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The Adventures of Rania Mortal the Perfectly Normal Elf

WittyPseudonym

B67/100
"I am legally required to inform you that she is a Perfectly Normal Elf," the devil said. Rania Mortal would have told you that herself. She's never been sure why her normalcy is subject to debate. Sure, she knows very little about how society works, treats a painted pebble as a treasured companion, and bases an alarming number of decisions on what would look coolest in a book — but she has perfectly logical explanations for all of those things. Her fellow adventurers agree she is probably just eccentric. Perfectly ordinary behavior for a shaman. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the god of stories has taken a personal interest in their mission, and Rania is certainly not helping on that front.
Royal Road4.68· 371
ComedyMysteryOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

King of Fools: Silver Tongue

NoDragons

B67/100
There's never been a situation in Jasper Stone's life he didn't make worse by opening his mouth — ridiculous amounts of trash-talk and overconfidence just spill out. He's never managed to do anything with his wits. But when the God of Fools tosses him into another world for amusement's sake, he'll need to put them to use. Because there are bandits, dragons, and cultists out there — none of whom appreciate Jasper's particular gift for insults.
Royal Road4.66· 735
Anti-heroComedyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGSatire+2

These Reincarnators Are Sus! Sleuthing in Another World

AceGreen

B67/100
Sleuth out the reincarnators. Retrieve their jeweled eyes. Stop this world's destruction. That is Ailn's reluctant mission — except he is not really Ailn. He is an impostor: a detective from another world who cannot even remember his own name. Summoned by a young god with a terrible habit of hiding crucial details, the detective must use his past-life instincts and emerald eyes to unmask other reincarnators — all while wearing a mask of his own. Now posing as a noble son whose family has protected the empire from shadow beasts for generations, he faces a complication: the original Ailn had a trash reputation, was just killed, and the prime suspect is his sister, the duchy's beloved future Saintess. First things first: time to solve his own murder.
Royal Road4.68· 367Goodreads4.73· 11
ComedyCompetent MCIsekaiMysteryOverpowered MCReincarnation+1

Saga of the Soul Dungeon

AJFoxmoor

B67/100
When Caden dies in an accidental fall, he is merged with a dungeon core in another world. He's not particularly happy to be dead, so resurrection in any form isn't too bad. The real problem? The dungeon core wasn't dead, and he has to share mind-space with it. That doesn't even account for the powerful wizard who is understandably reluctant to let a dungeon escape. And even once he manages to escape, he must found and manage a dungeon in a location fraught with complications: it sits on the border of two rival human nations, a sentient plant race claims the ground as sacred, and teams of adventurers keep wandering in looking for a living. Through it all, Caden is determined not to lose his humanity and become just another murder-hobo dungeon.
Royal Road4.48· 1.3K
CozyDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+5

Pandora Unchained

Patrick Laplante

B67/100
When Sorin's parents die under mysterious circumstances, he begs Hope — the Eighth Evil — for help, and receives an answer he never expected: he is made a Poison Cultivator, a rare class shunned by high society. Unable to continue his medical practice, he turns to adventuring with a ragtag crew: an armored polar bear, a stern archer, a sleep-deprived pyromancer, a peeping-tom rogue, and a rebellious rat familiar who won't stop eating the party's loot. When Sorin uncovers his ancestor's hidden research notes on forbidden medicine, he must discover what dark deeds his family was involved in — if he and his companions can survive the coming Demon Tide.
Goodreads4.44· 253
AlchemyClass SystemCompetent MCCultivationDungeon CrawlingSecondary World

Technomagica

Vitaly S Alexius

B67/100
The life of Soviet bio-weapons designer Vladislav Kerenski ends with a bang — only to reboot in a realm of gods and monsters. Escaping from an ocean of the dead and soul-bound to his twin sister, Vladislav begins to unravel the life-altering magical System of Novazem using his knowledge of the scientific method, computational mathematics, biochemistry, and virology. A rational progression LitRPG with giant monsters, wholesome moments, and vast multitudes of historical references.
Royal Road4.53· 1.2KGoodreads1.00· 1
Competent MCHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGReincarnationSecondary World+1

