Ding Dong!
Roberto answered the door, towel over his shoulders, hair still wet, and a knowing grin on his lips. “I had a feeling you’d show up,” he teased.
“You know me well, Rob.” He waited for his cousin to invite him in, not wanting to be too forward.
“Come on in. I want to hear about your first day on New Earth,” he prompted.
Jack was happy his cousin had taken the initiative to discuss the game. As a noob, Jack was in a somewhat embarrassing...
2024-04-02 14:49:07 +0000 UTC
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Roth was teleported to a path between two cliffs. On both sides, a small road snaked up the cliff, similar to the path he’d helped Kurt carry his wagon through. The cliffs themselves were riddled with holes, caverns home to the lizards. Wherever there was sunlight, Roth could spot rock lizards basking in the sun's rays. He had made it to Rock Lizard Lair.
From what he’d read in the Rescue Library, this dungeon was structured so that one had to fight one's way up the cliff. Lizards h...
2024-04-02 10:37:52 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone!
I just wanted to let you know that I originally wrote about a race called 'rock salamanders', but after more research, I concluded that salamanders would never live in the desert. Therefore, I changed the race to 'rock lizards.' All of the previous references to salamanders have been altered accordingly.
Thank you!
2024-04-02 08:07:51 +0000 UTC
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Roth left White Onyx Inc. with reddish hair and beard, a longer snout, a wagging tail, a puffed chest, and a confident, foxy grin. Just as he suspected, Ruth got him a much better price for his gear. His broker skill, [Supplier’s Loyalty], was a big reason for this.
Suppliers' Loyalty (Rare)
Skill description: NPCs treasure the business relationship you have cultivated with them.
Skill effects:
Passive. NPCs ...
2024-04-01 13:02:31 +0000 UTC
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Even though, in theory, all Jack had dumped on the market was worth 26 silver, he didn’t already have the money in his hand. Putting an item for sale didn't necessarily mean someone would buy it. At the same time, the game was bustling, with many players still joining. The market was hot, and items sold quickly.
Jack already had sold four silvers worth of his supplies, and now and then, a few coppers trickled in as, somewhere out in New Earth, some aspiring gardener purchased one of h...
2024-04-01 10:18:55 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone!
How are you all doing? I wanted to share with you the cover of Snap Craft's second volume.
It's already available for pre-order and will come out in paperback and e-book on May 10th.
You can read the whole series for free on Patreon or RR until then.
Have a great weekend!
Cássio F.
2024-03-30 08:26:22 +0000 UTC
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Hello, my dear friends,
I realized yesterday that today is the anniversary of the start of my writing career! One year ago, I posted my first chapter on Royal Road.
So much has happened over the last year. I wrote eight books in total. Hidden Class: Pacifist volumes 1-4, Snap Craft 1&2, Planet Ignis and Ambyssus.
Additionally, I got three books signed for audiobook with Podium.
What's next for the next year? Hopefully, I can write four more books of HCP and, depend...
2024-03-29 13:51:18 +0000 UTC
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With ten ropes in his inventory, Jack felt richer than ever. Their grades were excellent, too. He’d gotten eight As, one B, and one C in a particularly unsuccessful attempt at the end when his mind wandered, and he thought of Lydia.
He had read online that there was a special reward the first time he obtained ten As in a row. Sadly, it hadn’t been his time yet. But given how easy it was to craft rope, he would probably succeed soon.
He did want to visit the market to leave the...
2024-03-29 13:41:53 +0000 UTC
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Roth sat at the trading square of Sapphira’s auction house and, for the tenth time, checked the Leafies status window, ensuring they were OK. Nothing had changed. The number of eggs and larvae had slightly increased, meaning they were active. He wished he could get the clock to tick faster so that those gardeners would leave and he could talk to his colony.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t do anything about it, and all signs seemed to indicate that his colony was safe and sound, so he deci...
2024-03-29 12:09:41 +0000 UTC
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Roth studied the moving figures inside the Lindstor’s greenhouse. They wore high boots and muddied overalls. At least five of them tended to the different herbs and plants in the garden. Several players observed the commotion from his side of the glass and chatted excitedly.
