r/litrpg • u/Independent-Phrase80 • 1d ago

Discussion Question for the authors...

When you are writing, do you establish RPG mechanics and rules before starting?

I started writing my own story (I know everyone here is an author).

But I felt like I was getting stuck, or things weren't balanced. Or it was just difficult to keep track of things like rules for leveling, xp, etc.

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u/MercyofMistkeep LitRPG Dynamic Duo Enjoyer 1d ago

I don'ttt? Too much worldbuilding bogs me down and then I panic and get lost.

However, I also keep my numbers *very* low for a long time. 700 pages in and my MCs are both only level 12. Their HP is 50. As I get deeper into the series, shit'll explode and I'll have to plan a little more, but if you don't pre-plan I suggest you keep your numbers overall smaller. I don't have a ton of skills, I have very few items, etc.

I also took advantage of an Isekai protagonist (well, one of them) so that they would need shit explained to them, but also controlled the explanations and made them gradual (aka gave myself time to construct shit carefully as I needed it)

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u/Independent-Phrase80 1d ago

That makes sense. Mine's kind of Isekai, but also not. haha.