The Gate Traveler
The Gate Traveler
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SUMMARY
A Low-Stakes, Cozy, Slice-Of-Life Travelogue Adventure
John, a 37-year-old widower, discovers the extraordinary power to travel between worlds via dimensional Gates. Overwhelmed by the sorrow of losing his wife and the pain of his past, he wants to leave Earth behind. After some research and training, he embarks on a journey to explore different worlds.
Though John’s class could become incredibly OP, he doesn’t care about fighting, becoming a hero, or gaining power. His journey is about healing, rediscovering life’s simple joys, and exploring the magical wonders of the multiverse. Traveling at a slow, steady pace, he meets new people, helps others as a healer or doctor when he feels like it, and reflects on his experiences through a diary-style narrative. This is a tale of introspection and self-improvement, focused on exploring both the multiverse and Earth.
This isn’t a story of epic battles, grimdark themes, or becoming a superhero. Instead, it’s about traveling with friends, trying new foods, learning magic, and shopping—lots of shopping. Through these adventures, John’s story highlights how small moments bring joy and purpose, proving discovery doesn’t require grand conflicts but thrives in the extraordinary and the everyday.
6 Latest Chapters[ Updated a day ago ]
- B5 - Chapter 59: Legacies of Stone, Magic and Knowledge
- B5 - Chapter 58: Home Sweet Chaotic Home
- B5 - Chapter 57: Metamorphosis
- B5 - Chapter 56: Retail Therapy Across Realms
- B5 - Chapter 55: Shopping List from Hell (and Several Other Dimensions)
- B5 - Chapter 54: One-Man Demolition Crew (In Training)
Chapter List
- Book One: Shimoor - Prologue
- Chapter 1: Wait, What?
- Chapter 2: Mapping the New Reality
- Chapter 3: When ’Overpowered’ Doesn’t Quite Cover It
- Chapter 4: A New Kind of Farmer
- Chapter 5: A Different Perspective
- Chapter 6: When Pride Hurts More Than Training
- Chapter 7: Medicine to Magic: A Bridge to Becoming a Healer
- Chapter 8: My Second Gate - Destination: Perfect Boredom
- Side Story 1: The [Very] Difficult Childhood of Guar Shum
- Chapter 9: Reflections on Youth and Loss
- Chapter 10: In the Shadow of Towers and Time
- Chapter 11: Preparing for the Unknown
- Chapter 12: Her Last Will, My First Steps
- Chapter 13: Last Farewell and First Plunder
- Chapter 14: Last Preparations and Ability Points "Farming"
- Chapter 15: First Steps Toward Healing
- Side Story 2: A Chance Meeting on The Road
- Chapter 16: Making A New Friend?
- Chapter 17: I Will Not Break!
- Chapter 18: A Work in Progress
- Chapter 19: Looting Version No. 2
- Chapter 20: The Archive Needs a Warning About Nobles
- Chapter 21: My Second Local Contact
- Chapter 22: I Really Don’t Know Enough
- Chapter 23: Deep Dive into the Archive
- Side Story 3: Working Hard For The Levels
- Chapter 24: Sometimes Slow is Nice
- Chapter 25: Surprises Will Never Cease
- Chapter 26: Luck Stat and its Intricacies
- Chapter 27: Taking Care of Small Business in Town
- Chapter 28: Full Circle
- Chapter 29: What Doesn’t Kill You Kills the Bushes
- Chapter 30: Free
- Side Story 4: The Danger of Very High Mana Worlds
- Chapter 31: Let Luck Lead You to Fortune
- Chapter 32: On Second Thought, Maybe I Didn’t Buy Enough Stuff
- Chapter 33: My Dog is a Bard
