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BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT! Threadbare Volume 1: Stuff and Nonsense, Volume 2: Sew You Want to be a Hero, and Volume 3: The Right to Arm Bears are now available on Amazon.com! For US residents, you can find them at the following links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3.  Residents of other countries, please browse your local Amazon market.

NOTICE: We've added Volumes 4-6, to complete the story.


 

Meet Threadbare. He is twelve inches tall, full of fluff, and really, really bad at being a hero. Magically animated and discarded by his maker as a failed experiment, he is saved by a little girl. But she's got problems of her own, and he might not be able to help her.

Fortunately for the little golem, he's quick to find allies, learn skills, gain levels, and survive horrible predicaments. Which is good, because his creator has a whole lot of enemies...

 

Advance chapters are now available on my Patreon, for those who wish to read ahead.


(Cover by Amelia Parris)

My name is Andrew Seiple, I'm an author and a long time roleplayer. I am the writer of Threadbare, and I own the rights to this story, and many others. I've published works on Amazon before Threadbare, but this is my first litrpg. You can find my various stories available on Amazon.com
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Table of Contents
170 Chapters
Chapter Name Release Date
Awakening 1 ago
Awakening 2 ago
Awakening 3 ago
Parties and Perils 1 ago
Parties and Perils 2 ago
Parties and Perils 3 ago
Quests and Questions 1 ago
Quests and Questions 2 ago
Quests and Questions 3 ago
Does a Bear Sit in the Woods 1 ago
Does a Bear Sit in the Woods 2 ago
Does a Bear Sit in the Woods 3 ago
Behind the Scenes Interlude I ago
A Wildling Brood 1 ago
A Wildling Brood 2 ago
A Wildling Brood 3 ago
Catastrophe 1 ago
Catastrophe 2 ago
Catastrophe 3 ago
Behind the Scenes Interlude II ago
The End of Innocence 1 ago
The End of Innocence 2 ago
The End of Innocence 3 ago
Behind the Scenes Interlude III ago
The Bear Necessities ago
A Quick Poll: Poll Closed! ago
Getting Your Bearings 1 ago
A Cat has a Sheet ago
Getting Your Bearings 2 ago
Getting Your Bearings 3 ago
A Bear has a Sheet too, of course ago
A Paw Full of Undead 1 ago
A Paw Full of Undead 2: For a Few Undead More ago
A Paw Full of Undead 3: The Bear, the Vamp, and the Catlady ago
Story Interlude: A Hard Knight's Day ago
Born Again 1 ago
Born Again 2 ago
Born Again 3 ago
Background Interlude 2-1: On Gods ago
Bonus Content 2-1: Old Friends, New Sheets ago
Story Interlude 2: Bad Comfort ago
Unsafe Sects 1 ago
Unsafe Sects 2 ago
Unsafe Sects 3 ago
Winning Hearts and Minds 1 ago
Winning Hearts and Minds 2 ago
Winning Hearts and Minds 3 ago
And Yet She Persisted 1 ago
And Yet She Persisted 2 ago
The Bear Necessities 2 ago
Bonus Content 2-2: Of Other Planes and the Powers of Darkness ago
Surviving First Contact 1 ago
Surviving First Contact 2 ago
Surviving First Contact 3 ago
You're Fired 1 ago
You're Fired 2 ago
You're Fired 3 ago
Interlude 3-1: The General ago
Give the Dwarves Their Due 1 ago
Give the Dwarves Their Due 2 ago
Give the Dwarves Their Due 3 ago
A Small Giant Problem 1 ago
A Small Giant Problem 2 ago
A Small Giant Problem 3 ago
Interlude - Vae Victus 1 ago
Interlude - Vae Victus 2 ago
The Brokeshale Battle 1 ago
The Brokeshale Battle 2 ago
