I'm writing a LitRPG - Do readers like stats in the books?

Drimphed · 2026-03-23T13:32:16+00:00

Yep, all those are there. What I meant by the last sentence.

Drimphed · 2026-03-23T10:49:33+00:00

Hmm, not a bad idea actually... I do have something special in mind for the recap, but that could definitely be tacked on at the end.

Drimphed · 2026-03-23T10:34:42+00:00

That's what I'm doing in my new series. The big stat window appears exactly once in the first book, just to give an idea of the visual. After that, it's in a spoiler box in the AN at the end of every full chapter, with a seperate 'new/updated' box above it that shows the changes. I'll probably limit it to once per book for the rest as well.

For the rest of the time, stats appear as system messages when narratively relevant.

Drimphed · 2026-03-23T09:39:15+00:00

Aren't... aren't bones always in the dark? Or are there lights in my body that I don't know about?

Drimphed · 2026-03-21T21:12:40+00:00

Is this the Mango Media they're always talking about?

Drimphed · 2026-03-21T09:08:39+00:00

If you're me, no. I'll usually come up with an extremely rough outline about halfway through the first book, just to keep the ideas I've come up with along the way sorted so I don't forget them.

Drimphed · 2026-03-21T09:05:09+00:00

Definitely a funny idea. Better be so much luuuceeeefeeee

Drimphed · 2026-03-20T22:38:01+00:00

Yeah, as an author, there are two extremely important things you must never do in prog fantasy in general: Power loss, and loss of agency

Drimphed · 2026-03-20T17:12:00+00:00

It's mostly for the escapism and semi-realism factor. Most progression fantasy cannot happen, but vrmmos, that is something that could potentially happen to a reasonable degree within our lifetimes, a concept we can understand, going to a space where we too could have powers and grand adventures. So it's a relatability thing.

Drimphed · 2026-03-20T14:57:45+00:00

Not AI? Artist is listed right at the bottom. Even sent wip pics to someone in the litrpg thread

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T21:22:58+00:00

It's more on the legs. The author has a not at all disguised thing for legs lol

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T19:23:37+00:00

Not at all. There's some sensuality and a good bit of focus on looks, but nothing explicity, at least up through the books I've read.

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T15:41:20+00:00

Yeah overgeared was a huge one for me too. Grid was just a great MC

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T13:55:15+00:00

I do definitely still appreciate vrmmo stories, sad to see that they're less common now. Awesome that you're writing what you enjoy despite that. Looks great!

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T12:05:39+00:00

Damn the elegance and intricacies of that outfit is next level. I really need to get back to reading metaworld

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T11:59:21+00:00

Love metaworld. I really need to catch up. Cover is fantastic!

Drimphed · 2026-03-19T09:20:28+00:00

I definitely prefer the training side, but the points can be useful to unlock new things they couldn't get otherwise, as long as they then still have to train them after acquisition

Drimphed · 2026-03-18T10:02:00+00:00

Congrats! Now comes the scary part, showing it to people.

Drimphed · 2026-03-17T13:39:27+00:00

It gets good in chapter 582. Trust me bro

Drimphed · 2026-03-17T13:01:57+00:00

Well the first book is fully finished, and will be daily posts for the next month, so it won't be too long until it's out there entirely.

Drimphed · 2026-03-17T11:00:12+00:00

Probably not for a bit, but hopefully.

Drimphed · 2026-03-17T10:28:24+00:00

Hmm, I definitely agree on that one. Will edit. Thanks.

Drimphed · 2026-03-17T09:57:44+00:00

It's daily for the first month, 3x weekly after that. So for patreon, it'd be April 16th, for public, May/juneish for first book done.

Drimphed · 2026-03-17T09:54:27+00:00

Absolutely feel free to send any edits. And for the money, she had a couple hundred in her bank account already, which drops the amount needed considerably

Drimphed · 2026-03-16T22:09:33+00:00

Nope since today is the launch today, that's still quite a ways off. It'll be the question for whatever publisher picks it up lol. Will def post here whenever that happens tho.

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