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[NeoRealm] Not Many are Around - Chapter 86

Jason continues his travel through the trees. Despite his worries the Snarltails just are not prepared to have the tables turned on them. His sneak tactics net another four of the cats easy enough. The only problem is how long it takes to find them in the first place. Those four took him the rest of the day and halfway through the next. As it is he would take longer, then he has time left on his room at the inn. Disappointment all around as far as it concerns him.

“Today ...

[NeoRealm] Too Easy? - Chapter 85

The herd of nine deer move into the clearing. Off to the side the Snarltail tenses up ready to pounce. Jason, a few trees back tenses as well. Seconds trickle by as the deer situate themselves in the clearing and start to graze. The Snarltail crouches even lower to the ground in preparation to attack. A slight twitch runs down its leg and Jason attacks. He charges out from behind the tree and aims a flying kick at that leg.

The Snarltail is part way through its pounce when ...

[NeoRealm] Bunny Talk - Chapter 84

Ahead trees rise to the sky as Jason slows down to a jog. Despite what he expected the view shocks him. Copses of trees are growing close together yet none of them have grown together. A tree or more of space separates them from one another As Jason approaches he catches glimpses deep in as the gaps line up. To the side a glimpse of blue draws his eye but a single step closes off his view. A Snarltail is close.

Jason moves into the closest copse of trees before he sets Lily...

[NeoRealm] James' Letter - Chapter 83

Sat at the bar stool Jason looks at the letter in his hand. Rosha’s letter gave him a hint of what was to come but he just didn’t want to look. They hadn’t been a team for long or done much together but Jason liked to believe that facing troubles together could create lifelong friends. However the letter was already written and so he didn’t put it off any longer.

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Scum,

Our time as a team was interesting. It proved all that my family had taught me. ...

[NeoRealm] Rosha's Letter - Chapter 82

Jason wakes up next morning bright and early. Not that he had a choice, what with the loud knocking at the door. Groggy from his forced wake up he gets dressed before he answers the door. Behind it, about to knock again, is a chipper young man dressed in the Adventurers Guild uniform. With a short bow the man greats him, “Hello there! Could I see your Guild card to confirm your are in fact Jason? I have a letter for you that someone paid to get to you at the earliest possible c...

[NeoRealm] The Spies Left Already - Chapter 81

Jason’s next stop in the market is simple enough. A quick stop in a grocer fills his pack back up with food for a couple of silver. Most of the money spent on jerky. Jason was tired of soup after his trip through the Wasteland. To have some food with actual chew to it tops his list of things to not be without from now on. Next stop and he buys even more ingredients. This time spending 8 silver to buy spices. Jason had to stop himself before he spent more. With 10 silver left he...

[NeoRealm] A Log and Blood - Chapter 80

Nole places the Gloom Weed seed packet to the side. With an embarrassed cough he grabs the next packet. “Got a little away with my explanation there. I will try to keep more on topic. With that in mind this next seed would help with that. A cultivar of the common tea plant. Luckily despite this cultivar of tea plant being developed using Mental Mana it doesn’t have any special growth requirements. Named Focusing Tea the plant forms traces of Mental Mana. As you aren’t a mag...

[NeoRealm] Looking for name suggestions for new character

I have a character that will be coming along in the future who will be mentioned soon. I don't have a name for her yet and figured since there are multiple Patrons I should let you all suggest something. While I don't want to spoil anything I will give a few keywords to work off of when thinking of names for her. While I don't mind more 'classical' gamer tags please avoid 1337 speak and actual numbers

Healer, Shadows, Short, Easy Going, Illusions

[NeoRealm] Volcanic Rose Creeper - Chapter 79

Jason packs away the plants and berries. While this happens Nole goes into the back again to get another item. When he returns, it is with a book and a small pair of silver snips. He re-shrinks the planter and lays the items out. Nole points to the book and explains, “This is a book on harvesting plants in general. The first half is an in-depth guide on the basic methods and how to judge what to use each method on. Read that part and the System will add a suggestion on the method to use on ...

[NeoRealm] Judgy Nole - Chapter 78

Jason can understand not wanting a rabbit in a plant store. So as not keep Nole waiting a simple nod and Jason brings out his herbs. Jason points at each plant in order and explains what he did, “This first herb I pruned off any flowers so it couldn’t develop any berries. The plant itself has grown well without any berries. However I don’t know if this plant can continue to grow like this. The next herb I only let a single berry grow on. I found the way the berry absorbed t...

