SOLVED. Middle Grade Fantasy series. Dungeons and Dragons style. Main character is a blacksmith in an otherwise classic D&D group. Name: An/Vil. Parts of the book are written upside down. Read around 2019. Spoilers. [s]

[H]

I think I read this book around 2019. It was a series. The story was a twist on a dungeon and dragons style fantasy book where the characters slowly realized that they were in a computer stimulation. There were parts of the book that were written upside down. I'm pretty sure those parts were about the simulation.
The characters were in a classic d&d group except instead of a rogue the main character was a blacksmith.
Either the main character's name or the name of the computer program was An/Vil. At the end of the book it was revealed that this stood for Antagonist/ Villain.
Thank you so much for your help!

[Kris]

H, how far into the book do the characters realize they're in a computer simulation?

Is the blacksmith a dwarf or human?

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[H]

Kris wrote: "H, how far into the book do the characters realize they're in a computer simulation?

Is the blacksmith a dwarf or human?

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This series is part of a trilogy. I think they find out that it's a simulation relatively early on but I'm not entirely sure. It is definitely no later than early on book 2.
She is a human.

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[Kris]

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Found it!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, H. Thanks for the update.

The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes (book 1) of the Saint Lupin's Quest Academy for Consistently Dangerous and Absolutely Terrifying Adventures series by Wade Albert White.