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Time Magic is the best magic as everyone knows, although there are lots of unique Talents in the world. Most people only remember Haste because it is hard to get to higher Phases of Chronomancy. That is still enough to make the Talent iconic. A lucky enough Aleatory Talent can position you for greatness or leave you languishing in obscurity. The only true equality in the world is when that glowing message pops up at 8 years old. Even if it doesn't activate until you are an adult at 16 you still know. Sure you can find a new dungeon spawn and get another chance at a rare Talent, even this one, but you have to already be ready to delve into the *Far Wilds*, which is far easier with wealth or family power.

This is the story of where my good fortune took me and the difference it made, even among a party of 7 others including an Arcanist. It is a journey of magic and monsters but also math, which some think is actually worse. Luckily I was born with Intelligence and Focus as my personal traits, and my parents were scholars. Of course Chronomancy can also be a frontline combat talent. Versitility well beyond other Elder Talents like Gravity, Abstraction, or Arcana. Might could have worked for me, too.

I also met a runaway princess. All the best adventures have a princess. She hated being a noble and we didn't get married but it still counts. Besides she really filled out our front line. All that Leadership training came in handy. I still don't know where she's from. Who cares? How well Haste goes with giant hammers is what's important. I never learned much about anyone in the party, except the one I grew up with. I'm not a people person. I just wanted to optimize dungeon clearing time.

*******Story Details*******

No romance, politics, or traumatizing content, slice of life, or even dialogue. 1st person narration, like a guide/adventure log.

2000-7000 words a day, maybe 40-60% rpgish combat log with some reasoning on combat decisions, with the rest character Talent discussion and progression stuff.

8 person party with a decent variety in roles. Party members usually have 2 primary functions. Told from the support/control Chronomancer's perspective.

Each party member will have 6 Basic/Background Traits, then 3 actual Talents with abilities. Capstone from their Educational Institution, Arbritrary as a gift from the temples, and Aleatory which is decided at birth, revealed at 8, and activated after adulthood at 16. Aleatory Traits ignore requirements and are random why is why they are so important. They'll gain new Talents from finding Dungeons to consume in the *Wilds*. Mature dungeons in cities can provide *Challenges* to raise the Phase of a Talent, up to 3 times from 1 to 4. Each character will get to roughly 8 non-Trait Talents. Attributes come exclusive from Talents, are required by Talents, and provide various effects as well.

I designed about 220 Talents with abilities, 4 in each of 4 phases. "Traits" are just Attribute stuff. I'm not sure how many will be detailed in the story, more than 100 for sure. I used Talents because I want to be free of the legacy of tabletop. Half those rules are just because of the limitations inherent in a pre-computer ttrpg. This story mostly uses combat Talents, although like 1/3 of the 220 are for crafting and other society and economy stuff. If you really wanted to be a Thief you might take Intuition, Awarness, and Might for Basic Traits and Deftness, Manipulation, and Trickery for Family/Education. Then you'd pick Acrobatics, and Climbing for Educational Capstone and Arbitrary traits. You Aleatory Trait might be Shadow(Light/Dark) Magic, Umbramancy. A Bard might swap Dexterity for Charisma, Music for Acrobatics, and have gotten Illusion(Shadow/Sound(Air/Force)) for their Aleatory Trait.

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Luck And Chronomancy 21 Practice And Perfection(4) RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 20 Practice And Perfection(3) RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 19 Practice And Perfection(2) RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 18 Practice And Perfection(1) RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 17 Weighty Talent Decisins RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 17 Weighty Talent Decisions RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 16 The First Core RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 15 Deeper Danker Dungeon RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 14 The Dank Dungeon RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 13 When Monsters Have Magic RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 12 Tier 2 Abilities, Equipment Upgrades And A Return To The Wilds RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 11 The Dungeon Challenge And The Upgrade RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 10 Tiering Up Your Princess RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 9 The Princess Would Prefer Not To Be In Any Castle RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 8 Into The Wild RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 7 The Unfortunate Side Of Fortune RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 6 The Web Of Magic RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 5 The Chittering Horde RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 4 Trees And Mountains RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 3 Dive Deep, Well Not Really RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 2 Synergy RoyalRoadL
Luck And Chronomancy 2 Scribble Hub
Luck And Chronomancy 1 School-ish Days RoyalRoadL