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My Second Life is a Quest!?

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[X] Yes....you uh, may have been staring at those muscles a bit too intensely. You managed to pick up the Concept of Strength.

Don't mind if I do hehe


[X] Timeskip- 3 Days, enough time to get a bit more familiar with the town you are now living in.
[X] Event- A Traveling Bard is in town! How fun, maybe you can repay Farrow for the assistance by taking him to a show?
[X] Event- Emmons in a bit of a snit, apparently Buddy has found himself a lady friend and now has a litter on the way.....maybe you can convince them to let you have one when their born?
[X] Event- You're left in charge of the Bakery while Donnis has to step out for something, and the Blacksmiths apprentice stops by. Apparently he was dropping by to pick up an order. Nows the time to make his acquaintance!
 
[X] Yes....you uh, may have been staring at those muscles a bit too intensely. You managed to pick up the Concept of Strength.
[X] Timeskip- 3 Days, enough time to get a bit more familiar with the town you are now living in.
[X] Event- A Traveling Bard is in town! How fun, maybe you can repay Farrow for the assistance by taking him to a show?
[X] Event- Emmons in a bit of a snit, apparently Buddy has found himself a lady friend and now has a litter on the way.....maybe you can convince them to let you have one when their born?
[X] Event- You're left in charge of the Bakery while Donnis has to step out for something, and the Blacksmiths apprentice stops by. Apparently he was dropping by to pick up an order. Nows the time to make his acquaintance!
 
Samandriel sanctus said:
Interesting—definitely a northerner, and the village itself is quite large. It occurs to me that this might be Gendry, and that for some reason he ended up in the North... I actually like this idea. Someone with Baratheon blood—and Durrandon blood, too! Just imagine having a miniature Thor on our side—we could give him a warhammer and some armor...
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Ok, so.... I had no idea who Gendry was. But sure, you can make it so. After all, as I said, you all are controlling the world, I'm just trying to navigate it.
 
[X] Yes....you uh, may have been staring at those muscles a bit too intensely. You managed to pick up the Concept of Strength.

[X] Timeskip- 3 Days, enough time to get a bit more familiar with the town you are now living in.
[X] Event- A Traveling Bard is in town! How fun, maybe you can repay Farrow for the assistance by taking him to a show?
[X] Event- Emmons in a bit of a snit, apparently Buddy has found himself a lady friend and now has a litter on the way.....maybe you can convince them to let you have one when their born?
[X] Event- You're left in charge of the Bakery while Donnis has to step out for something, and the Blacksmiths apprentice stops by. Apparently he was dropping by to pick up an order. Nows the time to make his acquaintance!

[X] Concept - Money. With how regularly you're counting coins, it was probably a little inevitable that this ended up in your library of Concepts, huh?
 
Adhoc vote count started by Yuki no Yue on Nov 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM, finished with 12 posts and 9 votes.
  • [X] Event- Emmons in a bit of a snit, apparently Buddy has found himself a lady friend and now has a litter on the way.....maybe you can convince them to let you have one when their born?
    [X] Yes....you uh, may have been staring at those muscles a bit too intensely. You managed to pick up the Concept of Strength.
    [X] Timeskip- 3 Days, enough time to get a bit more familiar with the town you are now living in.
    [X] Event- A Traveling Bard is in town! How fun, maybe you can repay Farrow for the assistance by taking him to a show?
    [X] Event- You're left in charge of the Bakery while Donnis has to step out for something, and the Blacksmiths apprentice stops by. Apparently he was dropping by to pick up an order. Nows the time to make his acquaintance!
    [X] Concept- Familiarity? Obeserve the people of the town, those most familiar with the nooks and crannies of it, that know every little step they have to take on their daily travel, taking the same path most days.
    [X] Concept - Money. With how regularly you're counting coins, it was probably a little inevitable that this ended up in your library of Concepts, huh?
    [x] As we stand there like statues, practically drooling, the lad asks if we need anything. He introduces himself as Gendry; now that he's standing, you can see he's quite tall. You also notice he's crafting a horned helmet. (Gendry—the bastard son of Robert Baratheon, though neither he nor we know that yet. He had to flee King's Landing during a purge of children with very specific physical traits. After a long journey, he's now working in this village. He has a penchant for warhammers and is an exceptionally skilled blacksmith.)
    [x] Training period: We have magic, and we need to practice. An attack by bandits or wildlings is entirely possible, so we must be prepared. While using magic in front of everyone probably isn't the best idea, dying is even worse—so, at the very least, we should master the basics.
    [x] Get to know the guard and the blacksmith: (Depending on the name that gets chosen) They're good guys, and, honestly, their company is quite pleasant.
    [X] The Concept you learned from the forge… you may have been a little too focused on the blacksmith himself rather than the forge or what he was doing in the forge. You've learned the concept of Artisan, someone who has a skill in crafting a product.
    [X] Time Skip - 3 Days
    [X] Event- Learn to make simple breads in the downtime of the bakery. Nothing sellable, yet, but they're edible!
    [X] Event- Experiment with Shadow, and see what you can do with this concept. Nothing offensive yet… no, you're focusing more on utility and finesse. …Okay, you're playing with your magic, but who wouldn't!?
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So, update is tomorrow. Voting is still open, if someone wants to.
 
