Runeshield Mage: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy
Self-Published
Community Rating
Description
Book 1 complete, as of 14-01-2023.CAN BE FOUND ON KINDLE UNLIMITED
Book 2 complete, as of 03-04-2023.CAN BE FOUND ON KINDLE UNLIMITED
Book 3 complete, as of 30-06-2023
Book 4 complete, as of 21-07-2023
Book 5 And the Series complete, as of 06-01-2024
Theo had been forced into a world gone mad.
To the inhabitants of Regil, it was no surprise that the downfall of man came at the hand ofmen. A curse so foul that one shuddered to imagine the blackened heart that stood at its inception, a sinner who made the innocent pay in blood and flesh for his greed.
Many have forgotten, but those old and wise enough to remember know that the curse would one day, return with a vengeance. In this world near-devoid of hope... there was a remnant piece of Arcane Magicks engraved upon an unassuming stone in a [Facility] that had been abandoned for centuries. Upon it lay the cumulated wisdom of the last [Rune-Crafters], the final bastion of hope.....
The only chance for salvation.
What to expect:
- Blue boxes with numbers. The author of this work is a fan of LitRPG and the color blue, which has resulted in its representation in this story. While it isn't the main focus of this work, it will have an meaningful influence on the story as a whole.
- Actual progression. The MC will be a hard worker, with the goal of reaching higher levels of power. While they won't be extremely powerful in the start of the story, their fortitude will increase with time.
Information
- Status
- Ongoing
- Year
- 2023
- Author
- Buller
Tags
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 1,288
- Views
- 92,383
Chapters(6 total)
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!
Community Reviews(10)
- SnowGuardianRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The style of the novel is a stabil one without too much room for error. Though I should probably not have an opinion on this matter.
Gramar has no mistakes for me personally, but as I am not an native English speaker, I should again probably not have an opinion on this matter.
The story from my standpoint is very balanced compared some to some other novels from this genre.
The caracter is a point I usualy have a hard time thinking about but in this case is relatively simple:
-the MC is not an idiot, The MC has not yet gone crazie (that is a, even though nonrealistic, still a good bonus fact)
-I approve and would liketo see more other perspectives becouse yust one caracter is sometimes not enough if you want an expansive world building/telling, though some novels still work it out well
Good luck writing! It seams that I do not have enough words for tis to be posed. (Just some personl thinking, They should lower the neeaded word count too 150, becouse we sometimes yust cant think of a long enough review.)
I consider my (at the time of posting) chapters 1-20 perfect.
Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee, Yee - CarolyneRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0the story is filled with fun action ffrom the start. The Mc takes time and luck to learn new skills.
Shaping up to be a world building gamelit book! Take the time to give it a read .
And more words because words are needed. So just read it he will not be in the facility for ever and the outside world will be better because of the wait I just know it. - Daoist EnigmaRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Runeshield Mage, first and foremost, is a LITRPG written for the fans of the genre. It is faithful to the genre tropes in the vein of long running, chapter spanning stories that are narrated across thousands of pages. It is a journey and we stand at the begining of it at two hundred and twelve pages, which could be considered an entire novel in some genres
It is a story that will grow along with the author, as he experiments with new ideas, introduces new plot threads and plays with different mechanics- much like the humble beginnings some of the greatest LITRPG in our genre have originated from, to becoming stories that have followed us through the years, letting us watch as the story blooms and the author improves with every subsequent chapter.
The same is true for this story.
Style (4.5/5) - If you are a fan of LITRPG, you will be familiar with a simple, to-the-point storytelling style that cuts down on fluffs and gives us what we came from:
the numbers, Mason.
Story (4.5/5): The foreshadowing and worldbuilding is there. I expect it to bloom at the 300-350 page mark, but so far it has been enjoyable.
Grammar (4/5)- The author has uploaded 60,000 words in seven days, which gives it more leeway in that area. Clear, to the point writing with no-immersion breaking errors.
Character (4.5/5): This one is subjective, something that you have to decide for yourself. I personally like thr relatable MC.
Overall, if you like litrpg and want a new read, give Runeshield Mage a fair shot. - zysronRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0A few words missing / used wrong / not tracking per chapter.
Otherwise an interesting story that at least to me is semi origional.
Would recommend.
Edit: Sorry no advanced review, 200 words is a bit much.
Edit no. 2: fifty words minimum for a simple review is a bit much in my opinion, not that the stories I have read here are not worth it but I'm not an writer but a consumer. - TheRottingBardRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This is a great story with really cool world building and magic.
I am usually one to complain about blue boxes and mechanics bogging down a good narrative, but this is not one of those times. I am thoroughly enjoying and incredibly well thought out story. I'm a sucker for fantasy and this book is checking all the boxes for me! Go ahead and read it already. - DecadunceRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5Should have written this during 1review=1chap. Oh Well, not shoutout for me
Style: Theres not really much to say about style. It's compotently written with plenty of blue boxes, it's functional and effective.
