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by Brandon Highbaugh
Chanter turns copper coins into grenades. He's a Bombastic Busker, here to blow your mind. Thousands were selected to alpha test a revolutionary new game, Veil. They signed up thinking they'd be testing out the newest VRMMO. They were lied to. This is no VRMMO. Unbeknownst to them, they were killed and sent through a forced transmigration — their bodies recreated in another world. Their new home is a land ripe with magic, intrigue, and danger. They all think they're in a game. They're dead wrong. Chanter’s fresh start is immediately derailed when a system glitch drops him into the world with a randomized race and starting area. No chosen class. No starter equipment. Reborn as a changeling — a universally reviled and hunted race — Chanter is forced to hide his true identity. He struggles to overcome the odds, weaving explosive magic with his lute. He will need to obtain a class, gain admittance to the Adventure’s Guild, and overcome a quest labelled ‘extremely dangerous’—all while kindling his friendship with other players and a mysterious fox-like creature he first encounters early in his adventure. Teaming up with new allies, Chanter investigates whispers of undead in the catacombs below Verdantbrook, the first piece of a nefarious puzzle that threatens to bathe the streets in blood. He must unravel the mystery before catastrophe strikes. Explosive adventure awaits! Book one COMPLETE at 100k words! Book two is currently under way, releasing chapters daily Mon-Fri! Copyright © Brandon Highbaugh, 2025. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright owner. Veil: A Bardic Progression LitRPG is only posted on Royal Road, Amazon, SpaceBattles, and my Patreon. Any publication elsewhere is stolen and violates my copyright.
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| 0 | Book 1 Chapter 1: System Glitch | 0 |
| 1 | Book 1 Chapter 2: A Worn Note | 0 |
| 2 | Book 1 Chapter 3: The Classless Adventurer Applicant | 0 |
| 3 | Book 1 Chapter 4: Chanter, the Bombastic Busker | 0 |
| 4 | Book 1 Chapter 5: Mentor Token | 0 |
| 5 | Book 1 Chapter 6 Uncle? | 0 |
| 6 | Book 1 Chapter 7: A Stroll Through Faewyn Wood | 0 |
| 7 | Book 1 Chapter 8: Explosive Copper Coins | 0 |
| 8 | Book 1 Chapter 9: Goldenpuddle | 0 |
| 9 | Book 1 Chapter 10: A Sticky Situation | 0 |
| 10 | Book 1 Chapter 11: Tea with Henrietta | 0 |
| 11 | Book 1 Chapter 12: Small Talk | 0 |
| 12 | Book 1 Chapter 13: Jeffrey the... Sheep? | 0 |
| 13 | Book 1 Chapter 14: A Meal With the Family | 0 |
| 14 | Book 1 Chapter 15: New Friends | 0 |
| 15 | Book 1 Chapter 16: Old Enemies | 0 |
| 16 | Book 1 Chapter 17: Who Needs Lockpicks? | 0 |
| 17 | Book 1 Chapter 18: Abernathy the Tinkering Alchemist | 0 |
| 18 | Book 1 Chapter 19: Kitsiho Marked | 0 |
| 19 | Book 1 Chapter 20: A Shiny New Blue Lute | 0 |
| 20 | Book 1 Chapter 21: Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild! | 0 |
| 21 | Book 1 Chapter 22 Proof of Kill | 0 |
| 22 | Book 1 Chapter 23: Overkill | 0 |
| 23 | Book 1 Chapter 24: The Ever Hungry Flames | 0 |
| 24 | Book 1 Chapter 25: Necrotic Fluid | 0 |
| 25 | Book 1 Chapter 26: A Rogue is Not a Thief | 0 |
| 26 | Book 1 Chapter 27: Ghahoulic Monstrosity | 0 |
| 27 | Book 1 Chapter 28: Oh Yeah, We Level! | 0 |
| 28 | Book 1 Chapter 29: Form of the Piscivorous Viper | 0 |
| 29 | Book 1 Chapter 30: Not a Changeling | 0 |
| 30 | Book 1 Chapter 31: Piscivorous Venom | 0 |
| 31 | Book 1 Chapter 32: Cloak of the Four Winds | 0 |
| 32 | Book 1 Chapter 33: All Aboard the Wave’s Mistress | 0 |
| 33 | Book 1 Chapter 34: Code Word? | 0 |
| 34 | Book 1 Chapter 35: Puppets on a String | 0 |