Yuki no Yue said:
Adhoc vote count started by Yuki no Yue on Nov 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM, finished with 12 posts and 9 votes.
  • [X] Event- Emmons in a bit of a snit, apparently Buddy has found himself a lady friend and now has a litter on the way.....maybe you can convince them to let you have one when their born?
    [X] Yes....you uh, may have been staring at those muscles a bit too intensely. You managed to pick up the Concept of Strength.
    [X] Timeskip- 3 Days, enough time to get a bit more familiar with the town you are now living in.
    [X] Event- A Traveling Bard is in town! How fun, maybe you can repay Farrow for the assistance by taking him to a show?
    [X] Event- You're left in charge of the Bakery while Donnis has to step out for something, and the Blacksmiths apprentice stops by. Apparently he was dropping by to pick up an order. Nows the time to make his acquaintance!
    [X] Concept- Familiarity? Obeserve the people of the town, those most familiar with the nooks and crannies of it, that know every little step they have to take on their daily travel, taking the same path most days.
    [X] Concept - Money. With how regularly you're counting coins, it was probably a little inevitable that this ended up in your library of Concepts, huh?
    [x] As we stand there like statues, practically drooling, the lad asks if we need anything. He introduces himself as Gendry; now that he's standing, you can see he's quite tall. You also notice he's crafting a horned helmet. (Gendry—the bastard son of Robert Baratheon, though neither he nor we know that yet. He had to flee King's Landing during a purge of children with very specific physical traits. After a long journey, he's now working in this village. He has a penchant for warhammers and is an exceptionally skilled blacksmith.)
    [x] Training period: We have magic, and we need to practice. An attack by bandits or wildlings is entirely possible, so we must be prepared. While using magic in front of everyone probably isn't the best idea, dying is even worse—so, at the very least, we should master the basics.
    [x] Get to know the guard and the blacksmith: (Depending on the name that gets chosen) They're good guys, and, honestly, their company is quite pleasant.
    [X] The Concept you learned from the forge… you may have been a little too focused on the blacksmith himself rather than the forge or what he was doing in the forge. You've learned the concept of Artisan, someone who has a skill in crafting a product.
    [X] Time Skip - 3 Days
    [X] Event- Learn to make simple breads in the downtime of the bakery. Nothing sellable, yet, but they're edible!
    [X] Event- Experiment with Shadow, and see what you can do with this concept. Nothing offensive yet… no, you're focusing more on utility and finesse. …Okay, you're playing with your magic, but who wouldn't!?
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So, update is tomorrow. Voting is still open, if someone wants to.
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I look forward to it
 
Rare days of clear skies New
Time: Tenth day, First month, 298 AC, Shortly after noon
Place: Torrhen's Square, Blacksmith's Forge
Situation: Stable. For now

Those arms. Those shoulders. The biceps alone were probably as big as my head. And those hands were wide, and clearly strong, and when he hammered down on the metal, his body contracted in ways that made it clear that he was made entirely of muscles.

Holy hell, I was in heaven...

[Concept Gained: Strength]​

Yeah, sure, whatever. I can focus on whatever earth-shattering new concept I gained later. I was too busy enjoying the show...


