Outside Influences

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Bel has a purpose in life – if only someone could tell her what it was. Her adopted sister rescued her from Technis' High Temple to use as a weapon against the despotic god of Satrap, but since then Bel is sure that she's been nothing but a disappointment. She is frail, clumsy, can't harness the essence of Olympos as nearly every living creature of the world could do naturally, and her head is covered in dead snakes instead of hair. Thinking that she can fight against a god powerful enough to trap an entire nation inside of an impassible barrier defies all reason.

The only person who sympathises with her plight is Bel's former whipping boy, a hapless teenager who was pulled into Satrap from a mystical world of airplanes, soft beds, and endless food. But he is almost as helpless as Bel, and neither of them can guess Bel's origin or Technis' plans.

Is Bel as helpless as she feels? Or is she a potent weapon against the god, as her sister believes? Bel and her siblings will have to search far and wide to find their purpose in this strange world, but they may not like the answers they find.

A few years ago some friends and I, as many friends do, talked about making a video game. We never did, but I had already made this nifty setting, so eventually I thought that I shouldn't let it go to waste.

Outside Influences is a weak to strong progression fantasy about a confused gorgon in an enormous fantasy world. I've always enjoyed when fantasy has some really surprising elements – stuff like babies growing on trees – so expect a bit of that.

The setting has game elements, such as levels and abilities, but no blue boxes or disembodied voices announcing level ups. It takes until around chapter 10 for the game elements to show up for the MC, but the prologue is told from the viewpoint of someone who does have abilities, if you need a quick look to see what they're like.

Updates will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with an occasional weekend chapter. This work is only being published on royalroad, if you see it somewhere else then it has been copied without the author's permission.

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Latest release - vol. 1.0, ch. 4.0
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Outside Influences 1 4 Interlude 4 – Clark (book 1 end) RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 66 Chapter 66 – Divine Tongue RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 65 Chapter 65 – Calling Home RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 64 Chapter 64 – A Disagreement with a Tree RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 63 Chapter 63 – Portal of Fire RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 62 Chapter 62 – Bear Necessities RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 62 Chapter 62 Interlude – Crecerelle RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 61 Chapter 61 – Family Matters RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 60 Chapter 60 – A Land of Heat and Smoke RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 59 Chapter 59 – Serpent Circumvention RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 58 Chapter 58 – A Desperate Search for Useful Abilities RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 57 Chapter 57 – Obstacles RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 56 Chapter 56 – Fishing Break RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 55 Chapter 55 – The Best Volcano RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 54 Chapter 54 – The Siren RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 53 Chapter 53 – No More Free Lunch RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 52 Chapter 52 – Crab Dinner RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 51 Chapter 51 – Crabtastic RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 50 Chapter 50 – A Rampaging Hippo, Full of Hot Air RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 49 Chapter 49 – First Layer First Impressions RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 48 Chapter 48 – Outrageous Accusations RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 47 Chapter 47 – Tension RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 46 Chapter 46 – Iron Age Slideshow RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 45 Chapter 45 – Awkward Introductions RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 44 Chapter 44 – Ups and Downs RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 42 Chapter 42 – Good Surprises RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 41 Chapter 41 – First Layer First Impressions RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 41 Chapter 41 – A Bath RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 40 Chapter – 40 Chaos Breaks Loose RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 39 Chapter 39 – In the Mountain RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 38 Chapter 38 – Spearheads RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 37 Chapter 37 – Alone RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 36 Chapter 36 – Desert Eagles RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 35 Chapter 35 – Unwanted Revelations RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 34 Chapter 34 – Bad News RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 33 Chapter 33 – Stoking the Flames of War RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 32 Chapter 32 – Compatibility RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 31 Chapter 31 – Birds of a Feather RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 30 Chapter 30 – Meeting the Locals RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 29 Chapter 29 – A Delicacy RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 28 Chapter 28 – Water Predator RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 27 Chapter 27 – Preparations RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 26 Chapter 26 – Second Core Decisions RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 25 Chapter 25 – The Barrier RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 24 Chapter 24 – Sacrifice RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 23 Chapter 23 – Hoping for an Opportunity RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 22 Chapter 22 – Battle to the Death RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 21 Chapter 21 – Not-Birds RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 20 Chapter 20 – Hot-Blooded Hatred RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 19 Chapter 19 – Helpless RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 18 Chapter 18 – Dashing Through the Woods RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 17 Chapter 17 – Stranger Danger RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 16 Chapter 16 – Leveling Spot RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 15 Chapter 15 – History Lesson RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 14 Chapter 14 – Opportunities RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 13 Chapter 13 – Making New Friends RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 12 Chapter 12 – Scratte Attack RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 11 Chapter 11 – Aspirations RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 10 Chapter 10 – Level Up! RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 9 Chapter 9 – Action Scene RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 8 Chapter 8 – Head Full of Snakes RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 7 Chapter 7 – The Perfect Place for a Ceremony RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 6 Chapter 6 – Bad Timing RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 5 Chapter 5 – Flight and Fight RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 4 Chapter 4 – Mistakes Are Made RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 3 Chapter 3 – Fortune Favors the Crazy RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 3 Interlude 3 – Clark RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 2 Chapter 2 – A Bad Idea RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 2 Interlude 2 – Clark RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 1 Chapter 1 – A Sudden Change in Plans RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences 1 Interlude 1 – Inquisitor Clark RoyalRoadL
Outside Influences Prologue RoyalRoadL