The age of chaos has come to an end. The Avatar of Chaos, Discord, has been defeated by the valiant actions of the newly-minted alicorn sisters. Their courageous victory has earned them the adoration of their hometown of Evergreen, and they now seek to unite all of ponykind under their banner.
In the disconnected world left in the wake of Discord's reign however, theirs is not the only story to be told. Not all of them even start in their world, for that matter.
Geralt is a unassuming man living a comfortable but mundane existence. While not dissatisfied with his own life, he has always dreamed of what it would be like to make more of himself. To be able to live a life of adventure and glory, to steer the wheels of history.
Fate has smiled upon on him and granted him the opportunity to do so when he is swept away by a chaotic winter storm across worlds, finding himself in a new feathery body. He soon finds himself taking the first steps and rising above anywhere he thought he could reach as he defends his new home, and begins to build a shining beacon of prosperity that will resound throughout the ages.
But victory comes only to the prepared, and the road to his dreams will be long and hard. It is world filled with all manner of mysteries, monsters, and rivalries. A world where a land is kept safe by the armies that it fields. And so Geralt will resolve to stand tall, to defend his lands and his people, and to see his banner flying forevermore.
Haven't read it yet but you have my attention so have a follow
rather glad to stumble across this story, looks good!
quite a stroke of luck finding that bounty hunter with some coinage to spare, he'd be in for a hell of a time unarmed and penniless
and doubt there's a market for it where he's at, but that sword has to be worth a good bit too, but it's also like, important to have protection of some sort
I haven't read the story yet, but the description reminds of the early fandom days, and that alone is enough for me to give it a try.
Intriguing. I'm definitely keeping tabs on this one. And thank you for letting us know that you have a storyboard for where the story will go, it waylays the fear that the story might just stop.
Question, do you have a set posting schedule planned, or are you just posting whenever?
I've read through this early bit, and I gotta say I've liked it so far. The pacing is just right, not fast, not glacial. Geralt is actually active in what he's doing (so far, I mean, he's killed a wolf, secured lodgings, and found work, but I think that's pretty good). The character isn't too much either way yet so no comment on that yet.
Overall, is fun, and I look forward to the updates
What a fantastic start to a story, I’m eager for more and can’t wait for what else you’ve got in store! Keep up the good work!
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Thanks! Glad to hear that you like it!
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Yes, I plan to post new regular numbered chapters on every Saturday evening MST. 'Special' chapters such as act prologues, interludes, etc. will be posted sometime between the two other chapters. No set day on when those go up, but they won't interrupt the regular schedule.
Once an act is concluded though, there will probably be a break for a week or two as I review the previous act and make sure that the next is prepared for me to continue the story. Gives me time to fix plot holes and make sure that I output decently quality writing.
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Happy to hear that you've enjoyed the start of my story, and that I've set a good pace for it. I know that the pacing of a story can make-or-break it even if other aspects are done well, so that's a weight off of my shoulders!
Executed right they might even get away with no losses
I'd personally have the archers suppress other archers
Fast flyers to run cas, and Nimble flyers to back them up in the air
Everybody else on the ground with spears, water buckets and medical ready to go, bodies available you'd want a flex team to interfere where needed. You could probably pull this off with as few as twenty, and there should be at least than many in a small town.
But I guess we'll see how it pans out, no plan survives first contact anyways
I, as a person from a post-Soviet country, would like Geralt to create his own communist country. And the story is good, I like it.
Я, как человек из постсоветской страны, хотел бы, чтобы Геральт создал свою коммунистическую страну. А так история хорошая, мне нравится.
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it's more likely he'll be running a feudal state/knightdom if he does become a ruler, seeing as Griffonstone is canonically a monarchy throughout its history
communist Griffonstone is an interesting concept, but once you get into widespread empire spanning governments you really need established roads, trade routes, and a large and consistently well trained national guard, without it your nation is going to fraction into a bunch of city states anyways and it's right back to feudalism.
It seems like a lot to do inside of a lifetime starting as a nobody
just my 2 cents, I barely paid attention while learning politics
Oh heck yeah! There's nowhere near enough human turned gryphon stories
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I had the same reaction as you, went down in the comments to post the same string of words, and couldn't help but chuckle reading your comment. Probably not the most important reply, but I just couldn't help myself. I'll definitely give the story as well with a description like this.
I was eager when I first saw the concept, now I'm even more excited after having read the first couple chapters! Can't wait to see where this story goes
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It only shows our age.
The story is reminding me of Griffin the Griffion and Echo the Diamond Dog.