“Nyah friend ants meow, alright?” Roth heard Lin ask from within his robes.
Progress in learning Felinian: 59%
“I don’t know,” whispered Roth. “Those people inside th...
2024-03-28 17:46:30 +0000 UTC
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Beveling (Profession)
Description: By working the edges of a leather design, you can make it sturdier and more aesthetically pleasing.
Effects: Grants half a grade on leather equipment.
Requirements: Tailors, lvl. 15.
The description of his new profession skill reminded him of [Stockinette Stitch]. Just as using different stitches improved the stats of knitted clothes, stamping patterns did the same wi...
2024-03-27 13:10:37 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations! You’ve crafted [Rock Lizard Layered-Leather Helmet].
Crafting grade: D
+120 ecotailor XP.
Roth admired his first crack at the new recipe.
Rock Lizard Layered-Leather Helmet (Common)
Description: A leather helmet with a simple design fashioned from the shed skin of rock lizards.
Effects:
+10 hp;
+2 stre...
2024-03-26 17:10:11 +0000 UTC
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SpiderHands browsed the Greensburg auction house with a frown. He had just finished a rare quest and obtained a treasure chest, which he sold for a hefty sum. He had come here today to use that money to buy some stat-boosting consumables as an incentive for his best guild players, but everything was much more expensive than he remembered.
“[Gold Acorn] at 34 gold each? That’s triple the price it was a few days ago? [100-Year-Old Ginseng Root] at 4300 gold? What? How is this possible...
2024-03-25 17:29:47 +0000 UTC
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When the vacuuming machine rang, signaling that it had finished sealing the trap, Roth almost missed it. He had become engrossed in the many hints and insights into crafting he had found in the Union's library.
He had thought of himself as talented for having discovered different stitches, but the library of stitches in the Union Library showed him that what he knew was just a drop in the ocean. There were all kinds of stitches: the diamond-honeycomb stitch, the cablecar stitch, t...
2024-03-22 13:56:20 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone! What do you think of this cover featuring Oli/Lin?
2024-03-21 21:24:52 +0000 UTC
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Maggie paused to organize her thoughts and give Roth time to take notes. She then shared the options she had considered. “One, I would bathe the trap in diffuse light.”
“You mean light that isn’t focused in a beam. Right?”
“That’s correct.”
“And what would that do?”
“This approach relies on the statistical probability of photons hitting the mirrors at the correct angle over time. The probability of a photon shot from an angle to be perfectly trapp...
2024-03-21 14:24:01 +0000 UTC
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The gates were busy as always, but that didn’t stop Maggie from skipping through them. She used to enjoy skipping when she was a little girl, but she hadn’t been able to do it after losing her leg in the Water Wars. Even though her prosthetic leg allowed her to run and walk, it didn’t let her skip.
She had finally upgraded her prosthetic leg in the game a second time, and her movements felt smoother and more agile. As she skipped from the gate to the Union’s tent, she thou...
2024-03-20 18:19:25 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone! Here is the cover for the series. What do you think?
2024-03-20 16:30:58 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone! Today is a super-duper awesome day for Hidden Class: Pacifist. Book 1 is out now on Audible!
To celebrate this momentous event, I've also organized a promotion for the e-books of books 1 and 2 on amazon.com and amazon.co.uk today and tomorrow. Hopefully, this helps people who want to join the series at a discounted price. Feel free...
2024-03-19 11:47:41 +0000 UTC
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The creature that the Lord of the Acorn saw through the eyes of the surviving West Squad members was brown and slender. Its long arching legs elevated its freakishly tall and narrow body high into the heavens, where a triangular head with large eyes fed on their dying comrade.
The forelegs sporting large scythes were being used to cut into the keratin shell of the trapped worker. The Lord of the Acorn looked into its instinctual memory and compared its records with the monstrous c...
