“Oh, yeah, the Big Book of Rare and Unusual Classes. We’re supposed to study it, but, uh… I don’t really like studying?” Tiffany poked her tongue out and smiled cutely, deflecting from her negligence. “But don’t worry, looking it up will just take a minute. Oh, and did you want to register with the Guild as an Adventurer, or just put in a request for training? You get a discount i...
2025-07-21 08:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostAfter crossing the threshold she paused, letting her eyes adjust to the dim light and take in the room.
To the left was a bar!
To her left there was a few high top tables, empty this early in the morning, and a few long tables with benches, with several small groups of men and women huddled together in discussions. They had all paused and were looking at her warily, some wi...
2025-07-21 08:54:54 +0000 UTC View PostBy this point, many days later, James was over his frustration. In fact, by this point, he was grateful he had discovered the problem before
By this point, many days later, James was over his frustration. In fact, by this point, he was grateful he had discovered the problem before he had tried to move his base camp down to the next floor, and before he encountered any monsters. B...
2025-07-18 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe anger eventually gave way to exhaustion. James hadn’t noticed the intense heat of the fourth floor, partly because of his own [Heat Resi
The anger eventually gave way to exhaustion. James hadn’t noticed the intense heat of the fourth floor, partly because of his own [Heat Resistance] skill, and partly because of his cooling system. But he should have known, should...
2025-07-16 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Smith shook his head, rattling his helmet’s visor. Self-reflection was one thing, self-loathing was another. All he could do was the bes
The Smith shook his head, rattling his helmet’s visor. Self-reflection was one thing, self-loathing was another. All he could do was the bes
The Smith shook his head, rattling his helmet’s visor. Self-reflection was one thing, self-loathi...
2025-07-14 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe door, heavy though it was, swung open as always without resistance. The Smith, vision unrestricted as his visor was raised, cautiously p
The door, heavy though it was, swung open as always without resistance. The Smith, vision unrestricted as his visor was raised, cautiously peeked into the boss room.
It was the same windswept plain as before, and from his heightened vantage poi...
2025-07-11 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe nearest boulder was just ahead, ten yards away. Stubby little legs poked out, just barely reaching the ground, and one of those legs tur
The nearest boulder was just ahead, ten yards away. Stubby little legs poked out, just barely reaching the ground, and one of those legs turned out to be a head. It ponderously turned towards James, and started scooting itself, rotating to face him. ...
2025-07-09 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe flying fish monsters, thankfully, were not that big of a threat to James wearing his armor. They were more shocking than anything, but o
The flying fish monsters, thankfully, were not that big of a threat to James wearing his armor. They were more shocking than anything, but once they tackled him they fell to the ground and he was able to finish them off with a well-timed [Ham...
2025-07-07 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Smith could hear the fierce howling of the wind echoing around in his helmet, but the wind itself felt like nothing more than a gentle b
The Smith could hear the fierce howling of the wind echoing around in his helmet, but the wind itself felt like nothing more than a gentle breeze as he walked.
And walking itself was a joy. He had settled on a design for his armor set that he w...
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... 2025-07-04 16:33:20 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a full circuit of the stone outcropping, James confirmed there were no trickles of Pure Water like he was used to. He also tried digging a well, and although the soil beneath the grass and trees was moist, he hit bedrock four feet down and couldn’t get through.
The Smith was now faced with a choice. The problem was that his armor was damaged and not well-suited to this floor, and ...
2025-07-02 18:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe branch, thick as James’ arm, struck his thigh with a ringing crash. James was slow to react, but he did manage to bring out his shield a
The branch, thick as James’ arm, struck his thigh with a ringing crash. James was slow to react, but he did manage to bring out his shield and swing it around to block the following strikes.
From afar the bushes had looked short, but in fac...
2025-07-02 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind grew stronger and fiercer the further down the stairs James proceeded, until at the bottom it was a worse wind storm than James had
The wind grew stronger and fiercer the further down the stairs James proceeded, until at the bottom it was a worse wind storm than James had ever experienced in his life.
If it weren’t for his heavy armor weighing him down, he felt as though ...
2025-06-30 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe crab boss squeezed the Smith’s legs. There was a grinding noise and James could feel his cuisses start to warp, pressing down on his leg
The crab boss squeezed the Smith’s legs. There was a grinding noise and James could feel his cuisses start to warp, pressing down on his legs as he was lifted into the air.
His shield, knocked out of his hand, clattered to the pebbly ground...
2025-06-27 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostJames awoke refreshed. His mana had fully recovered, as had his physical and mental fatigue. And then he had a bad idea, and started executi
James awoke refreshed. His mana had fully recovered, as had his physical and mental fatigue.
And then he had a bad idea, and started executing it.
After a light breakfast of smoked crab monster meat and bread, he took a pick-axe from his ...
2025-06-25 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Which one?” Nadine replied with a sarcastic tone. Helen frowned and opened her mouth to retort, but Nadine quickly raised her hands to cut her off. “Sorry, sorry. The last one I got was about your daughter’s choosing day coming up, and that you’d be free to start looking for James yourself. But I didn’t think you’d be here, what, a week after the day?”
