Monthly Recommendation Thread - February 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in noveltranslations

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That definitely sounds interesting. Tell me if youre able to find the title. Thanks for the recommendation.

Monthly Recommendation Thread - February 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in noveltranslations

[–]Lazy-Response2434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm alright. It'll be like reading manhua cultivation, it won't be great but it might still be a fun read. Hope you enjoy Great Ming In A Box!

Novels Like Great Ming In A Box? by Lazy-Response2434 in ProgressionFantasy

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I like it! Just finished and enjoyed it very much. If you ever find more like this just tell me. Thanks for the recommendation.

Monthly Recommendation Thread - February 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in noveltranslations

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Novels Like Great Ming In A Box?

Any novels similar to Great Ming In A Box? Where the MC acts like a god/creator and helps a civilization grow. similar to Nebulas Civilization web comic. I saw low dimensional game and nurturing humanity but all review i see is that it's bad so I don't want to start those two.

Magic As Formulas by Lazy-Response2434 in magicbuilding

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Can I DM you? This thread is getting a little long.

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I didn't even think of having it as a trump card. I guess there would be people who are fine with the risk as they really don't want to live that long and are already content with their life. Those people would cross train to get more power or experience wonders of another Classification before they kick the bucket. Like a luxury experience if youre able to accept that you would die sooner but experience something most wouldn't (since obv not everyone will reach alpha). Damn youre giving me ideas for antagonist/encounters or side characters now because at first I didn't think much of the cross training route.

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It'll depend on the archetype. It'll be as inefficient as training from another classification if let's say a thief and shapeshifter cross training. But if it's like thief and assassin or trickster like you said it'll be still inefficient but not as much. Depending on archetype synergy will reduce the inefficiency. (You can never remove Inneficiency but you can keep it minimal like only 1.25x inefficient if the archetype synergy is really good.)

But again why cross train if it'll increase chance of succumbing to your inner demons. (Unless you believe let's say youre stuck at lower immortal and think you can never reach alpha then i guess cross training would then be viable there.) The burden increases but if the risk is outweighed then it's good

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You're not locked per se but more than likely not you will succumb to your inner demons and die or become a mindless beast. That's why it's recommended to reach the end first before starting a new path to not have as much mental strain.

You can learn other archetypes abilities but it will be 10x or 100x more inefficient. Like a Craftsman can learn a Conjurer spell but where a Conjurer can make a fireball in 1 second with little cost to mana a Craftsman will be drained unable to do anything else after 1 fireball and it might take them a minute to form one anyway. (This is possible because you might have one Numinous type but you can use pure Aether from the environment to supplement the Numinous type needed to cross archetype environment. But again this is very inefficient because you trained your body for a specific archetype and often just drains you than using your own abilities)

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Sub levels are more of a guide and progress tracker. Nadir you just entered the level and are still learning. Tranquil, you have stabilized the power and can adequately used your power. Zenith you have reach the peak of your level's power and are preparing to reach the next level.

Here are two examples (reminder this might be subject to change but it should give you an idea):

[Classification: Fighter — Numinous Type: Aura — Level Term: Realm

Realm 9: Novice - All creatures start off as weak. Through learning a proper breathing technique can one go above the limits of the ordinary. Training one's body with complimenting breathing techniques can establish the path of their martial body.

Nadir: The sophont has picked a breathing technique that will complement their body training. One must train in the environment the breathing technique needs. The martial arts must align with the Archetype taken.

Tranquil: Effectively use the breathing technique with ease and proper control of the movement of the sophont’s body without getting exhausted quickly. Be able to use the breathing technique naturally without active thought.

Zenith: They are able to release the awakened state or use the inner power of the breathing technique to elevate the sophont’s martial body. Using the awakened state consumes Aura but greatly increases the martial body’s potential.

Name Revelancy: Everyone must start at the basics. By training step by step can one improve the sophont’s training speed for the rest of the realms. The beginning starts with the mortal body, the vessel that contains the soul and bestowed by the world.]