[NeoRealm] Plants Unlimited - Chapter 77

Satisfied with his visit to the Adventurers Guild Jason heads off towards the shopping district. After his rewards yesterday his silver total come out to a nice round 120. “No gold yet but that most common of fantasy currencies only becomes common at level 25. The only reason my two quests even offer a little bit of gold is because one has a special drop and the other has been around too long. The Guild looks incompetent if the situation lasts too long. If I had the time I coul...

[NeoRealm] Letters - Chapter 76

Dinner was a soup made of a potato analog and some kind of meat with a side of buttered bread. Overall, a decent meal. Fern even provided a few leafy greens for Lily to munch on. Though she ignored them until Jason had fed her one of the Energy herb berries. Both now full went to their room and Jason settles down for his first full night of sleep in a long while.

Next morning after a quick breakfast salad Jason heads back over to the Adventurers Guild. Not on a time limit J...

[NeoRealm] Jarr, Twig, or Nameless - Chapter 75

Fern shrugs, “The Snarltail in the end is just something to get some xp. Small groups of a challenging level 14 monster. The boss is another thing entirely. Mostly because if you are fighting a boss to breakthrough the System isolates you and messes with the monster. Take the ratking I mentioned. Newly born ratkings are 5 rats stuck together by their tails. I would rather fight one than 5 separate rats. The only leg up it has is the ability to control other rats. If a normal me...

[NeoRealm] She was here first - Chapter 74

The buff elven lady ignores Jason’s surprise and continues her introduction. “Welcome to the Scratchy Pinecone! I am the owner of this fine establishment and you can call me Fern. A room for you and your companion there will run you a silver a night including breakfast and dinner. Though only if you have that cute little bundle of fluff with Her permission. I’ve been running this place here longer than there has been a town and I don’t want to leave quite yet.” Jason is...

[NeoRealm] Scratchy Pinecone - Chapter 73

With the town in sight Jason slows down. Before him spreads out a rock wall. While the wall is rough, he can tell that is only because it sees constant use. Over two stories tall, and yet there are scratch marks showing that almost reach the top. Not just small scratches either. One particular mark he can see from here goes from near the top to the bottom of the wall. Along with that there is also an occasional spot on the wall that looks melted. Both from acid and heat. Just fro...

[NeoRealm] A Serf - Chapter 72

After the strange rabbits visit no other creature dared even move in the camp's direction. Jason for the first time in days has a decent night’s sleep. He wakes up an hour after sunrise to the rabbit kit nudging him, whining for more berries. A little groggy after the unexpected sleep he takes some time to remember where he put them. After feeding the kit he stops, frozen in place by a thought. As far as it concerns him he should not have fallen asleep. Breaking out of his shoc...

[NeoRealm] Totally a Normal Rabbit - Chapter 71

As day approaches a certain Silver Antlered Jackalope worries itself to pieces. Somewhat halfway through the night it returned with another group of adolescent rabbits only to be shocked out of its mind. Somehow a kit had ended up sleeping on the human’s lap. At double speed the Jackalope grabbed any other kits that were in the area and returned them. No need to have anymore nonsense happen. After that though there wasn’t anything it could do. Under orders not to reveal itsel...

[NeoRealm] A Kit - Chapter 70

Jason murmurs, “interesting”, before he tests all the other parts of the plant. Even going as far as to put his hands on both sides of the pot and try the roots. It all works out with the roots feedback being the oddest. They smelled of being content with a slight color of dryness.  Besides that the leaves made up for the rest of the burst he got for the whole plant. The glowing leaves matched the cherry blossom, those no longer glowing was winter winds, and any part way...

[NeoRealm] Forgotten Bonuses - Chapter 69

Below I am testing a new method for displaying character sheets. Overall I have been dissatisfied how tables seem impossible to use across multiple platforms without them going wonky. Instead I have used a very basic text display of it. Please comment on anything you see that could be improved.

Not long after Jason separates from the lionman’s group he settles down. While not night yet he knows there will not be any monsters ahead today. Maybe tomorrow more will come...

[NeoRealm] Tired Jackalope - Chapter 68

Another night passed by and Jason is able to set out again. Yesterday’s chase was exciting but in the end not the kind of fight he was looking for. In fact, it has filtered through to him that there won’t be a good fight until he leaves the Wasteland. While the level range of the monsters hasn’t changed the balance between the top and bottom end has. Jogging across the barren landscape Jason can only avoid most monsters he sees while thinking to himself.

