This is a recording of me reading through the first chapter and editing it as I go. If this sort of content interests you please comment below so I can know to do more of it in the future. Also does anyone know if this has an actual name? I just call it a voice edit for some reason.
2019-09-20 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostA stone hits my back, another bruise for tomorrow. On the ground I grasp a small plant close to my chest. All around me a mob of kids are jeering as the biggest boy steps forward with a large rock. He sneers, “That’s right you jinx, just curl up and take it you nameless scum!” He hefts the stone over his head and I cradle the plant closer to protect it. A bored voice speaks up, “Oye, don’t kill him you fool. The clan wants no more karma with him then we already have. That Talentless...
2019-09-20 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
James & Rosha
The two dwarven guard breakoff from the group and head over to where James was lounging. He commands them to kneel before his greatness and to prepare for his teachings. Listening to this Rosha is shocked. His voice doesn’t sound any different but unlike usual every word from his mouth oozes a sleazy atmosphere.
Unnoticed by James though Rosha picks it up both the dwarves sigh under their breath and mutter about how, “it’s only...
2019-09-18 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
James & Rosha
James and Rosha are traveling down a road with a small group of guards. Most new players might think this was to protect them but Rosha knows the truth. As a wayward uncle put it, “They are there to be buzzkills”. Her aunt was quick to correct him and tell her they are there to prevent new players from joining a bandit group without the authorities knowing. Then she thwacked him when he started to complain about it.
What is confu...
2019-09-18 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Andrew’s Adventures (2/2)
Andrew rises up into the air and starts to spew out runes like the first set. This time though each circle created has a deeper red color to them. Once there are exactly 101 of these new rune circles floating around him Andrew sends out a burst of pure mana. Each rune circle absorbs a massive amount of mana and right before they can’t hold anymore go screaming off into the distance. In less time than it took for the original ci...
2019-09-11 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAndrew’s Adventure (1/2)
“Tower feels a bit lonely today. Penny hasn’t been by since bringing that interesting lad to me. To think the System would replace his whole skeleton with only a single reward! Not that bone replacement was out of my expectations but I expected either a single bone or a set of bones. Maybe I can find some more interesting scamps around the guild!”
Mind made up Andrew pops to the entrance of the Adventurers Guild. A small part...
2019-09-11 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
With all his gear packed and the addition of leafy greens worth 6 silver and 25 copper Jason is ready to leave. Of course he still has to wait about an hour for the caravan but that is better than having to stay another night. Anyway, the gate that he will meet up with them at is interesting enough. While the gate he had been using was busy, it was mostly hunters and adventurers coming and going. They might be of all the various races but when it comes down to it they blur togeth...
2019-09-04 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“System Damn it! What is with it and rewarding me with pain? Just because I’ve felt worse doesn’t mean smaller amounts of pain suddenly hurt less. Sure I can take it but that only means I don’t get to sink into the glorious blackness of unconsciousness.”
Jason stands up and takes a few deep breaths. The first couple he can hear an odd crinkling from his chest. However after a couple short bursts of pain that sorts itself out. Now each breath feels like a whale swa...
2019-09-04 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Adventurers Guild lapses into a moment of silence as the local guildmaster leaves. This doesn’t last long as the chaos soon returns. Now with an extra surge of energy as the two guild officials who he gave tasks to sprung into action. Soon everyone forgets about the boy has started the whole mess and Jason is able to finish what he came to do. Three gold richer and a promise of some reward back in his inn room Jason drops off the letter to Rosha and leaves.
Not rich enough t...
2019-08-28 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Oh hey, my boots actually have an effect attached to them! A 1% jump height bonus isn’t much but still more than nothing. Still not a reason to keep the gear once I find more post-bottleneck appropriate stuff. Welp, off to the guild before night falls.” Jason passes through the gate and jogs off.
The Adventurers Guild is packed to the gills when arrives. He had somewhat expected this but the number of hunters is still impressive. From the various goods they are hauli...
