I'm actually starting my own LitRPG webnovel, The Weaver - A Dark LitRPG Fantasy. Started releasing the chapters in Royal Road. The actual story line itself comes easy to me, but I'll soon need to start adding the whole RPG elements of leveling and I'm trying to figure out the basics.
I just discovered this genre a week ago (literally) and started reading a couple and was hooked striaght away! THis is like my dream genre. I also decided to immediately start writing a series (I have four novels already). I am a pantser so this genre is perfect for me! The situations just arise, and I can write them. I'm going to get a couple of books out on draft, and sent to Alphas and Betas, and they can tell me how much I suck (or not).
I'm a wannabe gamer. I just don't have time for games. I discovered litrpg a few years ago and I just can't get enough!!! My favorite authors are Vasily mahenenko and aleron Kong I'll have to look up your book!
So these are linear stories 'about' games that also mention RPG stats/mechanics, but I'm not rolling dice, or turning to paragraph X to make choices? At least that's what I gather. The amazon 'look inside' sections on this genre had me confused enough to search this out, wondering if the gamebook genre had a recent name change, or something. Relating to that, the dice and entire intro really helped confuse matters.
Sorry if the intro threw you off, just trying to have some fun. You are correct that it's not a choose your own adventure, or a game that requires you to roll dice. LitRPG and GameLit are books that include game mechanics in the story.
@Reaperman4711, I couldn't agree with your assessment more. This genre came up on my Audible recommendations. I was confused as to what it was. I initially assumed a 'choose your own adventure' theme. After twenty minutes of videos and articles where people babble about stats, game mechanics, and leveling up I was surprised to find out it's nothing more than a linear story written by people who lack the creativity to just write a good narrative.
Not at all. The key is that the world the book takes place in, virtual or real, has gaming elements. Some books, for example, literally have characters roll dice like D&D.
@@gotAngstVlog So then, a narrative paragraph in a LitRPG story can literally just say a character can't use a weapon type due to class restrictions, cooking a recipe has level up character's cooking skill, or barbarian character can take less damage if he or she is wearing no armor and less clothing? Also, character can wield giant weapons like in Dark Souls, and simply stuff them in inventory bags? These kinds of elements? Or are there restrictions to what should and shouldn't when it comes to writing LitRPGs?
@@dspprince The cool thing about LitRPG is that everything is up to you, whether it is giant weapons or how characters gain cooking skills - as long as it makes sense. It's your world to create. Make the rules, stick to them, or break them for a reason. If you haven't already, you'll learn a lot by reading books in the genre. My videos are an introduction. Go read some of those great stories to see what other authors have done :)
Character progress (leveling, skill trees, etc.) and stats often with a video game-like interface. These elements can be very heavily featured in the story (Randidly Ghosthound or Defiance of the Fall) or kinda sit in the background, giving way to story, character and plot (Super Supportive, mother of Learning, etc.). It doesn’t have to be full on MMORPG. The one rule I have learned more than anything is don’t listen to a stat heavy LITrpg on audiobook. Listening to sometimes vast lists of stats read out over and over is just a terrible experience (looking at you Defiance of the Fall and Primal Hunter)
Great video! If people are still interested, there are a bunch of audiobooks we've put up for a young adult fantasy and an apocalyptic LitRPG on RUclips under our channel that are LitRPG. :) There's even a very short novella that will give you the feel.
Why does the opening and acting looks so much like an ahem, DIFFERENT GENRE OF VIDEO? hahaha Nice info about LitRPG though, I'm going to try writing LitRPG for the reedsy weekly story this week.
I have been thinking about writing one but the choices are overwhelming. I don’t like the trapped in game scenario at all. More so there are a few where people escape real world politics or apocalypse into a virtual world and that bothers me immensely . I can not imagine a single digitized mind not taking a huge memory storage and processing power. A game company would notice that or the lag it causes and reboot the game flushing the system to a previous state. Perms death for the Vr world immigrants. Would a company want to run games if they have to keep them going indefinitely for digitized humans? Having had my favorite MMO shut down I don’t think so. I like stat heavy stories. Real fantasy worlds with a game system overlay for the human protagonist is good....less so if NPCs in that world also level up and such. A good story teller can sell some ideas while others fail miserably. One trope that is getting tiring is that writer with a protagonist that bends or breaks the game system with some bizarre combination of skills that seem useless until used in an uncommon manner. Seems like 2 out of 3 series pull this at least once. Like I said. So many choices....
