Dryad Dungeon

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Description

Ty had always been poor and overlooked by society—especially female society. But he had managed to acquire a dungeon core, and was going to make himself dungeon lord to the world’s greatest dungeon, becoming rich and desired.

Only two problems. One, he needed a powerful boss monster. Two, his dungeon core was cracked.

But Ty wasn’t about to let minor details like that stop him on his quest to become someone. He had a plan—a plan to convince the dying goddess of dryads to become the boss monster of his dungeon.

This is the story of Ty, who becomes the only male dryad, his companions, and hisDryad Dungeon.

[A Litrpg dungeon lord story with dungeon building, some litrpg adventure, some slice of life. Some harem elements and a lot of focus on relationships, but it is all fade-to-black.No explicit content!(Maybe on Patreon someday). This work has a very involved magic system, leveling system, and dungeon building system. Updates Wednesday and Saturday]

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: Tharsult

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 1,227
Views: 64,927

Chapters(6 total)

What readers say about Dryad Dungeon

“There is really cool world-building here, along with interesting characters and some nice dungeon-building. There is enough action to keep me interested but not so much that it gets old. The MC is great because he doesn't start off with everything handed to…”
VorthelusRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Overall, the story is exciting with interesting characters. There's some good magic and an exploration of the world for the main character to find a boss for his dungeon of treasures to bestow upon the world. He's not the most exceptional elf but he's tryin…”
drifter265Royal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

VorthelusRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
There is really cool world-building here, along with interesting characters and some nice dungeon-building. There is enough action to keep me interested but not so much that it gets old. The MC is great because he doesn't start off with everything handed to him and you can already see character growth, which is great in a genre that I feel is lacking in that department. I would highly recommend giving this story a read!
drifter265Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Overall, the story is exciting with interesting characters. There's some good magic and an exploration of the world for the main character to find a boss for his dungeon of treasures to bestow upon the world. He's not the most exceptional elf but he's trying to be.
Style, the author has us fully immersed and engaged from the first chapter. The author uses descriptive language to give us a vivid image of the world's surrounding and there's a decent blend of narrative, action, dialogue, and description. The author doesn't lean on either one too heavily, unlike others here on this site, and it creates for a pleasant reading experience.
Grammar, there was nothing that I could see. Impeccable.
The story is unique. Never have I seen a story where the main character has to venture to find a boss for their own dungeon before. It creates for a nice expereince that opens us up to the possibilities of meeting more characters, facing more creatures, and using more powers without having to try too hard.
The main character is not the most confident or the best elf, but he's trying to be and he has a lot of support from others backing him up, so I have no doubt that they can achieve their desires. If there's a will, there's a way and the hero doesn't seem like the kind to give up. However, I wish there was more of a flaw in them to slow them down so that there was more struggle and more to work for in overcoming for the character to really feel like they deserve their wins.
In conclusion, I'm more of a adventure/romance type reader so this story isn't exactly my specialty, but if I were to choose one to read outside my genre, this one is up there.
SanityfaerieRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's been a fun read thus far, and I expect it to keep being fun. The dungeon system looks like it's going to be interesting, but it's not all-consiming like it gets in some other dungeon core fics. I'm looking forward to seeing more as we go.
Protagonist manages to be believable - competent without being flawless, which is nice.
GlimburRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The main character still has some growing up to do, which will be fun to see. Level system exists and seems free of numbers for the sake of numbers. People in the world interact with it in a way that maintains internal plausibility. And the bold choice to have a harem without explicit sex scenes works for me. I'm subscribing.
SylverRRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I've read several books by this author and enjoyed them all. I was excited to see a new series linked to the world/events of Elf Empire. This story does not disappoint. I like seeing the world and history from a different viewpoint, and the worldbuilding has definitely expanded with increased lore and development of the dryad race. I'm looking forward to more.
IamnothughRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
If you haven't taken the time to read Elf Empire, this story is a branch from that one and both are well worth your time. I know that a lot of people are going to be put off on the pacing and development of the characters but given time I think there will be payoff.
There are a good amount of subplots that play into the larger universe that will be interesting on how they play out and I hope other people like me give it the time it needs to develop.
L.E. SpellcroftRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I normally like dungeon building novels. The author has taken a different approach to building a dungeon by letting the dungeon boss do the work while he deal with the drama and quest in order to grow his dungeon. It is kind of refreshing to see that the MC is not completely in control of his dungeon. I can see where the MC future harem come into the story and glad the MC not jumping into bed with every woman he sees. Fun part is he has a type he likes but he is thrown a curveball on the women he interested in. The fact he tries hard to take in account his girlfriend feelings is a bit refreshing.
I would like the MC has a little more say in building the dungeon but at the same time like the fact that he gets to explore his own dungeon while not knowing what around the corner.
I do find it interesting that the story faces racism head on in the story with the elves vs human vs half elves and some of the hate.
overall I find the story good, would like the MC stay closer to his dungeon. Love the interaction between everyone. I'm hoping there will be forest like rooms in the future.
just waiting for the day he come home and finding hundreds of dryads camping outside his house after hearing he can help the dryads race to grow. I don't know if he will run or embrace it but I'm sure it will be fun watching him come to grips with it.
Hard part is trying to fill the review page for the number of words needed without try to reveal too much. So great story, can't wait for more.
Ryantang203Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I've worked with John on previous books before + did beta reading for this book and Elf Empire. I like what's going on in this book, it's very different from Elf Empire but retains a lot of what I admired about the world & the worldbuilding. A big focus on administration/back-end work (it's pretty cool how John makes that feel fun and glamorous) with the very detailed and well-thought out system that I admire most about John's work.
RandMantearRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a parallel story to Elf Empire with more open sexual overtones. I am enjoying it, as it focuses more the background characters and events. It does have a few typos and such but as most are minor they are easily fixed before publication. If you enjoy the main storyline, you will probably enjoy this.
gordianTangleRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I basically only have positive things to say. It is great to see a dungeon that is neither OP nor trying to be overly friendly, and based on what is written so far, the progression seems like it is going to be smooth and satisfying. Some of the social worldbuilding feels slightly clunky, but also, it is early in the story and I trust that it will have time to develop, and also, that part of the world isn't why I'm here. Definitely one of the stories I'm most excited to keep following.