Repairs to Dauntless were light, aside from the main mast. Chains were run, and pulley systems were put in place to move the mast back to its proper position. Ozzy and Butterbelly were needed for this, their large frames and high STR equaling dozens of normal sailors. Care had to be take...
2023-02-05 19:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe ring of Thunderheads moved toward the eruption at a steady pace, dropping moisture as they went that cooled the smoke. Behind them were massive clouds of steam carrying the heat upward. The gap between the cyclones was half what it had been when Splinter had first encountered them, making it ...
2023-02-02 21:29:28 +0000 UTC View PostOpening his eyes was difficult. Milo was tired and wanted to sleep more. But the constant beep beep beep was annoying him. His muscles were a little stiff as he stepped out of his pod.
Odd, he didn't even remember logging out of the game. The last few days' events ran through his head, culmina...
An hour before dawn saw Dauntless moving toward the rain with all sails at full heat. Splinter sailed beside her, sprinting ahead and cutting to port and starboard as Captain Woodrat grilled his Navigator on small tricks of steering and moving the heat in the sails to get the mo...
2023-01-30 22:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostGangrene took three long strides toward his troops and glared up and down the line. Some of them were looking at him oddly, and it infuriated him. One started to open his mouth to speak. "Shut it! Prepare to charge on my order." He raised his mace high and turned around. The big guard was running...
2023-01-30 06:34:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter is essentially done, but I'll be looking it over again to make sure none of the conversations read oddly. If you see something that sounds wrong, toss some advice.
"How does this work, Brutus? Are there rules?"
The big guard nodded his head. "Oh yeah, lots of rules. He...
The more I write, the more I look forward to it. I can see the huge appeal of just writing as your main job. Thursdays I have off and try to get a chapter done for each story, but that day is filled with running my twins to different places, making dinner, walking my new dog, and so much else.
The mood aboard Dauntless changed drastically over the next day. The eruption was still throwing too much heat at them, and the threat of the Thunderheads was on every horizon, but the sudden appearance of the Splinter and the hope she brought gave them a chance. The starving sa...
2023-01-26 02:47:55 +0000 UTC View PostAs Milo and Brutus went to leave, they were stopped by Helen Brownfur. "Hold up, young one. I need to know your intentions in talking to this Gangrene."
Milo shrugged. "I'm not sure myself, to be honest. A lot depends on him. Rifkin was working with him to cause damage to the Hollow. We ca...
Buttercup was sad, and she wanted to play a game. She and Rosie had been in their carts for days and days and days. They had only had fun the time the big rock thing had come to play, and they were told to kill it. And that other time when lots and lots of humans came to play. That should have be...
2023-01-24 02:52:40 +0000 UTC View PostIt was another evening of celebration aboard the Splinter. The ship had survived an encounter with an angry Thunderhead and a Leviathan from the deep, and their Captain had earned a promotion. Any of these was a reason to break out the rum, but they also had a feast unlike any other to a...
2023-01-22 18:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post(A little rough, and please note that chapter 171 is taking some time to turn from Raw to Finished, but of importance to this chapter is that Smiley wakes up. And, I put chapters up out of order again. I blame this on not being able to concentrate with 70 lbs of puppy in my lap or gnawing on my a...
2023-01-21 06:36:40 +0000 UTC View PostI owe some stories. Who is a side character that you'd like to know more about? It can be from either Butcher or Tunnel Rat. This is only being posted to people who are donating more than 5.00 a month, and there are about a dozen of you. Each story will be 1000 to 2000 words long and can focus on...
2023-01-21 03:47:24 +0000 UTC View PostLarry looked at Rifkin. "Rifkin is sad and having a bad day. Larry can tell. Maybe if Rifkin weren't a SNEAKYBADGUY! he wouldn't be so sad!"
Something clicked in Milo's brain. According to Larry, there were sneaky guys, bad guys, badsneaky guys, and many other types of villains. But there ...
Releasing a tiny bit of heat into the rocket, Captain Cavendish sent it into the sky. Then he turned and addressed what was left of his crew. Of the eight hundred sailors that had once crewed Dauntless, only one hundred and twenty were fit for work. Another three hundred and thirty-four were belo...
