Game of Kingdoms

Self-Published

Community Rating

Description

A former UK special operator is reborn in Westeros, causing ripples to the timeline, and having to manage his way through what he knows is to come thanks to some unique gifts.Though first, he has to handle how he's reborn and the issues it will cause.This will feature a lite system more akin to an RPG than Gamer with very limited extra powers.Starts during Robert's Rebellion.Heavy AU.No tech uplifting.After opening ~10 chapters, settles at ~10-12 words/chapter.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: USSExplorer

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 1,109
Views: 366,879

What readers say about Game of Kingdoms

“I think it’s exactly the type of story I like. The main character is just mostly killing and taking over stuff. He’s not completely overpowered. And it’s detailed it explains how the main character thinks how he goes about winning and it makes sense. It’s n…”
PenguinsRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“One of the best GOT novels I've ever read. I dare say that it is on par and even a little superior to A Soldier Adrift: Captain Westeros. Recommended 10/10 gives you a great dive into GOT without a super broken character or anything; I'm surprised it's not…”
BlackborRoyal Road5.0 / 5

Reviews

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

Community Reviews(10)

PenguinsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I think it’s exactly the type of story I like. The main character is just mostly killing and taking over stuff. He’s not completely overpowered. And it’s detailed it explains how the main character thinks how he goes about winning and it makes sense. It’s not completely unrealistic.
He’s conquering a bunch of islands that’s cool. He control a bunch of cool animals that’s just sick. He kills people gets better at it through out the story which is also cool. And the main character makes sense he’s not illogical. What more could u ask for? to me it’s perfect.
BlackborRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
One of the best GOT novels I've ever read. I dare say that it is on par and even a little superior to A Soldier Adrift: Captain Westeros.
Recommended 10/10 gives you a great dive into GOT without a super broken character or anything; I'm surprised it's not among the best in RR
kakaatua1222223Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I honestly loved this fic, it's very well done and I've enjoyed reading all the chapters except 22. I also like the system, it's nothing too broken and you can enjoy the whole journey to power. I only have a few complaints:
The first is the subject of the harem (although it is not yet a harem, almost 100% that it will be) although it is very well done and the relationships are not superficial as in most harems, it still bothers me that it seems that 9/10 women fall in love with the Mc, the most unpleasant example of this is Alys who is his cousin, the Mc has a lot of women chasing him already, what need was there for his cousin too? Another thing I don't like is the whole Alys ancestry thing honestly could have been handled much better and it just makes the last thing I don't like stand out more and that's the MC's anger, reading how he's basically a mad dog that practically jumps to fight because of a bad look is irritating to read knowing that it is an important problem, the Mc should look for a trait to control or counteract his anger...
CestarianRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Despite the generic op character insert description of the story, the protagonist is in fact not OP as of yet, 21 chapters and 751 pages in. Tom, Dick and Harry better watch out, but someone like Jaime Lannister would still hand his ass to him in 3 seconds flat. To say nothing of the mountain or the hound.
That said, at the same time, very little is done with the protagonist's spec ops background. His body doesn't move like it used to and he has quick reflexes, that's the end of it. Honestly i'm a little bit confused why it had to be a spec ops veteran and not just some random john doe. But whatever, that's a minor detail.
My main gripe with the story is slow pacing again, 21 chapters, 751 pages in the protagonist is still 12 years old. That doesn't mean plenty hasn't happened yet, no there's plenty of content to enjoy, it just means that the main progression comes slowly. It's not dead snail pacing at least, so I've definitely seen worse. But it is just a touch slow for my tastes. Especially when coupled with the fairly slow release schedule (taken 2 years to get to the current point). I do not deduct any rating for this though, because the pacing is still reasonable, he's gone from birth to 12 in the time it took harry potter to go from 11 to 13 or so. And same deal for the pace the story is published at, it isn't really publishing any slower than harry potter had with ~2 feature length novels of content out in 2 years. So 5 stars it still gets.
Besides those gripes, the story is great, the characters of westeros are fairly well captured, the social hierarchy is imlpemented as seriously as in the original story. (No free pass based on merits or anything). And perhaps, most important of all, the world isn't a 1:1 copy of the ASOIAF world, i'ts more like a 0.9:1 copy where the remaining 0.1 is changes that bring pure chaos and make the canon plot as it were impossible. What this means, is that the protagonist has plenty of work to do, fairly little time to do it, an
costaudRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Very good story. I like the incomplete vision of the mc because he don't know all the story. (It's based on the book ( thanks for that by the way) and it's very riche in detail, lore and scenery. Maybe to much "harem play" but that ok i guess, the rest is good. Thanks for your works.
Btw: english not my mother langage, sorry for that.
thorsteinnnnRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
imagine game of thrones with a new bastard protagonist, who read the books and gets a system to cheat on top.
yeah, although events deviate, the protagonist is overpowered in every facet. its power fantasy fan fiction that takes a low fantasy universe and makes it high fantasy by filling the lore. It can be very tropey and generic. I do think George RR Martin would be insulted, if he ever read this, but i dont actually care that much.
I am entertained, that suffices. Heck post this on sites that allow smut and try your hand at it. everybody loves smut even if they wont admit it.
Pyroz16Royal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
It’s a fun read with a big focus on progression and exploring less common areas in Planetos such as Dorne (with a big focus on the Martells) and the Stepstones.
The story is fairly slow paced and while the MC has undeniable advantages from the System he grows slowly into his powers and doesn’t come across as OP.
As a SI into ASOIAF the main goal is just to survive but with the MC having full awareness even before being fully born that’s a far off goal with the main sub objectives being become powerful in all the various fields: politically, martially, magically and financially.
The MC is a bit generic with their only major flaw being an intense aggression and protectiveness which comes from the traits selected/developed.
