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Netherwitch Grimoire (Defensive, and other combat spells)
New chapters start dropping here on July 1st. That's only five more days now.Defensive Combat MagicBasic MagicFrost Shield Runes: 19Mana: 20 to 50; 33%Hit Points: 160 to 280Defense: 100Duration: 60 secondsCreates a floating shield of ice. The size of the shield is slightly larger than a kite shi...
Netherwitch Grimoire (Runes and Attack Spells)
This is a fragment of my trimmed grimoire, removing any potential spoilers: List of In-Story Runes Viituth Type: Pure, VoidShape: Unknot; A simple circleMeaning: NothingnessTrishullruntType: Compound, Void-Causality link (not a fate rune though)Shape: 7 3 knot with a chain of four linked rings along...
Ads and Ideas
Okay, I've been playing around with Ad ideas for a bit I thought I'd throw them up here for fun. Most of these are an 'excerpt ad' style, which is admittedly the easiest ad to create. I've heard from some creators that these ads can work quite well.The other is, of course, the ho...
Math of Netherwitch Part 2: Magic
Last time, I dove heavily into Hp, Mp and damage calculations. This time, I’ll lead our deep spelunking venture into the spell casting elements of Netherwitch. For the purpose of this examination, we’ll take Sylvia from Chapter 34 again. Specifically, we’ll look at the ‘magical’ fraction o...
The Math of Netherwitch
For fun, I figured I’d do a short dive into the math of Netherwitch. While it probably isn’t obvious to most readers, I keep a giant spreadsheet and run calculations in the background. The main goal is to keep things sane. Which is to say, to ensure Sylvia isn’t using more mana than she has an...
Arc V: Teaser
As mentioned, the next arc of Netherwitch is Gamers. Gamers is 10 chapter long, covering ~82,000 words. This makes Gamers the second longest arc thus far. I suspect, however, Arc VI: Trade is even longer, but I haven't counted the exact word length yet.Gamers marks a full dive into the kingdom b...
Thoughts and Plans
PlansWith Chapter 39 posted, Arc IV: Migration is now complete. Per my current plan, the next arc will be posted in July. Thus, it is completely understandable if people want to swap over to the free membership now and rejoin as paid members later.Of course, I'll be quite delighted by those that...
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<< Chapter 38| Table of Contents | Chapter 40 >>Roisin Owsley-oOo- Chapter 39-oOo-The first thing Sylvia witnessed after exiting the Academic Building was a comet crossing the sky. The searing flame flashed through the air before smashing into a curtain of clear water above her. Broom-room-room. The...
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<< Chapter 37| Table of Contents | Chapter 39 >> -oOo-Chapter 38 -oOo-BOOM!The air shook. A pillar of flame burst from the Junior Dorms. The second and third stories exploded outward, sending timber, glass, and wooden shutters flying. The blaze devoured the structure, fire spreading across the woode...
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<< Chapter 36| Table of Contents | Chapter 38 >>Isabella-oOo-Chapter 37-oOo-Sylvia had forgotten how mind-numbing it was to read textbooks.The asteri made it through the Rhyme of Runeswith little trouble. The intermediate course spell theory text had been a boring read, sure, but she’d been able t...
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<< Chapter 35| Table of Contents| Chapter 37 >>-oOo-Chapter 36-oOo-Sylvia stood on the Academy’s spire, gazing out into a blue-green expanse. Her body felt odd and unnatural, a kind of subtle wrongness detected by the soul. Perhaps it was the golden-brown curls. Or maybe it was the texture of her ...
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<< Chapter 34| Table of Contents| Chapter 36 >>-oOo-Chapter 35-oOo-“Master,” Belkis greeted with a curtsy.“Teacher,” Sylvia echoed, lightly lifting the hem of her Witch-Princess Dress.Eyes like molten iron shot a sidelong look. Sylvia ignored her senior sister’s rebuke.Lady Vallenfelt was ...
Netherwitch - 34
<< Chapter 33| Table of Contents| Chapter 35>>-oOo-Chapter 34-oOo-“Thank you, Lenape. You just saved me a week of work.”Sylvia stood beside Yaalon Lake, the giant turtle floating in the water beside her. Sunlight glittered off Lenape’s wet shell, the titanic creature dwarfing the tiny witch. B...
Demon Types
Demon Type ListsThe following is the rough list of bloodlines I've accumulated as I've written. It's somewhat 'witch' heavy, but that's to be expected as Sylvia spends an unusually large time with witches. Some of these names are subject to change, and more will be added to t...
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<< Chapter 32| Table of Contents| Chapter 34>>-oOo-Chapter 33-oOo-“Oh my,” Emily breathed, hands clasped above her chest. “It’s beautiful.”The green-haired witch looked at her companion. In her shadowy eyes was a brilliant nebula, a celestial swirl of incredible attraction.Sylvia tore her ...
