Born Different [Monster Evolution LitRPG]

Self-Published

Community Rating

Description

[Will be taking a month long hiatus to help me get up to speed with my new job, and pursue other fun things. Thanks for understanding, and see you all soon!]

In the dark caverns of a secluded dungeon, Click the spider is born with the impossibly rare gift of great Intelligence. Only the strongest of monsters can hope to survive in the savage dungeon, and Click must make the most of their unique abilities to come out on top… or at least alive.

Click can best be described as Lawful-Neutral, but in a way that they see merit in making and benefitting from allies rather than trample everything under them. So not a Hero, but definitely not a mindlessly evil villain.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Vnator

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 2,335
Views: 372,039

Chapters(38 total)

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!

Community Reviews(10)

1Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's easy to have LitRPG stats governing the intelligence of beings, but it takes skill for quantifiable differences in intellect to show themself naturally without coming out and explicitly mentioning it through comparison. This new monster evolution story thankfully fits the latter description, as the entire premise is based around the protagonist's superior brainpower. Click quickly pursues a skill path of commanding other creatures to do it's bidding, which comes in handy when implementing tactics that can turn a fight from unwinnable to simple. I'm enjoying this very much, and reccomend it to anyone willing to give it a shot.
GreenPangolinRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
An intelligent monster protagonist that isn't an isekai'd human? Yes please.
It's great to see a smart (for its kind) creature gradually build its understanding of the world, I'm already rooting for its terrible maneating success. The lore snippets at the start of every chapter is a cool worldbuilding choice.
Seeing outside POV some more would be appreciated, I think.
HxHxHunterRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Unexpectedly, this story has really captivated me.
I had no idea what to expect when I read the description about following the life of a spider, but the author has managed to weave (pun intended) a story with character growth, emotional bonds, and a truly captivating main character.
Click has his struggles, and learns and grows from them. It's amusing reading the antics he and his "siblings" get up to, and I love the world-building snippets that tie into the main character's journey.
Can't wait to read more.
IxtaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A very good start to a new story. I'm enjoying the style quite a bit and am quite fond of the subtle humor at play. I'm looking forward to the development of the spider. It's a clever one indeed to already realize the horrors of micromanagement. The grammar is also very good. If there are any mistakes, I didn't notice them while reading.
JingleDragonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The first few chapters are pretty rough, but it improves after that. The author has said he'll go back and edit it later; until he does, give it at least 4 chapters before you decide if you're going to stick with it.
Simple but cute monster litrpg. If you like numbers go up, this has it. If you like a story where not every single little detail goes Protag's way and victory becomes boring and expected, this fits. Give it a shot.
LevelOneMoleratRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Honestly, great story. I like the main character, and I feel that it's going at a very acceptable speed, not too many chapters where nothing of importance happens, unlike other stories I've read. *cough cough* ...literally everything else... *cough cough*. And I can't wait to learn more about the world, as I feel like there's a lot to be learned. Not to mention all the crazy twists and turns, which keep things from getting stale in the later chapters. A+! The only problem I genuinely have with this story is a bit of grammar. The pronoun usage is a bit funky, and sometimes it's hard to know what the narrative is referring to. But it is still completely readable, and hardly takes away from the experience whatsoever.
Nomad1791Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Well written, enjoying how the characters are growing and evolving literally. No real world building yet other than beginning chapter peaks which are awesome. Honestly just not a whole lot here to review but I wanted to give a encouraging stamp of approval and follow it. I like the writing, the direction, and the idea that bundle this story up. The writing is clear with little grammatical mistakes if any,the direction being personal and specie's growth, the idea that monster gained sentence and is discovering for itself how to survive and bring it's species with it. Yep it's cool looking forward to more.
TharsultRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm sad I read this. Not because its bad--its fantastic. But because it was one ahead of me on rising stars. I was intrigued by the story, and I decided to read... and now I feel compelled to give it a 5 star review, because thats what i would do on any other book this good.
It is very good. For being a spider, click has alot of personality. The system is alot of fun, good numbers. Lots of variants and such. And I'm rooting for the hoard. Hope the story picks up again soon.
beingtheergotRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I highly appreciate a LitRPG that has put time and effort into its system, and this story has obviously done so. There isn't enough out right now to do a full advanced review, so I'll do a smaller, shorter one that I may update as the story gets longer.
Monster evolution stories can sometimes be difficult to do, because they often boil down to "the MC fights Monster A and wins. Then, the MC fights Monster B and wins. Then, the MC fights Monster C and wins. It levels up. Next chapter." This story, while absolutely focusing on progression and leveling, seems to care much more about intelligent, creative solutions to problems than brute force. It makes these conflicts and 'xp grinding' much more interesting.
Also, as I said before, the LitRPG system has obviously been planned out and thought about ahead of time -- the stats matter, the abilities matter, it just generally feels effortful.
So far, I'm enjoying it. Keep it up, author! :)
BrunoMaric(2000)Royal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I really like how the protagonist is a monster,rather than a generic transmigrator or isekai'd vehicular manslaughter victim. It gives a perspective that we don't see too often.
I like the thought process the Particular Spider has,it fleshes him/her out & reminds me a lot of Threadbare. I really prefer more curious & kinder characters,because stoic rude hardasses like the Punisher or Wolverine are all the same & hard to take anywhere.
Maybe giving the protagonist the ability to understand humans so early was a mistake. Maybe. But it's mitigated by the class being weaker & more utility oriented. I wonder how it would've reacted to the knowledge of his home being someone's love interest?
The System itself is a bit too basic,like the one in Chryssalis. I would have prefered more nuance to the stats or magic.
I like the existence of classes like [Anthropologist] and [Forgelord Crusader] because it gives the world more (non-combat & non-adventure) variety than the typical [Figher] type classes. Maybe there's a prestige class like [Spell Berserker] that combines Guts with Gandalf? It'd lead to good strategies like the one at Ch27.
I _REALLY_ hope this doesn't become a Stub or Hiatus. A dozen times already,I had it happen that I WANTED to read a new story I discovered,but huge parts of it were missing or it's just dead. I only avoided it with Azarinth Healer & BeastAndSwallow through speed reading. I want to see the little fictional freaks' journey & victories damnit!
I didn't follow the other NaNoWriMo/writhaton stories (who could,there's too many) but I still think this was among the better ones. Others agree with me,given Born Different reached the front page!
Take care author! Your health is more important tham my impatience & curiosity so don't feel bad about the break! Merry Christmas/Hannukah/elsesuch!