LitRPG Reads: RPG + DnD + Books = LitRPG

Narrator Interview with Scott Bennett

We have another interview with an audiobook narrator. Scott Bennett does more than LitRPG, but we still wanted to pick his brain for our readers. Husband, father, middle school teacher, scooter …

Author Interview with Stuart Thaman

by Paul Bellow

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Stuart Thaman graduated from Hillsdale College with degrees in politics and German, and has since sworn off life in the cold north. Now comfortably …

How to read LitRPG like an ARPG designer

by Paul Bellow

Today we have a special treat, a guest post by Edwin McRae. You can find out more about this new LitRPG author with a game development background on his author …

Author Interview with Jakob Tanner

by Paul Bellow

Jakob Tanner is the author of the LitRPG series Arcane Kingdom Online. He likes playing video games, binging anime, and eating yummy food. To keep up to date with his …

Narrator Interview with Andrea Emmes

by Paul Bellow

We have something a bit different today. We’ve done a lot of LitRPG author interviews over the last year, but I wanted to expand our focus a bit. Today, we …

Author Interview with Stephen Roark

by Paul Bellow

Stephen Roark, author of Call of Carrethen, is an avid gamer and lover of fantasy novels. He’s always been writing, ever since he was little and dictating his stories to …

8 Best D&D Books with Wizards

by Paul Bellow

Here’s our look at some of the best D&D books with mages, wizards, sorcerers, and more. Wizards are perhaps the most iconic of the character classes of Dungeons and Dragons. …

Author Interview with R. M. Mulder

by Paul Bellow

Most of his friends from High School still don’t even know his first name. Known only as either “Mulder” or “Agent”, there was an unforgettable moment when a girl he …

D&D Editions: Dungeons & Dragons Red Box

by Paul Bellow

If you look at the current version of Dungeons and Dragons, you’ll notice that it’s labeled Fifth Edition. While it’s clear that the preceding edition was Fourth Edition and that …

Slime Dungeon: LitRPG Video Game

by Paul Bellow

We have something a little different today. I had a chance to chat with Jeffrey “Falcon” Logue about his new Slime Dungeon game. Yes, that’s right, a litrpg video game. …

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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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