Writing More interesting start for an isekai.

[RecursiveDescent]

So for my second story I'm sticking with isekai since I want to have one I feel is good or average at least. I just kind of started my first one on a whim with no planning or ideas just to see how I'd do.

Anyway, my MC is super cursed to the point of dodging death every day, but has incredible combat talent and a danger sensing ability.
The goddess needs a hero, but MC is just so used to it that he dodges truck-kun, defeats the random robber with a gun, and even avoids the portal on the ground trying to make him fall in.

Eventually I do need to send him off, though. I have a couple ideas on it but I'm not sure which one I should go for.
I could either just have goddess personally come down to get him and then start from there.

Or... I could have the goddess literally hire an assassin organization to kill MC and spend a few chapters of MC fighting assassins.

I'm not sure if I should spend the extra time or if it would be better to just start in the other world right away.


I'm also debating whether I should make him left handed. Left handed swordsman don't get enough appreciation.
Though my MC isn't going to be a simple swordsman.

I'm tired of every isekai and related authors always making their MCs use a sword just because they think swords look cooler.
There are so many other weapons that deserve attention, and they each have their own purpose, so using a sword for literally everything makes no sense.
And it's always like a plain old slashing sword too, why the hell not a curved sabre or even a rapier if you duel a lot?

Oh and he's so cursed I'm going to use it as an excuse to throw literally every isekai trope I can think of at him.

 

[Sora225]

Eventually I do need to send him off, though. I have a couple ideas on it but I'm not sure which one I should go for.
I could either just have goddess personally come down to get him and then start from there.

Or... I could have the goddess literally hire an assassin organization to kill MC and spend a few chapters of MC fighting assassins

This depends on how do you want the goddess to be seen, do you want a pretentious goddess demanding help or a desperate one asking instead?

 

[Goodmann]

A rapier is specialized for stabbing and slashing lightly armored or unarmored opponents; against a bear, boar, or even a wolf? Suicidal. If you want something unusual, give your protagonist Grandpappy's halberd (and extra STR & DX) -- mostly a formation or ceremonial weapon, but still a heavy hitter and quite adaptable

 

[RecursiveDescent]

This depends on how do you want the goddess to be seen, do you want a pretentious goddess demanding help or a desperate one asking instead?

Considering she's probably going to be become the trash goddess if she fails... probably desperate

 

[Sora225]

Anyway, my MC is super cursed to the point of dodging death every day, but has incredible combat talent and a danger sensing ability.
The goddess needs a hero, but MC is just so used to it that he dodges truck-kun, defeats the random robber with a gun, and even avoids the portal on the ground trying to make him fall in.

And I also do not understand something, is the MC cursed because of the goddess sending isekais his every way? Or is something else?

 

[RecursiveDescent]

A rapier is specialized for stabbing and slashing lightly armored or unarmored opponents; against a bear, boar, or even a wolf? Suicidal. If you want something unusual, give your protagonist Grandpappy's halberd (and extra STR & DX) -- mostly a formation or ceremonial weapon, but still a heavy hitter and quite adaptable

That's why I included mentions of a duel specifically though I think a rapier could be made to work if you just plug in the solve everything plot device called magic. And it would be awesome

And I also do not understand something, is the MC cursed because of the goddess sending isekais his every way? Or is something else?

Basically many years ago a god and a demon were fighting over earth and the demon tried to suck the luck out of the god, but missed.
Then they both sealed themselves inside mc to hide their fuck up because earth basically became the vacation resort neither side wants to mess up

 

[Sora225]

Considering she's probably going to be become the trash goddess if she fails... probably desperate

There you have it then, also, forgot to say but love the concept of evading the isekai and not just because of luck/coincidences but because the MC has the capabilities to evade them, almost all of the isekais i've seen have "average" protagonists, so seeing one with a capable protagonist is refreshing

 

[RecursiveDescent]

There you have it then, also, forgot to say but love the concept of evading the isekai and not just because of luck/coincidences but because the MC has the capabilities to evade them, almost all of the isekais i've seen have "average" protagonists, so seeing one with a capable protagonist is refreshing

One more thing is, how common do isekai go into 1st person with other characters? Sometimes I feel like I can't get the best description with 3rd person when it comes to character thoughts but at the same time I absolutely can't stand using 1st person for anything but the main character. It just feels super wrong.

 

[Tsuru]

So for my second story I'm sticking with isekai since I want to have one I feel is good or average at least. I just kind of started my first one on a whim with no planning or ideas just to see how I'd do.

Anyway, my MC is super cursed to the point of dodging death every day, but has incredible combat talent and a danger sensing ability.
The goddess needs a hero, but MC is just so used to it that he dodges truck-kun, defeats the random robber with a gun, and even avoids the portal on the ground trying to make him fall in.

Eventually I do need to send him off, though. I have a couple ideas on it but I'm not sure which one I should go for.
I could either just have goddess personally come down to get him and then start from there.

Or... I could have the goddess literally hire an assassin organization to kill MC and spend a few chapters of MC fighting assassins.