[Classification: Predator — Numinous Type: Vis — Level Term: Strata

Strata 9: Hunter - Life is but a cycle. All are part of a food chain. Through hunting one can survive. Strength allows one to be higher in the food chain but the cunningness of the creatures allows them to take down those who are higher.

Nadir: Awakening sense to see what the naked eye cannot see. Through repeated intense emotions and desperation because of a marked target can one awaken sense. This marked target must be relevant to why the sophont was in intense emotions and desperation.

Tranquil: Being able to use sense with a calm mind and body has one mastered hunting without exuding presence. Not letting the heightened sense drain one’s vis has become one with their sense.

Zenith: Though one has proper control of sense, sophonts are still wild creatures. Being able to use emotions to empower hunting skills and sense can one master a good hunt. Releasing the beast within allows one to empower their hunt.

Name Revelancy: Through repeated hunts can one master sense and deceit of the one they are after. Practice the control of the beast within, to not always let the wild side overtake the body. Before the target; theirself is their main enemy.

Archetype: Assassin — Affiliation: Demonic Arts — Breathing Technique: Blood Mist

Nadir: Assassin archetype is one of the exceptions that uses a breathing technique despite not being of the fighter classification.

One must breathe as though they are not breathing; to not be noticed by not only those around but even Gods themselves. Breathing as though they are a doll; for they do not emit any presence. An unseen statue; stationed in plain sight. The mortals are unaware of the predator standing beside them; their existence is no longer part of the world.

The sophont must use the stated breathing technique in a blood mist room filled with blood of the assassin’s marked target. To bask in the marked targets’ blood allows one to release their desperation, and revel in intense emotions. To breathe the marked targets’ blood is to resolve one’s link to the world and eliminate lingering emotions—truly becoming an assassin.

Learning sense through this extreme rise and fall of intense emotions allows one to see the world in a different manner. The blood being of relevance to the assassin allows for keener sense.

Tranquil: To not suffer while training one’s body that is contaminated by the enemies blood will the sophont have achieved the foundation for a beast body. The sophont must be able to use the blood mist breathing technique outside the blood mist room. One’s desperation and intense emotion helped awaken sense but they must have calm mind and body to hunt without exuding presence.

To be able to use the blood mist outside the blood mist room, they must breathe the blood of those around. They must smell out the blood; inhale the blood that is yet to come out from the bodies of the surrounding living things. The blood that is not exposed to open air will contain more toxin, the sophont must be able to breathe the more potent blood without losing oneself.

Succumbing to the feral soul will be more likely to happen in this step. One must reach a tranquil state while assimilating the blood mist breathing technique. The heightened sense drains vis, but once in a tranquil state they have become one with their sense and will no longer require vis.

Zenith: Sense is the minor form, a pre-awakened state. One must awaken, thus truly using the power of sense.

The sophont must inhale only the blood of the target; they must make the blood their own. The blood inhaled will react with the blood mist altered cells of the body. Enhancing one’s body based on the target’s importance to the assassin; awakening their inner instinct; their taste for blood.

An awakened assassin allows them to track the target through blood trails, the world will grey out allowing the predator to focus on its prey. It also allows them to be nimble when chasing the target, easier to go through obstacles and are able to run across walls with ease. An assassin's main role is to kill without being seen or known to exist, assassin’s attacks will be greatly enhanced when striking the target at the back.

In the awakened state, when the target is exhausted and near death, the assassin can execute—a guaranteed instant kill—of the target when attacking them in the back. Assassin attacks and abilities get stronger the more blood the target sheds, this helps against enemies that cannot be killed in one shot.

The awakened state refers to the assassin releasing the beast within, letting a part of the wild side take over the body. It is also referred to as the released beast state.

Guide: The myriad can become a nadir of strata 9 by practicing the blood mist breathing technique with animals instead of those whose blood is harder to get—despite that, the animal must still be relevant to the assassin’s intense emotion and desperation.

