Vainqueur the Dragon

An enjoyable and entertaining read overall.

Vanqueuer is a prideful Dragon whose greatest desire is to accumalate a large, shiny pile of gold and other precious items. Combine him with a subordinate human whose current ambition is to get laid (or "breed" as the dragon terms it) -- and you have a delectable comedic treat. The story is about how the great dragon and his loyal minons go adventuring using a RPG system.

Haven't found any obvious flaws in any aspect yet. 
The dialogue is cool, and fleshes out the interesting character traits of each character. An easy read with no mind-numbing descriptions or superfluous details. Too early to judge the world-building, but it is a standard fantasy setting.

I feel like there are too many skills gained too fast to even keep track of in one person, but doesn't take much away from the drama elements of the story.

As of chapter 17, we are just beginning to see the formation of the plot and the obstacles that our characters must overcome to achieve their goals. The relationships between the dragon and his minions is also being established.

So I'll keep updating this review as the plot thickens.

i like it, what can i do about it.

it's pretty interesting and i think the strong suit in this series, it's the comedy. the MC (the dragon) grows a bit during each chapter, and his human minion learns to goad it to do less destructive actions. 

there's a whole lot a fun in between. the only thing i'm worried about it's the end game or the final objetive, since i don't really see a clear finish line with the story it could turn repetitive. 

Vainqueur the dragon is a great read with hilarious and likeable characters, satirical spins on genre tropes and a world reminiscent of a tabletop rpg.

I found it to be engaging all the way through and at no point did I not want to read the next chapter!

Style

The style of void herald is unmistakable with a more lighthearted tone and plenty of well deserved character development. The wacky world and story does not often lend itself to more heavy topics such as genocide or sincere interactions but the writer knows when to tone down the wacky and zany to make way for touching scenes. 

Story

Whilst I won't delve into details to avoid spoilers the plot was great.

Following the titular character through his adventures and learning more about the world of otremonde with enough twists to keep it interesting but subverting twists just as much so that it becomes far harder to predict. 

Grammar

Not my strongest topic so this will be brief. 

When new chapters came out there were sometimes misused words or grammar but the writer would always fix these after being informed. 

Characters

The characters are very fun and contain elements of the "overpowered MC" trope without seeming forced or like a power fantasy, the characters are flawed enough to have each one given unique challenged throughout their development. As mentioned before the characters don't remain static throughout the story, as is often an issue in other works on this site where characters either remain unchanged or flip on a dime, they receive character development that does not feel forced but is influenced by the events in story that alters or shakes their world view. 

Summary

If you enjoy a fun adventure through a world full of wonders and intrigues with a whole cast of fun and quirky characters then this is a must read! 

Honestly it's been a wild ride but I waited to write this review until it was completed. First of all it's on my list as a must read up there with mother of learning by many means one of the best story's you will find on royal road and possible top 3 in lit RPG story's.

now why I think that for you curious folks. Style a absolutely phenomenal flip on a common trope that few think of and fewer pull off written skilfully in a creatively drawn world the whole thing was 1 ascension away from being a new style completely. So 5 out 5 on that front. 

Charector arguably the most important sub category of a story. Every single charector has a unique personality woven into the tappestry of the story so well they really feel like natives. Of course there are mob like personality's here and there but that's normal for a story with a whole new world developed. I think possibly they could of added some more variation in the accents and terms to emphasise different cultures but still excellent.

Grammer the simplest and easy I found few errors if any at all but I did find some here and there that's why it's not 5 but it's as close and reasonably possible without a crack team of proof readers and in no way impacts the reading quality. 

story the weakest link for the story I believe not because they failed far from it they drew my attention with a fluid and smooth story well written. Although I feel it was a little rushed and could have further depth. It didn't feel completely like the story matched with the world. Slightly like anomaly's In a world.

Overall one of the better story's I've read on this website a must read 5 out 5 generous yeah definitely bias most likely but non the less my personal opinion holds equal weight. So I'd advice you give it a good read if you don't like it I'm sorry for your loss.

Vainqueur is one of the best LitRPGs that you can find out there. The story perfectly captures the essence of a game world, the characters are interesting, with absolutly great main characters, that feel both unique and still familiar, plenty of interesting secondary characters, and more than enoght character development.

The story doesn't try to be longer than it needs, the progression feels natural, there are no unnecesary filler, there is some filler chapters to lower tension but they are really enjoyable and help to build both the tempo and the atmostphere. The ending doesn't feel rushed, something that is quite common in plenty of stories that don't try to overstrech themselves, but Vainqueur is not one of them.

Beyond that, the System, one of the core elements of a LitRPG, is one of the best and most fleshed out that I have ever seen, if not the best stright up. And the story doesn't fall in most LitRPG problems, trying to explain the system with infodumps or giving it more or less importance than the neccesary one. The system is important, but it is not the main character nor the only piece of worldbuilding.

If I might find a critique to this story, it's the title. It just isn't impactfull enoght given the quality of the story behind it.