Grammar: Grammar mistakes are fairly often, can't really fault the author with the trail blazing pace he's setting though, must've had some mad backlog. Definitely does need a redo of chapters though.
Story: The meat and potatoes. So far there really isnt too much to say. His shield flips between plywood plastic and "impervious steel" very quickly. If the author wants infinite steel the protagonist can munch away at his shield like a beaver. If the author wants an impenetrable defence then thats the shield's role. Would be nice if the shield part of "Runeshield mage" was consistent but story's gotta exist somehow. Would it have been that hard to give him a skill/explanation that he can weaken his soulbound weapon if he feels like it?
I also have seen a lot of negative comments about the MC getting his iron stomach skill and honestly I can't tell if i agree or not. The MC guzzles spider venom constantly, even without the skill initially. (This venom can melt steel and can very easily kill if not immedietaly treated) but well wouldn't have been a great choice if the story goes "MC eats spider, MC Keels over dead chapter 2" so im fairly apathetic.
I have nothing to say on the PoV swaps to the citadel or whatever its called, I skipped them as i dont think anyone really cares and they're boring.
As part of the story, i also do really like him slowly training the Dwarves in runecraft (And yoga hopefully?). I think too many LITrpg MC's just kind of hoard their skills and dont bother contributing to local societies other than "i kill monster now i hero yay temporary solutions solved!!" Something something teach a man to fish and all that.
Character(s):
Theo: Likable, maybe very slightly insane. Pragmatic, resourceful and occasionally relatable. I feel like he adapted - RaggnorossRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0There are definitly some issues, like how he can eat the venom sacks of the oh so dangerous spiders, yet only gets a skill Iron Stomach to help him, not poison resistance for this and the many bites he takes, but Iron Stomach. Its still pretty good but there are some issues that need to be addressed if/when the author gets around to editing.
- jaristosRoyal Road★★★ 3.0To begin with I find the story engaging. Judging by the state of the advanced reviews anything I say positive will get swamped by thumbs down, so let me just say this: get over yourselves Stop trying to silence well meaning reviewers; it's just childish.
Before I get into my gripes with the author's writing I want to say how undefinably wrong criticism of the story's flashbacks are. They are an essential and integral part of the story as they explain what happened after the magic was released that found and summoned Theo. I imagine it will also come full circle and have real consequences to the main storyline. There is an 'in the past' character that has recently been introduced that is likely still around and causing mischief -- possibly more than one.
In a rewrite I could encourage the author to find a way to shorten up the initial sequence in the first facility. It was painfully long and drawn out. As a reader you really want to get to the cool stuff faster rather than reading about the MC getting smacked by another spider, and another spider, and another spider.
Grammar wise this story is challenged. I have come to the firm conclusion that the author is not a native English speaker and, as too often is the case, the writing suffers from a poor understanding of English grammar. In particular, the author uses comma splices a lot in annoying constructions like: "Over here?" Theo asked, the [Mage] contorting his body to hit a spider in its mug.
Then there is the absoluately aggravating way the author seems hellbent on replacing 'he/him' with "the [Mage]", "the [Rune-Smith]", "the man" which can also lead to some confusing perspectives as it feels like the writing is referring to some third party. Around the hundred chapter mark is was getting so bad there was a paragraph or so where the MC was called all of these things in rapid succession.
(My brain doesn't want to work and I'm fairly certain [Rune-Smith] is not correct. Rune-Mage?)
There are issues with idioms. Le - Astro SkullRoyal Road★★★ 2.5I really tried but man, I just can not go further and I'm dropping it and you can pretty much just see why with the other reviews, I got bored but I do hope other people like it and enjoy it as some other reviewers do and so with that done I shall now return to my cave.
- PumpkinFriendRoyal Road★★★ 2.5Overall it's a well-written, classic litRPG story. It has a few qualities but also most of the flaws typical of the genre. And as much as I liked the first two chapters, the following twenty were a slog to get through.
The main problem is that it’s difficult to be invested in some random guy fighting spiders alone in a deserted facility. Like, yes, the numbers are going up and that satisfies my monkey brain, but that's not enough. Why should we care about the MC surviving when there has been no attempt to develop him beyond your average isekai-ed self-insert character with a shitty job and no future prospects? it would be so much more entertaining if Theo had any personality and we were made to care about what happens to him.
The lack of a satisfying long term goal is also pretty annoying. Saving the world is both painfully generic and terribly vague. In a progression story you have to set somewhat more concrete benchmarks to draw us in. Instead from the very first chapter it’s made clear that Theo is the chosen hero, which takes away a lot of the tension.
Overall the story is decent. It's reasonably well-written and the magic system in particular is quite interesting. But the main character is definitely a moot point.