Time: Eleventh day, First month, 298 AC, Evening
Place: Torrhen's Square, Emmon's house
Situation: Content

I was cleaning my bowl - in the sense that I was eating - and Emmon came inside with a dark expression on his face. Well, not dark-dark, more annoyed. On the other hand, he was rather... eh, I was going to say 'calm', even if it wasn't really the word I was searching for. More like 'stoic'. Yeah, stoic worked.

So, seeing him outright annoyed was strange.

When he noticed how I was looking at him, he snorted from his nose, before shrugging. "Buddy did something." I blinked, before looking at the hunting dog that had entered right after Emmon. The dog looked... smug. Satisfied.

Which only seemed to annoy Emmon more. "Don't be so smug, you dumb dog. You're losing your treats until-" Buddy howled and lifted himself up, trying to reach Emmon's face, to... lick it, I think? Pleading? I didn't know. I only know that I almost choked on the last spoonfull of my dinner, which made Emmon glare at me.

"So, what did the dog do?" I asked, eating the last piece of bread. Emmon sighed.

"This horndog decided to get in trouble with the bitch of Marissa, the woman that lives two doors down from us." I blinked and fell silent at the use of the word 'bitch', but then I realized that he meant it in the literal sense: a female dog.

Why Emmon was talking about Buddy like he was his teenager son that had gotten another girl pregnant, though, it escaped my comprehension.

"Ok... And you're angry at Buddy because...?" I prompted him to continue, which made the hunter glare at me, then at Buddy.

"Because Buddy should know better. I trained him better than this, and he should know that he can't just get out and go around sniffing at every bitch that's around." And he even said it in a tone of voice that was more 'disappointed father' than 'annoyed dog-owner'. I couldn't stop myself from, in order, choking, snorthing, then laughing out loud.

Both Buddy and Emmon looked at me with a curious look in their faces, actually resembling each one. "What?"

"Why..." I choked and giggled a bit. "Why are you talking... about Buddy like he's your adolescent son?" And I fell back against the couch with another attack of giggles.

"I- what? I don't- What are you talking about?!" Emmon sputtered - his version of sputtering, that it looed like him leaning back, eyes wide, face blushing a little. Then, the voice of Ma' Yara came from near the stove.

"Ah, he was always like that, that boy. More in common with his dogs that anything else. For the Sevens, if I wasn't sure of who his father was, I would have bet that he was secretil a Stark." "MA'!"

I fell down laughing again. It was only a few minutes later that I managed to stop exploding into chuckles every time our conversation came to my mind, and, now that I had a cup of tea in my hands, I could finally finish the conversation.

"So, Buddy is going to have some puppies from the dog of another woman." And saying it like that sounded so scandalous, that I had to stop myself from laughing again. Barely. "What's going to happen to them? Are you going to take them all?"

Emmon's face was serious enough that I managed to not laugh more. Still, it was a struggle.

"If it's a litter, Marissa is going to choose one to keep, then I'm going to choose one, and then whatever puppy remains will be given to those that want them to be hunting dogs or guard dogs."

That...sobered me somewhat. I mean, I knew that this place - as in all of Westeros, nobles aside - couldn't afford to keep dogs as pets like humans could do in my original world, but it was still a bit jarring. Then, Emmon continued to talk.

"Why are you interested? You want one?" I wasn't sure if he was happy about the idea, skeptical, or against. Not that it mattered. I shook my head.

"Nah. I'm a cat person."

The moment of silence that followed made me blink. But it was the expression of... disbelief and almost revulsion that Emmon had that made me go down in laughing again. Mostly because Buddy had the exact same expression: Head pulled back, eyes narrowed, mouth twisted into dislike, like they had bitten into something sour.


I had kept up with my magic practice, the main problem was that I didn't have a place to practice without risking being seen. Still... I could make a strong frost, now - yeah, I could combine two concepts together. If I tried for three, it didn't work... yet - and if I tried to combine strength and shadow, it made shadows that could move other things... as long as they were first moving the shadows of the things. So, I could get shadowy minions in 3-D, yet.

Oh, and I could make myself strong, of course. But that was a given.


