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Chapter 69: A Missed Opportunity
William Oh is The Tower’s greatest detective. He holds everything he has perceived in mind simultaneously, matching facts together unconsciously at an unbelievable speed to puzzle together the past, present and future.No secret, no hidden motivation or buried desire can remain concealed from him.T...
Chapter 68: Advice From The Baron
Floor-wide Alert!Arnold Ames has been spotted on Floor 5.Arnold ‘Arms’ Ames is wanted dead for a staggering number criminal acts, primarily including Murder, Extortion, War Crimes, and Human Trafficking.Bounty: 3000 gold, 20000XP, to be shared among the party that claims the bounty.I guess they ...
No chapter today.
I'm sorry, bit of a double whammy of life stuff yesterday and poor sleep tonight. I've got 500ish words done so far, providing a good jump off point, but it's not really impressive yet. I'm gonna try to take a siesta at some point as well as get better sleep tonight.Hopefully if I ge...
Chapter 67: Boar Hunting (pt. 2)
In the battle between Lumesh and William Oh, a black keystone of the Tower was broken, and horrible secrets and nightmarish entities from the in-between gained the opportunity to escape their confinement.- Jason SalazarTravis whistled, flushing the toilet before washing his hands as he appreciated t...
Chapter 66: Boar Hunting
Hushed whispering and muffled weeping filled the side room they’d been corralled into. The hapless waitresses curled in on themselves fearfully. Well, the blond one did. The other looked actually…eager?She was taking off her apron, tying up her hair, and rolling her sleeves…like one might do b...
Chapter 65: Psychic Chain Lightning
Bee’s fingers turned spiderlike and she latched onto the pillar they hid behind and scampered up, turning a vibrant shade of red to match the ceiling.Will hastily equipped his ring, tomahawk and amulet, while considering the situation he found himself in.I switched away from the ring of accuracy l...
Chapter 64: Party Crashers
William Oh wears clothes of such heavenly beauty that only one has ever looked upon them without pain. Like looking directly into the sun, their sheer magnificence will burn into the viewer’s very soul, the sight clinging to their eyes no matter how much they blink.It is a sight to behold, that br...
Chapter 63: Patience
Will was alone in his room, twirling the Axolotl arm in his hand. it was a shrivelled limb about the size of his forearm. It appeared to have once been somewhat transparent, but the preserving process had made it into an opaque chunk of flesh with the consistency of a piece of smoky quartz.He’d wa...
Chapter 62: Would the Real Phantom Thief Please Stand Up?
Micheal Francis mopped sweat off his brow.How had things gone so wrong?Five years as a Climber, slowly and carefully working his way up to the land of plenty, a lucky break with an administrative job, then thirty years of diligent service, and he’d finally made it. He was one of the wealthy decisi...
Chapter 61: New Loadout
William Oh literally pulled himself up by his bootstraps.- Jason SalazarPocket sandA small pocket that can be sewn onto any fabric. Will blend in immediately afterwards, concealing it’s presence from outside observers.1 Charge: fill the pocket with irritating sand.“Well, that’s definitely a ro...
Chapter 60: Willliam (Not a necromancer) Oh
William oh commands an army of the dead! He will sweep across the city of Akul, righting wrongs and saving lives with his merciful unholy horde.Women and children will weep with an ecstatic mixture of awe, love, and terror as they are delivered from the jaws of death by the skeletal hands of his tho...
Chapter 59: Akul has Everything
Clark Fiddle twiddled his thumbs, scanning the surroundings for any sign of kaiju or rebel activity from his station, despite being near the center of the city.He was currently guarding a ‘correctional facility’ with a fearsome reputation, known as ‘The Pit’.None of that was true. There were...
ISM 4 Cover
I need ideas for a cover for Industrial Strength Magic 4. My editor is about halfway done with the first run-through and I realized I need to get started with the cover.I only have two ideas right now, one is a dynamic image of Prof. Replica and Solaris fighting high above the earth, while the other...
No chapter today.
Usually I pre-game on Sunday and get half a chapter done to make sure monday goes smoothly, but this weekend I was out and about.I'm currently working on Chapter 59, but don't think I'll finish today.In exchange for my tardiness, here's something I did over the weekend, and an opport...
Chapter 58: Cheaper by The Dozen
***Author’s Note***I promise this doesn’t become a harem.Day six of observing William Oh. The subject has engaged in several minor criminal acts. This establishes a pattern of criminality, but nothing of the magnitude I suspect. I cannot arrest him for an offense that would warrant little more t...
