QuestLog

Live Demo

Pick a book. See the character sheet at a specific chapter. This is what QuestLog would look like while you're reading.

Dungeon Crawler Carl

He Who Fights Monsters

Defiance of the Fall

The Primal Hunter

😼

Carl

Primal Anarchist

Human · Floor 4

12,450 / 19,500 XP

STR

DEX

CON

INT

CHA

Skills

Inventory

Quests

System Log

💥

Iron Tango

Devastating melee combo. Chains up to 5 attacks with increasing damage.

Lv 12

🔥

Berserk Mode

+200% damage, -50% damage received. Duration scales with CON.

Lv 8

🛡

Protective Shell

Cast on pet. Absorbs damage equal to 30% of pet's max HP.

Lv 6

🎯

Torch Throw

Ranged attack. Ignites target. Scales with DEX.

Lv 5

🔒

3 more skills unlock after Chapter 42
Keep reading to discover them

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🛡

🧪x4

🗺

🔥

🍕x7

🪙2.3k

🐟x12

Clear Floor 4

Navigate the Hunting Grounds. Reach the stairwell before the collapse timer expires.

📖 Active since Ch. 31

Keep Princess Donut Alive

Your cat is a crawler now. She has fans. Don't let her die. (Ongoing)

📖 Active since Ch. 1

Survive the Tutorial

Floor 1 — 18 hours to find a stairwell before the world collapses.

✅ Completed Ch. 8

✨ LEVEL UP ✨

Carl has reached Level 18!

+2 Constitution (15 → 17)

+1 Charisma (18 → 19)

New Skill Point available

NEW SKILL UNLOCKED

💥 Iron Tango upgraded to Level 12

Chain attacks now go up to 5 hits. Final hit staggers.

ITEM ACQUIRED

🥊 Fists of the Berserker added to inventory

Replaces: Worn Boxing Gloves

🗡

Jason Asano

Essence Mage · Outworlder

Human · Bronze Rank

Bronze 4 → Bronze 5

ESSENCES

✨ Dark 🚫 Sin ☄ Doom

Confluence: Master of Doom

ABILITY SLOTS

● Dark (5) ● Sin (4) ● Doom (3) ● Confluence (5)

Abilities

Inventory

Quests

DARK ESSENCE (5/5 slots)

🌌

Shadow of the Reaper

Drain health on touch. Effect strengthened at night or in dark areas.

Silver 0

💨

Cloak of Night

Become shadow. Move through darkness undetected. Duration: 30s.

Bronze 8

SIN ESSENCE (4/5 slots)

💎

Punish

Deal bonus damage based on target's sins. More sins = more damage.

Bronze 6

🩸

Feast of Blood

Leech HP from bleeding enemies within 10m radius.

Bronze 5

DOOM ESSENCE (3/5 slots)

☄

Doom Affliction

Stack afflictions on enemies. At 5 stacks, triggers a devastating explosion.

Silver 0

🔒

8 ability slots still locked
Unlocks as Jason awakens essences — keep reading

🧠

🗡

🧥

🧪x6

🪙840

Find a Way Home

Jason was pulled from Earth to another world. Find a way back — or decide if you even want to go.

📖 Active since Ch. 1

Reach Silver Rank

Awaken all 20 ability slots and train them to evolve beyond Bronze.

📖 Active since Ch. 24

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Zac Atwood

Hatchetman · E-Grade

Human (Draugr) · Earth

Level 75 / E-Grade

STR

412

DEX

245

END

460

VIT

440

WIS

180

DAO INSIGHTS

🌿 Dao Fragment of the Axe

❄ Dao Seed of Heaviness

💀 Dao Seed of the Coffin

Skills

Inventory

Quests

🪓

Chop (Evolved)

Infuse Dao of the Axe into a devastating strike. Cleaves through armour.

Lv Late

💀

Deathwish

Draugr skill. Sacrifice HP for massive burst damage. Scales with Vitality.

Lv Mid

🌊

Nature's Edge

Summon vines to entangle enemies. Dao of Nature enhances root duration.

Lv Mid

🛡

Hatchetman's Roar

AoE fear + damage. Effectiveness scales with enemy count.

Lv Early

🪓

💍

🪙84k

💎x15

💊x20

Defend Port Atwood

Your settlement is under siege. Repel invaders and keep the town core intact.

📖 Active since Ch. 89

Evolve to D-Grade

Reach Level 100, form a Dao Fragment for each path, and survive the tribulation.

📖 Active since Ch. 42

Clear the First Incursion

Survive the System integration and close the local Incursion portal.

