The Gate Traveler

The Gate Traveler
SUMMARY
A Low-Stakes, Cozy, Slice-Of-Life World-Hopping Adventure
John, a 37-year-old widower, is feeling lost. Grief, regrets, and the weight of the past push him to long for something new, something different. So when he finds a way to travel between worlds through dimensional Gates, he takes it. Some research, a bit of training, and he’s off.
Sure, his class has the potential to be overpowered, but he’s not in it for fights, fame, or power. He’s here to breathe again. To heal. To see what else is out there in the multiverse. He moves at his own pace, helps out when he feels like it—sometimes as a healer, sometimes as something else—and keeps track of it all in a kind of diary. It’s more about the journey than the destination. About magic, new places, and figuring out how to live again.
This isn’t some dark, gritty tale full of battles or world-ending stakes. It’s about traveling with friends. Awkward conversations, good food, learning magic, and way too much shopping. It’s about the little things that make life worth it—and how even small actions can sometimes ripple out with a butterfly effect.
Scattered throughout the story are short side stories. Glimpses into other worlds, other travelers, or the consequences of his choices. They all circle back eventually, adding layers to John’s path and filling in the bigger picture.
This is a different kind of LitRPG. It’s slower paced, written in a semi-journal style, and focuses just as much on the inner journey as it does on the outer one. Big parts of the story happen on Earth, before he leaves, and when he occasionally comes back. You can also read this novel here: Read free novels online
Chapter list
- 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
- 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