Razag [A Dragon LitRPG]

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Description

Razag is a dragon. One of the greater races. Despite this fact, he's not treated as one. He has slightly below average capabilities, and his parents don't really care about him, throwing him out about five minutes after he escapes his egg. He's stranded in the middle of a forest of massive trees and dangerous monsters. And he doesn't get assistance from anything but a System that seems to interact with everything.

This is the old version, the story is currently being re-written here:https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/101701/razag-a-dragon-litrpg-rewrite

What to expect:

-Weak-to-strong MC

-Occasional interludes

-Starts quick, and quickly slows down in progression

-Heavy system exploration

Information

Status: Cancelled
Year: 2023
Author: The Commentator

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 104
Views: 28,911

Chapters(17 total)

What readers say about Razag [A Dragon LitRPG]

“Style/Story: The story is quick to captivate you as you are put into the mindset of a non-human led by a baby dragon. Within this story, you follow the growth and development of our MC as he starts out young and grows over time. The style is that of first p…”
RavensFantasyRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“From what I've read so far this book is like comfort food. It brings me a warm fuzzy joy that goes perfectly with a nice cup of yorkshire looseleaf. I read the first three chapters as part of a review swap but it is so good that I have to come back later an…”
Merlin PendragonRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

RavensFantasyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Style/Story: The story is quick to captivate you as you are put into the mindset of a non-human led by a baby dragon. Within this story, you follow the growth and development of our MC as he starts out young and grows over time.
The style is that of first person, is easy to read, and is easy to follow. There are great descriptions of creatures that the baby dragon interacts with. The fight scenes are also done well. The Litrpg elements are done nicely and did not distract me from reading the story. The system seems to be well developed and the character seem well developed too!
Grammar: I didn’t see really any grammar issues. Overall, pretty good job here!
Characters: The character of this story is pretty interesting to me. It is a non-human lead as we follow the growth and development of a baby dragon. The story is quick to make you feel bad for the little thing as it gets abandoned by its parents. For that reason, I hope the MC can somehow seek revenge on his folks. The MC does seem to have some intelligence as he is able to adapt, grow, and learn quickly. I’m interested to see how he will develop and what evolution he chooses and how he further develops. Overall, I have enjoyed his character so far!
In Summary: In conclusion the first person narration of a non-human MC is an overall interesting and an enjoyable read. I recommend giving this story a try!
Merlin PendragonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
From what I've read so far this book is like comfort food. It brings me a warm fuzzy joy that goes perfectly with a nice cup of yorkshire looseleaf. I read the first three chapters as part of a review swap but it is so good that I have to come back later and get up to date.
Style - As mentioned in my opening statement, this book's tonal style makes it the perfect adventure to read, curled up, by the fire. Following the life of a newly hatched dragon, cast out from its home, is a subject that I have always wanted to see explored and the execution leaves nothing to be desired. In terms of physical style, the way this book is laid out makes it incredibly clear to read and perfect for this medium.
Story - As stated in the style section, the story is one that I have longed to read. If something has dragon's or vampires (not the romantic kind) in it I'm likely to pick it up. Thus far the story, or rather the author's intentions, are clear and easy to follow - or to predict, but that isn't a bad thing. I refer back to my opening statement. This story is like comfort food. At time's the author relies on concepts that are common knowledge to the community you might find on RR: the idea that dragons have some kind of hereditary knowledge, the concept of a "system" and it being activated by certain things. If you are new to the site I ask that you bear this in mind, not that it's really worth mentioning as in the context of this story it would be easy to pick up this knowledge.
Grammar - The grammar is immaculate and this book is incredibly easy to read. That said the author does have a propensity for using commas, perhaps overly much. As I have said it is clear but sometimes a comma isn't required before a connecting word like an "and"; unless it is at the end of a list and you're a proponent of the oxford comma (as I am), or if you are separating a subclause.
Character - This is the only area I haven't rated 5 stars and that's simply because I haven't read enough to really g
npmRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Wow, this story really sucks you in right from the get-go! You're instantly thrown into the mind of Razag, this newly hatched dragon, and it's pretty wild. The author does a great job of making you feel like you're right there with Razag, figuring out the world alongside him.
The way everything is described is super vivid, and you're basically riding shotgun in Razag's head the whole time. It's cool to experience his confusion, curiosity, and instincts first-hand. The RPG-like system with skills, stats, and evolutions is pretty neat, and it keeps you wanting to learn more about how it all works.
The fight scenes are pretty intense and well-paced. You're on the edge of your seat as Razag barely scrapes by or manages to win. It's satisfying to watch him level up and get stronger, both in power and understanding. The author strikes a nice balance between explaining the game mechanics and developing the character and world.
Sure, there's a lot of focus on Razag's thoughts and experiences, which can get a bit repetitive sometimes. But it kind of makes sense given how alone he is.
All in all, this story does a great job of putting you in the shoes (or claws?) of a young dragon trying to survive in a tough fantasy world. It leaves you curious about what's next for Razag and what other challenges he'll face. The mix of LitRPG elements with a monster coming-of-age story is pretty cool and well done.
If you want a story infused with lots of imagination and loads of heart, then I highly recommend this one, and I look forward to seeing what direction Razag's journey takes next.
CKJ5Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Disclaimer: This review is based on the first chapter and may not reflect the story as a whole.
“Razag” is introduced as a portal/reincarnation story with progression, action, and adventure elements, featuring a non-human protagonist.