✅ Completed Ch. 25

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128

Jake Thayne

Ambitious Hunter

Human · D-Grade

Level 128 · D-Grade

DUAL PATHS

CLASS

Ambitious Hunter

Lv 128

PROFESSION

Alch. of the Malefic Viper

Lv 122

STR

620

AGI

750

END

520

VIT

580

WIS

810

PER

1,240

Class Skills

Profession

Quests

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Arcane Powershot

Channel massive arcane energy into a single arrow. Pierces magical barriers.

Rare

👁

Mark of the Ambitious Hunter

Mark a target. All attacks deal bonus damage. Marked prey cannot hide.

Rare

🐍

Scales of the Malefic Viper

Manifest toxic scales as armour. Poisons enemies on contact.

Ancient

🔮

Bestial Survival Instincts

Passive danger sense. Scales with Perception. Near-precognitive at high levels.

Rare

🧪

Palate of the Malefic Viper

Identify any alchemical ingredient by taste. Immunity to most poisons.

Rare

ALCHEMY · PROFESSION SKILLS

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Craft of the Malefic Viper

Create potions, poisons, and elixirs of extraordinary potency.

Ancient

💉

Blood of the Malefic Viper

Passive toxin generation in bloodstream. Deadly to anyone who ingests it.

Epic

🌿

Sense Herb

Detect alchemical ingredients within a wide radius. Rarity revealed.

Common

Patron of the Malefic Viper

Serve as the Chosen of the Malefic Viper. Grow strong enough to be worthy of the title.

📖 Active since Ch. 48

Earth Integration

Compete in the System-wide integration event. Protect Earth. Rank among the elite.

📖 Active since Ch. 1

Character Evolution Gallery

See how characters transform as you read. Each stage updates automatically at the right chapter. Art prompts included — generate with Midjourney, DALL-E, or Stable Diffusion.

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Carl's journey from confused civilian to legendary dungeon crawler

👨

FLOOR 1 · TUTORIAL

Ch. 1–8

The Accidental Crawler

Level 1 · No Class · Human

A regular guy in heart-patterned boxer shorts, a brown leather jacket, and his ex-girlfriend's pink Crocs. Carrying half a pack of Marlboros and a Zippo. No shoes. No pants. No idea what's happening. The dungeon just ate the world and he's standing in his underwear.

STR 5 DEX 4 CON 5 INT 6 CHA 8

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Dark fantasy character portrait, confused man standing in apocalyptic rubble, wearing only heart-patterned boxer shorts, brown leather jacket open over bare chest, pink Crocs on feet, holding a lit cigarette, bewildered expression, dramatic lighting from above, dungeon entrance glowing behind him, dust particles in the air, a small Persian cat at his ankles looking regal, cinematic composition, dark moody atmosphere, concept art style, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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FLOOR 4 · BRAWLER

Ch. 28–42

Primal Anarchist

Level 18 · Primal Anarchist · Human

Still in the boxers and jacket, but now battle-scarred and muscular. Fists wrapped in glowing enchanted gauntlets (Fists of the Berserker). Eyes burning with berserk energy. Princess Donut rides on his shoulder wearing a glittering tiara. A clockwork shield drone orbits around them. He's learned to weaponise chaos.

STR 14 DEX 11 CON 17 INT 13 CHA 19

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Dark fantasy character portrait, muscular brawler man in battle-worn heart-patterned boxer shorts and tattered brown leather jacket, glowing golden berserker gauntlets on fists, battle scars on arms and face, confident fierce expression, a regal Persian cat wearing a sparkling jeweled tiara sitting on his shoulder, a small clockwork bronze shield drone floating nearby, standing in a dungeon arena with magical torchlight, purple and gold energy particles, dramatic lighting, concept art, painterly style, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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FLOOR 9 · LEGEND

Ch. 80+

The People's Champion

Level 40+ · Evolved Classes · Human (Primal)

A gladiatorial figure wreathed in explosive energy. The boxer shorts are iconic now — the entire multiverse watches him on the dungeon's reality TV broadcast. Donut is a feared spell-caster with an upgraded Tiara of a Thousand Lights blazing on her head. Carl is the most dangerous and most entertaining crawler alive.

STR 28+ CON 30+ CHA 35+ PRIMAL

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Epic dark fantasy character portrait, legendary gladiator man in iconic heart-patterned boxer shorts and heavily enchanted brown leather jacket crackling with energy, massive muscular build, explosive orange and purple energy swirling around his fists, confident commanding presence, a powerful Persian cat beside him wreathed in magical light with an elaborate diamond tiara with a thousand tiny lights, standing on a dungeon floor arena stage, multiverse audience lights in background like a cosmic coliseum, dramatic volumetric lighting, god-rays, cinematic epic composition, digital painting, 8K --ar 2:3 --v 6

He Who Fights With Monsters

Jason Asano's transformation from sarcastic Australian to interdimensional essence mage

🧑

IRON RANK · OUTWORLDER

Books 1–2

The Reluctant Isekai

Iron Rank · Dark + Sin + Doom Essences

A young Australian man pulled into another world. Average build, dark hair, smart mouth. Wears whatever medieval-ish clothing he can find. Just bonded three essences — Dark, Sin, and Doom — which are terrifying to locals. His first ability lets him drain life with a touch. People are scared of him and he hasn't figured out why yet.

