Edge Cases
Rare classes and powerful skills are helpful. Too bad the system doesn't seem built to handle them.... Read more Rare classes and powerful skills are helpful. Too bad the system doesn't seem built to ... more>>Rare classes and powerful skills are helpful. Too bad the system doesn't seem built to handle them.... Read more Rare classes and powerful skills are helpful. Too bad the system doesn't seem built to handle them. What even are all these errors? Our team of outcasts and adventurers will have to rely on their trust - and the bane of all stories, healthy communication - just to survive, let alone understand what the system is doing. Because they're quickly realizing that it's doing something; to people, to monsters, and maybe even to the gods themselves.And their goal isn't just to survive; it's to make things better. It's a good thing they're not doing it alone.---Edge Cases is an attempt to take the LitRPG genre and the overpowered MCs trope and write a story where numbers aren't everything. Sometimes it takes trust, support, and just a touch of being very, very clever.Expect a mix of action, slice-of-life, friendship, and ominous worldbuilding.Updates M-W-F at 6pm EST. Collapse Female Lead, High Fantasy, LitRPG, Male Protagonist, Multiple POV, Non-Human lead, Multiple Protagonists, System, Game ElementsGood. One of the best, even.I mean 1,225 ratings and an almost perfect score? You don't see that often.Top Review on RoyalRoadThis is quite amazing. One of the most fun LitRPGs on the site, and unique to boot. It's gonna explode in popularity, 100%.Contrary to what I'm used to, we don't follow a protagonist from Level 1, but meet them when they're already decently strong (at the pinnacle of a Bronze Tier Party, close to breaking through to Silver.) What makes them special are their rare/unique [Classes], which are capable of causing some serious mayhem when combined together. Exploit-levels of mayhem, which gets them in trouble with the [System]. The synergies are so cool.Seriously, give it a shot. It's explosive, the writing is 10/10 quality, the chapters are long, the characterization is deep and it's great fun. Also, later on things slightly calm down, and we get some more "slice-of-life"-like party dynamics, chilling and hanging out. (I slightly preferred the fight for their lives).Edit: things are picking up speed again! Great Style score: 5/5Third person past tense, the classic of Royalroad. POVs often switch between chapters, so we get the chance to see the thoughts and feelings of various characters, not just Donovan. The story wouldn't really work without that, and I like it, even if I'm not usually a fan of multi-POV. As for the actual style, it's great!Story score: 5/5I love the world, the perfect amount of necessary worldbuilding, and I love what's been happening up until now. Things are happening, and it's really entertaining. You never know what's going to happen next, it has a way of surprising the reader, and being super creative. There's also waves of things happening all at once, and the party recovering, and just chilling around, hanging out. Overall awesome.Grammar score: 5/5Up there with the best on the website. The prose is great, there are no mistakes, and the english is at a good level. I love the writing!Character score: 5/5This part the story likes to focus on a lot, but I think is maybe slightly weaker than the other categories? I would still rate it as 5/5, but I had to think about if maybe 4.5 would be more accurate. We get the perspectives of all the different characters, and each one is unique and feels like a person, they all have their backstories and reasons why they do what they do, why they think like they think. But when they sit down and do the "healthy communication" thing, they all start to sound like they're the same person, who talks in the same soft, consoling way, and says the same "correct" things. Kind of like, they all got the same "therapist-training" or something.This is only a really minor gripe of mine, I barely notice it, but it didn't feel 100% natural to me. Regardless, the characters are awesome, and they deserve a 5/5 scoreI the great pain will venture into this novelRank: EBroo like no one gonna check it?Take everything with a grain of salt because i only read a few chapters.Okay, but where the heck is your review?he probably forgot to post it.LOL, it is still funny! Im goin in. Wish me luckReport back soon, brother daoist. you alive?His dead Return from the depths and speak oh great oneStill waiting for your response...oh heavenly almightySooooo......who gonna take leap of fate?This good?You're beans right. You're supposedly the ones they show in Chinese novels as dao soldiers. You go ahead, you've got more lives than me.Red Uno reverse card back<<
《Edge Cases》The Newest Chapter
- 188 - Book 3: Chapter 53: Allies
- 187 - Book 3: Chapter 52: History
- 186 - Book 3: Chapter 51: Battle Flow
- 185 - Book 3: Chapter 50: Battle Orc
- 184 - Book 3: Chapter 49: Platinum
- 183 - Book 3: Chapter 48: Unknown Forces
- 182 - Book 3: Chapter 47: Domain
- 181 - Book 3: Chapter 46: Boss Fight Redux
- 180 - Book 3: Chapter 45: Jailbreak
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《Edge Cases》All Section Catalog
- Chapter 1: Setting Off
- Chapter 2: Tower Defense, Kind Of
- Chapter 3: Skills
- Chapter 4: A Lack of Oversight
- Chapter 5: Skill Abuse
- Chapter 6: Chains
- Chapter 7: A Complete Disregard for Fate
- Chapter 8: Answers. Also, More Questions.
