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Spike of All Trades

by Ariamaki
"Wouldn't it be great if life were like a game?", some people ask. Spike can definitively answer... "Maybe."

After years of being the runt of the litter (despite having no siblings), Spike finally comes into his own and starts to grow up and mature. The result is a unique bit of magic all his own, or so the theory goes: He awakens one morning to find words hanging overhead that call him [The Gamer], along with powers that let him 'live life as though it were a game'.

How he decides to handle all of this, and where things go from there? That would be a spoiler, and you all know how we feel about spoilers around here...


Frequently asked questions will be answered from time to time, and those answers linked here for the curious:
The First FAQ

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238195 words: Estimated about 20 hours to read
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135 Chapters:

  1. Chapter 1: Statistical 2019-10-13 05:43:22 UTC
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  2. Chapter 2: Observance 2019-10-13 05:43:28 UTC
    1454
  3. Chapter 3: Invention 2019-10-13 06:05:13 UTC
    1880
  4. Chapter 4: Questing 2019-10-13 06:05:22 UTC
    1127
  5. Chapter 5: Shaving 2019-10-13 19:05:00 UTC
    1411
  6. Chapter 6: Inheriting 2019-10-14 21:55:20 UTC
    2072
  7. Chapter 7: Orienteering 2019-10-15 21:40:38 UTC
    1339
  8. Chapter 8: Mystery 2019-10-17 18:46:01 UTC
    1653
  9. Chapter 9: Check Engine 2019-10-19 19:55:50 UTC
    1700
  10. Chapter 10: Acquisitions 2019-10-20 21:54:46 UTC
    1724
  11. Chapter 11: Legendary, Mythic 2019-10-23 22:34:22 UTC
    1759
  12. Chapter 12: Masterwork 2019-10-25 21:59:20 UTC
  13. Chapter 13: Correspond 2019-10-28 23:01:06 UTC
    1740
  14. Chapter 14: Navel-gazing 2019-10-31 17:59:02 UTC
    1785
  15. Chapter 15: Hopeless 2019-11-04 12:22:13 UTC
    1756
  16. Chapter 16: Sorting 2019-11-07 10:02:57 UTC
    1690
  17. Chapter 17: Stagnation 2019-11-08 11:18:58 UTC
    2054
  18. Chapter 18: Expansion 2019-11-11 17:35:58 UTC
    1268
  19. Chapter 19: Correction 2019-11-14 16:15:04 UTC
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  20. Chapter 20: Arcadia 2019-11-16 16:36:37 UTC
    1729
  21. Chapter 21: Arcana 2019-11-19 17:23:03 UTC
    1666
  22. Chapter 22: Marker 2019-11-22 17:23:09 UTC
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  23. Chapter 23: Maturity 2019-11-25 16:29:41 UTC
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  24. Chapter 24: Confirmation 2019-11-29 16:09:58 UTC
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  25. Chapter 25: Penetration 2019-12-06 17:57:41 UTC
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  26. Chapter 26: Ping, Pong 2019-12-11 20:41:34 UTC
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  27. Chapter 27: Departure 2019-12-17 01:10:22 UTC
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  28. Chapter 28: Purchasing 2019-12-20 21:51:25 UTC
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  29. Chapter 29: Blind Eye 2019-12-23 21:26:07 UTC
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  30. Chapter 30: Listing 2019-12-30 17:52:32 UTC
    1742
  31. Chapter 31: Shifting 2020-01-03 16:30:51 UTC
    1866
  32. Chapter 32: Crusading 2020-01-10 17:55:50 UTC
    1613
  33. Chapter 33: Quantifying 2020-01-15 20:07:39 UTC
    1187
  34. Chapter 34: Snacks 2020-01-21 12:35:51 UTC
    1740
  35. Chapter 35: Smacks 2020-01-25 22:29:10 UTC
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  36. Chapter 36: Stacks 2020-01-30 16:26:30 UTC
    1855
  37. Chapter 37: Exposure 2020-02-04 19:02:11 UTC
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  38. Chapter 38: Affections 2020-02-10 17:25:10 UTC
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  39. Chapter 39: Returns 2020-02-15 18:45:15 UTC
