Best dropped stories?
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This might be an odd one for everyone, but sometimes I think people dropped their stories because they weren't appreciated. In that light, what are the best stories you have read that are on hiatus, or just dropped, for whatever reason that are still found on RR. I'll even start us off with a couple of my favorites, in no particular order.
Legendary Class was HISTERICAL. Honestly, I still laugh when I reread this one. Everyone should give it a shot. It is also the only one I know was dropped because horrible people are more vocal than the people who love things.
The Last Game. Combination of Re:Apoc, and VR gaming, which sounds awful but comes out amazing. Fantastic job of creating his world and class system. Also, recently announced that he was badly injured, but recovering, so here's hoping he gets back to it. Good luck to him.
And last, but not least, The Arcane Emperor. 193 chapters of glory, and then poof, gone. That being said, really well done story, and long enough to really sink your teeth into.
Anybody else got something they're still missing? Everyone who's been here for a while should have something they wish would have been finished, what's yours?
Legendary Class was HISTERICAL. Honestly, I still laugh when I reread this one. Everyone should give it a shot. It is also the only one I know was dropped because horrible people are more vocal than the people who love things.
The Last Game. Combination of Re:Apoc, and VR gaming, which sounds awful but comes out amazing. Fantastic job of creating his world and class system. Also, recently announced that he was badly injured, but recovering, so here's hoping he gets back to it. Good luck to him.
And last, but not least, The Arcane Emperor. 193 chapters of glory, and then poof, gone. That being said, really well done story, and long enough to really sink your teeth into.
Anybody else got something they're still missing? Everyone who's been here for a while should have something they wish would have been finished, what's yours?
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In my recommendation thread (link in signature), I have s whole section for dropped/hiatus stories I rated very highly. There's dozens listed, with something for every taste. Offhand, Wizard's Tower was perhaps the biggest loss (author had a death in the family).
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Dao of Magic - Dao cultivator attempts to ascend the heavens, but instead finds himself on a shitty low-magic plane of existence. Lots of absurdism in this one.
Arrogant Young Master Template A Variation 4 - Dude who knows xianxia is isekaied to a cultivation world where he has to pretend to be a "young master" in a sect and must train students or have his soul destroyed. Actually a very funny story.
A Beginner's Guide to Napping, Sunbathing, and Slaughtering Your Prey - technically not dropped, but the author is putting out less than one chapter per year.
Misadventures of a Rampaging Demon - kingdom is secretly trying to create pliable demon hybrids. The result is the protagonist, who proceeds to destroy the entire laboratory complex and try to adapt her instincts with the rest of the world.
Magic-Smithing - protagonist is isekai'd into the body of a baby in a fantasy world, decides to take up smithing.
Arrogant Young Master Template A Variation 4 - Dude who knows xianxia is isekaied to a cultivation world where he has to pretend to be a "young master" in a sect and must train students or have his soul destroyed. Actually a very funny story.
A Beginner's Guide to Napping, Sunbathing, and Slaughtering Your Prey - technically not dropped, but the author is putting out less than one chapter per year.
Misadventures of a Rampaging Demon - kingdom is secretly trying to create pliable demon hybrids. The result is the protagonist, who proceeds to destroy the entire laboratory complex and try to adapt her instincts with the rest of the world.
Magic-Smithing - protagonist is isekai'd into the body of a baby in a fantasy world, decides to take up smithing.
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Battle Trucker was so much fun but it seems like the author has dropped the story completely. My day job is for a courier company and this resonated so much with me, I was dying imagining my guys driving their own "war vans" because this is so totally spot on lol.
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It's been 2 years since the last update, so I think it is fair to say Super Minion has been dropped. I loved The Threadmistress and the Teddy Bear but the author moved on to another site and removed the story. Same thing with The Accidental Pimp. Story is on hiatus as author is writing another story.
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Dang, forgot Battle Trucker, that was fun. Particularly because I was driving truck at the time. Amusing how many of these suggestions I've read. Was coming to check, thinking I'd get swamped and it's mostly stuff I already knew. Here's hoping for more good stuff as the day goes by.
