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    NEED IDEAS OF CREATIVE WAYS TO USE MAGIC

    Well let's take healing magic. People seem to have forgotten that a couple decades ago, healing undead to kill them was a thing. Another rare use is to overheal to cause tumors. It's not cancer, cause that's essentially injured DNA. Kinda nice to be a healer if you can overheal an enemy's hands...
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    First web novel you've finished reading

    SAO actually lol. This was back before the anime, and Alitization was machine translated and posted on a forum. After that was mahou tensei then Shield hero. Not too many web novels actually finish.
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    What exactly is the Fantasy genre?

    2. Like Star Ocean or Phantasy Star? Might as well use both scifi and fantasy
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    Reincarnated in a fantasy world: would you rather...?

    Seconded. I've seen it only twice, but the authors both kept their human instincts and went the adventure route. Themes I'd explore would be the change in instincts and self identity as a result of becoming a golem. Be it the old fashioned Jewish style of built golem, or the modern elemental...
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    On moral dilemmas: The needs of the many Vs. The needs of the few

    There is only a moral issue when it involves choosing FOR others. Spock has usually sacrificed himself to uphold his belief. Which is different than choosing to kill others regardless of their thoughts and desires. At least that was old Spock. Dunno about the new angsty version. Also the Last...
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    My Friend's Female Characters

    Obsessed characters can be fine when used right, like in the movie Misery. Unfortunately many writers just was to fantasize instead of write compelling multifaceted characters. Cause that takes research and understanding. I've seen several on this website state, directly and indirectly, they...
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    You people hve a favourite instrumental music song?

    Different people are different when it comes to feelings from media. Some are visual, some auditory, etc. What it comes down to music wise, for me, is often associated with an experience. So I hear old Guilty Gear music, and I jam remembering all the fun times I had playing with my bro.
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    Why the *beep* does the female protag keep returning to her abuser?

    I'm old so this term is out of date, but it was called "beaten wife syndrome". Stockholm syndrome is related, but not necessarily violent.
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    Harpies in fantasy novels

    I'd like to see Erudite harpies for once. People often think birds are dumb, but they some how manage to act like a three year old even with a peanut to walnut sized brain. Apparently bird brain cells are more compacted compared to mammals. Getting them more out of less space. At least tengu...
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    Are AMVs still a thing?

    AMVs would be popular, but depending on JP studio and record label's moods, your channel can get hit with DMCA and/or copyright claims. And your channel gets shut down with just 3 claims.
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    Genshin Impact just won player choice.

    The problem is political. At least here in the US. It's the reason 5 US states and other nations have banned it but there's no federal ban. It's so stupid. I rather believe the independent security experts over anything the geriatric politicians in the gov has to say when it comes to the internet.
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    Genshin Impact just won player choice.

    Like I said, I can't trust that the CCP didn't force a keylogger in it like TikTok has.
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    Genshin Impact just won player choice.

    Genshin is the most dystopian hell choice btw. CN companies are required to turn in all user data to the CCP. Including user name, password, credit card numbers, etc. You know, the corrupt, racist, genocidal gov of the Chinese. What this means is that at anytime, someone could just sell that...
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    I'm fine with antiheros. What I'm not cool with is edgelords and villains labeled as antiheros. Crackhead Dante, edgy the hedgy, various xianxia protags genociding folk, etc. Lotta try hards just not understanding the essence of antiheros.
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    Why add unnecessary suffering, especially when it is not needed and over the top?

    It's a way to get something out of nothing. Like Scooby Doo or SpongeBob, some people just learned to tell stories in an episodic manner. It's a very American TV show thing to do. It's ok, but the characters have to be on point, otherwise people drop off. The whole litrpg thing tends to...
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    Morality vs Survival

    Throwing out people in that scenario is putting a bandaid on an amputation. The community will still die out, just slightly slower. If you can't hunt, fish, gather, or farm enough to cover a whole community then that community needs to split and move apart. Before modern logistics that's how...
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    Morality vs Survival

    There's usually SOMETHING a person can do to co-exist In a community. The example given ignores the fact that the elderly are often the teachers, the historians, the child care takers. Tbh, at the point a person lost all skill to live, they'll often accidentally die. I've read too many irl...
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    Titans as a race in fantasy novels

    Sometimes God tier, rarely cares about mortals, usually immortal in the sense that they don't die of age. Often associated with the primal elements thanks to Roman mythology. Think giants, but bigger and associated with elementals. Cronus had time. Hyperion had light. Oceanus had water. Fantasy...
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    Recommendations Stories that include titans as a race

    Best I got is: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/12037/colossus-dream MC is more or less a fantasy titan. It says colossus, but them be statues and not living beings. And: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/33126/power-overwhelming MC is part Titan, as well as the race showing up later.
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