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Warscapia
Sparrow wants to be the greatest warrior in all of Warscapia. But he’s not. He’s just a kid with mediocre magic skills. When he’s asked to team with axe bro Rock and ninja girl Jade, he will have to fight for his life and much more as the crew takes on some of the most brutal and fantastic monsters in the land of Warscapia—a videogame fantasy universe like none other.
143 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2016
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November 19, 2017
DNF A Spoof should make you laugh at least once in the first 25% of the book. I didn't even have a chuckle. As bad as some of the LitRPG books are getting I am starting to get sick of this genre. This one tried to make it funny by highlighting all the worst parts of LitRPG. But with out actually pointing a finger at it and giving a quip. Basically really bad writing on purpose?
November 11, 2016
Meme quest the memening
Literally face palmed when I read the anakin Skywalker quote.
An entertaining walk from one random place to the next
Literally face palmed when I read the anakin Skywalker quote.
An entertaining walk from one random place to the next
December 6, 2016
Fun
Can we get a sequel I'd like that please Garrett dude come on come on come on come on man
Can we get a sequel I'd like that please Garrett dude come on come on come on come on man
November 3, 2017
Sparrow is a wizard with mediocre skills who resides in Warscapia - a video game fantasy universe. His inept control over his fledgling magic and his bumbling melee skills manage to land him a coveted entry level position in Warrior Core - an elite mercenary band who defend the populace in the game from high-HP monsters.
Together with Rock, an axe-wielding egotistical warrior, and Jade, a ditsy ninja-skills bow-wielding huntress, they form a beginner-rank task team sent to battle increasingly difficult enemies. But when a common Vampire-Dragon reveals himself to be none other than Count Dragula, he steals their souls, and they have ten days to retrieve them, or they become his... forever!
Content:
Drug Content:
PG - There's a bit of drinking in the game, several encounters happen, as is common in video games, in bars. A popular drink called Dethbrew increases magical potency and strength.
Violence:
PG - Video game violence, and most of it is non-graphic. Enemies when defeated turn to dust, leaving goodies behind. Seriously, if you let your kids play Zelda, this is probably ok.
Language:
G - squeaky clean. I don't recall any cuss words in the novel.
Adult Content:
G - The worst thing in this novel is Rock bragging about how much of a ladies man he is.
Christian content:
Not a bit. The main characters struggle a bit with death and the hereafter, but mainly it's just a lighthearted tale without a lot of meat. Some veins of deeper content are loyalty, sacrifice, teamwork, and comraderie. There didn't seem to be reference to the real world in the novel, which made me wonder if they realized they were in a game at all (consulting wrist units for HP and MP stats makes it seem they did). The bit about their souls being stolen caused some reflection on whether life had purpose, and whether it was worth it to fight insurmountable odds to get your soul back.
Final analysis:
While the majority of this novel was fluff, it was light-hearted, humorous fluff that had me laughing out loud multiple times. I thoroughly enjoy a good RPG game, and the action, adventure, and stakes in this one were aimed to please. It's a fairly quick read, and was hard to put down. Five Stars!
*I received an electronic copy for an honest review.
Together with Rock, an axe-wielding egotistical warrior, and Jade, a ditsy ninja-skills bow-wielding huntress, they form a beginner-rank task team sent to battle increasingly difficult enemies. But when a common Vampire-Dragon reveals himself to be none other than Count Dragula, he steals their souls, and they have ten days to retrieve them, or they become his... forever!
Content:
Drug Content:
PG - There's a bit of drinking in the game, several encounters happen, as is common in video games, in bars. A popular drink called Dethbrew increases magical potency and strength.
Violence:
PG - Video game violence, and most of it is non-graphic. Enemies when defeated turn to dust, leaving goodies behind. Seriously, if you let your kids play Zelda, this is probably ok.
Language:
G - squeaky clean. I don't recall any cuss words in the novel.
Adult Content:
G - The worst thing in this novel is Rock bragging about how much of a ladies man he is.