- Chapter 9: Who Even Invented These Stats?
- Chapter 10: Magic and Understanding
- Chapter 11: Bonding
- Chapter 12: Of Dungeons and Priests
- Chapter 13: Tales of a Different God
- Chapter 14: Break
- Chapter 15: Ecosystem
- Chapter 16: Dammit, Jerome
- Chapter 17: Trust
- Chapter 18: Truths
- Chapter 19: Negotiations
- Chapter 20: Conclusions
- Chapter 21: Confrontation
- Chapter 22: A Path Forward
- Chapter 23: Planning with Max, Clerk Extraordinaire
- Chapter 24: Jerome
- Chapter 25: Plans, Plans
- Chapter 26: Fear
- Chapter 27: Dungeons
- Chapter 28: Researchers
- Chapter 29: It's just floating there. Menacingly.
- Chapter 30: Unstoppable Force, Immovable Misa
- Chapter 31: Trigger
- Chapter 32: Aberrant
- Chapter 33: Past Pains
- Chapter 34: A Mother's Intuition
- Chapter 35: To Make a Difference
- Chapter 36: Intuitions
- Chapter 37: Core
- Chapter 38: Stone Heights
- Chapter 39: Memories
- Chapter 40: Commonalities
- Chapter 41: To Hold the Line
- Chapter 42: The Serpent of the Night Sky
- Chapter 43: A Prison of Broken Webs
- Chapter 44: Hints Towards an Answer
- Chapter 45: Aftermath
- Chapter 46: Health and Healing
- Chapter 47: Of Gods and ######s
- Chapter 48: Rewards, (1)
- Chapter 49: Rewards, (2)
- Chapter 50: The Only Adventurers With a Negative Killcount
- Chapter 51: A staff in the mouth is worth two in the... wait, no, what?
