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Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
JA Dinkel
58 episodes
2 weeks ago
Skill Eater – A Dark Fantasy LitRPG Podcast New Episodes Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday When Kenshiro and his wife Tara were caught in a catastrophic train crash, they didn’t die—they were taken.

Ripped from their world and thrown into a brutal new reality, Kenshiro awakens in a ruined temple, alone and hunted. The only thing keeping him alive? A power unlike any other—the ability to consume the skills of his enemies and make them his own. But every power comes at a price, and the system governing this world is far from impartial. It whispers in his mind, guiding him, shaping him... and it sounds a lot like his wife. As Kenshiro fights to survive, he begins unraveling the mystery of what really happened to them. Tara isn’t gone—she is the system itself, bound to forces even more terrifying than the monsters he faces. To save her, he’ll have to carve his own path through warlords, devils, and ancient powers that see him as either a pawn or prey. In a world where power is devoured, will Kenshiro rise… or be consumed?

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Skill Eater – A Dark Fantasy LitRPG Podcast New Episodes Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday When Kenshiro and his wife Tara were caught in a catastrophic train crash, they didn’t die—they were taken.

Ripped from their world and thrown into a brutal new reality, Kenshiro awakens in a ruined temple, alone and hunted. The only thing keeping him alive? A power unlike any other—the ability to consume the skills of his enemies and make them his own. But every power comes at a price, and the system governing this world is far from impartial. It whispers in his mind, guiding him, shaping him... and it sounds a lot like his wife. As Kenshiro fights to survive, he begins unraveling the mystery of what really happened to them. Tara isn’t gone—she is the system itself, bound to forces even more terrifying than the monsters he faces. To save her, he’ll have to carve his own path through warlords, devils, and ancient powers that see him as either a pawn or prey. In a world where power is devoured, will Kenshiro rise… or be consumed?

Subscribe now and enter the world of Skill Eater—where every kill is a step closer to the truth.
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Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 51: Mercurial
Twelve hard days in the wild leave Kenshiro hungry for a door, a bed, and clean water—but the road won’t cooperate. Small wins on the build front hint at staying power, and the team falls into a relentless cadence: scout, push, recover, repeat. When a warning races back from the trail ahead, talk stops. A surge of borrowed quickness turns the hike into a midnight run.

What follows is urgency without theatrics—terrain blurring, breath burning, and a creeping certainty that something is very wrong at the end of the path. By the time the trees part, heat and ash make the point for them, and the party is forced to confront a threat that isn’t just another creature on the board.

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2 weeks ago
9 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 50.5: Voicemail
A short interlude with a single, steady signal: a promise. In the space between calls, Kenshiro leaves a message that’s less confession than compass—love named out loud, direction chosen, and a vow to turn strength into a bridge. No monsters here, no systems spelled out—just intent, clear as a dial tone.

It’s a breath between battles and a glimpse of why any of this matters. The world can be strange and thrilling; the mission stays simple. Get stronger. Go to Bethaven. Close the distance. Not someday—soon. 

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2 weeks ago
4 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 50: Anywhere
Back in the quiet of her Colorado-shaped sanctuary, Tara resumes a conversation that zooms far beyond four walls. Mela lays out the scale and cadence of the Confluences—worlds drawn toward Nowhere, rules that don’t sit still, and the sobering truth that more gods, races, and power don’t always mean more safety. The living room becomes a classroom and a war room at once, and Tara has to hold two things at the same time: love on a lockscreen, and a universe on the brink of change.

What follows is a history lesson with teeth. Councils, coalitions, and a grand safeguard meant to steady the storm reveal fault lines among the divine—and the cost when strategy turns into certainty. By the end, the shape of the looming conflict clarifies: it isn’t just about strength, but about who gets to steer fate when new worlds arrive. 

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3 weeks ago
9 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 49: Cheating
Breath burning, knuckles stinging, Kenshiro learns what it feels like when preparation finally meets opportunity. The day’s lesson isn’t just about hitting harder—it’s about changing the terms of the fight. Timing, positioning, and a certain green-tinged intent turn “I can’t” into “we can,” and the bond with a shadow-wolf becomes more than comfort; it becomes leverage.

What follows is a field test in trust. Roles lock in, signals land, and the line between clever and “cheating” blurs in the best way: advantages stacked, risks managed, progress earned. It’s not a clean path—there are costs—but for the first time, Kenshiro can feel the shape of a style that works with his party instead of around them. 

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3 weeks ago
10 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 48: Languor
Morning finds the Temple quiet and purposeful. Small signs of progress arrive from the night’s hunt, and with them, a shift: Kenshiro stops thinking in raw numbers and starts shaping a build. Around the cookfire, talk of “heart skills” and attributes gives his path some rules—enough to turn intention into plan.

Training answers with friction. A new approach favors timing over force and precision over bravado, and an ambush in stone and shadow asks him to trust his footwork, his instincts, and his bond with his companion. By day’s end, “get stronger” isn’t a wish—it’s a style he can practice. 

