Early Access: STORMWEAVER 3 - Chapter 28v2 [ROUGH]
🕑 Added 2024-12-21 20:45:02 +0000 UTCAs promised, the added content is more than the original chapter 🤣 There's probably going to be some cutting up and moving stuff around to make Chapter 29 work the way I want it to, but it'll all be smoother in the end as usually!
Just a heads up that with this coming week being Christmas and my parents in town, there may not be a new chapter the next week! Gonna try to have something for you Friday, but it is doubtful given I'm trying to spend some good time with family!
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NEW REMINDER: BOOK 3 CONTENT/SPOILERS ARE NOT TO BE MENTIONED OUTSIDE OF CHAPTER LEAK ANNOUNCEMENT POSTS. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.
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A FEW RULES & REMINDERS:
Chapters will be dropping as Bryce completes them. That means anywhere from every 1 to 2 weeks on average, though sometimes waits may be longer.
Recall that these are rough chapters, with no editing other than a single pass-through as Bryce writes.
On a similar note, we are not asking for advice or corrections at this time. If Bryce wants feedback, we will certainly reach out, thank you! If you want to voice concerns or complaints about the chapter, you may now do so over on the Reddit discussion thread below! Notifications are turned off on those conversations, so they're a free-for-all now (within the rules of the subreddit, obviously)!
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Comments
Caitlin Jessica
ok so I'm new to the whole pre-release chapters thing and I'm seeing multiple versions of a chapter. do they actually replace the previous version or are they meant to continue on?
Karl Shlagel
Happy Friday
Yosef Berg
I suppose it depends on how bleak Bryce wants to make the ending where our heroes might win in the up coming battle but ultimately lose the war as Humanity are slowly corrupted into becoming their own enemies and the pointlessness of war
Christian Klein
Dayumn where can this lead?! And what if.... Vysetrium is sentient?
Yosef Berg
Are CADs turning Humans into Archons? With bits of the CADs being in the brainstem of the user (the shard being different as its part of someone else's CAD) and that the offspring of CAD users have a higher chance of getting a CAD than non CAD users. Take Fire Song of the six of them only 2 don't have a parent/grandparent who is a User those being Viv and Cashe. You have to wonder if the children of two CAD users, which can perfect Genes and lay down technorganic neuro pathways would they be closer to Archons than Humans? and if so is that a good or bad thing in the long run?
Yosef Berg
Globals isn't cancelled they are just not going to add the first years to it as there aren't enough world with strong enough first years to make worth while. but yeah they haven't announced that first years are joining Systems and Intersystems yet
Voror
I may need yo go through 3 again but was thinking today and realized they haven't officially announced Globals being canceled plus first years in Systems and Intersystems, right? I feel like that'd probably get one of those big gatherings in the Arena for the announcement or at least one for the current first year teams.
Tim Kilgore
I know I keep saying this. But this book would be an amazing GraphicAudio release. I know they are not everyone’s cup of tea. But they’re the best dramatic audio people that I know of. :-)
Sam
Isn't Jasper out of the system dealing with that domestic abuse victim?
QuixoticPirateCptn
Love it! Thank you Sir!
Wraithmarked Creative
that WAS the intention of that insertion (pretty spoiler free so okay saying this). i didn't want Rei to be the only Ward that ever appears in-world given how "common" it's supposed to be, and I wanted the Edgewarden to loop her status as a ward of the state into her Arena name to make sure it was clear wards can be anything too. -Bryce
Wraithmarked Creative
welcome to the party, and glad you're enjoying the reads! -Bryce
Sylvester StCyr
Hey Everybody!! New Fanboy here. Big fan of the series obviously. Just spent every waking moment of my Christmas Eve smashing through chapters 1 -28. Bryce your awesome bro! Im a gamer and love how these stories give me a RPG feel, with the CADs ranking up with "experience". Now the waiting game commences *sigh*. Cant wait to read more!! I swear if somebody in hollywood doesnt hit Mr Bryce up about turning these books into a movie or like a MMORPG. That would be crazy. anyway Merry XMAS!!!