Dark x5 Sin x4 Doom x3 12/20 slots

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Fantasy character portrait, young man with dark hair and a wry smirk, wearing simple medieval traveler clothes that don't quite fit, dark purple shadow tendrils faintly visible around his hands, standing in a lush fantasy forest clearing with ancient stone ruins, looking slightly out of place, a small blob of living blood (familiar) hovering near his shoulder, mystical atmosphere, warm golden light filtering through trees, watercolor meets concept art style, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

🌌

BRONZE RANK · MASTER OF DOOM

Books 3–5

Confluence Awakened

Bronze → Silver · Master of Doom Confluence

The essences have reshaped him. Leaner, more predatory. Wears a dark cloak that seems to drink in light (Cloak of Night). Shadows cling to him naturally. His eyes occasionally flash with an otherworldly darkness when using abilities. Colin, his blood familiar, can now form into weapons and armour. Jason has become something people whisper about.

Dark x5 Sin x5 Doom x5 Confluence x5

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Dark fantasy character portrait, lean dangerous-looking young man in a flowing black cloak that absorbs surrounding light, shadows coiling around his body like living things, one hand extended with dark purple energy and crimson sin-magic intertwining, eyes glowing with eldritch darkness, a sentient mass of blood forming into sharp blade shapes around him (familiar called Colin), standing in a gothic fantasy city at twilight, cobblestones wet with rain, ominous yet heroic pose, dramatic side-lighting, purple and red colour palette, concept art, painterly, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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GOLD RANK · DOOM BRINGER

Books 10+

The Reaper Returns

Gold Rank · Lived for centuries · Back on Earth

Jason has become something more than human. Gold rankers live for centuries and reshape reality. His shadow abilities can blanket entire battlefields in darkness. Doom afflictions cascade through armies. He has died and come back. The sarcasm remains, but the eyes behind it have seen too much. He returned to Earth to find magic had followed him home.

GOLD RANK 20/20 ABILITIES DOOM AURA

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Epic dark fantasy character portrait, powerful mage figure wreathed in living shadows and doom energy, flowing dark robes with constellations of dark purple and crimson light embedded in the fabric, multiple shadow arms extending from his back like dark wings, eyes blazing with cosmic void energy, an aura of doom radiating outward causing the ground to crack, modern city skyline visible in background being overtaken by magical energy, his blood familiar formed into an elaborate suit of liquid crimson armour, epic scale, volumetric fog, god-rays piercing through darkness, cinematic, 8K --ar 2:3 --v 6

Defiance of the Fall

Zac Atwood's dual-natured path — from lumberjack to cosmic cultivator

🪓

F-GRADE · SURVIVOR

Ch. 1–25

The Last Man Standing

F-Grade · Hatchetman · Human

5'11", broad-shouldered, wearing a torn flannel shirt with rolled-up sleeves. Brown hair, brown eyes. Was a regular guy at a forest cabin when the System integrated Earth. Picked up a hatchet and started swinging. Killed enough monsters to level faster than anyone on the planet. His whole island was cut off from civilisation. Just him and the demons.

STR 48 END 52 VIT 35 Dao Seed: Heaviness

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Fantasy survival character portrait, rugged muscular man with brown hair in a torn flannel shirt with rolled-up sleeves, broad shoulders, gripping a bloodied hatchet, standing in a destroyed forest clearing with alien demon corpses around him, a glowing blue System interface panel floating beside him showing level-up text, green cosmic energy faintly visible around his body, determined exhausted expression, golden hour lighting through broken trees, cinematic survival atmosphere, concept art style, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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E-GRADE · DUAL PATH

Ch. 90–200

The Draugr Awakens

E-Grade · Human / Draugr Dual Race

Human form: Massively built, muscles like chiselled stone, brown eyes shifting toward gold from cultivation. Wields Verun's Bite, a sentient spirit-tool hatchet. Draugr form: Pearl-white skin, solid black eyes like staring into the abyss, dark grey hair in a warrior's knot. Finely sculpted features mixing masculinity and ethereal grace. Black veins spread across his face when emotions run high.

