https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gka-26cEFiHviXO1rNJlkSRFfxyqLsyurHmsDW1JUQY/edit?usp=sharing
Every so often, Im reminded that the citadel around me was built entirely by hand and think, Holy shit.
The massive stone fortress is an incredible example of humanitys ingenuity and simultaneously a monument to our brutal ...
2020-01-19 22:57:16 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q-LK18SPkI_h1CRcCqXjEWXj2MBIDA_IuP0uMbVcfns/edit?usp=sharing
When the last plucked note rang out into chill winter air, Luo-Luo stilled her hands and sat up to accept her accolades with a smile. As far as audiences went, her current one was meagre and bizarre by any standard, but in recent times, she realized it...
2020-01-17 00:43:11 +0000 UTC View Post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15hnGBLNtvI1bP17WpMxrZhA4PtVDpnWGgSxgjX3qaOM/edit?usp=sharing
Its been almost eight years since I came to this world, and I like to think Ive accomplished quite a bit in my time here.
Those who know my history would probably agree. I mean, I started off as a frail, helpless slave, and in less ...
2020-01-14 21:24:25 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone. Hope you all had fun over the holidays. I did my usual thing, went to bunch of family and work events and behaved as my anti-social self, but now that all that's out of the way, I can finally play some video games. Mebbe some X Com 2 if I can get Long War of the Chosen working, or maybe I'll just read something.
Anywho, on to the reason for this post. While I don't have the dates nailed down 100%, I'll be getting my wisdom teeth removed in January. Yes, I'm supe...
2019-12-27 15:22:47 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1r9vtsy_UuWnQLcPhAC-k9sk_Q_BILvv7F_Tq9mF8ZVw/edit?usp=sharing
Having entered into what could arguably be called the twilight of her life, Akanai often found herself reminiscing on the good old days, those carefree years when she ran barefoot through the mountains in search of prey.
Of course, thos...
2019-12-19 23:14:29 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1w4NSiTmFq1ruRaxdwAT2U7Cw5Hps2l2ZXYiNc0SVfgE/edit?usp=sharing
Though stubborn as a mule and arrogant to a fault, Baatar had no choice but to face the cold hard facts and admit that he was utterly incapable as a Mentor.
Given the massive host of issues plaguing his beloved son and Disciple, this meant th...
2019-12-17 19:31:59 +0000 UTC View PostSince Patreon finally let's creators pin posts, I'm writing this to get all the Patron information in one place.
First off, any Patrons who'd like to be mentioned in the chapter posts on royalroad, please private message me with the name you'd like me to use, or email me at ruffwriter@outlook.com. If you'd prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine as well.
If you want to chat with other advan...
2019-12-13 16:29:14 +0000 UTC View PostThere's art on latest RRL release, so check that when it's out or check the gdoc below. I give up on just putting pics on patreon, it always comes out fucky.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gaG03BjWYezUnmM8_Qyeg_UbeW9HeA_jfhDXWmUt5r4/edit?usp=sharing
I live a blessed life.
I have a powerful and respected grandmothe...
2019-12-12 22:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostI'm back!
Hooray.
2020. Just writing it makes me feel old. I hate it. Blerg. But enough griping. Quick update on wisdom teeth: they're still in my mouth, and I'm waiting on X-rays to book the surgery, so still don't know when that'll happen. You'll all know when I know, but until then, SD resumes at it's normal schedule.
Thanks for sticking it out through my long ass lazy break, and here's to another year of writing! wooo!
Speak and it shall be so.
No chapter tonight. No eta for a release either, because I just realized i forgot to edit 535 for 1$ patrons as well.
Am starting to remember why i used to take most of dec off -_-
Still committed to getting you all 5 chs ahead before I go on break, but it looks like that just means it'll be awhile before i go on break haha.
Sorry again, and take care.
2019-12-08 21:22:13 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so the last chapter for Royal Road will be posted on Tuesday December 10th. It'll be the same for 1$ patrons, and I think both are a decent spot to leave on.
If this applies to you, then there's no need to continue reading, but you can if you want.
As for 5$ patrons and up, I still owe a fifth chapter, which I'll get done, but it, and the remaining chapters, might not all be on time in the weeks to come. Normally, in any month besides December, I have c...
2019-12-06 01:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostAnd so your wait begins...
I'm goin on break now, or at least this is where I'm going on break for you guys and rrl. I still owe 2 more advanced chapters, but then I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! WHEEEEEEE.
Anywhos, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Festive Kwanzaa, and whatever other holiday I may have missed. I wish you all a safe holidays and a happy new years, while I laze around in bed and get fatter. Thank you all for your support and kind words, and while I ...
2019-12-06 00:55:19 +0000 UTC View Postupdated 535 on patreon too. Should've done it sooner, but i forgot. Sorry.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15symZF7REedLmnZa0AncSBdDegB50JIoMu3Xa4dhdYk/edit?usp=sharing
The cold winters breeze brushed across Songs nose and just barely roused her from blissful slumber. Robbed of peaceful lethargy by the unwelcome chill, she screw...
2019-12-04 02:19:23 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/12mt3B7qvhsPfUxREgobNgmHoDyA98YL-yQBRjMa8Fqo/edit?usp=sharing
There are People beyond People, and Heavens beyond the Heavens.
The first time he heard the idiom, the speaker had been a rival gang leader named Silent Pei, a man who slew five experienced assassins before the task fell to Goujian. Tec...
2019-12-02 01:05:28 +0000 UTC View PostSo i spent a lot of time rewriting and reordering this, but not as much time editing it. If something seems out of place, a sentence or a mentions about something, it probably is, and I'd appreciate if you left a comment on it, either here or google drive. For those who like to compare and contrast, here is the original post made available to all.