It sounds like you’ve already got a list of things you like in LitRPG and things you don’t. That’s a great place to start fleshing out the type of story you want to write. I’d encourage you to write one. It’s challenging, but it’s worth the effort, and there are readers who feel the same way you do and would love to read it.
I decided to go for a middle option... the character has fallen into a world which from the outside looks like a game, but the character is unaware. When he sleeps, he 'levels up,' and I define those attributes based on what happens.. e.g., if he climbs a cliff to get a better view, he gains agility and exploration points, that kind of thing. No idea if it will work, or if readers will accept this 'spin off', but we will see how it pans out.
every lit rpg book i got off KU has been really really horribly thinly disguised monster smut , have yet to find a well written novel in the genre so far sadly.
I’ve read many of these books over the last several years- starting with the legend of randidly ghosthound on the website royal road. Recently I’ve moved towards reading books on kindle unlimited and am currently reading the grand game series. This genre has been an extremely fun time for me and I don’t regret the hundreds of hours I have spent reading LitRPG books whatsoever. Ofc tho finding unique books that aren’t the exact same thing just with a twist has become a challenge but I still find some outliers that I enjoy.
@@gotAngstVlog I read quite a bit of that series a year or two ago- there’s a lot of good content there lol. If u enjoy that I’d strongly recommend Defiance of the Fall if u haven’t already read it.
I'm actually starting my own LitRPG webnovel, The Weaver - A Dark LitRPG Fantasy. Started releasing the chapters in Royal Road. The actual story line itself comes easy to me, but I'll soon need to start adding the whole RPG elements of leveling and I'm trying to figure out the basics.
Awesome! Best of luck to you!
Hahah - that's awesome! Congrats on releasing the new book!
Thank you!! 😁
I just discovered this genre a week ago (literally) and started reading a couple and was hooked striaght away! THis is like my dream genre. I also decided to immediately start writing a series (I have four novels already). I am a pantser so this genre is perfect for me! The situations just arise, and I can write them. I'm going to get a couple of books out on draft, and sent to Alphas and Betas, and they can tell me how much I suck (or not).
Thanks for sharing! I love this! I'm sure you'll do great, let me know how it goes :)
You day this genre but the video mentions two. Which are you talking about
So far the best I've found are Defiance of the Fall and Primal Hunter.
OMG!!! Just stumbled upon this video. So great. Thank you.
Thanks for saying so!
Another great video! Awesome job
Thank you!
I'm a wannabe gamer. I just don't have time for games. I discovered litrpg a few years ago and I just can't get enough!!! My favorite authors are Vasily mahenenko and aleron Kong I'll have to look up your book!
The Way of the Shaman, The Land and Awaken Online were the first three LitRPG books I read. Enjoyed them all :)
Congrats on the release!
Thank you!
My favorite is dungeon core. He has dice and abacus. Is he allergic to tech?
What an interesting genre. I guess this what usually made video game premises so unique. Knowing gamelit combines sci-fi and fantasy.
LitRPG is part of Gamelit anyway.
This is informative and wholesome.
Thanks, Stephen :)
I have just got entriss online,. I know I have a problem...... finding more of this type.
Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it! I'm hard at work on book 2 and hope to be done by this summer. :)
So these are linear stories 'about' games that also mention RPG stats/mechanics, but I'm not rolling dice, or turning to paragraph X to make choices? At least that's what I gather. The amazon 'look inside' sections on this genre had me confused enough to search this out, wondering if the gamebook genre had a recent name change, or something. Relating to that, the dice and entire intro really helped confuse matters.
Sorry if the intro threw you off, just trying to have some fun. You are correct that it's not a choose your own adventure, or a game that requires you to roll dice. LitRPG and GameLit are books that include game mechanics in the story.
@Reaperman4711, I couldn't agree with your assessment more. This genre came up on my Audible recommendations. I was confused as to what it was. I initially assumed a 'choose your own adventure' theme. After twenty minutes of videos and articles where people babble about stats, game mechanics, and leveling up I was surprised to find out it's nothing more than a linear story written by people who lack the creativity to just write a good narrative.
Do all Litrpgs have to be based on MMORPG settings? What about singleplayer/offline rpgs?
Not at all. The key is that the world the book takes place in, virtual or real, has gaming elements. Some books, for example, literally have characters roll dice like D&D.
