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Grub of The Ironfang [Goblin MC] [Multiple MC] [LitRPG/Progression] [Books 1 & 2 Complete] [500K+ Word Backlog]

Grub of The Ironfang [Goblin MC] [Multiple MC] [LitRPG/Progression] [Books 1 & 2 Complete] [500K+ Word Backlog]

by Viserra

ActionAdventureDramaFantasyHigh Fantasy
Rising Stars:Drama #21
On Rising Stars: Drama #21

Basic Information: Books 1 & 2 Complete! 500K+ Word Backlog Currently Editing My Backlog: Chapter 120 Chapter Lengths Vary Between 2000 and 5000 words.  Average Chapter Length: 3500 Words. Chapters Release At 17:12 CEST / 08:12 a.m. PDT / 11:12 a.m. EDT Support me on Patreon and read 5/15/30 chapters ahead of RoyalRoad. Tiers begin at €2/month. Release Schedule:  • 10 Chapters on Day 1 • Daily Chapters for the next 90 days, including some multi-chapter days <– WE ARE HERE • After Chapter 131, schedule will change to 5x/week (Monday-Friday) Blurb: Death offered two friends a second life. It never promised them the same one. Gideon wakes in a monster’s body, small, fragile, and hated before he ever speaks. As a goblin in a forest where weakness is just another word for prey, he has only his mind, his scraps of old-world knowledge, and the stubborn refusal to die quietly. Max wakes as a human, blessed with the strength, safety, and acceptance Gideon is denied. But safety has its own price, and every step toward power pulls him deeper into a world where monsters wear many faces, not all of them inhuman. Across ancient forests, crumbling borders, and kingdoms that mistake their walls for safety, old powers are beginning to stir. Gideon must turn weakness into strategy and carve a place for himself among those the world calls monsters. Max must learn what strength truly costs before the choices ahead of him harden into something he can’t take back. They entered this world together. They woke on opposite sides of its oldest divide. And survival may change them long before they find each other again. What To Expect: • Dual protagonists growing in separate corners of the world, each shaping their own destiny as they seek to reunite. • For Gideon: Intelligent problem solving. Strategy over strength. Cunning over brute force. • For Max: A true hero’s journey, where each choice matters. • Weak to strong progression for both MCs, each on very different paths. • A morally gray Goblin MC shaped by his race, tribe, and environment. • Multiple POVs that expand the world, its people, and the threats moving beneath the surface. • Deep worldbuilding. • Tribe, town, and eventually large-scale nation building. • A long-form story with layered characters, rising stakes, and an overarching plot line tying both MCs together.

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Current Rank
#21
Peak Rank
#19
Followers
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OverviewViews and follower statisticsEngagementProseChapters
Favorites
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FVR
0.99%
Rating
4.59
Ratings
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RS Days
35
Total Chapters
74
Total Words
32k
Avg Length
2.0k
Analyzed
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Chapter Analysis
Word counts and prose metrics for each chapter
#TitleWordsFK GradeDialogueSSPVariation
1Chapter 0: Before You Begin [Please Read This Before Starting Chapter 1]1,77010.30%78%9.5
2Chapter 1: Gideon3,1315.311%26%6.9
3Chapter 2: Growing Up3,2675.528%15%6.9
4Chapter 3: The Graveyard Shift3,8764.159%24%5.9
5Chapter 4: Wait, What am I?!?!2,4894.843%57%
9.7
6Chapter 5: A Little Bit of Experimentation5,0065.426%37%7.6
7Chapter 6: Highs and Lows3,7105.67%44%9.4
8Chapter 7: Is There Anybody Out There?3,7804.812%50%7.6
9Chapter 8: Max Hayes3,1985.63%50%8.2
10Interlude: On The False Certainty of Maps2,1019.90%57%10.3
11Chapter 9: Uhh... Not Quite What I Wanted0----
12Chapter 10: The Ironfang Tribe0----
13Chapter 11: Think, Gideon, Think!0----
14Chapter 12: Dravak - A Disturbance0----
15State of The Ironfang 10----
16Chapter 13: Blood In The Water0----
17Chapter 14: Cassandra Sorrel—----
18Chapter 15: Gideon/Dravak - It's Time To Q-Q-Q-Quarantine!—----
19Chapter 16: A Week of Hard Work—----
20Chapter 17: Forest Scraps—----
21Chapter 18: Gideon/Dravak - The Next Step—----
22State of The Ironfang 2—----
23Chapter 19: Elias Veyric—----
24Chapter 20: Leaves and Berries—----
25Chapter 21: I Have No Idea What I'm Doing—----
26Chapter 22: A Sense of Belonging—----
27Chapter 23: Borin Ironmantle—----
28Interlude: Khazdumar and The Labor of Endurance—----
29Chapter 24: The First Test (Part 1)—----
30Chapter 25: The First Test (Part 2)—----
31Chapter 26: The Second Test—----
32Chapter 27: Is It True? I'm Finally Free?—----
33State of The Ironfang 3—----
34Interlude: Valdarin and The Retreat of The Crown—----
35Chapter 28: Max - Because It's The Right Thing To Do—----
36Max, Cass, Elias, Borin and Alina Status Updates—----
37Chapter 29: Max - Crestwood Farm (Part 1)—----
38Chapter 30: Max - Crestwood Farm (Part 2)—----
39Chapter 31: Max - The Fifth Badge (Part 1)—----
40Chapter 32: Max - The Fifth Badge (Part 2)—----
41Alina Crestwood Status Update—----
42Interlude: On Classes and The Unequal Meaning of Levels—----
43Chapter 33: Dravak/Grub - A Dire Problem—----
44Dravak, Kesh, and Throk Status Updates—----
45Garret Crestwood Status Update—----
46ANNOUNCEMENT: Minor Story Update in Max's Arc (Chapters 28-32)—----
47Chapter 34: Dravak - The Hunt Begins—----
48Chapter 35: Dravak - The Pack Bleeds—----
49Chapter 36: Strength Replacing Weakness—----
50Chapter 37: Dravak - The Den—----
51Chapter 38: Limping Home—----
52Chapter 39: Dravak/Grub - Plans, and Revealing The Truth—----
53ANNOUNCEMENT: Update to Chapter 25—----
54Chapter 40: Dravak - Strange Tribe—----
55Chapter 41: Dravak - The System Moves in Mysterious Ways—----
56State of The Ironfang 4—----
57Chapter 42: Progress, Sweet Progress—----
58Chapter 43: We Need To Talk (Part 1)—----
59Chapter 44: We Need To Talk (Part 2)—----
60Chapter 45: A Lieutenant's Work—----
61Chapter 46: Ironfang Winter (Part 1)—----
62Chapter 47: Ironfang Winter (Part 2)—----
63Chapter 48: Choices (Part 1)—----
64Chapter 49: Choices (Part 2)—----
65Chapter 50: Choices (Part 3)—----
66Chapter 51: Rika—----
67Rika Status Update—----
68Chapter 52: Tribal Council (Part 1)—----
69Chapter 53: Tribal Council (Part 2)—----
70Chapter 54: Training and Preparation—----
71Grub Status Update—----
72State of The Ironfang 5—----
73Chapter 55: The Trolley Problem—----
74Chapter 56: A Decisive Duel (Part 1)—----