by Stoner Bob
He was a blacksmith on Earth. Then death gave him a second life. Dravin Smith is given a second life and a forge of his own. The gods wanted his skill, his knowledge, and his craft. What they did not intend was the mistake buried inside the blessing they placed upon his soul. As Dravin Smith rebuilds his life in a land where enchantment has replaced true workmanship, he discovers that iron remembers, purpose has power, and the things he makes are beginning to change the world around him. Tools last longer. Weapons become more than steel. And one impossible creation draws the attention of guilds, nobles, dwarves, temples, and the very god who brought him here. Because something ancient was placed inside him. Something no mortal was ever meant to carry. And with the first Named artifact, the heavens begin to notice.
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, 15:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 15:08 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
5%
Two or more lists
3%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Drama → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological + Drama (2%).
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
#11206 of 12,305 · 11156 below RS #50
By genre
beats 95% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 70% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