The story itself is a good read and while slow it is now showing the impact of the MCs decisions in lots of little butterfly moments which might lead to a very different scenario for the War of the Five Kings.
Early sections of the story are focused on the MC not understanding the system at play and their extremely young age makes it understandably frustrating for an adult mind. I think it establishes a lot of the characters well and thankfully doesn’t last too long.
The fighting and battles are great to read however the Pirate Arc does have a problem of feeling slightly repetitive due to the nature of what the character is trying to achieve.
Other reviewers have mentioned the Harem and that some of the members of it are shown to be a bit two dimensional, while this is true to an extent in the context of the story it makes sense. There are two main love interests which I think are reasonably well done although some of their perspective on what their lives are like outside of the MC might help with their characterisation. As for the other women, I wouldn’t describe them as love interests so much as people the MC sleeps with, the relationships are more shallow and both participants appear to acknowledge and be happy with that.
miruliksRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
So first of all i really enjoy this and i think 90% of asoif fans could too .
my review is more for the author then for the audience tho so for people wandering if this is for them i m just gonna say that the mc is pretty chad and masculine , rational and logical beside 1 time that he acknowledge later and realize he was dumb and pretty interesting overall . the author known the lore very well and he managed to interweave the system well into the story imo
Other characters are fleshed out well and feels authentic from the og timeline , improved too when it comes to pov of them which we never got from martin . The different pov were really needed and im glad the author decided to have them after very long .
the story feels both new and well known soo far but interesting the same , i feel the author did a very good job at following the footsteps of martin and start building from that . he is also planning far ahead which is very important .
NOW spoilers ahead , im gonna start with my construction criticism boss
I find there are only 3 big problems at chp 55 soo far
The first its the decision of having the mc to never disclose what will happen later in the story to anyone . i feel like after 30 chapters his relationship he has with his family is at the point that they will believe him and not think hes crazy .
i mean with his magic and all that there are multiple ways to be believed . this is VERY important cause having the entirety of dorne preparing for the war or dany and especially the others is way more consequential then him building up his own forces . this is even more important if you think about timetables . to prepare properly you need time . the things the starks and martell can do in 6 months before the coming of the things to come pale in comparison if they knew about it for years
The second is the amount of time you choose to have with the stepstones
not give me wrong i think it needed time but not soo micromanaging like .
with only 1 full chapter
reader-kunRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Edited as of chapter "A Return Home" (added/edited comments in brackets marked with "edit:")
Mostly Spoiler Free Review
Great writing, characterization feels spot on for most characters, pacing is good, doesn't drag too long nor does it rush too fast.
Pros: Bottom line is that it's a fun read and explores some interesting what if's and scenarios. Doesn't seem to be afraid of derailing canon, which is fun. Definitely worth a solid shot at least, it's very well written and entertaining.
***Very Minor Spoiler Warning Ahead***
Cons: Rpg/Gamer system feels unnecessary tbh, story would be stronger without it and it doesn't really add anything you couldn't have done without it.
The Veteran+Age thing is the same, the MC doesn't really behave like an adult (although justified with child hormones and biology which can be swallowed somewhat) nor as a veteran (just doesn't give off that vibe). No skills really seem to transfer over or apply to the story so far (except in this last chapter 'Broken Knight' when looking for danger in close quarters (also kinda unnecessary due to a particular developed/inherited skill, that seems to have been forgotten in the heat of the moment(pun intended) that would make ambushing MC almost not possible)).
In fact, the Age thing just kinda makes it worse and weird, due to the very adult themes going on (with not really adults, no matter how you frame it) but those can be skipped easily (edit: I thought they were but latest chapters is almost entirely horny MC eye fucking everything) and ignored for the actual story, which is great. Having a child or young adult transmigrate would have made it a bit less weird. Although this element is not unexpected in a story colored with harem elements unfortunately.
Id give it a full 5 rating hands down if it weren't for the harem and pedo elements, but that's just my personal preference, the story is very well written regardless and I do recommend a try if you don't mind this stuff (edit: until it starts get
burndabusRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
Eh,
The intro was too long to get to the point, can skip like 4 chapters in the 10 chapter intro and it would be fine. Generally liked the story and liked the mc getting all the infinity stones of power. (Magic type 1 2 3..., strength, sword, ship, political power...) progress was slow and that's fine but eh. Problem is that THIS IS A SMUT, HAREM, HENTAI. Mc sleeps with people at like 13, and after that its just sex sex fuck fuck sex sex, stepsiblings? Yes, more stepsiblings? Yes, together at the same time? Yes princes and heir to the nation? Yes. And No one cares? Yes, for some reason, whatever. Hints/setting up sexual relationships with actual cousins. Im 100% sure he would bang relatives depending on how long the story goes. Literally unnecessary as author choose to make em related. Everyone is fine with him banging everyone which is eh. I literally dont even care if its a harem or whatever but make it logical and dont make it the point of the story. Literally went from reading for hours to not even wanting to finish the chapter. Author also made mc is not ambitious enough. "not even gonna try to be a king" bro are a military agent, you can make guns and even without them you have modern warfare knowledge. What are you even talking about, you gotta to defeat the White walkers which is all he ever thinks about, like the entire point late in the story is that a undivided force will infight even against a more dangerous force. So you gotta united them first brother??? And he just acts like he's not gonna have to unite them all under him. (And his 200 person harem) Which is eh whatever. The problem is that its a hentai with like a 15 hour read time to get to anything sexual but then that's all it is. Oh sex here, we doing it for the 16th time day, oh we are keeping everyone up, oh everyone knows we banged all night last night. Now that read again and again for 20 minutes. This story could literally be fixed so easily if they made the mc a little older before (like no