Unwilling Eldritch Horror of Fortune

While I'm usually not a fan of horror (I just find the vast majority of it boring) the lovecraftian angle with comedy enticed me to give it a shot and I have greatly enjoyed it. I had been fully expecting the MC to be some variant of shoggoth and thankfully a more creative approach was taken and I can't wait to see how things develop and what new things are brought to the table.

Consistently great (except for that one chapter Mr Tismon) love all the characters and it is a unique premise on a heavily overdone genre. Thoroughly enjoying it. I love the worshiping aspect I think that it really gives a twist to a genre that has very one sided overpowered characters or has a character that never has power in the name of balancing. Keep doing what you are doing. Lots of love

 Hentai fans, please don't answer that. 

 Although this is not the first time we see on Roya Road either; eldritch horror litrpg; side character to "regresor/typical MC" actual Main Character; Luck powers, or absurd comedy with a main character stumbling to glory, this novel diferenciantes itself with its clever application of the premises mentioned to form a whole that can stand on its own. 

 Personally I think that luck powers can easily lead to justifying hand wavy stuff, which often could lead to a reader losing their suspension of disbelief or getting pulled out of the story, but in this case, minus some minor situations, I was able to look past it thanks to the overarching background arc that takes all the parts of the story and pulls them into a single novel, plus the author often has the main character in narrative situations that limit his applications of this near almighty power. I also like the characters presented so far, all with their bombastic personalities or characteristics, hilariously with the eldritch aliens often behaved more normal and human than the actual humans. 

 Also important to mention, the novel is well polished in plot holes and grammar, which is worth a star by itself and makes it an enjoyable read. 

Recommended, thanks for sharing. 

This came out of nowhere and I can’t fathom how. It’s written at a professional  level (in my opinion) and the story itself is also fantastic. It has similar themes to one or two other stories that I also enjoyed a lot and I’m very excited to see where the amazing setting/world building of this story takes us. Good luck to you, O great author and happy writing :)

First things first, I love the idea for the story and as a comedy it shines through the use of subversion. I particularly enjoy the authors description of Xalla, the strange alien whom seems to have a budding relationship with our main character.

However what stops me from ranking this higher in the story category, is the use of luck to represent the main characters power. This concept needs to be handled with great care to still allow for intensity and the suspension of disbelief in your readers. A good way to do this might be by using running out of ‘Luck Charges’  as a main way of raising tension.

The style of writing is fine, it doesnt do anything particularly intriguing and lends itself to being rather short and snappy. Which is absolutely fine if you enjoy getting straight to the action, but leaves the reader bereft of grounding commentary. Exposition is still present, but is skimmed over so quickly you are left feeling it has no weight on current circumstances at all.

Now, as for grammar, it is most certainly lacking. Of course, learning english is a full time job no matter where you’re from, but there are a few basic problems in there which prevents me from bumping it up a bit higher. If you want some pointers author, or want to argue your case, message me privately.

Now we get to the part that explains why I claimed this piece as ‘cliched.’ I have noticed in some works on this site, that subversion tends to overwrite character. While this may not bother some, it will bother others. I do not enjoy reading characters that ‘go with the flow’ that the author intends to take them in simply because it gets some tedious character work out of the way. This is something that cannot simply be written off as ‘well these people have mind altering abilities.’ The use of these abilities must be clearly described to the reader, not because they are unable to figure it out for themselves but because it is imperative to be shown that these people are actually people, underneath all that mind control. Instead of just robots being compelled to act a certain way.

in conclusion, this is a really fun story idea. It has an incredible potential as a story of intrigue and exciting action, but as it is I have no qualms believing that our main character is going to be nothing but exemplary in every field, despite what his stats tell us.

The novel starts out extremely hilarious, with some Walter getting up to some absolutely wacky malarkey, but it quickly transforms into a "fake it till you make it" journey. I look forward to the end of Volume 1, and the continuation of Walter's eldritch adventure. Now I've said all I want to say, but the website is making reach a 50 word count, so I'm going to pad it out just a little bit. I'm not going to do that cheap tactic that some do, and copy-paste a bunch of random letters in, I'm just going to make you read more. It's good for your character.

Great story that features a character driven story with litrpg apocalypse elements. Mc is a very clever  very self centered person but he toes the line correctly.  He is a scoundrel, but a likable one.  Impressive character building, even for the non human ones.  Looking forward to reading more about this world.

Great story, love the whole 'eldritch horror but not' aspect of it, and the people seeing him as a god is just hilarious to me. Massive props to you my friend, one of the best stories I've seen on here in a long time.

I read the patreon version, so I’ll loosely and vaguely reference those chapters.

Overview:
It’s a well written novel for the overused Eastern genre of mass kidnapping into a trial. There are plenty of allies, plenty of enemies, plenty of exposition, and despite the cliché characters in the beginning, such characters gain more individuality as the story nears the end of book 1 and early parts of book 2. Luck is an important factor for this book as it’s one of the driving forces for the MC’s powers, the other being his charismatic manipulation.

Style:
The style of writing is fine. It doesn’t feel offensive and flows rather well. There are a lot of group play and person-to-person interaction so expect frequent dialogue. Perhaps the best thing: the author knows how to use “show” and “tell” aspects of writing.

Grammar:
There are improper sentences, but in terms of storytelling, they don’t matter that much since those sentences don’t kill the flow and meaning of the paragraph. Other mistakes are quickly fixed.

Story and Character:
We can split characters into 3 groups, those at Site 1102, the regressor group, and the MC with Noe, his luck-based system. That said, setting the plot is the main focus in the first half of book 1. Characters are simply introduced with Site 1102 getting near all of the early character details. That does leave the regressor group feeling rigid until the last task in book 1 and early book 2. The MC and Noe get character development throughout the entire novel.

As for plot, it’s enjoyable. You have an interesting take of a middleman, our MC being both an authoritative figure for Site 1102 as monstrous Lord Arbiter and a weak human participant of the trial. With a bit of plot armor from his luck-based system and charismatic manipulation, we get a silly but exciting story of misunderstanding, oversimplification, and coming to conclusions too soon.

Is this worth a read?
Yes. A big yes. It’s a very enjoyable read.

Side remark: The more expectations you put into a novel, the more likely you will hate what did you to it. Never expect perfection. It’s logically impossible. Why ruin your reading experience?

Hilarious and fun, this story is amazing! The characters aren't annoying, the progression is logical and entertaining, and I am loving how the story is unfolding! I can't wait to see more of Watt's shenanigans and the situations he will undoubtebly get himself into. I am loving how so many tropes are included in an interesting manner while still keeping the story fresh. To the Author: Keep up the great work!