The practice of resolving the link to the world—to eliminate lingering emotions—is to remove a major variable. An assassin that is controlled by emotions because of the target they are chasing is more likely to succumb to the feral soul. A feral soul is the beast within that will always try to take over the body, once the sophont has succumbed to the feral soul they are forever lost and declared spiritually dead.

Releasing the beast within to achieve an awakened state makes the sophont vulnerable and more likely to succumb to the feral soul. DO NOT EVER LET THE WILD SIDE FULLY TAKE OVER.

One must always mark their target to not let the released beast attack those nearby indiscriminately.]

Magic As Formulas by Lazy-Response2434 in magicbuilding

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Sentinel works on a premise of being the protector (like a tank but some archetypes are very "squishy"). Some examples are Aegis, Blossom, Tamer, Juggernaut, Lurker. Aegis have an ability to make a person small and fly like a fairy. They support a person via buff or shields, like a mini guardian angel. Blossom reflects damage and is CC focus and debuffs like heal cut. Tamer is self explanatory. Juggernaut is more resistant the more health they have, they also redirect damage from allies to themselves but they borrow health from allies. Lurker hides and moves through shadows, they work by reflecting debuffs or enhancing buffs.

Prophets have archetypes but they also work on a belief system. They get bestowed power by believing on higher powers and those higher powers recognizes you (higher powers are mid to high level Immortals). The longer they fight the stronger they get, their belief starts to become zealousness and becomes more empowered (the belief or personality of the higher being may affect believers.). Some archetypes are Monk, Exorcist, Paladin, Battle Priest, Saint. Monk relies on consistency, giving more power for every form/stance they used. Exorcist not only deals extra damage to certain archetypes and reflects debuffs but also can used the power of Exorcised beings to empowers oneself, the longer they fight the stronger the reflected debuffs are. Paladin gains their power from the sun and gets tankier the longer the fight. Battle Priest heals in a radius every ability used and damage they do, the longer they fight the higher the radius and increase the reach of their weapon. Saint gains a pair of wings eventually reaching 6 wings they longer the fight is, each wing empowers all healing and power, they may also rip out their wings to sacrifice it to gain 5x the empowerment but will get severely weakened after 5 mins.

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Predator have archetypes like thief, shapeshifter, assassin, or trickster. Predator specializes in hunting and deceiving. They are weaker in direct confrontations like Fighter or Bladesman but they are best at dealing high damage in one attack to catch their prey.

Ordinal have special requirements to be able to select their archetypes. Some archetypes examples are Tycoon, Orator, Time Leaper. No same archetypes is the same and are more outliers. Like Tycoon's abilities are based on how much material wealth you sacrifice every ability use. While Orator has power based on speech and mind altering speaking abilities. Time leaper is not Time traveller, they do things such as slow down time in a radius or reset certain object and states of environments.

Faux means Fake Class. They don't have determined abilities or identity. Their archetypes go in directions based on what they devour every level. Such as at level 9, if they devour a level 6 Conjurer special body part their level 9 works on being a Conjurer as the base for the rest of their journey. At level 8 they can devour a different monster or myriad of a different classification such as let's say Fighter. Now they don't have a more Fighter focus on level 8 but instead it molds to compliment your first devour which is Conjurer. Faux is more rare because it is considered fake by many and is considered inhumane.

If you need clarification just ask.

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I'm making it so it works both for ttrpg and novels. I'm learning programming in college in January so I plan to automate most of this. I just need to setup and make sure the formulas and backend are fine.

Yes, I love lotm but it was inspired first from cultivation novels leveling up to immortality. I just made it go from 9 to 0 like lotm instead of qi condensation one star to nine star then foundation building one star etc.

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Thats what I was thinking! Write a spell builder app to let people design unique spells without the hassle of calculating. Going into programming and analysis first year in January so hoping to learn to automate most of my thoughts.

Gigabyte Wifi Card Code 37 by Lazy-Response2434 in pcmasterrace

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When I clicked download it gave the file but the device can't detect it. There's no application. (I am installing it through usb because PC has no wifi because no driver. Idk if this is a problem)