STR 412 END 460 Dao Fragment: Axe Dao Seed: Coffin

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Dark fantasy dual-portrait split composition, LEFT SIDE: massively muscular human warrior with golden-brown eyes, chiselled physique, wielding a glowing sentient hatchet (spirit tool) with green nature energy, warm amber skin tones. RIGHT SIDE: same man transformed into Draugr form with pearl-white skin, solid pitch-black eyes, dark grey hair pulled into a warrior's knot, black veins visible spreading across his jawline, cold blue-grey death energy surrounding him. Both sides connected by swirling Dao energy, cosmic void background, yin-yang life-death duality theme, epic fantasy concept art, 8K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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D-GRADE · HEGEMON

Ch. 400+

Arcaz the Undying

D-Grade Hegemon · Lord of Port Atwood

A being that straddles life and death. In human form, his hair has steel-grey streaks from the Draugr bloodline awakening. Golden eyes blaze with Dao comprehension. Verun's Bite has evolved into an awakened spirit tool that fights alongside him. In Draugr form, he commands armies of death. He rules a settlement, commands cosmic forces, and the Multiverse has taken notice.

HEGEMON Dao Branch: Kalpataru Dao Branch: Pale Seal

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Epic fantasy character portrait, towering warrior-king figure with steel-grey streaked hair and blazing golden eyes, wearing battle armour infused with both life (green vines, golden light) and death (dark veins, spectral energy) elements, a sentient glowing hatchet floating beside him with its own aura, standing on a cliff overlooking a vast magical settlement with cosmic energy pillars reaching into a star-filled sky, nature and death energy spiraling around him in a double helix, Dao enlightenment visual with fractal cosmic patterns, godlike presence, cinematic epic scale, volumetric lighting, digital painting masterpiece, 8K --ar 2:3 --v 6

The Primal Hunter

Jake Thayne: office worker turned apex predator with glowing yellow eyes

🏹

F-GRADE · THE TUTORIAL

Ch. 1–50

The Office Worker

F-Grade · Archer · Alchemist

Average-looking guy with short brown hair and brown eyes. Not handsome, not ugly — aggressively normal. Was an office worker who happened to practise archery as a hobby. Then the System arrived and dropped everyone into a tutorial dungeon. Turns out Jake has the Bloodline of the Primal Hunter, and his "hobby" made him the deadliest thing in the tutorial.

AGI 42 PER 68 Bloodline: Primal Hunter

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Fantasy character portrait, average-looking young man with short brown hair crouching in a dense magical forest, holding a crude wooden bow with a nocked arrow, wearing torn modern office clothes (loosened tie, ripped dress shirt), alert predatory expression on an otherwise ordinary face, faint golden glow in his brown eyes hinting at hidden power, a dead monster beast in the background, tutorial dungeon atmosphere with floating blue System text, natural lighting filtering through ancient canopy, survival fantasy aesthetic, concept art, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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D-GRADE · CHOSEN

Ch. 200–500

Heretic-Chosen of the Malefic Viper

D-Grade · Ambitious Hunter · Alchemist of the Malefic Viper

Same face, but now with glowing yellow predator eyes (Gaze of the Apex Predator). A small scar on his neck from the Sword Saint that he refuses to heal. Lean athletic build perfected by evolution. Wears dark practical hunting gear. Scales of the Malefic Viper can manifest as toxic reptilian armour across his skin. His Perception stat is monstrously high — he can sense danger before it happens.

AGI 750 PER 1,240 Viper Chosen 👁 Apex Eyes

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Dark fantasy character portrait, lean athletic archer with short brown hair and intense GLOWING YELLOW predator eyes (like a hawk or snake), small scar visible on neck, wearing dark practical hunting leather armour, patches of iridescent toxic green-black snake scales manifesting across his forearms and neck (Scales of the Malefic Viper ability), holding an ornate enchanted bow with an arrow nocked and glowing with arcane cyan energy, a faint ghostly image of an enormous cosmic serpent (the Malefic Viper patron) coiling in the background, alchemical vials on his belt, dark forest clearing, dramatic moonlight, predatory stance, concept art, painterly, 4K --ar 2:3 --v 6

🐍

C-GRADE · APEX

Ch. 800+

Apex Hunter of the Malefic Viper

C-Grade · Peak Evolution · Multiverse Legend

No longer recognisably "average." Evolution has sharpened every feature. The yellow eyes now blaze with such intensity that lesser beings can't hold his gaze. Full Viper transformation available — toxic scales, venomous blood, and the ability to brew poisons that can kill gods. His arrows can pierce dimensional barriers. He is the Primal Hunter, and the multiverse knows his name.