I'm not sure if I should spend the extra time or if it would be better to just start in the other world right away.


I'm also debating whether I should make him left handed. Left handed swordsman don't get enough appreciation.
Though my MC isn't going to be a simple swordsman.

I'm tired of every isekai and related authors always making their MCs use a sword just because they think swords look cooler.
There are so many other weapons that deserve attention, and they each have their own purpose, so using a sword for literally everything makes no sense.
And it's always like a plain old slashing sword too, why the hell not a curved sabre or even a rapier if you duel a lot?

Oh and he's so cursed I'm going to use it as an excuse to throw literally every isekai trope I can think of at him.

I recommend the novel

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famous work/author. (chinese)

MC uses a spear.
And you maybe get insights on how to explain how a MC/author tell subtly to readers the weapon > common sword.
AND its giga detailed fights.

 

[Jerynboe]

Obviously the goddess must eventually negotiate with him in good faith after he avoids every fated murder attempt.

Incidentally, tossing in another attempt: Plane is going down and the pilot had a random brain aneurism. MC rushes into the cockpit and executes a perfect emergency landing, saving many lives and ending up on TV to get a medal for heroism.

 

[Sora225]

One more thing is, how common do isekai go into 1st person with other characters? Sometimes I feel like I can't get the best description with 3rd person when it comes to character thoughts but at the same time I absolutely can't stand using 1st person for anything but the main character. It just feels super wrong.

I think it pretty much depends on what do you want to get across. Going in to 3rd person is pretty great when you want to narrate the story, but focusing in 1st is(IMO) recommended when you want to develop a character for you will not only show of their thoughts and actions firsthand but will also make the readers more interested in those that surround the MC(for they also partake in the story).

Obviously the goddess must eventually negotiate with him in good faith after he avoids every fated murder attempt.

Incidentally, tossing in another attempt: Plane is going down and the pilot had a random brain aneurism. MC rushes into the cockpit and executes a perfect emergency landing, saving many lives and ending up on TV to get a medal for heroism.

hahaha, throw that aircraft talent in, who knows, maybe he has to land a dragon with a missing wing too

 

[Hans.Trondheim]

So for my second story I'm sticking with isekai since I want to have one I feel is good or average at least. I just kind of started my first one on a whim with no planning or ideas just to see how I'd do.

Anyway, my MC is super cursed to the point of dodging death every day, but has incredible combat talent and a danger sensing ability.
The goddess needs a hero, but MC is just so used to it that he dodges truck-kun, defeats the random robber with a gun, and even avoids the portal on the ground trying to make him fall in.

Eventually I do need to send him off, though. I have a couple ideas on it but I'm not sure which one I should go for.
I could either just have goddess personally come down to get him and then start from there.

Or... I could have the goddess literally hire an assassin organization to kill MC and spend a few chapters of MC fighting assassins.

I'm not sure if I should spend the extra time or if it would be better to just start in the other world right away.


I'm also debating whether I should make him left handed. Left handed swordsman don't get enough appreciation.
Though my MC isn't going to be a simple swordsman.

I'm tired of every isekai and related authors always making their MCs use a sword just because they think swords look cooler.
There are so many other weapons that deserve attention, and they each have their own purpose, so using a sword for literally everything makes no sense.
And it's always like a plain old slashing sword too, why the hell not a curved sabre or even a rapier if you duel a lot?

Oh and he's so cursed I'm going to use it as an excuse to throw literally every isekai trope I can think of at him.

Come and join me, brother! My MC uses guns, spears and his brain to think of military strategies and tactics for my isekai.

 

[BigBadBoi]

Considering she's probably going to be become the trash goddess if she fails... probably desperate

Soooo i she a baqua tier idiot or trash that deserves losing divinity?
For the former just go full comedy route with her begging the MC to get isekai'd. The shenanigans rhat would ensue would be fun if written well.

And it's always like a plain old slashing sword too, why the hell not a curved sabre or even a rapier if you duel a lot?

Why not go full unique and scrap blades alltogether? Make him use a tonfa, a staff or steel threads.

 

[RecursiveDescent]

Obviously the goddess must eventually negotiate with him in good faith after he avoids every fated murder attempt.

Incidentally, tossing in another attempt: Plane is going down and the pilot had a random brain aneurism. MC rushes into the cockpit and executes a perfect emergency landing, saving many lives and ending up on TV to get a medal for heroism.

His ability wouldn't really help him with a plane since he'd still need the knowledge to do something like that.
Plus my mc isn't stupid so he would never get on a plane in the first place.
I mean he padded the walls of his home completely and disconnected his house from electricity so you know any plane he gets on would crash.

 

[Jemini]

So for my second story I'm sticking with isekai since I want to have one I feel is good or average at least. I just kind of started my first one on a whim with no planning or ideas just to see how I'd do.

Anyway, my MC is super cursed to the point of dodging death every day, but has incredible combat talent and a danger sensing ability.
The goddess needs a hero, but MC is just so used to it that he dodges truck-kun, defeats the random robber with a gun, and even avoids the portal on the ground trying to make him fall in.

