Post "End of Year QnA" by "RinoZ"

GoGoGinger

I’m late!! So when will Anthony and Tyron face off against one another? 😂😂

GoGoGinger

He definitely seems the type to immediately learn from the inconveniences of pumping his own heart mid battle

RinoZ

unlikely, but maybe..... I have no idea what I'll be doing tbh

Stereotypical Canadian

How did Tyron keep his heart pumping in the anti magic bubble of inconveniences?

Huy Ngo

When will you make a collection tab 😭. Some of BOD chapter doesn’t have a number in their title.

Gray

I can’t seem to find the answer elsewhere but when might we be getting the audiobook for BOD 3? Also will you be selling physical copies of your books at the con?

Gonvas

Will we ever see the Ancients in action? Do U already have a max tier of evolution in mind? U are aiming for +-2k chapters and Anthony is currently around mid lvl T7. Looking at the pattern of max tier per stratum, we've the 7th stratum with T12 which is just so many lvls for +-500 chapters. And the 7th may not even be the last stratum xD And the Ancients sit on top of everyone else...

Gonvas

Ch 798, Tolly says Renewal is less than 10y old.

RinoZ

Missed the second part of the question. They are trying to create a path through, and in the long term fix the whole place.

Greyg

Will we see a bod chapter focused on the newly awakened dark classes from the pov of slayer rats in craigwhistle some of them should be near bronze now. Or just a necro students view of it either would be nice

RinoZ

Well!

RinoZ

I don't think so.

RinoZ

I made the mistake of delegating this to someone who is taking waaaaay too long. Time to take matters back into my own hands

Brandon14754

it might more be that you're always unlocking better ones, so like ones he chooses next might be gold ranked and be as good as all 3 of his current ones combined

Koala Man

Plushies ? Any news on chrysalis plushies

RinoZ

Thanks for the kind words! Ants are awesome. 1. We'll see. Once Chrysalis ends, I definately want to do something else, then I'll see about coming back to this setting. So, it's possible! 2. We will be checking in on the legion soon. 3. They are very out of date. I definately need to sort them out.

RinoZ

Still considering, but I think you lose it all.

RinoZ

This one and bemused.

RinoZ

I have a general shape for the plot, a few big moments plotted out, but all the stuff in between is pretty up in the air. Lots of winging it. I'm not sure I took too many lessons from Chrysalis into bod, rather I aimed to carve out a different style and space. I guess I was better prepared when starting bod

RinoZ

Certainly possible, I think.

RinoZ

Probably need to get more books out before that can happen.

DarkLightZero8

How’s your day been/going?

DarkLightZero8

Could there be a race of half ant, half humanoid creatures in Chrysalis?

Loulatsch

They are onesided currently maybe shes gonna fall for him later?

Leafburn 550

Darn realistic work life balance.

Colton Crowley

What is the worst question you have been asked and how does that make you feel?

Icharris

How do dropping secondary classes in book of the dead work? You loose all the skills/feats/stats? What happens to the knowledge though? You keep that and just loose the aid of the unseen?

Brian Schwab

I’m a little late to the Q&A I see, but I just want to start with how much I’ve enjoyed the Chrysalis series (haven’t gotten to BoD yet) so far. And between you and the YouTube channel AntsCanada that I came across soon after, I have somehow gone from an indifference/hatred when they get in the house of Ants to a strange love and intrigue/fascination of them. As for questions a have 3 of them. Once Chrysalis is wrapped up, can you PLEASE keep the world (or multiverse) building going with getting out or opening up that barrier (if that’s what happens) by letting the Ants go to space or other worlds!! The question being is that at all a possibility? My second question is, now that the fortress is finished, did the legion team get their own platform? I know it was said before they didn’t have much activity in their tunnels before but surely that has changed with it being a wave and a smaller number of platforms if they got there own. And my last question is are you planning on updating the EPUB entire series for BoD and Chrysalis that is on the pinned post her on Patron anytime soon? They seem to be quite out of date at this point. EPUB, outside barrier, legion have a platform?

Brian Schwab

I think Anthony already fits in that role though.