“Everything...

[NeoRealm] Electric Tricycle - Chapter 67

Once again Jason wakes up refreshed, the excessive number of rabbits having taken care of the waste energy. A quick stretch and he heads off once again. The first hour out is plagued with glimpses of green shapes hiding in the wasteland. However, these are soon left behind as Jason’s movement technique proves out over what was likely the vine lionesses. Not that he much put them in his mind. He only felt caution coming from the stalkers.

What he meets him next though make...

[NeoRealm] Traveling Far and Vine - Chapter 66

All night while Jason mediated an irritated silver horned jackalope can be seen hopping all over the place. Until yesterday Jason had traveled at a relatively sedate pace and the adult rabbits of nearby dens could bring their young over to evolve. With his experiments in movement though he moved beyond what a normal rabbit could cover while carrying a child. Not wanting to be scolded for causing dens to miss out the jackalope had to gather the farther away dens.

Next mornin...

[NeoRealm] Moving Further - Chapter 65

Over the next couple of days Jason continues his wool gathering about cultivation. In the end though all he can figure is the next time he is out of his pod he needs to test things. Not that all he did these few days was walk and think. A couple creatures annoyed him. However, a snake with a sloths head isn’t exactly threatening. Now though he is out of things to focus on and is skimming through the wasteland. The spires pass by on his right beyond counting and the grass waves ...

[NeoRealm] Considering the Future - Chapter 64

With all six of his plants set out Jason examines them and ponders how many berries to harvest. “The one without berries can be left alone. With the five berry plant, hmm, let's leave it alone too. I ‘know’ that this is a fully mature plant. Then again, that is like how everyone else ‘knows’ blue and glowy weed are different plants. The fact the leaves are glowing means not as much Energy has gathered in the berries as possible. Next for the ten berry plant I will harve...

[NeoRealm] Almost Fights - Chapter 63

“Energetic Poison and Venom Resistance is a weight off my shoulders. While poison resistance was nice a lot of the bigger threats are venom based. Snakes, spiders, and bees use it and they are popular monster types. Poison would have been more likely if I was into political intrigue. Then again, I am apparently a farmer and plants are all about that poison. Meh, having both in one skill is best. Though if I could get the overall Resistance skill, it might get split into two sub...

[NeoRealm] Venom Made Him Flesh Again - Chapter 62

Jason stands up and claps his hand, “Welp, enough gardening! I can worry about the plants later. For now civilization and experience points call me. Now I am out of the animal goblins territory there should be critters to fight.”

The wasteland passes by when up ahead Jason is relieved to see a normal monster. With the body of a lizard and the neck of a snake the creature lazes in the sun all alone. Excited to fight after such a long time Jason advances quickly. Not exac...

[NeoRealm] Buds the Morning After - Chapter 61

Settling into his nightly cultivation Jason keeps his sense on the surrounding area. Soon enough the Adolescent rabbits gather and he is once again treated to the sight of them ranking up all around him. This goes on for a time before Jason remembers he was also going to check the plants. As usual, he had placed them around himself evenly to provide the purest atmosphere to cultivate in. Though this time with the differing number of buds he also alternated them between the plants...

[NeoRealm] Trimming Buds - Chapter 60

The animal goblins did not lie. It took almost four days of travel to leave their territory. When even the hidden watchers left Jason couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

“I wasn’t in danger that whole time. Though that is part of the problem. My cultivation continued on at a steady pace sure but the only other thing that grew was farming. Less than a percentage of experience point in my Blast Punch Skill? No stat gains at all? A waste of my time out here! It is almost t...

[NeoRealm] Not a Quest - Chapter 59

Jason stands there and stares at the monkey goblin for a moment. Being asked for help isn’t the strangest thing. Despite the System trying to run this world like it was ‘real’ it is still a game. Not getting a Quest isn’t that out there either. After all it is hard for the System to generate a Quest off of something so vague. It would have to decide what constitutes ‘help’ and they would need how much of it to complete the Quest. However, having a monster request help...

[NeoRealm] More Animal Headed Goblins - Chapter 58

Not knowing what to do about the rabbits Jason settles down for another night of meditation. This time though he keeps a shred of his awareness to see what happens. Then the nightly gathering of young rabbits happens, and he is almost shocked out of his cultivation. Within a half hour tens of rabbits have surrounded him.  Throughout the night while he can’t tell that they are evolving he notices them switching out with new rabbits. Unnerved by this Jason shuts off his perc...