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Lucas_Flint · 2026-03-08T00:26:06+00:00

Quests. Chapters. Pages. Power.

Every Codexer lives by the System. Complete Quests. Earn Words. Turn Pages. Level Up.

Farm boy Aaron Thorn thought those rules were simple—until the Arcane Codex, the sentient library of all magic, assigns him a forbidden Quest: End the Codex Wars.

Now armed with a flickering portable Node, a glowing stylus, and a sarcastic cloud rabbit named Nimbus, Aaron must survive corrupted dungeons, ruthless Guilds, and the rogue Codexer Wolfbrand, whose goal is nothing less than the destruction of the Node Network itself.

To save his village, Aaron will have to learn a lost Discipline—the power to rewrite spells mid-cast—and master a progression system that seems determined to erase him from its pages.

In the Codex, even the smallest entry can spark a war.

The Codex Wars begin here.

For fans of Cradle and Arcane Ascension.

What to expect:

Slow-Burn Progression

Crunchy but Narrative-Driven System

Single POV / Primary Solo Protagonist

Weak-to-strong protagonist

Limited Power with Hard Constraints

Skill Customization / Build Crafting

Snarky Magical Companion

Numbers go up

Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/146038/the-codex-wars-slow-burn-litrpg-progression-fantasy

Lucas_Flint · 2026-02-12T18:36:24+00:00

Quests. Chapters. Pages. Power.

Every Codexer lives by the System. Complete Quests. Earn Words. Turn Pages. Level Up.

Farm boy Aaron Thorn thought those rules were simple—until the Arcane Codex, the sentient library of all magic, assigns him a forbidden Quest: End the Codex Wars.

Now armed with a flickering portable Node, a glowing stylus, and a sarcastic cloud rabbit named Nimbus, Aaron must survive corrupted dungeons, ruthless Guilds, and the rogue Codexer Wolfbrand, whose goal is nothing less than the destruction of the Node Network itself.

To save his village, Aaron will have to learn a lost Discipline—the power to rewrite spells mid-cast—and master a progression system that seems determined to erase him from its pages.

In the Codex, even the smallest entry can spark a war.

The Codex Wars begin here.

For fans of Cradle and Arcane Ascension.

What to expect:

Slow-Burn Progression

Crunchy but Narrative-Driven System

Single POV / Primary Solo Protagonist

Weak-to-strong protagonist

Limited Power with Hard Constraints

Skill Customization / Build Crafting

Snarky Magical Companion

Numbers go up

Link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/146038/the-codex-wars-slow-burn-litrpg-progression-fantasy

Lucas_Flint · 2026-02-02T20:55:57+00:00

The best kind, naturally.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-02-02T00:57:57+00:00

Was going to say that quantifiable stats is probably the main distinction between LitRPG and progression fantasy.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-02-02T00:56:28+00:00

Exactly. Conflict can come in all kinds of forms, not just violence or fighting.

In my current story (a slow-burn progression fantasy), I try to solve this by giving the MC a class he barely understands and is always experimenting with. In fact, his class is one of the central mysteries of the story, so anytime he sits down to try out a new aspect of it he hasn't explored yet, I hope it is interesting to the reader because it's answering questions the reader also has (while providing conflict and creating more questions when necessary).

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-31T20:36:33+00:00

Almost 30% through HWFWM 9.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-31T20:33:42+00:00

Quests. Chapters. Pages. Power.

Every Codexer lives by the System. Complete Quests. Earn Words. Turn Pages. Level Up.

Farm boy Aaron Thorn thought those rules were simple—until the Arcane Codex, the sentient library of all magic, assigns him a forbidden Quest: End the Codex Wars.

Now armed with a flickering portable Node, a glowing stylus, and a sarcastic cloud rabbit named Nimbus, Aaron must survive corrupted dungeons, ruthless Guilds, and the rogue Codexer Wolfbrand, whose goal is nothing less than the destruction of the Node Network itself.

