‘The Weight Of It All’ is a love story to the many LitRPGs that finally inspired me to follow my dreams and write. The story follows a boy named Terrence who is gifted the power to view weight by the Goddess. In a world where people are given affinities for cool things like swords, fire, and ice, he is initially underwhelmed to say the least… but over time his abilities grow, he Ranks up, and he comes to understand how powerful he really can be. Throughout the series, Terrence is used as the backdrop for a vast continent where dungeons, monsters, and the Goddess herself are all real.
And though Terrence is the main focus of the story, the series is often told from a couple different perspectives. While Terrence learns about his abilities, his uncle Tom is a more veteran dungeoneer who is followed through a dungeon crawl in the north. The story juxtaposes the newness of Terrence as he goes to a ‘magic’ school for Dungeoneers against the real life threats facing a man who has spent years with his back against a wall. And while the first book is really an introduction to it all, the series covers a lot of ground as everyone grows stronger, people are lost, the whole continent goes to war, and Terrence must eventually face a challenge from the Goddess herself.
