Humble Beginnings: A Town Building LitRPG

Village Manager, Book 1

By: Andrew Karevik

Narrated by: Stewart Crank

I guess trying to catch the bus with your laces undone isn’t such a smart decision after all…

One fatal collision later, and I’m facing my judgment. As it turns out, I’ve been a lazy sob, and my short, uneventful life of playing games and getting up late wasn’t worth much. And so I don’t qualify to move on to the afterlife.

I try to argue to the goddess in front of me that I do have skills, that it was hard work playing those simulation and management games. But she will not concede.

In the end, I manage to get the benefit of the doubt, and a wager is made. To test my claims, I’ll be sent to a desolate, Level 1 village with the mission to make it thrive. If I fail or die, the goddess will bring me back to my old life, back to the drudge of working at the grocery store.

But that’s not going to happen. I will prove that all these countless hours spent in front of my computer were not in—

Ack, my head! Where the hell have I landed? Looks like a dilapidated farm, with a few huts scattered about. Qualifies as a desolate village, alright. I can’t believe it. This is it! I’m actually doing this! But where do I even begin…Yes, first, find the Mayor…but then what, convince her to hand over the keys so I can work my magic? Could it be that simple?

Oh, there she is. Uh, hello? Hmm, why isn’t she waking up? Maybe I should go look for some quest to do in the meantime. Uh, are these goblins I see there on the road?

“You are under attack!”

Dang.

©2023 Andrew Karevik (P)2023 Podium Audio

great book

good story sound main character a good town building book. Side characters are interesting and it has a plausible story line.

great book

it was a well written story and excellent narration. I can't wait for the next book I will definitely buy it.

Enjoyable Village building

I really loved this book. Kept my attention the entire time. I liked the main character and it was fun to see his ambitions and ideas play out. I think he could negotiate stinger business deals but I felt he was growing and becoming more organized in the end. I had fun and I would love to see where else this story is going. Also interested in seeing a lot more of the lit rpg aspects in the next book. The village interface is not used very often. Overall I’ll definitely be interested in book 2

Good world building. Good progression. Love it hope there’s another one

Really not long enuff. The passing was very good just wish there was more expecting and explaing with the witches and the magic system. He never really used his manigment spell

Feels like listening to someone narrate an RPG play through

The narrators performance is good, but all of the other characters feel flat like someone picking dialogue options in a video game.