The Assay

A LitRPG story of workmanship & worth.

Vic Doyle knows old armour. The marks a maker leaves. The pieces that belong together.

Then the lights go out, and the world begins to measure him.

Begin the story

Book one · 2 chapters to read

Vic studies a piece of armour beneath a warm workshop lamp, with Owen in the doorway.
It begins with a maker’s mark.

Exchange Pieces

Book one

Start at the bench. Follow the story one chapter at a time.

  1. 01Exchange Pieces25 min read
  2. 02The Shore Road25 min read

“Vic Doyle had stayed late to photograph the inside of a gorget. The condition report was finished, his tea was cold, and he had taken six photographs of the same mark without getting the light right.”

Read chapter one