Enzo Elacqua

How far in advance did you plan things for Chrysalis? Did you basically plan out each floor and create a general plot, and then refine it when you got there? How about the evolution stuff, did you also have a general idea for each level? Or is it mostly you winging it throughout with a good world building base to play off of? What was the biggest thing you learnt from writing Cheyslis that upon applying it truly transformed BoD into the great story it is?

Merf

What are your thoughts on fan fiction set in the world of Chrysalis? I started writing one recently and wanted to run the concept by you to see what you thought of it. The main story is set in Renewal. But I have two main characters. The first is a monster with a human soul, like Anthony and Sarah, but born in a crabs body in the second strata. The second is a human who lived in the same town as Beyn and Enid before the first wave. The plot would focus on their perspective during each major event, showing how the humans improve alongside the Colony. It would touch on some of the way Renewal developed and the classes people took to help them thrive, like enchanter, dungeon seer, and maybe even the ant militia, as well as showing how different monsters evolve while giving a glimpse at more of the varied sections of each strata.

John Anastacio

Dropping any of his existing subclasses sounds crazy, though, since he'd also lose the accompanying feats and stats. Even Anathema / Forbidden One would be bad, since he'd lose a lot of Constitution.

fair3238

Im not sure i'm happy that i can see the ending soon or sad because my current favourite novel will end in 500-ish chapter. Anyway just want to say i love Chrysalis so much that i look at my phone hoping to see if the chapter alreadt drop or not.Thank you Rinoz. :)

RinoZ

So, so many

ZaneofBane

Regarding BoD: Is it possible to make a skeletal mound with Tyron's build? Essentially something that scavenges bones on the battlefield to enlarge itself. If not, it would be cool to see one of the other necromancers go in the direction of bone elementals/mounds/golems.

ZaneofBane

Why not evolving secondary classes? Maybe have prerequisites that aren't usually worth it for a secondary classes (Maxing out a certain number of skills, incorporating them into the main class as an auxiliary class at the expense of a feature, etc.?)

ZaneofBane

But isn't it the surface that supplies the majority of the ants' human collaborators? Also, the other kingdoms aren't really important, but they seem like a good window through which to view the general way humans regard the ants outside of involved factions.

Zebrababies

No lmao I know that I was trolling, it’s the nature of the thing

Dragon Commands

Do you hope to get an adaptation for BOD sometime soon? I feel like a webtoon of some kind revolving around the darker tone of the series would do wonders to attract even more readers to the BOD cult.

The-DM-Dino

I'm kinda surprised but I'm excited to see what comes next

RinoZ

They will always be butting heads a little bit.

RinoZ

it's the cap. We may see him drop secondary class/es to pick up new ones

RinoZ

maybe. Don't want to say too much

RinoZ

i do need to do this but I just haven't gotten around to it.

RinoZ

Right now I don't have any other plans for a story in the Chrysalis world. There's a lot I could do

RinoZ

It can be a bit random, especially when I'm not organised. Usually its Chrysalis mon to fri, bod tues and thurs

RinoZ

ssssssssssssssssssspoilers

RinoZ

Not precisely sure, but I think it's 12-15 years after the current story

RinoZ

There's a lot I could say... Preperation. Have your world and characters developed properly. Planning. Know where your story is going to go, this helps so much with pacing and plotting. Have good ideas. Some plotlines, setups and characters just aren't good enough to carry an entertaining story. Sometimes you've got to throw stuff in the bin and move onto something better

RinoZ

I really should use them more....

RinoZ

Hadn't really thought about it, but I certainly could. The issue is the surface kingdoms aren't really meaningful. it's the deeper kingdoms and empires that actually matter

RinoZ

No. It's unfortunate, but webserials kind of lend themselves to the universal cliff dilemma. I'm genuinely not trying to do it.

RinoZ

I think it'll be close.

Kaci Rider

Miscreant sounds like another member of that squad.

The-DM-Dino

Do you still think chrysalis will end by chapter 2000?

Zebrababies

Do you get off on giving us cliff hangers?

Rahsheem Reid

I’ll be coming to see you for sure!

