Definition: Pick up group (abbrev. PUG).
An opportunistic raiding group formed from relative strangers who have no experience fighting together. Over time, this term has become a derogatory label for any moderately inexperienced group ...
“Thanks for the warning, Aliandra,” Vivian said.
“Yes, I thought it was better to be safe,” Ali said, taking her leave from Vivian’s office and returning to the guild hall. At least ...
2024-09-12 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostDue to the enormous potential for economic disruption, every Silver Cog Trading Co. Appraiser must be familiar with the major classifications for dungeons. Whenever a new dungeon emerges in a region, ascertaining its value before the competiti...
2024-09-10 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThere is more treasure, power, and knowledge to be found hiding in the darkness where lesser minds fear to look.
- Nevyn Eld [Guardian of the Realm], Professor of Domain Magic, University of Dal’mohra.
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“Ok, everybody ready?” Teagan asked, getting nods and monosyllabic grunts of affirmation as she surveyed her team. Vivian always stressed the importance of explicitly confirming engagement before entering the sewe...
2024-09-05 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I released the regular Myrin's Keep map to Royal Road already (And it's also available on @rustymaps )
However, I also commissio...
2024-09-05 13:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The map I commissioned for Myrin's Keep is done and I'm delighted with how it turned out! Zoom in to see the details and the legend for many of the locations used in the story is at the bottom left.
The artist has been amazing to work with...
Finding himself with a little time on his hands while Lyeneru and Nathaniel Sunstrider conferred privately on guild business, Calen surveyed the guild hall. There was a quiet bustle within the halls of the Pathfinder G...
2024-09-03 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what do you think?” Ali asked. She floated along beside Mato through the sewer tunnel pointing out her new Poison Cloud traps and explaining – probably in far more detail than he cared to hear – how her...
2024-09-01 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Happy Friday - A quick bonus chapter today. Next chapter will be on Sunday as usual.
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It was day three of our delve and we still had no idea how devious the poison dungeon really was. We had fought our way ...
2024-08-30 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAli glanced up from her book as Mato stirred and finally got up. “Good morning,” she said.
“Bleh,” he managed, rubbing his eyes.
“The bear emerges from his hibernation...
2024-08-29 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIn the lore of the Elves, custodianship of the three Great Wells was granted to the three Elven kingdoms by divine providence: the hand of Lunaré herself.
To the Night Elves, she bequeathed the Well of Eternity, representing the etern...
Apologies for the spam.
If you don't use discord, you can ignore this.
I was working on discord integration and didn't realize everyone would be automatically invited to the channel as soon as it was complete.
So yes: the discord...
The Dungeon Survival Guide.
This is by no means a complete checklist, but it is the bare minimum to be considered if you wish to survive. This checklist represents the distilled wisdom of the most experienced dunge...
A/N: Bonus chapter today, I hope you enjoy it!
Royal Road got a couple of bonus chapters this week - they just received the arc where Ali learns about the nature of her class. That means Patreon has fallen back to exactly 20 chapters ahe...
2024-08-24 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAli flew down the ventilation shaft, growing ivy and creepers along the way before heading out through the ruined city toward the library. It wasn’t necessary to reconnect her domain through the shaft given that i...
2024-08-22 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt was late afternoon by the time she and Mato reached the Adventurers Guild. Ali paused and stared at the heavy oak doors with their distinctive heavy brass handles gleaming from the reflected rays of the mid-morni...
2024-08-20 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostDo not mistake its true nature – stealth is an attack against the perception attribute, skills, and focus of the defender. This is why it is so much harder to regain it once lost.
- Excerpt from The Adven...
2024-08-18 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Bonus chapter today. Royal Road is about to get the big dungeon reveal and I plan on releasing a few bonus chapters for them, so I want to preemptively advance Patreon so we stay properly ahead. This chapter is a good opportunity for that bec...
2024-08-16 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Where do we go?” Ali asked, turning to look at Ryn as they stood waiting in line at the Novaspark Academy of Magic. She was a little out of breath, having had to rush across town to get Ryn, and then to the ban...
2024-08-15 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostA/N (Apple Users): Patreon informed me that starting in November, they will be adding a 30% surcharge to any purchases made through the iOS store. If you use Patreon's Apple app, I highly recommend handling payments through a web client to save th...
2024-08-13 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostTo master the path of the sword, the staff, or the fist, one must first master oneself.
- Kamari Ren, Ahn Khen Elder, legendary master and inheritor of the Ninefold Way: Fists of Coherent Integrity.
“Bye, tree lady!”
“Thank you for playing with us.”
“Bye, Miss Dryad.”
Lira waved goodbye to the kids and retreated into the twisted and warped trun...
2024-08-08 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostLooking up, Ali met the necromancer’s gaze, and felt a chill run the length of her spine. He’s smiling?
“You whelp! Did you think it would be that easy?” he shouted.
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2024-08-06 14:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I always love a good showdown - super fun to imagine.
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Ali rotated her mages through the softly glowing Inspiration runic circle she had inscribed directly onto the stone of the bat...
2024-08-04 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I'm celebrating reaching 100 subscribers a couple of days ago. It's a milestone I never imagined reaching, so here's a bonus chapter! The regular Sunday chapter will still release at the usual time.
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Ali closed her book and let her Sage skill drop. She closed her eyes and reviewed the story in her mind, perfectly memorized by her skill. It was a delightful story about a clumsy adventurer who wandered the lands s...
2024-08-01 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: New chapter wherein our little Fae learns to farm! Only, her technique is anything but conventional :)
Hope you enjoy it.
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Ali watched Mato shuffling past like a sleepwalker...
2024-07-30 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostVivian sat back in her seat, surveying the chaotic hubbub of the milling crowd. Aliandra appeared to be in something of a daze, sitting quietly in an eye of calm at the center, nobody yet having the courage to br...
2024-07-28 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEconomics – to oversimplify drastically – is nothing more than the balance of supply and demand made liquid by the application of currency.
Dungeons, by their very nature, break this.
I am well aware of how the Silver Cog T...