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https://www.patreon.com/c/jadinkel
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1 month ago
16 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 47.5: Wolf
Night takes the lead in this interlude as the story slips into Sombra’s senses—cold ground, wet leaf, and the quiet math of the hunt. She moves like a thought between trees, tethered to Kenshiro by a single watching eye and a bond that feels both instinctual and chosen. The forest becomes language: scent, weight, distance, intent.

What follows is a lesson in restraint and purpose. The hunt tests judgment as much as fang; loyalty draws the line between daring and recklessness. Strength, it turns out, isn’t only about teeth or speed—it’s about returning to the threshold with more than a win, carrying proof of care and a path forward for the pack.

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1 month ago
6 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 47: Shadow
After a day that feels like it had teeth, Kenshiro catches his breath on the Temple steps—burned clothes, sore lungs, and the nagging math of progress that isn’t fast enough. The road to strength suddenly looks longer than he’d hoped, and the practical problem is obvious: he needs a way to fight that isn’t borrowed or improvised.

In the hush that follows, he turns from frustration to tinkering. Connection becomes strategy, distance becomes reach, and the bond with his companion shifts from comfort to capability. It’s not flashy; it’s thoughtful—small adjustments that open a wider field. By night’s end, the plan to “get stronger” isn’t abstract anymore. It has teeth of its own.

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1 month ago
8 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 46: Foundations
Night falls soft on the Temple of Partition, but Kenshiro isn’t done. While the others settle in, he sets his plans, tightens his tools, and makes a quiet promise to return. The path ahead is clearer now—and narrower. If he’s going to help Tara, he needs more than hope; he needs fundamentals, intention, and a kit that serves a strategy instead of chance.

Morning brings work. Under Fel’Tal’s regimen, the world becomes a practice ground: scout, pressure, reposition, repeat. It’s not a montage—it stings. Missed timings, burned knuckles, long breaths between attempts. But something shifts. Roles click, surprises are banked, and the training stops being punishment and starts becoming a foundation. Step by step, Kenshiro learns to fight on purpose—not just to survive, but to be ready.

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1 month ago
10 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 45: Ranking
Back within the Temple’s quiet, Kenshiro tries to explain the unexplainable—what it means to reach for someone you love in a world that doesn’t share your language or tech. While the others investigate, he wrestles the experience into terms his companions can accept, then turns to the only conclusion that matters: if he’s going to help Tara, he has to get stronger—and do it on purpose.

This chapter shifts from proof to planning. Through sparring philosophies and lived examples, the logic of rank, attributes, and class identity comes into focus—not as a checklist, but as a mindset. Roles, counters, and a “keep-one-ace-hidden” approach set the stage for how Kenshiro might fight tomorrow. It’s the start of a build, shaped by personality as much as power, and the first clear sketch of what Skill Eater could become.

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1 month ago
10 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 44: Numbers
Ash drifts through a ruined street as Vahl steps out of a fight that cost more than he expected. Wounded but unbowed, he moves with purpose—less a marauder than a ledger come to life, tallying debts, measuring power, and deciding who or what still matters. Freedom is the point; every chain he forges or breaks serves that single word.

What follows is not spectacle but judgment. Faced with a choice that cuts closer than he’d like to admit, Vahl weighs mercy against utility, oath against opportunity, and writes a new line in his personal doctrine. In a world ruled by rank and rules, this chapter asks what freedom really costs—and who pays it.

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1 month ago
7 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 43: Stronger
Stone, warm air, and worried faces greet Kenshiro as the world settles back into focus. Relief hits first, then resolve. The temple has answered—not with easy comfort, but with direction. What was once confusion begins to feel like a framework he can move within, and the weight of what’s ahead sharpens into purpose he can name without saying aloud.

This chapter pivots from survival to intention. New obligations surface, the stakes are made plain, and Kenshiro chooses a path forward that strengthens what matters most. Growth here isn’t loud; it’s disciplined—priorities clarified, resources counted, and the first deliberate step taken toward becoming someone who can protect what he loves.

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1 month ago
8 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 42: Call
The Temple of Partition waits in amber hush—stone, light, and quiet air that turns footsteps into ceremony. Kenshiro leads the way inside, past mosaics that remember more than he wants to admit, carrying a knot of fear and hope he can’t untie. Last time here was anything but simple. This time, he’s come for answers—about the world that claimed him, the system that shadows his steps, and the woman whose image rises like a vow on the chapel wall.

What follows is an act of faith and a test of intent. The party gives the hall its space while Kenshiro chooses how to reach across a distance that isn’t measured in miles. On the far side of devotion lie rules, costs, and the possibility of being heard—but not without limits. Whatever the outcome, the road ahead narrows into purpose, and the next move carries both risk and resolve.

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1 month ago
10 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 41: Temple
Smoke still clings to the trail as the party leaves the Bellowback behind, carrying bruises and words they can’t take back. Tempers flare—Fel’Tal’s command, Yula’s indignation, Korren’s raw edge—before the mountain settles into an uneasy quiet. Kenshiro keeps his distance, steadying himself in small, practical ways, eyes fixed on a single destination that matters more than the argument: Tara’s Temple of Partition.