Christian content:
Not a bit. The main characters struggle a bit with death and the hereafter, but mainly it's just a lighthearted tale without a lot of meat. Some veins of deeper content are loyalty, sacrifice, teamwork, and comraderie. There didn't seem to be reference to the real world in the novel, which made me wonder if they realized they were in a game at all (consulting wrist units for HP and MP stats makes it seem they did). The bit about their souls being stolen caused some reflection on whether life had purpose, and whether it was worth it to fight insurmountable odds to get your soul back.
Final analysis:
While the majority of this novel was fluff, it was light-hearted, humorous fluff that had me laughing out loud multiple times. I thoroughly enjoy a good RPG game, and the action, adventure, and stakes in this one were aimed to please. It's a fairly quick read, and was hard to put down. Five Stars!
*I received an electronic copy for an honest review.
January 15, 2018
As a spoof it wasn't all that funny. I dunno, I guess I like my spoof humor to be a bit more... subtle I guess? Not screaming in your face. I mean, it HAD it's good moments, but then it went over the top in the rest
November 10, 2016
Very bad, no coherent plot of way to figure out what is going on.
Felt like I started in the middle of the book.
Felt like I started in the middle of the book.
June 2, 2017
Great humor. Great characters. Entertaining story. This was my first RPGLit novel and it has definitely gotten me hooked.
February 11, 2018
Really cool. I don't want to give anything away, so just read it. Or listen to it like I did. The narrator really seemed to match the tone of the story.
June 24, 2019
My kids liked this a lot more than I did...
August 20, 2024
Very fun and easy to read book! If you’re new to the Lit RPG genre, this is a great introduction. Really enjoyed the humor and creativity throughout the story.
February 24, 2017
Mr. Boggs has, with his debut novel, 'Warscapia', announced himself as major emerging talent in the LitRpg space. Crafted with a genuine love for the genre and the games from which it is inspired, 'Warscapia' tells the memorable and humorous tale of the coming-of-age of a burgeoning duck-mage and his off-beat comrades as they adventure through a fascinating fantasy game-world that is in equal turns bizarre, whimsical, and dangerous. I highly recommend this story for anyone who enjoys fantasy games, adventure, and humor. I eagerly await Mr. Bogg's next title, the forthcoming 'Dragon Mastery'.
March 20, 2018
I'm sorry but I just can't. This is my 3rd attempt to read this and got the farthest in yet, but at about 1/4th of the way in and just can't keep going. The characters are irritating, the world is dumb, and the plot is incoherent. I know this is supposed to be a 'spoof' but it's really not. I knew I was in trouble when he threw an 'arrow to the knee' reference in 4 years out of date. Gave up completely after the go nowhere, pointless, and untrue story about shark dragons and their new quest was to go after vampire dragons. -_- this was after they battled a Naruto squirrel.
Here's some advice Boggs. The Anatidae-mancy is your best idea here, and would have worked well as a litrpg spoof if you take everything else more seriously. A silly, but effective, power in a world of straight men is funny, a silly power in a silly world with silly characters is just expected. A character like Gandalf or Snape summoning elemental ducks as their primary ability in their worlds is funny, Sparrow doing it is not.
Here's some advice Boggs. The Anatidae-mancy is your best idea here, and would have worked well as a litrpg spoof if you take everything else more seriously. A silly, but effective, power in a world of straight men is funny, a silly power in a silly world with silly characters is just expected. A character like Gandalf or Snape summoning elemental ducks as their primary ability in their worlds is funny, Sparrow doing it is not.
October 28, 2016
Wierd
A bit rough getting started. A strange mix of dorky slang, simple characters, odd magic that works somehow. I had fun. Glad to get it on Kindle unlimited.
A bit rough getting started. A strange mix of dorky slang, simple characters, odd magic that works somehow. I had fun. Glad to get it on Kindle unlimited.
December 14, 2017
I spent most of this book in a non-stop, “page turner” (I was listening to the audio book), absolute hate. I would be cringing while laughing and commenting that I hated this book... and then keep listening. The spoof humor this book uses takes a specific kind of person. Side note: the narrator was GREAT for the audiobook.
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