The Grand Game

You have killed 10 hostile entities. Ghost has killed 4 hostile entities. You and Ghost have reached level 202! It did not take long for me and…

You have cast heightened reflexes, load controller, fade, and trigger-cast quick mend. With my buffs in place, I rose to my feet anew and peered through the…

The stairs leading down to the fortress’ storerooms were guarded, at least in principle. The two soldiers on duty were slovenly and their uniforms unkempt. The door…

EDITING NOTE: I’ve made some changes to Ghost’s familiar data for balance reasons, and reposted chapter 390 and 390. You might want to skim over them when…

Multiple unknown entities have failed to pierce your disguise. The Game message reassured me, as did the soldiers’ open expressions. Neither was suspicious—yet. “Duty calls, as always,”…

Slumber’s sentinel activated. Caster awakened. My first response was relief. The ward had activated. And it had not harmed me. Trepidation followed on its heels. Things were…

“How long until they wake up?” Elron asked. I shrugged. “Any second now.” Right on queue, a Game alert opened in my mind. Your enchantment has lapsed….

This is definitely not like my binding with Gnat. This was my first thought. By comparison, that had felt like a cheap parlor trick—and likely had been,…

Day Twenty-Nine in Draven’s Reach I approached the city walls openly. There was no need to hide. The guards on the wall were the marshal’s men, and…