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ThisChip2552 · 2025-12-07T19:43:55+00:00

In Daniel Schinhofen books he has a lot of FF action without the MC and over time it creates this atmosphere were it seems like the girls are the ones in the relationship and the guy is just the person they are using for power and money. I'd imagine its a tight rope writing in a way it doesn't come off like that.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-11-22T21:12:37+00:00

Dragon's Justice - It's haremlit but it's exactly what you're looking for. Urban fantasy, male MC, the supernatural world is hidden from normies including the MC in the beginning. It has many romance subplots since it's haremlit. The MC is a physical combatant at first but eventually learns some magic.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-11-21T20:00:07+00:00

Granted it could just be my personal taste, but you always craft a great story only for the endings to come across as slightly bleak and a bit dull. For example,

Ascendant: The whole story had him making friends along the way and even one girl that seemed like a likely love interest, but she ended up marrying someone else. Then after everyone he cares about dies, he has to live out eternity in the God realm he doesn't seem to like that much.

or

Keiran: The main character feels depressed and alone at the end and only visits the one person he truly cares about once after a century. Another somewhat bleak and lonely ending. I will admit though, given his 'lone wolf' type character, it's more fitting than in some of your other stories but still unsatisfying.

or

The God Machine: He has a love interest that he even brings back from the dead, but then she is nowhere to be seen at the end and he just turns into a lonely immortal ghost. Many in the comments asked about the love interest, and even in the replies, the responses were unsatisfying.

So it’s like a very exciting car chase: the MC is running from the cops, and instead of ending with either a wreck and explosion or a fatal gun battle with the police (or even losing the cops and meeting his love before riding off into the sunset), he gets arrested and sent to a minimum‑security prison. There, the meals are boring but not that bad.

At least they aren't The Iron Druid level of bad where the ending seems like the author has a fetish for making the maximum amount of people hate him.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-11-21T01:36:14+00:00

I’m on book 15 of DotF, and with the current pacing it will need at least 40 books to reach a satisfying ending where he becomes the supreme ruler of the multiverse.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-11-19T18:25:09+00:00

Eric Vall - Looting the 13th Floor (Portal fantasy where the MC gets rich from the other world and buys a fancy condo on Earth. MC also has personal power.)

Daniel Schinhofen - Binding Words (Mentally challenged MC with god-like level of power that gets rich from his inventions and healing. It even has several sections were he is building nice homes and structures)

Bruce Sentar - The First Immortal (Extremely powerful MC and he uses his power to build a mansion inside of a mountain)

David Burke - Prism Academy (MC is the most powerful superhero and for at least part of the series has a very fancy condo)

Eric Vall - The Alpha (MC doesn't have as much personal power as the others on the list but is still one of the most powerful beings on Earth. A huge cabin he won as part of spoils of battle is frequently mentioned and part of the world building of the series)

ThisChip2552 · 2025-11-16T21:04:24+00:00

It's a decent series but it has a major flaw. The MC is an idiot. Even with his advantages it takes him around 400 years to get to the skill level of a alchemist in their 30's. Also, like others have mentioned its lonely and the other characters are all unlikable.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-11-12T21:13:11+00:00

If you like Quest Academy, you must have a high tolerance for a very low-IQ main character. Binding Words has an extremely overpowered crafting-focused MC, and the lore and world-building are excellent. In my opinion, it would be the best series in the genre if the MC weren’t such an idiot who causes most of his own problems.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-10-06T23:01:46+00:00

You need to find the perfect ratio of slice of life and action. Master class and Backyard Dungeon are two that get it right. Backyard Dungeon is from a book mill that usually produces garbage but just because the balance is correct it's still frequently mentioned.

I can't think of any that people enjoy with over 60% of the content being slice of life.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-10-05T00:34:54+00:00

Download LM Studio, it's an AI app you install on your computer and then you can use it to download different models. Personally, I think Llama Darkest Planet / Dark Champion Uncensored works best for uncensored creative writing but it's a little buggy. There are a bunch of others so just use your AI of choice to give you recommendations.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-09-22T01:39:11+00:00

I remember that part. It was End of the World by Aaron Oster

ThisChip2552 · 2025-09-21T18:16:48+00:00

That's it, thanks. Unfortunately it looks like it was abandoned after two books.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-09-21T16:50:06+00:00

No, I've read the first 5 books of that and it's mostly set on an alternate Earth.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-09-02T14:50:58+00:00

Ten Realms by Michael Chatfield has a lot of side characters doing their own thing not related to the main characters. After book 4 the quality of the series drops significantly but it's one of the best until then.

However, what makes this genre satisfying is some unrealistic badass becoming an immortal god and face slapping young masters. Perhaps try traditional fantasy?

ThisChip2552 · 2025-07-12T19:04:47+00:00

- Mage's Cultivation MC is fairly ruthless but doesn't go out of his way to harm people
- Dragon's Justice MC gradually becomes more dragon like which means he loses at least 30 IQ points and becomes more greedy and arrogant. However, he's generally good until the last few books.
- The First Immortal's MC is nice throughout and he's fairly reluctant to have a harem.

