The Runic Artist

Absolutely worth your time. I probably haven't read as many novels as many of you guys on here but this quickly entered into my top liked stories along with The Primal Hunter and Chrysalis. 

So much so, that as soon as I caught up to the avaliable chapters I jumped into the patreon to keep going. 

I have found no obvious flaws, can't think of any major suggestions to fix or improve the story. It's charming I'm excited to see where the author wants this story to go. 

As far as I'm concerned I'm in for the long haul.

I wanted to like it. The premise and ideas were good. But I scrolled through a lot of it.

I’ll not go much into the story, but rather into the issues that made me drop it. I hope it’ll help the author to improve the story.

the most glaring issue in my opinion was the pacing. It felt too slow almost painfully so, reading through the mostly good descriptions but even well crafted descriptions would bore a reader if the pace doesn’t change.

Next one is convenience. The god is too nice. The understanding of runes is too easy (just changing it a little bit, like having photographic memory and being able to copy them but not understand them would make it so much more interesting.) And hey, running around almost naked and not get even a cold or a scratch. That seems unrealistic.

the characters: The graffiti dude and the Giant Gentle God. The God feels unrealistic. The graffiti dude, well there is some depth in him. But he had not made any choice until now and he didn’t talk to anyone except the GGG. So I’m not sure how deep it goes. Maybe enough to dip you toe or maybe until it’s enough for a swim. 

Repetitiveness. Ex: One relatively long chapter to choose and understand the Class. It’s important alright. But you don’t have to baby feed the reader and walk him through every thought and understanding the MC goes through. 

I hope it helps. Best of luck 🤞 

first of all, yes, i read a preview and i know it's author's first story, personally i respect them for publishing and bracing themselves against any critique

i love this story for its concept and characters are pretty good and relatable

but there is some lack of lore and there are questionable, not ironed enough plot choices

about the former, there is lore, it's well conveyed through the dialogues, but i find it minimal. Though it can be explained by the fact our mc starts at a relative shithole considering the whole planet and multiuniverse even more (in this story not all the planets have access to the wider universe, at least not the current one) 

but about the plot choices.. i feel like author tries to stir a wheel of fate for our young hero and includes some action and unknown dangers leading to complex problems but doesn't seem to see them through so they would be logical and believable for readers due to their inexperience. some encounters could be more thoroughly planned than they are now

regardless, i came to love this story, there are not enough of them concerning elegant crafting and runes, so i wish the best for author to continue! 

I am so loving this story right now, it has a great blend of action, humor, and system interactions. Definitely a story that shouldn't be missed. Top five story for me anticipating new chapters during the week.Thoroughly enjoying this adventure. I love the journey of self discovery the MC is going on. Having the companion to grow along side is a nice touch. Both are leaving the nest and venturing out together. I can't wait to see how they grow more together. 

Well written story so far, leaves you wanting for the next chapter. Good MC build up and backstory. MC isn't instant OP and has comedic moments. I would personally like to see more rune experiments but as I am at chapter 19 and the just at the beginning of what will be a long story things might change and I would like to see where the story leads. This is a good read to follow for those that like the crafting/adventure type books. 

Interestingly different magic system, which is hard to do with so many out there.  World building is very nice, especially the way it is worked into conversations rather than blandly spelling things out.   The first chapter is especially good as it draws you in immediately.

On a personal level, I'd like to see more development of the secondary characters.  What we've seen so far is interesting, but I'm craving more.

I can't recommend this story enough. The world building is great, The system is extremely creative and interesting. I especially love that people can influence it and what they are offered by doing certain things. It goes well beyond the standard fantasy archetypes while still incorporating their attributes. The characters are interesting and make you care about them. And the cherry on top of the sundae is that the author is a genuinely awesome guy. 

This is a new one I’ve been reading, and I’m really impressed with the systems! I like that achievements have value and that there are bonus goals for dungeons. I think an MC that starts out with more than the clothes on their back allows us to avoid the trope of the poor new adventurer. 

I love the story, the characters, and the progression. One of my favorites. The relationship between kiri and nate is great. Friends with no s3xual tension. 

The writing is great with very few mistakes. It keeps you engaged and always wanting more. 

I do not usually like changes in Pov, this author uses them sparingly and only for very good reason.

World: generically good. It's not going to cause you to spend hours thinking of things but it's not going to detract from the story either.

System: slightly above average, it's definitely light as a litrpg and let's the story tell itself without the system being the story.

Grammar: nothing stood out as bad, and while some prose was a bit flowery not enough to detract and sometimes added to it.

Characters: while the characters are individuals, until the end of the first dungeon my question would be what characters? After that speech and motivations start off stilted and unrealistic but quickly improves as the author hits their groove.

All in all above average, and seeing how much the writing is improving as time goes on could become great. If you can get past the first however many chapters of introspection it opens up and possibilities of the future of this story look bright.