3:30 - 4:30 PM EST

Panel: Heart of the Dungeon: Find yourself rooting for the Dungeon to win? Dungeon Core is the LitRPG for you!

What makes a sentient dungeon? For that matter, how do you make a sentient dungeon? Find out about the creation of Dungeon Core and all that goes into making you root for the dungeon!

Moderator: Kyle Wilkinson
Panelists: Dakota Krout, Jonathan Brooks, Gage Lee


Dakota Krout

Dakota Krout - Author of the best-selling Divine Dungeon, Completionist Chronicles, Full Murderhobo, and Artorian’s Archives series, was chosen as Audible's top 5 fantasy pick of 2017, top 10 bestseller on Audible, top 15 bestseller on Amazon, and featured on the Associated Press for reaching the top 10 bestsellers for audiobooks on Audible.

Jonathan Brooks

Jonathan has worked in retail for most of his life but has been an avid reader of fantasy books since around age 12. In addition, he has been playing videogames since he got an Atari 2600 when he was 5 years old. Consequently, he fell in love with the LitRPG, GameLit, and Dungeon Core genres when he first learned about them. Currently, he has 33 books published and more on the way!

Gage Lee

Gage Lee is a long-time fan of wuxia, cultivation, fantasy, and science fiction stories. The School of Swords and Serpents combines all his favorite genres, along with a healthy helping of seasoning from his years as an avid gamer.


Joshua Kern

Joshua Kern is an anxiety riddled individual who is trying to write for a living. He has always loved reading and the escape books provide from everyday life. He always wanted to be a writer and has finally decided to take the plunge

Joshua is currently writing several series that span a few different genres from GameLit, to Fantasy to even a bit of Romance.

Joshua was born in a little town situated somewhere in Ohio and raised in an even smaller town someplace in Colorado. He attended University for a time, where he discovered that while he enjoyed Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, his true passion lay in writing. He lives primarily in Colorado but has been known to move around as the need arises. When not writing, he enjoys riding motorcycles, reading anything he can get his hands on, and anime.