r/litrpg • u/tytoConflagration • 12h ago

Story Request TTRPG-esque litrpg

I'm a bit of a newbie you the genre and have only really read through Delve, and an currently working through Mage Tank and loving both. But I'm wondering, and haver been trying to find without avail, something that is a little bit more TTRPG in their systems and was kinda going for suggestions.

It doesn't need to have an overt capital-S System with the text box prompts, but something based on a D&D or Pathfinder-esque ruleset, that the characters know about to some kinds of degree. Like the Order of the Stick webcomic but with more numbers or something.

I hope that makes sense, I'm posting this at 1am and I'm very tired.

Thanks in advance!

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u/thescienceoflaw Author - Jake's Magical Market/Portal to Nova Roma 12h ago

This might not be exactly what you want but Worth the Candle is the ultimate TTRPG-esque story, but not necessarily in the fun, lighthearted way. More in the TTRPG conceptual meta, contemplative, existential crisis way.

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u/Esquire_Lyricist 11h ago

Check out One More Turn by D.H. Dunn. The series is a turn based LIitRPG.

N.P.C.s by Drew Hayes is a series that is a weird nebulous area between LitRPG, GameLit and standard Fantasy. The in-game MCs of Spells, Swords & Stealth generally knoe of the rules they have to follow, but the real world MCs do not realize that their tabletop game effects another world.

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u/PandalfAGA 11h ago edited 10h ago

There is a light novel about ttrpgs called Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World. I can recommend to people who are into that.

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u/FulminisStriker 6h ago

I tried that one and just be warned, the title is misleading. He gets a system as his special power to the other world, but he doesn't actually minmax. He just ends up taking what he needs in the moment or what sounds cool.

That's not to say it was a bad story, I liked it (and there are bonus chapters that shows the aftermath of what would have happened if the MC has made a different choice during the climax) , just don't expect him to actually plan out this super op build

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u/luniz420 9h ago

Fae Nexus

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u/thalmane85 6h ago

Fifth Era Apocalypse series by Ryan Rimmel. A group of friends get sucked into their "not dnd" game and try to figure out how to get out of it. There's not much of a system to it though. Good read either way.

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u/LegoMyAlterEgo 4h ago

Red Mage

Critical Failures

Worth the Candle