The Broken NPC: Quest-Giver to World-Breaker
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Description
Kael Varin was a game developer—until a routine bug test trapped him inside his own MMO as an NPC.
Now, the system has flagged him as aquest-giver in a backwater starter village.No inventory. No combat skills. No player abilities. Just abarely-functional quest creation systemand acryptic warning about 'irregular entities.'
He might have stayed unnoticed—if not for thecorruption spreading through the world, evolving beyond its intended design. Now, thesystem sees him as a bug to be eliminated,players treat him like disposable content, and amysterious NPC elder seems to know more than she should.
To survive, Kael mustoutsmart the system that created him, use hisdeveloper knowledgeto manipulate game mechanics, and uncoverwhy NPCs aren’t following their scripts anymore.
But something is changing—within the game, within the NPCs... and within him.
What to Expect:✔️Unique LitRPG mechanics– quest creation, environmental manipulation, and system hacking✔️A different take on LitRPG– survive as an NPC with no combat skills✔️A battle of wits against the system itself– outthink the system, outmaneuver enforcers, and break the rules before they break you✔️New chapters every week!
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2024
- Author
- Loomwright
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- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 10
- Views
- 4,437
Chapters(13 total)
- 📢Quick Update from the Author!Mar 14, 2025
- Chapter 10: Critical MassMar 7, 2025
- Chapter 9: Patches and PatternsFeb 27, 2025
- Chapter 8: Breaking ProtocolFeb 20, 2025
- Chapter 7: The Enforcer LegionFeb 13, 2025
- 📢 Important Update for Readers!Feb 5, 2025
- Chapter 6: Through New EyesJan 30, 2025
- Chapter 5: The First BattleJan 23, 2025
- Chapter 4: Questions and QuirksJan 16, 2025
- Chapter 3: Corruption RisingJan 2, 2025
- An Update from the Chaos Enthusiast (That’s Me, Loomwright Evandrus)Dec 25, 2024
- Chapter 2: Flee or FightDec 19, 2024
- Chapter 1: Welcome to EldermarkDec 12, 2024
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Community Reviews(2)
- AiravanRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Amazing story so far! The concept is amazing and the way you executed it is just as good. The descriptions of how things are in a digital world seem accurate (not that I’d know lol), and the characters are really fleshed out. But for now, I will be patiently waiting for the haitus to end.
- DonJuan123Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0I'm liking this so far! Early to rate, but I'm enjoying it and hope you keep it going. I'm interested to see where you take it. I am curious about the abilities that Kael got. I'm hoping that he isn't gonna be too overpowered or anything. I personally like when abilities are "earned" through experience and hard work. I'm a big fan of Isekai anime and I'm liking this different approach! Never read or seen one where they are an NPC lol keep the chapters coming!