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MSS is a simple game. Kill monsters, get stronger and kill stronger monsters.
It’s the getting stronger part which is difficult.
I’d personally organize MSS as having three separate systems you need to develop in order to have a well-rounded character.
Cores. Items. And your Racial Trait.
First of all, there’s the Core system. ...
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There were all sorts of questions I wanted to ask. First of all, how the hell was he going to cover this up?
Thanks to the fireball’s smoke, he had managed to hide the triple-cast of Disintegration Ray. But the evidence was right there, three neat little holes bored into the creature’s skull, fresh steam still rising out of it. So far, Arione had taken a rather distant manner of appro...
2024-09-19 05:32:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe lovey-dovey mood didn’t last long. They had been in the cab for more than half an hour now and a large screen displaying their ETA (which Artemvian learned meant ‘Estimated Time for Arrival’) was ticking down. Yet, the car that was chasing them hadn’t made a single move. Artemvian thought that it was entirely possible that Chang was mistaken. Perhaps there was no pursuer.
When he told the young man, Chang looked through one of t...
2024-09-18 04:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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A grade-5 boss-class monster in a Special Field versus a single party of adventurers, all grade-5 or below.
Nine times out of ten, I’d put my money on the monster.
It’s not that the abilities of the Monsters themselves are super strong. Actually, compared to the difficulty of the monster, the abilities themselves are horrendous. In MSS, abilities show their true worth only af...
2024-09-17 04:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“There, I see another fruit.” Borealis pointed.
He was right. About a hundred paces ahead, I saw the [Fruit of Clear Mind] on a low hanging branch. The translucent blue glow amidst this hellscape stood out so that even I could make it out from this distance.
“It’s my turn! Finally!” Delas exclaimed.
I held out a hand, holding him back.&nbs...
2024-09-16 05:51:45 +0000 UTC View Post“So that guy was a Mage?”
“Yes, an Empath.” Chang explained.
Once Artemvian got to know Chang, he wasn’t so bad. Especially now that he wasn’t being affected by Fornello’s widespread spell, or being surrounded by hostiles. Chang was kindly answering most of Artemvian’s questions. The Mage was mostly curious about what commoners –not that he’d call Chang or Kim that in front of them– knew about the magic system in ...
2024-09-14 17:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“First thing we’re going to do is change up the formation.”
“What was wrong with the previous formation?” Delas muttered crossly.
I sighed. I didn’t want to dignify it with an answer.
“Before, we had Arrosh standing in front. Followed by you and me, then followed by Zenom. Arione and Borealis were at the back.”
&nbs...
2024-09-12 05:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment, no one reacted.
Of course, they’d never seen a Mage before. Not like Artemvian anyways.
But these guys weren’t just regular citizens of Nero City. They were gang members and were used to working side-by-side with Mages, Freaks and Specials. It was the leader who closed his mouth and gathered his wits about him first.
“What are you standing there for? The Empath just used major Telekinesis! Get him while h...
2024-09-11 04:33:13 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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There was no time to waste. The small fleet we left behind would continue to sail towards the island and it was imperative that we gain the intel necessary for the decision, to turn back or not. As such, there was no touching farewell or hugs. Just grim nods of acknowledgement and a simple hand-wave to the backup party on the other ship. Instead of the voice of our party members, we consoled ourselves with...
2024-09-10 05:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian walked the busy metropolitan streets, trying his damndest to follow the GEEPEE-YES.
“More like GEEPEE-No.” Artemvian complained, navigating through the busy intersections.
Atleast now, no one looked at Artemvian with that weird look they used to.
After buying a gun, Artemvian was heading home when he saw a peculiar shop. A shop where people went in and came back out looking completely different. The mage sat on...
2024-09-09 06:10:51 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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The weather was perfect for sailing. The skies were clear blue without a cloud in sight, and the sea breeze wrapped around my face and whispered beneath my armor like the soft finger caresses of a lover. The boat traveled faster than normal means –obviously an enchanted piece of technology unique to the world of MSS. I could see why people liked sailing and why rich people back in the world got yachts a...
2024-09-07 05:29:45 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Sis Aurora! You could’ve been a Scion?!” Stole exclaimed.
Aurora gave an uncharacteristic shrug, looking abashed. “Each year, the Vetilius House has their most promising cadets face off in exhibition matches. I was the top of my Cohort and Borealis was the top of his. So naturally, we put on an exhibition match.”
“Who emerged victoriousssss?” Sk...
2024-09-05 01:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostRiley brought Artemvian to a room upstairs. Unlike the homey decor that lent an lived-in air of a well-run bar that screamed ‘local favorite’, the decor upstairs was the opposite. The place was spotless to a fault and almost everything seemed untouched. It kind of reminded Artemvian of what he felt when he first entered the hotel room he was living in now. Everything was cold steel and sharp angles, even the couch that Artemvian sat on was uncomfortable.
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I sighed even before Delas began.
“The back-ups can be friends and all. But the Advance Party? They have to be strong as shit.” He began.
“Fuck balance, you should choose the strongest adventurers specialized for killing a Field Boss. A single Pathfinder can take on the role of a scout for reconnaissance. But even that single Pathfinder should be a fucki...
2024-09-01 06:11:57 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
Starting Jan 1st, I'm going to only update each story 2x a Week.
The price will decrease from $5 to $4.
Each story will cost $4 for 2x Weekly Updates with the occasional random update on Sunday.
The Premium Tier will cover all three stories and rise from $8 to $10.
This is to make room for 3 stories, one of them being The Hero's Son wants to be the Demon King (TBA) which I will start posting on Patreon on January. Cyberfabled Archieves...