Time: Twelfth day, First month, 298 AC, Noon
Place: Torrhen's Square, Main Square
Situation: Happy enough

"So, you invited me here to listen to the bard?" Farrow asked, furrowing his brow a little, before I passed him a roll of bread and a piece of meat. Instantly he dropped his frown and was more than happy to just enjoy the food and the music.

It was good music, and the bard was a good singer, in my opinion - considering that I was more tone deaf than an out-of-tune church bell - but... well. It wasn't a band. Still, it was nice to hear music and relax. And eat lunch.

"Just a little 'thank you' for helping me out the other day. And you're kinda, sort of, my only friend in the town." It was sort of pathetic, but Farrow blinked towards me, before looking me up and down.

"What? Ok, first of all, I was doing my job: I'm part of the guard. And second, what do you mean your only friend in town?" His face was sort of frowning, as if he was trying to solve a difficult problem. "Donnis' apprentices..." I was already shaking my head.

"I only know that Donnis' son is a guard of house Tallhart and I never saw him back at home. And when there are other people inside the bakery, they are too busy working. Also, I'm usually taking care of the ledger and double-checking the math, while they woke up in the middle of the night to bake the bread." I concluded with a shrug. "So, not really a lot of chances to speak. And, I'm the stranger that got the 'cushy job' of sitting down and reading and writing things down, while they have to sweat in front of the ovens to make bread, not having to wake up in the middle of the night. I'm pretty sure that it's the part of me being able to sleep until morning that's bothering them more than anything else." I tried to conclude with a smile and a bit of added levity, but it didn't look like it had worked.

Farrow's expression was stubborn for a moment, but soon changed into a more pensive one. The bard kept singing in the background, and I threw a few coppers into the bag in front of his feet when he was done with the current song.

"I can see the problem." Farrow finally said, before lapsing into silence for another full song. Then, when he spoke again, he started talking about the horse he wanted to buy, how much it was going to cost, where he would get one, what the best horse breeder around was, and so on. It was sort of like listening to a modern guy talking about their dream car.

It felt almost familiar.


I don't know how, or why, or when, exactly, but one morning I woke up with a new concept.

[Concept Gained: Familiarity]​

...well. I guess that meant that I was familiar enough with this world - or, at least, this city - to not consider myself a stranger anymore?


Time: Fourteenth day, First month, 298 AC, Morning
Place: Torrhen's Square, Donnis' Bakery
Situation: Trying to remember how to make custard

I was at the front counter of the bakery, Donnis having needed to go out and 'yell at a dimwit of a woodcutter' about the fact that the delivery of wood was late. All of his apprentices were, in order: with him, going back home for lunch, getting ready to come back here after lunch, at home with a nasty fever.

So, I was alone in the shop, trying to remember what were the proportion for custard cream, if I coudl substitute the sugar with honey, and if the flour that Donnis used was a good substitute for the corn starch... or if there was was corn starch available. Assuming it didn't cost too much, anyway.

Then, the door opened. "Hello, I'm here for Master Brannis' order..." The voice of the man - sounded very deep - fell down into silence. I looked up.

And almost choked on my spit, as the blacksmith's apprentice stood right there in front of me, still half-undressed, with only the leather apron on. And he was looking at me. Sort of intensely. Not like... ogling me (Like I had done to him a few days ago, ahem) but more in a 'I'm not sure who this person is' way.

Or maybe he didn't know if I was a guy or a girl. Wouldn't be the first. I didn't mind it, frankly.

"If you're wondering, I'm a guy. Alex, pleasure to meet you. And you are?" I smiled at him, cocking my head slightly and waiting to know who he was.

Sorry if it's a bit 'slow, but, well... It's mostly slow life. Things will start picking up... as soon as you all vote for it. I only control Alex, you control the world, etc, etc. Anyway, onto the voting.

Apprentice Blacksmith vote: Who he is, what's his character, what he thinks about Alex, anything that can flesh him. I'll make a separate Extra Threadmark for the long-lasting companions later.
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Then, again, Time Skip amount, if any, and what events happens. Oh, things like 'Alex practice magic' aren't valid. But things like 'Someone catch Alex while practicing magic' ARE valid. As before, three more voted wins.
[] Write In Timeskip

[] Write In Events

This last thing is not a vote, but more of a question: when is the whole... King Robert and entourage coming to Winterfell thing happens, date wise? Cause my best guess is something around sixth month, but I genuinely don't know. If anyone knows, let me know, please.
 