- Chapter 34: Wizard
- Chapter 35: Endless Rain
- Side Story 5: The Beauty of Space
- Chapter 36: Making Money is Fun
- Chapter 37: Traveling Merchant/Healer
- From the Archive no. 1
- Chapter 38: New & Improved Stretch
- Chapter 39: Losing the Sense of Obligation
- Chapter 40: My First Capital in Shimoor
- Side Story 6: Ale Popsicle
- Chapter 41: Finally, A Level in My Merchant Profession
- Chapter 42: Peaceful and Boring? Most of the Time
- Chapter 43: Sailing
- From the Archive no. 2: Opportunities and Dangers in Worlds Undergoing Integration
- From the Archive no. 3: The Difference Between Planets, Planes of Existence, And Parallel Universes
- From the Archive no. 4: Worlds Classification by Mana Levels and What That Means
- Chapter 44: Learning About Mana
- Chapter 45: Magical Items Creation Version I
- Chapter 46: Magical Items Creation Version II
- Side Story 7: This Is So Unfair
- Chapter 47: I Did Not Expect That
- Chapter 48: More Answers Than I Bargained For I
- Chapter 49: More Answers Than I Bargained For II
- Chapter 50: Back to School
- Chapter 51: Learning
- Chapter 52: Ritual
- Chapter 53: I’m Definitely Going Back to Earth
- New And Improved RUE
- Chapter 54: I Think I’m Good at This
- Book One: Shimoor - Epilogue
- Book Two: Back on Earth - Prologue
- Chapter 55: Back to Earth
- Chapter 56: London
- Chapter 57: Knowledge Exchange
- Chapter 58: First UK Gate
- Chapter 59: Mana Regeneration
- Chapter 60: Rescue
- Chapter 61: The Danger is Not Always the Obvious Thing
- Chapter 62: Paris, Here We Come
- John’s Current Profile
- Chapter 63: More than the Dream
- Chapter 64: Picking Up Another “Stray”
- Side Story 10: Frozen Tail
- Chapter 65: Friends Are Awesome
- Chapter 66: “Loot” Master (Unfortunately, Still “In Progress”)
- Chapter 67: I’m a Real Adventurer Like in the Books
- Chapter 68: Dungeoneering 101
- Chapter 69: An Even Bigger Snake
- Chapter 70: Me and My Big Mouth
- Chapter 71: We Got to Move It Move It
- Chapter 72: I’m A Real Wizard!
- Chapter 73: I Have No Words ... Wow, Just Wow!
- Chapter 74: Deal With Your Issues
- Chapter 75: Italy
- Chapter 76: Mahya is Rich Now
- Chapter 77: A Friend for the Journey
- Side Story 11: Conundrum
- Chapter 78: What Did I Get Myself Into?
- Chapter 79: Lists and More Lists
- Chapter 80: To Educate a Future King
- Chapter 81: A Journey Is Ending
- Chapter 82: Mana Control
- Chapter 83: Spells and Mana
- Chapter 84: The Final Stretch
- Chapter 85: Saying Goodbye
- Side Story 12: A Call for Help
- Chapter 86: Let’s Continue
- Chapter 87: To Stop and Enjoy Life
- Chapter 88: Change of Plans
- Chapter 89: Hot-Air Balloon
- Chapter 90: Control vs. Channeling
- Chapter 91: To Each Their Own
- Chapter 92: Boat Overhaul
- Chapter 93: Lessons from Dragons
- Chapter 94: Three Gates Cluster
- Chapter 95: A Smelly Adventure
- Chapter 96: Headaches, Rats, and Other Burning Issues
- John’s updated Profile
- Chapter 97: The Clueless Merchant
- Chapter 98: First Day of Sailing
- Chapter 99: Lofty Considerations
- Chapter 100: Chichi-Jima & Guam
- Chapter 101: Fog and Mysteries
- Chapter 102: A Fun Day in the Sun
- Side Story 13: A Journey Long-Awaited
- Chapter 103: Sea & Sky
- Chapter 104: Hawaii
- Chapter 105: I Wish There Were a Manual
- Chapter 106: San Francisco
- Chapter 107: I Have a New Friend
- Chapter 108: Luck + Vegas ...
