Steamforged Sorcery [A Steampunk LitRPG]
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This is a fantasy story in a steampunk setting, not a sci-fi.
The Great War ravaged the face of the earth many years ago. In the years that passed, the world rebuilt, mixing machinery and magic to form something new. Great blimps took to the sky, belching steam and smoke as metal cities sprouted like weeds below.
Angel, a talented mage, scours the desert endlessly in search of lost knowledge. When it unexpectedly falls into his hands, he quickly comes to realize that the world is far larger – and far more deadly – than he ever could have predicted. But no amount of danger is going to keep Angel from seeking out greater strength and traveling the world, claiming all the greatest treasure that it has to offer.
To most, the desert is a dangerous threat to be feared. To Angel, it’s a land of opportunity, waiting to be exploited.
Steamforged Sorcery is, as the title suggests, a LitRPG Steampunk story with heavy focus on magic and scenery. The main character starts out relatively strong (but far from overpowered) but will eventually grow in strength to incredible levels. It is moderately paced and does not progress at ridiculous speeds.
Release Schedule: 1,500 words daily Monday-Friday
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- Status
- Ongoing
- Year
- 2022
- Author
- Actus
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- 4.6/ 5.0
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Chapters(6 total)
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Community Reviews(10)
- AstraelRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.01.Star: the system: while its tagged as litrpg, the elements are pretty minor. Normally I would give a half-star less, but the general magic system is thought trough (at least as far as I can see), conclusive and innovative.
2. Star: the worldbuilding: the reader starts with many questions and much is still unknown, Actus feeds the reader enough to satisfy their curiosity (mostly)
3. Star: cover: a magnificent artwork, depicting the MC. Without it, it would be harder to imagine the Charakters looks.
4.&5. Star: the characters: they are multidimensional and I believe Actus has a backstory for at least the three main leads. They have their own goals and dreams which makes them more natural.
Tldr; read it, its good - AtrakinRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This author has made two novels that I really like now, This and My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror.
The characters are great, the world-building is consistent, minimal grammar errors and fixing said errors immediately after they're pointed out are all great things this author has. This is, quite frankly, a very great novel. Do give it a shot immediately.
I'm sure you won't regret it - Leahcim ZanathaxRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This is a rather dark and dangerous world. The MC, Angel is a Seeker, which means he goes into tombs and hidden areas to seek and yes, steal from them to make a living. There are monsters, traps, and several kinds of magic at play.
So far, the author is making a genuine effort to develop interesting characters and is succeeding with them to greater or lesser degrees. The MC, though we've been given some tantalizing details about him, is thus far a bit underdeveloped as the author appears to want to keep his history 'mysterious' up to the point where I'm doing this review, Ch, 20.
The grammar and spelling have been good, well above average for RR.
So far, this is a VERY enjoyable read. There is a touch of LitRpg here, with some basic stats being shown through a device the MC has, but we aren't being told damage numbers or given hit points and mana and other resources. To me, that's just flavor text really, but I do know that some people greatly dislike ANY LitRpg, even when its not in blue boxes like this isn't.
Other than the LitRpg conscientious objectors, I strongly suggest giving this a read! - LordamnesiaRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0A gripping action filled story so far, with plenty of information about the world, both the history of the setting, and what is visable to the MC. Speaking of the MC, he's a dashing Rogue straight out of Errol Flynn or the Princess Bride. He's experienced and good at what he does (tomb raiding in a post magical apocalypse setting), but isn't the end all be all of talents elsewhere. Tons of fun, can't wait to see how this continues!
- Vitaly S AlexiusRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0From the mind of a prolific writer of Morcster Chief and My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror come another tale of interest: Steamforged Sorcery [A Steampunk LitRPG]!
In this novel, Actus combines the progression of a Litrpg with the fun of steampunk - magic!
Setting:
“The world already ended. I’m just trying to help rebuild it.”
The landscape of Steamforged is a vast desert, filled with magical catacombs, monsters that eat anyone who dares cross it, buried ancient knowledge of powerful magic and possibly even gods forged from metal and flesh. Airships travel from one city to another.
This book takes the themes of steampunk and litrpg and smoshes them together into a most delectable sandwich of love.
Grammar:
Absolutey top notch, no complaints here.
Characters:
Our core protagonist Angel is a daring “Seeker” who has a shiny metal arm and is into exploring dungeons and looting them for artifacts. He is hired on an escort mission by the Magistrate to take her daughter across the deadly desert.
The second protagonist is Venessa, the daughter of the magistrate. She is trying to escape from a marriage and is heading to study magic. The third mc is “Hunter” Cowl, who never reveals his face. Together the trio undertakes a dangerous trip across the desert, fighting pirates, monsters and discovering things.
