to Cadence's Skills this life.
There will be a chapter later today. The chapter will follow two more posts after this one. The first of which will be about the mechanics of leveling, evolution, and classes in this current life and the second will be about the chapter release schedule for the next three weeks.
So you can expect a chapter ~5pm CST, presuming ...
2020-11-13 19:46:35 +0000 UTC
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Hope you guys like this one!
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Now I know that you came to these lectures to learn about killing monsters and becoming a better adventurer, but today’s lecture is about the Races.
No need to groan kiddos, this is important information for any adventurer. Many of you will travel to exotic places and meet all kinds of individuals, some of which won’t be human. So you need to know the basics of how to interact with them. Since all of you are...
2020-11-12 05:22:31 +0000 UTC
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Yes, this is going exactly where you think it is when you read the end of this chapter. Remember though, just because it is going where you think it is doesn't mean that it is going to stay there. Cadence is just going to drive through this trope after a short stop for gas on the road trip that is this life!
Also, this is what Cadence looks like right now (minus the spikes on the wings and with wings that don't have holes in them): 2020-11-12 01:57:22 +0000 UTC
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I was going to say something, but it is too late at night and I forgot...
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The vast majority of monsters you will run into out there are just regular animals mutated by mana. Well, that is a lie, most of the monsters you will run into are actually Demihumans because Goblins basically live everywhere, but aside from them, most monsters are mutant animals.
Oh, sure, most of them breed true, but at their core they are more animal than monster.
<...
2020-11-11 07:25:47 +0000 UTC
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Sorry little sibling, but I need your experience.
“[You have defeated a Lvl. 4 (Hatchling Boreal Toad) and earned 1 xp!]
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 5!]
[You have gained +2 Strength, +2 Endurance, +.4 Vitality, +.4 Agility, +.4 Dexterity, +.4 Perception, +.4 Acuity, +.4 Willpower, +.4 Charisma, +.4 Magic!]
[You have reached the limit for your current Species and Growth stage! You may Evolve!]
[Would you like to see your available Evolutions now? &n...
2020-11-11 02:09:20 +0000 UTC
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“Dungeons! Every adventurer wants to go dive dungeons! What is it about those man-eating caverns that causes people to lose their wits!? Oh sure, there are rewards for the lucky and the victorious, but the vast majority of adventurers who challenge them die on their first dive. Of those that survive, around three in five don’t earn enough to cover their expenses - including their medical costs - and end up destitute and broken. Of those that do earn enoug...
2020-11-10 22:43:21 +0000 UTC
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Thank you all for your suggestions on how to make indents stay while copy/pasting. So far, they haven't worked. :c Part of it is just that Patreon sucks, and I can't even add the indents in without using the space bar here.
Still looking into other solutions, like maybe just linking to the google docs? I'll figure something out.
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I, of course, squashed my wanderlust as best I could immediately. It helped that it wasn’t a very strong instinct, but I was...
2020-11-10 19:53:15 +0000 UTC
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Honestly? I'm not a fan of this chapter. I feel like there should be more in between the last chapter and this one, but at the same time I do not want to drag it out. The real story of this life has yet to begin, and I don't want you to have to wait too long for that to happen.
As an aside, does anyone know a way to copypaste from Google Docs without losing the tabs?
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Why don’t intelligent Demihumans Evolve into other Species more often to take adv...
2020-11-05 20:24:13 +0000 UTC
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For the record, I do know that newts come from tadpoles, not eggs. But I've just decided some don't in this world to make my life easier.
Also, on RoyalRoad the title of this chapter will be "Toadpocalypse."
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I had a deep suspicion about new things in this world. Aside from tiny insects, I had yet to see a single creature that did not want to kill me. Who knows, maybe those insects wanted to kill me as well but they were simply to...
2020-11-03 21:58:36 +0000 UTC
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The first early chapter on Patreon! Thank you for your support!
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Skill Aptitudes are strange things. You won’t ever see the system acknowledge them even if you hire a [Diviner] and have them use a Perfect Appraisal spell. However, they most certainly exist.
A Skill which you have an Aptitude for will level far faster than your other Skills. It will level from even the most minimal effort and continue to level far into your life. &nbs...
2020-11-02 03:35:08 +0000 UTC
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I was finally able to get to a computer to write this. Sure took a while. Anyway, long story short I am in the hospital and will be released this Tuesday. After which will be a mass release of all the stuff I've been handwriting here while I've been treated.
Sorry for all the trouble everyone, but look forward to and enjoy the flood from Tuesday afternoon onward!
2019-06-28 23:48:25 +0000 UTC
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**Lucas Jaeger**
The monastery was further away than Lucas had expected; then again, he would not have expected such a place in the middle of a city center either. The place looked, in a word, functional. The stone building was so bare that it was almost oppressive, something that Lucas took as a particularly bad sign of what was to come. His conversation with Terrasin made it clear that this institution was closer to the Roman Catholic Church of medieval ...
