Wildcards: The Dread Captain
Brian J. Nordon
At the District One Invitational, a rookie eSports team defied all odds and reached the finals, winning entry as the first ever players in the most exclusive VR game yet, Abidden. Ten years later Helena is the last remaining Paragon. Meanwhile James Sylvester - out of hospital, crippled with medical debt, gaming licence revoked - scrapes by in illegal slum arcades until a high-profile job reactivates his blacklisted gaming account and delivers an invitation that could change his life forever. A VR pirate LitRPG adventure by Brian J. Nordon (Book 2 of Wildcards), with explicit levels, attribute points, classes, and rank tiers.
Progression: VR-game LitRPG with explicit quantified advancement: standard levels granting three attribute points every five levels, a fleshed-out class system (heroes vs villains classes), and rank tiers including C-Class. Pirate-crew adventure inside the VRMMO Abidden where characters grow through levels, attributes, and class abilities. Royal Road tags LitRPG + GameLit; reader reviews discuss the class system and level mechanics directly.
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