Nadine turned to Sa...
2025-06-24 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Smith wasted no time returning to camp, with no incidents to speak of along the way. The chain worked perfectly, allowing James to easily navigate the snowy passage, and now unburdened by the cold and low visibility, the specters and snow golems couldn’t slow him down.
James spent his dinner thinking of what he would need in the new area of this floor, and decided to make some cooli...
2025-06-23 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostJames donned his armor, one heavy piece at a time. He fastened the latches, secured the magic bag, and took his shield and Red Iron War Hammer in hand.
The trip to the snowy passage entrance was eerily quiet, which was a blessing for James as the armor he was wearing was heavy. Thankfully, not so heavy that he couldn’t move, but he definitely felt slower and less agile than in ...
2025-06-20 20:33:19 +0000 UTC View PostAt first there was a slip, as if James’ chisel had gone awry during etching, and it threw him off balance. He redoubled his efforts, pushing with all his mental might on the enchantment.
It felt significantly harder than it should have.
As far as James knew, at this stage in the enchantment process, there was nothing left but to force his mana onto the object until the enchantment...
2025-06-20 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a flurry of motion in the corner of Sarah’s eye, but she had no time to register it. She was already flinging two empty tankards from their table, one at the swordsman’s face and the other at his hand drawing his sword.
Brawler Class Skill [Throwing] has been acquired.
Sadly, the tankard thrown at his hand missed. He must have had a skill for drawing h...
2025-06-19 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no indication from the start that anything was different. Applying the ice magic crystal dust went as before, filling in the grooves and gouges in the bracer’s pattern, and even applying the Aqua Magia went just as before.
But there was no reaction.
Not even a sense of wrongness with the enchantment, just it was as though nothing was there at all. James felt he might as ...
2025-06-18 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe inn had been a really nice place in a quiet neighborhood.
The bar was a dingy, dimly lit, buzzing hive of degeneracy and odd, strong smells in a neighborhood Sarah couldn’t believe existed in real life.
It spoke to her soul, nay, sang.
She followed her mother inside, immediately noticing the floor, sticky in some places, slippery in others, made of hardwood with...
2025-06-17 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, the Enchanter recalled the two Basic Elemental Enchantments that he had memorized that were related to water, so many months ago: [Frostbite] and [Water Resistance]. [Water Resistance] had already proven useful, and currently his entire Green Iron armor set was enchanted with it. So now James turned to the other Basic Elemental Enchantme...
2025-06-16 18:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day James returned to the snowy passage, now armed with an enchanted Red Iron Warhammer. Unlike the heating strips, which started to damage themselves if he ran them too hot, the hammer seemed to be limited more by the enchantment itself than the underlying material. At a certain point, he couldn’t push any more mana into the enchantment to increase the heat of the hammer higher than...
2025-06-13 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs a young child, Sarah had always been of the opinion that she had the best mom in the world.
As she grew older, she became even more confident that she had the best mother in the world, in no small part because of how strong a Brawler she was.
Now Sarah was growing concerned that, in fact, her mother was somewhat beyond categorization as the best mother in the world, and was somet...
2025-06-12 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEven as the wind whipped around the Smith furiously, the creature approached at a serene pace, completely unbothered by the wind. It was roughly two feet tall and slightly less than that wide, floating at about eye-level, but James could barely make it out against the white-out backdrop. He took a swing with his Green Iron Warhammer, but misjudged the distance in the snowstorm, as he felt no co...
2025-06-11 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSarah’s mother smiled softly. “Welcome back, my precious daughter.”
Sarah sat up and smiled back. “Thanks Mom.”
“Well?”
“I… didn’t choose a second class.”
Helen’s eyebrows rose incredulously. “Really? At all?”
“Yeah, I just didn’t choose one. None of them would have helped.”
[Brawler] Class chosen. 1/2 Classes chosen....
2025-06-10 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe bird monster nesting cliff was eerily silent, even a month and a week later.
James paused, leaning around the corner to scope out the area. He slowly leaned back, and looked around.
Where had all the monsters gone?
He hadn’t noticed any lack of crab monsters, and he looked out towards the lake in the distance. There were still specks flying around above it, like normal, ...
2025-06-09 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter an hour of trying to manually control the brightness of three different glow strips, two with his skills and one with just his mana, James had a splitting headache and had to stop.
Thankfully, he had plenty of mana. Using these small items was far, far less draining than some of the more intensive enchantments he had attempted in the past.
But his current strategy wasn’t sho...
2025-06-06 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSarah opened her eyes to find herself standing, surrounded by versions of herself wearing different clothes. Front and center, just a yard away, was Avenger.
All the other classes frowned, looking concerned.
But Sarah, dressed in her comfortable loose Brawler clothes, lifted the tankard of ale in her hand and gestured with it at the Avenger leering at her, a light jab just so, and n...
2025-06-05 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post