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Magic-Smithing

kosnik4

A84/100
Second chances are rarely earned and even rarer given. Follow a new life in a new world where anything is possible. The MC wakes up, stuck as a baby, needing to decide how she will live her new life. Let's see what future she can forge when hard work rewards her with status points and skill levels.
Royal Road4.55· 5.3KGoodreads4.10· 102
CozyCraftingGameLitLGBTQ+Overpowered MCReincarnation+2

Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker

Alvin Atwater

A83/100
Summoned to another world and asked to be a great hero, the protagonist wants none of it — the world already has a hero. Instead, he chooses the simplest class available: Potion Maker. He has no interest in defying the heavens or cultivating mana. But the nearby town is suffering from crippling inflation and losing businesses fast. Someone has to do something about it. An unlikely potion shopkeeper and his apprentices begin building what they hope will become an S-ranked potion shop — though that turns out to be far easier said than done.
Goodreads4.47· 2.5K
AlchemyBase BuildingClass SystemCraftingIsekaiMerchant

The Mine Lord: A Dwarven Survival Base-Builder

Trae McMaken

A83/100
When a young dwarf named Yorvig travels to a mining claim in the wilds of the Red Ridges, he learns by hard experience that his fellow prospectors are more focused on ore than survival. Thinking he alone can hold disaster at bay, Yorvig plots his way to becoming captain of the mine. He only expected to lead in a fight against starvation, but far greater danger arrives in forms both fair and foul. The mine grows beyond what they ever imagined, and while Yorvig's authority must grow with it, the challenges of love and loyalty will not make it easy — nor will the old foe determined to drive the dwarven folk from the Red Ridges.
Royal Road4.71· 1.9K
Base BuildingCraftingGenius MCNon-human MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Tonic Shop at the Edge of the World

Max Vale

A83/100
Mason Curacao is a big dreamer with an even bigger legacy to uphold. After the unexpected deaths of his famous Alchemist parents, it's been a long, lonely summer for the new Alchemy Academy graduate. When it's finally time to open his very own Tonic Shop, the Brewmasters' Guild assigns him — the son of the famous Curacaos and top of his graduating class — to a shop located in the absolute last place anyone would ever want to travel: the Edge of the World. Despite wild and downright unsettling neighbors, Mason is determined to do his parents justice, defy the Brewmasters' Guild, and build the best damn Tonic Shop at the Edge of the World. Just as long as he doesn't fall off the Edge first.
Goodreads4.52· 485
AlchemyCozyCraftingMerchantSecondary World

Magical Fusion

Jonathan Brooks

A82/100
Larek Holsten is different from most people — his seven-foot frame draws suspicion in the Kingdom of Androthe, but as long as it helps him fell trees in the magical forest, he doesn't mind. His best friend is an axe imbued with a powerful Fusion that makes it sharper and stronger than any normal tool. A deliberate misunderstanding lands Larek in trouble, and he is taken from his family and ordered to attend an academy for Mages. He has no desire to become a Mage; all he wants is to return home. But when he discovers a unique talent stemming from his newly unlocked latent power, he might just have to stick around. A weak-to-strong story with LitRPG progression, statistics, and a heavy crafting emphasis.
Goodreads4.45· 3.1K
CraftingCrafting PowerHard MagicLitRPGSchoolStats+1

Periapt

lost_rambler

A81/100
"Return to Periapt" was an internet rumor — a creepypasta about a cursed computer game hidden on an old CD-ROM that could appear in the strangest places. The game followed explorers on a wild continent of magic beasts, wagon trains, and deadly trails. Those who played long enough said it felt real. They said that if you played long enough, it actually became real. Hollis Hood knew it was no rumor. He knew why people called it cursed, and he knew about the oath that let you leave your world behind — because he had played the game as a kid, and when it offered him an escape, he said no. A choice that haunted him for fifteen years. This time, he arrived prepared: trained, planned, shaped by fifteen years of purpose. But the starting town was abandoned, plagued by a fog that consumes all caught in its wake. The adventure hadn't waited for him.
Royal Road4.84· 241
CraftingGrimdarkHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGMonster Taming+2