What follows is a march held together by duty and thin truce. Along the way, hints of the wider system surface—familiars, ranks, responsibility, and the quiet discipline of keeping watch—while a simpler question rises to the front: how do you pray to a godling you love? Kenshiro doesn’t have an answer, only a direction. The temple promises clarity—about Tara, about what she’s become, and about what waits when he finally calls her name.

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1 month ago
10 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 40: Golem
2 months ago
12 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 39: Everywhere
Far from the forests of Nowhere, Tara sits in a familiar living room built from memory and subconscious power, a self-made sanctuary in the realm of godlings. But comfort proves fleeting. As she sips tea across from Mela, a true goddess of old, Tara learns just how fragile her newfound status really is. Her Champion remains unstable. Her temple, vulnerable. And her godhood? Precariously conditional. 

What follows is no simple lecture but a cosmic revelation. Tara is walked through a layered history of realms, gods, and the elemental forces that shape existence itself. The truth is sprawling, sometimes beautiful, often terrifying. But beneath the myths and shifting pantheons lies a chilling reality: her rise signals not peace, but the onset of a larger, older conflict. And the war she’s just been told about? It’s already begun. 

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3 months ago
15 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 38: Scout
As the party pushes deeper into the wilderness, three days of quiet travel along the river bring both routine and tension. Kenshiro does his best to contribute, mostly through chores, but the mental weight of what lies ahead refuses to let up. Between burned rations, shadow-familiar patrols, and unspoken mistrust, a fragile rhythm sets in. Korren scouts, Yula watches, Fel'Tal commands, and Kenshiro… learns.

But solitude breeds introspection. Kenshiro begins experimenting with the more unsettling facets of his class, testing the limits of surveillance magic that lets him see without being seen. At night, an invisible eye watches over him. By day, doubt creeps in, not just from within, but from his companions. Can they trust his story? Can he? A glowing core, a pointed question, and a flicker of belief… or disbelief… reveal just how precarious faith can be on the road to the unknown.

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3 months ago
9 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 37: Party
Kenshiro sets out from Bethaven, but unease walks with him. Tasked with returning to the temple that first altered his fate, he joins a tense expedition led by the commanding Fel'Tal. Their group includes Korren, a quiet young tracker with untapped potential, and Yula, a sharp-eyed Magister whose political ties stir quiet mistrust. 

As the group leaves the city behind, every step toward Spinebrook feels heavier, charged with the weight of unanswered questions. Something about the temple is calling. Or perhaps pulling. Kenshiro doesn’t know if he’s chasing the truth—or being led into a trap. All he’s certain of is this: the system that guides him is changing, and his wife’s voice may no longer be a whisper in the code... but a force shaping the world itself.
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3 months ago
9 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 36: Prayer
Kenshiro finds himself deep in conversation with an elven priest at a secluded temple in Bethaven, where tea and quiet observation open the door to deeper truths. As they discuss the varied rituals of prayer and divine communion, Kenshiro learns that devotion in this world is more than ceremony—it's a carefully cultivated exchange of energy and intent.

Through metaphors, personal anecdotes, and a few revealing questions, the nature of godlings begins to take shape. Prayer, it turns out, is as much about understanding oneself as it is about offering something greater. But even as new insight blossoms, Kenshiro senses the weight of unseen expectations—and chooses caution over commitment.
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3 months ago
12 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
BONUS: What's Up?!
Hey Ya'll,

Thanks for riding this one out with me! We are now ranking as one of the top 200 Fiction Podcasts on 
Apple! Best believe I am not stopping! I have nearly two more months of content recorded and a ton more to work out! 

Keep going and keep an eye out for more episodes.
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3 months ago
1 minute

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Chapter 35: Dance
This episode picks up with Kenshiro waking up in a new part of Bethaven—one filled with incense, processions, and unexpected performances. As he sets out to explore the city and pursue answers to his ongoing quest, Kenshiro finds himself navigating both the spiritual and the surreal.

Winding through the Deus District, he encounters sacred ceremonies, silent dancers, and an elf priest with a curious smile. But it’s not just about religion—it’s about understanding the forces that govern this world and how to speak to them.
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3 months ago
11 minutes

Skill Eater | LitRPG Slowburn Fantasy
Skill Eater – A Dark Fantasy LitRPG Podcast New Episodes Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday When Kenshiro and his wife Tara were caught in a catastrophic train crash, they didn’t die—they were taken.

Ripped from their world and thrown into a brutal new reality, Kenshiro awakens in a ruined temple, alone and hunted. The only thing keeping him alive? A power unlike any other—the ability to consume the skills of his enemies and make them his own. But every power comes at a price, and the system governing this world is far from impartial. It whispers in his mind, guiding him, shaping him... and it sounds a lot like his wife. As Kenshiro fights to survive, he begins unraveling the mystery of what really happened to them. Tara isn’t gone—she is the system itself, bound to forces even more terrifying than the monsters he faces. To save her, he’ll have to carve his own path through warlords, devils, and ancient powers that see him as either a pawn or prey. In a world where power is devoured, will Kenshiro rise… or be consumed?

Subscribe now and enter the world of Skill Eater—where every kill is a step closer to the truth.