A Thrilling Sci-Fi Adventure of Fire, Survival, and Chess!
In the metal world of Ignis, every day is a fight to survive. Humanity hides in underground Burrows, where food is scarce and life expectancy is short.
Eli is no stranger to hardship. Forged by unrelenting hunger, he has become a man of resilience and determination. But when a rogue AI drone, the Raptor, thr...
2025-02-10 12:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostSnowy transformed. The shift was violent, raw, and overwhelming. The bulrush grass saddle burst apart as if it were no more than dried husk, the straps snapping like brittle twine. The saddlebags ripped free, falling on the forest floor.
Her body expanded at an unnatural speed—muscles stretching, bones thickening, fur bristling as if it were being woven anew. The pine beneath her, once strong enough to bear her megalonyx form, groaned under the sudden strain. Bark splintered, the trun...
2025-02-10 10:25:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone!
I've been having a lot of fun writing Hidden Class: Card Slinger, my second deckbuilding LitRPG novel. As I do, I can’t help but think back to my first—Snap Craft—and everything that didn’t go as well with it, along with all the ways I’d improve it.
It’s been a while since I finished Snap Craft, and I’ve been considering returning to it for a major rewrite. But before diving in, I want to make sure I’ve learned everything I ...
2025-02-10 08:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment that seemed to stretch endlessly, the bear regarded Jack and Snowy. Its dark eyes, heavy with drowsiness, lingered on them. Then, with a snort, it huffed and resumed its march.
Jack let out a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. Either the bear was too disoriented from being tossed down a mountainside, too dazed from being rudely awakened, or simply following whatever instincts—or programming—guided it. Either way, it had no interest in them.
Had he been a ...
2025-02-07 09:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostJack kept his eyes on the pot, watching the Romie meat darken in the oil. A few minutes earlier, he'd let himself get distracted, and the result had been a few charred, bitter pieces that he’d had to toss. He wasn’t about to let that happen again.
This time, he watched closely as the meat sizzled, the oil bubbling around the edges. The rich, roasted scent filled the air, mixing with the faint smokiness from the fire. Once he was satisfied with their golden-brown color and slightly c...
2025-02-05 09:00:30 +0000 UTC View PostHercMerc, JustTin and Louie leaned against the railing of the lighthouse, eyes fixed on the terrain below.
“The elite should spawn in the next ten minutes,” HercMerc prompted, breaking the tense silence. “We should start getting down there.”
JustTin bit his lip, his patience wearing thin. HercMerc’s so-called lead had already cost him time and a silver to drag Louie into this mess. The mysterious expert—the one supposedly able to one-shot elites—was nowhere to be see...
2025-02-03 12:49:50 +0000 UTC View Post"Jack?! Is that you?"
Jack turned toward the sound and found Horace, Amari, and Marie looking down at him from atop the carriage. He smirked, tilting his shoulders slightly to show off the new pelt he was wearing.
"Pretty sick, huh?"
The trio approached through the field, now clear of traps and squirrel carcasses.
"Is that [Pelt Mantle]?" Amari asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Huh? You recognize this?" Jack asked, tilting his head.
"Yes," Amari replied.
"I...
2025-02-03 11:23:54 +0000 UTC View PostHey, everyone!
I’ve got some fantastic news to share. After some back-and-forth with Podium, we’ve locked in a deal for six new audiobooks!
This means the rest of Hidden Class: Pacifist (Books 4-6) and the first three books of Hidden Class: Handyman (Books 1-3) are officially on the way.
I’m a huge fan of audiobooks myself, and I know many of you have been asking about them—so I’m beyond...
2025-02-02 10:29:30 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard looked down from the lighthouse to the jagged islet below. Trash Islet. The name was well-deserved. A small, rocky patch of land perpetually battered by the ocean’s currents, the islet acted as a natural garbage collector. Discarded nets, broken barrels, rotting wood, and other flotsam littered the uneven surface. The only signs of life were the seagulls and crabs scavenging the debris. and the players who hunted them.
Trash Islet wasn’t a major destination for most pl...
2025-01-30 12:41:06 +0000 UTC View PostJack went through the list of rewards he’d obtained through synergies. He began with skills in the order he’d received them. The first one was a simple way to increase the quality of his ropes.