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Too damn many… 😢
Off the top of my head:
Two by CLRobison:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/52964/the-shadows-become-her
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/53780/they-shall-call-me-empress-cultivation-tales-of
The author went dark here & elsewhere in June. Happened right during some of the heaviest Russian bombings of Ukrainian cities. Hoping that’s a coincidence… 😱
Heretical oaths moved to Yonder:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/50287/heretical-oaths-a-progression-fantasy-adventure
Warmage supposedly moved to Yonder, but I haven’t seen it there yet:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/52842/warmage-a-progression-fantasy
Immortality starts with generosity went on hiatus. Bring it back please, Plutus! 🙏🤞
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/56949/immortality-starts-with-generosity
Maybe to end on a high note: congrats to Jamie Kojola, tknx, and JLMullins for finishing volumes recently! 👍👍👍
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/58785/voyage-of-the-mindbender-a-science-fantasy-litrpg
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/49755/the-thousand-kingdoms-interregnum
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/47826/millennial-mage-a-slice-of-life-progression-fantasy
Off the top of my head:
Two by CLRobison:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/52964/the-shadows-become-her
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/53780/they-shall-call-me-empress-cultivation-tales-of
The author went dark here & elsewhere in June. Happened right during some of the heaviest Russian bombings of Ukrainian cities. Hoping that’s a coincidence… 😱
Heretical oaths moved to Yonder:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/50287/heretical-oaths-a-progression-fantasy-adventure
Warmage supposedly moved to Yonder, but I haven’t seen it there yet:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/52842/warmage-a-progression-fantasy
Immortality starts with generosity went on hiatus. Bring it back please, Plutus! 🙏🤞
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/56949/immortality-starts-with-generosity
Maybe to end on a high note: congrats to Jamie Kojola, tknx, and JLMullins for finishing volumes recently! 👍👍👍
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/58785/voyage-of-the-mindbender-a-science-fantasy-litrpg
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/49755/the-thousand-kingdoms-interregnum
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/47826/millennial-mage-a-slice-of-life-progression-fantasy
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https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/43462/castle-kingside-rewrite. very good, may it rest in peace.

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These stories are good, and I hope the authors will come back to them sooner or later;
Dungeon Scholar
Her Golemancer Girlfriend
UNRANKED: A Portal Break Xianxia | Royal Road
Dungeon Scholar
Her Golemancer Girlfriend
UNRANKED: A Portal Break Xianxia | Royal Road
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The Scourged Earth | Royal Road
Hands down a great litrpg and system apocalypse story.
Brimstone Fantasy | Royal Road
This one is pretty an underrated dark fantasy.
Tabula Rasa | Royal Road
Classic for RR. Sadly, only the first arc is complete.
Hands down a great litrpg and system apocalypse story.
Brimstone Fantasy | Royal Road
This one is pretty an underrated dark fantasy.
Tabula Rasa | Royal Road
Classic for RR. Sadly, only the first arc is complete.
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#11vitus979 Wrote: Dao of Magic - Dao cultivator attempts to ascend the heavens, but instead finds himself on a shitty low-magic plane of existence. Lots of absurdism in this one.
Dao wasn't dropped. He moved the series to Amazon.
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#12M.J. Wrote:vitus979 Wrote: Dao of Magic - Dao cultivator attempts to ascend the heavens, but instead finds himself on a shitty low-magic plane of existence. Lots of absurdism in this one.
Dao wasn't dropped. He moved the series to Amazon.
The most recent Dao of Magic I see on amazon is Volume V, which, from the description is still not caught up with what's on RR. Are there further chapters somewhere else?
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#13vitus979 Wrote: Dao of Magic - Dao cultivator attempts to ascend the heavens, but instead finds himself on a shitty low-magic plane of existence. Lots of absurdism in this one.
Arrogant Young Master Template A Variation 4 - Dude who knows xianxia is isekaied to a cultivation world where he has to pretend to be a "young master" in a sect and must train students or have his soul destroyed. Actually a very funny story.
A Beginner's Guide to Napping, Sunbathing, and Slaughtering Your Prey - technically not dropped, but the author is putting out less than one chapter per year.
Misadventures of a Rampaging Demon - kingdom is secretly trying to create pliable demon hybrids. The result is the protagonist, who proceeds to destroy the entire laboratory complex and try to adapt her instincts with the rest of the world.
Magic-Smithing - protagonist is isekai'd into the body of a baby in a fantasy world, decides to take up smithing.
Misadventures of a Rampaging Demon had me really appreciating the X-23 vibe. It was also just really getting its legs under it and getting to some solid adventuring. I hope they come back to it someday but it's been a while.
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#14vitus979 Wrote:M.J. Wrote:vitus979 Wrote: Dao of Magic - Dao cultivator attempts to ascend the heavens, but instead finds himself on a shitty low-magic plane of existence. Lots of absurdism in this one.
Dao wasn't dropped. He moved the series to Amazon.
The most recent Dao of Magic I see on amazon is Volume V, which, from the description is still not caught up with what's on RR. Are there further chapters somewhere else?
You probably won't see any more released on RR. I assume his current stuff will get a massive edit as he catches up to what's released on RR. Then everything beyond that will be publisher-exclusive.
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#15Ghostman Wrote: It's been 2 years since the last update, so I think it is fair to say Super Minion has been dropped. I loved The Threadmistress and the Teddy Bear but the author moved on to another site and removed the story. Same thing with The Accidental Pimp. Story is on hiatus as author is writing another story.Thanks for recommending me again! I'm definitely coming back to The Accidental Pimp, no matter what. I've been writing that other story but got slowed down when I was sick for basically all of November, and it's made me get antsy. I might come back early to TAP and only release weekly so I can work on both and not go crazy.
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I have to mention The Breath of Creation [DROPPED] | Royal Road which is the best MC as a god who is creating a world I've read.
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Scourged Earth is my GOTO for this one. Amazing worldbuilding, but then the MC took a leadership role, the plot slowed down, and I guess the author got bored