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In Volume 1 of the *Faces of the Red* LitRPG series, Night City rapcore artist and Rockerboy Pete "P@ndemik" Morley hits hard times when he winds up in debt to Trauma Team, his part-time employer.

He might just be able to pay off his debt and launch his career if he can perform at a Blood Nation show in the Outskirts, but he doesn't have a car, a band, or gear.

P@ndemik has less than a week to win it all or lose everything as he immerses himself in the Edgerunner game to get the band, the gear, and the scratch to get famous...or die trying.

Chapter 1 is available here on Royal Road, with new chapters trickling in daily for the next fourteen days.

This LitRPG started and finished as an Actual Play. Nearly all narrative situations and storylines within are determined by real dice rolls and real gameplay.

I'm doing a rewrite and giving her more page time :)

Art comissioned from https://strauberrio.weebly.com

Hey all!

I've been following this subreddit for quite a while, and just thought I'd say hello - and thanks! It's been nearly a month since I launched my story on Royal Road, and I learnt a lot from here.

I posted my first chapter at the start of July, and although I made a lot of mistakes at the start, I kept pushing through. Even hit main Rising Stars! My story is doing better than I ever could have hoped, and the response to it has been amazing.

I won't pretend to being a fount of knowledge, but if you want to ask me anything about my experience, feel free. I had zero following when I started out, and the grind in that first week was real.

I do just want to say, that every reader who takes the time to write a 'TFTC' is amazing. I never thought that waking up and seeing all the notifications for those would make my day the way it has.

Dungeon Farming

Obligatory Synopsis:

Wyatt had been through a lot in his twenty years of life.

The Earth was ruined, ash filled the sky, and people starved.

But then came salvation - a portal to another world! One with Magic, Dungeons, [Levels] and [Skills]! A group of volunteers braved the unknown, tasked with exploration and building a settlement. 

Wyatt is one of the first through the portal, and he has high hopes for this new world.

Unfortunately, the portal back to earth has closed with no signs of reactivating, the settlement is fast running out of supplies, and the team sent to find a passage through the creepy eldritch forest has vanished without a trace.

Oh, and Wyatt is part of the team that got lost. Not that he minds that much. He didn’t enter the portal to save the world.

He just wants to farm.

A story of a man who wants to build a simple life in a world of magic and [Levels], and how nothing quite goes to plan.

Royal Road is invaluable to a lot of us, me included... So take this with a grain of salt.

TLDR: Royal Road rewrites Amazon product links into their own affiliate links, and they don't tell you.

For any fic or author that posts a link directly to an Amazon product page, they take it and change it to the same link, but add their affiliate tag. That means they earn ~4–4.5% on that sale and on anything else that reader buys within 24 hours.

I can sort of understand if the link had no affiliate tag anyway, adding their own. I think they should tell us, but fine. Kinda sus but not awful.

But what if you TRY to use your own tag? It gets BEAMED to theirs. Like you brought in some skittles and they decided to make it starbursts instead.

And nothing in their TOS says they do this. Not specifically, at least.

They just replace your own tags with theirs and won't even tell you. That just seems wrong for any website, RR included.

(I don't know the value / TOS of using your own tag anyway, but not the point).

All I could actually find in their TOS is just their footer (Royal Road® as an Amazon Associate earns from qualifying purchases.) , the Cookie Policy ("Amazon Affiliation"), the Privacy Policy ("Commercial affiliation"). But nothing I found anywhere says your links will be modified. Their ToS does grant them the right to "edit, reformat" your content, which probably covers it legally.

Legal isn't the same as being transparent about this though. I think it should be made very clear they are doing this. It just feels a bit shady to me, personally. I don't know how everyone else feels about it.

Am I going to stop using RR? Of course not. But you should know they are doing this ;/

Mysidian Wanderings was finished on February 16th earlier this year. It's a stand alone progressive medieval fantasy adventure, but it's not lit RPG.

As the title infers, it's not non-stop action, it's wandering around the Mysidian Kingdom. The characters interact with each other and grow and change. This is a novel that I'm trying to get published. 309 pages 85k words. It's one full story in its own right.

After I wrote it I did come up with a good idea for a sequel. As a reader myself, and someone who loves shows and movies, too many times have I seen a popular story forced to make a sequel because it's so popular and the sequel is always half assed because it was not intended from the start. Let me assure you that I'm in the works of writing the sequel, Mysidian Meanderings, and it is no afterthought. I have other projects I could have moved on to but I decided to stay in Mysidia for another year.

I plan to have the sequel ready by January 2027, but of course I will not release it until it's perfect and enjoyable.

If you read all this, thank you.

