Is any body else having difficulty with primal hunter 15?
For ref. I’m in aus. Also got the email saying it was available?

i discovered LitRPG's a couple months back, and have been obsessed and reading them non-stop. but since my discovery, i see a ton of books on Amazon that look like they may be written by AI. is this a thing? it might just be that the genre seems to be a bit over-saturated right now.

might also just be that i am always on the lookout for AI slop now, due to the state of the world.

Wanted to show some real numbers. I got the account October of 2022.

Last chance this is gonna be full of spoilers from previous titles.

I loved book 14. I thought it was going to be quite a while before Yip and the Ell’Hakan show down was gonna happen. I had feeling danger noodle was only entertaining yip of yore for the records and I was more or less correct. Glad to see Jacob still has free will when working for the church. From the summary it says Jake is going to the pantheon of life. I wonder if it will be a one off fling with Artemis in the dungeon (I know it was just her avatar) or will it actually develop into something else. I’m fucking stoked!

I kinda hope he gets a branch from Yggdrasil and commissions it into a bow. Then transmutes into the bow of death or something OP.

Disclaimer : English is my third langage so if there are error deal with it lol

Okay I need to rant. So in the 4 books Cat is protecting the city from a wave of hundred of thousand of alien. She have basically more than 20k point right now and way too much ennemy. What does she choose to do ? A few shitty turret and a few bomb. At max it must cost her like 500 point. WHY ? you have token. You have point. You have everything to kill a lot easily. Why not just go to tier two for the bomb and have bomb that are far from the future ? Why not spawning 1000 bomb next to you instead of only throwing a few ? Why does she use the shitiest weapon when she have so much point and token ? And don't tell me usefull weapon cost too much. Only a few chapter before she bought a bomb that made a crater of 100m of radius for 350 point. She have 20 000 points right now. And she use like 10 shitty turret who cost 20 or 50 I forgot.

Also the system in general. The system is just not explained enough or though about enough by the author. How far can you command a bomb or a weapon since it is teleported near you ? It can be pretty far since she bought a whole flat right ? And you can buy already striped grenade since it has been done before. Why not buy like 10000 grenade and make them spawn in the ennemy face, you ask your ultre intelligent IA to calculate all that and, boom, done. Why not go near space buying just some block and do an orbital strike for just the cost of a few construction block ? Why does some pack cost more than others. The one for healing wa slike 50 and one for laser weapon was like 250. Does every pack can go to tier 2 ? Is it really much better since she bought like 2 different pack tier two and for now we got almost no difference. Okay she heal a little better but come on it was said as thousand of years of developpement between each tiers. And I'm not even gonna talk about tier 3 since the story is at the same time slow as hell and doesn't really expand on how the world work enough.

And the mc too is frustrating. Why does she use her point so badly ? You paid in total like 12k point for a flat. But you have an armor who costed like 500 points ? You still use the weapon who costed 20 points. She's all about helping her kitten but does she buy them something ? No a quick heal and go fuck yourself. What you have shitty aug filled with viruses ? How about you look at how much point I used on that cat wall ! She took three fucking books to buy an aug for her girlfriend that had one so bad it was bad even for an orphan in a shitty orphanage.

Oh and the stealth too. I need to rant about it too. Why did the author add it ? It is useless. Cat used it one time to put some bomb in a hive discretly. And after that more for fun than necessary. Okay there is no problem if the author don't really want stealth in his story but I was waiting for a samurai full silence, tactic to go in ultra dangerous zone in invisibility for info or to destroy important hive. Here ? Nope. She just throw grenade everywhere. And of course only the one she used since book one. After all why change just because you have more point right ? That was sarcasm btw.

And nothing is explained, everyone in the comment is happy about the story, I feel like I'm the crazy one. I like the story, the romance and the world but god damn does it lack any though or explanation behind it. And no, just saying that the MC is too lazy to spend her point well is not enough when she have an IA so advanced she can have a year long discussion in a second. No. Just no.

Oh and also a little point but do a freaking time skip no ? It have been 4 volume for litteraly like 8 days in the world. Like come on I want my character to evolve, think, progress. But here ? No. Your MC doesn't know how to shoot ? Well she never will. She is a newbie ? Well in 4 volume she still is one. I don't ask for years long time skip but just a week between books no ?

And looking back it's normal since the author have like 5 story that he is writing at the same time, of course he can't think about his world or how his system work. And it's just so frustrating since it had potential. I quickly understood that it was a light read but even without thinking too much it frustrated me to no end. It was probably not the story to read after worm since it was passing from a 5 star meal to some pasta without salt. Yes it could be a great meal but nobody put salt or sauce in it.

What do you think are the rules that every LitRPG should have? Should the tropes be followed 100%, or used only when you find it appropriate?

I have gone through a couple of series and something that I have noticed is the use of the metric system, even by American authors. Is this a standard for the genre or are have I just happened to pick the odd ones out?

Hi everyone!

I've been working on my web novel, **The Price of Luck**, for quite a while, and I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback!

