We have two air skills. One is for Elemental Mastery, and the other is for Wind Control. Do you still not feel that those would provide us the best chance to succeed with that core? It’s why we saved it for the last out of everything.<...
2025-03-25 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Was gone this last week/weekend - camping with the family and had no real internet.
Back at the keyboard today. Hard to believe I'm only a few chapters away from #500!
Ready to jump into everything ...
2025-03-24 13:57:54 +0000 UTC View PostMax tried to stop smiling as he and Buwingrid worked on the different parts of the weapon he had asked her to craft.
She hadn’t been very excited to learn that he had two legendary weapon crafting skills, one of which she posse...
2025-03-24 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMax shifted under the gaze of the woman he hoped would help him. She didn’t appear very happy when he walked into her shop, but he at least hadn’t been kicked out for now.
“You do realize how difficult you have made my life… ev...
2025-03-23 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMax found himself in the box he had spent so much time in. Glancing at the section of the stone wall against which he had ended Ezreal’s life, he forced himself to calm down.
Time seemed to tick by, and then after a good fifteen minu...
2025-03-22 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMax’s sonar picked up the moving shapes the second his group appeared in the safe room he had designated for when he would return.
Aerthen began to react, as did Rakonath, both dragons sensing those with weapons drawing close.
“Sto...
2025-03-21 13:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post“So you’re leaving again?”
Ignoring his sister’s frown and tone, Max nodded, choosing instead to tickle and play with Callie, who was babbling a little bit and cooing in response to his actions.
“Part of adventuring is that y...
2025-03-20 13:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostWew. Some of us had a hard time with book 7 after book 6. One was so focused on fighting and power grinding, while the other was built around figuring out what was taking place on Max’s world.
With book 7 we learned a few things.
Som...
2025-03-20 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post[ Status Check No Weapon or Shield ]
*****
Max Hoste
19-Year-old Human Male
Level 1
Exp 566/1000
Tower Experience: 60.0%
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2025-03-13 13:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostMax moved to where Dagon and Velda stood, both of them smiling.
“It is rare for a moment like this to take place, but after some discussion, my husband and I decided that a moment like this shouldn’t be passed up.”
Her and the Ki...
2025-03-13 13:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostMax watched as Fowl fidgeted next to him.
“You’ll be fine. Just hold still or I swear you’re going to make a scene in all that armor.”
“I’m sweating… in places I shouldn’t be,” Fowl muttered. “It’s not that hot, I...
2025-03-13 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So… how did it go?” Max asked.
Fowl grunted and shrugged.
“We’ll find out tomorrow. For now we need to finish up a few last things and I’d rather not dwell upon that problem. Did you get what I asked for?”
A stone ...
2025-03-12 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“We need to hurry,” Fowl said as his pickaxe hewed another chunk of stone from the rock. “We’ve only got two more days before the wedding and I’ve not found anything worth giving Batrire yet.”
Max snorted and glanced over his sho...
2025-03-11 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey all - Don't forget that the 13th is the end of book 7!
That also means 1 week off (cuz I'm mean) until book 8 starts on the 20th.
Been a crazy few weeks. Finally got the insurance side of a house flooding problem (cold wea...
2025-03-10 18:13:53 +0000 UTC View PostThat went about as well as I hoped it might. It appears that your stats were beyond anything it could handle.
Well, that combination is extremely potent. You and I both know it still isn’t much compared to those with r...
2025-03-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s happening?” Batrire asked, a bit of concern in her voice.
As she spoke the platform they were on started to rise as the thick cables began to move.
“We’re in a tower floor and somewhere up there is a race from another...
2025-03-09 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m going to choose Regeneration. The skill is so strong and it has allowed us to not have to worry about Batrire using her heals on me. While I thought about Armor Crafting, I can ask someone else to help make armor for you all. Beside...
2025-03-08 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAll five of them stood next to the chest that had appeared.
None had been as large as this one in all their time in the tower.
Power seemed to radiate from the purple metal and the embossed depiction of the boss they had fought had bot...
2025-03-07 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“It appears that our plans have… diverted from what we had originally intended. Do we have any other options?”
The woman stood there, cloaked in the halls, watching the pair she had made a bargain with. Promises, trades, and the ...
2025-03-06 14:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post“What kind of beast is that thing?” Fowl asked as they stared at the boss from the entrance of the gate they knew they would have to pass through.
“An undead, three-headed, fire-breathing, forty-foot tall wolf?”
“So everythin...
2025-03-06 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOk - wanted to give a quick update on book 8 as I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off.
Book 8 starts on March 20th and Ends May 18th (I believe - book 8 hits amazon June 2nd - not sure). book 9 will start up after th...
“It’s my fault,” Rakonath said, receiving a growl from the red dragon after his statement.
“No… it is not. It is mine. You obeyed me and it was my decision to be out.”
“Still–”
“Forget the blame,” Max exclai...
2025-03-05 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post[Inspect Weapon]
*****
Legendary Elemental Dagger
+ 100 STR/DEX/CON
Elemental Mastery Affinity - Each Attack does elemental damage. The blade will sense any weakness an opponent may have to a particular element and...
2025-03-04 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHard to believe that March 13th book 7 ends!
Even harder to know you'll have to wait till the 20th for book 8 to start!
Fear not - we can throw rocks and more at me.
Overall I'm excited for book 8 as we get back into the tower...
The moment Max entered the thick metal doors that led into the actual forge, he couldn’t wipe away the smile that had formed even if offered a thousand gold.
Over a hundred dwarves were working in unison, dozens of them singing a song as t...
2025-03-03 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostYou’re quiet… even for you. What is wrong?
His hammer pounded the metal and shaped it as he knew it needed to be, glad to see the image in his head start to come to life.
Erwini had procured a lot of diff...
2025-03-02 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I can’t believe we made it out of there alive,” Tanila stated as they left the castle in the carriage Dagon had picked out for them. “I mean he’s paying for a wedding, fit for a royal family member. Not only that but he is allowing us t...
2025-03-01 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWas asked to go on a podcast and so I said yes.
For those who wish to bask upon my beautiful face, and listen to a voice that makes sirens shudder, you can click the link at your own risk.
Multiple chairs had been pulled up in a circle and Dagon sat in his chair, slightly larger than the rest and was downing his fourth tankard of his private brew.
He could taste the difference, having tried Batrire’s father's. Unlike all the...
2025-02-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKing Dagon Stormfall’s shoulders were wider than Max would have imagined as the dwarf stood there, slowly coming down the steps toward them. His armor was a bronze-red color and it took him just a few seconds to realize what the scales wer...
2025-02-27 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post