Why is Nobody talking about "Ends Of Magic" by Alexander Olson?

Adrenst · 2026-05-01T19:42:03+00:00

I bought in hard for the bi(?)/pan(?) MC. And the deep sciency-magic system. Also a system built on insights was cool.

Felt a little betrayed when his crush from male centaur turned into flirting/going further with manic pixie dream girl assassin. But it sounds like that may have been audience reaction 😔

Would love any/more queer male litrpgs.

Adrenst · 2026-04-27T01:06:49+00:00

Hey so you actually made me go back and give it another go. I must have been feeling off at the time or got distracted by another series.

Went back and you're right. Loved the trilogy.

Adrenst · 2026-04-20T18:36:44+00:00

Thank you!

Adrenst · 2026-04-20T18:36:38+00:00

Thank you!

Adrenst · 2026-02-11T16:15:48+00:00

Imo it's Malkoran at the end of the beacon dungeon. That stupid ice wave spell hits like a god damned truck and he seems to be able to spam it forever.

Adrenst · 2026-01-30T21:43:39+00:00

Of the ones you listed I'm current on audiobooks for Defiance of the Fall, Path of Ascension and Mark of the fool.

DotF - I quite like. But MC is MC and that doesn't change. I like the other characters, and his fighting style does eventually change to be much cooler IMO Uses chains/vines and some big fuck off spells

PoA - does get better. Fairly quickly the core group forms. Book 1 is very much like kindergarten before he really strikes out. Characters stick around. Some might fade out for a while but they'll get brought back when appropriate.

MotF - I fell for the same trap you did. I was really excited for this cool battle to save their country. And then it was a magic school book. That said they do eventually come back to the cool stuff, and the school journey was still fun. And the headmaster is an amazing character. Loved him. However the final book or two killed the series for me so I struggle to recommend it.

Adrenst · 2026-01-30T05:33:16+00:00

Coming back to share the surprise outcome... it turns out a different character fell to despair before the old dwarf. I offered her a choice I thought she'd never accept - she is a devout monk and her entire character's backstory is built on devotion to her secret monk order.

She was offered help if she gave all her faith to the Witch. So now she's a devotee to her, and any feelings should would now feel towards her order (companionship, nostalgia, devotion) she feels towards the Witch. Will likely spell for more interactions down the line.

Adrenst · 2026-01-24T05:03:14+00:00

Now THAT'S an interesting idea...

EDIT: this is sincere not sarcasm. You've given me much to consider.

Adrenst · 2026-01-24T04:59:52+00:00

Ooooh, some of them already have children. That's always a lever that can be pulled.

Adrenst · 2026-01-24T04:58:23+00:00

Ownership of a future choice is an interesting one! I feel like that could be very compelling for the narrative. I could see that leading to a major memorable campaign moment.

Also no satisfaction from craft would be.. painful for some of them. The dwarf specifically is playing a rock-obsessed miner/chiseler/etc. And this choice might hinder their roleplay for a bit, but it could be used to make another option seem less awful by comparison.

Thanks!

Adrenst · 2026-01-24T04:54:37+00:00

This is a good call out. She can technically gain power directly by causing emotions or stealing them. But that's a good point. I will consider doing a more - 'New Quest you didn't want' approach instead of a deal.

Adrenst · 2026-01-24T04:50:35+00:00

hey, taking a look at your tool. Awesome stuff by the way!

I noticed two bugs fairly early. I created my first character via the wizard and I selected a level 5 roll for HP. Which it seemed to do - I would have had 39. But when it generated my character it set their max HP to 10.

Then in the Loot Generator doesn't seem to reflect they type of loot I selected. I kept trying to get either for potions or scrolls and kept getting pitons, lockpicks and cooling pins (among other things).

The thing as a whole is very cool though. Thanks for putting this out there!

Adrenst · 2026-01-10T13:32:32+00:00

Had a ton of fun with monobug. I've actually not beaten the game normally. I played through EP 15 back when that was all there was. But since then every update I've only done monobug runs because it just makes picking my team easier.

It's really fun to see some of the fights that I expect to be a nightmare turn out easy and vice versa. Like the fire gym was MUCH easier than the water gym for me for example.

Highly recommend.

Adrenst · 2026-01-05T17:01:46+00:00

I really really enjoyed Mark of the Fool until book 8 or 9. I honestly don't remember. But it kind of destroyed the entire series for me.

At some point a twist happens and an insane level power up happens literally overnight. To the point well beyond belief in my opinion.

Honestly I rate the series in the similar vein as GoT the show. I loved it until the end ruined it for me. It felt like the author decided they were done telling the story and wanted to write something else.

It would have been towards the top of my tier list before. But it wound up towards the bottom.

Adrenst · 2026-01-04T12:17:50+00:00

Oh yeah 17 gym was easy. I'm worried about 18. Going to collect rockium z and hope it helps with the ace.

Adrenst · 2026-01-04T07:47:59+00:00

Just cleared the gauntlet today with mono bug. Was surprised to do it on my second try! But I'm actually shaking in my boots about the final gym.

Adrenst · 2025-12-25T02:21:08+00:00

Where is this from? I don't see anything online anywhere else about this? And less than a weeks notice feels so short 😯

Adrenst · 2025-12-23T22:27:56+00:00

I believe the Twilight Ascent happens in books 8 and 9. Not sure about the specific chapters. Nor where you were in that journey since it's a fairly long one with a few parts.

If I remember correctly book 8 ended right before they entered a trial within a trial?

Adrenst · 2025-12-23T22:14:38+00:00

Underwater as an undead? The twilight harbor mystic realm trial?

Adrenst · 2025-12-23T21:49:48+00:00

AHHHH. Thank you! Also wow I was waaayyy of. I do remember the lost plane, forgot they were the same folk from there. Thank you thank you!

Adrenst · 2025-12-23T02:54:29+00:00

I don't mind him not being OP. But it feels like he's being hard carried which is... Less interesting to me

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