“What are these supposed to represent?” Joe tried and failed to understand what exactly it was that his team was fighting right now. The creature itself had incredible Constitution, Meaning that it was incredibly difficult to make any damage that they managed to inflict stick to the beast. If...
2022-08-10 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! I’m setting up the preorder for this tonight, don’t forget you all get it here from me for free!
2022-08-09 22:07:33 +0000 UTC View PostJoe was on his third Omnivault of the fight, and the constant dodging was starting to wear on his patience. “Cleave! How are you killing them? This. One. Won’t. Die!”
He punctuated his statement by driving his Ritual Orbs one after another into the beast that was lunging at h...
2022-08-08 14:02:11 +0000 UTC View PostA quarter of an hour later, Joe was starting to get a little bit bored. He browsed his skill list and decided to try out something that he had practically never used: the spell ‘Message’. “It’s at Novice one. All that means to me is that it should level up real quick. Also that… it prob...
2022-08-05 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“I don't know who they are, but they’re gaining on us,” Daniella managed to voice amid her huffing and puffing. It was just past noon, and they had been running for over twelve hours. If Joe hadn't been nearly as exhausted as she was, Major Cleave would almost certainly have scooped her up ...
2022-08-03 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends!
If you read or listened to Invent, I would greatly appreciate a quick review from you on Amazon and/or Audible. 2022-08-02 19:58:32 +0000 UTC View Post
They were only a little way outside of the city when Joe handed Cleave a small tile that contained a ritual he had spent a few hours crafting. “This is a Ritual of Bubble Travel. To activate it, all you need to do is put in a little mana right here, and it’ll send you flying in a str...
2022-08-01 14:22:13 +0000 UTC View Post“You… are Aten’s father.” Joe snorted and glanced at the Guild Commander. “I'm incredibly surprised, yet somehow it makes perfect sense. I hope you aren’t worried. I have come to understand that the apocalypse on Earth was not your fault, and you were only trying to give peop...
2022-07-29 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostLay on Hands was surprisingly easy to capture in an orb. That made sense, as the literal instructions were ‘cast spell on orb’, and the spell was cast by touching something. It made him want to kick himself for thinking he couldn’t manage it—getting caught up in the spell’s complexity a...
2022-07-27 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I have a somewhat strange title effect,” Daniella admitted as they all sat together drinking cappuccinos. “I’m such a workaholic that I accidentally died of starvation, continued working in my respawn room, and got kicked out of the room… without noticing that I had died. It’s called...
2022-07-25 11:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs he waited for his death timer to count down, Joe decided that this would be a good opportunity to go over his messages and stats, and plan out what he needed to do to get the situation in his favor once again.
Name: Joe ‘Excommunicated’ Class: Reductionist
Professi...
2022-07-22 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostJoe swept up from the ground like a whirling dervish, ready to tear into the Elf that had launched the sneak attack. “What did you—oh, he’s dead. What did he do to me?”
“I'm pretty sure he marked you.” Daniella pointed at the sky, where the heraldry of the Elven Theocra...
2022-07-20 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t particularly like the fact that we’re going to be traveling over land for a long period of time, but I also feel that it'll be good for you.” Major Cleave shot Joe a pensive look as she took the lead. “There are several things that will be working in our favor for this trip, na...
2022-07-18 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
Check your email! If you’re at the $5 tier or above, you’ve got an ebook waiting for you - AA11: Accords!
If you’re at the $15+ tier, the audiobook is there too!
It releases on the 20th on Amazon 2022-07-15 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
“Remind me again why we are walking instead of tearing apart our atoms and sending them across space so that we can appear directly in the next city over as they all come back together?” Jaxon spoke out loud to no one in particular, but it was Daniella that answered him.
“It is a safe...
2022-07-15 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s why we have a completely unknown amount of time to get this taken care of.” Joe was wrapping up his mission briefing to Major Cleave and Jaxon, just as Daniella arrived wearing a travel pack. “Off to… somewhere, Daniella?”
“I’m coming with you. I want to get out of t...
2022-07-13 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
When I make a poll, your answers really matter!
I had put up an attempt at cover art previously, but a hefty number of people made really good points about the quality. So, I'm trying again! What do you think of this for the new Ritualist cover?
2022-07-11 14:35:12 +0000 UTC View PostIncoming teleportation request.
“You’ve gotta be kidding me. I just want to get going.” Joe growled as he stared at the message that appeared on his city command tab as soon as the teleporter came online. “How long has this person been pinging us for their message ...
2022-07-11 14:34:28 +0000 UTC View Post“I don't know what to tell you, Joe. We’re focusing on turtling up, and I’m actively against doing anything else.” Havoc tapped his cigar on on ashtray, sending the burning cinders to land in the porcelain dish with a too-loud *clunk*—as though rocks had been dropped into the d...
2022-07-11 14:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post*Ooph!*
The humans had returned as conquering heroes—at least in their minds—so being forced to their knees was the last thing they expected. When they hit the ground and felt the pain spiking through their limbs, their moods shifted directly from confusion to fury. Four of the...
2022-07-11 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! Just wanted to wish you a happy independence day, and let you know the plan for the week!
No chapters this week as I take a small break from duties to hang with my kiddo, but next week we are moving right into Completionist Chronicles 8!
2022-07-04 13:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Sweet set of announcements!
1) Invent ebook is in your email in the next few minutes if you are a 5$+ patron, and the audio is as well if you are at the 15+!
2) There are three short stories available for this series/book -for free- over on 2022-07-01 01:31:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Joe directed an Orb in front of himself and initiated the Ritual of Remote Activation as rapidly as possible. The time from start to activation was approximately one second. Novice rituals didn’t need much in order to get going. As the rain of liquid stone started to splatter down, a golden lig...
2022-06-29 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Stop!” Daniella shouted into Joe’s ear as he carried her along the rooftops. “We need to get back there and stop him from doing… whatever it is that he’s doing!”
“No, we need to get the delegations out of here, right now,” Joe told her firmly as he—very easily—continu...
2022-06-27 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Before we begin…” Aten addressed the room at large as the two groups of leaders for the Elves and Dwarves remained standing on their respective sides of the table. “I would like to address the deal that was made by each party represented here today. Representing the Dwarven Oligarchy, th...
2022-06-24 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post*Ting.* There was a long pause as Joe inspected the cup before hitting it one last time with his Aspect Ingot Hammer. *Ting.*
Congratulations! Under the watchful eye of an Expert Blacksmith, you have created your first ever Rare-ranked forged item.
Skill...
2022-06-22 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“They agreed! The Oligarchy and Theocracy will be traveling to the Shoe to begin initial peace discussions! A treaty for mutual aid and open commerce is on the table!” The runner that was speaking had burst into a meeting occuring in the Guildhall, where Joe was speaking with his guild member...
2022-06-20 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Good, now ease that line over.” Havoc’s voice was soft, working to not distract Joe as he set up the model for his enchantment. “You are not putting in an angle, you are listing lazily to the left. Languishing, long lines that you lazily lay down. Keep that imagery in your head;...
2022-06-17 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the turkeys were coming up to slash him, Joe found a new and interesting application for his jumping. Twisting in the air, he dropped an axe kick in between the heads of the foremost turkey, finding that the motion almost gave him enough upward lift to vault away from the resistance t...
2022-06-15 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJoe was pleased and relieved to find out that the Pointed Turkeys’ nesting grounds were not a terribly far distance from where one of his tunnels opened out of the Shoe. Especially at the speeds all of them could achieve on a straightaway, the others running while Joe vaulted along. There was s...
2022-06-13 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post