Rope Waxing (Common)
Skill level: 1
Skill description: You can strengthen ropes by coating them in wax for added durability and resistance to weathering.
Skill effects:
Allows you to ap...
2025-01-30 12:38:02 +0000 UTC View Post🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
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Jack was back at the fortress. With no way to capture the bear at the peaks and with no time to deal with the other bear sleeping on the road back, Amari and him were forced to hasten their journey. Jack found all his friends and their NPC allies starving and waiting for him to come cook for them.
I guess this is how my mother feels when I arrive home. Argh...
The stew bubbled softly. The meat from the last wave of creatures was strikingly red—redder than roach me...
2025-01-28 10:31:06 +0000 UTC View PostHearing that Jack knew how to find the third bear, Amari perked up. “Alright, genius. Let’s hear this plan of yours.”
Jack cleared his throat, his cheeks reddening. “I met the One-Eyes because I… uh… fell into one of their traps.”
Amari’s grin widened, the kind of grin that said, Oh, this is going in a future video. “You fell into a trap?”
“They used a goat as bait,” Jack shot back defensively.
Amari tilted his head, mock-thoughtfu...
2025-01-27 10:57:30 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard laughed as he sprawled across the thatched roof of the Silver Shell.
Things went way better than I hoped!
He’d been ready to rely on his [Spider Ring] and [Sea Wind Boots] for a hasty retreat once he’d taken down the Coconut Seagull. The plan was simple: grab the loot, throw a spider web to buy himself some time, and bolt before anyone could stop him. But to his surprise, none of that was necessary.
The sheer shock of him one-shotting a full-health Cocon...
2025-01-27 10:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostJustTin bent down to pick up another coconut from the beach and discreetly glanced at where the odd Diseased Seagull roamed.
Still no signs of the coconut seagull. It should spawn soon, though.
This was his third attempt at clearing the Coconut Seagull elite, and he was determined not to fail again.
He avoided looking at his buddy, the one he’d reluctantly called in for backup. Too many players gunning for the same elite meant JustTin needed help—though, r...
2025-01-24 10:48:18 +0000 UTC View PostJack blinked, his eyebrows lifting slightly as he processed the notification. “Pottery etching?” he muttered. Of all the things to learn here, an etching recipe was the last thing he expected to find.
Pottery etching was a skill Jack had learned what felt like an eternity ago while tackling the [Jack of All Trades] quest. It allowed him to engrave beautiful patterns on ceramics. Until now, he had relied on his artistic instincts to create designs ranging from waves, swirls, and simp...
2025-01-23 08:53:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe one-eyes had been carrying Jack through the snow for several minutes now. The spot where he’d been captured had disappeared behind the mist of snow carried by the wind, leaving him disoriented. Each step jolted his body as the creatures dragged him along, the net biting into his arms and back with every bounce. Snow soaked into his clothes from where he’d been jostled against the ground, and the cold crept deeper into his muscles with each passing second.
All the while, notifica...
2025-01-23 08:48:55 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard studied the card, running his thumb over the smooth edges. His eyes lingered on the green gem nestled in the bottom-left corner, marking it as a rare card.
A grin spread across his face. “OK! That’s awesome.”
Now, it all made sense. Every seagull card he’d encountered so far had been painfully underwhelming—weak stats, crippling debuffs, barely worth their cost. But Sea...
2025-01-20 10:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes!” Holly exclaimed, throwing her fist up in triumph as the rewards from Amari and Jack’s quest flashed on the screen. It felt like she’d earned those rewards herself.
Amari appeared at the end of the video, his signature grin lighting up the screen.
“Hi, folks! What did you think of this video? Did you have fun?”
Holly nodded as if he could see her. “That was a good one. Well done, Amari.”
“What about Jack? Did you enjoy meeting him?”
In h...
2025-01-20 09:56:49 +0000 UTC View PostRob spotted an opening. The archer he’d been eyeing had a full-healing build, her arrows trailing green smoke that healed every teammate they passed through. She had her back turned, focused on firing long-range skills to patch up Prejudice’s knights.
He tightened his grip on the hilt of his dagger, ready to spring through the ranks and unleash a flurry of attacks. Every downed healer in the enemy ranks added pressure to Prejudice. He took off. As he approached, something caught his...
