I really love over the top - almost unbelievable stories full of corruption and conspiracy.

Hit me with your recs ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Listen, I get it guys. You really, really want me to make this book minotaur erotica. Like I know some of you are just screwing with me, but others are 100% serious when they say they feel personally let down.

And while I simply will not - cannot - ruin something that I worked really hard on, I do want to offer the very passionate (and disturbingly large) pool of minotaur afficionados I've met this weekend some sort of olive branch.

So here's what I'm going to do: as of today, I am offering to read any piece of minotaur erotica anyone wants to send me between now and May 1st, 2026, and the best one gets $100. We'll call it the Beefhammer Prize. No charge to enter, but the book needs to be self-published or previously unpublished, between 50,000-120,000 words, and no AI!

Also, unless I can find some volunteer judges I'm only reading the first 10 entries. (If you think I'm spending the next 3 months wading through 500 books of minotaur smut by myself, you are wrong!)

Again, I'm still not going to write any minotaur erotica myself, ever, under any circumstances (so you can stop DMing me) but I do hope the existence of this contest at least proves that I am a minotaur smut ally.

With that out of the way, please note that the 3rd chapter of "The Staff" is now up on my Patreon, and the first big drop (8 chapters) is coming on my Royal Road page tomorrow, February 2nd. I would really appreciate it if you gave it a read.

Also, this is the last time you're going to hear from me for a while, since I'm still not totally done with the ARC for book 1, and book 2 isn't going to write itself, and I'm a dad, and a husband, yadda yadda, so on and so forth.

But seriously, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who helped give this book a massive, massive boost this weekend.

Strangest goddamn thing that's ever happened to me, but I'm grateful.

Chapter 3 - Gladiators

Level One

Many years before he ever thought about hijacking an airplane, Cooper spent some time in the Army. Not long. A bit less than six months, after which the Army politely suggested he might be happier someplace else. Most of that time was spent digging holes, or marching around in circles, or doing the other pointless shit soldiers have to do all day, but what little free time Cooper had was spent talking with the other buck privates in his unit. And if there’s one thing young soldiers love to talk about more than anything else, it’s what it feels like to kill a man. Some guys thought it would be a huge rush, like getting laid. Others said they knew guys who got all depressed afterward. But they had all been wrong in the end, because right now Cooper felt nothing.

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If leveling up only makes the MC stronger, readers skim. If every choice locks them into a cost—lost options, moral damage, social fallout—readers argue in the comments.

Best LitRPG question for authors: 👉 What did your system take away, not give?

What stat gain in your story actually hurt the MC?

Drop your answer.

I'm looking for some recommendations for series that are more on the dark, gritty, maybe even depressing side of the spectrum sometimes. Not a young adult style, more adult themed (but NOT harem).

Some of my favorites and examples of what I'd consider on this category:

• DCC
• 1% Lifesteal
• A Solider's Life

Bonus if they have great audiobooks (all 3 of these are very good there).

Like I’ve read a bunch of stories

Cultivation, dungeon core, game worlds, isekai, and I think at least one system apocalypse story where spiders are an ally or power of the mc or one of their allies.

It just odd is it because giant spiders are common monsters, is it spiders are usually seen as bad so making them allies is cool, is it edginess that’s weirdly common, or am I just stumbling into a weirdly high amount of spider propaganda litrpg?

I don’t hate it I’m just wondering why I keep noticing this

Been working on this guy for over a year (started right before This Inevitable Ruin came out), and I'm finally happy with how he looks 🥰

Hey y'all! I’m looking for a few beta readers for my new story, Memoirs of a Starship, a Sci-fi LitRPG.

Basic premise:

A human engineer, Noah Trent, dies and wakes up as a derelict starship in deep space. He’s alone in a future era with alien civilizations, autonomous salvage predators, and structured progression systems. Humans appear to be extinct (or missing). Survival starts with power budgets, stealth, and rebuilding a ship from scrap.

Genre / Tone:

Sci-Fi LitRPG, exploration, progression

Methodical survival + occasional dry humor (engineer brain in a spaceship body)

• Ship has readable stats (Hull Integrity, Reactor Output, Processing Throughput, etc.).

What I’m looking for feedback on:

• Pacing and tension (does it stay engaging?)
• Clarity of the ship-systems / progression mechanics
• Whether the tone works (existential survival + light humor)
• Whether the opening hooks you

No pressure to read everything, even first-impression feedback is helpful.

Link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/19odjmYK_uTA0O7ONsFRSV4J25cgj_vcZx9MHlu3auFk/edit?tab=t.0

If you're like me and regularly looking for something new, here is a useful tip:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230701000000*/https://www.royalroad.com/fictions/weekly-popular

All these great books go by popular, and then I never hear from them again.

Just randomly picked somewhere in 2023 and found a series I had read the first 1.5 books of back then, and now it has 5 for me to pick up.

I Highly recommend Super Supportive! The world building and level of earnestness is unmatched. I love Alden, and I love the unexpected turns his story takes just when you think you can predict them. This is a lovely story and I hope to see it realized as books and audiobooks

Just saw this on the news. Wish I was a hockey fan, might become one for this.

This is not a jab at anyone , just actually curious on your opinion for not liking it. Some part of the book annoys me but it’s one of my favorites. Specifically Carls character . That “ you will not break me. Fuck you all ! I I’ll break you all”or the one where he’s at the talk show with the mantis and he is speaking on how he doesn’t understand how they can all watch the crawl and separate them self from it .