C-GRADE PER 5,000+ APEX PREDATOR

Midjourney / DALL-E Prompt

Epic dark fantasy character portrait, transcendent archer figure with blazing golden-yellow serpentine eyes radiating power, body partially covered in beautiful iridescent dark green-black scales (full Viper transformation), lean predatory build, holding a legendary bow made of crystallised cosmic energy, an arrow drawn back trailing dimensional fracture lines, toxic green alchemical energy swirling around him like a living aura, a massive spectral cosmic serpent (the Malefic Viper) manifesting behind him spanning the sky, standing on a floating island in a multiverse void with other worlds visible in the distance, divine-tier fantasy art, volumetric god-rays, chromatic energy, masterpiece digital painting, 8K --ar 2:3 --v 6

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Carl

Primal Anarchist · Human · Floor 4

12,450 / 19,500 XP

Stats

Skills

Inventory

System Log

Quests

STR

DEX

CON

INT

CHA

680

Stat Growth (Floors 1–4)

Party

😼

Carl

680 HP

🐱

Donut

420 HP

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Mongo

890 HP

💥

Iron Tango

5-hit combo, increasing dmg

Lv 12

🔥

Berserk Mode

+200% dmg, -50% dmg taken

Lv 8

🛡

Protective Shell

Shield for pets, 30% max HP

Lv 6

🎯

Torch Throw

Ranged fire, scales w/ DEX

Lv 5

💨

Sprint

+80% movement speed, 15s

Lv 4

🔒

3 skills unlock after Ch. 42

EQUIPPED

🥊

🛡

🧥

👑

BAG (8/16)

🧪x4

🗺

🔥

🍕x7

🪙2.3k

🐟x12

📜

💎

Tap item for details · Long-press to compare

✨ LEVEL UP ✨

Carl reached Level 18!

+2 CON (15 → 17)

+1 CHA (18 → 19)

Ch. 36 · 2 hours ago

NEW SKILL

💥 Iron Tango → Lv 12

Chain 5 hits. Final hit staggers.

Ch. 35

ITEM ACQUIRED

🥊 Fists of the Berserker

Replaces: Worn Boxing Gloves

Ch. 34

QUEST COMPLETE

✅ Survive Floor 3 Boss

Rewards: 2,500 XP, 200 Gold

Ch. 30

⭐ ACTIVE QUESTS

⚔

Clear Floor 4

Reach stairwell before timer expires

Ch.31

🐱

Keep Donut Alive

Ongoing · She has fans now

Ch.1

📡

Entertain the Viewers

Maintain fan engagement rating

Ch.15

✅ COMPLETED

✅

Survive the Tutorial

Floor 1 · 18 hours to stairwell

Ch.8

✅

Choose a Race & Class

Floor 3 · Primal Anarchist selected

Ch.22

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Character

📚

Library

🗺

Map

👥

Party

⚙

Settings

Designed for One-Handed Reading

Open QuestLog when the book mentions a stat change, new item, or class evolution. See exactly what changed, then swipe back to reading.

📊

Stats tab — Core attributes with a growth chart showing how the character has progressed across floors/chapters. Party HP at a glance.

⚔

Skills tab — Every ability with rarity, level, and description. Locked skills tease what's coming without spoiling.

🎒

Inventory tab — Equipped items + bag. Tap any item for full description, flavour text, and chapter acquired. Long-press to compare.

📜

System Log tab — Blue box notifications in chronological order. Level ups, new skills, items, stat changes — every system event from the book, timestamped to chapter.

⭐

Quests tab — Active and completed quests tracked from the narrative. See when each quest was introduced and resolved.

The Bottom Nav Bar

Character (this screen) · Library (all your tracked books) · Map (world/dungeon map for the current book) · Party (all characters in the current party) · Settings (sync, theme, notifications)

How We'd Build It

Technical approach for the curious.

Data Schema

Each book gets a JSON data pack: chapter-keyed events (stat changes, items, skills, quests). Community contributors use a visual editor. Peer review before publish.

Reading Sync

Kindle: Whispersync page positions (reverse-engineered API exists). Royal Road: Chapter tracking via unofficial API wrappers. Fallback: Manual chapter selector.

App Stack

React Native (iOS + Android) with a lightweight backend. Offline-first — data packs download locally. Real-time sync when connected.

Per-Book Theming

Each series gets a custom colour palette + UI skin. DCC gets dungeon/gameshow vibes. HWFWM gets magical essence colours. DotF gets cultivation jade tones.

Audiobook Sync: The Hard Problem

A huge chunk of LitRPG is consumed via Audible. Here's how QuestLog handles the time ↔ page ↔ chapter mapping.

