Dungeon Mage

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2019

Author

YesorNo

• B2: C9: The Crimson Prince
  Mar 16, 2020
• B2: C8: The Prophecy
  Sep 24, 2019
• B2: C7: The Prophet
  Sep 24, 2019
• B2: C6: Dungeon Management
  Jul 31, 2019
• B2: C5: Dreams and Nightmares
  Jul 21, 2019
• B2: C4: The Talk
  Jul 16, 2019
• B2: C3: Darkflame
  Jul 7, 2019
• B2: C2: Past, Present, Future
  Jul 5, 2019
• Book 2: C1: Thunderclap
  Jul 2, 2019
• 35: Dungeon Mage
  Jun 14, 2019
• 34: Magma Basilisk
  May 28, 2019
• 33: Pyroclastic Flow
  May 24, 2019
• 32: Grotesque
  May 17, 2019
• 31: Motion
  May 15, 2019
• 30: Map
  May 10, 2019
• 29: Fishing
  May 6, 2019
• 28: Mariner
  Apr 29, 2019
• 27: Spice
  Apr 28, 2019
• 26: Sizzle
  Apr 21, 2019
• 25: Living Daylights
  Apr 18, 2019

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• BrimicidalRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Definitely worth the read. Better than expected. Thought out with decent length.
• CalaventeRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Good premices of a story (read until ch 12) (now 35).
  a little bit sad that he seems to be following on the same "shard construction" that he did in his previous life.
  grammar 5
  story/plot : 5
  character : 5 (for the moment): MC  which is well describe... but no side character yet so too early (edit : Lirael is becoming much interesting.. ).
  style : 2 (joke) 5, but I really find that those chapter end too quickly...
• RationalMindRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Keem 'em coming. And please don't drop the story without finishing an Arc. Yours is a good quality story and I really hope to not see a 'Hiatus' tag on it
• SanityfaerieRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Half or more of the reason I read these stories is for the new and itneresting things they do with worldbuilding, and this fic delivers.  The systems appear to be coherent and meaningful, and we've been getting a nice, steady feed of information on them that keeps spiraling deeper in a pretty satisfying way.
  Beyond that, the MC is a bit OP, but not to an overwhelming extent.  What he has going for him is a lot of motivation and willpower, some foreknowledge (quickly going obsolete), a better-than-most grasp of the systems of the world, and, a few things at which he is more skillful than anyoen around him would have reason to expect.  It makes him a great protag for navigating through the world and spotting and trying to exploit opportunities, but he's in a world that makes a degree fo sense, and it looks like he's never going to be one of those Incomparables.  It's... refreshingly limited in scale, and the victories he wins don't seem super-cheesy.  He also has some humanity about him, and even when he's ruthless, it's a reasonable level of ruthlessness, given his situation.
  It's easy to read, easy to enjoy, and I'm always happy when an update drops.
• knifexthriveRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Overall a good start to a hopefully good story.
  Grammar and punctuation are clean. Very immersive.
  I am looking forward to more chapters being released. I’ll definitely be following this story.
  Good luck author. More chaps pls.
• UnlimitedNachoRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  A solid motivation and likeable characters who are not solely likeable because they are relatable make this a good read.
  There are some grammar errors, but they are small.
• HansRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  (latest chapter at the time of review: 15)
  (updated 2019-04-16, chapter 24)
  The setting is choosen exceedingly well: powers and races are familiar enough the reader is not overwhelmed but different in small ways to allow the author to put some new twists to familiar concepts. The MC - (former and current) slave as he is - has major holes in his knowledge of the world, which prevents the terrible "MC is so OP he knows everything and can not lose"-syndrom plaguing many similar storys.
  I very much appreciate the logical start (consumable shard fits the setting very well) and the quite  unexpected slight plot twist in chapter 15 (best chapter so far btw).
  (The Magic system is more logical as of chapter 24 - and the fix was very well integrated in the story as a common misconception - so the following paragraph of my original review is not accurate any more:
  I do however have some minor issues with the wording of some concepts and their abusability. Body heat being converted to mana seems to make a great deal of sense at the start - it elegantly bridges the gap between cultivation and workouts. It comes with a massive set of problems though: If you talk about heat and body temperature, I expect it to behave like physical heat and body temperature in the real world. And so the question arises, why the fuck do people smear themselves with clay or work out when they could much more effectively take a really nice finnish sauna or paint themselves black and go sunbathing - probably incredibly cheaply, as they are in a warm region and there has been no indication so far of any shortage of burnable materials. As criticizing an aspect without solution is really bad style, here a possible alternative: do not make it  heat, make it a byproduct of metabolims in this world (you do not even give a reason because that could just be the effect of the world dungeon, there is mana after all, or mana precursors like e.g. nanosized shard splinters from the food accumulating), state that th
• ProddleRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I am writing this review after the release of chapter 12.
  Each day I check to see if a new chapter has been released. I am loving this fresh fantasy take and I cannot wait to see how the story unfolds. I don’t think I have seen enough development out of Sands for me to become attached to him as a lead character, however that is not unexpected and it will definitely come as the story progresses.
  Give this fiction and read and review! I think it will be something great, and I hope you all do to.
• WulfianRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Dungeon Mage is a well crafted story,of a slave named sand who has rebeled against the power structure of the world, only to return back in time. Emerging from several universal tropes, the story then takes on its own twist, to make a completely original and unique story.
  We see our main character emerge with a clear goal and backstory, which is constantly built upon. Because of his 'previous' life he has a lot of information and knowledge, but quickly realises that he is only a frog in a well. Despite believing that he knows more than most this he is not beyond acknowledging his lack of knowledge and is ready to learn more. Allowing us to actually witness as his world and understanding thereof expands.
  The author introduces a new magic system and expands upon it slowly, as the main character's world grows. Similarily factions, forces and places are slowly introduced in a way that makes you barely realise what he is doing, because it's so natural.
  While I was a bit sceptical about things at the beginning the author quickly finds their own pace and takes us on a ride beyond expectations.
  This is a book I would advise reading, if only to get a fresh take on magic and dungeons.
• licusRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  Interesting story so far. But like someone else said in their review, the story is a bit too angsty and black and white. But there is small glimpse that the MCs point of view is changing a bit.
  But the story is good even with the issue above