Harry Potter and the Surprisingly Competent History of Magic Professor

TheFanficGOD

B67/100
Cassian Rosier is a near-Squib from one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families — the family's punching bag, mocked and barely tolerated. When a simple light spell becomes his last chance to prove himself, his world shatters: the Cassian they knew is gone, replaced by a man from our world with no magic but a lifetime of teaching behind him, and only the vaguest memories of a "Harry Potter" series he never bothered to read. Trapped in a ruined reputation with no real power, the new Cassian has one goal: survive. When forced to lecture on magic, he bluffs his way through by teaching Lumos — a spell he doesn't know. Something strange happens: as hundreds of students learn from his lecture, mastery floods his mind. Ancient variations awaken, along with memories that don't belong to him — some illuminating forgotten magic, others sharp, dark, and dangerous. Sent to Hogwarts as a professor, Cassian must juggle pureblood family expectations, faculty suspicion, and a power that grows every time he teaches — while wondering whether he is drawing on ancient wisdom or inviting something far worse into himself.
Royal Road4.42· 1.4K
Anti-heroComedyCompetent MCCozyGenius MCMystery+9

God of Trash

Noct

B67/100
Rhys loves trash — trashy anime, trashy novels, trashy games. That passion gets him mistaken for an actual trash god and whisked away to another world, where he wakes up in a trash heap with trash talents, trash skills, and no chance of progression. But Rhys loves trash. There's only one path forward: embrace it, empower it, and dig the diamonds out from the refuse. Polish the trash until it shines brighter than gold.
Royal Road4.53· 1.2K
ComedyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+2

Bones in the Dark

TF Warden

B67/100
Ester Mazar wants nothing more than to serve Her Eternal Majesty and the Empire — the greatest nation to have ever existed. As a commonborn graduate of the Academy, she must work off her debt to the Throne. Armed with the best magical education the Empire can provide and finally permitted to wear the crossed lightning bolts of a Chartered Mage, Ester is sent far from the bright lights of the capital to Vass Karan — a city so riddled with corruption and crime that even she has heard whispers of it. There, Ester will learn that the world is not quite as black and white as in the books. Nevertheless, she is determined to overcome prejudice, scepticism, and murderous criminals to become the hero she needs to be.
Royal Road4.67· 484
Competent MCHard MagicMysterySchoolSecondary WorldUrban Fantasy

Undermind

SealJohnson

B67/100
Saskia thought her life was finally getting back on track after the accident. Then she got trolled. Now she's up a tree the size of a planet, and everyone she meets either runs screaming or attacks on sight. If everyone would just calm down and stop trying to kill her for one moment, she might get a chance to explain that this has all been a horrible misunderstanding.
Royal Road4.52· 1.2KGoodreads3.97· 29
GameLitIsekaiMysteryNon-human MCSecondary World

An Immortal's Retirement: To Achieve Peace

Malaklein

B67/100
Array King Dane has had enough of the cultivator's world. Fight, kill, grow stronger, and fight some more — that was their lifestyle. Cultivation was nothing more than the eternal rat race of immortals, and everyone falls eventually. Eternity made any odds a guarantee given enough time, so Dane quits the game while he's still ahead. And so he retires. No more fighting, no more killing, no more violence. He's chosen peace — but unfortunately, peace has to be protected.
Royal Road4.54· 1.2K
ComedyCozyCultivationIsekaiOlder MCOverpowered MC+3

Bloodsworn

Dominick R

B66/100
The Dragons have been slain, the Giants pacified, the Elves have retreated to the old growth forests, and the Dwarven forges have gone cold. Magic fled from the world as the Empire of Man rose supreme on the strength of technology — until Essence ignites, filling the world with the old powers of myth and legend. Erak doesn't care about any of it. His Oaths are etched into his Blood, and the Weight Essence has given them has only made them stronger. He serves his Queen: her shield, her sword, her guardian. Cut off from her as portals tear open the sky and release a storm of demons upon the Empire, he will fight his way to her side. Rallying survivors, soldiers, civilians, and scholars, Erak is determined to cut through every legion of Hell standing between him and his Queen. For he is the Bloodsworn, and nothing shall stop him from honoring his Oaths.
Royal Road4.73· 222Goodreads3.63· 542
GoreGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGMilitaryNon-human MC+5

A Sense for Magic

JNorm

B66/100
Vance is a young man who has been blind since birth. He lives with his father and older brother, and over the years has sought remedies for his affliction without luck. When an Arcanist visits his small town, Vance hopes to find either help or hope — and instead receives something greater: opportunity. The story follows his journey from afflicted young man to budding Arcanist, and the struggles he faces along the way.
Royal Road4.62· 1KGoodreads3.25· 4
Secondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

