DIE TRYING [A Roguelite Extraction LitRPG]

Jump into a savage fantasy deathworld. Smuggle magical loot and refugees back to Earth. Try not to die in the process.Michael Wade's only goal in life was to get rich or die trying - and that's gotten a lot more literal recently.Stuck in retail hell with debt, rent and crippling guilt, his days were spent paycheck to paycheck between broke and completely screwed.Until a desperate god offers him the ultimate side hustle: running a nightly smuggling operation between his bedroom and another world entirely. One filled with spells, treasure, and as much magical contraband as he can stuff into his pockets.Just one problem: It's no place for tourists. Shaped from calamity after calamity, Azdrial has transformed into the ultimate deathworld. If the people there don't kill Wade, the land itself sure will.But with a reality-bending video game System to exploit, past gaming years as a min/maxing fanatic, and a chaotic god texting him questionably useful advice - he might just stand a chance.And he's gonna need it - because his starting location is marked 'Lethal Difficulty.'  ------------ What to expect ------------> A focus on discovering and experimentation with different fun builds each dive, instead of one optimal forever-build.> Stats that matter, rational characters, rules-as-written exploits> A magic system that's simple to understand, but very dangerous to use.> Tax evasion.Written by the author of 12 Miles Below.Roguelite elements are longer paced compared to other fics out there, due to a focus on experimentation and discovery of each loop's new build and options.Give it a shot :]