QuixoticPirateCptn
Doing a Christmas read of "The Story So Far" and I noticed in chapter 7 Rei mentions a former Galens student and Astra System champion "the Lancer Clementine ‘Edgewarden’ Ward". Any chance she was a ward of the state as well? I checked books 1 and 2 and could not find any mention of her. Thoughts? Info I missed?
Iron Akela
I’ve been re-reading the 1 to 27 document, and there’s been some very worthwhile changes in there! Tweaks to conversation flow and stuff, making it way better than it already was. And Wainwright’s arena name has officially been changed to Jetstream. Definitely a much better name, and I can see why she was brought in - speed kills and if she’s a Lancer with extraordinary speed for her type then that’ll prove useful for sure!
Justus Wingert
It so is a bit now. We have an unreliable narrator here. Makes it even harder to tell what's going on 😉
Justus Wingert
Hello fellow cliff watchers!
Justus Wingert
I've written some on the reddit.
Christian Klein
And then the feeds pick up on all the oddities that are Team Firesong and begin to theorize.... Damn
Christian Klein
And what a rabbit hole THAT will be
Rasmus Salling
I guess "more artificial", given that all CAD evolution is artificial in the general sense. So essentially this is a kind of evolution that the CAD is purposefully hiding from the reporting functionality but not from the user. If so that's an interesting if slightly convoluted plot tool, that indicates vastly growing intelligence, if Shido is hiding it's external activity.
Sam
Think that her actual stat is d5 but it is artificially enhanced to s0
Sam
The question marks and xs are for when he doesn't remember a detail that he will look up later
Sam
As I understood it the glow on the stat meant it was artificially enhanced and thus hidden
Polaris
I don’t think the S0 should add to the calculation since it’s “artificial.” Viv’s regular growth is like D6
Megan Barton
Love this comment. I'm listening to Carl again now and that is fresh in my head. Perfect!
Megan Barton
What does it do???!! 😂
Rasmus Salling
The C6 rank is a bit funky. Seems like the S0 growth jump gets the average to ~C9. Is Bryce planning some instant 3 rank increase on next Cad activation or did I miss calculate?
QuixoticPirateCptn
I hope Jasper is out of system picking up Sarah to bring her back to Galens!
Christine Stewart
Good adds for sure, thanks for the lovely present. We just expect the cliff at this point ;)…Merry Christmas 🎄, enjoy the holiday break.
J J
So glad I found this patreon today(ahem 2 am, so really yesterday 😂), but someone should find Bryce to give him the Cultivation Chat Group treatment so Christmas can pop off 👉👈 This is a joke, love ya Bryce only problem was the random redactions, Like (in latest story so far 1-27) von Bor listing off Team Firesongs ranks as C? or Rama Guest saying XXXX XXXXXXX in place of a name.. for some reason thought he was talking about Major Reese as he ended the sentence saying he'd like to see the major try it, but that doesn't make sense in the context. BUT! I can understand why they are there. Either ya can't remember the ranks (or haven't decided if they should have ranked up at some point especially with the new full reveal what shido is doing) in one case and (maybe?) bringing up some random new name out of nowhere or just want to leave a little surprise for the release? Idk, but you write awesome stories and the world's they contain. P.S. when I first found this series within the week of Iron Prince coming out I didn't realize I knew some of your previous works until the comment from Razielle “Monster” Arroh as a chapter heading
Kemlion
Tftc
Tim
Hey can someone help me out. In the epilogue of Fire and Song Viv’s growth spec jumps from D4 to D5. Is it now S0 or some combination between the two?
Tim
Hey can someone help me out? At the end of Fire and Song Viv’s growth spec jumps from D4 to D5, is it now S0 or some factoring
Tim Kilgore
Anyone know where I can find some fanfic? I would love to see what other people are doing with this universe. Call it a fix until the real chapter comes out again. :-) Lol. No one can’t touch you Bryce, you are awesome! :-) Best stuff since I read the David Eddings books. Lol.
