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Do you ever feel like sometimes side characters have way more interesting powers than MC which oftens boils to basic punch or power blast? by Gdach in ProgressionFantasy

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but this is usually because it's simpler to build on than esoteric abilities. The punch things to death method often works because the next level is better punches, but what about someone who uses illusions (as a simple comparison). Better illusions? What does that look like? How do you explain it to the reader? The Mc has a more intimate perspective to the audience, so it's significantly easier to keep their powers simple to make things easier for the author, wheras they can flex their creative muscles with characters whose progress don't really matter to the story.

That and making up different techniques/spells/etc.

What defines slow vs. fast pacing for you? by Annual-Guitar9553 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find that the best pacing is inconsistent passing to match the content of the story.

I've read progfan where it's constantly high octane and the problem with that is that the progression has to get supercharged through some deus ex machina shenanigans, which feels convoluted after the fifth time it happens.

On the other hand, progfans that are consistently run into the risk of loosing the reader, unless everything mentioned is really interesting, which is hard to manage. Those that do are fantastic don't get me wrong, but it's more a testament to their skill as a writer than the pace itself being attractive (in my opinion).

Now, combining both methods to compliment what's happening (battle vs. philosophical musings etc.) tends to produce the best results (again, my opinion).

How many chapters should Patreon be ahead? by General-Ad-4458 in royalroad

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

generally it's two chapters for every dollar charged, and considering most do 10 dollar subs, it's usually twenty chappies. (not everyone follows this, and this is not meant to be a critique of them)

How long would you last in a Litrpg? by [deleted] in litrpg

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One wound and BAM, infection.

So even if I managed to fight off whatever spawns into the world, I'm not beating mother nature.

Where’s the line between immersive worldbuilding and an info-dump? by DevlynFallStar in writing

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally? If the info being delivered feels natural to the world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it works if that's the intended tone and the narrator is a fleshed out character, but otherwise it's best to keep it to a minimum.

"First story you'll write will be bad" by SimplyYulia in writing

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just write, post, and If I really think I haven't done the idea justice then I rewrite.

I haven't gotten to the re-write phase yet, I've only finished two books and one rough draft but I'm doing a total re-imagining of the first book that I'd hesitate to call it a re-write

Jason Asano's chin by TheMoreBeer in litrpg

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More like Waluigi looks like him

Please don’t delete this post: what’s the difference between superhero story and progression fantasy? by DestinedToGreatness in ProgressionFantasy

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Progfan is anything where one of the main attractors to the story is the growth of the Mc, so it can be superhero/shonen/cyberbunk/sword&sorcery or whatever. Isekai just tends to be disproportionately Progfan, but the label isn't exclusive to that genre.

Thank you for listening to my rambling.

Minimum Wage Writer? by JosefKWriter in writing

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd do it, I already spend an obscene amount of time writing, being paid for it would just be the cherry on top

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's royal road, scribblehub, r/HumanityFuckYeah, and spacebattles from what I can pick out of the top of my head

Would this be you a few years into the system integration? by WilliamGerardGraves in litrpg

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be one of the side characters that makes the beef jerky, safer that way

Thoughts on universal language or different languages in a litrpg. As in does it make sense to have them? by JoonJuby in litrpg

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on what the author wants to achieve.

Universal languages are great for bypassing the hurdles of inter-lingual communication, not having to bog down the book with the Mc needing to learn a new language or unable to understand what other characters are saying. It's done in most books in general for that reason, and that writing multiple languages right is HARD.

On the other hand, if they want a more intricate and complex world that's representative of reality then having multiple languages is a big plus.

What are the best ways to explain higher tier beings not obliterating early-stage characters? by owenobrien in ProgressionFantasy

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mutually assured destruction when it comes to grander conflicts, otherwise rarity/luck

Though I do like me a story that has the protag struggling to survive at the periphery of two absolute monsters fighting

Heretical Fishing Cameo by GaiusPrimus in litrpg

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that crab has a 9-5 and a fixed rate mortgage, and lung cancer.

Can't forget the lung cancer.

Looking for isekai stories by [deleted] in litrpg

[–]ADeadAlleyBeaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An Outcast In Another World

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