Taijusoup64

I think it was hinted at that the ancients were tier 10 since each tier is an exponential increase in power

ZaneofBane

Any plans to revisit the surface city and how other factions view the ants? I'm curious how the surface kingdoms view the rise of a monster colony on the surface. Isn't it supposedly a "safe" level outside of waves?

Dennis Hornsby

Why doesn't Anthony use the gravity bolt and javelin spells anymore?

Sheepdog

X_x

Brandon14754

I know I'm not rinoz but iirc once they reach gold they have to go in the cage so I don't imagine they get much exp after becoming gold so I personally wouldn't be surprised if it turns out they're all pretty fresh golds

bandicoot879

As an aspiring writer, what is a specific aspect of writing that you think more people should focus on more?

TheLostGolem

@RinoZ. I reading through the comments I see that you pplan to end Chrysalis at around 2500 chapters at the moment. Are you planning to make any other stories based on the Chrysalis universe or just leave it there?

TheLostGolem

Yes! Yes!

TheLostGolem

Hooray! I love the Tolly stories.

TheLostGolem

I might be wrong here, but I feel like those feelings are very one sided...

Gabus Deux

Yeah i meant his internal narration when i said that, i doubt you'd actually have an unreasonable vendetta against centipedes :P Though arachnophobia is a thing so maybe I'm wrong

Hayden Leech

When did the Tolly Travels take place?

Hayden Leech

“MUAHAHAHAHA” -Writing voice

Anthony Carter

Do you have an idea what tier the ancient ones are?

Anthony Carter

What is the intended release schedule during the week? It feels randomish but uncertain if that is just me not noticing the pattern?

Yanni

Do you think you could create a folder that has all the Excerpts from Chrysalis in there or would it be too much effort? I remember liking quite a few of them but I don’t know what chapter they were attached to.

Koala Man

Bod , if Tyron breaks the collars holding the gold rank ppl will we see a bunch of golds breaking through to plat now they arnt being held back?

John Anastacio

Is 40 really the max level for secondary classes? Because otherwise we'll never see a return of new options for dear old Anathema or Forbidden One in Tyron's status sheet. Might Tyron get a new secondary class, or was Death Mage now Bone Mage his last one?

Koala Man

Will the legion and the colony butt heads again? Or has the colony gotten too big? Especially after establishing themselves in the fifth. The other thing I’ve wondered is how big is the colony now ? Considering the amount of ants they are pulling into the fifth the surface areas must be huge by now.

Not_You

Book four of six is almost over in BoD. And chrysalis probably has a way to go. But are there any other stories rattling in your brain right now? (I loved the idea of your cultivator story)

RinoZ

Hard to pick a favourite. The end of bod book 2 was satisfying to write, very dramatic stuff. There's tons of little bits in Chrysalis that I was smiling while writing. Very hard to pick a favourite.

RinoZ

yes indeed

RinoZ

You're very welcome! No, the champions are all known, but that doesn't mean some individuals can't become a little eccentric

RinoZ

Yes I do.

PizzaNachos

Just curious, do you have a number in mind for how many strata there are in the dungeon?

RinoZ

they have plats

Demond Moore

Are some ants champions but it isn't very clear? Just from context I would've assumed ants like Historiant and Smithant(who both run large colony spanning projects) fit the mold a little more than an unnamed ant. I found Chrysalis less than a month ago and have read through every single bit. Thank you for helping a guy during hard times. Even if ya didn't mean to.

Shaitan

Wasn’t the rock cultist guy (name currently blanking) gonna summon the other cults to add supporters? Also, what’s the main benefit of the ants taking territory in the fifth again? Are they trying to take the whole zone or are they trying to make a safe pass through?

C Gillan

Do you have a favorite scene from each story? Either that you just like or had fun writing?

Brandon14754

If it isn't too much of a spoiler I have a question about BOD, do the other provinces also have their own 1-2 platinum slayers like tyron's parents to help stop breaks or is that normally not allowed and they just use their golds?

braeden winstead

I hope they get some real silly shit like "super mega ultra death ball" :3

RinoZ

I'm fairly scatterbrained, so I try to keep notes, and my editors help a lot with bringing stuff up they think I might have forgotten. It's a team effort!

