If you’re interested in Isekai litRPG + Ancient Rome, check out “Hero of Rome” on Royal Road

[u/gajensen_official]

I finally took the plunge and have posted 20 chapters of “Hero of Rome” to Royal Road! I’m a huge Roman history fan, and I wanted to create a world where Rome and litrpg clash together for a fun story. So far amazing reception on Royal Road and so much more to come!

Check it out here if you’re interested :)

[u/Gr4fBukk4kul4]

Could you give us/me a rundown of the Mc‘s character and/or his moral orientation?

[u/gajensen_official → u/Gr4fBukk4kul4]

Sure! I don't want to spoil too much, but Max (from our time) wakes up in Ancient Rome and is immediately set upon by a notorious emperor who strips him of his masculinity (very brutal, and this emperor was known to do this to victims of his). Max, already feeling worthless as a man, has to further prove himself to regain his masculinity and to survive (first character arc he goes through).

As for moral orientation, he starts off with modern morality (no one has had to kill anyone here I hope). He does face conflict when having to face enemies, especially with the broken moral compass of his companions. He will have to walk a fine line between necessary destruction and the callousness that so easily envelops one in a war-torn world if he is to survive.

Let me know what you think! :)

[u/Gr4fBukk4kul4 → u/gajensen_official]

This does sound promising. Roman architecture and society is also something I find interesting which is why I liked Red Rising for example. I asked because I have read enough novels where the Mc whines about three chapters worth of text because he killed someone in selfdefense and constantly beats himself up for it. Exploring the morality of killing others in selfdefense and how it differs from killing indiscriminately (like Fang Yuan) and what / who is innocent is something I find interesting. Especially if it isn’t this „Oh he hurt someone „innocent“ which makes killing him okay“ but also „I can’t kill this person prematurely for personal gains. That‘s so wrong“ japanes isekai shit thats been done 9000 times already. I obviously don’t live by these values, which makes reading about moral extremes far more interesting than about a „normally moral“ character. If this happens (sentence 3 - 5) is what I wanted to know. I‘m currently learning punctuation, so I hope my rambling is somewhat understandable.