The Void Wolf

Monad

B66/100
A ritual with the sole purpose of obtaining immortality goes horribly wrong. What remains in its aftermath is a boy who receives an inheritance from the Void — a mysterious place that embodies darkness. With a newfound power, he is given a chance to carve his own way into the world.
Royal Road4.36· 1.4KGoodreads3.96· 27
Anti-heroHaremNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

Dinosaur Dungeon

Alex Raizman

B66/100
Newborn Dungeon Cores must choose what entity they help contain, and that choice determines what monsters they can summon. After being executed for crimes forgotten in death, Tira is given the chance to make that choice. She chose Acekorah, the Primeval Terror — a being so dangerous few cores will risk trying to contain it. The danger wasn't important. Tira remembers dying. Because the Primeval Terror walked the world long before the races of Man, Cores bound to him can summon beings from beyond the veil of time. Forged in the fires of Tira's wrath, the dinosaurs will walk the world anew.
Goodreads4.40· 865
Dungeon CoreGrimdarkMonster TamingNon-human MCSecondary World

Starbreaker

Luke Chmilenko

B66/100
"Starbreaker, thrice named. Starbreaker, awake." Sylvas Vail is the most powerful mage on his planet — a big fish in a small pond. When the doors to the cosmos come crashing open and all the untold wonders and terrors of the universe pour in, he is left with only two choices: ascend or die. A dark prophecy foretells his rise, and the path ahead is written in blood.
Goodreads4.39· 1.1K
CultivationGrimdarkSchoolSci-fiSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Dungeon Core Chat Room

Bluelightning42

B66/100
In this world, each race was gifted a System by the gods to compensate for their shortcomings — humans received the Skill System, elves the World Tree System. Dungeon Cores, however, were given the Dungeon Connection System: a magical internet allowing cores to barter monsters, traps, and knowledge, and to entertain each other with adventure streams. This is the story of a dungeon core unluckily spawned far from any adventurers, forced to innovate beyond its peers to find its place in the world. A slower-paced tale of experimentation, magical crafting, and steady progression — closer to slice-of-life than frantic combat, with a focus on building something extraordinary from scratch.
Royal Road4.57· 1.1K
Base BuildingCozyCrafting PowerDungeon CoreLitRPGNon-human MC+1

Omen of a Bluebell

Syly

B66/100
Gaining access to the System — that's the only goal Emilia has had for years. The death of her family left her scarred and broken, but her future still has a chance at being rewritten. She just needs the strength to overcome her past once and for all. After years of failure, her final opportunity is slipping away. One last delve into the Tunnels, sponsored by a questionable backer and fueled by desperation. Emilia never imagined that succeeding would be the easy part. Ancient powers begin to stir. Forgotten evils awaken. The System itself changes in ways nobody fully understands. And somewhere amidst the chaos, powerful forces begin searching for the one responsible — leaving Emilia scrambling through a new life she never had time to prepare for.
Royal Road4.69· 222
Dungeon CrawlingLGBTQ+LitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary World+3

Master, This Poor Disciple Died Again Today

Noct

B66/100
In the midst of faking his death, Xiao Hui finds himself transmigrated into a cultivation world. With great hopes for what is to come, he gets taken in by a sect and chosen by a powerful master — except his master seems to have a hole in his brain. As a weakling who recognizes his place in the world, Xiao Hui faces certain death at every turn. So why fight it? He does what he does best: fake it, duck the fallout, and somehow claw his way to the top through a combination of cleverness and enthusiastic self-preservation. A xianxia comedy in the vein of A Will Eternal and Spirit Blade Mountain — neither grimdark nor fluffy, but woven through with both silly and intense moments.
Royal Road4.38· 1.4K
Anti-heroComedyCultivationDungeon CrawlingGenius MCHarem+7

Outlaw Country

Ghotty

B66/100
Buck Jones was born in 1850 and died in 1880. He was an outlaw, and technically still is. The world may change, the species may differ, and the circumstances may twist — but Buck knows one thing for sure. Always draw first.
Royal Road4.67· 438Goodreads4.06· 48
Anti-heroComedyCompetent MCIsekaiLitRPGSecondary World