zoom_in Click to enlarge

Vainqueur the Dragon

▲ ▼

description Vainqueur the Dragon Overview

"Vainqueur the Dragon" is a comedic LitRPG web serial written by French author Maxime J. Durand under the pen name Void Herald. Originally serialized on the Royal Road platform in 2019, the story provides a humorous parody of traditional fantasy role-playing game tropes, progression mechanics, and class systems. The plot centers on Vainqueur, a self-centered red dragon who decides to become a hero solely to increase his hoard of gold.

This forces a struggling human thief to act as his reluctant minion, leading them through a world governed by video game-like rules.

help Vainqueur the Dragon FAQ

Who wrote Vainqueur the Dragon and under what pen name?

Vainqueur the Dragon was written by Maxime J. Durand, who publishes under the pen name Void Herald. It is a comedic LitRPG web serial that began in 2019 and ran on platforms like Royal Road.

What is the premise of Vainqueur the Dragon?

The story follows Vainqueur, a dragon who discovers the concept of experience points and character classes from an RPG system. Rather than a traditional hero, the protagonist is a greedy dragon who pursues adventuring for the loot and leveling, parodying standard fantasy RPG tropes.

Is Vainqueur the Dragon completed or still ongoing?

Vainqueur the Dragon was completed as a web serial, with its full run available on Royal Road and other web fiction platforms. The complete novel has also been published in e-book format for readers who prefer a finished story.

What genre does Vainqueur the Dragon belong to and is it funny?

Vainqueur the Dragon is a LitRPG comedy that satirizes fantasy role-playing conventions such as quests, skill trees, and party mechanics. Readers frequently highlight the humor as its defining strength, with the dragon protagonist's amoral greed driving much of the comedy.

swap_horiz

Looking for Vainqueur the Dragon alternatives? Compare top competitors ranked & scored

arrow_forward