Tag

Last one from me: one of the things I love about your writing is the way you weave intriguing questions throughout the story only to have the plot drive the answers to said questions, often many chapters later. A perfect example of this is when the oracle first scanned Anthony and nothing happened. (No spoilers) You eventually circled back with one of the funnest and funniest chapters in the anthem. Anyway my question is how do you keep track of all the loose threads? For such a massive adventure I'd have expected more than a few plot holes by now and there don't seem to be any.

RinoZ

I could do that, but then the scale of the story would expand exponentially. In my head the Empire is like ancient Rome at its peak in terms of size.

Brandon14754

Glad we're gonna see rillik and crew again

RinoZ

Thems is spoilers

RinoZ

:D

RinoZ

rest well!

RinoZ

I think he'll get there himself soon-ish

RinoZ

I wouldn't say Anthony is exactly a self incert. He has certain traits of mine, exaggerated up the wazoo. I think it's more accurate to state that he uses my voice. When I started writing Chrysalis I was writing pretty much straight off the dome without too much thought going in, so my writing voice naturally became Anthony's.

Sadly_streets_behind

Can the Old Ones give some resistance from the noble commands to Tyron? I was surprised he couldn't resist their commands.

Loulatsch

Imagine being called redundant ooof

Loulatsch

Thanks RinoZ for all of your answers. Need to sleep🥱

D.M3L0N1 R3px

Not a question, but my heartfelt thanks to you for such a entertaining story which brought a lot of joy to me this year and will continue next year. Hope you are well and have a wonderful christmas time with your loved ones. Stay safe and hear you next year. 🤗✨

Loulatsch

About romance. Is our antcavalier ever going to be succesfull with his endevours to the berserker? And would he survive his parents in law esp. the mom

RinoZ

I haven't actually made up sheets for Magnin and Beory, but it would be fun to do. They were super OP

RinoZ

Been meaning to bundle all that stuff up, the exceprts as well, but just haven't gotten around to it.

RinoZ

There's a lot of editing to be done to get the chapters ready to go into a published book. So I'm writing new Chrysalis while editing the old stuff (although my incredible volunteer editors do the vast bulk of the work). Also, I hate editing, so it takes time.

Teomanslife

I really enjoyed reading and listening chrysalis. I'm wondering why don't I see pre-orders available for like future volumes? I've read some of the chapters for what I assume will become Volume 7 eventually. My other question is why are you so far ahead on here as compared to what's published so far?

Loulatsch

o_O

D.M3L0N1 R3px

O_O

D.M3L0N1 R3px

Love to hear that. 😍

Gabus Deux

O_O

Loulatsch

A personal Highlight of this story are the non Ant povs interacting with ants, be it humans, berathians, folk or tree people, not yet friend or allies. Did you ever think about bundeling all the non anthony povs in one List? I started one but its missing a lot and now there are books and finding the right povs isnt easy and i always have to search and look up in different places to get all my post. Esample travel vlog or enids povs (i like enids developement during the story) and so on…..

RinoZ

Perhaps they might see a little of themselves in him. Sazz Tam would want him dead sooo bad. Tyron is a brainy lad after all

gabriel vieira

Ive been dying to know magnins and beorys stat sheet, if they come back in the future as undead or smthn could you potentially have their sheet if not, i NEED to know their talents like words of power…

Gabus Deux

You know, i only just now realized it while reading your comments, but hes just a self insert isnt he lmao? It shpuld have been obvious, especially considering your profile picture

RinoZ

Once book 7 is done, soundbooth will do six and seven back to back, same as they did four and five

RinoZ

Not soon enough! I'm unsure if the Colony will start hatching in the fifth. Probably not

Apotheosis

Is Tyron ever gonna get into planar travel? Would it have been feasible for anthony to take larval god and manage to evolve? How does Tyrons magic capacity compare to other gold mages? How big is the Empire in scale, size of Rome? Size of modern China? How much of its world does it occupy, are there multiple continents and will we ever see beyond the empire in the story?

RinoZ

Hmmm... maybe

RinoZ

More Tolly coming soon!

