Always Name Your Tools

Self-Published

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Description

A story of betrayal, creation, and conflict. But most of that sounds dangerous, so our (anti)hero is going to stay firmly planted in the backline for as long as possible. Thank you very much.

He’s not strong. He’s not even brave. But he is a crafter.

And someday, he'll become a candle that lights the way.

Welcome to Oak.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2018
Author: brave

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 441
Views: 54,567

Chapters(16 total)

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Community Reviews(9)

Ca53yRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Enjoying it so far. Few small grammar issues but nothing glaringly bad. Keep up the good work. 5 Stars for putting yourself out there.
GoldarchRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far this story is about a 20 year old guy thrown into another world, and in the process he gains a "crafting" class. That is mainly what the story is about at this point... and so far, it has been awesome!
The author has a very educated, tongue-in-cheek style that I enjoy immensely. The story seems to take unpredictable turns that lead to interesting events, all with our (relatively) hapless mc at the forefront.
The grammer, syntax, etc. are all good with not one instance that gave me, as a reader, a mental hiccup.
The only, tiny complaint I could even search for would be a lack of developed side characters. However, it is only Chapter 12!
Overall, a must read that I hope the author continues for a very long time!
Winged ThingRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have seen many stories and this one stands head and shoulders above the rest. It has an interesting premise, characters, dialog, world building and much more. Read it and enjoy as I have.
A.BelRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I really liked the main character, Charlie. He's a man of some faults, but feels genuine. The style could be improved upon a little bit, and the grammar is quite readable, I wasn't jarred out of the story too often. I think it could do with a bit more description and better flow from paragraph to paragraph. It feels like the flow is broken up between mini-paragraphs without a good cohesive flow. I feel that better explanations of what is going on could be added. The author may have a good idea, but is not informing the reader as thoroughly.
It's page turning and definitly worth a read.
HickupsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
First a little warning, this is not one of those stories where a crafter exploits his skills to become some martial powercreep.
No, this is about a regular slob who happens to stumble his way into not just another world but also into a crafting focused class. His journey is mostly an inner one and violence is something he'd rather avoid. Which doesn't mean he'll just roll over though, you'll see some good action in this story. Overall however he got an underdog mentality which I, and surely others too, can apprecciate but might clash with some of the readers who like their mcs to be the movers and shakers.
This is a character driven story and so far any established have enjoyously avoided to be stereotypes (unless they are intended to be). Their interactions with the main are well written, though a little more agency couldn't hurt.
While not impeccable there are no grave grammatical or vocabulary deviations which would hamper understanding.
All in all, this is easily one of my most favored stories and I strongly recommend checking out. Just try and keep an open mind about the play you're witnessing.
ImMrMeeseeksRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
It's a very good and interesting story only problem is not enough chapters.
dragonace11Royal Road
★★★★ 3.5
As of this review I am on chapter 7. While this novel may not be as "good" as some of the other novels like Arcane Emperor, this novel is still really good and would give it a four stars but i'm waiting until this gets more chapters. Honestly its more like a novel that's the type you read just for fun and to enjoy yourself and just plain out chill; all in all I recommend this novel to anyone wanting a chill story as of the time of this review.
darkhessianRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Only 2 chapters so far, but good and amusing start. Grammar seems ok and didn't notice any typos or obvious lack of editing.
monoliithRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
It was really good until he started interacting with the criminals of the city like a complete fucking moron. Normal well adjusted adults don't walk into a dope den and start trying to smooth talk dealers. This guy tried that exact thing, and lived because of Deus Ex at leas 6 times in 4 chapters. I'm done with the story.
5/5 Until he started interacting with the theives guild
2/5 Afterwords.
It's moderately well written though?