📱

Kindle

Loc 3,241 / 8,500

Page locations (proprietary)

🎧

Audible

4h 23m / 14h 10m

Timestamp position

👑

Royal Road

Ch. 67 / 198

Native chapter tracking

📖

Kobo / EPUB

42% / page 186

Percentage or page

Adapter Architecture — Everything Resolves to Chapters

Kindle Loc 3,241

Audible 4h 23m

RR Ch. 67

Kobo 42%

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Format Adapter Layer

Loc → Chapter table · Timestamp → Chapter table · % → Chapter table · RR = direct

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Chapter 38

Canonical position — single source of truth

⬇

Data Pack Filter

Show all events from Ch. 1–38, lock Ch. 39+

🎧 Audible + Kindle (Easy Mode)

If the user owns both formats, Whispersync for Voice already maps audiobook timestamps to ebook page locations. QuestLog reads the Kindle position and converts to chapter. Zero extra work.

🎧 Audible Only

Pull listening position via the Audible Python library (reverse-engineered). Map timestamp to chapter using a timestamp→chapter lookup table per audiobook. Most Audible files have internal chapter markers we can extract.

📋 Chapter Timestamp Maps

Community-sourced tables mapping audio timestamps to chapter boundaries. One volunteer listens, marks chapter breaks, uploads to QuestLog. Format:

          Ch.1  0:00:00 – 0:32:15

          Ch.2  0:32:16 – 1:04:42

          Ch.3  1:04:43 – 1:28:30

          ...

✍️ Manual Fallback

Simple chapter selector: “I just finished Chapter 12.” Most LitRPG listeners know their chapter — the books reference it in system notifications. This is the MVP path and honestly good enough for launch.

Other Audiobook Platforms

Apple Books — no API, manual chapter select

Google Play Books — timestamp maps + manual

Libro.fm — timestamp maps + manual

Spotify Audiobooks — API exists, chapter data possible

DingLit Reader

What if the app wasn't just a companion — but the reader itself?

The Evolution: From Companion to Platform

Instead of syncing with Kindle or Royal Road, DingLit IS your ebook reader. Import any .epub, and AI automatically builds the character sheet as you read. No data packs needed. Every book works on day one.

📱 Companion App

Depends on Kindle/Audible sync APIs
Reverse-engineered Whispersync (TOS risk)
Community must manually create data packs
Every book needs volunteers to tag it
External reading position = fragile
Separate from the reading experience

→

📖 DingLit Reader

YOU are the reader — position is native
No API dependencies, no TOS risk
AI auto-scans the epub on import
Every book works immediately
Paragraph-level precision, not just chapters
Character sheet IS the reading experience

How the AI Scanner Works

LitRPG books are perfect for AI extraction. Blue boxes are essentially structured data already embedded in prose — the AI just parses them out.

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Import .epub

User loads book

→

✂

Split Chapters

epub has markers

→

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AI Extraction

~30s per book

→

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JSON Events

Stats, skills, items

→

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Character Sheet

Auto-built, live

🟦 Blue Box Detection

AI recognises system notifications (usually bold, indented, or monospaced text) and extracts stat changes, skill unlocks, level ups, and rewards.

📊 Stat Deltas

Patterns like [STR: 14 → 17] or +3 Constitution are parsed into before/after values and applied to the running character sheet.

⚔ Skill Tracking

New skills, upgrades, evolutions, and rarity changes detected from phrases like "New Skill Acquired" or "Iron Tango has reached Level 12."

🎒 Inventory Changes

"Acquired," "looted," "equipped," "destroyed" — the AI tracks every item entering or leaving inventory, with rarity and description.

👑 Class & Race Events

Class selection, race evolution, rank advancement, dao breakthroughs. The pivotal moments that reshape the character sheet entirely.

🗺 Quest Extraction

New quests, objectives, completions. Tracks active vs. completed and links each quest to the chapter it appeared in.

AI Output Example

This is what the scanner produces per chapter — structured events that feed the live character sheet.

      // Chapter 38 — auto-extracted by DingLit AI

      [

        {

          "type": "level_up",

          "character": "Carl",

          "from": 17,
      "to": 18,

          "stat_changes": {
      "CON": [15, 17],
      "CHA": [18, 19]
      }

        },

        {

          "type": "skill_upgrade",

          "skill": "Iron Tango",

          "from_level": 11,
      "to_level": 12,

          "rarity": "legendary",

          "note": "Chain 5 hits. Final hit staggers."

        },

        {

          "type": "item_acquired",

          "item": "Fists of the Berserker",

          "rarity": "legendary",

          "replaces": "Worn Boxing Gloves"

        }

      ]

The Reading Experience

Swipe right to reveal the character sheet while reading. Blue boxes in the text become tappable — tap to see details on the character sheet.

📖 Reading · Chapter 38

Carl felt the familiar rush as the notification appeared in his vision.

✨ LEVEL UP ✨
You have reached Level 18!
+2 Constitution (15 → 17)
+1 Charisma (18 → 19)

He dismissed the box with a thought and looked down at his fists. They were different now. The gauntlets pulsed with golden light.