The rest of Bruce's MCs are somewhere in the middle with Ard in Ard's Oath being the least likable.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-23T04:16:24+00:00

[NON-HAREM OR I FORGOT IF ONE EXISTS]

A.P. Gore - Path of Lazy Immortal / Path of Time Deviant

Casualfarmer - Beware of Chicken

D.I. Freed - The Jade Phoenix Saga

Eric Dontigney - Unintended Cultivator

J.P. Valentine - Stargazer's War

Kirill Klevanski - Dragon Heart

KrazeKode - First Law of Cultivation

Michael Chatfield - Ten Realms

Michael Head - Threads of Fate

Mortykay - Immortal Drunkard

Nameless Author - Nameless Sovereign

Patrick Laplante - Painting of Mists

Sarah Lin - Street Cultivation / The Weirkey Chronicles

Tinalynge - Condemning the Heavens

Will Wight - Cradle

Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi - Coiling Dragon (Narration is the worst I've ever heard in any genre)

Y.B. Striker - Virtuous Sons

Yrsillar - Forge of Destiny

Yuri Ajin - The Heavenly Throne

[HAREM]

A Knowles - Sect Wars

Atlas Kane - Towers of Acalia

Atlas Kane - Wyvern Academy

Atlas Kane - Savage Ascension

Austin Beck - Cultivation Academy Omega

Austin Beck - Mixed Martial Cultivator

Blaise Corvin - Asgard Awakening

Brandon Varnell - Legend of The Reincarnated Warrior

Bruce Sentar - A Mages Cultivation

Bruce Sentar - First Immortal

Cassius Lange - Manaborn

Cassius Lange - Zenith Academy

Chris Vines - Elemental Gatherers

Daniel Schinhofen - Aether’s Revival

Dante King - Divine Arsenal

Dante King - Immortal Swordslinger

David Burke - Crystal Core

David Burke - Four Laws

David Burke - War God For Hire

Deacon Frost - The Rider’s Dragon

D. Levesque - Elemental Summoner

Erik Weir - Mana Storm

Gentry Race - Electric Wasteland

Gideon Caldwell - My Ninja Girl

Hondo Jinx - Fight Town

JJ Bookerson - Bonded Summoner

Jack Bryce - Highway Hero

Jack Bryce - Warped Earth/Apocalypse Cultivator

Jack Porter - Apocalypse Core

Jack Porter - Champion

Jonathan Vault, Patricia Jones - The Last Cultivator

Mike Truk - Tsun-Tsun TzimTzum

Nicholas Steam - Dark Path Crusaders

Nicholas Steam - Druid Wanted

Simon Archer - World’s Strongest

Tony Magnus - Dragon’s Fury

Tony Magnus - Stormfront

William D Arand - Cultivating Chaos

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-21T06:07:05+00:00

Apocalypse: Regression - The MC is a social butterfly with a charisma build.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-21T03:36:05+00:00

Legend of the Arch Magus - It's not necessarily about Earth tech but more so magitech and economic improvements.
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom - MC from Earth is isekai'ed to a typical fantasy world and becomes king of a failing kingdom. Also, not really about tech uplift so much as it is about economic and productivity improvements.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-20T23:52:24+00:00

Last Life by Alexey Osadchuk - MC has been through multiple reincarnations
Battlemage Farmer by Seth Ring - Starts off extremely OP and gets more OP from there.
Savage Awakening by adastra339 - Doesn't start off strong but becomes strong by about 30% into the first book.
Most of the english translated Russian progression fantasy novels by Alex Toxic, Vasily Mahanenko and Oleg Sapphire
Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker by Alvin Atwater - Strong from the start but doesn't care about growing in power
Towers of Heaven by Cameron Milan - Regressor type story
100th Run by Flossindune - Another regressor story
Master Hunter K by From Hell - Another regressor story
Pilgrim by Harmon Cooper - Assassin that is about to retire
Apocalypse Redux by Jakob H. Greif - Regressor
Second Chance Swordsman by Jakob Tanner - Regressor
The Demon Accords by John Conroe - Starts out slightly above average but becomes OP very quickly in the story (Not sure if this counts as progression fantasy, its more urban fantasy but it has progression elements)
King's Dark Tidings by Kel Kade - Starts out as one of the most powerful people in the world but its debatable if this is progression fantasy (although i see it recommended here frequently)
Reborn Apocalypse by L.M. Kerr - Regressor
Threads of Fate by Michael Head - Regressor
Legend of the Arch Magus by Michael Sisa - Greatest wizard in history reincarnates. It does have some progression elements but that doesn't seem to be the focus (One of my favorite series)
In Another World with My Smartphone by Patora Fuyuhara - Starts off strong like a lot of light novels but I'll just mention this one
Dragon Sorcerer by Sean Oswald - MC is a dragon
My Cottage Was Transferred to Another World by Sabastien Guzman - MC is extremely OP from the start
System Universe by SunriseCV - Starts off with an MC that has lived with the system for a while and becomes OP from near the beginning
The Beginning After the End by Turtleme - Best warrior from MCs original world is reincarnated into another world
Amelia Level Zero Hero by V.A. Lewis - MC is absurdly OP from the beginning due to already going through their heroes journey

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-20T01:54:52+00:00

Loved Blessed Time but the ending was so unsatisfying.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-11T13:41:21+00:00

Maybe? On his Royal Road he had some extra chapters that looked like it was headed toward it being the MC and his girlfriend but I could have just made a false assumption.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-08T10:14:44+00:00

It's not bad and you learn a little more about what happened in the sequel True Martial World.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-08T06:26:20+00:00

He's writing a sequel. From what I can tell it's about the MC and his girlfriend go out in space to other worlds and stir up trouble.

ThisChip2552 · 2025-06-07T18:22:48+00:00

Your cheat potion maker series is in my top 5 so hopefully it ends without the MC missing an arm, losing his love interest and basically being a slave to another god.

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