You are a magician living a fairly normal life in a small village outside of the Kingdom of Githrad. Deal with bullies navigate your father’s temper and alcoholism and work at your various jobs. As well as being a clerk at your parents’ general store you can also choose between being a guard a scribe a farmer or a thief.

You get to have fun too like playing in chess tournaments sparring reading at the library exploring necromancer’s caves exploring the woods and finding romance with the other villagers.

"The Magician's Burden" is a 225000 word interactive fantasy novel by Samuel Harrison Young where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination.

• Play as male female or non-binary; romance men women both or no one at all
• Three different kinds of magic for you to choose from: stealth light or dark
• Dozens of stats detailing your skills knowledge attributes relationships and inventory

Oh yeah. You’re also hijacked by a demon named Zaleth.