Rise of the Living Forge

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Description

STUBBED UP TO CHAPTER 453 FOR BOOK 5.

You can read Book 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on Amazon HERE

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Ever since Arwin was summoned as a child, all he has known is war.And now, to claim the demon queen's life and end the war, he has to kill himself.

But, as he deals the final blow to his mortal enemy, the Hero of Mankind is betrayed.

Caught in a magical explosion thought to end him, Arwin awakens a month later to find that everyone has already moved on. His [Hero] class has changed to a unique blacksmith class called [The Living Forge] that is empowered by consuming magical items, but some of his old passive [Titles] remain, giving him the power to forge his new future exactly the way he wants to.

Arwin isn't going to settle for anything less than completely surpassing the powers he wielded as the Hero.

After all, you are what you eat – and Arwin’s diet just became legendary.

What to expect:

- Item focused crafting story, where a lot of the MC's power comes from his equipment

- Mix of crafting & combat as the MC has to get the materials himself. The MC does not spend the whole novel in one room crafting.

- No Harem

- Strong to Stronger MC

- Slow burn revenge with a focus on the MC rebuilding his life and discovering new purpose

Chapters every day at 11:30 AM CST

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: Actus

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 12,880
Views: 2,355,743

What readers say about Rise of the Living Forge

“This book so far has been great with world building and story progression. I have read up to where I am at currently within a week of finding it and am waiting for the next chapter. Hope author keeps up the great work. Amazing book and would recommend to ot…”
thisguy1234Royal Road5.0 / 5
“This is fun. A plot arc that I don't come across that often. Picks up from the get go and looks to be an intriguing take with Smithing and Tavern Keeping likely to be the themes. Arek (Morcster Chef) will fit right in. He can cook at Lilians and help Arwin…”
Arun_BenderRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

thisguy1234Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This book so far has been great with world building and story progression. I have read up to where I am at currently within a week of finding it and am waiting for the next chapter. Hope author keeps up the great work. Amazing book and would recommend to others (already have) :D
Arun_BenderRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is fun. A plot arc that I don't come across that often.
Picks up from the get go and looks to be an intriguing take with Smithing and Tavern Keeping likely to be the themes.
Arek (Morcster Chef) will fit right in. He can cook at Lilians and help Arwin out with his guild!
BarrierSlayerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
An unique view on how a character can be a special blacksmith, in contrast to what I have seen done many times before with other stories. A good story, slowly blooming relationships, reasons for what happen (things are not just hand waved), and much more. It’s an amazing book, and I’d highly recommend
BeeGneissRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is going on my list of 'instant reads' for updates. The writing is well rounded, the worldbuilding leaves your asking questions, but promises to deliver in time, and the characters! I love reading these people, their interactions, learning their motivations.
I can't recommend it enough. Something drew me to this work- it wasn't just the meteoric climb to #1 on Rising Stars -and I'm SO glad it did!
Excited for more!
LithovoreRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm not one to offer in depth analysis or critique. I just know when I like a story and I really like this story. I find myself eagerly awaiting the next chapter, and I hope the author knows how we appreciate their work. Reviews must be 50 words long, so thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you.
MalphasInanisRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I found this story yesterday and basically read through the night it was so great.
I encourage you all to give it a go.
The characters are well written, the story is interesting and moves at a good pace, and the class system is very interesting.
Overall 5 out of 5.
VladayeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This will be my first ever advanced review and I never was any good at writing. It is a good read the characters can be dense as all hell at times and some words and phrases get repeated a little but no where near as bad as some off the other stories I have read on this website. The biggest strength that I have noticed in this particular story is the smithing elements though that should be expected seeing as it is a focus point and in the name of the story lol. The combat scenes are some of the better written ones on this website though they could stand to be a little more plentiful though I know it is more of a reformative thing with the main character not wanting to be as he was and is striving for a 180 change in his life path. There are some things that happen to be way to covenant for our protagonist/his allies although they do not receive any handouts they have things happen for them or in their favor i.e. very special and specific materials needed for advantageous advancement but slightly illogical in the way they get them but it isn't overbearing. All in all a good read and I will be purchasing the book when it releasing and the funds permit me to, keep up the work but don't work to hard Author 👍
drqiRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Pretty much what I'm looking for. The characters feel real and quite fleshed out, the story and action seems to have enough stakes that there's danger, and it's not just super easy for the MC, but it's not so edgy that I'm worried the author is going to betray me and kill off my favourite side character that's been around for half the story. Also interesting crafting.
It updates super often which is always a plus, and there aren't any like "side character story tangents" that I have no interest in. Basically it's a new reliably entertaining chapter, pretty much every day.
Also haven't noticed any grammar issues.
I'm an impatient person so I kind of wish the story was paced a bit faster, but I think in reality it would detract from it. There isn't really any filler makes me want to skip parts.
Other thing is that I think I would enjoy even more detail into the crafting, but I'm kinda a weirdo and I think most people wouldn't be into that. The author would probably need to take days of time researching to get the increased detail correct anyways, and I'd rather they spend their time writing more chapters.
kattagarianRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have always heard that Actus writjng is great. That's the first novel that i'm reading that was made by him and he indeed met my expectations. This review has no spoilers.
Rising of the living forge is everything that i was searching for in a litrpg. Well designed characters, an interesting plot, good class, simple system, understandable villains and mystery.
The system:
Instead of thousand of skills, stats numbers that makes no sense and a system that is always giving you unique things, this novel goes for a different path: simplicity.
Characters:
Each of them feels unique, have a good background story that justify their actions and i just like them.
Villain(s):
Instead of the insufferable villain who just hates you out of nowhere, here we find that villains have their own agenda and couldn't care less about you as long as you don't try to steal anything from them, including their spotlight.
Class and MC:
It's easy to guess the class by the name of the novel but here i found the perfect balance that it needs to be both fun and unique. But not only that, the motivation of the MC using it is really good. It makes sense. he tries to be as safe as possible given the circunstances, he don't just know secret information. I think the way he acts and the choices that he makes, i would do the same in his position.
Worldbuilding:
While i like what we know, we don't know much. But that's fine, because the last novel that i read i knew too much and i felt like it was a big info dump on me. Here the author takes time explaining the world but some things are just not the priority of the MC for now. I imagine as the MC grows, so will the world.
The author:
That's the only part that i'm concerned about the future. Does the author sleeps at all? He is known for having multiple novels of the same level going on right now. I hope he doesn't burn out himself, take it easy buddy. I want to read more things from you for decades to come.
ChuchulainRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far every time I start to think I’ve caught on to a twist in the story, it surprises me again. I love that!
Also, I enjoy the balancing act between compassion and ruthlessness in the main character. So much story tension and crescendo to discover!
please keep this going as long as possible!