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
- B5—Chapter 69: Nature’s Psychedelic Palette
- Interlude 6—1: Desperation
- B6—Chapter 1: Dungeons Drugs and Dubious Life Choices
- B6—Chapter 2: Mahya Wants a Core Al Wants an Ant I Want Sanity
- B6—Chapter 3: Smooshicorns
- B6—Chapter 4: Demolition Progress
- B6—Chapter 5: When in Doubt Rob a King
- B6—Chapter 6: Travel Advisory: Do Not Recommend
- B6—Chapter 7: Location: Experimental
- B6—Chapter 8: Sense? Never Heard of It
- B6—Chapter 9: Mysteries of the Human Genome
- B6—Chapter 10: Sleeping Beauty in Mild-to-Moderate Distress
- B6—Chapter 11: Third Traveler Saved—Yep It’s a Pattern Now
- B6—Chapter 12: Catalysts and Consequences
- B6—Chapter 13: My Library’s Having a Growth Spurt
- B6—Chapter 14: [Upgraded]
- B6—Chapter 15: A Totally Innocent Moonwalk
- B6—Chapter 16: Ten Thousand Gold Coin and One Cool Gizmo
- B6—Chapter 17: Brain Day at the Dungeon Gym
- B6—Chapter 18: Magical Cardio and Mental Strength Training
- B6—Chapter 19: Magitech. Yay!
- B6—Chapter 20: New World New Experiences
- B6—Chapter 21: Dungeon Illogic Strikes Again
- B6—Chapter 22: Rue the Shepherd Mahya the Schemer
- B6—Chapter 23: The Swords are Dead. Long Live the Swords
- B6—Chapter 24: Apprentices Know Stuff
- B6—Chapter 25: How Not to Ask a Girl Out
- B6—Chapter 26: The Hardship of Engineering a Pond-Side Paradise
- B6—Chapter 27: The Happy Squirrel and the Angry Bladedancer
- B6—Chapter 28: Almost Feels Like Home. Unfortunately
- B6—Chapter 29: Lord of Lightning Part I
- B6—Chapter 30: Therapy by Extermination
- B6—Chapter 31: Lord of Lightning Part III
- B6—Chapter 32: Dungeon Illogic Round Two
- B6—Chapter 33: Lord of Lightning part V
- B6—Chapter 34: The Demise of the Lord
- B6—Chapter 35: Spying on Sand Wizards for Fun and Education
- B6—Chapter 36: No Strings No Thanks
- B6—Chapter 37: Not That Kind of Sanctuary
- B6—Chapter 38: A Second Slice of Humble Pie
- B6—Chapter 39: Apologies Are Better with Butter
- B6—Chapter 41: The City of Falling Water and Floating Fire
- B6—Chapter 42: Enchanted Plumbing and Other Mysteries
- B6—Chapter 43: Luck Saw a Library and Left the Building
- B6—Chapter 44: Path of the Bruised and Wet
- B6—Chapter 45: The Competitive Spirit
- B6—Chapter 46: Rome is Not My Cup of Tea
- B6—Chapter 47: Falling Sky
- B6—Chapter 48: Aftermath of Fire and Blood
- B6—Chapter 49: A Mirror Framed in Ash