Trickster's Song

Transported to a fantasy world, a young man discovers his magical talents on adventurous quests, in the first book of a humorous new gamelit series. One moment Robin is imbibing an elixir of his own creation as he practices casting spells, and the next he's lying naked in a cave about to embark on a mysterious quest. It seems the God Rhyth has vanished from the realm of Mayaser, and Robin-altered from human to shadeling-has been chosen to find out what happened to the deity and its worshippers. In search of a way out of the cavernous tunnels in which he awoke, Robin encounters the Sisters Sharp, a party of human, dwarf, and halfling adventurers led by the elf Lantha. The warriors are journeying beneath the mountains on their way to the city of Noviel, collecting enchanted artifacts to defend their land against the growing forces of Urkhan, God of Tyranny. In need of allies (and clothes!) Robin tags along with the Sisters, joining them in battle against reptilian kobolds, goblins, harpies, and other dangerous cave-dwelling creatures. For the servants of Urkhan-including the priest Gis and Basgar the Blinder, who rules the subterranean trade route beneath the mountains-are determined to spread their empire and stop the people of Noviel and elsewhere from uniting against them. As Robin confronts one evil after another, his magical abilities grow stronger, forging him into a powerful bard. And he'll need all his newfound mesmerizing and illusion-casting talents to uncover the truth behind Rhyth's disappearance before Urkhan does . . . The first volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series-with more than 800,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

On a magical mystery tour of a fantasy world, a young adventurer searches for the connection between his mystical abilities and a vanished trickster god. Experimenting with magic on Earth, Robin suddenly found himself in a fantastical realm of mythical creatures, sword-wielding warriors, and powerful deities. Now, transformed into a shadeling in possession of illusion-casting talent-supposedly granted by the missing god of mischief, Rhyth-he's been tasked with finding out what became of his benefactor. But seeking out once-worshipped beings doesn't pay the bills, even in fantasyland. So Robin joins the Noviel Adventurers Guild to embark on quests for treasure. And when he's not out gallivanting for fortunes, he entertains locals as a bard in his as-yet-to-be-named tavern that he's considering calling the Veil and Votive. Robin's first mission for the guildmagister is to enter a living dungeon beneath the city of Noviel and retrieve the Eye of Na'Vec, a jewel of incalculable power. Unwilling and unable to venture into the undercity alone, he recruits an adventuring party consisting of an ill-tempered knight, a pair of rogues from Noviel's criminal underworld, and a mysterious diviner with knowledge of Rhyth. Descending into a maze of tunnels and caverns, the mistrustful band must learn to work together if they're to survive encounters with the monstrous shapeshifters and shadows guarding the prized and priceless artifacts. And that's when Robin discovers he can communicate with the living dungeon, which is actually an illusionist possibly empowered by Rhyth-and may be connected to Robin's past . . . The second volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series-with more than 800,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

Bound by magic to a missing trickster god, a young adventurer quests for supernatural treasures and secret knowledge in a dangerous fantasy world. Once upon a time, Robin was one of billions of people struggling just to get through twenty-first century life. Now, he's a bard of growing renown in an enchanted realm, capable of conjuring realistic illusions-a gift from the mischievous missing deity Rhyth-and an enemy of the tyrannical Lord-God Urkhan. Charged with discovering what happened to Rhyth, Robin leads a band of warrior fortune hunters into the city of Tarin-Tiran, a once prosperous civilization where the trickster god had been openly worshipped. Invaded by the armies of Urkhan many years ago, nothing remains but ruins and the legions of hobgoblins left behind to uncover the powerful magical artifacts buried there. But terrors far worse than hobgoblins await Robin and his party: Wild Magic runs rampant through the city, and anyone touched by it is liable to suffer its unpredictable ill effects. Acid fog drifts along the landscape consuming everything in its path. Creatures born of shadow strike in silence. And Urkhan's high priest, Gis-whom Robin has run afoul of time and again-is also in Tarin-Tiran, seeking to increase his master's power. Amidst the otherworldly objects hidden in the city is a black iron crown, scrolled with blood-red enamel runes. It is the crown of Kharvec'Na, and it bestows upon its bearer the ability to compel others to obey his commands. Robin's not about to let the crown fall into Gis's hands, but will he be able to resist the temptation to don the weapon himself? The third volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series-with more than 800,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!