First of: Cute romance between blacksmith!? I ship it.

Second of: Familiarity is such a good concept, I can already think of some basic ways of using it, as in, making himself "familiar" with some things.

Like using [Shadow] and [Familiarity] to make himself so familiar to the shadows- have a very close relationship to the point of being family -to the point where he simply temporarily becomes shadow.

Or using [Familiarity] and [Cold] to do the same and become ice for a few moments, or [Strength] + [Familiarity] + [Cold] to make strong ice sculptures by making the concept of Strength "familiar" with the concept of Cold to the point where they don't mind working together.

The same could be done with Fire and Ice concepts in the future, just imagine making two concepts that would oppose one another work together because they're "familiar" with each other.
 
[X] Apprentice Blacksmith: His name is Caedan, he works as the Apprentice to the local Blacksmith because of his size and bulk despite his age. He forges weapons, but does not use them. A pacifist at heart, he's taking the apprenticeship to earn experience and money to help take care of his younger sister and mother. Doesn't say it, but does enjoy spending time with animals and the rare trip to the forest. Likes the way Alex smells of a bakery, doesn't speak much.

[X] Time Skip- 5 Days (Busy Busy Busy)

[X] Event- Farrow learns you walk around looking and dressing like you are, completely unarmed. So he drags you to the Blacksmith to get you a simple dagger for self defense.
[X] Event- Do you have to witness what you want to conceptualize it, or if you understand it enough without it in front of you does that work? Try to remember as much as you can about Fire to see if you can get the Concept that way.
[X] Event- Somethings up in the forest, Emmon is keeping quiet about it, but he came back with his arm bandaged up pretty badly. Something was spotted in the forest, and it took a chunk out of Emmons arm before he could get away. (Either Werewolf or if no Werewolves allowed feral wolf.)
 
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[X] Apprentice Blacksmith: His name is Caedan, he works as the Apprentice to the local Blacksmith because of his size and bulk despite his age. He forges weapons, but does not use them. A pacifist at heart, he's taking the apprenticeship to earn experience and money to help take care of his younger sister and mother. Doesn't say it, but does enjoy spending time with animals and the rare trip to the forest. Likes the way Alex smells of a bakery, doesn't speak much.

[X] Time Skip- 5 Days (Busy Busy Busy)

[X] Event- Farrow learns you walk around looking and dressing like you are, completely unarmed. So he drags you to the Blacksmith to get you a simple dagger for self defense.

[X] Event- You take a walk in the forest edge and observe the evergreens. You listen to the chickadees' and other birds. You even spot a snow hare just moments before it's killed by a fox. All of them were living even in this harsh climate. Through this you learn the concept of life.

[X] Event- Somethings up in the forest, Emmon is keeping quiet about it, but he came back with his arm bandaged up pretty badly. Something was spotted in the forest, and it took a chunk out of Emmons arm before he could get away. (Either Werewolf or if no Werewolves allowed feral wolf.)

I think life is a better concept than fire and if Emmon is to be injured I want a chance to help him.
 
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[X] Apprentice Blacksmith: His name is Caedan, he works as the Apprentice to the local Blacksmith because of his size and bulk despite his age. He forges weapons, but does not use them. A pacifist at heart, he's taking the apprenticeship to earn experience and money to help take care of his younger sister and mother. Doesn't say it, but does enjoy spending time with animals and the rare trip to the forest. Likes the way Alex smells of a bakery, doesn't speak much.

[X] Time Skip- 5 Days (Busy Busy Busy)

[X] Event- Farrow learns you walk around looking and dressing like you are, completely unarmed. So he drags you to the Blacksmith to get you a simple dagger for self defense.

[X] Event- You take a walk in the forest edge and observe the evergreens. You listen to the chickadees' and other birds. You even spot a snow hare just moments before it's killed by a fox. All of them were living even in this harsh climate. Through this you learn the concept of life.

[X] Event- Somethings up in the forest, Emmon is keeping quiet about it, but he came back with his arm bandaged up pretty badly. Something was spotted in the forest, and it took a chunk out of Emmons arm before he could get away. (Either Werewolf or if no Werewolves allowed feral wolf.)
 
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