When the Server Crashed...Into Another World

Self-Published

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Description

Elara Hayes, a sardonic systems administrator, finds her mundane life abruptly terminated when a catastrophic server crash sends her spiraling into the vibrant, magical world of Aerthos. Gifted with overpowered abilities—identify, alchemy, summoning, portal creation, monster taming, mastery of all magic, and a pocket dimension for unlimited item storage—she must navigate this new reality, filled with monsters, guilds, and quirky characters. Her tech-savvy mind clashes with the mystical world, leading to both hilarious misunderstandings and epic adventures. As she explores Aerthos, she'll uncover its secrets, forge alliances, and maybe even find a slow-burn romance, all while trying to figure out how to fix a 'server crash' that spans dimensions.

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Information

Status: Completed
Year: 2025
Author: BeardedCleric87

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Rating: 2.4/ 5.0
Followers: 95
Views: 25,138

Chapters(75 total)

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Community Reviews(3)

arcanemagusRoyal Road
★★ 1.5
This is the most formulaic story I have ever read, with the characters repeating the exact same actions just changing the setting slightly. The summons Sparky and Fang are almost exactly copy/paste from chapter to chapter. The main character Elara and support Anya at least have slightly different lines between the chapters.
Details are quite often forgotten or ignored. The Inventory system seems to contain anything the character needs at that point, even without it being possible to have been stored in there before then. The Alchemy skill seems to just let her brew whatever potions she wants with random ingredients, all in the middle of combat!
The IT quips are so bad it's like a marketing exec saw a list of buzzwords and tried to figure out jokes from them.
I'm giving this 1.5 stars instead of 1 only because the concept could be good if done well.
I only made it to chapter 17 before I couldn't read any further.
NinjaLanternRoyal Road
★ 1.0
This is like reading a bad children's novel done by something that doesn't understand how writing or plot works. The massively overused tech jokes, the horribly OP main character that has no care for the situation she found herself in, and the forgettable NPCs and setting just make everything worse.
BeinjaBlueRoyal Road
★ 0.5
Yo im here to complain about the random use of IT jokes and such also the way everything has played out so far feels like if you ripped off a template for reincarnated into another world with previous affiliation related abilities. I will say that while ive only started out the IT jokes make me want violence since they are that bad. Im only in the early chapters but unless it gets much better im dropping this fast.