Italian Anyone?
The Grand Game is now available in Italian!
Find it here: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0F2SJRC7F
2025-04-28 08:13:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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The German audiobook and eBook versions of Proving Grounds will release on 01 May 2025.
Both are available for preorder here:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F5KS97VX
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DWT5RNWQ
2025-04-28 07:36:24 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 609: On Patrol
In the end, I decided to advance.
It was a risk, yes, but I had Tosh and his passcodes, and at best, they would only be valid for another eight hours. Once the Lightsworn changed them, there was no guarantee I would be able to blood-bind another Tosh or even have the time to do so.
No...
2025-04-28 07:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 608: Cordon of Light
Note from Tom: I don't think the experiment with weekly postings (of 3 chapters at once) has worked too well, so from this point on, I'll be going back to more regularly spaced chapter postings.
This has also been a particularly disruptive month as well, and I'm aware I'm a bi...
2025-04-26 06:38:07 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 607: Shifting Allegiances
Tosh had a lot to say.
Some of what he had to share was no more than I expected, the rest, though… the rest, I found fascinating.
It turned out that neither Maricella, Elias, nor Jobe were Sworn, despite all three being elites. They were followers only—their Marks were proof enoug...
2025-04-18 19:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 606: Enthralled, Charmed and Beguiled
You and Ghost have reached level 285!
I grimaced on reading the first message from the Adjudicator. I’d gained three levels from killing the Lightsworn, and while that might have sounded like a lot, it was not, not when you considered the odds I’d faced—one hundred fo...
2025-04-18 13:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 605: The Death of Light
Your sentient shurikens have killed 6 players.
You have evaded 78 hostile attacks and sustained injuries from 16 other attacks.
Quick mend triggered! Your health has been restored to 87%.
I spent the next minute of the battle do...
2025-04-18 07:05:54 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 604: The Shadow Behind the Curtain
Eavesdropping successful!
“…might be Frey,” Marciella said.
“It can’t be,” Elias insisted. “I told you the Shadow is finished. Between the Dark and ourselves, we’ve ground their army into dust. And it was a paltry one to begin wit...
2025-04-14 16:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 603: The Fanatics of Light
“Minion of Shadow!” Jobe yelled. “Up in the trees. Get him!”
Multiple hostile entities have detected you.
Even in the midst of my surprise, I found myself wondering as to the Light elite’s choice of words and why he had chosen to issue his warning aloud.
Grand Game 602: Back in the Wilds
The safe zone was exactly as it had been ten days ago: deserted.
Standing in the middle of the empty street and invisible to any would-be-observers, I turned around in a slow circle and took in the surroundings.
The village was unoccupied, there was no question of that. The nearby log...
2025-04-14 16:01:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe audiobook for the Lost Reclaimed, Book 8 of the Grand Game is out today. 😁
It's release day!
https://tomlitrpg.com/blog/grandgame8-audio-released/
2025-04-09 12:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 601: Departure
You have slept for 8 hours.
You have lost knowledge of 3 stolen spells.
I awoke early the next morning and saw to my preparations. Primarily, this consisted of rearranging my face—my whole identity really—and addressing my loadout.
Y...
2025-04-05 06:01:20 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 600: Specter
62 Days Left for Brokering Peace in Sector 12,560.
29 Days until Sanctuary becomes a Young Sector.
“So, Sanctuary, huh?” I asked, turning to Safyre while we waited for Ghost to join us.
She smiled. “I thought it had a nice ring to it.”
“It does.” ...
2025-04-05 05:58:12 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 599: Sanctuary
Note from Tom:
Hi all, things haven't worked out quite the way I wanted over the last two weeks. I was sick and unable to write. It's caused you all to miss a fair few chapters, for which I apologize. Things should be back on track next week, though.
Happy readi...
2025-04-05 05:56:11 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 598: Split Personalities
Two hours later, after a quick jaunt around the new island—it was exactly as Anriq had described—and a more lengthy and intimate discussion with Safyre, we parted ways. She returned to the barges while I made my way to the hills bordering the eastern shore of the lake. Finding a comfortable c...
2025-03-25 06:45:05 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 597: Objectives
“Only three?” Adriel asked, one eyebrow lifting disbelievingly.