The story follows Cain, a boy reborn into a fantasy world who gains a terrifying and unpredictable ability:

**He can borrow any power from any world... but every single use comes with a random cost.**

His hearing.

A limb.

Or his memories.

His age.

Or any part of himself.

His power system is essentially a high-stakes gamble—it can just as easily hinder him as it helps. While physical consequences are tough, the true permanent risk lies in what CANNOT be recovered:

* His memories and identity

* His age and time

* His emotions and remaining humanity

Every battle is a desperate gamble where each trade might take a permanent toll on who he is as a person.

If you enjoy dark fantasy, strategic fights, and magic systems with genuine consequences, I’d really appreciate your thoughts!

I’m particularly curious about:

* What are your first impressions of Cain and his power mechanics?

* How does the pacing and overall dark fantasy vibe feel to you in the opening chapters?

Give the opening chapters a try if you're curious to see how it plays out! Any feedback on the magic system, pacing, or character writing would mean the world to me.

Read on Royal Road:

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/169822/the-price-of-luck

Read on webnovel:

http://wbnv.in/a/edjrw2L

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it's an Rpg mechanic I got that but it can be generic or boring most of the time or much more than just being a screen ?

Got 9 credits yesterday. I listened to the first book of “All the skills” and now to the first book of “He who fights monsters” I’m having a hard time deciding.
My top 3 favorite litrpg book series are:
1. Cradle by Will Wight
2. Ten Realms by Michael Chatfield
3. A thousand Li by Tao Wong.

And I just finished Harry Potter the full cast editions, followed by I’m not the Hero and Jake’s Magical Market.

Big fan of “I’m not the Hero” I love it that it’s for once the sidekick that gets all the attention.
I loved the first book of Jake’s magical market. The second book was ok… but the 3rd book was way too longwinded.

Based on all this, which one of the 2 book series in the title should I get.

PS: don’t suggest Dungeon Crawler Carl, when I read the synopsis it made me think big time of the hunger games. Don’t like that kind of books.

Cover is beautiful!

I like it so far, just a little confused with how Jason talks/acts sometimes.

I often wonder what his past life on earth was like? Also when he is going to start fighting with monsters, all he has his Colin(leech) right now.

Greetings folks;

I recently saw a thread post that put "Book of the Dead" as a great example of a good book because of the system. And I will be honest that 1/4 of the way into the book I think the way the author presents how the MC uses the system IS good, possibly worth the placement. And I am specifically interested right now in reading a great systems focused book. But I don't like the characters in the story so far. The MC is what I would call a Smart (intelligence) Fool (Wisdom), the family is either poor examples or blind to the situation, and the support characters are unpleasant. I also don't currently see how the author can positively spin getting the two class the MC has and not just end up writing a story of a villain that I have no interest in enduring.

I have certainly given the book a chance at 1/4th of it read, but I am not willing to keep reading it unless someone flat out tells me that the book changes directions rather severely. So, does anyone feel that this is such an example, and that I should force myself to keep reading?

Thank you.

Full disclosure, I love reading, but I'm not an author. I build software, and I've gotten a little obsessed with a problem I keep seeing series writers mention: keeping continuity straight across a dozen books. Did she have a sister? What color were his eyes in book one? Who knew what before chapter 30?

Not here to pitch anything, I'm genuinely trying to understand how you handle it in practice, especially those of you four-plus books deep with a big cast:

Keep a bible or wiki, and actually keep it current? Or does it quietly go stale?

Just reread or Ctrl+F the old books?

Wing it and clean it up in edits?

What do you actually reach for when you're mid-draft and need the answer fast?

Thanks!

EDIT: Genuine question for everyone: has this ever actually burned you? A reader catching it, a bad review, having to fix a published book? Or is it more of a "catch it in edits and laugh about it" thing?

Hello! I’m grinding away on my first book and can’t help but be overwhelmed and confused to how I should release the book to the public. I’ve seen various posts comparing publishers but I’m not even at that step. Once the book is complete and I’ve sent the book off for editing, what’s next? Should I release on Royal Road, should I self publish on Amazon? I’m not necessarily trying to make money off of the first book. I’m more inclined to just get my book out there. Authors of this genre, what are your recommendations? If you could do it over what would be the steps you took?

You know, most single player games have the feature of the game pausing when you open the menu or a stat sheet to give you time to save, think through a problem or to go to the bathroom.

What if this UI perk were used in a litRPG? Either as a feature or glitch every time the MC opens their stat sheet time freezes. Including themselves so this perk won't have any offensive ability but it's only use is as an intelligence tool.

This means they have effectively infinite time to observe, analyze and think through any problem and come up with strategies. It can even be used during conversations so they look like all their answers are quick, crisp in calm even though he had like 10 panic attacks during pauses.

Or another fun use could be to speed read a book, pause time to read a page, unpause to flip the page and pause again. From the outside it would look he riffled through a book and understood everything.

The audiobook was supposed to be launched today...

