Harper was making an ambitiously expansive game, a new type of game with more options than the basic hack-and-slash, where exploration and cleverness were a legitimate course of action, not an extra-hard mode. But he died before he could complete his project. Only to be reborn in that world, as a normal person. Now he is in the world that he created and realizes that he knows things no one else knows, secrets only he knows. Harper sets off to find some of these secrets, wanting to make sure that he has the power to ensure that his world remains pure, that no one will have the power to ruin it like other games. And if the only way to do that is for him to get himself enough magic and mystical artifacts that he can determine the future of the world, then so be it. It wouldn’t be conquest if it was for a good cause. Right?
A World of My Own Making is created by Joe Weinberg, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

A World of My Own Making

We climb to the next floor and find it strewn with coins and other items. Do you want me to identify things? I ask.


You know that spell? Orion asks, looking impressed. Then he shrugs. Sure. You go ahead. Let the boys rest for a bit.


There is a pile of things to look at, and I spend the next several minutes going through them one by one. The first forty minutes are spent just looking at the rings.


Ring of Charisma (uncommon): +10 Charm to the wearer. You can only wear one ring per hand.


Ring of Mana (uncommon): +200 MP to the wearer. You can only wear one ring per hand.


Ring of Might (uncommon): +10 Strength to the wearer. You can only wear one ring per hand.


Ring of Growth (rare): +10% experience to the wearer. You can only wear one ring per hand.


And then there are a set of bracers, a pair of gloves, a cloak, and a necklace.


Chapter 23: Treasure Room and a Dangerous Decision