Path to Villainy, S.L. Rowland
Path to Villainy, S.L. Rowland
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Path to Villainy
An NPC Kobold's Tale

Author: S.L. Rowland

Narrator: Alex Knox

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/22/2020


Synopsis

Villains aren't born, they're made.

Witt was an ordinary NPC—a non-player character in a video game. As a kobold skald, he sang songs to empower heroes before they entered the local dungeons.

Every day was a fresh start. Every day Witt woke with no memory of his previous encounters with all those so-called heroes. And every day he forgot the countless beatings and deaths he took at the hands of the murder hobos he valiantly buffed.

But when all of those memories suddenly come flooding back, he only wants one thing:

Revenge.

About S.L. Rowland

S. L. Rowland is a nomad. Born in the South, he loves traveling and has road-tripped coast to coast three times over. He currently lives in St. Louis with his Shiba Inu, Lawson. When not writing, he enjoys hiking, reading, weightlifting, playing video games and having his heart broken by various Atlanta sports teams.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Faerie on September 07, 2024

'Path to Villainy: An NPC Kobold's tale' cleverly depicts the harsh reality of life as a sentient kobold, trapped in a fantasy RPG. The game mechanics governing this lovingly crafted world are described in vivid, often humorous detail, that is sure to amuse fantasy roleplay gamers and fans of scienc......more

Goodreads review by S. K. on August 19, 2021

rollicking. If online role playing games adopted this book's plot as an option, I'd probably just stay inside and play online role playing games. the repetition of middling song lyrics was an annoying wordcount grab, especially in audiobook format, but I'm willing to pay that price again for the next......more

Goodreads review by Taleah on April 01, 2025

This was not my favorite of his book, but still a cool concept.......more

Goodreads review by Brianna on January 16, 2024

As a casual gamer myself I really enjoyed this one. People/players can be so toxic, especially online and with NPCs where it doesnt "really" matter. This kind of made me think about how AI might be used in games to create characters who could learn and remember in the games. Even on his path to Vill......more

Goodreads review by Z.S. on December 15, 2023

This was so much fun! Makes you wonder about all the NPCs you’ve interacted with over the years. How many of them turned into villains after talking to you? This one totally cracked me up.......more