Synopsis
It's the year 2052 and the release of the new next-generation full-dive VRMMO game called The Depths of Magic is hitting the world by storm. The game's technology will surpass all other games before it and shock the masses. Hector who goes by the name Locke inside the game is an experienced player of the genre. He is looking to continue his goal of enjoying gaming as well as the competition that goes along with competing for the top ranking spots.
Novel Summary
The Depths of Magic is a LitRPG novel focused on a Fantasy VRMMO setting. This is not a harem novel.
In-Game systems
The Depths of Magic features state-of-the-art technology never before seen in Hector's world. The key system the novel will bring up often is the Second Brain. The Second Brain system is more like a guidance AI for the players in the game that acts as if you had a second brain assisting your every action. How much guidance this AI will give is based on its experience or mastery skills a player will receive in the game. The guidance is seamless to a point where a player won't even realize they are being assisted, it's will feel like what they are doing is something they could always do. However, once they leave the game it will become quite apparent that they were receiving heavy guidance.
The purpose of this system in a writing sense is to explain why a player can realistically become more powerful, more agile, or more skilled than they would otherwise be able to as a human. To give an example if someone could move faster than a bullet, how would a normal human brain be able to perceive and control this movement properly. Or how could a player who has never held a sword before become as experienced as someone who has trained with the sword all their lives?
The magic system will be another focus of this novel. I don't want to spoil anything here but it should be an interesting one. The hope is that the system I have made will spark discussion between the readers on what combinations will do what. I already have most of it, but it will be fun to read as the author.
Side notes
My general focus for this novel is to attempt to make the in-game systems make sense. To give a vague example I have read a lot of novels of this genre and some have the habit of just creating such powerful items that it just breaks the system, and somehow the MC keeps finding challenging situations even with those items. What tends to happen when I read a novel like this I just ignore the stats of the items he is getting because the numbers don't even matter anymore.
Release schedule:
The chapter release schedule due to real-life complications is to release as I write them.
Patreon setup:
1 chapter early release/discord access. Free content up to the current chapter includes an excel sheet that contains Locke's current stats at the end of the chapter. This is extra information for those that are interested.
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The Depths of Magic | 33 | Chapter 33 - What to focus on | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 32 | Chapter 32 - Reward | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 31 | Chapter 31 - The powerful duo | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 30 | Chapter 30 - The first assignment | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 29 | Chapter 29 - Wolf | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 28 | Chapter 28 - No other choice | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 27 | Chapter 27 - Guard Captain | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 26 | Chapter 26 - The Shifting Coin | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 25 | Chapter 25 - Choosing a start location | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 24 | Chapter 24 - Choosing a class | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 23 | Chapter 23 - Hidden goodies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 22 | Chapter 22 - Final showdown | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 21 | Chapter 21 - Painful approach | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 20 | Chapter 20 - Improvising | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 19 | Chapter 19 - The long con | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 18 | Chapter 18 - Infiltration | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 17 | Chapter 17 - Returning for revenge | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 16 | Chapter 16 - Getting stronger | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 15 | Chapter 15 - Zero teamwork | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 14 | Chapter 14 - Rude awakening | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 13 | Chapter 13 - Getting to know each other | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 12 | Chapter 12 - Exhaustion | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 11 | Chapter 11 - Showing off | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 10 | Chapter 10 - Entering the dungeon tutorial | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 9 | Chapter 9 - Training Complete | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 8 | Chapter 8 - Last task complete | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 8 | Chapter 8 - Final task complete | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 8 | Chapter 8 - Final task complete | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 7 | Chapter 7 - Now for the hard part | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 7 | Chapter 7 - Now for the hard part | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 6 | Chapter 6 - What are Sigils? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 6 | Chapter 6 - What are Sigils? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 5 | Chapter 5 - Controlling mana | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 5 | Chapter 5 - Controlling mana | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 4 | Chapter 4 - Overcoming Boredom | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 4 | Chapter 4 - Overcoming Boredom | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 3 | Chapter 3 - Aspiring mage | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 3 | Chapter 3 - Aspiring mage | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 2 | Chapter 2 - Is magic really that simple? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 2 | Chapter 2 - Is magic really that simple? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 1 | Chapter 1 - Getting his feet wet | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | 1 | Chapter 1 - Getting his feet wet | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Depths of Magic | Prologue - Entering the game | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Depths of Magic | Prologue - Entering the game | RoyalRoadL |