CritRPG - A Podcast about LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, and their authors

This week on the CritRPG Podcast I sit down with DrDoritosMD to discuss his series and the influence of Stargate and Gate in his work! ------------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgpodcast.com/ If you want to listen to the entire podcast without ads, PLUS at least ONE HOUR of additional content for EVE...

This week on the CritRPG podcast I talk to Alexander Wales, author of Worth the Candle, This Used to Be About Dungeons, Thresholder and Millennial Scarlet about new webcomic adaptation of Worth the Candle, and about the inspirations behind each of his series! Worth the Candle webcomic https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/worth-the-candle/episode-1/viewer?title_no=7061&episode_no=1 Alexander’s Se...

This week on the CritRPG Podcast I talk with Lunadea, author of Syl, about their love of monster MCs and the value of pantsing while firing from the hip on Royal Road!  ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgpodcast.com/ If you want to listen to the entire podcast without ads, PLUS at least ONE HO...

This week on the CritRPG Podcast I chat with Bacon Macleod, author of Runeblade, about all sorts of things, from nefarious marketing schemes to the influence of Michael Bay in Bacon’s work. This is a shoutouts heavy episode, so check below for links!  ---------------------- Why and how this book? 18:52 Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 32:53 One thing you would do differently in a new story? 4...

Hey hey, everyone! This week on the CritRPG podcast we have part two of a matched set! JOHN Stovall, author of Demon Card Enforcer, joins me to talk about system-based writing versus character-based writing, and of course, being mentored by his wife, Shami! ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgp...

Hey hey everyone! If you don't know who Shami Stovall is, you're a bit late to the Party. Shami has been writing LitRPG for a long time now, and she's bloody good at it. Her latest book, Time marked Warlock, I have enjoyed a crapton, not to mention her earlier work, Half-Life Empire! She was great to talk to, and we spent a lot of time talking about how Romance is formulaic, but also w...

Hey hey, everyone! This week, we got one of the OGs! Joining me is C.W. Mantis, author of The Path of Ascension! It's been a while since I had so many epiphanies in one Episode, and I think you're going to love it as well. ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgpodcast.com/ If you want to...

Hey hey, everyone! Gosh, but it was fun to talk to JM. He writes Mark of the Fool, a wonderful story about a guy cursed with basically magic anxiety. It's one of the few books I know where the protagonist actually goes and has therapy! 🙂 ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgpodcast.com/ If...

Do you like Orcs, Elves, and Dwarves? Do you like Economics? And most importantly, do you like fun? In that case, why aren't you reading Orconomics already? 😄 The Dark Profit Saga is hilarious, which is why Zach gets a free pass to come on the Podcast, even though his book is not quite a litrpg 😄 ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you n...

Hey hey, everyone! It's been a long while since I did an interview so focused on craft as I did with JP. That's not to say that we didn't have fun! If you haven't read the Broken Trilogy (which has 4 books) or the fantastic Stargazer's War, you should definitely try it out! ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a me...

Hey hey, everyone! An anonymous man, writing about Orphans wielding two handed swords... just what I was looking for! Guy Incognito writes Orphan, a story about, well, an Orphan with tremendous growth potential. It's got stakes, it's got action, it's got dual-wielding two handed swords, it's got everything! You should give it a go! https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/90224/orphan-lit...

Hey hey, everyone! Did you ever think you needed to read about a soccer fan getting a litRPG system? No? Me neither, and then I read Player Manager by Ted Steel. Hot damn, but that is a good book! ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgpodcast.com/ If you want to listen to the entire podcast witho...

Hey hey, everyone! Well, if there's anyone who can write the Count of Monte Christo, but with a swarm of Rats, it's this guy! Seersucker writes amazing stuff, and you owe it to yourself to check him out! https://www.royalroad.com/profile/228839/fictions P.S. I'm at DragonCon and down with Covid right now, so there won't be a fancy cover this week. I'm sorry Q_Q ----------------...

