Delve

Summary—Level1:Delveisanisekailitrpgthatfollowsanaverageguywhojust...Readmore

Summary —Level1:Delveis an isekailitrpgthatfollowsan averageguywhojusthappenedto wakeup in a forestone day.He wasn’tsummonedto defeatthedemonlordor to savetheworldor anythinglikethat,at leastas faras he cantell.Theonlycreaturethereto greethimwasa regularoldsquirrel.Soonenough,he meetsotherpeople,onlyto discoverthathe can’tspeakthelanguage,andthatnoteverybodyimmediatelytrustsrandompajama-wearingstrangerstheymetin themiddleof thewilderness.Thingsgenerallygo downhillfromthere,at leastuntiltheblueboxesstartappearing.Delveis a storyaboutfindingyourwayin a new,strange,anddangerousworld.It’saboutavoidingdeath,figuringoutwhattheheckis goingon,andtryingto makesomefriendsalongthe way.It’snotaboutgettinghome,so muchas findinga newone.DidI mentionthattherewillbe math?Summary —Level2:Okay,butwhatareyouin for,really?Well,thisstoryis supposedto be realistic,or at least,as realisticas a fantasylitrpgcan be.Themaincharacterdoesn’tinstantlybecomean all-powerfulgodandmurder-hobohiswayacrosstheuniverse.Delveis,at itsheart,a progressionfantasy,butthatprogressionis meantto feelearned.Thenumbersin thisstoryactuallymeansomething.Everythingis calculated,andif youfinda roundingerror,I expectyouto tellme about it.Thatsaid,if mathisn’tyourcupof tea,thereis plentymorethatthestoryhasto offer.Charactersaremeantto feelreal,andprogressionisn’tonlyaboutpersonalpower;it’salsoaboutallies,connections,andaboveall,knowledge.Figuringouthowthesystemworksis a significanttheme.…What,youwantmoredetails?Okay,fine,butthisis goingto geta bitspoiler-y.Areyousure?Yes!Reallysure?I mean,thissummaryis practicallyhalfas longas thefirstchap–Now!Okay,okay!Themaincharacterbecomesa magicuser,buthe takesa routethatis notverypopularin adventurerculture,namelythatof a support.Thereis a fullmagicsystemwithvariousspells,skills,andabilities,butourMC decidesthatauramagicis thewayto go,andthattheonlystatworthinvestingin is manaregeneration.Mostpeopleat theAdventurer’sGuildthinkthatthismakeshima bitof a dumbass,buthe’splayingthelonggame.We’llseehowthatworksoutforhim,won’twe?Becauseof hisbuild,theMC levelsup fast,at leastcomparedto normalpeople.Thereareno cheats,though,andhe is limitedin otherways.Therearesomeclearandprettyobviousdownsidesto hisbuild.That’swhatmakesit fun,no?Morals?OurMC hasthem.Again,we’llseehowthatworksoutfor him.Realism,remember?Wouldyoube okaywithkillingsomeoneandlootingtheirbody?I surehopenot.POV?Thefocusis on themaincharacter,buttherewillbe occasionalvaryingperspectivesfrompeoplearoundhim,or involvedin theeventsrelatedto themainplot.It isn’tgoingto jumpallovertheplace.Techis standardmedievalstasis.No smartphones,buttheMC doeshavea technicalbackground.Computersandtheirprogrammingmightbe involved.Theremightevenbe a bitof upliftingdowntheroad,whoknows?Anyway,it isn’tthefocus.He isn’tgoingto inventthegunin chapter1andchangethefaceof warfare.Romanceis nota majorfocus.Friendshipsaremorethenameof thegame,thoughtherewillbe somecharactersin romanticrelationships.Thereis exploration,thoughnotas muchof thegeographicalnatureas youmightexpect.It is moreaboutexplorationof thesystemandtheculture.Thepaceis slowanddetailed,sometimesvergingon slice-of-life.Theactionis meantto be realisticandgroundedin thenumbers,andit is intendedto havemeaningbeyondsimplypunchingthingsuntiltheystopmoving.Thegeneraltoneof thestoryis grey,andsomepartscangetquitedark.People die.Sometimes,peoplewithnames,butnotanywherenearGoTlevel.Thereis plentyof light,too,though,to balancethedarkness.Theworldis dangerous,butovercomingthatdangeris whywe’reallhere,isn’tit?Anyway,if you’vemadeit thisfarthroughthesummary,youclearlylikewords.I hopeyouenjoythestory!Collapse

HighFantasy,LitRPG,Magic,MaleProtagonist,TransportedtoAnotherWorld,CharacterGrowth,OverpoweredProtagonist,SummoningMagic,WeaktoStrong,System,GameElements,Survival,MultiplePOV,LevelSystem,Adventurers,Medieval,CleverProtagonist

Whyisthesynopsissolong?