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<< Chapter 31| Table of Contents| Chapter 33>>Slyde, surveying his territory, on the watch for tasty witches.-oOo-Chapter 32-oOo-Voomp.Sylvia stepped through a portal, high heels clickingon the smoothed stone platform at Gate Point. Behind was the waygate she had erected. At its side was a podium on...
Esmeralda's Fashion and Lucifer
Recently, when updating Chapter 17, one of my beta's dragged me in to discuss fashion. Specifically, they wanted to talk about Esmeralda's dress, pointing out that my description wasn't that good. Which isn't too surprising, because my fashion sense is non-existent. Thus, I did consu...
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<< Chapter 30| Table of Contents| Chapter 32>>-oOo-Chapter 31-oOo-Two broom spiraled into the air, ascending at a sixty-degree angle. Sandy shore and deep green jungle fell away from a pair of girls. Nine tall mountains loomed, slopes covered in thick vegetation. Five broke past the tangle of life s...
Sylvia's Witch-Princess Dress
I threw this up on Space Battles, I figured I should add it here as well.Witch-Princess Dress generation #1And #2.Edit: I like the second one better. I went ahead and added it as the Chapter 26 header, so everyone will get a look when Sylvia is at the gala in Lost Eden.If there's any other image...
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<< Chapter 29| Table of Contents| Chapter 31>>-oOo-Chapter 30-oOo-♦ System Board >> General ChatTopic: Merit Board LeadersPosted: 11 months agoQuestBasher(Original Poster)Hey, everyone. Let’s talk about the Merit Board. Right now the top five are:1. MrDeepPockets2. CutestSilverBird3. SecretProta...
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<< Chapter 28| Table of Contents| Chapter 30>>-oOo-Chapter 29-oOo-The Utretch swam through the starry void, the shores of Tartarus long since vanished beyond sight. Here, there was only the twinkle of Unus Mundus and endless black.Standing behind the helm, Sylvia checked a handheld compass. This was...
Netherwitch is live on SpaceBattles
And the first chapter of Netherwitch is now live on SpaceBattles. Hopefully, we'll see some fun discussion in the next few weeks. If you want to join in and share the fun, go right ahead!Because SpaceBattles is a little bit different than Royal Road, as in you get more front page time, the firs...
February Teaser and Thoughts
First, I'm happy to introduce the next Arc. Arc IV, Migration, consists of 11 chapters running from 29 to 39 and has roughly 75,000 words. This means Migration is a little shorter than the Academy arc.Migration itself can be broken into two sub-arcs. The first part covers Sylvia's arrival at...
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<< Chapter 27| Table of Contents| Chapter 29>>-oOo-Chapter 28-oOo- B-dring.A little bell rang as Sylvia pushed her way into a small shop called Delver’s Tools and Magical Curios. This corner store was run by Ophelia, a member of Belkis’ coven. Her coven, not her circle. Belkis’ circle consiste...
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<< Chapter 26| Table of Contents| Chapter 28>>Gavin the Black-oOo-Chapter 27-oOo- “How are you settling in?”Her question was directed at Elroy of Est Sombre. The werewolf sat across from the silver-haired witch, a coffee table between the two of them. The white-furred demon was dressed in his he...
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<< Chapter 25| Table of Contents| Chapter 27>>Sylvia's Witch-Princess Dress-oOo-Chapter 26-oOo- Where stood Sylvia Swallows?At the buffet table, of course.Like an object drawn by gravity, Sylvia was lured by the promise of delicious treats. Tasty foods were arrayed on golden platters. Wines and ...
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<< Chapter 24| Table of Contents| Chapter 26>>Belkis von Vallenfelt-oOo- Chapter 25-oOo-Sylvia spooned up a sip of fasolada. The rich flavors of the bean soup filled her mouth. She’d already stopped by Belkis’s apartment to dump off a hundred thousand soli of books and manuals. Since the element...
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<< Chapter 23| Table of Contents| Chapter 25>>-oOo-Chapter 24-oOo-Morning dawned brilliantly over the Asphodel Meadows. The heavy clouds and bloody rain had vanished overnight, leaving behind a gray haze. The sun was a blur gazing through the ash. Its scattered, gentle light passed through Sylvia’...
Netherwitch Index
Release Schedule: Chapters resume February 3rd. Free ChaptersFirst, read the free chapters on Royal Road or Space Battles:Royal Road (1 to 49)Space Battles (1 to 49)Chapter SummariesArc VI: TradeChapter 50Chapter 51Chapter 52Chapter 53Chapter 54Chapter 55Chapter 56Chapter 57Chapter 58Chapter 59Chapt...
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<< Chapter 22| Table of Contents| Chapter 24>>Iulian Codrin-oOo-Chapter 23-oOo- “How many minutes until you fix your hair?” Riley whispered conspiratorially.The freckled blonde had one arm thrown over Sylvia’s shoulder, pulling her tight into a half hug. Also, her ‘whisper’ was quite loud....
