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MSS is a simple game. Kill monsters, get stronger and kill stronger monsters.
It’s the getting stronger part which is difficult.
I’d personally organize MSS as having three separate systems you need to develop in order to have a well-rounded character.
Cores. ...
2024-09-21 18:26:20 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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There were all sorts of questions I wanted to ask. First of all, how the hell was he going to cover this up?
Thanks to the fireball’s smoke, he had managed to hide the triple-cast of Disintegration Ray. But the evidence was right there, three neat little holes bored into the creature’s skull,...
2024-09-19 05:32:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe lovey-dovey mood didn’t last long. They had been in the cab for more than half an hour now and a large screen displaying their ETA (which Artemvian learned meant ‘Estimated Time for Arrival’) was ticking down. Yet, the car that was chasing them hadn’t made a single move. Artemvian thought that it was entirely possible that Chang was mistaken. Perhaps there wa...
2024-09-18 04:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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A grade-5 boss-class monster in a Special Field versus a single party of adventurers, all grade-5 or below.
Nine times out of ten, I’d put my money on the monster.
It’s not that the abilities of the Monsters themselves are super strong. Actually, compared to the difficulty of t...
2024-09-17 04:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“There, I see another fruit.” Borealis pointed.
He was right. About a hundred paces ahead, I saw the [Fruit of Clear Mind] on a low hanging branch. The translucent blue glow amidst this hellscape stood out so that even I could make it out from this distance.
“It’s m...
2024-09-16 05:51:45 +0000 UTC View Post“So that guy was a Mage?”
“Yes, an Empath.” Chang explained.
Once Artemvian got to know Chang, he wasn’t so bad. Especially now that he wasn’t being affected by Fornello’s widespread spell, or being surrounded by hostiles. Chang was kindly answering most of Artemvian’s questions. The Mage was mostly curious about what com...
2024-09-14 17:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“First thing we’re going to do is change up the formation.”
“What was wrong with the previous formation?” Delas muttered crossly.
I sighed. I didn’t want to dignify it with an answer.
“Before, we had Arrosh standing in front. Follo...
2024-09-12 05:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment, no one reacted.
Of course, they’d never seen a Mage before. Not like Artemvian anyways.
But these guys weren’t just regular citizens of Nero City. They were gang members and were used to working side-by-side with Mages, Freaks and Specials. It was the leader who closed his mouth and gathered his wits about him first.
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There was no time to waste. The small fleet we left behind would continue to sail towards the island and it was imperative that we gain the intel necessary for the decision, to turn back or not. As such, there was no touching farewell or hugs. Just grim nods of acknowledgement and a simple hand-wave to the backup ...
2024-09-10 05:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian walked the busy metropolitan streets, trying his damndest to follow the GEEPEE-YES.
“More like GEEPEE-No.” Artemvian complained, navigating through the busy intersections.
Atleast now, no one looked at Artemvian with that weird look they used to.
After buying a gun, Artemvian was heading home when he saw a peculiar shop.&nbs...
2024-09-09 06:10:51 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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The weather was perfect for sailing. The skies were clear blue without a cloud in sight, and the sea breeze wrapped around my face and whispered beneath my armor like the soft finger caresses of a lover. The boat traveled faster than normal means –obviously an enchanted piece of technology unique to the world o...
2024-09-07 05:29:45 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Sis Aurora! You could’ve been a Scion?!” Stole exclaimed.
Aurora gave an uncharacteristic shrug, looking abashed. “Each year, the Vetilius House has their most promising cadets face off in exhibition matches. I was the top of my Cohort and Borealis was the top of his. So natu...
2024-09-05 01:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostRiley brought Artemvian to a room upstairs. Unlike the homey decor that lent an lived-in air of a well-run bar that screamed ‘local favorite’, the decor upstairs was the opposite. The place was spotless to a fault and almost everything seemed untouched. It kind of reminded Artemvian of what he felt when he first entered the hotel room he was living in now. Everything...
2024-09-04 05:46:14 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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I sighed even before Delas began.
“The back-ups can be friends and all. But the Advance Party? They have to be strong as shit.” He began.
“Fuck balance, you should choose the strongest adventurers specialized for killing a Field Boss. A single Pathfinder can tak...
2024-09-01 06:11:57 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
Starting Jan 1st, I'm going to only update each story 2x a Week.
The price will decrease from $5 to $4.
Each story will cost $4 for 2x Weekly Updates with the occasional random update on Sunday.
The Premium Tier will cover all three stories and rise from $8 to $10.
This is to make room for 3 stories, one of them being The Hero's Son wants...