2019-05-31 12:07:52 +0000 UTC
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**Terrasin deVon Almistraus**
The meeting with Duke Versi had been, as Terrasin had expected, very close to a complete disaster. Moreover, she was certain that Lucas was not aware how close he had come to being sidelined by the Duke. Terrasin herself had been the one to tell Lucas that explaining a plan in full detail would not be helpful; no noble worth their salt would expect a plan to go smoothly, so a degree of adaptation is far more trustworthy than an all ...
2019-05-27 13:08:44 +0000 UTC
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The long wall was much larger than it appeared from a distance. To the left and the right of the gate Lucas was passing through, it stretched out into the distance and it towered above him. Approaching it, horns had blown from the wall top and the thick, iron-bound, portcullis was raised and the gates behind it opened. Once past those, the entrance seemed to stretch on long enough to be called a tunnel, hinting at the thickness of the walls themselves. He ...
2019-05-27 10:02:41 +0000 UTC
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Ok, so first, no one responded to the last AMA! Which made me sad, so I decided to try again but to open it up to all tiers. Anyone has a question they want to ask, drop a comment and I will reply to it!
Second, an announcement.
I am sitting on seven Mystic Ink chapters, and I should be publishing them, but if I am honest- I really hate them. I am rethinking doing a rewrite of Mystic Ink, because can I really keep building a story on a foundation that I am not su...
2019-05-21 12:06:28 +0000 UTC
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The last specimen was identified as a Gray Starver by the soldiers, and it was quite an interesting creature. Its name was clearly derived from the somewhat humanoid creature’s torso; the entire creature reminded Lucas of a human with extreme anorexia, if that person had been stretched on a rack for a while. Lucas hardly had tools to measure, but an eyeball estimate had him guessing that the creature would be over three meters tall when it stood. Its height an...
2019-05-21 11:52:25 +0000 UTC
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**Lucas Jaeger**
There was, Lucas was coming to realise, something deeply and seriously wrong with him. Worse still, he had a terrifying suspicion that the roots of the problem lay in some kind of psychological shock that had resulted from being brought, not only into a new world, but into a violent one mid battle. If his mood swings and anger were a result of something like that, he was pretty much fucked. It wasn’t like this world had any mental health care, so he ...
2019-05-12 04:33:43 +0000 UTC
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**Terrasin deVon Almistraus**
The last six days of travel had been uneventful- at least in terms of Demon sightings. Her fears that they would be hounded all the way to the Outer Walls was thankfully unfounded. Though they could hardly drop their guard, even so close to the city.
Still, as Terrasin woke up at their latest waystation- having been quite grateful for the chance to sleep in a bed, however low quality, instead of having to sleep in the carriage for the nigh...
2019-05-12 01:51:00 +0000 UTC
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That question certainly got a reaction, Lucas thought to himself as he watched Terrasin smooth her dress in an attempt to hide her surprise. Versi, likewise, did a decent job of it- thought apparently the shock had been to big for either of them to fully suppress the signs of it. Moru’s jaw had dropped enough that Lucas felt the young man could have swallowed his own fist without touching his lips. So apparently, this was a rather large surprise- far more than...
2019-05-07 08:31:53 +0000 UTC
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The carriage was, to Lucas’s great relief, a bit better this time around. That there were multiple versions of the foldable carriage was a pleasant surprise, because while the first one had been quick to set up, it had been thoroughly unpleasant to ride in. Of course, Lucas had a eleven day journey ahead of him, apparently, so the even the extra comfort would likely wear thin before the end.
For now though, Lucas was comfortably enough seated in the carriage a...
2019-05-07 00:59:46 +0000 UTC
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A skittering, clicking, clacking sound chased Lucas and Terrasin through the narrow alleys. They were only a few minutes away according to Terrasin, but her dress and shoes- not to mention her far shorter legs than Lucas’s- and before she could complain, Lucas threw her over his shoulder and ran.
“Holy fuck you are heavy,” Lucas grunted. “When the hell did I get so old? I used to be able to lift a girl like you as if it was nothing, unless that dre...
2019-05-05 16:34:23 +0000 UTC
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**Lucas Jaeger**
Lucas woke up in an unfamiliar place with an aching shoulder and experienced a moment of disorientation. But it did not take long for it all to come crashing back into him. A new world, a different world. The morning light did not look any different, even if the room it illuminated was not something that would be seen in the modern world outside of a novelty resort.
The room was well furnished, the stone floors and walls covered by p...
2019-05-01 22:14:41 +0000 UTC
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After making that proclamation, Lucas was simply too exhausted to maintain his anger- or indeed, to stay awake. The mental burden and stress of being brought from the greatest moment of his life to a battle between humans and monsters, and then being inured in that fight, was simply more than he could bear. As the adrenaline faded the thinly cushioned seats felt more comfortable than Lucas would have ever imagined when the fatigue set in.
Before he knew it, he w...
2019-05-01 15:49:11 +0000 UTC
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They could not recover my recent work. I'm very annoyed with this whole thing, but I have my drafts and my memories- so you are still going to get 1 MI and 3 ABW chapters today. Then another 3 ABW chapters tomorrow to make up for it and 3 MI chapters the day after!
Sorry for the delay!
-Vladerag
2019-04-29 15:09:42 +0000 UTC
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