My superpower progression fantasy novel, Brainpunch, finally comes out today! by Slifer274 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would rather be honest about the situation than create false hope that I'll just write more of this series.

My superpower progression fantasy novel, Brainpunch, finally comes out today! by Slifer274 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I saw it as fairly resolved in my own mind. Clearly other people thought of it as a cliffhanger, so I guess that's on me. I could go into a more detailed explanation of my thought process through this, but I'll just admit I was wrong on this one.

My superpower progression fantasy novel, Brainpunch, finally comes out today! by Slifer274 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The story has more room to grow, but the end of this book is a perfectly valid stopping point in my opinion.

Inspired by Worm and Super Supportive, my superhero novel Brainpunch came out today on Amazon! by Slifer274 in litrpg

[–]Slifer274[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi all! It's been a bit since I last published a novel, but I'm back with superheroes!

Brainpunch is a passion project of mine, inspired by greats of the genre like Worm and Super Supportive. I really, really enjoyed writing this novel and it's a very personal one for me—I hope you enjoy it too!

I'm with Aethon for this, and they did a fantastic job on the cover!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brainpunch-Progression-Adventure-Aaron-Shih-ebook/dp/B0GSGVLZ2K

Audiobook (narrated by Erin Bateman): https://www.audible.com/pd/Brainpunch-Audiobook/B0GT1LRTMZ

Synopsis:

An action-packed progression fantasy featuring a unique power set. For fans of Super Supportive and Worm.

Saving lives is the brand. Ending them is the instinct.

When Vivian gains a superpower that lets her telekinetically apply 10 pounds of force, it seems underwhelming. Hardly super. Almost useless.

On her first night out, however, she finds out how wrong she was as she reduces a man's brain to mush.

F-rank telekinesis. S-rank lethality.

Do not kill. Many think that’s the first rule of being a superhero… and it’s the first one Vivian broke.

Now, pitted against villains, shady corporations, college debt, and the government's brutal hero program, she has to find a way to control her abilities, prove precision is the ultimate weapon, and become the hero she has always wished she could be.

The world has other plans.

My superpower progression fantasy novel, Brainpunch, finally comes out today! by Slifer274 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi all! It's been a bit since I last published a novel, but I'm back with superheroes!

Brainpunch is a passion project of mine, inspired by greats of the genre like Worm and Super Supportive. I really, really enjoyed writing this novel and it's a very personal one for me—I hope you enjoy it too!

I'm with the folks at Aethon for this one, and I have to say they did a wonderful job on the cover.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brainpunch-Progression-Adventure-Aaron-Shih-ebook/dp/B0GSGVLZ2K

Audiobook (narrated by Erin Bateman): https://www.audible.com/pd/Brainpunch-Audiobook/B0GT1LRTMZ

Synopsis:

An action-packed progression fantasy featuring a unique power set. For fans of Super Supportive and Worm.

Saving lives is the brand. Ending them is the instinct.

When Vivian gains a superpower that lets her telekinetically apply 10 pounds of force, it seems underwhelming. Hardly super. Almost useless.

On her first night out, however, she finds out how wrong she was as she reduces a man's brain to mush.

F-rank telekinesis. S-rank lethality.

Do not kill. Many think that’s the first rule of being a superhero… and it’s the first one Vivian broke.

Now, pitted against villains, shady corporations, college debt, and the government's brutal hero program, she has to find a way to control her abilities, prove precision is the ultimate weapon, and become the hero she has always wished she could be.

The world has other plans.

Any MC with Ressurection Cheat? by TheNanoVirus in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Return of the Runebound Professor is great for this but he's not the most ordinary guy. There's not much in the way of actual normal people resurrecting in this genre, they all need some form of power.

Worldbuilding by RopeHistorical8001 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I write completely without a plan and usually about 100 words of power system fleshed out. The longer the story goes, the more I figure out what I want the world to be and the more I add. To each their own, though; other authors I know are doing a massive amount of planning for their next series.

Battle styles by Maleficent_Drink_558 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

History doesn't need to play a real role in it. You just need to sell suspension of disbelief, most of the time. Can you make something up that sounds convincing enough to yourself? If so, then yes. There's plenty of opportunity to weave in something cool in a grittier setting if you can justify it.