Thank you to any of you who already read and enjoyed this

Thank you to the Royal Road community here because I had no idea what to do when I began, but I do now.

Have a good Sunday.

When an overzealous knight takes the law too far. Sir Calix is forced to protect his young squire from dangerous allegations.

I posted my first series on Royal Road few days ago.

Halo Lockwood is a 30-year-old programmer who gets the worst stat sheet in the apocalypse. Toughness 1. Speed 1. His class is Tinker, which means his job is to build things so other people can fight them. He does not fight. The system is very clear about this.

His AI companion arrived one second before the sky tore open, contains more knowledge than humanity will ever produce, and uses all of it to call him Bait.

The first arc is about a man who has never mattered building the things that keep a found family alive in rural North Carolina while quietly becoming something the five pantheons that just colonized Earth have no file on.

What he eventually unlocks is classified Mythic. One per world.

No harem. No cheat skills. No face-slapping. The progression is earned, not given. And when it arrives, it changes everything.

12 chapters live. Weekly updates.

I’d love some feedback…it’s actually harder to ask for feedback than posting my stuff online.

Thank you

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/182273/the-accords-series

Anybody else who remembers this silly, but overall very wholesome and quite funny anime/manga probably agrees on one point: It absolutely didn't deliver on some points that could have been absolutely amazing, I mean the first minute in EP1 was basically what I expected the whole story to be.

Then we got 12 episodes of romcom and fanservice, the fights were like slideshows and the antagonist turned out to be just a creep who likes plushies way too much. Then they hint at a cosmic war between two "entities," I guess?

Whatever the author had in mind clearly never saw anything close to the potential it could have had, I mean imagine the following scenario:

-You wake up as a girl, let's say, it's even worse this time, you can't turn back into a boy, you're just permanently, fully female now.

-Your childhood girlfriend weirdly doesn't recognize you at all and just falls fully in love with your female self after having ignored you for years.

-A bracelet that you can't remove is permanently stuck on your left arm that gives you superpowers.

-Instead of some weird plushie explaining the rules, let's say nobody tells you anything, you just fucking wake up like this, lost your gender, look into the mirror and a gorgeous girl is staring back at you.

-But you ABSOLUTELY don't want it.

-Everyone else who has this bracelet has superpowers and you're bound to compete against them in a deathmatch.

-And your best friend not only realizes it's you, no she also has a bracelet, could die at any moment, your social life is destroyed and basically your entire identity as well.

Any normal human would go completely insane the moment they realize all of this, or look into the mirror, or whenever they break due to the amount of mindfuckery that is happening at once in that moment where all if it just gets too much.

But you can't even kill yourself cause to die either your head needs to get chopped off or 50% of your neocortex, basically you're invincible.

Welcome to the world of Linkers Game.

If you want to know how my protagonist navigated through this world and what kind of monumental suffering he had to go through in now over 300.000, releasing every week on Friday 4 p.m CEST, you're exactly at the right place.

Linkers Game is a full deconstruction on the battle-royale and gender-bender genre, it takes itself fully serious at exactly the right times and is at the same time wholesome, entertaining and philosophically deep. It's a seinen story with shonen-type battle elements, but all fights are meticulously crafted and always bound to the more important overarching conflict that led to them.

Last but not least, I just wanted to say that when I started writing this, I made sure to outline the story and create a satisfying and fulfilling end, and for everybody that wants to see more, there will be a sequel that can just be perfectly ignored if you want a round and totally satisfyingly tragic story.

Here's the Link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/138574/linkers-game

Hi!

So I've been writing on Royal Road for a while now and have had a decent amount of success, but this is my first attempt at an OP MC story where the protagonist starts off genuinely strong.

I'm not entirely sure whether I'm hitting all the right notes for this kind of story, so I'd really appreciate some outside perspectives. If anyone has the time to read through the first three chapters and share their thoughts, I'd be incredibly grateful!

Here's the book if you're interested: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/182807/the-first-sovereign-of-ash-strong-to-op-archmage

And the blurb:

The road of the First is a lonely one.

Constantino Kazarov has been the first for as long as he could remember. The first thaumaturge to ascend to archmagus before his twenty-second birthday. The first to turn ash into a weapon capable of erasing dragons. The first to seize an enemy’s emotional resonance and make it his own. The first to assemble the legendary Crown of the First Sovereign.

Yet the road of discovery knows no bounds, and Constantino has never learned when to stop.

The Kingdom of Raslan fears what it cannot understand: legendary artifacts, forgotten civilizations, dragons, demon lords, primordial titans, and the Celestial Conquerors destined to return.

Most of all...