RinoZ

I'm posting about 11k words per week right now, roughly half of which is bod. Not sure I can do much more at this stage.

RinoZ

https://litrpgcon.com/

Leafburn 550

Can you post BOD more often I’m frothing at the bit for moar

Gabus Deux

Might not be as op as you think, at least compared to other possible training regimes

Loulatsch

Oh what about our tavel vlog with the human who explores Antpire

Magnus

Hey there's another possible ant, Deviant. Also Conspirant could have a friend, Confidant.

Loulatsch

To be honest i never got warm with them they are too op

Ibuks5

There's this thing that BOC did with alternate universes. Could you do one for dark Dove? I really liked that one chapter you wrote and changed and wanted to see where that was going.

TheLostGolem

Out of curiosity, when will Anthony get to tickle the grubs again? It's been several chapters.

Apotheosis

I'll look forward to the last chapter at 3500!

Loulatsch

Deviant?

Scion

Can we get a champion nameless? That would be awesome

Loulatsch

Uh so in reality probably 3000 😂

Loulatsch

Hush dont jinx it

Michael J Cross

Are we going to get an audio version of Antvance into the Unknown?

BallsDeep69

Oooh, faster than I thought! I totally thought you were gonna drag it out for 9000 chapters. 👍

RinoZ

He is better than his mother

RinoZ

This comment is spoiler free

Loulatsch

Maybe the sophos know a solution to the krath dungeon coruption problem

RinoZ

How... how devious.

Izzay

How would some well known liches in fiction judge Tyrion would you guess? Understanding? Intimidated? As a peer?

RinoZ

Aiming to end at chapter 2000

Loulatsch

Sophos omg i nearly forgot their existence

RinoZ

Trying to finish at about 2000

RinoZ

I will now!

RinoZ

I have told exactly one person. They thought it was a cool idea, so hopefully everyone else will too.

RinoZ

Prepare to experience hearty mitt on mitt action.

RinoZ

Genuinely not sure about this one. I could go either way.

RinoZ

we're about halfway

RinoZ

We will in the not too distant future, actually.

Tag

Have you told you told any of your friends or family the ending to Chrysalis, you know, in case you win the lottery and retire abruptly? Not knowing what's on the other side of the wall that requires 20 ancient monsters to break through would drive me crazy. Can you imagine a world where Eiichiro Oda bites the dust before we find out what the one piece is? It's heart breaking!

Loulatsch

Are you going to make a POV chapter of the adventurer who made contact with newly evolved anthony and started a contact by hunting centipedes. Havent heard much of the head guard of the conquered city who was sent as an emisionary either?

No_Creative_Name

I may be mistaken in so saying, but I recall you saying in an interview some years ago that you anticipated Chrysalis ending somewhere around chapter 1500. Obviously, that hasn't happened. Do you still have a pretty specific plan about when/how Chrysalis will end?

BallsDeep69

How far would you say you're through crysalis/ how many chapters do you you'd have before it ends?

Victor Hertz

Could we get Conspirant please?

Laurent Jerry

Come on she is the sweetest, she loves him, she is the cutest thing, and they are both nightmarish creatures, they are perfect together

Loulatsch

People with high classes life longer? Are you planning something for edith the old grandma? You are not thinking about letting my favorite human die of old age arent you? No need for spoiler just curious what other user think about this

Mika Artus

Is Tyron the most talented mage the empire has ever seen? If you won’t answer that, can you answer whether he is more talented than his mother?

Tag

Woohoo! I live an hour from Denver. Where do I buy tickets?

RandomAnkle

Well I live in denver so imma have to go and shake your mitts

RinoZ

O_O

kalada William-jumbo

Will Tyron get a romantic partner?

RinoZ

Pretty darn well, all things considered. It's not easy to make the adjustment, but I'm getting there. I've had pain in my left hand for about a month now, which is apparently what I get for trying to type while sitting on the couch. Other than that, I'm fine!

Brandon14754

Are we ever gonna see the sophons again?

Loulatsch

Ok i wanted to go to sleep, but now i wanna ask away: how long is the krath section going? Not complaining just curious if we already at half ir just the beginning