Description

Mall Crawl ‘86: A Dungeon Crawler LitRPG

It’s 1986 and four teens are just trying to survive the weirdest mall trip of their lives.

Arcadia Mall is now a dungeon with no escape. Thousands of trapped shoppers just turned into elves, goblins, dwarves, and worse.

Now, these survivors must use their Player's Manuals to track their stats and inventory, level up, choose real skills and dive into the myriad of dungeons that used to be brick and mortar storefronts.

In a hidden control room, pulling the strings and manipulating fates, shadowy dungeon masters (and one bored girlfriend) roll dice, check their rulebooks and argue over snacks.

Neon lights buzz. Mullets wave in the breeze. Players check the armor class of their acid-wash jeans. And our 4 heroes try to survive the experience.

Welcome to Mall Crawl '86.Dungeons & Dragons meets Fast Times at Ridgemont High

—but with buckets of blood.

What readers say about Mall Crawl '86: A Lit RPG Adventure

“From the first chapter it has the intruige to keep you coming back for more for what has been published it is so far very good and keeps you wondering how things will come together. Who are the mysterious voices is this just a joke or is it live action dung…”

Leslie CaldwellRoyal Road5.0 / 5

“Very creative idea. As a sucker for anything 80's, I love the idea of setting a LitRPG adventure in a shopping mall. The system is integrated into the story well, and the Dungeons and Dragons trappings work perfectly for the time and place. I like the behin…”

TigerWildRoyal Road5.0 / 5

Community Reviews(3)

Leslie CaldwellRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

From the first chapter it has the intruige to keep you coming back for more for what has been published it is so far very good and keeps you wondering how things will come together. Who are the mysterious voices is this just a joke or is it live action dungeons and dragons for them

TigerWildRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

Very creative idea. As a sucker for anything 80's, I love the idea of setting a LitRPG adventure in a shopping mall. The system is integrated into the story well, and the Dungeons and Dragons trappings work perfectly for the time and place. I like the behind-the-scenes interludes which hint at a deeper mystery, too. I'll definitely be back for more!

TxtigerRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

Just read the first chapter and am looking forward to more! Not my usual genre but I love the 80s references.
The character development is strong ... I can definitely visualize them as I read.
Hope the subchapters continue in subsequent chapters. I'm curious to know where that goes!
Definitely recommended for anyone who's a fan of Stranger Things.