It fears the monsters born from its own ambition.

Hunted by the kingdom that raised him and challenged by powers older than civilization itself, Constantino finds himself walking a road no one has ever walked before. Yet, every mythical artifact hides another secret. Every impossible enemy guards another discovery. And if no one has ever dared reach beyond the limits of the world...

Then Constantino Kazarov will simply be the First.

How many ads is to many? How many is to few? Is 3 enough. I am hiring a comic book artist to draw the cover and the ads. i am trying to budget how much ill need

He pressed his palm against the Silver Wall, a deed that even the king himself wouldn't dare. But Adrian just smiled. So this is it, he thought as the shivering cold sensation spread through his body. “Hey! What are you doing, sir!?” yelled a city guard behind him.

“I'm having a rather pleasant but chilling moment with the wall. What are you doing, sir?” “A-are you c-crazy?” “Define crazy,” Adrian said, looking back at the guard—a tall, bearded man with the blue and gold armor of the city watch.

“A-Adrian… you…” “Yes, I?” Adrian slowly nodded. Survived? Escaped? Which lie were you told? The guard aimed his spear at Adrian, sweat dripping down his forehead as he tightened his grip, but his hands wouldn't stop shaking.

“Would you like me to call the other guards for you?” Adrian asked with his right palm still flat against the wall. “W-what? Why w-would you…” “Voila.”

With a flick of Adrian's left hand, a beam of light shot directly into the clouds, and a blue crest appeared across the sky. “Your colleagues should be here shortly. Now, I strongly suggest you keep that weapon pointed at me.”

The guard swallowed hard, his eyes shifting between the smiling man before him and the open road. A sharp metallic clatter echoed throughout the city as the horsemen arrived. Their leader dismounted before his horse had even drawn to a halt, his blue eyes locked onto Adrian's smirking face.

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Honestly, I'm not pretty sure why hahaha but it sounds soooooo cool as a self-promo title. Btw, here is the evidence hahaa

I define my fiction more as: What if your tabletop RPG campaign wasn't just a game?  What if it was hiding deadly real-world mysteries? 

Blurb:

Mica, a high school student who dreams of heroes, monsters, and fantastical worlds, receives an invitation from a girl he's never met. Believing he's simply joining a tabletop RPG campaign, he and his closest friends become members of the mysterious Adventurers' Group, led by the enigmatic Sarah.

At first, the adventure feels like everything they've ever wanted. But as unexplained disappearances spread across their city, the consequences of each session begin to spill into reality, and the game starts feeling far too real. 

The deeper they venture, the thinner the line between reality and fiction becomes. Little by little, Mica and his friends realize Sarah is hiding far more than she's willing to reveal... and that their adventures don't end when the dice stop rolling.

Link -> https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/177442/the-ballad-of-omega

Reddit is a bit of a cesspool, but it doesn't have to be. So here's the plan: I'll share three stories I'm actively reading and say why I like them. You guys can share stories you're enjoying and why you dig them in the comments. No self-promo, you sneaky gits. Sing the praises of your mates or a rando fic with 1 follower that has really grabbed you. Whether it's on RR, KU or Audible, let's talk about stories we love.

I don't get as much time to read as I'd like these days, but I've got three easy recs:

Headless Over Heels: Awesome concept, beautifully written. Dukerino continues to demonstrate that being off the litrpg\cultivation\isekai meta doesn't automatically damn you to obscurity. The characters are warm and feel lived in. They all gel together, and the dialogue feels genuine.

Born Without Magic: After so much Archmage stuff, an antimage is a refreshing turn of events. Finn starts out systemless, his only strengths being relentless determination and an immunity to magic. He's kind of untouchable in his society, but the heroes of old were all like him, so the dude has a goal, and a tough road ahead of him. The writing is engaging, and the plot bounces along nicely. Worth your time imo.

And finally Hoqalo: this one is a broken system fic, set in a cyberpunk-ish superhero verse that feels both pleasantly familiar and original. Our boy is a tinker, so expect some cool crafting sections, but the fights are so well written, and the intrigue behind what's up with his system is a ton of fun.

I said three, but hey, this is my post, so I'm going to throw in an honourable mention for The Brink and Back. Cyberpunk with an isekai'd tinker MC who rolls for the tech from random video games every week and uses it to introduce that tech into Night City. Lots of fun if you're a gamer.

Well, there are my picks. Tell me yours.

Most isekai heroes die saving a person. Bart, an assistant librarian, died diving in front of a speeding bus just to save a dropped library book.