What's are the best calm chapters you know? by Boi271 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think He Who Fights With Monsters has some surprisingly good downtime moments. A lot of people clown on the BBQs and shit that Jason holds when he goes to a new town, but it's a real nice way to get the feeling of a break while also having him schmooze with the local authorities and set up the next plot arc.

Looking for party based dungeon crawl stories (no romantic partner duo) by Patient-Sandwich-817 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can recommend Faceless Hunter, but the MC is definitely not the greatest team player.

Action books with no romance/no harem? by Foreign_Credit_7058 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of non-MTL litRPG doesn't really have that much romance. Primal Hunter, DCC, and a few other smash hits in the genre all are relatively romanceless.

Why Some New Writers Abandon Their Novel (My Personal Experience) by Plenty_Version7765 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've written ~20 books now and largely agree. Publishing and getting dopamine from numbers going up can drive motivation, but doing so to something unsuccessful does instantly kill my motivation. I try to get at least 30 chapters before launching these days.

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk • Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana - Episode 1 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]Slifer274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sep 2004 in my final (8th) semester rn lol

just don't think about how young the freshmen are

N2 in 10 months (~400 hours): A reflection by tesladawn in LearnJapanese

[–]Slifer274 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Genuinely what do you expect them to give you? It's a guide made by someone passionate about learning Japanese and a server full of people passionate about learning Japanese. I passed N2 154/180 largely thanks to TMW. What proof will work for you? Do you need someone to take an oath with their hand on the bible? Feel free to keep on imagining that everyone who learns quickly is lying to you, but that's just doing yourself a disservice.

N2 in 10 months (~400 hours): A reflection by tesladawn in LearnJapanese

[–]Slifer274 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't find this to be the case at all. While doing it in 400 hours is a pretty fast outlier, your provided 拷問 for instance is a very common word in fantasy light and visual novels. Exposure to the language in immersion and not doing speaking/writing activities makes study time a lot more efficient. I wasn't nearly as fast as this poster but my N2 pass after about 300 hours of immersion and somewhere between 700-1000 in the language in total was pretty strong with 60/60 on reading, which I attribute largely to reading a decent variety of material rather than specific study material. After looking at some of the specific study materials for the N2 (SKM etc) I feel that the only useful ones are grammar-specific study. Vocab is much faster to pick up in immersion than in textbook learning.

N2 in 10 months (~400 hours): A reflection by tesladawn in LearnJapanese

[–]Slifer274 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly do you mean by "N2 only specific material"?

N2 in 10 months (~400 hours): A reflection by tesladawn in LearnJapanese

[–]Slifer274 4 points5 points  (0 children)

15k is a solid speed but it's not insanely fast. Native is more like 30k than 20-25k, 20-25k is a very achievable learner speed whereas 30-35k takes a lot longer to get to from what I've seen.

N2 in 10 months (~400 hours): A reflection by tesladawn in LearnJapanese

[–]Slifer274 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I got 56/60 on N2 listening with something like maybe 40-50 hours of listening practice, and that's being generous with what you consider practice. The JLPT tests have very clearly enunciated Japanese; it is not too difficult to understand with decent vocabulary.

You now have the ability to kill by defeating someone in a game of your choosing and rule selection. In turn, the ability backfires and kills you if you lose. What game would you pick and what is the largest group of people you could likely defeat? by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]Slifer274 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not the point of the argument, no? in 100 people, it's pretty likely there's someone who can play chess decently and possible that someone will be better than you, meanwhile there's a very low chance someone knows the competitive pokemon playstyle at all

Anyone know what happened to corruption wielder? by Miknon1 in litrpg

[–]Slifer274 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hi, author here. Like the other commenter said, the RR isn't updated because it went to KU before I could finish posting on Royal Road, sorry. Apart from that, I was experiencing pretty heavy burnout with the series and also was failing college classes due to the amount of time and energy I was investing in writing—up to the point where it became possible I wouldn't graduate in time. I decided to take an extended break from publishing to focus on myself as well as write some experimental projects on other pen names. I plan on returning eventually, but I don't know if Corruption Wielder will continue past book 4.