- Chapter 52: Discussions
- Chapter 53: Splitting the Party for Fun and Profit
- Chapter 54: Sculpting Stone
- Chapter 55: Memories
- Chapter 56: Manifestation
- Chapter 57: Understanding New Skills
- Chapter 58: Night
- Chapter 59: A Proper Reunion
- Chapter 60: Taking From a Distant Future
- Chapter 61: Two Parts of a Whole
- Chapter 62: Skills, Dinner, and Introductions
- End of Book 1. Chapter 63: Revelation in the Night
- 64 - Book 2: Chapter 1: Road to Elyra
- 65 - Book 2: Chapter 2: No Free Lunch
- Chapter 3: Pick Up Lines
- 66 - Book 2: Chapter 3: Pick Up Lines
- 67 - Book 2: Chapter 4: Interlude - Velykos
- 68 - Book 2: Chapter 5: Time for a Quest
- 69 - Book 2: Chapter 6: Plans and Learning
- 70 - Book 2: Chapter 7: Kitchen Lizard
- 71 - Book 2: Chapter 8: Breakfast (1)
- 72 - Book 2: Chapter 9: Breakfast (2)
- 73 - Book 2: Chapter 10: Interminable Interviews
- 74 - Book 2: Chapter 11: A Path Through Stone
- 75 - Book 2: Chapter 12: Doors
- 76 - Book 2: Chapter 13: A City of Magic
- 77 - Book 2: Chapter 14: That One Magic Shop
- 78 - Book 2: Chapter 15: Friendship
- 79 - Book 2: Chapter 16: An Otterly Fascinating History Lesson
- 80 - Book 2: Chapter 17: Theorycrafting
- 81 - Book 2: Chapter 18: Worries, and a Plan of Action
- 82 - Book 2: Chapter 19: Opposing Elements
- 83 - Book 2: Chapter 20: System Shift
- 84 - Book 2: Chapter 21: Patching Pains
- 85 - Book 2: Chapter 22: A Song of Change
- 86 - Book 2: Chapter 23: Fixing Problems
- 87 - Book 2: Chapter 24: Glyphs and Signs
- 88 - Book 2: Chapter 25: A Hint of the Past
- 89 - Book 2: Chapter 26: On the Nature of Being
- 90 - Book 2: Chapter 27: Rock and a Hard Place
- 91 - Book 2: Chapter 28: No Good Answers
- 92 - Book 2: Chapter 29: Sentiments
- 93 - Book 2: Chapter 30: Interlude - Velykos 2
- 94 - Book 2: Chapter 31: Past Traumas
- 95 - Book 2: Chapter 32: Catharsis
- 96 - Book 2: Chapter 33: A New Magic
- 97 - Book 2: Chapter 34: The Basics of Magic
- 98 - Book 2: Chapter 35: The Basics of Magic
- 98 - Book 2: Chapter 35: Combinatorics
- 99 - Book 2: Chapter 36: Update
- 100 - Book 2: Chapter 37: Meeting
- 101 - Book 2: Chapter 38: Finally
- 102 - Book 2: Chapter 39: Mechanisms of Magic, and a Small Break
- 103 - Book 2: Chapter 40: The Gates of Elyra, At Last
- 104 - Book 2: Chapter 41: Entrenched Systems
- 105 - Book 2: Chapter 42: Avoiding the Mystery Arc (This Time)
- 106 - Book 2: Chapter 43: Battle of the Golds
- 107 - Book 2: Chapter 44: Cracks in the Soul
- 108 - Book 2: Chapter 45: Malus
- 109 - Book 2: Chapter 46: A Noble Intent
- 110 - Book 2: Chapter 47: Crafting a Counter
- 111 - Book 2: Chapter 48: Private Communications
- 112 - Book 2: Chapter 49: Reunited
- 113 - Book 2: Chapter 50: The Beginnings of a Plan
- 114 - Book 2: Chapter 51: Interlude - Xothok
- 115 - Book 2: Chapter 52: The Plan?
- 116 - Book 2: Chapter 53: Definitely a Progression Fantasy
- 117 - Book 2: Chapter 54: Distribution
- 118 - Book 2: Chapter 55: Oh, Brother
- 119 - Book 2: Chapter 56: Wagon
- 120 - Book 2: Chapter 57: Elyra's Prime Dungeon
- 121 - Book 2: Chapter 58: Interlude - Xothok 2
- 122 - Book 2: Chapter 59: Separated
- 123 - Book 2: Chapter 60: Heartbreak
- 124 - Book 2: Chapter 61: What Could Have Been