This is a really enjoyable read, and one of the best stories in RoyalRoadl. If you haven't read it yet, I strongly recomend you to give it a try.

Vainqueur the Dragon is a fun and sometimes suprisingly emotional comedy litRPG/isekai.

Starring the morally ambiguous everyman isekai protagonist Victor and the hilariously greedy and vain (its right there in his name, come on) dragon Vainqueur, the story begins as a funny but somewhat shallow parody of litRPG tropes that blooms into a deeper but still comedic adventure.

While the power system is a bit loose for my personal tastes, the ridiculous and lovable cast more than make up for it. The evolution of the main duo's master/minion relationship takes obvious center stage, but the secondary cast and villains are all enjoyable as well. Some of the extended cast are a bit forgettable, but there isn't any character I can say I dislike.

Overall, this is a great (and complete!) story that I can recommend without reservation.

I waited for almost 6 months since I started reading for the story to finish so I can finally post a review. And it was worth it.

Overall score 10/5

It is for stories like these that I wish RR had an option to give 10/10.

Style: 5/5

Clean, understandable, varied vocabulary. Unlike other litRPGs, it doesn't water the story down to just numbers. In fact, you can skip that part entirely and savour the story regardless. A big plus is that the author doesn't overexplain and uses the archetype-al terms everyone knows to quickly get down to the core of the story. 

Story: 5/5

You know you made it when you can make meta-commentary jokes on your own story. The only bad thing about this story is that it ends.

It takes you from 0 to 100 and keeps going. I am often surprised that the story always manages to come out unique and break another ceiling. Another funny thing is that despite being a comedy oriented story, there are still 0 plotholes. 

Character score: 5/5

The story boasts an extremely wide palette of characters- you will find anything and everything from talking cats to eldritch gods. All the characters are well written, fleshed out, and fit a certain niche. 

Grammar: 5/5

I gave it 4.5/5 in a review just so people don't say I am biased. I have seen some minor mistakes (which were fixed immediately once commented.) and the author is writing so fast I honestly don't know how the work is so clean. 

Author: 10/5

I have quite a few good things to say about Void Herald. First of all, he is a beast! Posting a fully completed chapter every 2-3 days is honestly god-level writing. Now add to the fact that this is mostly a comedy piece. And that the jokes/punchlines/funny things are bound to the very narrow field. 

He interacts with his readers and answers questions- something I see as a big plus. He posts music, fan art, polls, thanks to his patreons. Engaging your reader-base is important, he does it all. 

This novel holds a special place in my memories as the first and possibly best story I have ever read on Royal Road. While I can't say I was here at the beginning, if I recall correctly I started reading before the first volume was finished. As we are drawing to the end of the novel, I thought I should get around to adding a review. One thing I will say is that I will never give a five star in every category, simply because I believe it's not possible to create a book that perfect. If I have in the past, it was an error.

Style. This book Has many comedic moments, and as such doesn't feel as heavy as many other books I've read. However, it does have the necessary seriousness and intensity that is required at certain points. This provides a good balance.

Story. Overall, the story is good and solid, though it does feel weak at certain points. This is mostly okay though, because this book is mainly about the characters in my opinion.

Characters. The characters are good overall. There are likeable and hateable charcaters, with their own flaws and morals. There are many characters by the later chapters, but they get indtroduced gradually, so its not overwhelming. Throughout the book, we see characters develop and change in both their power and personality, which is nice. Too many novels have main characters that only change physically, and not mentally.

Grammar. Grammar errors are minimal and rare, and they all get fixed quickly. Not much else to say here.

Overall, you should definitely read this book, and is one of the greatest novels on this site.

Read this story to learn every trope in isekais, and in LitRPGs. I can highly recommend it.

What is the story all about? Style. It's not my preferred style - the slapstick is a bit over the top - but for sticking to its style of ridiculing anything and everything, the Style part gets its full mark! Onwards to the story itself.

This story is a delightful reread of a story path that has been trodden down many many times before. Every outdated trope is embraced, commented on, and left behind as a burned-down husk. That is my explanation why I'm giving only a three-stellar rating on the story score. While the style is ALL about being originally unoriginally, that same measure hurts the story itself. Because it is unoriginal, unsurprisingly.

A quick summary of the plot itself may be in order in case you somehow read this summary before all others:

The story takes, in turns, the point of view of a greedy, stupid Dragon who somehow manages to become a powerful adventuring Emperor on a conquest to become a God...  And the point of view of his reluctant advisor, who is slowly corrupted and turned towards Evil, while still trying to appease his conscience.

Their sidekicks and their adversaries alike, are good people, bad people, monsters, heroes, angels, demons, gold and lead, and one depressed lich.

Will the main characters attain Godhood? Almost certainly.

With this short plot summary, I think the character score is sufficiently explained: They start as cutout characters, but sometimes develop to gain larger complexity, and complexes.

Oh, the grammar is just fine.

Is amazingly funny

brings me joy and laughter with every chapter

Watch out for unprotected charisma checks