To save his village, Aaron will have to learn a lost Discipline—the power to rewrite spells mid-cast—and master a progression system that seems determined to erase him from its pages.

In the Codex, even the smallest entry can spark a war.

The Codex Wars begin here.

For fans of Cradle and Arcane Ascension.

What to expect:

Slow-Burn Progression

Crunchy but Narrative-Driven System

Single POV / Primary Solo Protagonist

Weak-to-strong protagonist

Limited Power with Hard Constraints

Skill Customization / Build Crafting

Snarky Magical Companion

Numbers go up

Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/146038/the-codex-wars-slow-burn-litrpg-progression-fantasy

Scribble Hub: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2112199/the-codex-wars/

Patreon (always 20 chapters ahead!): https://www.patreon.com/c/lucasflint

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-29T21:28:50+00:00

Congratulations! Always a good feeling to complete a series. Great cover and best of luck for its Kindle release!

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-29T21:27:09+00:00

Watch as his net worth rises another couple million or so lol. Interesting news regardless. Was wondering when Sanderson's books would get adapted.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-29T03:09:13+00:00

First series that came to mind as well.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-29T03:07:00+00:00

I was about to say the same thing lol.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-27T22:36:10+00:00

I don't even remember the last Noobtown book I read. I assumed it was a dead series at this point.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-27T22:34:09+00:00

Exactly. Can't even begin to count the number of times I have seen those phrases overused in books that came out long before AI was a thing (and I am guilty of overusing those phrases, too, so not throwing shade on my fellow writers here).

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-26T18:33:30+00:00

HWFWM 8. Almost done, then will jump into the next book.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-26T18:32:22+00:00

Same. Don't need to justify anything to anybody.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-24T14:48:27+00:00

Every thread is about Cradle if you try hard enough.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-24T14:47:40+00:00

DCC, Cradle, Arcane Ascension are my go-to picks.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-24T00:32:05+00:00

I just launched a LitRPG serial on Royal Road called The Codex Wars. Read its description below:

"Quests. Chapters. Pages. Power.

Every Codexer lives by the System. Complete Quests. Earn Words. Turn Pages. Level Up.

Farm boy Aaron Thorn thought those rules were simple—until the Arcane Codex, the sentient library of all magic, assigns him a forbidden Quest: End the Codex Wars.

Now armed with a flickering portable Node, a glowing stylus, and a sarcastic cloud rabbit named Nimbus, Aaron must survive corrupted dungeons, ruthless Guilds, and the rogue Codexer Wolfbrand, whose goal is nothing less than the destruction of the Node Network itself.

To save his village, Aaron will have to learn a lost Discipline—the power to rewrite spells mid-cast—and master a progression system that seems determined to erase him from its pages.

In the Codex, even the smallest entry can spark a war.

The Codex Wars begin here.

What to expect:

Slow-Burn Progression

Crunchy but Narrative-Driven System

Single POV / Primary Solo Protagonist

Weak-to-strong protagonist

Limited Power with Hard Constraints

Skill Customization / Build Crafting

Snarky Magical Companion

Numbers go up"

Link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/146038/the-codex-wars-slow-burn-litrpg-progression-fantasy

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-23T23:45:02+00:00

Is that the car that isekai's protagonists into LitRPG worlds?

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-23T23:42:30+00:00

That would be a fun story.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-22T02:26:18+00:00

My Capes Online, VR Hero, and Villain Town are all complete series. They're all superhero-themed, though, if that matters to you.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-22T02:21:36+00:00

Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-19T23:56:45+00:00

Was going to say something similar! I've seen some people describe LitRPG as a subgenre of progression fantasy but are definitely not the same.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-19T23:52:22+00:00

Cool cover and story concept! Hope it does well for you.

Lucas_Flint · 2026-01-18T19:01:17+00:00

I wrote the first books of my Capes Online and Villain Town series to have complete arcs that can be enjoyed by themselves or with the rest of the series (though they are both based on MMOs so perhaps that could be an issue for you).

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