2025-01-16 09:46:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe shift from being a passenger aboard Rob’s head amidst a battlefield in the rolling hills outside Pearlsgate to returning to the cramped path in the mountains of the Breach left Jack a little dizzy. He slapped his cheeks a few times to snap himself out of it and started moving.
“Hi, everyone!” came the message from Horace, his cheerful tone practically leaping off the screen.
“Hi, guys! Thank you so much for waiting. I’m sorry it took me so long,” ...
2025-01-16 09:45:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe food market outside the Pearl Gate was every bit as bustling as Embersgate’s. The difference lay in the aroma. While Embersgate’s market had been rich with the sharp tang of citrus, Pearlsgate’s was heartier, filled with the scent of smoked meats, roasted roots, and the nutty undertones of dried grains.
Rob stopped by a stall where a player was expertly crafting jerky from a fresh velociraptor tail. The chef, a muscular man with a headband holding back his sweat-soaked h...
2025-01-13 10:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a long rest, Deckard returned to the arena with a full HP bar, a full energy bar, and a deck full of cards to throw. The Radioactive Seagull had recovered its health, too.
It’s frustrating to see all my earlier work go to waste, he thought. But as Deckard locked eyes with the creature, he suspected it felt the same way.
“Round two,” he muttered.
Four Aces!
As Deckard shuffled his cards, the creature rolled toward him, its bloa...
2025-01-13 10:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard stepped out of the crater and scanned the road ahead. Bloated, featherless seagulls dragged themselves over the rocks with agonizing slowness. From here to the next elite, the road would be patrolled exclusively by Terminal Seagulls.
In the past, their high HP and his limited firepower had kept Deckard from engaging them. But now, thanks to the crab cards in his repository—and especially his title—that wasn’t a problem anymore.
He strolled forward.
One of the c...
2025-01-10 12:22:36 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s up?”
Rob looked up from the bottom of the stairs. “Figured you’d visit me tonight.”
“How could I not?” Jack said, crossing his arms as Rob climbed the stairs.
Rob unlocked his apartment door and stepped inside, leaving it open. Jack followed without hesitation.
“How was work?”
“Good. Got a lot done,” Rob replied. He tossed his bag to the floor, grabbed a can of cola from the fridge, and gulped it down.
Jack leaned against the...
2025-01-09 15:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostJack froze, his breath catching as a patch of black fur emerged from the cave’s shadowy mouth. The short-faced bear stepped out, its massive shoulders hunched and nostrils flaring as it sniffed the air. Its head turned sharply, and Jack felt the crushing weight of its piercing gaze.
The ground seemed to tremble under the bear’s weight as it climbed, each step deliberate and menacing. A low growl rolled like thunder from its throat while thick, glistening drool dripped from its maw, ...
2025-01-07 15:08:33 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard adjusted his glasses and stepped forward cautiously, the crunch of loose gravel beneath his boots the only sound besides the distant waves. The faint tang of salt in the air tickled his senses, grounding him in the moment.
He felt the power of the [Lone Wolf] title coursing through him:
Passive. +5 attack, +5% damage resistance, +5% status resistance when running dungeons.
Bonus doubles when running a dungeon alone.
Rounding th...
2025-01-06 14:52:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe low, rhythmic rumble reverberating through the cave’s walls sent a shiver down Jack’s spine. He held a Molotov cocktail as he stood at the threshold, peering into the black void.
What kind of hidden package could be inside? Jack wondered, a knot of unease tightening in his stomach. The thought of a reward wasn’t enough to quell his growing dread.
For a moment, he stood there, torn. Should I skip this pin? On the one hand, Jack wasn...
2025-01-06 14:47:35 +0000 UTC View PostEach player starts with a 20-card deck. You can only have a single copy of each card in your deck.
Players draw 4 cards to form their starting hand.
You can only have 7 cards in your hand. Any surplus cards drawn go to the Graveyard.
From the second turn onward, at the beginning of each turn, players draw ...
2025-01-02 18:22:16 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard’s eyes widened slightly as he inspected the card, which this player believed was worth two pieces of equipment.
One of the two crab elites that spawns outside the dungeon.
The drop rates for these cards were abysmally low, and the bloodbath that usually surrounded wild bosses and elites made farming them a nightmare. For someone to be lucky enough to get the creature card was something else.
A murmur ripp...
2025-01-02 11:39:25 +0000 UTC View Post