A lot of people think about how they'd go about exploiting a system if they got transported into a game-like world. Others wish that they'd get transported to another world with a cheat and steamroll everything while living out their wildest dreams.... more>>

Can't say I didn't consider both. And I can't say that I didn't consider writing stories with those premises.

What I *can* say as that I sure as hell never expected to actually get tossed into that situation myself.

Dammit. I knew I shouldn't have written those LitRPG system notes... And what's the point of getting cheats if everyone has one and it's still just barely enough to get by?

Hopefully reading all those web novels in the past is enough to keep myself alive until I can figure out how the hell I got here...
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A self-indulgent LitRPG I'm writing to get out of my system and warm up for my main story. Self-insert, though with certain traits magnified and others minimized.

I'll try not to make it a complete power trip... maybe. :shrug: <<less

The Mortal Acts is an epic progression fantasy with a lower focus on training aspects and a great focus on discovering new ways of using powers intelligently. I've always been drawn to stories where characters use their powers creatively to overcome opponents and obstacles, and I think all the possibilities can provide a great playground for twists and turns.... more>>

It's inspired by a variety of media, including Will Wight's Cradle, Hunter x Hunter, and Bioshock, so if you like the creative power use elements from those, come check it out.

This is my first serial, so please feel free to leave comments and feedback, and join the discord server: https://discord.gg/ZFve53jnJU.

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Blurb:

Riven Morell cuts short his regular life at school and home when his mother falls terminally ill. Desperate to find a cure, he travels to Severance Frontier, a desolate land haunted by hordes of ghosts, witches, and demons collectively called the Deathless.

But a miraculous cure doesn’t magically fall into his hands.

Things are worse in Severance Frontier than Riven had assumed. Ghosts are banding together into armies, demons are kidnapping anyone who strays out of settlements, and witches are enslaving everyone left and right.

Riven, of course, gets embroiled in the mess. Missions to curb the Deathless activity are one thing, but when it starts to look like this is just the beginning of a war that extends beyond the mortal realm, Riven has a hard time focusing on why he came to Severance Frontier in the first place. His mother is inching towards death with every passing day, but if he doesn’t face down the Deathless, what little civilization the Frontier holds will be overrun and destroyed.

Thankfully, it looked like the Deathless might just hold the secret of the elusive cure. <<less

In a world of magic and supernatural, where goblins have built a mighty sci-fi empire,
A man from the twenty first century Earth finds himself suddenly waking up in the body of Ragnar Kalwar, a young goblin of noble descent that had been exiled from his fief by his father to Anneliese City, the capital of the Goblin Union on the pretext of pursuing his studies.
Little did he know that just as he got used to his goblin identity, he would be thrust into a survival game...... more>>

This is a tale of his survival.
This is a tale of his journey in the universe.
This is a tale of his followers.
This is a tale of the rise of the 'Goblin Plane'! <<less

Link and his best friend and his friend's sister, Dalton and Destiny are sent to another world with other heroes in the world of Ntaj. They were summoned to deal with 5 demon lords even though there are 10 but apparently the other ones are either on good terms or just don't care about what's going on. Link and friends go adventuring around Ntaj doing things while enjoying their time, mostly anyway. But it's not demon lords alone that are a threat itself.... more>>

Your classic isekai tale.
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Note: Currently don't really have a story image for this so it's just the master sword cause no reason. I'm sure I'll come up with something eventually. This is my first story which I choose to write casually which is either a good or terrible thing. But yes, there will be mistakes and I'm willing to fix them if I notice which is a gamble itself. Anyway, blame 12-year-old me for wanting this story. Trying to get back into this after going AWOL.

Fun fact: Ntaj means sword in Hmong. It's also pronounced Thah, but you can call it whatever u want as I don't really mind. <<less

Ragnarok, this was the event that brought mass extinction to most races. Among them, the human race had always been the weakest. That is why most of the strong races have neglected them, so when all the other forces were exhausted, they bared their fangs. This is not a story about the rise of those humans, no, this story tells the tale of the beginning of the end.... more>>

The Earth had just survived the aftermath of Ragnarok. With most of the landmass turning into wastelands, the people had fought over the remaining fertile earth and amongst all odds, an empire strong enough shook the world and unified it. Years passed and eventually, that empire had begun to rot due to graft and corruption. This resulted in the rise of a man who had revolted against the vile treatment that the citizens received.

He who had once fought for his family, his friends, his people. He continued to ruthlessly slay anyone who stood in his way until one day, he was betrayed by the comrades he trusted, the very country he served, and the very people that he saved. They were the ones to betray him after all that he’s done for their sake. Now, he has come back from the dead for his revenge. He is an Einder. His fifth incarnation, Cray Anderson, shall be the one to succeed his powers. Will he succumb to his ancestor's wrath or will he obtain the power to break away from his fate?

"I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad and Webnovel" <<less

Hundreds of years ago, the tyrant Digax fled to Xykesh after his defeat. Since then, his power has shrouded it, letting few people in, and none out. Nearly the whole of the island is now his domain, and what is left is wilderness full of monsters. Though the Mad King himself is a distant figure, his Chosen rule with unquestioned power over their subjects. ... more>>

But on the day Digax claimed Xykesh as his, a blind prophet foretold that an outsider from beyond the island's shores would come, and they would end his reign. And the King has dreaded their arrival ever since.