My, now that I read the chapters so far this story is really giving me some older story vibes. The kind that made me read the chapters into the night when every other week a new, huge hit was published. Now it's a bit rarer, but there are still some gems appearing here and there, this being one of them. Though seeing a character that's just a normal citizen with his wits most certainly is exciting.
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If Geralt is on the territory of a kingdom or empire, then you will have to walk around the cities and villages and spread your ideologies. I think there will be many dissatisfied with the king and nobles. so there will be more chances for the creation of a communist power. Although this will hardly work, if only because Geralt is not even a communist and there are hardly any countries without the nobility. To give an example.
(I just want to read some history of a communist country. There are so few such stories in this universe).
(I write through a translator, so there may be errors).
Good start. I agree whole hardily about this story having a more mature and more well thought out vibe. It feels very much like some of the older stories that popped up here in the old days.
And never forget to have dedicated snipers to take out unit leaders. If this was more of a modern set up, I would recommend making Mace. However, a medieval village in the middle of nowhere would grow, potatoes and other staple foods, they sure as hell would not have screwed around growing hot peppers. They simply would not have them. Could use smoke though.
I very much look forward to more.
Monk
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except the arrows they got won't do shit to armor (stone broad heads) so targeting the armored leaders would most likely be a waste of ammunition and time
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Unless they’re longbowmen or crossbowmen, the arrows would be unlikely to penetrate medieval tier armors. Other types of bows didn’t have enough power to penetrate armor, and only certain types of crossbows were used for combat. Longbowmen could kill an armored opponent, but the draw strength required to kill a man in steel plate grew to be around 80 pounds, and losing a longbowmen was a problem due to the years of training required.
Not to mention how longbowmen and crossbowmen aren’t particularly effective unless given proper defensive lines, since the chance of being routed was a considerable concern. And random peasants couldn’t wield a bow meant for people with years of training.
This is very good. I'm giving you six stars for doing a good job. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Well it depends on the type of medieval armor, steel plate that a knight would have, absolutely. But something like chain mail or something given to average foot soldier or peasant not so much
Very nice.
Finally, a fic worth reading.
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wasn't England so strong i=on the field at the time because they had so many Longbowmen?
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They were mainly powerful agains the French and Saxons since they heavily relied on armored troops, while the British / English used more lightweight troops with better weaponry that made armor null such as maces and spears. But yes, the longbowmen were a large factor in why the British / English were so good at warfare.
100 updoots, deserved
Watched. Definitely looking forward to what you have to offer!
I'm going to need to see more updates on this in order to really get a good feel. Maybe a few more chapters and I'll decide. I like what I see so far though.
Oi, Wotz all dis den "ey! A Venturin Griff bout ta foight a buncha sneak thivin gitz iz it? I 'Ope 'E gives 'em a roight propa FOIGHT!! WWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
This looks very interesting, I love when the trope of the current timeline is swept aside and an original story is brought to bear. I'm gonna track this, I'll probably read this when it has a few more chapters.
a wagon fort could be useful if the bandits stay low to the ground to avoid archers shooting them from below but i doubt its effectiveness in this scenario. a scythe would be a cool weapon to see. spears will definitely be effective, even more if they are longer than the bandits'
great story looking forward 2 more
Very nice!
good to see this again, curious to see more of this Silas character
With one line, Lord Silas has either showed his level of controversy or his poor taste in jokes.
Wonder which one.
Pacing is really refleshing..With something note worthy happening in an each chapter. Enjoying the fiction so far. Keep at it
despite them already having won, it's probably good silas showed up when he did.
I wonder if he'll offer geralt a place in his army? It's not often an untrained man can effectively defend against a better equipped group
I think you're misspelling practice.
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I use British English for most conventions, so practise is used as the verb form, and practice becomes only used for the noun.
Felian owns a apothecary practice, where he will pratise medicine.
I have absorbed some American spelling, but old habits remain.
this is really refreshing to read and it does not feel rushed at all just keep at the pace you going lad.
so it's that guy's fault...
Be careful. I don't trust this guy.😑
This story is gonna be interesting I always love a good world building story and this one is refreshing to see
great story so far
great story
Here's something you need to know: to indicate the next paragraph belongs to the same speaker, you leave the closing quotation mark until a) the current speaker has finished talking (including getting interrupted), or b) the dialogue switches to a new speaker for any reason. By putting the closing quotation at the end of a paragraph, you're indicating that the next quoted paragraph belongs to a different speaker. And on that note, I'm fairly certain that, whenever you have three or more speakers in one dialogue, you'll need to indicate who is talking, unless it's between the two speakers who last spoke.
progress is an heade, what comes next is going to be intresting.