Readingcommentsyoutrulyunderstandthatpeoplereallydon'tlike"CHARACTERDEVELOPMENT"tag,andarespoiledbyomnipotentreincarnators/regressorswhoalreadyhadtheircharacterdevelopmentarc.Sometalkedhowslowpacedstoryis,it'sbecauseofyouihavetoseehundredsofweaktostrongnovelsinwhichMCbecomesOPin10chapters.Justadmit-youlikeface-slappingnovelswithfacelessMCwithnopersonaltraits,whereyoucan'tseeanyonewithIQhigherthan12.Forthosewhomightwanttoreadit:SpoilerThestorystartsbecomingfasterclosertothe100thchapter,MCchosesupportclasssoheneedstobuildconnectionstoraisehisLVLcap,butevenwithoutLVLupsthereisalotofsystemstuff,revealinghowsystemworksanditslimits.Thestoryismoreaboutcreatingahomeandprotectingitthanpowerbuilding.MCreallyisnaiveandsoftinthebeginning,buthebecomesmorematureasthestorygoeson.Itisatleast4/5.

Yeah,quiteafewroyalroadnovelsarelikethis

Notreally,I'vereadalotofthingsonroyalroad,thishasthelongestperiodofnothingsignificanthappeningoutofanyIreadtolatestchapter/end(over80books)byafactorofatLEAST4times.

3000pagesand3monthshappen(overonRR,pagestatscanbecounted)Yes,bythe3rdmonth,hewasalreadygettingnoticedbyworldpowers.Idon'tlikethisstoryforalotofreasons(BUT,comparedtoothers,itisdefinitelyaboveaverage),butIthinkthatit'sfairforpeopletosaythatit'sslow.It'soneofthosestorieswherethetimepassedandthepagecountratioisn'tright.Imeanyoudon'treallyexpecttheMCinagoodstorytohavegreatcharacterdevelopment(inwebnovelsatleastwheretheperiodofthestoryusuallytakesalongtime)injust3months.Theproblemisthatittook3000pages.Soafter3000pages,there'sbarelyanyprogression.Besidesthoseproblemsmentioned,theMCisalsoprettyarrogant.Keepssayinghisbuildisgreat,no,it'snot.Andifyouarenativetothatworld,itmakessenseforpeopletoNOT"specify"theirbuild.His"class"isgreat,buthisbuilddoesn'tmakemuchsenseintheworldthathelivesin.Inaparty,yes,hisbuild(andclass)isgreat,BUT,hedoesn'treallyplayasapartymembermosttimes.HedoesAoEdamageincludingtohimselfaswellandifnotforplotarmorintheshapeofaliteralarmor,hewould'vediedmultipletimesalready,buthehasthatconvenientarmorandmadeaconvenientfriendthathappenedtobeatalentedblacksmith.There'salottocomplainaboutthisstory.It'sastorywithahitormissMCandapagecountthatdoesn'tjustifythepassingtimeamongmanyothers.

Over100chaptersandthisguyisstillweakaf

Unnecessarilytooslow!RANKC--

AlwaysleaveittoroyalroadwriterstocomeupwithtrashandfeelliketheyareTolkien

#Ranobes#panicWeneedtag:nonkillprotagonist,simp,wimp,rapistprotagonist

Ionlyreadtochapter63,buttheMCisweakwimpyandstupid.Hedidn'tseemlikeitatthestartbutnowit'sobvious.Alsohisprogressinlevelsiscutoffandheseemscompletelyunconcernedaboutthateventhoughhis"godbuild"isstillstuckintheweakandgrowingphase.Ishould'vecheckedthetagsforsliceoflifebutI'mdumbandstartnovelsbasedoffthesynopsis.AlsoSpoilerHesaidthatkillingisalwayswrong,eveninselfdefense.Automatic2/5stardowngradetoMCforme.Iwantthemtokillbanditsandtheirenemiesnotnegotiatewiththem

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