Tim Kilgore
I am excited about the prospect of Viv‘s family learning about who raise grandfather is, as well as the reaction of celista. to that interesting tidbit of information. Lol that’s going to be hilarious!
Dalton Coady M Eaton
Happy Holidays
Wraithmarked Creative
No worries I'm def aware of Viv needing to be more shocked by the sponsorship, and also Rei not telling anyone but Aria about the family connection. Saving it as a learning moment for Viv 😁 -Bryce
Iron Akela
I think initially it was a typo and became a bit
Silva Shadows
you know i have been wanting to ask... is Bryce screwing with us or is that just a part of the Gatecrasher's bit/thing?
Voror
Halfway through reading I predicted exactly where it would end. So I guess they did tell her everything. A bit surprised there wasn't more of a reaction given Viv's thoughts on the sponsorship though perhaps they explained or she just wasn't super concerned. I don't think Rei has told anyone else besides Aria yet but I could see him telling Viv next about the confirmations he got.
Tiffany Miller
Evil evil cliff love it but that's an evil cliff
Aubrey Listi
And leave us without his spot on assessments? Why do you hate us? (Lmao)
CipherFTW
What a new cliff lmao
Kory Leach
Great addition to the chapter! I got a chuckle about Catcher’s tongue waggle and what has to be the ISCM’s shortest track (five yards!) LOL
Wraithmarked Creative
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE 🤣
Chris
Only someone as ... special... as Catcher would call any senior officer a 'monstrous old bat' in any voice other than the one inside his skull, but it IS Catcher. Captain von Bor probably is, but propriety is still a thing Catcher should brush up on and use thought bubbles and not speech bubbles ;p
Bill Hilliard
Such a great chapter made insanely better!! Hope you have an amazing Christmas!
Victor Summerhill
I knew before reading that I was not going to find out about Viv’s ability, but that didn’t stop my brain from falling a part when I got to the end of the chapter. The addition was amazing. Now the wait begins again.
gratch42
Thanks for the updated and elongated chappie. Lulz at Catcher. Hope Bryce and all the WM team are able to get some form of holiday break/recharge.
Sam
Was wondering if jetway was going to become the next gatebreaker and keep changing her name
Lyn Shirley
Love the addition. Thanks! As usual, I am looking forward to what comes next.
Iron Akela
Well damn! I wonder when Rei will figure out how to get that interface to work… and I’m glad the team has realised that S is above S9 and has no designation :o) I’m not sure who knows about the shard - I think it was just Dent and Ashton. But do they know about Viv’s growth spec now? And I like Imbue! Wonder if Dent will have the other members of Firesong get a brain scan? I doubt anyone else is needed, because Shido hasn’t learned a relationship designator between ‘random oik’ and ‘blood bonded teammate’ :o) Thanks for the early Christmas present Bryce. Enjoy the holiday, and we’ll find out how much Gemela grew and what Endwalker does next time :o) One thing though - Wainwright’s arena name is Jetway, though Jetstream is better in my opinion :oD
Kirivina
I feel like its half the present and the other half is when we find out the ability. 😂 Such a great chapter, but that ending was a tease!
Greg Cumberworth
In the immortal words of Carl: “Goddammit Donut”. We have to wait til the next chapter??? lol lol lol. Ty for the addition to chapter 28. V1 seemed a bit too short.
Graeme Anderson
Enjoy your holidays! There are more weekends for chapters, but only one for Christmas!
Aaron Tufts
Can already tell the New Year will start off with a bang! Have a great Christmas and holiday Bryce (and the rest of the Wraithmarked admins while I’m at it)
Linn G
I see we’re getting an early Christmas present. Happy holidays :)
YangThePolarBear
soooo good
Christian Klein
Damn, if that ain't a juicy appetizer for the holidays
STANSTAN42
Take the time with your family and enjoy yourself. We aren't going anywhere. Merry Christmas.
George Van Buren
Many thanks, enjoy your time with family and Happy Holidays