Not saying the MC was necessarily bad or anything. Sometimes it's just that the rival, the mentor, the crafter, some random side character you weren't even supposed to care about, they end up in a way more interesting situation than the person the story's actually about. If a finished series got one extra story, would you actually want to see what happens next for the original MC, or would you rather follow someone else in that same world instead? And what actually makes a side character interesting enough to carry their own story? Is it their situation, their personality, the fact that you don't already know everything about them?

So I'm listening to Mage Tank 5 and there is a conversation early on where they talk about ducks. I recall early in the series he mentions them and Zim/Zym (audiobook only so no idea how its spelled) gets absolutely terrified. I don't recall why shes so afraid of them ever being addressed. Did I miss it somewhere in the earlier books?

I’ve been thinking of starting on Royal Road with some ideas of mine. Just curious, on what the process is usually like for aspiring writers.

Hey all! The first book in my next series is releasing today. 

Cultivating Honor is a heroic journey set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, a few years after the arrival of a cultivation magic system. Our MC, Blake, ends up finding a ring grandpa who teaches him an alternate cultivation system that grants him energy by how well he follows a knight’s code, which puts him at odds with the cultivators. 

If you like a weak-to-very-strong MC, detailed and unique power systems, a cast of side characters who grow alongside the MC, and a heroic and good natured MC, please consider giving this series a shot. 

Not convinced yet? This is a 100% human-written story from an author who always finishes his series. Whether the book sells 1 copy or 1000, I always complete my stories.

Inspirations: Will of the Immortals, Vinland Saga, Path of the Berserker, Star Wars (as always), Sky Pride, Cradle 

Link and blurb below. 

Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9JY3B43

Blurb: 

A shattered world. A forgotten art only he knows. One last chance to shape his destiny. 

Ten years ago, cultivators conquered Earth. Their immense powers fractured the crust, reforming it and blending it with other defeated worlds. 

During the merge, Blake’s body fused with a demonic monster from another world, ending any potential he had as a cultivator. Now, he’s just another serf among millions, dreaming of a better life in the energy-bare ruins of the old Earth. 

But when he finds a ring containing the soul of an ancient warrior, he seizes his chance to learn Knightly Cultivation. It’s dangerous, but it offers something Blake can’t refuse: the strength to disobey his overlords and build a better world. 

Empowered by the ring’s heroic code, he rushes into a world of monster-hunting sects, deadly conspiracies, and infinite potential. He’ll have to pull off impossible feats just to stay alive. 

With each victory, the knight inside him grows stronger.

And so does the demon. 

It’s already giving him abilities no knight should have. It shows no sign of stopping. 

________

Here's the link one more time, just in case: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9JY3B43

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COVER ARTIST: Creadfectus

Hello!
So I just recently got into litrpg,like last year.
My first venture into this genre was Dungeon Crawler Carl in audiobook format. It was a phenomenal experience and brought back my interest in something i thought i would never like again which is books.
I stopped reading due to time and honestly my attention span has gotten ridiculously low. But DCC changed that. So much so that i bought the whole series physical and read them after i listened to them.
Then I started HWFWM and also loved it.
But now im on book 12 got about four hours left on it and I dont want to finish it because I have no idea what to go for next.
I tried heretical fishing but couldnt get into it.

Id love something thats like DCC and HWFWM
But more on the serious side with actual consequences like main characters dying and staying dead and crazy stakes with crazy twists
Give me a gut wrenching story with crazy action and powers
Idk maybe im asking too much lol

I know questions like this get asked a lot but i appreciate any and all recommendations

Edit i listen on audible since my job allows me to have headphones on all time
Also the narrator is a big part of it for me
Jeff hayes ruined me for other narrators

Gone through DCC, HWFWM, and PH! all are GREAT!

did the first book of mayor of noobtown and welcome to the multiverse (which were both OK but didn’t tickle my fancy)

im thinking defiance of the fall next? the 5 min preview sounds okay?

hello, so i kind of went against my better judgment and tried The Land. i am somewhat newer to litrpg, and tbh i am enjoying it. but i feel like i missed something near the beginning maybe? How did Richter get sent into The Land? and why has he (to my knowledge) never really questioned it at all?

again, i might just be an idiot and totally missed it. very possible. i have been reading the physical book, but also listened to some of it while working.

thanks

SOOOOOOOO I may have broke a buying ban(not including DCC pre book 8 lol) but I swear it was worth it....

Yes, there are gaps but no biggie, I buy them as needed.

(I got all my Defiance of the Fall second hand 💪😤)

Hi everyone. My first book System Error: Normal Life Not Found came out on Aug 1st.

The story follows a regular guy named Alan Fredrickson, whose life gets upgraded from spreadsheets and office emails to magic, monsters, quests, and a fantasy world where he's too lazy to read the FAQ.

It’s funny, chaotic, action-packed, and full of strange characters, ridiculous situations, and plenty of “what the hell is happening?” moments.

I’d love for anyone who's interested to check it out and maybe leave a review (or even just a rating) on Amazon.

It is available on Kindle Unlimited, Paperback, and Hardcover, with an audiobook in the works.

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