Eventually I do need to send him off, though. I have a couple ideas on it but I'm not sure which one I should go for.
I could either just have goddess personally come down to get him and then start from there.

Or... I could have the goddess literally hire an assassin organization to kill MC and spend a few chapters of MC fighting assassins.

I'm not sure if I should spend the extra time or if it would be better to just start in the other world right away.


I'm also debating whether I should make him left handed. Left handed swordsman don't get enough appreciation.
Though my MC isn't going to be a simple swordsman.

I'm tired of every isekai and related authors always making their MCs use a sword just because they think swords look cooler.
There are so many other weapons that deserve attention, and they each have their own purpose, so using a sword for literally everything makes no sense.
And it's always like a plain old slashing sword too, why the hell not a curved sabre or even a rapier if you duel a lot?

Oh and he's so cursed I'm going to use it as an excuse to throw literally every isekai trope I can think of at him.

This actually sounds a heck of a lot like an idea I had for an isekai comedy once a while back. It was supposed to be an isekai themed off of the old Montey Python skits with heavy doses of ridiculous British humor, starting with the MC living in a town where half the population were returners who had their own isekai experiences, and it's just taken as a normal part of life there, but the MC is trying to dodge all their isekai prompt scenarios.

People see what he's doing and tart heckling him for trying to avoid dying to truck kun or whatever else happens to be going on, and eventually he winds up stuck at the hospital where the entire hospital building just gets pulled into a portal while he's being berrated by his buddies from the pub on how he'd have been fine if he just let himself get pulled into an isekai.

I never actually wound up writing that one. I had the hook for sending him off to the isekai very well developed, but I had just about nothing in terms of what would actually happen once getting there, so I never did anything with it.

If you have a good handle on British comedy, then feel free to use that prompt.

 

[RecursiveDescent]

This actually sounds a heck of a lot like an idea I had for an isekai comedy once a while back. It was supposed to be an isekai themed off of the old Montey Python skits with heavy doses of ridiculous British humor, starting with the MC living in a town where half the population were returners who had their own isekai experiences, and it's just taken as a normal part of life there, but the MC is trying to dodge all their isekai prompt scenarios.

People see what he's doing and tart heckling him for trying to avoid dying to truck kun or whatever else happens to be going on, and eventually he winds up stuck at the hospital where the entire hospital building just gets pulled into a portal while he's being berrated by his buddies from the pub on how he'd have been fine if he just let himself get pulled into an isekai.

I never actually wound up writing that one. I had the hook for sending him off to the isekai very well developed, but I had just about nothing in terms of what would actually happen once getting there, so I never did anything with it.

If you have a good handle on British comedy, then feel free to use that prompt.

Send them to a hellscape and they'll shut up real fast when they realize they've been selected for the kind of MC hell isekai

 

[Jemini]

Anyway, as for the whole thing you were talking about with a sword, there are a few things to keep in mind with that one. 1st, if they are using a weapon different from a sword, you need to figure out how they are carrying it around with them.

Objectively speaking, the overwhelming majority of weapons you can use are superior to a sword unless you happen to be very well trained in swordsmanship. (The fact that using a sword effectively requires months of training as compared to the 30 minutes or so of training it takes to use most other weapons effectively can be categorized as one of the sword's many disadvantages,) but there is one SUPER advantage that the sword does have over most other weapons. You can put them in a scabbard and then hang them from your hip. I cannot tell you just how advantageous that really is.

That one single reason is the reason why the sword became such a crushingly dominant weapon throughout the world despite all the disadvantages it had. It was because, compared to the disadvantage of having to hand-carry your weapon with you everywhere, having it just always hanging from your hip was just that much of a superior option.

And so, that's why all the other objectively superior weapons, like spears and maces (AKA, pointy sticks and heavy sticks,) are considered weapons of war while swords are considered back-up weapons or side-arms in a medieval setting. A good modern day comparison to modern day would be to say a spear is like your equivalent to an assault riffle while a sword is equivalent to a pistol.

You can have your sword at your hip anywhere and everywhere, including when you are also armed with another weapon and you're on the battlefield. That way, if your primary weapon breaks or you get dis-armed, you have your sword as a back-up.

It was popular about 5 or so years back to hate on swords heavily as people discovered just how disadvantaged it was against spears and maces, but I think everyone who looks into this stuff seems to just not get how important it was to have a reliable side-arm like a sword that you can just always have on you, and how inconvenient it would be to always be carrying around the other options you'd have available out there.

 

[Goodmann]

Storage ring. And why doesn't anyone enchant arrows with Unbreakable?

 

[Nolff]

Toilet.

What bout that?

 

[Deleted member 165068]

I think a great way to have your character reincarnate might just be to avoid everything you described and maybe do something stupid like trip on a rock and fall down some stairs. Or, better yet if you're going the goddess send an assassin to grab him have his killer push him off a subway track into a train. Don't know about weapon ideas, but perhaps a cane sword? You're able to kind of hide it and it does have a thrusting blade motion more than your typical sword.