Hello!
We went ahead and got Discord going and have granted access to all paid tiers. Please don't burn it down or anything. Looking forward to chatting!
I also added the new tiers as mentioned in the prior post. There is Candy, which is a $2 supporter tier with no advance chapters, but does grant Discord access. Then there is Cob, a $10 supporter tier that has the same benefits as ...
2023-12-01 04:32:55 +0000 UTC View PostMT 45 - This is Bat Country!
My evolution, Magical Thinker, required me to see a spell in order to gain an understanding of it. However, I hadn’t seen any obvious sign that someone had cast a spell before the feathered hand tore open a hole in the universe. My Magical Thinker ability still sent me a notification despite this, which meant that either t...
2023-11-30 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMT 44 - We Can't Stop Here!
“Cool necklace,” said Xim. “Get that from Seinnador as well?”
“No, I’ve had this the entire time. Even back in the Creation Delve.”
Xim cocked her head to the side.
“Like, in your pocket?”
“No, I’ve been wearing it.”
“You know,” she said, “for most of the time I’ve been around you, you haven’t been...
2023-11-29 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMT 43 - The Eye of Sam'lia
The portal to the Pocket Closet would travel with the wagon while it was open. The portal exit would not travel with the wagon while it was closed and I was inside. This led to a mildly embarrassing moment where I stumbled out into the middle of the busy street and had to jog to catch up with the group.
We had two small cabins on the barg...
2023-11-28 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNov 27, 2023
Hello, everyone.
Here are a few updates on the forward-looking publishing schedule, an official new collaborator, a couple new tiers (all advance chapters will continue to remain available at Kernel tier) and our upcoming patrons-only Discord channel.
As (hopefully) many of you know, my listed publishing schedule on...
2023-11-27 21:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostA/N 7 DEC 2023: If you've read the updated Umi-Doo chapter 38, then there is a brief section of this chapter that is redundant. It's just a repeat of a little info I added to that updated chapter. Leaving it alone for now for those that are reading through but didn't see the update. I'll edit it some in a week or so.
MT 42 - Ashe, Ember, and Cole
While my gear was in the ...
2023-11-27 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMT 41 - Weapons, Armor, and Swagger
Trying to convince Seinnador to sell me equipment that made sense with my current stats without giving away that something was unusual with my levels proved impossible. I eventually broke down and simply told him my stat distribution after Seinnador pulled out a very detailed confidentiality agreement that he used with his “most discrete customers”....
2023-11-26 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMT 40 - The Ultimate Attack Magic!
“Brielle, please take over and watch the front for me,” Seinnador said to one of the women working the half-finished gear. She nodded, smiled at me politely, then quickly headed off to her new task. Seinnador continued through the shop, giving the men at the forge a wave as we headed toward the area that looked like the magical equivalent of a muniti...
2023-11-25 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMT 39 - The Sagacious Seinnador
We were given three days to get ready for our excursion south. Originally, Lito had advocated for an earlier departure, but Myria and Nuralie each had things they wanted to accomplish that would take a bit longer, with Myria saying “You think I can track down the triplets and get them on board in a day?” and Nuralie simply stating “I need to ...
2023-11-24 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEDIT: 01:39 am 7 DEC 2023
--I made substantial edits to this chapter prior to publication on RR based on some feedback both from folks here, comments on RR, and some of my beta readers. So, the text in this post has been updated to match what is going out on RR. You can view the original chapter in the attached pdf. I am also attaching "MT 38 - Main Quest Progression Updated" which is the...
2023-11-23 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMT 37 - Umi-Dooby-Doo, Who Are You?
“I am also curious,” said Nuralie, patting one of the frogs on the head. She’d taken all three back from us and sat on the ground, her lower half buried under a frog-pile. “You know each other, but why am I involved?”
“You’re also a level one platinum,” I offered. She frowned at me when I said this.
“You can tell what diffi...
2023-11-22 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHere are a few maps for the world. These are being updated as I go, so don't take them as gospel, but I think it's helpful to get oriented in the world some. I'll edit as maps are updated and as new maps are created/ become relevant.
These are made by Sir Raiu Koren using Inkarnate.
Edit (Nov 25, 2023): Updated Hiward map.
Arzia Continent Main Map:
2023-11-21 17:01:23 +0000 UTC
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MT 36 - Any Frog in a Storm
The scene above looked like a natural disaster in action. All the shelves in the warehouse had fallen, crates were shattered and splintered, and debris lined the floor. Part of the roof had collapsed and there was a mighty gale of wind sending sharp shards of wood and gravel hurling through the air. Demarsus was at the center of the storm.
Lito’s unifor...
2023-11-21 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Welcome to my first foray into Patreon. Since I'm a bit new, I wanted to create a forum where you can give suggestions or leave comments about what you'd like to see from the Patreon. If you have any strong feelings one way or another, feel free to post them here.
I am also happy to consider any general questions you may have about my process or writing Mage Tank, though I endeavor...