2023-01-19 07:32:42 +0000 UTC View PostJust got this down on paper, and still thinking about it, but here it is. Feedback or criticism is welcome.
There were things worse than death, Milo thought to himself. He looked back fondly on the Snake when it had squeezed him to death or bitten his head off. Afterward, he took a break ...
Another pot of coffee, another chapter done.
Ozzy gazed up at the cyclones dropping down into the smoke. "Can you fill me in on why rain is such a terrible thing? Assume I grew up somewhere else where and use small words."
Woodrat started to speak, paused, and then said. "Rain is we...
The EMG, or Event Monitoring Group was seven people tasked with watching for anomalies in the world of GENESIS. Their job was three-fold: Discover strange or novel events, document them, and pass on the information to someone else. In the case of basic game information, they tossed the data to Pr...
2023-01-15 23:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostNote: Chapters 237 and 238 are mostly blue boxes and information I've already posted here. Chapter 239 is not an Ozzy chapter, and looking at it, it needs some more editing. It will be up later today. Today/Tomorrow I also hope to get another Ozzy chapter, and another not Ozzy.
2023-01-15 21:19:21 +0000 UTC
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You guys totally took me by surprise with the vote on the type of aspect. Wood is the winner. That's going to make me think a bit, but there are obvious connections to both smoking food and what he is learning from Woodrat.
Below is the short dream Ozzy has just before waking up and offici...
Gathering mushrooms and picking vegetables continued. The Hollow needed the food, and for many of its inhabitants, it was all they knew to do. The spider cheese they had eaten narrowed their world to their responsibilities and work. But that didn't mean things were back to normal. The groups of r...
2023-01-11 05:16:21 +0000 UTC View Post(Much apologies, I thought I had this up already.)
Ozzy had been thinking all day about his next steps. Staying at level 10 wasn't a good option. He could raise some skills, but it meant nothing since he could just as quickly raise those skills at level 11, gain experience to his...
2023-01-10 06:51:28 +0000 UTC View PostVoting is far from done, but this one is running ahead by a little. So IFF the prior poll ends up having Simple Aspect as the winner, what are your opinions on things?
Fire: He has fire. Normally you couldn't buy it again, but a very dedicated or obsessive Fire Mage could progress i...
Stat: T2 Base STR 31 DEX 12 AGI 6 CON 32 INT 13 WIS 6 CHR 24 PER 4 COR 20 RAD 18
This does include the +3 CHR from Seasoned Butcher, but not the +4 free points. And possi...
Choose one of these abilities:
-A simple aspect of magic. (Fire, ice, acid, earth, water, storm, poison, dark, light.)
An aspect is needed to cast spells using a type of magic. Higher levels in the aspect reduce mana cost. Without an aspect, a player can still gain spells, but they are less...
Tier 2 Bonuses for reaching the Benchmark of: 20 in a pair of stats.
The Bonuses earned for high stats in Tier 1 may be upgraded if you have again hit the benchmarks for each stat at the end of Tier 2. in
STR and CON of 30: VERY Tough has upgraded to Mons...
2023-01-09 17:45:45 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon hates Blue Boxes. I'm going to be posting the information that will appear in upcoming chapters in smaller blocks, that hopefully show up here more readable than just posting the chapters with charts.
Congratulations on reaching Tier 3!
Yo...
2023-01-09 17:43:10 +0000 UTC View PostBoth Tunnel Rat and Butcher of Gadobhra are hitting the ends of major story arcs. Unplanned that they would be at the same time.
We'll be tying a lot of loose ends up and then immediately tossing out more leading into the next set of stories. I'll be a few less chapters ahead here on patr...
Vary raced up the tunnels between Limburger Hollow and Shadowport. Sledemonky needed a scouting report, and Vary had volunteered to go scout. If there were more humans on the way, they needed to know. The route was easy to follow, and his goggles augmented his usually good vision, making the tunn...
2023-01-09 03:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostMilo was sure Larry wouldn't stop at this door this time. But Larry skidded to a stop with both heals and knocked loudly. "Larry is coming in the door now, Justin needs help." Perhaps the insistency in his voice convinced them, or they didn't want to have to make a new door, but someone inside op...
2023-01-06 02:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post