NEW ITEM: Fists of the Berserker
Legendary Weapon · +45 unarmed damage

Princess Donut looked up at him from the floor. "Are you done standing there looking dramatic?"

👤 Character Sheet · Live

😼

Carl

Primal Anarchist · Lv 18

STR

DEX

CON

17 ↑2

INT

CHA

19 ↑1

HP

680

LATEST EVENTS

↑ Level 18 — just now

🥊 Fists of the Berserker
Replaced: Worn Boxing Gloves

⬆ Iron Tango Lv 12
Chain 5 hits. Final staggers.

Tech Stack

📖 epub.js

Mature open-source epub rendering library. JavaScript, runs in browser or React Native WebView. Handles pagination, fonts, themes, annotations. Battle-tested.

🤖 Claude API

Each chapter sent to Claude with an extraction prompt + JSON schema. High accuracy on LitRPG blue boxes since they're already semi-structured. ~30 seconds to scan an entire book.

📱 React Native

iOS + Android from one codebase. epub.js in a WebView for the reader, native UI for character sheet panel. Offline-first with local storage.

☁ Cloudflare

Workers for the AI scanning API, R2 for book storage, Pages for the marketing site. D1 for user data. All serverless, scales from 0.

Launch Library

Where do the books come from? Plenty of DRM-free sources.

👑

Royal Road

Thousands of free LitRPGs. Native epub export. Where most series start.

✅ DRM-free

✍

Author Direct

Many LitRPG authors sell DRM-free epub via Patreon, Gumroad, or their sites.

✅ DRM-free

📕

Kobo

Many titles available as DRM-free epub. Growing LitRPG catalog.

✅ Often DRM-free

📱

Kindle (via Calibre)

LitRPG community already converts with Calibre. Technically grey area but universal.

⚠ DRM conversion needed

Official Titles + Any Epub

Big titles get curated art, verified data, and premium UI skins. Any other epub still works — AI does its best effort with emoji icons and auto-extracted data.

🎮

Dungeon Crawler Carl ⭐ Official

by Matt Dinniman

🎨 Custom character portraits per floor
✅ Verified stats — cross-checked with Fandom wiki
🎭 Custom UI skin (dungeon gameshow theme)
🗺 Interactive floor maps
💬 Author-endorsed data pack

🌌

He Who Fights With Monsters ⭐ Official

by Shirtaloon

🎨 Essence-themed character art per rank
✅ All 20 ability slots mapped chapter-by-chapter
🎭 Dark/Sin/Doom colour-shifting UI skin
🗺 World map with visited locations
💬 Community-verified, author-endorsed

📚

Any Imported Epub 🤖 AI Scanned

Royal Road, Kobo, author direct, etc.

🤖 AI auto-extracts stats, skills, items, quests
😀 Emoji icons for items and skills (best effort)
🎭 Default dark fantasy UI theme
🔄 Community can refine AI output
⬆ Popular titles get promoted to Official over time

Equipment Screen

WoW-style character equipment view. Hover over any slot to see item details, stats, and flavour text. Official titles get custom art — AI-scanned books get emoji placeholders.

Carl · Level 18

Primal Anarchist · Human · Floor 4

🥊 Weapon

🛡 Off-Hand

🧥 Chest

➕ Gloves

😼

ARMOR RATING

247

ATK

189

DEF

247

MANA

130

👑 Head (Pet)

🩲 Legs

🥿 Feet

🗺 Accessory

Legendary

Epic

Rare

Uncommon

Empty Slot

🔔 New Release Alerts

Never miss a new book or chapter. DingLit watches your followed series across platforms and notifies you the moment new content drops.

📕

Dungeon Crawler Carl — Book 8

New book released on Kindle & Audible!

2 hours ago · Tap to import

Import

👑

The Primal Hunter — Ch. 1,204

New chapter on Royal Road

35 minutes ago · Auto-scanned & ready

Read

🎧

Defiance of the Fall — Book 10

Audiobook now available on Audible

1 day ago

View

💬

He Who Fights With Monsters

Patreon early access — 3 chapters ahead

3 days ago · Patreon-linked

👑 Royal Road

Monitors your followed series via RSS/API. New chapters auto-download and get AI-scanned before you even open the app. Ready to read on arrival.

📕 Kindle / Audible

Watches Amazon product pages for new releases in tracked series. Push notification when a new book or audiobook drops. Link to purchase.

💬 Patreon Early Access

Many LitRPG authors post chapters early on Patreon. Link your Patreon and DingLit auto-imports early chapters as they publish.