2024-08-31 03:10:13 +0000 UTC View PostRiley stared at the video that Brant had recorded.
She had to have played the video a hundred times by now.
“Again.”
Three huge monitors were before her, taking up the entirety of the wall. This was the underground room beneath Riley’s Joint, a place where Brant and she did most of her work. The behind-the-scenes tasks such as posting on the Deepweb, Surveillance and sometimes even amateur Cybertech Enhancements.
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There was no point in delaying. I would set off after Zenom immediately. But before I could do so, there was a commotion not five feet away from where I was.
Currently, the priest was trying to heal Stole again. She was complaining loudly as the hooded priest tried to heal her to no avail. “Hey! Are you even trying? Is this because I’m a Beastman? Does human magic not work...
2024-08-29 05:31:55 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian headed south, organizing what he’d learnt so far.
One. This was not his world nor any version of the afterlife that he knew of. He was actually in a different world with its own cultures, customs and people.
Or he could be completely mistaken and this was some alternate universe of his world, albeit in the future. It could be the past too. The point was that he simply did not know enough about this world to make a judgement...
2024-08-28 04:53:26 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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The monsters poured down freely, like a torrential downpour, from the bright blue sky without a single cloud in sight.
“They’re [Moonyohuh (文鳐魚)]! Grade-8!” I cried out.
Most of them still had their cloaking ability on, but their grotesque number was working against them. They began to pelt the sails and the masts, opalescent light shining for a brief moment before ...
2024-08-27 07:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Lock, we know you’re a [Player].”
Kyrian delivered this news without any warning. There was no note of satisfaction in telling me that he knew my deepest secret. No hint of disdain or disgust. Even more so, he didn’t sound scared. I should know, I’ve heard fear in people’s voice a lot lately, especially my own. There was no raging hatred behind the six words ...
2024-08-23 22:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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I shared everything.
From the beginning.
The only part I left out were the parts about the Players.
I began with my time as a slave with Clover and Lety. How I met Arrosh and he introduced himself to me, asking me to carry on the Sword Saint’s Name. The way Clover, Lety and I stumbled into Oung’s Dungeon due to Kyrian hunting us, and how Lety and Clover wer...
2024-08-21 21:24:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Listen, I don’t know how you heard about this place.” Riley picked up the wineglass and closed one eye, holding it up to the light. “But this isn’t the place you’re looking for. If you want to roleplay, the Braindive bar is down the street.”
Artemvian smiled easily. “I’m pretty sure the sign outside said Riley’s Joint. And since I’m looking for Riley’s Joint…” He shrugged.
Riley looked down at h...
2024-08-21 05:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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This resulted in all the adventurers getting up from their chairs, prepared to fight. Their reactions were pretty much instantaneous and uniform in nature. After all, the primary job of adventurers was to fight against monsters. People drew swords while some deigned to simply let their hands hang loose. Strangely, it was Cecilia who lowered her arms first, the silver-colored mana dissipating.
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2024-08-20 05:30:27 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian released the man and walked back into the alleyway, fully aware of the fact that he must have looked like a raving madman. Buck naked without the decency to hide his private parts with even a single palm for god’s sakes, grabbing a passerby and screaming at him to name where this place was. Fat raindrops continued to fall upon the Mage’s now much younger body, dribbling down to the hard concrete streets.
Mage or not, he’d soon freeze.
2024-08-19 05:13:22 +0000 UTC
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I woke up to rays of sunshine sneaking through the closed curtains on my window.
It hadn’t been closed when I awoke before. Someone must’ve come in and closed the blinds, realizing that the sun might wake me up prematurely. Silently thanking the person, I swung my legs over the side of the hammock with ease. The pain and soreness had disappeared and my mind was quick and alert now, al...
2024-08-17 06:23:12 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Arrosh,” I hissed, grabbing his elbow before he could leave, “You don’t have to do this.”
The thought of Arrosh betraying me never even crossed my mind. Arrosh would never do anything like that. Period and end of discussion. If anything, the reason for why he was joining them –albeit temporarily– was the opposite: to help me.
Arrosh looked at...
2024-08-15 06:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian Delacreu Moneti was sitting on a stump, waiting for his assassins to arrive.
It was raining and the sky was dark, for midnight had passed long ago. He debated infusing his body with flame-elemental mana for the sake of keeping warm but decided to enjoy the cold. There was something to be said about feeling new sensations so near the hour of his death. It could be because he was growing sentimental in his old age, but Artemvian regretted not spendin...
2024-08-14 05:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“I’m going to say this once. Move.”
“He’s cute. Can I kill him?”
The way this figure held herself told me that she was a warrior, a seasoned one too. I thought I saw the glint of metal –something wicked sharp and curved– around the hem of her sleeves but couldn’t tell what it was. It could be anything. A short dagger. Just a p...
2024-08-13 06:03:17 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Coum!”
Tanya’s voice reached me a moment before a flash of white and blue slammed into me, sending me into a rolling mess of tangled limbs with the former Coum. Even during the mess, I tried to keep my hold on Coum’s neck, leaving long red scratches as my fingers were forced off from the momentum. I rolled and got to my feet, seeing Tanya grab Coum’s body and hold up her shield as Ar...
2024-08-10 05:05:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Delacreu.” Riley called.
Artemvian looked up from his phone. It was only noon outside and the sun shone brightly, one of the rare occasions when the smog and light pollution were light enough to see the sky. As if to celebrate the occasion, Riley had opened up the windows as well and the sunlight reached places never meant for mankind to see. Artemvian was sure he spotted stains older than he was in his previous life.
“Your paym...
2024-08-09 02:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post