Angel’s catch is that he spends most of his time taking apart ancient things to learn their magic, unlike other Seekers who simply sell them off to get rich. Through this he is extremely skillful at designing his own magical items and also modifying existing ones for his companions:
“Spending all your time dismantling artifacts gives a slight advantage when examining other magical items.”
Even the litrpg system itself is explained really well in this book: Angel has a unique artifact that tells him his opponents’ and his own stats.
Conclusion:
The world of Steamforged is full of mystery and wonder and Actus handles the merger of steampunk and litrpg fantasy amazingly. Def - DrBeevsRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0I haven't read very many stream punk novels, but I've thoroughly enjoyed this one. The post apocalyptic seting, unique characters, and excellent writing make this story a solid win. My only complaint is that individual chapters are rather short, so they often end in the middle of action. But that's what is expected for a book with daily releases.
- Juan GomezRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Today, 10/24/2021, I am in chapter 32, with only 4 remaining to reach the 36 published so far and I think that now you can leave an honest opinion about this work.
The synopsis is very accurate, a world that is only a shadow of what it was, the result of a war between humans with powers comparable to nuclear bombs, if not more, is the place where the story takes place.
The protagonist has earned my appreciation, that is already a good thing, he is a seeker, making a living collecting magical artifacts from the catacombs full of dangers and opportunities and he is really good at it, since he has been doing it for years and is still alive. There are few relevant characters for now, but the few that exist are.
I don't know English, so I read it by copying and pasting the text in Google Translate so I may not notice the grammatical errors there are. I also write this with the Google translator, if there are any errors, this is why I say.
For now the story is just beginning, but I am very confident that if the author continues with this quality and quantity of chapters per month, this will be something great. I think that with the first 30 chapters the story already shows a lot of what Actus wants for this work and they should definitely give it a try. - Dragonsune Of LegendRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5It's a great story with good tension and an interesting plot direction. Characters are interesting, and you want to hear more about them.
First few chapters are a little rough, though. But the author listens to feedback given and improves quickly.
Sometimes it's a little hard to visualize what's being described however. But again, improves every chapter.
If you like dungeon delver stories, steampunk aesthetics, magic, strange artifacts, a little mystery and a lot of action, give this one a read.
-deleted and resubmitted because i saw a glaring error in the review and it picked at me- - HickupsRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0This story is definitely worth spending time exploring. It just didn't win me over in the time I did.
The characters are sufficiently diverse, not too shallow and have their own agendas. However, despite being likeable most of their interactions are too short, practical and stilted. Instead of natural conversation most talks are clearly either exposition or indirect lore telling. Granted, the world-building is an outstanding part of the story but the lack of genuine conversation is an ongoing detriment as far as personal investment goes.
As mentioned before, the world and it's lore are deep and intriguing - as long as it's related to the on-going plot. Regarding the mundane it stays rather light. Common for webnovels but I really think this story could go up a notch by giving out more casual detail. The few times it does happen have been memorable highlights. It's also regrettable that the steampunk elements really are just an aesthetic veneer. Personally, I would have liked for it to meaningfully impact the story.
The plot, it's twist and turns from the clichees it starts from, is where this work really shines in my eyes. There is a good tension curve and a well-paced developement from the ordinary mission to the epic quests and bombastic escalations. I find absolutely no faults here.
As I've stated before I consider this story above the ordinary. However, despite the fresh scenario and quality I still have gradually lost interest. 60 chapters in, I feel no real connection to the characters and have no investment in their undertakings. Meanwhile, the setting and stylistic pecularities are losing their initial appeal and break down into known and somewhat bare-boned dnd-adventure patterns. By that point the story generally starts to feel less memorable and exciting to me. I consider this a real shame, since I think this story could easily rectify all these issues with relatively small changes (and maybe already has in future chapters).
However, if you are a less d - Bet2022Royal Road★★★ 2.5I like the book, thats why I came here to read what happened next. And I didn't like it. Nothing against the story, it's just I didn't like the characters anymore. It's hard not to feel detached from a mc that has no ambitions that I could care, no family, no real friends, nobody he likes.. How can I understand him fighting to 'save the world' again and again when he doesn't have anything substancial to fight for. He was poor and yet he doesn't care about money. He doesn't have anyone and yet he doesn't want anyone near him. 'He only like magitech'. His own words. The seconday characters well.. the female one I don't want to even speak about her obvious crush with.. you know who. UGH. Again, characters that I don't understand or feel connected to. Then we have the magical system that nobody cares. And yet everytime one enemy apears suddenly everyone is looking the lvl. 10 minutes after the hard fight still nobody wants to lvl up or train. Or worst. Upgrade himself. Angel is a badass inventor but he has tunnel vision with his arm. He could invent very cool and great things for the rest of his body. Aaaand nothing. It's like the idea can't even cross his mind. And he fights dudes with full body armors and cool stuff. But nop. So like I said, I don't care for this characters anymore, which is sad because the 1rst book was a good start.