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Not Meant to Survive: A LitRPG Survival Story

Not Meant to Survive: A LitRPG Survival Story

by rhealey101

Portal Fantasy / IsekaiActionAdventureDramaFantasySlice of LifeLitRPGPortal Fantasy / IsekaiProgressionKingdom BuildingMultiple Lead Characters
Rising Stars:Drama #50Action #50Adventure #50Fantasy #50All #50
Shadow rank ~829–909 in Drama↓107

At fifty-six, Mark isn't looking to save the world. He's simply trying to survive in it. When he is pulled from his ordinary life into an unfamiliar world with a mysterious System and no way home, his priorities become painfully simple: find food, build shelter, secure clean water, and stay alive long enough to understand the rules. Before long, however, he discovers he isn't alone. More people continue to arrive, each just as confused and unprepared as he was. Children, families, farmers, craftsmen, and explorers all find themselves starting over in a dangerous new world where survival depends as much on cooperation as it does on strength. While others focus on leveling, Mark discovers that his greatest strength isn't fighting monsters. Instead, he finds himself organizing settlements, solving problems, connecting isolated communities, and building the roads, workshops, trade routes, and infrastructure that allow people to do more than simply survive. What begins as a lone shelter gradually grows into a camp, then an outpost, and eventually a thriving village. As new regions are explored, dangerous dungeons are uncovered, trade expands, and civilization slowly begins to take root. With every success come greater responsibilities, and Mark soon realizes that building a future for hundreds of people is far more difficult than surviving alone. Not Meant to Survive is a LitRPG settlement-building adventure featuring an older protagonist, exploration, regional development, trade, crafting, infrastructure, dungeons, and long-term progression instead of a lone overpowered hero. Release Schedule: Daily

