Loser of Tarinath

Self-Published

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Description

When Jake is sentenced to a virtual world for crimes he definitely did commit, he finds that one bad decision puts him on a path he would never have picked for himself.Virtual reality worlds have become the preferred way of disposing of excess people, and some of the worlds are better than others. Jake finds himself in the swords and sorcery world of Tarinath, living not as the warrior he would have preferred, but as a healer with little ability to do the damage he so wished he could.

Information

Status
Hiatus
Year
2015
Author
S. Zaplosky

Tags

ACTIONFANTASYVIRTUAL REALITYADVENTURE

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.6/ 5.0
Followers
1,853
Views
960,354

Chapters(40 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

  • TechmanRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Well written, interesting world and plot, characters I would want to dungeon delve and hang out in taverns with.
    Just discovered this and thoroughly enjoyed it. Hasn't been updated in over a year, unfortunately, but doesn't stop on too bad of a cliffhanger. It was just starting up a new story arc, so you get a fair amount of resolution a few chapters before it stops. I definitely recommend reading and would love it if the author picks it back up again (hint hint).
    VR rpgs are the new penal colonies. Jake pisses off the wrong people and ends up forcibly given a priest healer class and a spawn point in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. The story follows him as he comes to terms with his class, makes friends, has adventures, and works to make his new world a better place. Touches on the terrible things that people can do to each other while still being fairly upbeat. No grimdark here. Highly Recommend.
  • SciFiAddictRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    This story is like a guilty pleasure, like chocolate chip cookies and scotch.  The title turned me off but I'm really glad that I gave it a chance.  I gave it a 4.5 for grammar because nobody has perfect grammar.  Please keep writing this is a fun fable.
  • KnotyrmomRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    My brother recommended this story when we discussed Royal Road. As I'm relatively new to reading the LitRPG genre, he's been sharing his favorite authors and books with me. I enjoyed the story, the setting, the moral quandaries, and the very creative workarounds by Loser of Tarinath (AKA Jake).
    How *would* one rehabilitate prisoners dumped into a VR game atmosphere left unchecked by humans in the "real" world? When does your digital existence become real enough to you? And why is it so hard for people to believe that goddesses mentioned throughout the world they were dumped in are real enough to interact with their followers?
    This was fun to read. I enjoyed it immensely, even if no other chapters appear. Thank you, dear author, for the story you've written out, as well as whatever is still percolating through your mind.
  • IllirianRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I've been thoroughly impressed by this story from page one and it's always a treat when I see a new chapter come up on my reading list. The world building is well thought out and quite deep, the full cast of characters all have unique personalities and the MC always manages to get at least a few chuckles out of me with each chapter.
    The grammar is darn near perfect and it truly feels like the author could successfully publish this on Amazon if he wanted to follow that path. If he wants to explore the possibility of publishing and get some greater exposure for his story here on this site then I would recommend he join the LitRPG Facebook group, he would receive a very warm welcome by all.
  • ZazkRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    My two cents would be to look into editing the story, maybe add an  story arc where the mc manages to change his name, as you have said it is a little distracting, and then publishing the hell out of it, there is a growing market right now for well crafted litrpg stories. There is a Facebook group called litrpg which has a collection of authors and other information. I would be worth your time to check it out.
  • PreachaRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    Really great story that follows a convicted criminal taking on a healers role. I've enjoyed the story and development greatly with the exception which just seems the mc is basically been taken advantage slightly by his friends. I understand why he is doing all the he is doing but I guess it just doesn't flow with the way my mind works and how the character was initially described.
    Nevertheless, I would recommend the book and will be following for more releases.
  • Quantum_KatRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    As with most, it could use grammar cleanup; however, it is a delightful tale.  I have quite enjoyed myself whilst reading it.  Anxiously awaiting the next chapter.
  • Vincent1875Royal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    The premise of the story is that the MC is the only person focused on healing in the world. This is explained by the fact that everyone exiled to the game world is a criminal and don't want a class that they can't protect themselves with or whatever. Fine. But what about the NPCs? Why are there no healers among them? Why haven't players groomed NPCs into their personal healers since they've taken over cities and such?
  • GeoffreRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    This is a well written novel with one or two contradictions easy fixed by a simple rewite. I've enjoyed reading it, and love the characters and the way they interact with each other. I hope to see a lot more of this series in the future. This is definitely a book I would buy if it was published.
  • TheNameOfTheWindRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    Let me start with saying, that this is one of my favorite stories on royalroad, and i have read at least 80 different storys on this site :)
    Lets talk about the style and grammar first. NO lets talk about what a "style" really is. I see a writing style, as the way the story is told. People sometimes gives multiple charater viewpoints by shifting to other characters point of view. It can be really immersive and interesting when the author decides to do this, but if it ain't used correctly it can be hurtful to read. The Author of this story, shows only what is happening from the MC perspective, which makes it feel like we are the MC himself. Since our author has decided to describe only what our MC thinks, sees and hear, it makes it very limited what we know about the other charateres than the MC. The MC sadly dosen't seem that interestet in knowing about the other characters past which annoys me. but this dosen't have anything to do with the writing-style, which is why I give it 5 out of 5.
    Lets look at the start of the story. small spoiler here, but I would have liked to know this before I started reading the story.
    the story starts out with the MC past, which we think will somehow be relevant to the MC personality or at least will have somthing to do with the story later on. But nope. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It would be much better if the author just deleted this, because it doesn't explain why the MC act like he does, and it have no influence on the story. The one and only thing, that I can think of, in which the background of MC have any relevance, are why he wants to live a quiet live, which he in the end doesn't, so again, it's a totally misleading and unnecessary start. After you read the start, you would automaticly think that the MC would either live his life like an savage, killing everybody he meet, or live secluded from the other convicts and only carrying by himself and his girlfriend. Both of this proposals, is in the end, the complete oppesite of