The Brokeshale Battle 3 ago
Interlude 3 - The Spoils of War ago
The Sins of the Fathers 1 ago
The Sins of the Fathers 2 ago
The Sins of the Fathers 3 ago
Loose Ends 1 ago
Loose Ends 2 ago
Loose Ends 3 ago
Afterword and Intermission ago
Awakening ago
Inversion ago
The Downside of Dungeon Delving ago
Who Mimics the Mimics? ago
Multiple Reasons for Trouble ago
Obvious Trap is Obvious ago
If Looks Could Kill ago
Sorrow and Shenanigans ago
Interlude 1: Island Hopping ago
Falling Through the Cracks ago
A Spiky Pauldron to Lean On ago
The Fellowship of the Thing ago
Bar Crawling ago
Gearing Up ago
Campfire Stories ago
Interlude 2: Coffin Dance ago
The Measure of a Man ago
Country Gentry ago
Black Wagons ago
Sledding the Matterhorns ago
Friends and Family ago
Bringing Down the House ago
Interlude 3: Con Hare ago
Campfire Revelations ago
Garon's Secret Weapon ago
Meanwhile... ago
Roll an Investigation Check... ago
You Guessed It ago
Interlude 4: Guise and Dolls ago
In the Belly of the Beast ago
Castle Takes King ago
Farewell Old Friend, Hello Old Friend ago
Getting Down to the Crunch ago
Interlude 5: Seize the Booty ago
Boarding Action ago
Face Off, Face On ago
Spooks and Haunters ago
A Shameless Commercial ago
Interlude 6: Graves Matters ago
A Hard Landing ago
A Savvy Parley ago
Probably Not the Pirates Code ago
A Three Hour Tour ago
To Dungeons Deep ago
Decrees-ing Tension ago
Hiding In Plain Sight ago
Interlude 7: Kayin Enabled ago
The Dungeon's Due ago
A Matter of Elf Control ago
Celia's Quest: Part I ago
Bearly Maintained ago
Interlude 8: Basic Cagna ago
Cages and Confessions ago
Mutiny? ago
The Chase Is On Part I ago
Practicing Elf Care ago
The Birds and the Bees ago
Three to Disembark ago
Hive of Scum and Villainy ago
Celia's Quest: Part 2-1 ago
Celia's quest: Part 2-2 ago
The Chase Is On Part II ago
Reunions and Reconstructions ago
For Whom the Bell Tolls ago
The Chase Is On Part III ago
Opening Night ago
The Show Must Go On ago
The Tolling of the Bells ago
Interlude: Flowers of Evil ago
Infernal Bureaucracy ago
Unbearable Nights ago
Metal Bear Solid ago
Bishop Takes King ago
Interlude: Sociology for Fun and Prophet ago
Picking up the Pieces ago
The Magnificent Seven ago
Fimbles and Fumbles ago
Interlude: God Eater ago
The Wendigo's Tale ago
Bears and Battlefields ago
The Horseman's Toll ago
The Phantom Triumphant ago
Interlude: The Phantom Fandom ago
Maudlin Revelries ago
Operation: Drop Bear ago
A Legion of One ago
Time, Tide, and Tales ago
Dodging Dragons ago
Mountains Over Rain ago
Shattered Heaven ago
The True Name of Dread ago
At the End of Everything ago
The final Shameless plug. ago

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Ayuman2007
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Delightful, that is the only thing I need to write, it is fun; it is entertaining; the writing is pleasing to my eye, and it has a suitable length, the 350k words are comprehendible, the plot is nice, all in all, good quirky LITRPG.

 


It is a work of art, on the level of Vaudevillain.

Ashok
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Threadbare's here to save LITRPG (and the day)

Never really knew I wanted to read about a teddy bear until this. Seriously, you've got goblins, sneks, doggos and all sorts running around in litRPG nowadays, but you wouldn't think the adventures of a teddy bear that isn't some reincarnated human would be so readable.