2023-11-21 01:32:29 +0000 UTC View PostMT 35 - An Entirely Inadequate Dungeon
As I finished off the last of my thugs, Lito tossed a lit cigarette into the air which exploded out into a dense cloud of smoke. Demarsus’s form was obscured by the smokescreen, but the sounds of coughing and retching could be heard within. Lito chanted over his one-handed warhammer and the head began to glow with white-hot heat. Molten metal dripp...
2023-11-20 05:59:50 +0000 UTC View PostMT 34 - Twelve Cutthroats and a Level One Delver
Demarsus stood as we entered and pressed his thick palms together, giving us a shallow bow.
“Guardian Lito!” he said in a rich baritone. “And Dancer Myria! What a lovely surprise to have such a distinguished pair pay a visit to my humble business.”
“Well,” said Myria, “if we’re standing on Delver titles, then it ...
2023-11-20 05:58:15 +0000 UTC View PostMT 33 - Lito the Bloodhound
“What do you mean you never went through the Creation Delve?” said Lito. “How did you get your first level?”
“We went through the Delve on that ring.”
“So it’s not just something for this mission?”
“No. The fact that the client wanted us to bring Arlo there had us very curious about who the client was and what we would find...
2023-11-20 05:56:49 +0000 UTC View PostMT 32 - Nobody Expects the Hiwardian Inquisition AGAIN!
[What would you do with fruit?]
[The fruit is unimportant. Our future subjects should endeavor to provide tribute whenever they are allowed to bask in our presence.]
I sighed and looked around the room again. What the hell was I supposed to do in this situation?
[If this were Earth, my first move would be t...
2023-11-20 05:55:48 +0000 UTC View PostMT 31 - Uninvited Guests
I started splitting my time between research and physical training, now that I had my mental stats at a good place. After a bit of experimentation, I determined that it took about eight hours of vigorous exercise with a focus on a particular stat to get it to increase by one.
This led to gains that I can only describe as intoxicating.
There we...
2023-11-20 05:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostMT 30 - Training Arc
It’s not that I didn’t have any experience meditating. On the contrary, I had done quite a lot of it, especially after starting therapy. It was an exercise in mindfulness, and it helped ground me in the present moment. I was normally predisposed to being concerned only with worrying about what will happen in the future and what had already happened in the past. Bu...
2023-11-20 05:53:42 +0000 UTC View PostMT 29 - New Exploit
I woke up with Grotto hovering a few inches over my face.
“Gah!” I instinctively reached up and tossed the C’thon away, and Grotto tumbled through the air, then righted himself without hitting the far wall. “What the hell, Grotto?”
[I have finished my initial observations and I was waiting for you to regain consciousness.]
“Did yo...
2023-11-19 19:07:07 +0000 UTC View PostMT 28 - Dress to Impress
In order to investigate potential real estate acquisitions, it is important to look the part.
Although my feather boa and leather vest weren’t likely to hinder my progress in that regard given their magical nature, the inexpensive pants, shoes, and general dishevelment of my hair and beard weren’t likely to do me any favors. As such, I chose to visit a t...
2023-11-19 19:06:24 +0000 UTC View PostMT 27 - Set Loose Upon the City
The Temple of Creation was in the Formation district of the Hiwardian capital city of Foundation. The naming conventions were simple, which I appreciated, though a little confusing with their phonetic similarity. Formation was essentially the Delver district, which meant it was upscale as all hell since most Delvers were some level of nobility. Even if they...
2023-11-19 19:05:49 +0000 UTC View PostMT 26 - When in Rome...
I wasn’t.
Well, at least I thought I wasn’t.
In my highschool days I’d spent a year on the football team and had gotten used to communal showers. That carried into freshman year of college where every guy on the floor of my dorm had the same five shower stalls to use, and no one was very shy about ‘grooming’ themselves in full view of...
2023-11-19 19:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostMT 25 - Hell Has an Open-Door Policy
“Normally immigration is a very extensive and intrusive process,” said Varrin. “Hiward is a comparably small nation, and given the presence of the Creation Delve and the general quality of life that its citizens enjoy, there is a high demand for immigration. Hiward keeps it tightly controlled and monitored.”
“Normally,” I sai...
2023-11-19 19:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostKC was as perfectly content as any ancient cyborg-wizard could be. He spent his days–alone–on his space station, laboring on his projects and crafting new ways to store celestial energy, violate the laws of causality, and imprison minor divinities. It was quite vexing, then, when one of his devices inadvertently abducted a primitive biped from the planet Earth. Without his permission, no le...
2023-11-16 22:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostA comedic book about an ancient cyborg-space-wizard who accidentally abducts an Earthling, and must now rush to return her home before the Dogma Integrity Command "quarantines" them both.
2023-11-16 21:43:52 +0000 UTC View PostAfter being killed by a high-velocity tree-hug, Arlo is transported to a new world of skills, stats, and levels where those brave and talented enough to conquer ancient Delves are rewarded with incredible supernatural power. Unfortunately for Arlo, there is no tutorial, and he is immediately forced to tackle a Delve set to the highest difficulty with a party of adventurers who are not only stra...
2023-11-16 18:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post