It was strange to attempt to draw attention in an enemy controlled area, or at least a hostile zone. The Ritualist truly didn’t want to consider his fellow humans as enemies, nor did he have any long-term plans to go after Elves. Frankly, if they wouldn’t attack him as soon as they knew who he was, Joe would actually work to set up proper trade routes and exchange of goods...
2023-10-02 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe duo of the Ritualist and the haughty Archer cautiously approached the outskirts of a small, brightly lit Elven Village. Joe had destroyed enough settlements that he could tell that this was of a higher quality by far. Even if his eyes hadn’t been so discerning, the clearly enchanted walls, vigilant guards, and half-dozen buildings of at least Uncommon quality that were peaking over the wa...
2023-09-29 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostStanding at the door of his workshop, Joe looked between the normal-size door, comparing it to the enormous sheets of metal that had, until recently, been part of a vault. “Yeah, no way I'm getting these through there without putting them in storage and taking them out inside. Even then, I think they’re going to be a little too long for the ceiling.”
Pondering his options, Joe walke...
2023-09-28 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHowever flimsy his excuses were to focus on his one true love—magic—the results spoke for themselves. In a mere four days, Joe was able to completely repair the ritual to his satisfaction.
Staring down at the floor, it was clear to see where he’d added his own work. The previously weathered sections had been replaced with simplified, elegant lines of light from his aspect inscriber....
2023-09-27 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHalf a dozen people worked on clearing the floor, starting by taking off the top layer of sleet from the slowly-melting ice that had covered nearly every surface. As fast as they could manage, they scraped away enough buildup to find seams in the floor, eventually resolving into a large square. Once the larger tools had been put away, out came buckets, mops, and various other scrubbing implemen...
2023-09-26 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTime until mana is available to you once more: 20:32:52.
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Mass Resurrection Aura (Apprentice VI).
Artisan Body (Apprentice II)
Battle Meditation (Student VII)
Hidden Sense (Student III)
Magical Synesthesia (Beginner IX)
Congratulations! Through the use of three skills t...
2023-09-25 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThere were several options that Joe could pursue at this moment, but was going to go with what Jaxon had mentioned, which did make the most sense: taking the message as literally as possible, using Essence Cycle to try and see the flows of power and where they had broken. From the very little amount of information that Joe had been able to gather about Vanaheim, it was a wizarding cast...
2023-09-22 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHe continued flying on his normal route, leaving himself less than a day’s travel away from where his ritual had indicated Daniella could be found. His gut was churning with anticipation mixed with apprehension. The rescue of his friend was within reach, but he was still unable to shake the odd nervousness that came with the thought of seeing her again.
She’d double-crossed them by wo...
2023-09-21 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOnce more speeding through the sky separated only by a thin plane of force and water, Joe stared intently at the landscape below as he came to the point where he had been forced to flee, and his shrine in the hostile settlement remained buried.
From his vantage point, he could see the signs of a large Beast Wave unfolding in the distance. They were nowhere near as orderly and linear of at...
2023-09-20 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJoe stood before not only the members of the council, but also a large number of assembled residents of Novusheim. He had called for an urgent meeting to address the matter of accepting the recently rescued prisoners of war. Even though they’d obviously been on the Dwarves’ side in the previous world, this was going to be a delicate situation.
“They deserve a chance to get their liv...
2023-09-19 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“You there! Why are you smiling?” An Elf came practically sprinting toward Joe as he walked down the street, his eyes scanning the area carefully for the Town Hall. “Is a lowly one such as you attempting to show dominance? Pah! Here is a penance sheet, you will do these tasks or your life coach will scourge you on my behalf!”
Joe took the sheet with numb hands, b...
2023-09-18 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post*Bang!*
Joe had been standing before the ritual tower, his notes open in front of him as he worked to duplicate his newest version of the spell diagram for the Ritual of Infernal Conflagration. It was a complex spell diagram, designed to unleash a devastating infernal inferno on the packed ranks of enemies that would be swarming below, and with his changes it should work well to ...
2023-09-15 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral days of traveling in the air and planting his shrines felt nearly anticlimactic after the duo of back-to-back successes. Joe was itching to destroy another village, or find a hidden gem like the strange obelisk from the elites of Vanaheim. Abyss, at this point he’d even take finding a field of snow flowers that he could use to start growing local flora in his greenhouse.
But, in...
2023-09-14 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter making temporary housing for each of the people that had rejoined what Joe considered the most civilized, polite society on the planet, he set out to make sure they had food and some comfort at the bare minimum. He explained the rules of their stay, and to his surprise got over a hundred notifications that people had accepted a quest he’d given them. After getting past his initial shock...
2023-09-13 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLuckily he had plenty of experience fighting off monsters. Joe spent the next forty minutes or so finishing off the last of the Penguins and Hoardings, the only monsters that had come out during the current Beast Wave. The defenders had done a spectacular job with holding back the tide of bodies until the very end. He chuckled quietly to himself as he kept a wary eye out for any Elven survivors...
