by Jonas Paxson
The world needs heroes now more than ever… and beggars can’t be choosers. Monsters spawn from every dungeon, swamp, and cursed forest like never before. Who or what is creating them? Brothers Archie, a gnome wannabe wizard, and Ed, a half-giant with anger issues, are no one’s first choice in an emergency. But when an army of frogfolk raids their town and kidnaps Pa, these two unlikely heroes rise to the call. This sets them down a path of monsters, mystery, and mayhem to try and save the world. If they want to stand a chance, they must learn to master their newfound powers or be mastered by them. The world needs heroes now more than ever… Are you in? The story is complete - the final chapters will be posted in the morning of 9/24. You'll like this story if you like: - D&D vibes - Party dynamics Come by our Discord The Wizard Tower to chat about the story or your D&D and other TTRPG campaigns. New Chapters Every Monday & Thursday Cover Art by Jeff Paxson
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
2%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Action (1%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#11021 of 12,163 · 10971 below RS #50
By genre
beats 18% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 17% of similar stories
Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