2024-08-31 03:10:13 +0000 UTC View PostRiley stared at the video that Brant had recorded.
She had to have played the video a hundred times by now.
“Again.”
Three huge monitors were before her, taking up the entirety of the wall. This was the underground room beneath Riley’s Joint, a place where Brant and she did most of her work. The behind-the-scenes tasks such as...
2024-08-30 05:44:34 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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There was no point in delaying. I would set off after Zenom immediately. But before I could do so, there was a commotion not five feet away from where I was.
Currently, the priest was trying to heal Stole again. She was complaining loudly as the hooded priest tried to heal her to no avail.&...
2024-08-29 05:31:55 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian headed south, organizing what he’d learnt so far.
One. This was not his world nor any version of the afterlife that he knew of. He was actually in a different world with its own cultures, customs and people.
Or he could be completely mistaken and this was some alternate universe of his world, albeit in the future. It could be the p...
2024-08-28 04:53:26 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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The monsters poured down freely, like a torrential downpour, from the bright blue sky without a single cloud in sight.
“They’re [Moonyohuh (文鳐魚)]! Grade-8!” I cried out.
Most of them still had their cloaking ability on, but their grotesque number was working against them.&n...
2024-08-27 07:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Lock, we know you’re a [Player].”
Kyrian delivered this news without any warning. There was no note of satisfaction in telling me that he knew my deepest secret. No hint of disdain or disgust. Even more so, he didn’t sound scared. I should know, I’ve heard fear in peop...
2024-08-23 22:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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I shared everything.
From the beginning.
The only part I left out were the parts about the Players.
I began with my time as a slave with Clover and Lety. How I met Arrosh and he introduced himself to me, asking me to carry on the Sword Saint’s Name. The way Clo...
2024-08-21 21:24:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Listen, I don’t know how you heard about this place.” Riley picked up the wineglass and closed one eye, holding it up to the light. “But this isn’t the place you’re looking for. If you want to roleplay, the Braindive bar is down the street.”
Artemvian smiled easily. “I’m pretty sure the sign outside said Riley’s Joint. And sinc...
2024-08-21 05:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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This resulted in all the adventurers getting up from their chairs, prepared to fight. Their reactions were pretty much instantaneous and uniform in nature. After all, the primary job of adventurers was to fight against monsters. People drew swords while some deigned to simply let their hands hang loose.&nbs...
2024-08-20 05:30:27 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian released the man and walked back into the alleyway, fully aware of the fact that he must have looked like a raving madman. Buck naked without the decency to hide his private parts with even a single palm for god’s sakes, grabbing a passerby and screaming at him to name where this place was. Fat raindrops continued to fall upon the Mage’s now much younger body, dribblin...
2024-08-19 05:13:22 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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I woke up to rays of sunshine sneaking through the closed curtains on my window.
It hadn’t been closed when I awoke before. Someone must’ve come in and closed the blinds, realizing that the sun might wake me up prematurely. Silently thanking the person, I swung my legs over the side of the ha...
2024-08-17 06:23:12 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Arrosh,” I hissed, grabbing his elbow before he could leave, “You don’t have to do this.”
The thought of Arrosh betraying me never even crossed my mind. Arrosh would never do anything like that. Period and end of discussion. If anything, the reason for why he was j...
2024-08-15 06:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostArtemvian Delacreu Moneti was sitting on a stump, waiting for his assassins to arrive.
It was raining and the sky was dark, for midnight had passed long ago. He debated infusing his body with flame-elemental mana for the sake of keeping warm but decided to enjoy the cold. There was something to be said about feeling new sensations so near the hour of his death. ...
2024-08-14 05:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“I’m going to say this once. Move.”
“He’s cute. Can I kill him?”
The way this figure held herself told me that she was a warrior, a seasoned one too. I thought I saw the glint of metal –something wicked sharp and curved– around the hem of her sleev...
2024-08-13 06:03:17 +0000 UTC View PostWorld: MSS - Loading...
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“Coum!”
Tanya’s voice reached me a moment before a flash of white and blue slammed into me, sending me into a rolling mess of tangled limbs with the former Coum. Even during the mess, I tried to keep my hold on Coum’s neck, leaving long red scratches as my fingers were forced off from the momen...
2024-08-10 05:05:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Delacreu.” Riley called.
Artemvian looked up from his phone. It was only noon outside and the sun shone brightly, one of the rare occasions when the smog and light pollution were light enough to see the sky. As if to celebrate the occasion, Riley had opened up the windows as well and the sunlight reached places never meant for mankind to see. Artemv...
2024-08-09 02:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post