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OverviewEngagementProseChapters
Favorites
114
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FVR
0.49%
Rating
4.08
Ratings
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Reviews
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RS Days
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Total Chapters
129
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Chapter Analysis
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1Chapter 1 — Integration 4 months ago0----
2Chapter 2 — Survival 4 months ago0----
3Chapter 3 — Growth 4 months ago0----
4Chapter 4 — Exploration 4 months ago0----
5Chapter 5 — Shelter 4 months ago0
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6Chapter 6 — Time to Get Some Rest 4 months ago0----
7Chapter 7 — Fire & Food 4 months ago0----
8Chapter 8 — Fish & Water 3 months ago0----
9Chapter 9 — First Catch 3 months ago0----
10Chapter 10 — Bow + Arrow 3 months ago0----
11Chapter 11 — Fletched Stone Arrow 3 months ago0----
12Chapter 12 — Control 3 months ago0----
13Chapter 13 — Forest Stalker 3 months ago0----
14Chapter 14 — System Upgrade 3 months ago0----
15Chapter 15 — System Control 3 months ago0----
16Chapter 16 — Hunting Big Game 3 months ago0----
17Chapter 17 — Not Enough 3 months ago0----
18Chapter 18 — Down But Not Out 3 months ago0----
19Chapter 19 — It Stays Down 3 months ago0----
20Chapter 20 — Putting Things in Place 3 months ago0----
21Chapter 21 — Follow the Signal 3 months ago0----
22Chapter 22 — Not Alone 3 months ago0----
23Chapter 23 — Testing Distance 3 months ago0----
24Chapter 24 — First Words 3 months ago0----
25Chapter 25 — Rocky Rise 3 months ago0----
26Chapter 26 — Not Ready 3 months ago0----
27Chapter 27 — First Steps 3 months ago0----
28Chapter 28 — Things Are Changing 3 months ago0----
29Chapter 29 — Separate Paths 2 months ago0----
30Chapter 30 — The Taste of Victory 2 months ago0----
31CHAPTER 31 — Consolidation & Direction 2 months ago0----
32Chapter 32 — CAMP DESIGN & FIRST BUILD 2 months ago0----
33CHAPTER 33 — Disturbance at the Cave 2 months ago0----
34Chapter 34 — Preparation 2 months ago0----
35Chapter 35 — Trap Run 2 months ago0----
36Chapter 36 — Someone Else 2 months ago0----
37Chapter 37 — Camp Recognition 2 months ago0----
38Chapter 38 — Edges of Control 2 months ago0----
39Chapter 39 — Controlled Zone 2 months ago0----
40Chapter 40 — Deeper Probe 2 months ago0----
41Chapter 41 — Complication 2 months ago0----
42Chapter 42 — Other Survivors 2 months ago0----
43Chapter 43 — A Cook Is Born 2 months ago0----
44Chapter 44 — Another Build Out 2 months ago0----
45Chapter 45 — Return to the Cave 2 months ago0----
46Chapter 46 — Material Changes 2 months ago0----
47Chapter 47 — Southern Sector 2 months ago0----
48Chapter 48 — Shared Awareness 2 months ago0----
49Chapter 49 — Out of the Zone 2 months ago0----
50Chapter 50 — Growth Cycle 2 months ago0----
51CHAPTER 51 — Westward 2 months ago0----
52Chapter 52 — Lakeside Settlement 2 months ago0----
53CHAPTER 53 — Word From The East 2 months ago0----
54Chapter 54 — Goats and Chickens 2 months ago0----
55CHAPTER 55 — Cave Mechanics 2 months ago0----
56CHAPTER 56 — Connected Settlements 2 months ago0----
57CHAPTER 57 — First Outpost 2 months ago0----
58CHAPTER 58 — Growing Paths 2 months ago0----
59CHAPTER 59 — Cave Adaptation 2 months ago0----
60CHAPTER 60 — The Race to Eight 2 months ago0----
61CHAPTER 61 — Frontier Steward 2 months ago0----
62CHAPTER 62 — A Farmer In The Woods 1 month ago0----
63CHAPTER 63 — Murder Pigs 1 month ago0----
64CHAPTER 64 — Outpost Management 1 month ago0----
65CHAPTER 65 — Fields of Gold 1 month ago0----
66CHAPTER 66 — Settlement Tasks 1 month ago0----
67CHAPTER 67 — Cave Expansion 1 month ago0----
68CHAPTER 68 — Leather and Labor 1 month ago0----
69CHAPTER 69 — Regional Threat 1 month ago0----
70CHAPTER 70 — Preparations 1 month ago0----
71CHAPTER 71 — The Rootmaw Hunt 1 month ago0----
72CHAPTER 72 — Regional Steward 1 month ago0----
73CHAPTER 73 — Expansion Pressure 1 month ago0----
74CHAPTER 74 — Hammer and Nails 1 month ago0----
75CHAPTER 75 — Growing Things 1 month ago0----
76Bonus 1 – A Day at Cave Camp 1 month ago0----
77CHAPTER 76 — The First Great Project 1 month ago0----
78CHAPTER 77 — Southern Survey 1 month ago0----
79CHAPTER 78 — Claiming the South 1 month ago0----
80Bonus 2 — Buster's Day Out 1 month ago0----
81CHAPTER 79 — Regional Management 1 month ago0----
82CHAPTER 80 — Forgeworks Progress 1 month ago0----
83Bonus 3 — Too Soon 1 month ago0----
84CHAPTER 81 — Roads and Kitchens 1 month ago0----
85CHAPTER 82 — Farm Troubles 1 month ago0----
86CHAPTER 83 — Westward Roads 1 month ago0----
87CHAPTER 84 — Northridge Village 1 month ago0----
88CHAPTER 85 — Council of Northridge 1 month ago0----
89CHAPTER 86 — Sixth Attempt 1 month ago0----
90Bonus 4 — Silent Fever 1 month ago0----
91CHAPTER 87 — Grand Harvest 1 month ago0----
92CHAPTER 88 — Kitchen Disaster 1 month ago0----
93CHAPTER 89 — Final Bell 1 month ago0----
94CHAPTER 90 — Miners Needed 1 month ago0----
95CHAPTER 91 — Kitchen Steward 1 month ago0----
96CHAPTER 92 — Population Crisis 1 month ago0----
97Chapter 93 – Southbound 1 month ago0----
98Chapter 94 – Too Many Fish 1 month ago0----
99Chapter 95 – Forgeworks Complete, Well, Almost 30 days ago0----
100Chapter 96 – Beneath Ironridge 29 days ago0----
101Chapter 97 – The Outfitter 28 days ago0----
102Chapter 98 – The Beaver Problem 27 days ago0----
103Chapter 99 – It's Today? 26 days ago0----
104Chapter 100 – Forgeworks 25 days ago0----
105Chapter 101 – Journeyman Frontier Steward 24 days ago0----
106Chapter 102 – Beaver Crossing 23 days ago0----
107Chapter 103 – New Arrivals 22 days ago0----
108Chapter 104 – The Ruined Port 21 days ago0----
109Chapter 105 – What is new today? 20 days ago0----
110Chapter 106 – Kids, Chickens, and No Answers 19 days ago0----
111Chapter 107 – Harbor Administration 18 days ago0----
112Chapter 108 – Harbor Activation 17 days ago0----
113Chapter 109 – Bus Driver 16 days ago0----
114Chapter 110 – Big Fish, Big Problems 15 days ago0----
115Chapter 111 – Harbor Watch 14 days ago0----
116Chapter 112 – Return to Northridge 13 days ago0----
117Chapter 113 – Bus Driver’s New Ride 12 days ago0----
118Chapter 114 – Ava's New Horse 11 days ago0----
119Chapter 115 – Elias's New Ox 10 days ago0----
120Chapter 116 – Sign Me Up 9 days ago0----
121Chapter 117 – Planning for Tomorrow 8 days ago0----
122Chapter 118 – A Day at the Harbor 7 days ago0----
123Chapter 119 – Everyone Has an Opinion 6 days ago0----
124Chapter 120 – Grainworks Begins 4 days ago0----
125Chapter 121 – Heading South 4 days ago0----
126Chapter 122 – Brightwater Valley 3 days ago0----
127Chapter 123 – River Bend Trading Post 2 days ago0----
128Chapter 124 – Ron’s River Runners 1 day ago0----
129Chapter 125 – Timber Consortium 3 minutes ago0----