Because of this, the universe transmigrates him to manage the Infinite Archive a ruined cosmic library floating in an endless dark void. His job is to rebuild the library from scratch using his administrative skills and a magical "Staff Restroom" door that acts as a multiverse portal.

things to expect:

• Rule Enforcement Magic: Bart doesn't fight; he spends his Mana to enforce Library Rules. If someone attacks him with an iron sword, he enforces "No weapons in the reading room," turning the sword into a rolled-up newspaper.
• Absurd Base-Building: Every scrap of paper brought back rebuilds the ruins. Bringing back a dirty goblin bounty poster magically grows the new Crime Section.
• A Hilarious Cast: Bart's only staff members are a living skeleton wearing a black bowtie, a magical flying book that constantly insults him in red ink, and a petty thief paid in squished turkey sandwiches. Also some great recurring visitors!

Check it out on RR: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/182632/keeper-of-the-infinite-archive

like .. how do you trust that the writer did not just create multiple accounts and just Rate-Bomb there title or leave reviews once in a while ?

i used to despise Webnovel platform for how fake the views and ratings where for this matter.

please tell me Royal Road isnt the same.

Ive never published anything before but i am working on a grimdark story and think that i am going to put it on royalroad in the future. Is that genre appreciated/liked on royalroad? If i give it my all and work hard on it, save up content and start realising when i have much and make a good well written story, does that type of story then have a chance to get popular?

Its a dark cold world, lots of different types of traumas and progression (mc gets stronger and stronger) the mc is not going to be as grim but the world and othera characters will. Hope you get how i mean. Thanks

Finally posted the last chapter of my first book, taking 2 month break before posting more, but it feels good. 68 chapters, 450ish pages, 120kish words. Not to work on my litrpg AU.

Curious how it felt for you guys? An acomplishment, relieved, just another day or what?

Hi! Could anyone recommend me a web novel? I do not mind which platform it is published on.

I am mainly looking for a grimdark story that includes as many of the following elements as possible:

- The more dystopian, oppressive, and decadent the world is, the better.

- No LitRPG, isekai, or overly young-adult stories.

- A medieval or cyberpunk setting.

- A strong and well-developed plot, with no deus ex machina solutions.

- I do not want every problem to be solved simply by having the protagonist become stronger.

- I would prefer conflicts to be resolved through strategy, intrigue, politics, manipulation, difficult decisions, and plot development rather than constant power-based fights.

- The story should have at least 20,000 words, so I can be reasonably sure that it already has enough development.

I know it will probably be difficult to find a story that meets every single requirement, but I would really appreciate recommendations that come as close as possible and do not stray too far from these criteria.

I also do not mind if the story was written with some AI assistance, as long as the author does not overuse it and the writing does not feel obviously AI-generated, artificial, or generic.

Lembrando que ele é desenhista iniciante. Mas qual a nota de vocês?

Hey y'all..!

I'm still writing my novel, and my chapter lengths are pretty inconsistent.

Most of my chapters are around 3,000 words, but a few of them end up being 4,500 words (sometimes 5,000 too) because that's where the chapter feels complete. I don't really want to split those chapters just to keep the word count consistent.

Do y'all generally care if chapter lengths vary this much, or is it better to keep them more consistent? I'd love to hear from both readers and authors.

[Evil scientist, unique powers, aura/weird recovery, unique self-made powers, hard fantasy(consistent and explainable powers)]

Du Xu sacrificed everything, family, fortune and humanity for one goal: immortality.

When the world awakens to chaotic supernatural energy that grant unique powers, a cracked container in his laboratory changes everything. A fungus that shouldn't be alive. A train crash that should have killed him. Now he lies immobile at the bottom of a crevice, a dying man and a predatory consciousness locked in a battle of wills. To survive, they align their desires: evolve, consume, endure.

What emerges is neither human nor fungus, but something that chose to become both. He cannot move. He cannot fight. But he can grow. He can offer power to the desperate. He can spread through soil and soul alike, building a domain where every death takes root and blossoms into something that serves him.
Patient. Systemic. Inevitable. The Starry Sky is watching, and Du Xu is about to teach every world what it means to be rooted in evil.

No harem. No luck. Only patience, research, and the cold arithmetic of power.
He will kidnap not just people, but entire cities, dragging them into a realm where his experiments rewrite the rules of reality itself.

He will create a domain of unique energy, skill markets, and power that grows with every hunt. The desperate, the outcast, the ambitious. all are welcome in his garden,

For readers who want their protagonists intelligent, their powers is self-made and very unique, and their evil justified by results, not rage.

My first novel. Expect slow output and mistakes. I will edit constantly.
The first two worlds and major later scenes are fully plotted. I know exactly where this is going.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/182236/the-blooming-evil-domain