The Good Guys
Eric Ugland
A ruined life. A broken heart. Montana thinks it is the end — until an oddball offer from his only friend pulls him into iNcarn8, a game claiming to be a whole new life. As Montana, the larger-than-life tank warrior, he becomes heir to a dukedom in the medieval fantasy game world of Vuldranni, building the holding of Coggeshall across sixteen volumes of dungeon crawls, goblin wars, Fiends’ Night, and imperial politics.
Progression: Explicit LitRPG/GameLit advancement inside the full-immersion game world iNcarn8/Vuldranni: numerical stats ("far fewer intelligence points than is probably recommended", "impressive stats"), insane leveling, loot and achievements ("epic story full of combat, loot, and achievements"), character classes (tank warrior), respawn mechanics ("Freshly respawned"), skill honing, and dukedom/holding building. Publisher and per-book blurbs label it "sweet level progression with a deep magic and game system from beginning to end" and "rich character progression".
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