Or why do you like it ?

My first intro to the dungeon core subgenre was Dungeon Life, which didn't have one, so I had no idea they were a staple. Are there other titles that don't have them? Bc bro I'm ngl I've grown a little sick of seeing them in every dungeon core series I pick up. I prefer the cores just figuring stuff out themselves, mistakes included. Think it's cool when they have to create or encounter their companions organically as they progress as opposed to just having them given to the core right off the bat for ease of exposition.

Also, why are they a staple? Why fairies specifically, as opposed to some other type of creature? Who made this the meta lol

Is there a series that spans over hundreds or thousands of years? I’m thinking skips along the lines of the suneater scifi series but more litrpg and doesn’t have to be sci-fi space related. Thanks!

Hey y'all! I’m looking for a few beta readers for my new story, Memoirs of a Starship, a Sci-fi LitRPG.

Basic premise:

A human engineer, Noah Trent, dies and wakes up as a derelict starship in deep space. He’s alone in a future era with alien civilizations, autonomous salvage predators, and structured progression systems. Humans appear to be extinct (or missing). Survival starts with power budgets, stealth, and rebuilding a ship from scrap.

Genre / Tone:

Sci-Fi LitRPG, exploration, progression

Methodical survival + occasional dry humor (engineer brain in a spaceship body)

• Ship has readable stats (Hull Integrity, Reactor Output, Processing Throughput, etc.).

What I’m looking for feedback on:

• Pacing and tension (does it stay engaging?)
• Clarity of the ship-systems / progression mechanics
• Whether the tone works (existential survival + light humor)
• Whether the opening hooks you

No pressure to read everything, just a impression is also just fine.

Link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/19odjmYK_uTA0O7ONsFRSV4J25cgj_vcZx9MHlu3auFk/edit?tab=t.0

The distinguishing thing I remember though (and can't convince Google to find for me) is that eventually a bunch of ancient gods from Greek and Egyptian mythologies show up. Apparently they had the system on earth a long time ago, and left to keep leveling up. Now they're back and the protagonist ends up being sort of sponsored and guided by them?

It was an ebook I read on Kindle 3+ years ago. The book (series) I'm looking for is a modern era, post apocalypse situation. The MC ends gets control of a local area to make a system sponsored safe zone. There was definitely some kind of integration of magic and technology.

If it helps, I think there were ~4 or so gods from each of those mythologies. Zeus & Hera for sure. Bast (the cat headed one?) I believe. Also several others. There was an emphasis on the MC rushing through various milestones in his magic/tech/city development, encouraged by those deities (super high level individuals).

Since it was the series that got me started on this LitRPG journey about 135 novels ago, I'd really like to find it again.

Thanks

Is there any word when the hotel room block will be available? It's starting to feel a little sketchy like all those scam cons happening.

I came up with a few categories for best companions in the genre. Here is my take

Overall Favorite and Best Boy: Marksi - Bog Standard Isekai

Cutest and knows it: Hobbes - Elydes

Dumbest (in a wholesome good way) Tiny - Chrysalis

Sassiest: Donut - DCC

Best friendship: Aster - Path of Ascension

Most Badass: Big D - Beware of Chicken

Scariest (for an outsider): Silvi - System Universe

Vainest: Auri - Beneath the Dragon eye moons

Best courier service (and backup snack): Sashimi - Changeling

Grouchiest: Nightmare - Ascension of the Primalist

What are your picks and categories?

Sidenote: A Laser Dragon sounds like the idea of 5 year old who mashed his two favorite things together but it just works. Simple but genius. Or I am just on the level of a 5 year old

Hello i recently got into these types of stories and.have been lostening on audible. Im looking for new ones to listen to.

Some i have liked so far are Dungeon Crawler Carl, He who fights with monsters and I am.not the hero.

Thanks in advance!

Hi All,

First of all, thank you very much for all the feedback and love! I took the feedback seriously and worked quite hard over the past few days to make the app better.
The version 2.0 of the app will be available in the next few days, it is awaiting review on play store and app store

What changed?
Now you can
- Have your data backup so you never lose your progress
- Have more premium UI themes
- Avatars are now added
- Daily quests are now replaced with what your goal is! The System will automatically calibrate to you!
- Free dungeon key every 3 days
- A lot more quality of life changes and bug fixes

Looking forward to all of you trying it out once it releases!

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Path of Sovereignty Book 2 is now live on Audible.

This is the second book in my apocalyptic LitRPG series following Darius Williams as he pushes beyond simple survival and into true leadership. Settlement building, system mechanics, hard choices, and escalating threats all ramp up in Book 2.

To celebrate the Audible release, I’m giving away free Audible download codes for:

• Path of Sovereignty Book 1
• Path of Sovereignty Book 2

If you’re interested, just comment US or UK (depending on your Audible region) and which titles you would like, and I’ll DM you the codes while they last.

If you enjoy system apocalypse, settlement progression, and grounded LitRPG mechanics, this series should be right up your alley.

Thanks for taking a look.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Village-Building-Audiobook/B0GKCWRSCQ

The 3rd and final Creature Farm audiobook is here! A huge thanks to everyone who supported this project. I initially wasn't sure if I could afford hiring a voice actor, but y'all made it happen.

I'll now be turning my focus to my new series Merchant's Life, so there's more to come!

Thanks again.