2023-09-12 11:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostJoe never realized how popular his work was becoming until he started using large chunks of his day flying along in a bubble where no one could contact him for any reason. He’d expected to be able to spend a week or two floating along in his magical transportation, creating shrines without any interruptions. Instead, what actually happened was that he’d come back, appearing in front of the ...
2023-09-11 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah, what a perfect day to leave the Town behind and go off in search of adventure, fun, and rare materials.” Joe took a deep breath, leaning back with his hands on his hips as he surveyed the swirling cloud cover of Jotunheim. “Perhaps freeing a captive friend, and filling the population of Novusheim with the residents of a few towns I destroy along the way so we can hit the minimum requ...
2023-09-08 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJoe stared down in disgust at the shirt that he'd once more failed to enchant. He was out of free space on the material, so he threw it to the side along with the other failed, rejected samples. The Ritualist tried not to think too hard about how quickly that pile was growing. At least there was a positive effect from all of the failing that he was doing.
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Setting up his new Ritual of Binding was practically child's play at this point. The power linking to his Characteristics flowed so smoothly that he wouldn’t have even noticed the intrusion of the magic had it not been for the way his mind cleared up nigh-instantaneously. There was even a tiny bonus thrown in for his efforts to regain his full mental power.
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... 2023-09-06 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, this is an issue I need to fix,” what felt like several seconds later, Joe managed to say the remainder of his sentence, “as soon as is humanly possible.”
He needed several things in order to unbind and rebind his orb, which meant the Ritualist needed to leave his workshop and go over to the Pyramid of Panacea. Steeling himself for an unpleasant time, Joe threw ope...
2023-09-04 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You’ve been taking meticulous control and efficient resource consumption in the place of going out of your way to strategically Thesaurize.” The session had devolved from working to a full-blown lecture, and Joe was listening raptly to everything Master Stu had to tell him. “The soul-searing flame of Infernal Conflagration engulfs a designated area in scorching, ethereal flame...
2023-09-01 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostShifting somewhat uncomfortably in his chair, Joe idly realized that he’d never considered how dark his workshop was until this moment. Darkvision was a boon from Tatum, and he’d gotten so used to casually and passively using the ability that he’d never really considered what it looked like to other people when they entered his space and saw him working in the dark.
It was likely th...
2023-08-30 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostJoe spent the hours of forced relaxation and recuperation sending messages to his guild, his mother, and even penning one out to Daniella in case she managed to get access to her mail in the near future. During that time, he stumbled upon what he thought might’ve been either a strange bug in the game, or a mechanic he didn’t fully understand the purpose of.
As far as he could tell, no...
2023-08-28 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Havoc, you madman! Novice spells don't work on Jotunheim!” Joe shouted just before he hit the ground. A small shockwave gave him some room as his ‘Superhero Landing’ title came into effect, the remaining damage being mitigated by his Omnivault skill. Realizing that not all of his skills were locked, only his spells, the Ritualist immediately launched himself toward the wall to...
2023-08-25 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, this is rather unfortunate.” Joe grumbled as he looked over all of his various options for seeking out Daniella. After asking around, he hadn’t found anyone willing to put their own expertise on the line to chase the Architect down. The Ritualist had truly thought that he could convince some bored scout or tracker to work with him on this project, but as soon as he mentioned he was...
2023-08-23 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe creation of the shrine went smoothly, no issues arising as the book-shaped magical structure appeared on the flat, frozen landscape. As the ambient energies of the world settled into their usual chaotic format, Joe realized that the building was actually fairly well-hidden even if it were out in the open.
Coloration wise, it was a slate gray that blended well with the ice and snow. To...
2023-08-21 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs they strolled into the mining camp, Joe looked at his team with a smile that chattered even as he maintained it. “I think that was approximately fifty miles, how do we all feel?”
“Cold.” Heartpiercer grumbled at the two of them as she rubbed her arms. “The chilled debuff is way worse outside of the walls. Jotunheim is insane; how are we supposed to get anything done? Building...
2023-08-18 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Why yes, of course I would love to venture out into the bone-white wilderness with you!” Jaxon clapped his hands multiple times, his palms never moving apart. “I would be positively elated to sally forth, finding new and interesting bones to shift into place. Why, imagine if I would’ve been able to take that Cyclops on as a customer instead of having to help you bring him down? The pri...
2023-08-16 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostPutting the finishing touches on his plans, Joe decided that he’d incorporate the Special Aspect of Scattering and hoped that would be enough to give the greenhouse some resistance to the chaotic nature of Jotunheim. “It's supposed to give items bonuses in damage against magical defenses, but in theory it should work to repulse the chaotic energies here.”
He didn't have much informa...
2023-08-14 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post