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    Does this magic system work/make sense?

    > Does this magic system work/make sense? I think it does. I'd change some names, psionics to soul-magic, and soul-binding to binding-magic. I would maybe merge stuff. I think in many cases it's better to increase a sense of mystery or wonder in such a way that pushes the story or mood...
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    [Poll] Can Cuckolding be Romantic in fiction?

    Sure, if the cuckold is an unsympathetic character.
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    Your observations on the presence of masculine-presenting female characters in high fantasy novels

    > Is it a rare thing to see such types of characters in high fantasy novels? Summary A number of women followed armies in the Middle Ages to supply the soldiers, and to support them by washing their clothes and caring for their wounds. Some women fought with the soldiers. Others accompanied...
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    need guide to write an effective LitRPG

    > so is there anything I need to keep in mind in writing this genre? I think it helps if you don't talk about the system mechanics too much. Although there are decent litrpg webnovels that do. Avoid cookie-cutter webnovel stuff that are just rehashed clichés. And you should have...
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    Plot devices in stories that causes one to frown?

    There's currently a popular manga/J-webnovel device "expelled by my adventuring party/summoner but I'm actually overpowered". I think I hate it even more than the "I have no idea how to write female characters so I'll have my gormless mook of an MC buy a female slave" device.
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    Any novel recommendations?

    Charlie Stross's Laundry series, starting with The Atrocity Archives, from the library. Beyond that, maybe: https://www.tor.com/tag/lovecraftian-horror/ Comedic: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/243676/eldritch/ https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/28023/katalepsis
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