Many outsiders have arrived on Xykesh, either by accident, or in search of the truth behind the mysteries and myths that have sprung up around the island. The populace has been long conditioned to distrust these new arrivals, but so far, none have proven to be the ones the prophet spoke of.

At least, just maybe, until now.
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The story of Outsiders is told in a series of episodes. Four parts per episode, twenty-six episodes for Season 1. Now releasing daily updates through to the end of Episode 13. <<less

Time Magic is the best magic as everyone knows, although there are lots of unique Talents in the world. Most people only remember Haste because it is hard to get to higher Phases of Chronomancy. That is still enough to make the Talent iconic. A lucky enough Aleatory Talent can position you for greatness or leave you languishing in obscurity. The only true equality in the world is when that glowing message pops up at 8 years old. Even if it doesn't activate until you are an adult at 16 you still know. Sure you can find a new dungeon spawn and get another chance at a rare Talent, even this one, but you have... more>> to already be ready to delve into the *Far Wilds*, which is far easier with wealth or family power.

This is the story of where my good fortune took me and the difference it made, even among a party of 7 others including an Arcanist. It is a journey of magic and monsters but also math, which some think is actually worse. Luckily I was born with Intelligence and Focus as my personal traits, and my parents were scholars. Of course Chronomancy can also be a frontline combat talent. Versitility well beyond other Elder Talents like Gravity, Abstraction, or Arcana. Might could have worked for me, too.

I also met a runaway princess. All the best adventures have a princess. She hated being a noble and we didn't get married but it still counts. Besides she really filled out our front line. All that Leadership training came in handy. I still don't know where she's from. Who cares? How well Haste goes with giant hammers is what's important. I never learned much about anyone in the party, except the one I grew up with. I'm not a people person. I just wanted to optimize dungeon clearing time.

*******Story Details*******

No romance, politics, or traumatizing content, slice of life, or even dialogue. 1st person narration, like a guide/adventure log.

2000-7000 words a day, maybe 40-60% rpgish combat log with some reasoning on combat decisions, with the rest character Talent discussion and progression stuff.

8 person party with a decent variety in roles. Party members usually have 2 primary functions. Told from the support/control Chronomancer's perspective.

Each party member will have 6 Basic/Background Traits, then 3 actual Talents with abilities. Capstone from their Educational Institution, Arbritrary as a gift from the temples, and Aleatory which is decided at birth, revealed at 8, and activated after adulthood at 16. Aleatory Traits ignore requirements and are random why is why they are so important. They'll gain new Talents from finding Dungeons to consume in the *Wilds*. Mature dungeons in cities can provide *Challenges* to raise the Phase of a Talent, up to 3 times from 1 to 4. Each character will get to roughly 8 non-Trait Talents. Attributes come exclusive from Talents, are required by Talents, and provide various effects as well.

I designed about 220 Talents with abilities, 4 in each of 4 phases. "Traits" are just Attribute stuff. I'm not sure how many will be detailed in the story, more than 100 for sure. I used Talents because I want to be free of the legacy of tabletop. Half those rules are just because of the limitations inherent in a pre-computer ttrpg. This story mostly uses combat Talents, although like 1/3 of the 220 are for crafting and other society and economy stuff. If you really wanted to be a Thief you might take Intuition, Awarness, and Might for Basic Traits and Deftness, Manipulation, and Trickery for Family/Education. Then you'd pick Acrobatics, and Climbing for Educational Capstone and Arbitrary traits. You Aleatory Trait might be Shadow(Light/Dark) Magic, Umbramancy. A Bard might swap Dexterity for Charisma, Music for Acrobatics, and have gotten Illusion(Shadow/Sound(Air/Force)) for their Aleatory Trait. <<less

Broly is a very peculiar person because it is the first time that a Legendary or Mutant Saiyan stopped destroying everything he saw; for a... more>> special reason, but one day (while he was training to become stronger) he is unexpectedly summoned without his consent to a rather strange world with laws that border almost fantasy. (Warning: Broly Fusion. Changed personality). <<less

Henry had a job, a place to live, and friends to hang out with. Yet he found grown-up life exceedingly boring. He yearned for the kind of adventure that books and video games portray.... more>>

He gets more than he wished when a mysterious message popped up in his vision about an incoming alien invasion. Henry doesn’t know how to fight monsters, but he knows this is the moment he’s been waiting for.

With only video game experience, he optimizes his way through a merit-based system apocalypse. He is eventually joined by Carol, a college athlete writing her honor’s thesis, and Buck, an army reservist answering the call. But will their team make enough of a difference against the Horde?

What to expect:
 - Character-focused story interspaced by some small-scaled fights against monsters.
 - Adult characters dealing with past and current issues.
 - Realistic dark and traumatic moments but not a grimdark tone or setting.
 - Progression in terms of better gear/augmentation of the soft sci-fi nature.
 - No levels, experience points, or OP MC.

Cover by https://pixabay.com/users/tommyvideo-3092371/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7734496. <<less

Ragnall had sworn to protect Dunstead for the remainder of his days and had done so for as long as he could remember. But with new enemies both new and old arriving on England’s shores, will Ragnall’s dwindling village finally come to an end, and him along with it.... more>>

This novel will have some fantasy elements (maybe other genres) and will likely be a little slower, and grittier than the other work I have written. <<less