Hey hey everyone, Erin Ampersand is the author of Apocalypse Parenting, and she taught me so friggin much about writing children, I can't even start to explain it! You can find much more of her insight here: https://erinampersand.com/ ----------------------------------------- We have our own website now! It has all the info you need, a merch store, and more! https://critrpgpodcast.com/ If you...

Hey hey everyone, My next guest needs no introduction. If you haven't read Beware of Chicken, you deserve to. It's a treat, and you should absolutely check it out! Believe it or not, Casual is actually one of the few interviews I was really nervous about, but maybe that's just ebcause his avatar war staring directly into my soul! :D ----------------------------------------- We have our...

Hey hey everyone, Today we're interviewing Rhoden, the guy who writes Stubborn Skillgrinder Stuck in a Timeloop! It's a magnificent story that you should check out if you haven't! It's literally what it says on the tin, which is beyond refreshing.  I had a great time talking to him, too! We spoke about a bunch of stuff, like his job as a police officer, the fact that this is legit...

Never let it be known that I use clickbaity titles. Hey hey everyone, welcome to this week's episode of the CritRPG Podcast! :smile: Luke Chmilenko is an author who appears in the dictionary when you look up "prolific." He's written dozens of books in the last few years, co-authored several more, has released a comic, and manages his writing career at the same time. He's one ha...

Hey hey everyone, This week, we're interviewing R.C. Joshua, author of Deadworld Isekai, How To Survive At the End of the World, and most recently Demon World Isekai. So it's easy to say he's a man of many worlds. Besides talking about his writing, we also discussed his favourite techniques and what drives him to return to Royal Road again and again. Also, no, he was not remote-control...

Hey hey everyone, Yeah yeah, get your sex jokes in 😄 No, let's be real, this guy is pretty damn chill, and a terrific writer to boot! Alex Carne has written not one, not two, but MORE THAN THREE outstanding RR stories; Soul Guardian, Magic Murder Cube Marine, and Rogue Cultivator. I personally also enjoyed the start of Eden & Echo, but hey, it's cyberpunk, so... 🙂 The Patreon content...

Hey hey everyone, I've been waiting a long time for this inteview, ever since I Read Tower of Somnus last year. Cale not only tells us about his books and what informed his writing of them, but also how to balance multiple timelines, and how he juggles work and writing. He doesn't just write Tower of Somnus either, but also an amazing story about a young Kobold who really wands to be a dra...

Hey hey everyone, we have another banger interview with an up-and-coming author this week. The one and only Josh Rettew, Author of Crimson Hydra, is joining us on the pod, ready to talk about everything from lab work to genetic splicing! The Patreon content is about 2.5 hours long this week, in case you are interested in helping us out! 🙂 ----------------------------------------- If you want to l...

Hey hey everyone, this week, we have another round table interview for you, with Xkarnation, Actus, and Casualfarmer. The topic? Why, writing for Patreon, of course! Join us as we talk cliffs, how to increase your conversion, and how to make readers stick around! If you want your umbers to go up, this is the podcast for you! 🙂 ----------------------------------------- If you want to listen to the...

Hey hey everyone, so, this week we got a guy as quick as lightning on the Podcast! In this interview with Lars Machmüller, we're talking about everything, from his new book A Theft of Decks to working with Soundbooth Theater and beyond! 😄 We're also discussing why Lars is so ridiculously chill and appears in so many books. Oh, and our favorite Metal bands might have been mentioned, too!...

Hey hey everyone, This week, we got one of my favorite guests, and dear friend SavingThrow on the Podcast, talking about writing her book So When Am I a Hero? Besides being an amazing writer, she also used to be a lead narrative designer for Ubisoft, working on games such as The Division 1 and Starlink! We talk about system apocalypses, hope, depression, and of course: Writing! Oh, and the Patreon...

Hey hey everyone, This week, we are celebrating the 50th episode of the Podcast with PUNS! Second Summons author Neon Dreams is joining me to discuss how to blend literary craft with pulp fiction, how he approaches the difficult parts of writing, and his favourite books.  He also struggles to give shoutouts 😛 Oh and the Patreon Episode this week is about 2.5 hours long! 😄 -----------------------...