STUBBED - THIS STORY IS COMPLETE AND HAS MOVED TO AMAZON!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBRJ2S16
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[I died and was accidentally reborn as an angelic monstrosity, so now I’m building a holy dungeon-tower that is tall enough to reach the gods; so that I can complain about it! But the humans think that I am trying to destroy the world.]
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The senselessness of so much of the world’s death and suffering is made apparent to the dying paladin, Isaiah, in his final moments before he perishes and is, shortly thereafter, reborn into a comparatively quiet and peaceful existence as a simple blackbird.
However, the powerful magic of the god whom Isaiah himself had served in his prior human life upends this latest existence, as a spell goes awry, turning the entity instead into a strange, angelic monstrosity that is neither man nor animal.
Isaiah, desperate to return to its simple life as a blackbird, sets out to build the tallest tower ever seen by the eyes of the world in order to reach the reclusive gods who reside in the heavens above and make them undo the transformation in a bid to allow itself an escape from the complex suffering of intelligent, self-aware mortality.
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[Dungeon-Core] [litRPG] [Base-building]
The author does a good job of getting you invested in the characters, and quickly which is good because there is a lot of exposition which may not be for everybody. There are a few paragraphs at the top & bottom of each chapter I enjoy as it gives more context to the world that is well developed, has a hisotry with lingering effects to this day, and has a society shaped in response to how dungeons affect their surroundings.
Holy themed dungeon indeed, in the monsters, the philosophy of the characters, and in the motives and interactions that drive the story. This story is not just a gilded white re-color of an existing dunegon story skin, the theme orgaically permeates all parts of the story as an allusion to the source material without being preachy.
There is a system mechanic giving abilities as strength increases at a reasonable pace, with the primary usage being status windows for status appraisal or dungeon building prompts. Rather than feeling like a cheat, it fits into a larger global pseudo-dnd item/class system that is losely defined enough to allow for any number of actions/reactions/clever usage of skills and abilities.
Well thought out, well paced, interesting references/lore, and there's a decent amount of situational humor from character interaction. I can't wait to see where the story goes.
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