New Australia (A LitRPG)

The game-like alternate dimension of New Australia teems with life: humongous beasts, flourishing civilizations, and a bewildering array of lush ecosystems. The only problem (aside from the constant war that plagues most fantasy lands): humans.  The World Government is sending all its unwanted humans to New Australia.  Murderers. Political Dissidents.  Assorted felons.  It's not technically the death penalty, and it saves a bundle on prison expenditures. Then there's Jerome, who just happened to be at the wrong place (sneaking into a top-secret government facility) at the wrong time (when it was guarded, aka all the time). Can he make it in this fantastic new world?  More importantly, will he stay a child, or will he become the hero that New Australia needs? ----- What should you expect? * Tactical action scenes (LOADS of them) * Starts with some light-hearted comedy before getting serious * A mysterious world with bizarre but consistent internal logic * MC grows from bumbling idiot to whirlwind of death * Also some emotional character development, if you're into that kind of thing * Stat sheets! ----- I have signed the pledge to finish this story.  All I had to do was give them a drop of blood and my true name "just in case".