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  1. RecursiveDescent

    Guys name a few epic speeches

    The recruitment speech used in how a realist hero rebuilt the kingdom. Words don't usually move me, but it was so good it left me amazed. Supposedly it was inspired from a historical speech, but even knowing that most likely he was referring to Cao Cao and there aren't any exact records of what...
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    Written into a corner.

    A main character doesn't have to 'never lose' there's nothing interesting about a main character where nothing can ever go wrong for them. Not every story is aiming to be a power fantasy with a perfect mc that always has his way.
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    Written into a corner.

    The problem is if you can call it gambling because its not random, nor are they betting like a horse race, it's just a plain 'you do this if I win'
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    Written into a corner.

    If the brat admits to cheating it wouldn't be too hard for mc to come back without having to break a promise. Even if the brat didn't actually cheat he could easily come up with a way to lie and everyone else would gladly help him with it.
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    Shower thoughts on isekai magic systems.

    So I was just thinking, and then my mind exploded. I suddenly questioned why so many isekai magic systems based around 'skills' call them 'skills'. Isn't like the whole point of them that they take literally no skill to use and that they bypass the need to actually get good by just repeating a...
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    So many pointless Isekai

    my next isekai mc is cursed as hell so I'm going to note all that down to make them suffer even more
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    So many pointless Isekai

    An isekai where a fencer uses a rapier in a world where they are obsessed with normal swords and stuff would be epic, but you run into problems if you just make them a practitioner of modern fencing for sport. The skill for sport fencing turns less useful in actual combat because you're facing...
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    Medieval Torture Equipments

    Let's see, there's putting you in a metal bull and boiling you alive. Sewing you inside a sack with a bunch of animals then thrown into water to drown while being attacked. Tying you to the top of a wooden pole, covering you with wax and then lighting the bottom on fire so you slowly burn to...
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    Stories/Characters you really want to rip off

    Hands down, Aizen. Bro is a savage that destroys people with nothing but words. Unfortunately I'm not savage enough to come up with such violating dialogue for a character. But I do get a chance to make my own version, at this point it's the only way to give my already OP mc something to fight...
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    How do you guys start a story?

    My next isekai I'm prewriting. My first is trash but I'm still attached to it. I chose to start the new one with two gods fighting over a city and then they curse some random kid in the process, so they seal themselves inside the kid to cover up their screw up of bringing the fight to the mortal...
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    How to switch pov between battle ?

    Usually its something like --- (name) POV --- Though switching character POV isn't for me I just can't stand using 1st person for anything but the mc, even when I feel like I need to use 1st for other characters to detail their thoughts well enough. I end up just using 3rd person for anyone...
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    Anime to watch before isekai~ing

    how a realist hero rebuilt the kingdom it's by far one of the best isekai I've ever seen. It's what it says on the tin, instead of a power fantasy, it's a big brain fantasy. Not only is it for those with a big brain, but the mc isn't a wuss and actually has enough resolve to go through with a...
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    Help needed!!!

    I think for AI translation you might have the best results if you use things like DeepL, google translate instead. Those are specialized in translation, while LLMs are more generalized.
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    I hate thieves

    I hate thieves because those that are thieving in the first place usually aren't smart enough to get away with it. You would think by now they would learn to wear gloves and a mask as well as scout the place first or better yet, have a plan.
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    How would you deal with your Protagonist as a Mid-stage Villain?

    if she's out of mana when she returns to the past then she can basically be spawnkilled
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    How would you deal with your Protagonist as a Mid-stage Villain?

    Okay, but what if you just tie her up and then restrain her in a way she can't die? Then you just have to make sure she can't refuse nutrition, as well as handle sanitization. I don't know about you, but she sounds fucked to me.
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    How would you deal with your Protagonist as a Mid-stage Villain?

    I wish I even had enough of an 'arc' to be able to take part in these kinds of posts. But my pacing is so bad for my first work. Either way if I ended up as a villain there I'm pretty golden. All I gotta do is leave the protagonist alone and I'm fine, or if it comes to it I can wipe the floor...
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    What series you didn't like, but want too like

    it has to be wings of fire. I was just so desperate to find something similar to the masterpiece that was how to train your dragon's book series. I looked too far and scarred myself by finding something I hated so much it makes me sick. Just by seeing certain words I remember it and get pissed.
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    How much do you write before releasing the first chapter?

    It's nice to have multiple chapters ready but you want to make sure you publish it all slowly because maximizing the time you're on the recently updated list is how you get most of your readers.
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    Ok, I think I'll do it too. Build a character for my story.

    The simple one-word name for this would be Causality. It depends on how time works whether time travel defies fate or not. The act of trying to defy fate is often what causes the fate to come true in the first place. It would make sense that to get results from time travel in a universe bound by...
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