Yea, not too too too much changed. Most...
2019-11-29 00:45:34 +0000 UTC View PostI may spend the weekend rewriting this chapter. No plans on changing the information contained in the chapter, just how it's delivered.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16UDkbGyXtD0qCxZJBpTX--9P0ISVp6SKSajytLwP5-E/edit?usp=sharing
Regardless of the outcome, tonight was a night history would remember for centuries to come.
... 2019-11-29 00:45:25 +0000 UTC View PostSo latest chapter (534) isn't done and is about to go through some massive changes I just decided needed to be made. Normally, I'd just work extra hard then finish it by tomorrow afternoon, but the problem is, I also need to finish rewriting 531, edit 532 and 3 to make sure they're in line with the changes, and start on 535 so it would theoretically be ready for thursday.
That's too much stuff. -_-
So for now, I'm gonna have to call an audible and fall behind...
2019-11-26 20:21:16 +0000 UTC View PostWhoops, posted the wrong chapter to start with. it's correct now. sorry about that.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xkpTwAnYUp1bNoUT7AtLT3KmstPiJnIL6-nw1hMvQPc/edit?usp=sharing
What have I done? Oh Mother in Heaven, what have I done?!
Wishing she could hug her beloved tight, Eri-Hime did what little she could ...
2019-11-25 01:39:01 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iy5KmfSJqqAUpUpIX1OJ17_M64XoGdSYJPH0bVZeBqY/edit?usp=sharing
While all hell breaks loose around me, I sit in shocked silence and stare at my hands in confusion, wondering how in the hell am I still alive.
Covered in various nicks, cuts and punctures from daily life, my scabby, bony fingers...
2019-11-22 00:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs is per usual, I'll be taking time off. Haven't decided how much time yet, but probs like 3 weeks minimum. I'm thinking last two weeks of dec and first week of january, but im unsure as for now, as I'd like to leave things off on a non-cliffy note. Anywho, unlike last year when I took 6 weeks off, I won't be stopping December's Patreon payment, because I intend to write through a good chunk of it.
Not all of it, but I'm aiming for at least two weeks. Can't promise anything ...
2019-11-20 01:28:20 +0000 UTC View PostARG I had a whole long note written, then found out theres something wrong with patreon and i get a blank screen when trying to create a link using their UI, so thats gone.
I'll outline the rest in a separate post, but there's still stuff to say about this ch. I wasn't very happy with it, and I might chuck it all into the garbageeeee. I don't like how the conclusion to last ch plays out, and i don't feel like this is a great time to be explaining a lot of the relevant info in...
2019-11-20 01:14:49 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ARyl6gXl-WzjJ5yIUM8GaZc3aqcdK2aQH0TlC6cajqM/edit?usp=sharing
Floof.
Thick, warm, wonderful floof, with a rough outer coat of waterproof hair over a bed of short underfuzz. Then, once through the soft, dense fur is a layer of smooth, supple skin, anchored to a springy layer of fat and t...
2019-11-17 20:40:36 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1JoDyI1Q_fMorX_L48yHHJY4U54z4SIlzW9peRT4lFds/edit?usp=sharing
In the eyes of the Empire, Dastan Zhandos and his former retinue were souls doomed to serve out the rest of their lives as slaves, but while he couldnt speak for his comrades, Dastan saw his Oaths as less punishment and more an affirmation of faith.<...
2019-11-15 16:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostWill come tomorrow sometime, between 12 and 24 hours from this post or thereabouts.
That's all. Sorry and take care!
New post again, for same reasons as last time.
Enjoy!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r3OOXEvGw72dOhci8QEjJPowAWH0rlP1E5d3VWA618Y/edit?usp=sharing
Mere moments before surrendering to fate, Goujian was struck by an epiphany.
Walk the razors edge.
Words the Uniter often used in warning, but o...
2019-11-14 22:21:45 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1fer3xNJ4oFUqGCCoB1cvqRPijgnnJEkixt9ixsuGAM8/edit?usp=sharing
Though yet to draw sabre from sheath, the shocking events of this past half hour left Song physically drained, with nerves frayed and spirits low.
Unable to process the massive, man-made blaze or Chi-fuelled waves of earth, Song ...
2019-11-13 17:04:34 +0000 UTC View PostGonna try to have it out by lunch tomorrow. Sorry all.
Bad new tho, this means thursday's chapter will probably come out on friday. With luck and effort, sunday will probs be on time though, so here's hoping!
2019-11-13 00:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostNew post because I reordered 524-525 and I didn't want comments to spoil anything. Or to read the comments again to see if they might spoil anything.
Enjoy :D
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ah3eLTK62gxDJqjTXTpAMMa8DvBTG1DRElxHDwiOoG0/edit?usp=sharing
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Okay...
2019-11-13 00:53:06 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1lCvLN_HjWebXwUZzv126iv4rZLPv87nqBJkBsdYHn94/edit?usp=sharing
As the soldiers of Sinuji cheer for the Living Legend and his bulging brass balls, I cant help but focus on the negative aspects of our current situation.
Colonel General Nian Zu, a man who only a few weeks ago represented the pe...
2019-11-11 01:24:00 +0000 UTC View PostI rearranged chs 524 and 525, more or less chopping 524 in half and putting 525 in between the two halves. There's been little to no editing done, because I've just been agonizing over this shit for the last few hours.
I'd be much obliged if you all gave it a quick skim and lemme know your thoughts on the change of pace. Better, worse, or same, I'd like to hear it.