- Chapter 109: I Don’t Like This Guy
- Chapter 110: Mission Step #1 - Gathering Information
- Chapter 111: Sonak Is an Idiot
- Chapter 112: Mission Step #2 - Equipment
- Chapter 113: Back to Step #1 - Gathering Information
- Chapter 114: Al is the MVP of This Mission
- Chapter 115: Know Thyself
- Chapter 116: Who Said Training Needs to Be Boring
- Chapter 117: The Power of Instinct
- Chapter 118: Elemental Wizard
- Chapter 119: The Morning Aftermath Parade
- John’s Updated Profile
- Side Story 14: The Night Everything Changed
- Chapter 120: Getting Things in Order for The Final Push
- Chapter 121: Looter Extraordinaire
- Side Story 15: A Tale of Rise and Fall
- Chapter 122: Not Again ...
- Chapter 123: It’s Starting
- Chapter 124: Magical Gems, Shopping Sprees, and “Liberation” Action
- Chapter 125: Roads, Ranches, and a Stubborn Butt
- Chapter 126: Mechanic Mayhem and a Heist Surprise
- Chapter 127: Preparing for the End
- Chapter 128: Phoenix Reborn
- Book 2 - Epilogue: Get Ready!
- Book 3: Lumis - Prologue
- B3 - Chapter 1: A Trippy Place
- B3 - Chapter 2: My First “Proper” Dungeon Run
- B3 - Chapter 3: Gains
- B3: Chapter 4: Did I Mention That My House Is Awesome?
- B3 - Chapter 5: Déjà Vu, Kites, and Impossible Logic
- B3 - Chapter 6: Feed Me, Seymour
- B3 - Chapter 7: Monster Looter
- B3 - Chapter 8: Milestones and Monsters
- B3 - Chapter 9: The Power of Magitech
- B3 - Chapter 10: Lightning and Apologies
- B3 - Chapter 11: We Are Ready to Boogie
- B3 - Chapter 12: Storage Solution
- B3 - Chapter 13: From Gold to Greenhouse - A Creative Venture
- B3 - Chapter 14: Laid Back Island Vacation
- B3 - Chapter 15: Sea Crossing and First City
- B3 - Chapter 16: I’m Going to Be an Adventurer
- B3 - Chapter 17: Now I Even Have an Adventurer’s Badge
- B3 - Chapter 18: Neglected Gorge of Unyielding Monsters
- B3 - Chapter 19: Monster Smashers
- B3 - Chapter 20: My House Eats More Than Rue
- B3 - Chapter 21: Hidden Gem
- B3 - Chapter 22: I Never Imagined I’d Become an Elevator
- B3 - Chapter 23: Breakthrough
- B3 - Chapter 24: Barbarians at the Door
- B3 - Chapter 25: Hockey, Cheating, and Winter Wonderland
- B3 - Chapter 26: Last Preparations Before Departure
- John’s Updated Profile
- B3 - Chapter 27: Al’s Swamp, Part I
- B3 - Chapter 28: Al’s Swamp, Part II
- B3 - Chapter 29: Al’s Swamp, Part III
- B3 - Chapter 30: It’s Raining Dungeons, Hallelujah
- B3 - Chapter 31: Who Knew Dungeons Needed Yard Work?
- B3 - Chapter 32: To Stare at a Tree or Not to Stare at a Tree: That Is the Question
- B3 - Chapter 33: Echoes of Verdant Winds
- B3 - Chapter 34: Paths Diverge, Bonds Remain
- B3 - Chapter 35: Woven Threads of Connection
- B3 - Chapter 36: A Welcome Return to Civilization
- B3 - Chapter 37: Of Markets, Runes, and Decisions
- B3 - Chapter 38: The Flavor of Fire
- B3 - Chapter 39: The Essence of Fire
- B3 - Chapter 40: From Gourmet Experiments to Lightning Lessons
- B3 - Chapter 41: Prismatic Falls
- B3 - Chapter 42: Back to That Annoying Place
- B3 - Chapter 43: Crystalspire - First Impressions
- B3 - Chapter 44: The Undefined Statuses’ Perspective Is Really Annoying
- B3 - Chapter 45: Let’s Try This Again
- B3 - Chapter 46: Three Teens, One Bard, and a Whole Lot of Misunderstanding
- B3 - Chapter 47: Silly Familiars and Stubborn Flames
- B3 - Chapter 48: A Lesson in Insanity
- B3 - Chapter 49: Caught Bread-Handed
- B3 - Chapter 50: The Case of the Disappearing Bazaar
- B3 - Chapter 51: Leveling Up Merchant
- B3 - Chapter 52: Dangerous Fox
- B3 - Chapter 53: Gifts, Gripes, and Grub
- B3 - Chapter 54: The Calm Before the Curse
- B3 - Chapter 55: Crafty Insane Bastard
- B3 - Chapter 56: Upgrades are Nice, The Requirements are Not
- B3 - Chapter 57: Spoils of War
- B3 - Chapter 58: Tales of Travelers and Treasure
- B3 - Chapter 59: OOPS!