The first chapter begins with the protagonist’s disorientation after being reborn as a dragon. While it doesn’t delve into the character’s past life, it effectively conveys the significance of this transformation.
Technically, the chapter is grammatically sound and easy to read. However, the pacing felt uneven. The narrative spends considerable time on the protagonist’s confusion, which, while understandable, left little room to explore the broader world or its context.
Overall:
“Razag” shows promise as an engaging story. While the first chapter provides limited insight into the world, it successfully piqued my curiosity and left me eager to see how the story unfolds in chapter two.
RineeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Soooooo good! Impressive that you're writing with such quality for fun. Very vivid stuff you're showing me nice foretelling too, just enough for a hint. Although if possible make razag work hard during his next fight while showing the influence of his skills, especially scales. Please continue with similar passion in depicting Razag's journey. I feel like you should up the details on your strength classification just levels won't cut it an identification skill would be a good transistor. If possible can you do a titaness or leviathan heroine? Another suggestion could be applying runes to his scales and claws at some point. If it's not counterproductive for what you have planned can you have him earn an instinct based skill? Just throwing out ideas. Anyway keep going till the end and then put this on audible or amazon or something. I hope you will gain the worth of your effort.
A. StargazerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
It’s a cute little story about a baby dragon surviving in the wild. Not much else to say so far. Aside from the dragon MC getting stronger there hasn’t been much plot yet.
Kinda feels like it’s building up to something, but no idea what. Anyway good luck author and I hope you keep writing
Jocelyn UasalRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Title says it all, I've only read the first chapter but I'm hopeful ! I think the idea of having specific spell slots is cool, like a DnD wizard or something, and the main character isn't annoying and overconfident like most isekais. If he was strutting around page 1 all "i deserve this, i deserve that wa wa wa" I think I'd be much more turned off
S.D. HussRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
So far it’s pretty good.
The first thing that stood out to me about this piece is the obvious fact that we are following the POV of a dragon. Not just a dragon, but a dragon that has literally just popped out of an egg. This was new for me, and the concept itself has a few pros and cons.
Style: Depending on how you read into it and at first glance, the hatchling POV has its limitations. You’re following a protagonist that is a baby, so immediate character development takes a hit. But this is a progression story, so the development of the protag’s character will come. From a progression standpoint, I really enjoyed it. There is an air of mystery that keeps the reader engaged, right from the beginning. Razag is abandoned by his parents, and immediately plopped in a situation where he needs to fend for himself and survive. This seemed a very natural response.
Story: The story at the point of my review is, well, survive. This is fairly realistic to a baby dragon who is plopped in a forest, alone. He tries to find food and shelter. This is exactly what you would expect in the parameter set by the author. Some people may have an issue with that, I don’t. It’s realistic. Razag goes on to fight several animals. I particularly enjoyed the Vulture chase sequence and the fox.
Grammar: The author’s grammar is pretty good. Other than a few repeated words, there wasn’t anything that really stuck out to me. Traversing the chapters is pretty easy and enjoyable.
Character: There is only 1 character, Razag. At this point in the story he is a baby dragon. Slowly leveling and getting stronger. There isn’t much depth to him yet, but you can’t help but root for the little guy.
Overall: I like it. I like reading things that are different, and seeing how authors use uncommon concepts creatively to tell a story. I will continue to follow the story of Razag, and look forward to seeing where it all goes.
TheRenewalRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
If you enjoyed "So I'm a Spider, So What?" then you will also enjoy this story.
It's a cute story about the trials and tribulations of a young dragon, who is hinted to be an isekai'd person, navigating a dangerous world ruled by progress stats. I enjoyed watching the little dragon's progress.
It could use some work on its voice and pacing. Sometimes Razag will make assumptions about his environment that you wouldn't expect him to know without special abilities, such as guessing the hardness of his mother's wings by sight rather than by touch, and early on, he doesn't seem to have much motivation other than to survive.
Definitely recommend!
This is a review swap, read up to Chapter 6.
LokiTheQuickRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This was a bit of a tricky review, because as a LitRPG I think you could argue the score should be higher, but as a novel it would be lower. The author has called out explicitly that he would appreciate feedback to help improve his work, so I’m going to try to use this review as such.
The RPG stuff is good, so I won’t go on about it. Generally it’s a bit like an open world game sandbox, (so far) which works for people who are happy to just follow a tale with no clear direction.
Here’s the breakdown from the lit side: good books strive to establish a few key things as early as possible.
Main character, and their plot arc: Razag sort of has this. The parts that should lead to a char arc stem from the implication that he was human, but the story doesn’t follow this thread. The RPG side kind of takes over, as he’s weak and goes to strong. Generally we want to know: who is he, what does he want, why can’t he have it.
Overall/umbrella plot: what is this world? What’s happening? How is this going to change in the story? This isn’t covered at least in the first 6 chapters. So as readers, we don’t have a clear goal to look forward to. No empire to overthrow, no revenge to take, etc. Again, RPG elements take this role.
Tone and atmosphere: this is well handled and consistent. It sets up the story as a first person, exploration tale, and follows that formula.
That’s effectively my take, and some of that could be handled with a few small edits. If Razag swore he’d come back stronger than anyone and prove himself, or that he’d figure out what he used to be, we’d have his arc. If he spotted the equivalent of storm troopers in the forest doing something suspicious, setting up the larger world, we’d have an overall plot. Ultimately it could move up to a higher rating pretty easily, and I hope the author keeps working on it.