The Runesmith

Kuropon

A81/100
What happens when a man with knowledge of hardware technology is transported into a foreign world filled with magic — and discovers a deep correlation between his expertise and the words of power? As the lowly fourth son of a noble house, he must find his footing in a world where skills and stats equal power and status. A crafting-focused progression story about knowledge, adaptation, and carving out a place in a world built around strength.
Royal Road4.36· 6.8KGoodreads3.97· 137
Base BuildingCozyCraftingCrafting PowerDungeon CrawlingGameLit+4

Restarting the Apocalypse

Michael Chatfield

A81/100
Len and Rick have lived through it all: the Plynthian Civil War, the fall of nations, the rise of city-states and guilds, the otherworlder invasion, the fall of Harmonia. Now they have been sent back — 130 years — to the exact moment mana first appeared on Yorel. Their stats are baseline, their mana gates closed, their skills gone. But they remember everything. When society crumbles, mana mutations spread, and the boundaries between worlds thin, these veterans will be ready.
Goodreads4.46· 1.8K
CraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGMilitaryRegressionSystem Apocalypse

Arcane Chef

Srsli

A80/100
Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure — ten years of gruelling preparation. On the year of his 15th birthday, the day of choosing arrives only to have his entire world crushed as he is assigned the class 'Arcane Chef', an unknown rare class with no known history or levelling path. Being a cooking class, he's relegated to the Servant class of society. The journey travels through his struggles to come to terms with this class, trying to keep his friendships intact and make new ones. Unbeknownst to all, Arcane Chef will have a drastic impact on the world as a whole. Join Trevor as he discovers his class, travels the world, and seeks the glory, adventure, and friendship he thought he had lost — all while cooking amazing food.
Royal Road4.72· 1.5K
Class SystemCozyCraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection+1

The Artificer's Chronicles

E.M. Hardy

A80/100
At seventeen, Renan Saneris was still waiting for a talent to emerge. While everyone around him got a Class and moved on, he tried his hand at Smithing, Sword Fighting, and Artistry with little result — no skill trees, no saved experience, no class features. One day, etching symbols into a blade as a gift for his best friend, the glyphs start glowing and awaken something in him: Artificer, Level One. No one around him has ever heard of such a class. But when strange shadows attack his village and he barely chases them off with one of his new creations, Renan decides to investigate — and discovers that his mysterious Class may be more than meets the eye.
Goodreads4.45· 2.3K
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Riftside

Cassius Lange, Henrik Saetre

A80/100
Ash just wanted to clear his family's debts in the frontier town of Dawnwatch. A dungeon run gone wrong turned up a Soul Gem worth a kingdom — and instead of selling it, he forged it into a sentient, armor-crushing warhammer who demands blood sacrifices, won't sleep on anything less than satin, and firmly believes he is the main character. Now Ash has to slay enough monsters to keep his weapon fed, protect the people he cares about, and survive the impending monster waves — all while arguing with a tool who has strong opinions about everything.
Goodreads4.48· 695
ComedyCraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldStats

Father of Constructs

Aaron Renfroe

A79/100
Lorith's magic is fading. Centuries ago, heroic adventurers stopped the World Boss' cycle of rebirth by reducing the creature to one hit point and sealing it away — but by ending one calamity, they halted the natural flow of magic within the world and brought about the Havoc Plague. With all civilization now on the brink of collapse, humanity's only hope is to find and kill the World Boss again to restart its rebirth cycle. When the Plagued janitor Harvey accidentally kills the missing World Boss, he gains a million experience points — making him the target of almost every would-be adventurer in the world. Burdened with ancient knowledge and hunted by countless rivals, he must join with unlikely allies to find the reincarnated World Boss and defeat it again before it can ravage the world anew.
Goodreads4.48· 665
ComedyCraftingLitRPGStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

The Lone Wanderer

PathOfPen

A79/100
Percy was born with little hope of standing out — just another face in a world ruled by bloodlines and class, starting with the lowest Red core and mocked as a waste. When his bloodline awakens with the power to send clones across worlds, he seizes the chance to shatter those expectations. Exploring strange realms full of danger, Percy returns with divine techniques, obscure knowledge, and treasures stolen from advanced civilizations. But mastering alchemy, outmaneuvering scheming Great Houses, and surviving invading gods will test whether a so-called waste can truly reach the stars.
Royal Road4.48· 3.3K
AlchemyCraftingCultivationGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+6