- B3 - Chapter 60: Jail Bird
- B3 - Chapter 61: A Plan in Motion
- B3 - Chapter 62: Revenge Best Served Expensive
- B3 - Chapter 63: How to Avoid a Slap, Outwit a Marquess, and Feed the Poor
- B3 - Chapter 64: The Art of Procrastination
- John’s Updated Profile
- B3 - Chapter 65: Rain, RVs, and Reckonings
- B3 - Chapter 66: Final Goodbye
- B3 - Epilogue: The Butterfly Effect
- Book 4 - Spoils of a Shattered World
- B4: Chapter 1: Goblins! Yay!
- B4: Chapter 2: I’m Beginning to Suspect This World Might Be a Mistake
- B4: Chapter 3: Cores, Scrolls, and Patrols
- B4: Chapter 4: Scrubbed into Submission
- B4: Chapter 5: Beef Supply
- B4: Chapter 6: Between Fire and Forgiveness
- B4: Chapter 7: Villains and Their Useless Stuff
- B4: Chapter 8: A Not-Spooky Castle
- B4: Chapter 9: Snakes on a Balloon - Rue’s Culinary Letdown
- B4: Chapter 10: Jackpot, With Interest
- B4: Chapter 11: Bait, Hook, Annihilate - A Guide to Monster Fishing
- B4: Chapter 12: My Kind of Dungeon
- Rue Eat Yummy Food, Rue Get BIG
- B4: Chapter 13: Sorta Loot
- B4 - Chapter 14: Chasing Cats and Cutting Trees
- B4 - Chapter 15: A Minor Setback
- B4 - Chapter 16: Party Member No. 5
- B4 - Chapter 17: Crafting Magic, One Step at a Time
- B4 - Chapter 18: Creaturology: Dungeon Field Guide, Part I
- B4 - Chapter 19: Creaturology: Dungeon Field Guide, Part II
- B4 - Chapter 20: Creaturology: Dungeon Field Guide, Part III
- B4 - Chapter 21: Creaturology: Dungeon Field Guide, Part IV
- B4 - Chapter 22: Confusing Books and Comfort Food
- B4 - Chapter 23: Farewell to the Ghost-City
- B4 - Chapter 24: Fallen World
- B4 - Chapter 25: Farmers’ Life
- B4 - Chapter 26: The Flour Power Struggle
- B4 - Chapter 27: Sneaky Sneaks that Sneak
- B4 - Chapter 28: Sometimes, People are the Worst Monsters
- B4 - Chapter 29: The Cost of Compassion
- B4 - Chapter 30: Awakening into Possibility
- B4 - Chapter 31: Intro to Mana
- B4 - Chapter 32: Sticky Fingers
- B4 - Chapter 33: The Council of Mothers
- B4 - Chapter 34: A Chasm of Joy and Sorrow
- B4 - Chapter 35: The Best Looter in All the Worlds
- B4 - Chapter 36: Mitigating Some Damage - Hopefully
- B4 - Chapter 37: The Gift of Magic
- B4 - Chapter 38: A Plan for Winter
- B4 - Chapter 39: Northern Clearing
- B4 - Chapter 40: Back to Grinding
- B4 - Chapter 41: Monkey Business and Boring Plants
- B4 - Chapter 42: Weird-Ass Dungeons
- B4 - Chapter 43: Personal Progress
- B4 - Chapter 44: Rue’s Culinary Paradise
- B4 - Chapter 45: Tasty Occurrence
- B4 - Chapter 46: Rue’s Culinary Retreat
- B4 - Chapter 47: Tactics Over Chaos
- B4 - Chapter 48: From Prey to Predator
- B4 - Chapter 49: Harvested Victories
- B4 - Chapter 50: Ready to Move On
- B4 - Chapter 51: Too Easy
- B4 - Chapter 52: A Rocky Adventure
- B4 - Chapter 53: Two More in the Bag
- B4 - Chapter 54: Affinities
- B4 - Chapter 55: The Journey in Photos and Prose
- B4 - Chapter 56: Water is a Bitch
- B4 - Chapter 57: From Bad to Worse
- B4 - Chapter 58: ... And Worse
- Book 5: Multiversal Smorgasbord
- B5 - Chapter 1: Rock Part I
- B5 - Chapter 2: Rock Part II
- B5 - Chapter 3: Drifting Through the Sea of Green
- B5 - Chapter 4: The Dilemma of Diving Into Madness
- B5 - Chapter 5: Doctor Dolittle
- B5 - Chapter 6: Doctor Dolittle’s Hospital
- B5 - Chapter 7: All Hail the Healing Sage
- B5 - Chapter 8: The Article Wasn’t Bluffing - They’re Bonkers
- B5 - Chapter 9: Why Us?