2019-08-28 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostJason groans while he stretches out his arms. He just finished a once over of all those System messages and is a little disappointed. For most people it would contain all the info they need at this point. His special circumstance and the bit of research done makes them not as comprehensive. For instance, it mentions that the level suppression from powerful enemies was increased. It hints at what it does but doesn’t actually tell him anything. As luck would have it, the info was not locked b...
2019-08-21 10:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Intense Boss Fight
+10 HP
+3 Agility
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Second Bottleneck Broken
Congratulations on reaching level ten! Your gameplay options will experience one of the most drastic changes and many new things will be available to you. However in exchange for the new you will lose some of the old. First and most noticeable will be your backpacks downgrade. While the inner space will still be greater than the outside, it will func...
2019-08-21 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Jarr had been trying to lure Jason into a trap. Now frustrated at his failure Jarr swings the club wildly. Jason takes the smart approach and stays out of the spiked clubs way. The fight continues on with this stalemate for a while longer, Jarr unable to connect and Jason unable to counter. Then it happens, Jarr swings the club so fiercely he almost loses grip of it. Jason takes this opening and jumps in. While the stone plates cover the demi-cyclops well enough, it shares the sa...
2019-08-14 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Of course the System might have other ideas. While Jason tries to sneak up on the goblin warboss, Jarr, it notes this will be his bottleneck boss battle and responds accordingly. A loud noise like a gong being rung sounds out, alerting Jarr of his presence. Then to make matters worse fractal patterns of pixels cover the warboss obscuring him from Jason. As they clear up what was once a normal enough goblin is revealed to have changed. The first thing Jason notices is the tattoos ...
2019-08-14 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Yep, Jarr won’t know what hit. Just as soon as I can find the damn blighter.” At the moment Jason is wandering along the edge of the forest. It had taken him only a day and a half to get out of there. However he had now been wandering for another day and a half trying to find his target. There were a lot of goblins around but none of them were even worth his time.
Sometimes quantity has a quality all its own. Too bad for the goblins, most of whom were lower lev...
2019-08-07 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning comes around like it always does, much too early for Jason’s tastes. With a yawn and a stretch he glances around the clearing. To his relief he can see not a single bit of bramble. That and Lily seems better rested. He hadn’t been paying much attention yesterday morning but she had seemed a bit wound up during the rest of the day.
“Just one more snarltail and I can focus on getting through this strange forest. As it is, I am cutting a corner to get to th...
2019-08-07 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor a good while now I have had 'Blocked Paths, Open Future' bubbling away on the back burner. My schedule has finally allowed me a little time to work on it after writing the weekly chapters for NR (NeoRealm). I have 5 unedited chapters finished at the moment and will probably start releasing them here in a little bit.
My plans for that are to change up my tiers a little bit. As it is you get quite a few NR chapters. I wont change that or the cost of it. Rather I plan to add 2 more tie...
2019-08-05 20:08:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Bright and early Jason wakes up to a prickly situation. All around him the brambles have covered the clearing. The only areas free of the plants are the very corners and under him. He worries about his plants for a moment but the portable planter appears to have kept itself free of brambles. Jason can’t help but feel guilty. While he can’t prove it his cultivating here likely caused this mess. Worse yet, he can’t even fix it as he doesn’t own even a simple knife.
Ja...
2019-07-31 10:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
With the snarltail defeated Jason checks his blast punch progress. Though he shakes his head a moment later. It is currently Novice level 9 and 2.79% which is good. However he had forgotten to check before he worked on the skill so it shows the progress as +1 level and 2.79%. He feels that his use of proper forms and punching skills helped but will need to try again to confirm it.
Jason can only shrug and continue on his search. He still needs to kill seven more of the cats...
2019-07-31 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning dawns bright and early for Jason. The night passed without interruption much to his relief. After he packs up his gear he places Lily on his shoulder and activates the cage. Jason is quite happy with its performance so far. While he was out of it yesterday Lily seemed to have no trouble as he ran. Though he scratches his head on how to help her level up. Even if she isn’t a battle pet Lily should get some experience somehow. Whenever Jason gets to the higher levels, she...