Chapter 57: One Trick Pony
William Oh joined an underground fighting tournament, and the people running the show paid him off.But they didn’t pay him to lose. They paid him to not win so quick that nobody saw what happened.After he was done with the fights, they also paid him not to come back, because the underground tourna...
Chapter 56: Ear Collector
I swear that William Oh kid is hiding something. I’ll get to the bottom of it no matter how long I have to- Yes, I understand that I’ve only just joined, but – yes, I also understand that I have guard duty, but – can’t I at least investigate him in my free time? I’m telling you, there’...
Fun Jobs in the big city?
So the gang has some time to cool their heels and I'm looking for a few minor jobs/events they could do before the main plot finds them again.So feel free to suggest jobs/hijinks that could happen in the biggest city in The Tower.Some things to note:Everyone living there is at least level 20, ev...
Chapter 55: Bureaucratic Bullshit
**Mark Wyrd**“Say that again,”Father said, his voice crashing down on Mark and forcing him to his knees.Frederick Wyrd wore a vibrant blue silk robe concealing his Torso Relic, as well as arm-length black leather gloves, concealing his Rings.The only thing Mark saw on top of his head was a circl...
Chapter 54: Akul, Metropolis of the 5th Floor
The first time a kaiju spotted William Oh, it fainted from sheer terror.- Elijah Hammond, level 25 hunter.“Ugh, stomach feels a bit off,” Will muttered, rubbing his stomach and frowning.“Probably because you were poisoned.” Loth said.“The aftertaste on the meat wasodd, but in a good, spicy...
Chapter 53: the Enemy of my Enemy is a Distraction
William Oh singlehandedly started the Crusades.- Jason Salazar.Will and Loth ventured out of their modest inn together on the third day, walking along the boardwalk that was cobbled together out of twisted swamp-wood, winding between the raised buildings of Way Station.I wonder where they get the bi...
Chapter 52: build Theorizing
That’s what I’m saying! You can’t beat him, because William Oh always has another trick up his sleeve. He can change his entire Build at the drop of a hat. Specced out to fight a Sniper? Too bad, he’s a Tank now. Specced out for a Tank? Too bad, he’s a Nuker.- Randy Needum, level 30 cook....
Chapter 51: Relic Theft
…Why am I standing on a hydra? Will thought as the ground rose up beneath him in the middle of his power-pose, six massive necks rearing up around him, revealing half-rotten frilled draconic heads that emerged from the swamp, dripping with muck.Then things got rough, fast.Mark Wyrd launched himsel...
Chapter 50: Do Your Thing
William Oh once jumped on a hydra and fought a Lord on its back, riding it until the poor thing tuckered out, then he leashed it’s heads together, attached it to chariot and steered it into battle. No, I’m serious. I’m not trying to one-up you! I sawit happen…well, I may have run away before...
Chapter 49: Herding Cats
Pluuk suggested that I keep a diary, to better reflect on how becoming a leader affects me personally and how I can study my own thoughts and behavior to improve faster. Harder than I thought it would be to write with one hand…and harder than I thought to be a leader.My first impression? Herding c...
Help me decide
So many of those raid boss choices sounded fun.I'm gonna list out some options I could work with.Heart of the swamp/swamp itself. The land begins to twist and lead them away from the way station. not...entirely sure how they would beat it unless it literally shows it's true form and they sta...
4th floor raid Boss
Need a good 4th floor raid boss.A raid boss is a giant fuck-off monster that doesn't linger around the Key sit but instead meanders around wherever the heck it likes.2nd floor had Rocs, 3rd floor had fiery death-curtains of stars, 4th Floor has...?I want one, because the only difficulty the curr...
Chapter 48: Grand…ish Strategy
“Oh yeah? Well, William Oh inventedthe chain of command, which he then used to strangle a supposedly ‘immortal’ cyclops who could only be wounded by metaphor. Top that.- Mack Daniels, level 30 Climber“Hold on a second,” Roger said, cocking his head to the side for a moment before he turned...
Chapter 47: Chain of Command
William Oh was once bitten by the dreaded swamp vampire.After three days of agonizing pain…the vampire died.- Kenneth Peterson, level 25 Carpenter.Mason Lanover has joined the Party!Mason LanoverPotent Detonator Level 1616 Strength32 Kinesthetics32 Resistance48 Focus64 AcuityCharges: 48/48Free Poi...
Which build do you think?
Key differencesCurrent build:Charge attacks, the ability to fly short distances.Ranged attacks deal a devastating amount of damage by drawing enemies through the tracer fire. Deals acid+fire dmg. Allows Enemy repositioning.Frost build:After multipliers =18 seconds of 67% slow on hit. (quite powerful...