“Only three,” I replied firmly, and began ticking off points on the fingers of my left hand. “One: securing our home, sector 18,240. Two: expanding into sector 30,199. And three: gaining new strength.”
Farren ...
2025-03-25 06:40:04 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 596: The Road to Ascension
I shook my head. “We’ll get to my tale in a bit. But if you don’t mind, I have some questions first.”
Safyre smiled. “Of course you do,” she murmured. “Go ahead. Ask.”
I ducked my head in acknowledgment then dove right into it. “Who slew Gray and Black?”
Safy...
2025-03-25 06:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostAscendancy Paths Updated
Hi all,
There were some tricky bits to work out for the next 3 chapters (which again led to some delays). Anyway, I've updated the ascendancy paths to show the alternative ascension paths for the Forsworn.
You can find them here: 2025-03-25 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Grand Game 595: Claimants
You have teleported behind Safyre.
I stepped out of the aether and into Safyre’s shadow, and for a split-second went unnoticed.
“…must coordinate with Sedgwick,” she was saying. “It’s imperative that we—”
“He’s back,” Nyra blurted, the firs...
2025-03-17 10:03:26 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 594: Barging About
You have entered the safe zone of sector 45,104 of the Forever Kingdom, an open sector forming part of the region known as the Coral Islands. It is currently neutral territory, unclaimed by any faction or Force.
Note, a shield generator is in place around the ...
2025-03-17 10:00:55 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 593: Sealed Alliances
Note from Tom: Last week was a slow writing week, and I only managed to complete the week's chapters today. They're coming right up.
Some edits made:
Chapter 585: rift sense description modified as follows:
Rift sense is a factional trait that ...
2025-03-17 09:59:50 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 592: A Change of Strategy
My pronouncement elicited only a single terse word in response from the huntmistress.
“Explain,” she ordered.
“Gladly,” I said. Sitting back, I took the time to gather my thoughts. “From everything you’ve told me, and from everything I’ve learned of the void from...
2025-03-07 12:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 591: A Declaration of Intent
Kartara gasped.
The others, already on edge, half-rose, hands on weapons.
The huntmistress raised a hand, only slightly shaky. “It’s alright. I’m fine.”
“What is?” Duskar demanded. “What did he do?”
“He gave me a trait,” Kartara murmured absently while ...
2025-03-07 12:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 590: An Outstretched Hand
Note from Tom:
Hi all.
I know everyone has been eagerly awaiting the next chapter. Apologies for the delay. Going forward, I've decided to shift to weekly posting, i.e. instead of posting on three/two different days per week, I'll be posting al...
2025-03-07 11:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 589: Sharing Truths
I took my time rejoining the brotherhood, my thoughts largely preoccupied with how to approach the forthcoming conversation. It was not going to be easy, especially when it came to making sure I didn’t reveal too much.
I found Kartara and her officers waiting exactly where I’d left them...
2025-02-28 21:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 588: A New Awakening
I inclined my head. “I didn’t think it would be.”
Kantara sighed, a sound replete with exasperation. “What do you want from us, Havick?” she asked tiredly.
I looked up. “Truthfully? I want your help fighting the stygians.”
“That’s it?” she asked with ba...
2025-02-28 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 587: Questioning
Breaking off from my musings, I raised my head to scan the sands ahead. Kartara and her subordinates were approaching. My deliberations about the new House would have to wait until later. Now, it was time to deal with the brotherhood.
Sitting down on my haunches, I observed the six ad...
2025-02-27 21:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 586: The Three Pillars of a House
Congratulations, Michael! You’ve slain your 4th tier 7 creature, deepening your Power Mark. Slay further Powers to evolve your Mark further.
You have accomplished the feat: Fell a Tree! Requirement: Vanquish a full-grown tree.
A y...
2025-02-27 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 585: Rifts and More
Unsurprisingly, the first Game alert was the one describing my level gains.
You and Ghost have reached level 282!
For achieving rank 28, you have been awarded 1 additional attribute point and 1 Class point.
I whistled softly. Ghost and I h...
2025-02-26 21:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Game 584: A Father’s Love
Despite my confidence, I remained wary.
The void tree had more than a few powerful spells in his arsenal that could turn the tide—psychic scream, psi drain, and nether sacrifice not the least amongst them.
Yet, he used none of those spells.
A young void tree’s ...
2025-02-26 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post