- 125 - Book 2: Chapter 62: Creative Uses of Power
- 126 - Book 2: Chapter 63: Tricks and Alchemy
- 127 - Book 2: Chapter 64: Elevator Fight
- 128 - Book 2: Chapter 65: Music
- 129 - Book 2: Chapter 66: Magical Studies
- 130 - Book 2: Chapter 67: A Losing Battle
- 131 - Book 2: Chapter 68: Last-Minute Research
- 132 - Book 2: Chapter 69: Recovery
- 133 - Book 2: Chapter 70: Getting Ready
- 134 - End of Book 2. Chapter 71: Fractals in the Sky
- NOT A Chapter: Q&A, Announcements, & a Retrospective
- 135 - Book 3: Chapter 1: Interlude - Jerome - Self-Review
- 136 - Book 3: Chapter 2: A Thousand(ish) Years Ago
- 137 - Book 3: Chapter 3: A Role to Play
- 134 - Book 2: Chapter 71: Fractals in the Sky
- 135 - End of Book 2. Chapter 72: Interlude - Jerome - Self-Review
- 136 - Book 3: Chapter 1: A Thousand(ish) Years Ago
- 137 - Book 3: Chapter 2: A Role to Play
- 138 - Book 3: Chapter 3: Making Plans
- 139 - Book 3: Chapter 4: Reconnecting
- 140 - Book 3: Chapter 5: Interlude - Noram - Awakening
- 141 - Book 3: Chapter 6: Interlude - Noram - Soul-Link
- 142 - Book 3: Chapter 7: The Nature of Magic
- 143 - Book 3: Chapter 8: Enchanted
- 144 - Book 3: Chapter 9: Repairs
- 145 - Book 3: Chapter 10: Goodnight
- 146 - Book 3: Chapter 11: Interlude - Xothok - Dissent
- 147 - Book 3: Chapter 12: Interlude - Xothok - Inward Spiral
- 148 - Book 3: Chapter 13: Interlude - Xothok - Intervention
- 149 - Book 3: Chapter 14: Myths and Mochas
- 150 - Book 3: Chapter 15: Festival
- 151 - Book 3: Chapter 16: An Act of Kindness
- 152 - Book 3: Chapter 17: Remembrance
- 153 - Book 3: Chapter 18: Performance
- 154 - Book 3: Chapter 19: Reveal
- 155 - Book 3: Chapter 20: Moving On
- 156 - Book 3: Chapter 21: Interlude - Velykos - Graveyard
- 157 - Book 3: Chapter 22: Interlude - Velykos - Unearthed
- 158 - Book 3: Chapter 23: Roads to Nowhere
- 159 - Book 3: Chapter 24: S - The Trappings of Normalcy
- 160 - Book 3: Chapter 25: S - Timeless Connections
- 161 - Book 3: Chapter 26: S - Godly Intervention
- 162 - Book 3: Chapter 27: M - Split Paths
- 163 - Book 3: Chapter 28: M - Fifth Choice
- 164 - Book 3: Chapter 29: M - Endless
- 165 - Book 3: Chapter 30: V - Climb
- 166 - Book 3: Chapter 31: V - Seeds
- 166 - Book 3: Chapter 31: V - Lost Kingdom
- 167 - Book 3: Chapter 32: V - Lost Kingdom
- 168 - Book 3: Chapter 33: D - Void
- 169 - Book 3: Chapter 34: D - Monsters
- 170 - Book 3: Chapter 35: D - Remembrance
- 171 - Book 3: Chapter 36: Interlude - Rebellion
- 172 - Book 3: Chapter 37: Interlude — Tax Fraud
- 172 - Book 3: Chapter 38: Winds of Change
- 173 - Book 3: Chapter 38: Winds of Change
- 174 - Book 3: Chapter 39: Next Steps
- 175 - Book 3: Chapter 40: Time
- 176 - Book 3: Chapter 41: Vault
- 177 - Book 3: Chapter 42: Interlude - Evacuation
- 178 - Book 3: Chapter 43: Orbs Again
- 179 - Book 3: Chapter 44: Armed and Ready
- 180 - Book 3: Chapter 45: Jailbreak
- 181 - Book 3: Chapter 46: Boss Fight Redux
- 182 - Book 3: Chapter 47: Domain
- 183 - Book 3: Chapter 48: Unknown Forces
- 184 - Book 3: Chapter 49: Platinum
- 185 - Book 3: Chapter 50: Battle Orc
- 186 - Book 3: Chapter 51: Battle Flow
- 187 - Book 3: Chapter 52: History
- 188 - Book 3: Chapter 53: Allies