2024-03-18 14:44:06 +0000 UTC
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“What can I do?” Roth mused aloud as he scratched his beard. “If only the leather were a little thicker…”
The limitations of his ecotailor profession were halting his dream of simultaneously leveling up his crafting professions. To be fair, his conscience wouldn’t allow him to use regular leather even if there weren't such a profession. Although he could probably circumvent the curvature of the greaves by placing the mirrors at the right angles, he couldn’t do anything if ...
2024-03-15 13:53:20 +0000 UTC
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You’ve reached level 3 in [Bushcraft]!
You’ve unlocked [Rope Weaving], lvl. 2.
You’ve learned a new bushcraft recipe: [Weak Rope].
It took Jack two hours of twisting and braiding cords to get bushcraft from level 1 to 3. Even though the xp points he got from crafting cords had lowered in between, he also got better at it and got a few As. The bonus experience and ease with which he could procure dry grass around him ha...
2024-03-14 21:54:03 +0000 UTC
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Keith had seemed imposing while wielding the hammer at an impossible speed. But from the moment he picked up the long needle, the air in the room changed. “It’s time you learn the saddle stitch. It’s essential for leatherworking and creates a strong and durable seam."
Despite Keith’s awesome aura, Roth felt some of his confidence return when he saw the needle. He was pretty comfortable knitting these days, and seeing thread and needle was like coming home.
He glued his eye...
2024-03-14 20:03:56 +0000 UTC
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The listings in the auction house confirmed Roth’s suspicions. Lizards shed their skins, and he could craft with it.
Rock Lizard Subpar Leather (Common)
Description: A rock lizard's shed skin that has been cured. The quality of the hide is mediocre. It might be used for crafting.
Requirements: Tailoring, lvl. 10.
Here it was. He really could use this leather. Perhaps it was one item that the players could find when t...
2024-03-14 11:30:22 +0000 UTC
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Jack dug his hands into the warm ashes, and as he grabbed a handful of black dust, he finally understood what items could be harvested from a dead fire.
You've collected 2x[Ash]. Added to your inventory.
Ash (Common)
Description: the carbonized remains of a fire.
Since it was a common material, he could collect it thanks to the [Forage] skill from the bushcraft minor. He wondered what kind of applications this ingredie...
2024-03-14 11:25:36 +0000 UTC
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Hopefully, Drake and the rest of the crew were doing alright back in Hilsford, and the Leafies were doing OK up in the garden. Roth, however, had to focus on the here and now. This place was very comfortable, and Lin was obviously settled, so it was time to buckle down and get crafting.
Roth took the laser and glass gun from his inventory.
Bergelmir’s Glass Gun (Rare)
A device used by light trappers to form beads of reflective glass.
2024-03-12 18:45:08 +0000 UTC
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The nicest adjective Jack could think of for the inside of the beginner shop was ‘clean.’ The shop was a seemingly empty home. There wasn’t even a counter, but only a table with some different wares on it. Why it was so packed with players baffled Jack. The rusty wares on display were hardly worth such commotion.
When Jack approached the plain-looking table to try to understand why it was so crowded here, a window automatically opened.
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Hello, dear readers!
It's been almost a year since I started writing, and I would like to thank you for your generous support throughout my first year on Patreon.
I don't like to be sappy, but when I started writing, I was unemployed, had a sick wife to take care of, and a hungry cat to appease. Necessity breeds creativity and bibbidi-bobbidi-boo; here we are. Thanks to you, not only do I get to do something I love, but I also get to support my family.
I want to take a...
2024-03-12 10:02:20 +0000 UTC
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Hello, everyone! How is it going?
Tweaking my Patreon page is an ongoing battle, and I would love your feedback on something that has crossed my mind recently.
Some of my patreons have complained about receiving notifications for novels they aren't following. The only way I know around this is to create a different membership tier that separates my different stories. With the start of my new story, 2024-03-11 18:46:40 +0000 UTC
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Completing the tutorial awarded him experience and free items! It's a good thing he had listened to his cousin and came back here. How stupid would he have been if he had passed on all these freebies? He hurried to check his character sheet and find out what had changed after leveling up.
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name: JackofDiamonds
Level: 2
Major: [Bushcraft]
Minor: [Pottery]
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2024-03-11 18:31:44 +0000 UTC
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