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  40. Chapter 40: Confusion 2020-02-20 22:57:39 UTC
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  41. Chapter 41: Confrontation 2020-02-28 16:48:33 UTC
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  42. Chapter 42: Explanations 2020-03-06 17:58:11 UTC
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  43. Chapter 43: Cornered 2020-03-13 12:09:51 UTC
    1308
  44. Chapter 44: Distribution 2020-03-13 21:25:47 UTC
    1311
  45. Chapter 45: Fed 2020-03-20 14:30:02 UTC
    1259
  46. Chapter 46: Whispered 2020-03-27 15:43:12 UTC
    1987
  47. Chapter 47: AWAKE 2020-04-03 16:11:20 UTC
    2148
  48. Chapter 48: Returned, Revealed 2020-04-10 16:25:14 UTC
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  49. Chapter 49: Bookend 2020-04-17 19:43:02 UTC
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  50. Chapter 50: Epilogue, END OF ACT 1 2020-04-24 13:31:03 UTC
    6418
  51. Chapter ???????? 2020-06-05 20:08:57 UTC
    1356
  52. Chapter 52: Closed Circle 2020-06-19 17:56:37 UTC
    3679
  53. Chapter 53: Metal Map 2020-06-26 19:36:30 UTC
    2807
  54. Chapter 54: Merry Maid 2020-07-03 15:13:22 UTC
    2120
  55. Chapter 55: Wards, Woks 2020-07-10 20:07:58 UTC
    3427
  56. Chapter 56: Deflagrative Departure 2020-07-17 13:15:17 UTC
    1679
  57. Twilight's Perspective (1) 2020-07-24 11:21:31 UTC
    1875
  58. Twilight's Perspective (2) 2020-07-31 14:09:36 UTC
    2352
  59. Chapter 59: Plans... 2020-08-07 16:26:18 UTC
    1567
  60. Chapter 60: ...and Ponka 2020-08-14 21:17:50 UTC
    2773
  61. Chapter 61: Abrupt Arc 2020-08-21 15:15:45 UTC
    1924
  62. Chapter 62: Rapid Return 2020-08-28 15:50:31 UTC
    1518
  63. Chapter 63: Musical Manipulation 2020-09-04 16:14:59 UTC
    1948
  64. Chapter 64: Dinner Dash 2020-09-18 19:05:06 UTC
    1924
  65. Chapter 65: Droning, Delivery 2020-09-25 18:19:29 UTC
    2968
  66. Chapter 66: Dreaming Discussion 2020-10-02 20:55:45 UTC
    1944
  67. Chapter 67: Waking & Whittling 2020-10-09 16:13:01 UTC
    2115
  68. Chapter 68: Gaming Gamified 2020-10-16 16:55:12 UTC
    3339
  69. Chapter 69: Acres Advice 2020-10-23 16:20:55 UTC
    2470
  70. Chapter 70: Dark Dreaming 2020-10-30 13:06:02 UTC
  71. Chapter 71: Hearts and Hands 2020-11-06 17:45:01 UTC
    2447
  72. Chapter 72: Crunchy Creation 2020-11-13 19:26:18 UTC
    1944
  73. Chapter 73: Gillie's Gold 2020-11-20 20:09:59 UTC
    3690
  74. Chapter 74: Diverted Disappointment 2020-12-04 16:44:50 UTC
    2019
  75. Chapter #...#? 2020-12-11 16:23:47 UTC
    1038
  76. Chapter 76: Respiration & Reassurance 2020-12-18 17:53:07 UTC
    1924
  77. The Party: Part 1 2021-01-01 18:30:40 UTC
    1943
  78. The Party: Part 2 2021-01-08 20:08:58 UTC
    1230
  79. The Party: Part 3 2021-01-15 19:48:23 UTC
  80. The Party: Part 4 2021-01-22 18:06:56 UTC
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  81. The Party: Part 5 2021-01-29 20:41:30 UTC
    1785
  82. Zero Hour: Part 1 2021-02-05 21:17:56 UTC
    1928
  83. Zero Hour: Part 2 2021-02-12 22:31:19 UTC
    1849
  84. Zero Hour: Part 3 2021-02-19 21:44:48 UTC
  85. Zero Hour: Part 4 2021-02-26 16:24:43 UTC
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  86. Zero Hour: Part 5 2021-03-05 13:07:29 UTC
  87. Zero Hour: Part 6 2021-03-12 16:38:32 UTC
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  88. Zero Hour: Part 7 2021-03-19 17:04:09 UTC
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  89. Zero Hour: Part 8 2021-03-26 20:16:08 UTC
  90. Zero Hour: Part 9 2021-04-02 17:49:30 UTC
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  91. Zero Hour: Part 10 2021-04-09 16:16:43 UTC
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  92. Zero Hour: Part 11 2021-04-16 11:58:43 UTC
  93. Zero Hour: Part 12 2021-04-23 18:23:10 UTC
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  94. Zero Hour: Part 13 2021-04-30 18:17:47 UTC
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  95. Zero Hour: Part 14 2021-05-07 16:42:00 UTC