@@gotAngstVlog So then, a narrative paragraph in a LitRPG story can literally just say a character can't use a weapon type due to class restrictions, cooking a recipe has level up character's cooking skill, or barbarian character can take less damage if he or she is wearing no armor and less clothing? Also, character can wield giant weapons like in Dark Souls, and simply stuff them in inventory bags?
These kinds of elements? Or are there restrictions to what should and shouldn't when it comes to writing LitRPGs?
@@dspprince The cool thing about LitRPG is that everything is up to you, whether it is giant weapons or how characters gain cooking skills - as long as it makes sense. It's your world to create. Make the rules, stick to them, or break them for a reason. If you haven't already, you'll learn a lot by reading books in the genre. My videos are an introduction. Go read some of those great stories to see what other authors have done :)
Character progress (leveling, skill trees, etc.) and stats often with a video game-like interface. These elements can be very heavily featured in the story (Randidly Ghosthound or Defiance of the Fall) or kinda sit in the background, giving way to story, character and plot (Super Supportive, mother of Learning, etc.). It doesn’t have to be full on MMORPG.
The one rule I have learned more than anything is don’t listen to a stat heavy LITrpg on audiobook. Listening to sometimes vast lists of stats read out over and over is just a terrible experience (looking at you Defiance of the Fall and Primal Hunter)
Seems like my kind of novels I love gaming and fantasy
They are a lot of fun! Enjoy :)
I need a gaming abacus
Great video!
If people are still interested, there are a bunch of audiobooks we've put up for a young adult fantasy and an apocalyptic LitRPG on RUclips under our channel that are LitRPG. :) There's even a very short novella that will give you the feel.
Thank you, and thanks for the heads up on the audiobooks :)
Good laugh, I’ll give the book a try.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it :)
Why does the opening and acting looks so much like an ahem, DIFFERENT GENRE OF VIDEO? hahaha
Nice info about LitRPG though, I'm going to try writing LitRPG for the reedsy weekly story this week.
Ha ha! Good luck with your writing!
I have been thinking about writing one but the choices are overwhelming. I don’t like the trapped in game scenario at all. More so there are a few where people escape real world politics or apocalypse into a virtual world and that bothers me immensely . I can not imagine a single digitized mind not taking a huge memory storage and processing power. A game company would notice that or the lag it causes and reboot the game flushing the system to a previous state. Perms death for the Vr world immigrants. Would a company want to run games if they have to keep them going indefinitely for digitized humans? Having had my favorite MMO shut down I don’t think so. I like stat heavy stories. Real fantasy worlds with a game system overlay for the human protagonist is good....less so if NPCs in that world also level up and such. A good story teller can sell some ideas while others fail miserably. One trope that is getting tiring is that writer with a protagonist that bends or breaks the game system with some bizarre combination of skills that seem useless until used in an uncommon manner. Seems like 2 out of 3 series pull this at least once. Like I said. So many choices....
It sounds like you’ve already got a list of things you like in LitRPG and things you don’t. That’s a great place to start fleshing out the type of story you want to write. I’d encourage you to write one. It’s challenging, but it’s worth the effort, and there are readers who feel the same way you do and would love to read it.
I decided to go for a middle option... the character has fallen into a world which from the outside looks like a game, but the character is unaware. When he sleeps, he 'levels up,' and I define those attributes based on what happens.. e.g., if he climbs a cliff to get a better view, he gains agility and exploration points, that kind of thing. No idea if it will work, or if readers will accept this 'spin off', but we will see how it pans out.
Great
Thank you!
every lit rpg book i got off KU has been really really horribly thinly disguised monster smut , have yet to find a well written novel in the genre so far sadly.
I’ve read many of these books over the last several years- starting with the legend of randidly ghosthound on the website royal road. Recently I’ve moved towards reading books on kindle unlimited and am currently reading the grand game series. This genre has been an extremely fun time for me and I don’t regret the hundreds of hours I have spent reading LitRPG books whatsoever. Ofc tho finding unique books that aren’t the exact same thing just with a twist has become a challenge but I still find some outliers that I enjoy.
Thanks for posting. There are so many great LitRPG books! I'm currently reading the first He Who Fights With Monsters. It's a lot of fun.
@@gotAngstVlog I read quite a bit of that series a year or two ago- there’s a lot of good content there lol. If u enjoy that I’d strongly recommend Defiance of the Fall if u haven’t already read it.
@@whydoyouask709 Cool! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to my list :)