🔔 Smart Alerts

Customise per series: push notification, email digest, or silent badge. Set quiet hours. Group by series or by platform. Never miss a chapter, never get spammed.

🎧 Audiobook Player Built In

Not just an ebook reader. Import your DRM-free audiobooks (.m4b, .m4a, .mp3) and get the same character sheet experience while listening. Like Bound, but with stats.

NOW PLAYING

🎧

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Book 3 · Chapter 24 of 48

Narrated by Jeff Hays

          6:42:18
          12:55:30
        

⏪ 30s

⏸

30s ⏩

1.5x 😴 Sleep: 30 min

CHARACTER SHEET · LIVE

😼

Carl · Lv 14

🔔 DING!

Carl reached Level 14

+2 STR · +1 CON

Triggered at 6:38:42

⚔ New Skill: Torch Throw

At 6:22:10

🤔 What just happened?

Recap last 3 system events

🎙 Whisper Transcription

Audiobooks are transcribed chapter-by-chapter using OpenAI Whisper. The text is then AI-scanned for system events, same pipeline as epub. One-time process on import.

🔄 Read ↔ Listen

Own both the epub and audiobook of the same series? DingLit syncs position across formats. Stop reading at chapter 12, pick up listening at the same spot.

📁 Cloud Import

Import from OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, or WiFi upload. Same workflow as Bound — your files, your cloud, your library.

🤔 "What Just Happened?"

Zoned out during a level-up? Tap the button to see the last 3 system events with timestamps. Jump back to the exact moment in audio with one tap.

Launch Strategy: Community First

DingLit launches entirely free. No paywalls, no premium tiers. Build the community, prove the product, monetise later.

Phase 1: Free Launch

Everything free. Epub reader, audiobook player, AI scanning, character sheets, equipment screen, system log, release alerts. No limits on books. Zero cost to users.

Goal: Build a passionate community of LitRPG readers who make DingLit their default reader. Get feedback. Iterate fast.

Phase 2: Community Growth

Community-driven data. Users refine AI-scanned data. Contributors earn reputation. Popular series get promoted to Official. Discord + Reddit presence. Partner with Royal Road authors.

Goal: 10K active readers. 50+ well-curated book data packs. Author partnerships.

Phase 3: Monetise

Premium optional tier. Core app stays free forever. Premium adds cloud sync, stat graphs, theme customization, and social features. Author tier for analytics + direct sales.

Revenue: Pro subscriptions + author tools + affiliate links to book purchases.

✅ Free at Launch — Everything Included

✓ Epub reader

✓ Audiobook player

✓ Unlimited AI scans

✓ Character sheets

✓ Equipment screen

✓ System log

✓ Inventory tracking

✓ Quest tracking

✓ Release notifications

✓ Dark mode + themes

✓ Cloud import

✓ Read ↔ Listen sync

The Concept

Read Anywhere

Auto-Update

Explore

No Spoilers

Live Demo

Character Evolution Gallery

The Accidental Crawler

Primal Anarchist

The People's Champion

The Reluctant Isekai

Confluence Awakened

The Reaper Returns

The Last Man Standing

The Draugr Awakens

Arcaz the Undying

The Office Worker

Heretic-Chosen of the Malefic Viper

Apex Hunter of the Malefic Viper

The App Experience

Designed for One-Handed Reading

Key Features

📖 Spoiler-Safe Progression

📡 Multi-Platform Sync

Kindle

Royal Road

Audible

Manual

👥 Community-Curated Data

The System Log Experience

Business Model

How We'd Build It

Data Schema

Reading Sync

App Stack

Per-Book Theming

Audiobook Sync: The Hard Problem

🎧 Audible + Kindle (Easy Mode)

🎧 Audible Only

📋 Chapter Timestamp Maps

✍️ Manual Fallback

Why Now

📈 Genre Growth

🔍 Data Exists

🚫 No Competition

🤝 Author Incentive

DingLit Reader

The Evolution: From Companion to Platform

📱 Companion App

📖 DingLit Reader

How the AI Scanner Works

🟦 Blue Box Detection

📊 Stat Deltas

⚔ Skill Tracking

🎒 Inventory Changes

👑 Class & Race Events

🗺 Quest Extraction

AI Output Example

The Reading Experience

Tech Stack

📖 epub.js

🤖 Claude API

📱 React Native

☁ Cloudflare

Launch Library

Official Titles + Any Epub

Equipment Screen

Carl · Level 18

🔔 New Release Alerts

👑 Royal Road

📕 Kindle / Audible

💬 Patreon Early Access

🔔 Smart Alerts

🎧 Audiobook Player Built In

🎙 Whisper Transcription

🔄 Read ↔ Listen

📁 Cloud Import

🤔 "What Just Happened?"

Launch Strategy: Community First