The Weirkey Chronicles

Sarah Lin

A78/100
The Nine Worlds span dimensions filled with wonder and adventure, but for Theo they mean bitter tragedy. For years he resented the betrayal that killed his friends, sent him back to Earth, and made him question everything he thought he knew. Now, after a lifetime of struggle, he's found a way back to the Nine Worlds — an old man reborn in a new body, with a second chance to rebuild what he lost and unravel a mystery that spans dimensions. Though he arrives in the safe world of Tatian, demons are crawling from the darkness between realms. There's no time to prepare carefully: he needs to find allies among the lost just to survive long enough to make use of what he knows.
Goodreads4.26· 3.4K
CraftingIsekaiLitRPGOlder MCRegressionReincarnation+1

The System Arrives

Terry Carter

A77/100
One Tuesday changes everything for Robert Williams. A cosmic entity known as the System arrives, selecting him — a suburban father and engineer — as Earth's sole representative for integration. He has six months to say goodbye to his family before being exiled to another universe for over 400 years. Guided by an AI companion and gifted with powerful starting perks, Robert must navigate a new reality defined by levels, skills, magic, and dungeon crawls. From learning basic spells to crafting powerful artifacts and facing monstrous foes, Robert races against time — not just for his own survival, but to prepare his loved ones and perhaps even his planet for a future transformed by the System.
Goodreads4.45· 1.2K
CraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Armsmaster's Summons

James Solomon

A77/100
Asa Ward is a reasonably content gunsmith, caught entirely off guard when he is summoned to a different world. In this strange realm of magic, both people and gods are after him for his knowledge of weaponry. All he wants is to find a way home. Forced to learn the magic system of his new world, he never knows when others are watching to steal his knowledge of non-magical weapons. A fantasy isekai featuring a unique magic system and a protagonist watched by the gods themselves as everyone begins to uncover the very nature of divine authority.
Goodreads4.48· 425
Competent MCCraftingHard MagicIsekaiSecondary World

Love, Life, and Lycanthropy!

radishrabbit

A76/100
When Emily Smith's life was cut short by a nuclear war, something — or perhaps someone — decided that what happened to her was unjust and gave her another chance. Her new world offers more than a fresh start, though: she faces a choice between vengeance and peace, and she's also a werewolf now. Her choice, at least to her, was obvious. But its consequences will be far-reaching and profound for the world she now calls home.
Royal Road4.77· 254
CozyCraftingDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLGBTQ+LitRPG+5

One Was Worthy

Materia-Blade

A76/100
A young girl is thrust into leadership as her competence, talent, charisma, and nature prove to be the foundation her people need — even if her own country disagrees. As far back as she can remember, there was another girl in her dreams. When she slept, she saw someone else's life. When she woke, that girl's skills were there in her menus. By nine she could read a language no one else knew. By twelve, she knew numbers no one had taught her. When she was sixteen, she watched her die. A progression story of crafting, kingdom building, political maneuvering, and war — following a charismatic MC's rise from peasant to ruler.
Royal Road4.71· 780
Base BuildingCozyCraftingGameLitGenius MCIsekai+5

Small-Town Crafter

Tom Watts

A75/100
Lewis comes from a family that doesn't regard him much, so he sets out on his own into the world, intent on securing an apprenticeship in an interesting profession. What he doesn't expect is to find himself studying artificery — the mystical craft of adding magical effects to everyday objects — in the sunlit village of Sunhampton. Sunhampton is a sleepy little crafter's village of cobbled streets, cozy taverns, and pleasant bakeries. Under an old artificery master, Lewis begins his new life as an apprentice, crafting swords with self-sharpening blades, self-spicing cooking pots, and clocks that can read the future. It'll be hard work — perhaps even dangerous — but with mentors to guide him and friends to help him, Lewis is determined to become the best artificer in the land.
Goodreads4.40· 2.1K
CozyCraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill CollectionStats

Mythshaper

Eon R. Solara

A75/100
Reborn into a world shaped by ashen storms, brutal blizzards, and sword-wielding sorcerers, Arilyn must forge his own path. Magic is abundant, spread far and wide by the realm-spanning Grand Spell — and even in the frail body of a newborn, Arilyn earns attributes, points, and power through stubborn hard work. Yet not everything is as bright as it seems. Legends walk the land, and the Blight Lords are hell-bent on resurrecting the Old God. None of this should have mattered to someone living on the fringe of the empire — until strange rumblings rise from the heart of the Candor Mountains.
Royal Road4.59· 1.5K
CozyCraftingDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGMystery+5