- B5 - Chapter 10: Daddy Issues
- B5 - Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money - Life in Richmens’ World
- B5 - Chapter 12: Moving On - Oh Wait, Another Fight
- B5 - Chapter 13: A Glitch in the Matrix
- B5 - Chapter 14: Throwing in the Towel
- B5 - Chapter 15: At Least It’s Profitable
- B5 - Chapter 16: A Sword to Soar By
- B5 - Chapter 17: I Did It My Way
- B5 - Chapter 18: A Song of Fire and Fear
- B5 - Chapter 19: Control
- B5 - Chapter 20: Apologies Served Hot
- B5 - Chapter 21: Water Lord
- B5 - Chapter 22: The Full Set
- B5 - Chapter 23: Elements, Cores, and a Soggy Dog
- B5 - Chapter 24: Between Battles, Lightning and Leisure
- B5 - Chapter 25: A New Awareness
- B5 - Chapter 26: Oh, Um, Oops?
- B5 - Chapter 27: The Best Thing About Low-Mana
- B5 - Chapter 28: They Need Signs
- B5 - Chapter 29: Like Bees to Honey
- B5 - Chapter 30: Flavors Across the Multiverse
- B5 - Chapter 31: An Educational Experience
- B5 - Chapter 32: The Philosophy of Faith
- B5 - Chapter 33: Another Winter, Another Lake
- B5 - Chapter 34: A Dead World
- B5 - Chapter 35: Dungeon Illogic
- B5 - Chapter 36: Fields of Plenty, Hoarders Anonymous
- B5 - Chapter 37: Signs of Something Better
- B5 - Chapter 38: Lending a Heal
- B5 - Chapter 39: Seeds of Trust
- B5 - Chapter 40: My First Apprentice
- B5 - Chapter 41: Why Did I Think Teaching Mana Would Be Easy?
- B5 - Chapter 42: Decision Made
- B5 - Chapter 43: Battle Plan
- B5 - Chapter 44: Chemical Warfare & Tough Decisions
- B5 - Chapter 45: The Art of War (Against River Squid)
- B5 - Chapter 46: The Weight of the Past
- B5 - Chapter 47: A Club to the Head and a Step Forward
- B5 - Chapter 48: An Unexpected Negotiation
- B5 - Chapter 49: My Luck Has Strange Ideas Sometimes
- B5 - Chapter 50: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Grand-Scale Rescues
- B5 - Chapter 51: Scars and Survival
- B5 - Chapter 52: Weapons, People, and Stone - A Night’s Work
- B5 - Chapter 53: Returning A Castle... One Stone at a Time
- B5 - Chapter 54: One-Man Demolition Crew (In Training)
- B5 - Chapter 55: Shopping List from Hell (and Several Other Dimensions)
- B5 - Chapter 56: Retail Therapy Across Realms
- B5 - Chapter 57: Metamorphosis
- B5 - Chapter 58: Home Sweet Chaotic Home
- B5 - Chapter 59: Legacies of Stone, Magic and Knowledge