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  96. Zero Hour: Part 15 2021-05-14 16:30:36 UTC
  97. Zero Hour: Part 16 2021-05-21 17:06:50 UTC
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  98. Zero Hour: Part 17 2021-05-28 17:33:28 UTC
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  99. Zero Hour: Part 18 2021-06-04 18:12:50 UTC
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  100. Zero Hour: Part 19 2021-06-11 19:11:51 UTC
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  101. Zero Hour: Part 20 2021-06-18 20:23:39 UTC
  102. Zero Hour: Part 21 2021-06-25 15:14:59 UTC
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  103. Zero Hour: Part 22 2021-07-02 13:24:23 UTC
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  104. Zero Hour: Part 23 2021-07-08 15:42:53 UTC
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  105. Zero Hour: Part 24 2021-07-16 18:24:45 UTC
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  106. Zero Hour: Part 25 2021-07-23 17:23:09 UTC
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  107. Zero Hour: Part END 2021-07-30 18:20:02 UTC
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  108. One if By Land: Part 1 2021-08-06 20:29:00 UTC
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  109. One if By Land: Part 2 2021-08-13 21:51:39 UTC
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  110. One if By Land: Part 3 2021-08-20 16:18:32 UTC
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  111. One if By Land: Part 4 2021-08-27 20:55:12 UTC
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  112. One if By Land: Part 5 2021-09-03 20:11:47 UTC
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  113. One if By Land: Part 6 2021-09-10 23:56:24 UTC
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  114. One if By Land: Part 7 2021-09-17 15:55:56 UTC
  115. One if By Land: Part 8 2021-09-24 17:01:08 UTC
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  116. One if By Land: Part 9 2021-10-01 16:08:50 UTC
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  117. One if By Land: Part 10 2021-10-08 17:47:52 UTC
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  118. One if By Land: Part 11 2021-10-22 20:17:14 UTC
  119. One if By Land: Part 12 2021-10-29 16:52:19 UTC
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  120. One if By Land: Part 13 2021-11-05 22:57:10 UTC
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  121. One if By Land: Part 14 2021-11-19 23:17:31 UTC
  122. One if By Land: Part 15 2021-11-26 20:58:40 UTC
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  123. One if By Land: Part 16 2021-12-04 01:35:56 UTC
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  124. One if By Land: Part 17 2021-12-10 23:45:56 UTC
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  125. One if By Land: Part 18 2021-12-17 16:06:11 UTC
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  126. One if By Land: Part 19 2021-12-24 23:04:03 UTC
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  127. One if By Land: Part 20 2022-01-07 18:52:04 UTC
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  128. One if By Land: Part 21 2022-01-14 20:31:32 UTC
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  129. One if By Land: Part 22 2022-04-15 11:17:34 UTC
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  130. One if By Land: Part 23 2022-04-22 15:57:04 UTC
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  131. One if By Land: Part 24 2022-04-29 16:04:48 UTC
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  132. One if By Land: Part 25 2022-05-06 18:15:25 UTC
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  133. One if By Land: Part 26 2022-05-13 20:29:05 UTC
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  134. One if By Land: Part 27 2022-06-03 16:35:37 UTC
  135. One if By Land: Part 28 2022-06-24 21:51:19 UTC