| 35 | Book 1 Chapter 36: Otterkin and the Poisoned Blade | 0 |
| 36 | Book 1 Chapter 37: Parkour! | 0 |
| 37 | Book 1 Chapter 38: Songcache | 0 |
| 38 | Book 1 Chapter 39: Dune Goblins | 0 |
| 39 | Book 1 Chapter 40: Earthies at Fort Ethers | 0 |
| 40 | Book 1 Chapter 41: Gindledorf’s Tinkerey | 0 |
| 41 | Book 1 Chapter 42: Abernathy's Makeshift Pipebomb | 0 |
| 42 | Book 1 Chapter 0: Overture; 10001 | 0 |
| 43 | Book 1 Chapter 43: This Waking Nightmare | 0 |
| 44 | Book 1 Chapter 44: A Series of Deep Breaths | 0 |
| 45 | Book 1 Chapter 45 Lesh Returns | 0 |
| 46 | Book 1 Chapter 46: Scorched Earth | 0 |
| 47 | Book 1 Chapter 47: A New Leg | 0 |
| 48 | Book 1 Chapter 48 The Water Station; Revisited | 0 |
| 49 | Book 1 Chapter 49: Tender Moments | 0 |
| 50 | Book 1 Chapter 50: Explosive Kicks | 0 |
| 51 | Book 1 Chapter 51: Charges Filed | 0 |
| 52 | Book 1 Chapter 52: It Starts With a Night of Remembrance | 0 |
| 53 | Book 1 Chapter 53: Cahl’s Acervus Repertoire | 0 |
| 54 | Book 1 Chapter 54: Stealer of Symphonies | 0 |
| 55 | Book 1 Chapter 55: Henrietta's Last Stand | 0 |
| 56 | Book 1 Chapter 56: Windmeld | 0 |
| 57 | Book 1 FINALE Chapter 57: Oakenfather's Heart | 0 |
| 58 | Book 2 Chapter 1: Icecream Bunnies | 0 |
| 59 | Book 2 Chapter 2: Hunted | 0 |
| 60 | Book 2 Chapter 3: Scorched Webs | 0 |
| 61 | Book 2 Chapter 4: The Bloom | 0 |
| 62 | Book 2 Chapter 5: Shade Gnolls and Alchemical Stimulants | 0 |
| 63 | Book 2 Chapter 6: Uncommon Side Effects | 0 |
| 64 | Book 2 Chapter 7: Tamamo no Mae | 0 |
| 65 | Book 2 Chapter 8: The Day of the Fallen | 0 |
| 66 | Book 2 Chapter 9: Phantasmal Foxfire | 0 |
| 67 | Book 2 Chapter 10: A Shady Situation | 0 |
| 68 | Book 2 Chapter 11: Windmeld | 0 |
| 69 | Book 2 Chapter 12: Wind's Blade | 0 |
| 70 | Book 2 Chapter 13: Unintended Anomoly | 0 |
| 71 | Book 2 Chapter 14: Resonant Reconstruction | 0 |
| 72 | Book 2 Chapter 15: The Scent of Blood and Pain | 0 |
| 73 | Book 2 Chapter 16: Cliff Diving Kobolds | 0 |
| 74 | Book 2 Chapter 17: Rekindling the Embers | 0 |
| 75 | Book 2 Chapter 18: Into the Fort | 0 |
| 76 | Book 2 Chapter 19: Andes Silvermane | 0 |
| 77 | Book 2 Chapter 20: Not a Miracle Worker | 0 |
| 78 | Book 2 Chapter 21: Abernathy's Micro Ute | 0 |
| 79 | Book 2 Chapter 22: A Broken Path | 0 |
| 80 | Book 2 Chapter 23: Insufficient Level | 0 |
| 81 | Book 2 Chapter 24: Wisp Form | 0 |
| 82 | Book 2 Chapter 25: Winds of the Sacred Fox | 0 |
| 83 | Book 2 Chapter 26: Mimicry of Melodies | 0 |
| 84 | Book 2 Chapter 27: Straight to Gold! | 0 |
| 85 | Book 2 Chapter 28: A New Party Member | 0 |
| 86 | Book 2 Chapter 29: Arjay's Magicks | 0 |
| 87 | Book 2 Chapter 30: Mana Stones and the Kitsiho Chronicles | 0 |
| 88 | Book 2 Chapter 31: The Oasis Inn | 0 |
| 89 | Book 2 Chapter 32: Rooftop Fireworks | 0 |
| 90 | Book 2 Chapter 33: The Clockwork Golem | 0 |
| 91 | Book 2 Chapter 34: Teamwork | 0 |
| 92 | Book 2 Chapter 35: In Remembrance | 0 |
| 93 | Book 2 Chapter 36: Bonded Mana Transference | 0 |
| 94 | Book 2 Chapter 37: Our Choice | 0 |
| 95 | Book 2 Chapter 38: Nonmagical Magic | 0 |
| 96 | Book 2 Chapter 39: Utes for Two | 0 |
| 97 | Book 2 Chapter 40: Hatchlings in the Sand | 0 |
| 98 | Book 2 Chapter 41: Broodmother's Gemstone | 0 |
| 99 | Book 2 Chapter 42: An End to the Sandstorm | 0 |
| 100 | Book 2 Chapter 43: From the Ruins of Another World | 0 |
| 101 | Book 2 Chapter 0: Of Storms and Sadness | 0 |
| 102 | Book 2 Chapter 44: Duality of Self; Lute boy | 0 |
| 103 | Book 2 Chapter 45: Sebastian the Defibru-whatever | 0 |
| 104 | Book 2 Chapter 46: Remembrance and a Lofty Plan | 0 |
| 105 | Book 2 Chapter 47: A Course, Black Beard | 0 |
| 106 | Book 2 FINALE Chapter 48: Surviving the Tempest | 0 |