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    How do you write a merge of personalities?

    Proposal: Have the ideals assert based on emotional merit, then character traits based on activity. Example: Person A feels strongly about not having greed but had no particularly dominant habits. Person B was a thief by trade and thought of nothing but opportunity, but only because they were...
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    MC has the power to grant magical tattoos with different effects/powers

    Have these be the historical tattoos used by magic Nazis. Then have the magic system evolve to include useful perks but still contain diluted side effects. I.e. when orgasming a memory of choice fades in exchange for reinforcing a particular skill.
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    The Great Pansexual Polyamorous Harem Adventure

    Are you going to go for a straight romance and/or smut or are you going to pick some other genres to dip into? Are you going to do the start of the relationship or skip ahead? Will there be drama and of what type? How many partners?
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    Plot devices in stories that causes one to frown?

    System novels where the system regularly demands stuff of the protagonist on penalty of death. 9/10 times any other reason for quest start would be better. Even just promising a boring reward or because they felt like doing it.
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    You're A Baby!

    Min-max baby: Move as often as you have energy for. Nothing strenuous until you are 7 to avoid crippling yourself for life. Look into local language and determine career in advance. Find out how to interact with others your age. Remember that you are either mentally too old or physically too...
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    How would you deconstruct the “Abused and Neglected Male Reader” concept?

    His Mind gets broken. Then he gets put in a non-negotiable position of importance. Make his malefactors rely upon him. He fails them at ever opportunity because of the trauma that they caused.
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    Give me your worst fanfic idea. I give you a synopsis.

    Krillin betrays Goku by sending him to the bugsnax island. The fic will constantly switch between Krillin setting up a fascist dictatorship with the red ribbon army, getting all the girls in the process and Goku finding infinite sorrow. The series continues with Krillin traveling the multiverse...
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    What are the most Illegal techniques for writing?

    Protag: get reward Reader: oh boy what is it. 40 chapters later... Reader: no, really. what is it Conflict happen Protag: use reward to resolve conflict Repeat * 3 It wasn't clever the first time
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    what magic system did you use

    The five chapters I have go off the following system. Everything has it's own energy. By attuning to a specific basalt rock you can use magic related to that rock. By widening your attunement you can use basalt magic, rock magic, earth magic, etc. Every human starts with a type of improperly...
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    Three Star Review on RR

    Some people like straightforward expressions of emotion and motive. This can make some moments really stand out on their own, but usually comes at the expense of character, plotlines, and nuance, so should usually be ignored. However, it may be that your characters devotion (to justice/revenge)...
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    Ways to limit power escalation

    Shift focus. A: I have power a, but need to also get the weaker power b,c,d... to advance further in power a B: I have all the power I need, I now need to go do the thing C: I need to seek enlightenment, not power D: The next stage is to become a lovecraftian creature, study the aether for a few...
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    Calling all authors

    Just warn her not to get attached to her ratings... Or her comments section... And especially not money.
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    Opposite of Divine

    Foreign gods: another pantheon to battle Other paragon: someone who is of equivalent strength Godslayer: someone who can kill a god forever Absolute atheist: nullifies all divine influence Eldritch gods/true gods: creator beings not supported by faith False gods: beings that exist because we...
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    Let's talk fantasy cavalry

    In order for calvary to be effective, there must be some advantage to riding. As far as I can tell, the following advantages can be reached with mundane(ish) calvary: -Speed: knights charge -Hight: ranged attack from a safe distance -terrain: flying/swimming/acid lakes -Psychological: man rides...
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    Help Ai-chan storm your brain

    While I don't know how best to do the stabbing, if the nurse came across him, recognized him being beyond help, and then poisoned him to end his suffering, it would add an interesting twist.
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