In Living Memory [Paladin, Time Loop, Progression, LitRPG]

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They say the Paladin stands between the innocent and evil. They never mention how many times he has to die to learn how. Stephan was a small-town boy waiting for a class he needed to marry his sweetheart and live a quiet life. His class bestowal changed it all. Instead of becoming an Artisan, Stephan became humanity’s hope, the Paladin. Instead of earning wages, he would wage wars. And instead of getting only one chance to get it right, he would get many, as long as people remember that he is Stephan Cobblerson, not just the Paladin. A time-loop LitRPG about duty, sacrifice, and a Paladin who thinks and learns the hard way what it really means to stand for others. What to expect: - 18 lives, each reset comes at a cost- Timeline-changing choices with wide, unforeseen consequences- Memorable battles and enemies- Hard-won growth, no easy leveling- Sudden deaths, no plot armor- 5 chapters per week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun)- Chaotic fae, evil demons, greedy dragons, weird nightmare creatures

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2026
Author: Optimystic

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Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 498
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What readers say about In Living Memory [Paladin, Time Loop, Progression, LitRPG]

“Great story . Its a story about a young man and his awakening as the Pladin chosen by a goddess . He has to fight bloodthirsty fiends ,mad fey ,necromancers and every single one of them wants to kill him . He doesn't have plot armor that can save him again…”
rafeeqRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“It's a story of the new paladin, a native who gets as manny reincarnations as there are people who remember him (who forget him with each retry). Very good spin on the genre and nice to see a truly good guy, it's the paladin for christs sake. Feels a bit in…”
Ice ManRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(8)

rafeeqRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Great story . Its a story about a young man and his awakening as the Pladin chosen by a goddess . He has to fight bloodthirsty fiends ,mad fey ,necromancers and every single one of them wants to kill him . He doesn't have plot armor that can save him against these impossible odds he has allies , a powerful class focused on killing these enemies and most important of all a timeloop . A goddess has given him the duty of protecting her children to do so he has been given power of time loop . Now this loop is not free to reset it he has to die and each time he resets he pays heavy price which he would rather not pay . He also has limited amount of loops .
Characters are deep and each character has motivations and flaws for how they behave . World building is deep and immersive . It is a light litrpg story it has a well thought and consistent power system
Auther has few other fictions on RR with same power system I have read author's other fictions and i am also reading this one . I recomend that you read this also read Magma dragon's heir .
There are no noticeable grammar mistakes .
Author updates regularly and finishes his stories
Ice ManRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's a story of the new paladin, a native who gets as manny reincarnations as there are people who remember him (who forget him with each retry). Very good spin on the genre and nice to see a truly good guy, it's the paladin for christs sake.
Feels a bit inspired by The Hundred Reigns by Maxime J. Durand.
It's a feelgood storie but it made me tear up once (so far) so it's definitely well written.
Moonlit DragonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm only 3 chapters in but hey why can't I review! (I'll edit it later when more chapters come out)
I would recommend reading as so far it seems good and the author has shown he updates consistently and doesn't randomly drop things
It has setup a nice world and the author has shown very good attention to detail. Just 3 chapters in the author has established the horror of the time loop pretty well to.
Grammar has of course been fine.
The characters admittedly haven't had much time to be shown in 3 chapters but so far the mc is well enough fleshed out and seems interesting while the other characters are all promising. The author clearly has the ability to inject character into a scene as you can see straight from the start.
The style is cool author is well experienced haven written other books (Check out Newt's story Magma Dragon heir its pretty good). We haven't seen a extraordinary amount of it yet in this book but nothing to complain about and I was dragged along for all (3 lol) chapters posted
The story so far is well established in just 3 chapters with good world building, a compelling hook, and plenty of plot points to go forward to mystery boxes to unbox etc. Plus a clear attention to detail (such as is noted in my comment on chapter 3)
SUrvivetheageRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I’m loving this read so far and can’t praise it enough! Generally time looping takes the reason out of the story because “oh well I’ll just do it better next time if only marginall”. Here we have real consequences that matter and won’t be taken lightly.
the system is also pretty interesting nothing groundbreaking but if it ain’t broken.
Side characters are memorable and have lots of impact.
So please give it a read you won’t be disappointed.
kabtoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I might be a bit biased here, but I’ve always had a soft spot for hero novels where the main character is genuinely kind-hearted. That kind of protagonist just makes it easier to stay invested, and from what I’ve seen so far, this story looks pretty promising. The concept of looping is especially interesting, mainly because it doesn’t seem like a simple reset mechanic—there are consequences, and they can turn out to be really harsh or even devastating in the long run. That alone adds a lot of tension and makes me curious about how everything will unfold.
I can definitely see myself sticking with this story until the very end, just to see how those consequences play out and how the main character evolves through them. That said, even though it’s still early in the story, I do have one hope for the direction it takes. I’d like to see the main character become more strong-willed over time. The political environment in this world feels intense and demanding, and it seems like it would naturally push him to grow tougher and more decisive. Watching him adapt and take control, instead of just observing events, would make the story even more engaging.
WolfytopiaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
So far this story is quite good. The character interactions make sense so far, and the consequences of his deaths are quite sad to imagine, but said consequences already serve as a good motivator not to die. The skill system seems quite interesting so far, though we haven't seen much of it, and the worldbuilding that we've seen so far tells of a much larger world existing beyond our main characters point of view
AcerbicRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Mmm. OK. I went into the book expecting your regular lvl-up with a cheat stomp. I am down for that. And it started, by earlier chapters in that direction -- some red shirts die, the hero is here to save the day.
But then... it gets darker. Not a full-blown macabre grimdark, not cheesy "he has 100 swords stuck in his chest, but he continues to fight because of his POWER of will", but the psychological aspect of the responsibilities, of what it means to be the one left to fix everything.
NGL, it kinda turned me off, but mostly because of subverting my own expectations. Thus, this warning to you all.
The book is good, but you should pick it up with proper mindset.
Ignore218Royal Road
★★★ 3.0
Good concept, but even in the beginning things need to be edited imo
Style - Word choice is fine, and things flow well. No outstanding complaints here, but it didn't immediately draw me in like some works
Grammar - No complaints, I didn't note an mistakes in the chapters I read
Story - Where the story suffers the most. The pacing is Very quick, within the first 5 chapters he has gotten his class, died defending the town, won defending the town, and has left for his first dungeon. If the chapters were substantially longer than this might allow room to get to know characters and acquire an emotional stake in the story but due to the short chapter length it feels more like going through a checklist.
Another immediate plot hole that takes me out of the story is why he wasn't accompanied when going into the dungeon? Normally I might assume this is a world where dungeons are exclusively solo but it is explicitly mentioned that senior sentry will supervise the first several times for new recruits. For some reason no characters suggest the Very Important Classholder is supervised despite the priest already being characterized as overprotective of the Paladin?
Character - Not to say here due to it being pretty early I decided to drop it and it mostly revolving around the plot due to the breakneck pace. My only other note is to reiterate the priest not feeling consistently characterized due to their original caution/overprotectiveness not working with not suggesting the mc be supervised when going into the dungeon