Runeshield Mage
N.J. Buller
In the cursed world of Regil, where humanity's downfall came at the hand of men, Theo inherits the cumulated wisdom of the last [Rune-Crafters] from an abandoned [Facility]. Armed with game-quantified rune-shield magecraft, a [Familiar], and bending strands of space, he battles monster-infested ruins, undead armies, and finally a warlord's ascent to godhood across five completed volumes.
Progression: LitRPG rune-crafting advancement. Protagonist Theo inherits the cumulated wisdom of the last [Rune-Crafters] via an abandoned [Facility] whose game-like interface (blue boxes, skills, mechanics) quantifies growth volume over volume: [Familiar] bonds, spatial-strand manipulation, and escalating rune-shield magecraft. Later volumes add a magical-academy arc (book 3), Primordial-prison stakes, attempted ascension, and endgame godhood ascension (books 4-5). Royal Road serial explicitly tagged LitRPG Progression Fantasy; author markets a pure-mage progression build.
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