LitRPG Reads: RPG + DnD + Books = LitRPG

Grand Rebirth of Traditional Turn-Based Roguelikes

If there’s one thing that gaming has taught us, it’s that everything old can be new again. Just as platformers, shoot-’em-ups, and beat-’em-ups have had their renaissances, the traditional turn-based roguelike, a genre steeped in gaming history, is currently enjoying a resurgence. …

Exploring the Multiverse: A Deep Dive into Planar Travel in Your DND Campaign

by Paul Bellow

Picture this. Your party, fresh from vanquishing a horde of goblins, finds a peculiar artifact, a map not charting the known world, but instead, illustrating a network of strange, unfamiliar realms. These realms, richly varied in their elements, from howling fires to …

Resurgence of Traditional Turn-Based Roguelike Games

by Paul Bellow

Hello there, fellow adventurers and dice rollers! Isn’t it just bewilderingly fantastic how the gaming landscape constantly shape-shifts like a pixelated polymorph trying to fit into an ASCII dungeon grid? One moment we’re knee-deep in high-definition, open-world sagas, the next, we’re resuscitating …

Magic Items: Using ChatGPT for Enriched Artifacts and Enchantments

by Paul Bellow

In the Colorful Cosmology of Tabletop Games: A Magic-Infused Prologue In the wonderfully unpredictable and magical universe of tabletop RPGs, few things ignite the flame of fascination quite like magic items. Whether it’s the thrill of discovering a hidden artifact or the …

Revolutionizing Tabletop Roleplay: Using ChatGPT for DND

by Paul Bellow

In the richly imaginative realm of Dungeons & Dragons, the fine art of storytelling takes center stage. This revered tabletop RPG transforms casual gatherings into thrilling exploits, spinning tales of bravery, cunning, and camaraderie that linger in the memory long after the …

A Bard’s Tale: Roleplaying Beyond the Sword and Sorcery in D&D

by Paul Bellow

Dungeons & Dragons is renowned for its epic battles, mighty warriors, and powerful magic. But beneath the clash of steel and spell lies a rich narrative landscape where the pen—or in this case, the lute—can be as mighty as the sword. In …

Creating Immortal Epics: Crafting Legendary Campaigns in DND

by Paul Bellow

Ah, the siren call of the epic, the long-term Dungeons & Dragons campaign! It’s akin to an adventurer’s quest, an epic tale that extends beyond a mere evening’s dalliance with danger, towards an immersive saga spanning years, and even decades, both in-game …

Is there going to be a D&D 6e? What to Expect from One DnD

by Paul Bellow

Greetings, fellow adventurers! There’s a new quest on the horizon, one that will reshape the world of Dungeons & Dragons as we know it. Wizards of the Coast has announced a new evolution of the game, colloquially referred to as “One DnD,” …

What is LitRPG Reads?

Simply put, LitRPG stories take place in a game (or gamelike) world with rpg-style progression. Basically, an RPG in narrative format. RPG + Books = LitRPG! The term LitRPG was originally coined by three Russian authors back around 2010. I cover a lot of Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop RPG content here too!

About LitRPG Reads

Paul Bellow is a LitRPG author, decades-long gamer, RPG game developer, and publisher of several online communities. In other words, an old school webmaster.

He also developed and runs LitRPG Adventures, a set of advanced RPG generators powered by GPT-3 AI. Here at LitRPG Reads, he publishes articles about LitRPG books, tabletop RPG books, and all sorts of DND content that's free to use in your personal tabletop campaign - i.e. non-commercial use.

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