RatticusRex
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After reading Threadbare I will be following this author, and buying Threadbare on Amazon. This book constantly surprises, in a good way. Just when you think you have the plot and characters figured out the Author does some clever and unexpected plot-fu and the story becomes even more interesting, the stage becomes larger, the characters deeper. Just finished the portion here on RoyalRoad and am already thinking about rereading it. I have 84 individual books in my ebook library that I've tagged LitRPG (20 series and a few standalones), and this one is top tier in quality of writing and depth of plot/world-building. Very well done.

Caleb Fasnacht
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It's fun, it's sweet, the game is going to be a blast, not much else to say. Read it! 

EldritchPasta
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Cute, funny, and multifaceted story. All Must Read

Reviewed at: The final Shameless plug.

A bit late to the party, but I recently finished all of Threadbare, and thoroughly enjoyed the series. The only annoying bit was that I ended up reading quite a bit into some of the final bits before finding out that there is actually side stories that even further expand on the world. So I got some minor spoilers on some characters, but I still loved their stories even when I went to read them.
The entire series has several things going for it, first off being characters, because when you are told it is a fluffy teddy bear golem as the main character, you get this little guy who will stop at nothing to make sure his little girl is safe. He doesn't always get everything, he doesn't always have the right answer, and sometimes his logic is horribly skewed due to being a toy and a golem, but his heart is always there. Which simply leads to amazing character development over time, as well as how he interacts with everyone else.
Style is another good point of the series, as there is a wonderful treasure trove to pull from. You've got DnD classes, you've got species, you've got adventure, and you've got a little bear ready to take on the world. Oh, and tea parties. Because you can never have a good adventure without tea parties.
Grammar, there are the occasional hiccups, small spelling errors, and little errors where a period is accidentally replaced with a slash. However, these are few and far between, and you're caught up with the story that you rarely notice.
The big one though, has to be the story, which I love entirely, though I do have a few issues with it. After the first volume, there is a tonal shift, however, if you continue to read, the series does get back to something that is wonderful. It's like eating a good cake with less than stellar frosting inbetween the layers. You keep eating because a small interruption of enjoyment does not sour the entire enjoyment, it just makes the next layer of cake all the more sweeter when you get back to it.

Overall, the entire story is amazing, and add in the other two fictions, it is a wonderful series. Just, maybe don't read Volume 3 until you finish up the other two fictions, Small Medium and then Dragon Hack. Accidental spoilers aren't always fun to experience.

posto
Overall

I’d give 10 stars if I could

superbly written, awesome plot, awesome characters, and a dash of humor. Found it 3 days ago and i couldn’t put it down

Thomas Shuler
Overall

Read the first chapter, and already hooked! And I don't even know what the bear's name is going to be! 

Very original premise. I remember having a teddy bear as a little boy, and he went on all my adventures with me. 

It's great to find a story i can share with my grandkids. 

I'll buy the series on Amazon.

comandergummybear
Overall

The heart warming tale of a teddy bear setting out on an adventure to save a little girl with the powers of friendship, puns, love, and necromancy.

Morossati
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Dear author:
YOU DEGENERATE! How dare you pull off something like that! Those puns were concocted from eldrich stuff! RACCAT?! You should be ashamed of yourself! 
Your loving fan, Morossati.
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The real review:
As I said in the title, it is a wholesome, neat story.
I love the fairy-tail atmosphere that Andrew built in those first chapters, with the cabin in the woods, the living toys, the cat, and the rat-king. From there the transition to "modern" fantasy was seamless and all the plot points were well timed and executed. 
I didn't feel the story dragged for a second, and I liked very much how he managed to integrate the LTRPG elements into the actual story. Not just for benchmarking, or as cosmetic for the character's powersets.
I have nothing but praises for the guy... Well, if we ignore some of those puns... God...

Pice
Overall

I had no idea a book about a toy bear could be this good.

Reviewed at: The last not-a-chapter

It was a good adventure while it lasted. It’s bittersweet. It’s so brilliant that you feel a rush of enjoyment on every word.p, but once it’s done, you’re brought to tears.