2019-07-24 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Small Critter Protection Harness
Description:
An odd harness made by an odder ork. Built into the shoulder is a protective cage meant to shelter small animals. When in use the cage is shifted away from the current dimension to provide an extra level of safety. While the harness itself looks average, the material used is leather from an elder glutton wolf, a distant relative of Fenrir by way of Skoll and Hati. The creator has focused all magics woven i...
2019-07-24 10:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The ork slaps himself, “Ok, a bit off topic there. Anyway, to take the harness off you need to first undo the cage. Just tap the opposite shoulder to undo the changes by a step. From the sunken mode to the normal cage, then the open bed and lastly the regular harness mode. Oh, and the sunken mode is for combat so it doesn’t get in your way. I had first just done the normal cage setup but it would cause problems when you lift your arms. I leave the form in because it is still ...
2019-07-17 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The ork guides Jason into his shop. Behind them the thick leather sheet lowers again as the worktable disappears into the floor. The ork now in the center of the room turns back to Jason. His eyes sparkle and the lights focus on him. Off to the side a pair of drums start to play themselves and the ork pulls a leather box out from behind his back. With a flourish the box unfolds and inside it a strange harness.
Jason takes a closer look at it but can not see how it will prot...
2019-07-17 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The next couple days are stressful. Not the hunt as the snarltails are easy enough. Rather each time the trees blow in the wind or something rustles on the ground he jumps. The squirrelraptors may only attack snarltails but there has to be a reason for the lack of birds. He no longer feels safe to leave Lily in a tree but where would be safe? The monsters came from the treetops but used roots from the ground.
Over those days Jason hunts three more snarltails. Not his target...
2019-07-10 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning comes and Jason puts away his planter. Not much had changed in it overnight, even the Energy Herbs stayed the same. He expected different last night but after his cultivation session he was not surprised. In the plains they had grown fast because there was enough excess energy in the air. This place however lacked the energy density. Jason had noticed this back in town but had thought that was just because so many higher level people in one area would absorb most of it. N...
2019-07-10 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason retreats with Lily from the inn post haste. One lecture a day was more than enough for him. If it wasn’t for how cheap the room was and how Fern kept referring him to the good shops, he would consider a new inn. Though this thought brings another matter to mind, “the ork never mentioned how much his work would cost. I am certain Fern will have told him I would be around. Even if she didn’t my presence in town is not exactly a secret. While the spies might not be able ...
2019-07-03 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The small elder ork gestures for Jason to come to the counter. Once Jason takes a seat on a leather chair the ork nods, “So you need something custom? Don’t look confused. While I do have a lot on my shelves, no one comes here for that. There aren’t even prices on them though like everyone else on their first visit, you didn’t notice. My leatherwork isn’t the best and you can get better work for less elsewhere. Custom designs is where I shine. Now what nonsense do you w...
2019-07-03 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason focuses on the portable planter and says aloud, [Planter Activate]. With the now familiar sparkles the planter expands to full size. It now takes up a good third of the apartment. After a look inside Jason removes all the seeds and a handful of the berries from his pack. He considers the seeds for a moment before he starts with the Bloody Lingzhi. There is not much choice with them as Plants Unlimited only provided two logs to plant them on.
He considers the two logs ...
2019-06-26 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Jason sits in his room with a stress headache. “I am not even level ten and three different organizations tried to spy on me. Seriously need to wander off in the near future. Though I do have to wonder if the dwarves are here under James’ orders or his family wants to make sure he broke contact. This does make me feel like a bit of a flip-flop because it makes we reconsider him. From friend to enemy and now what? If he sent them nothing has changed. His family sending them on...
2019-06-26 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It is around an hour before noon when Jason reaches town. With a quick check of his Guild card and he is able to enter. His first stop today will be the Adventurers Guilds because there are a few things to take care of and some tails to turn in. Jason is actually a bit embarrassed at one task he needs to do. When he visited to read James’ letter Jason had forgotten to send a confirmation back to Rosha. Things were a bit of a trouble for him that day. Now with a couple nights be...
2019-06-19 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post