First Arc Popularity Poll

[Arch9CivilReactor]

To make this clear I have a character that is about to be reincarnated with Berserker-like abilities. His alignment is Chaotic Good because he’s a rehabilitated natural psychopath that only kills killers. Killing dictators, tyrants, corrupt officials, syndicates and terrorists.

I want to connect the middle and end later on but wanted the first half of the story to be purely about his personal struggles. Kingdom building or more gathering allies to create his own personal power in this world of magical powers.

I wanted to start with the ground up. Allowing him to grow in a mostly magic-less environment until he grows from a weak kid to a leader. The genres I’m still deciding on but his abilities are physical in nature and has an action oriented personality.

If he sees evil, he plans to kill them.

Therefore, his moment of awakening his memories of a past life is at a point when he’s ready to kill someone. Angry beyond any words.

What would be the best place to start out?

 

[Clo]

I voted "child of a slave" — because who better to feel the weight of injustice than someone born beneath it?

Now, if you’ll excuse a quick nerd rant on alignment, I’d actually argue your protagonist doesn’t quite fit Chaotic Good as described.

Chaotic Good is whimsical. It’s the trickster with a heart. Think Robin Hood or a kind-hearted Fey. These are the types who challenge rules and norms for the greater good — but with mischief, flair, and a deep sense of freedom. Killing is rarely their first answer.

Your protagonist? He sees evil, he kills it. Full stop.

That’s not chaotic. That’s a code. A personal law. And that leans more into Lawful Neutral territory — someone who adheres to a strict moral framework, but without emotional or moral favoritism. He doesn’t kill for fun. He kills because his rules say it’s justified.

And if he kills without remorse? If he believes that some lives are simply worth less? Then he starts edging toward Lawful Evil — not because he’s a monster, but because he uses violence as a solution, and does so systematically.

A killer of killers is still a killer. He might be ethical. He might even save the world. But Good, in D&D terms, isn’t about who you kill — it’s about who you save.

Now, a good character building moment or scene, and I can imagine him changing his ways. Sparing someone. Learning mercy. Challenging his code because it applies to a friend of his, and now it's upsetting the truth upon which he built his entire system of beliefs.

 

[Deleted member 166465]

All you options are someone in need or having a bad life, so you can build an arc of using his previous skills as an assasin to get to the top again...
Boring, been done millions of times.
How about this, the guy doesnt reincarnate, nahhhh that is boring, he posess the body of one of the most brutal tyrants, with absolute power, in some kingdom in some other world.
People hate him and fear him. All his subordinates and servant fear him but also want to kill him.
How about that?

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

All you options are someone in need or having a bad life, so you can build an arc of using his previous skills as an assasin to get to the top again...
Boring, been done millions of times.
How about this, the guy doesnt reincarnate, nahhhh that is boring, he posess the body of one of the most brutal tyrants, with absolute power, in some kingdom in some other world.
People hate him and fear him. All his subordinates and servant fear him but also want to kill him.
How about that?

This story already has a prologue which shows that he possessed a stillborn child. The only difference is ‘when’ he awakens his past life’s memories. I think there are infinite possibilities for that I personally would be a fan of.

I voted "child of a slave" — because who better to feel the weight of injustice than someone born beneath it?

Now, if you’ll excuse a quick nerd rant on alignment, I’d actually argue your protagonist doesn’t quite fit Chaotic Good as described.

Chaotic Good is whimsical. It’s the trickster with a heart. Think Robin Hood or a kind-hearted Fey. These are the types who challenge rules and norms for the greater good — but with mischief, flair, and a deep sense of freedom. Killing is rarely their first answer.

Your protagonist? He sees evil, he kills it. Full stop.

That’s not chaotic. That’s a code. A personal law. And that leans more into Lawful Neutral territory — someone who adheres to a strict moral framework, but without emotional or moral favoritism. He doesn’t kill for fun. He kills because his rules say it’s justified.

And if he kills without remorse? If he believes that some lives are simply worth less? Then he starts edging toward Lawful Evil — not because he’s a monster, but because he uses violence as a solution, and does so systematically.

A killer of killers is still a killer. He might be ethical. He might even save the world. But Good, in D&D terms, isn’t about who you kill — it’s about who you save.

Now, a good character building moment or scene, and I can imagine him changing his ways. Sparing someone. Learning mercy. Challenging his code because it applies to a friend of his, and now it's upsetting the truth upon which he built his entire system of beliefs.

Good point. I’m not too familiar with where he’d be put on that chart since I’ve yet to really ‘show’ how he did what I said he did. Context would matter and the more of it the better. That will have to be fleshed out after his reincarnation.

My plans is to make him change via a friend group that he never had in his past life. One of his biggest regrets before dying was not leaving a legacy. He was brilliant, smart, strong… but age had withered his legend until he was a nobody being apprehended by common cops.

Thanks for the explanation and I’ll note those ways I can expand on his story.

 

[Deleted member 166465]

This story already has a prologue which shows that he possessed a stillborn child. The only difference is ‘when’ he awakens his past life’s memories. I think there are infinite possibilities for that I personally would be a fan of.

Good point. I’m not too familiar with where he’d be put on that chart since I’ve yet to really ‘show’ how he did what I said he did. Context would matter and the more of it the better. That will have to be fleshed out after his reincarnation.

My plans is to make him change via a friend group that he never had in his past life. One of his biggest regrets before dying was not leaving a legacy. He was brilliant, smart, strong… but age had withered his legend until he was a nobody being apprehended by common cops.

Thanks for the explanation and I’ll note those ways I can expand on his story.

yeah is another redemption arc... still born child, clasic isekai. Come on... ohh never mind, I will write it myself.

 

[Ai-chan]

What he reincarnates as is less important compared to the actual background of how he turned into a psychopath who have no qualms about killing. It's because as you said, he started this in his previous life. So what he reincarnates into should not matter as the origin point was his previous life. Unless the story goes that he regained his urges after being betrayed or something.

And you need to think up how he ended up choosing to kill only evil people. In the story The Serial Killer Is Reincarnated into the Another World, it turns out that the protagonist was groomed into being a serial killer by his older sister, who was the actual psychopath. He only became a serial killer because he was a sociopath who do not feel guilt and was raised into thinking that killing is okay and right.

Or maybe this is not that kind of story and you're not creating a continuation from the past and the now. So in that case, all the options you provided have been overused to death. Therefore, Ai-chan would suggest to reincarnate him into an street orphan who starts his killing career by killing the thugs who stole his food.

 

[RainyLiquid]

A drop of rain water, because I am RainyLiquid and I like water.

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

A drop of rain water, because I am RainyLiquid and I like water.

That cannot be argued against. I see.

 

[BigBadBoi]

Chaotic Good Barbarian

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This just reminds me of this series lol

 

[Supperset]

All you options are someone in need or having a bad life, so you can build an arc of using his previous skills as an assasin to get to the top again...
Boring, been done millions of times.
How about this, the guy doesnt reincarnate, nahhhh that is boring, he posess the body of one of the most brutal tyrants, with absolute power, in some kingdom in some other world.
People hate him and fear him. All his subordinates and servant fear him but also want to kill him.
How about that?

I would read that.?

 

[RainyLiquid]

That cannot be argued against. I see.

It is best answer, yes.

 

[Supperset]

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This just reminds me of this series lol

Barbarian Hero: your reign of terror ends today Villain.

Villain: huh I think not hero.

MY BLADE will destroy you in a single strike. MY BLADE was made from ore found in the furthest most Forsaken Realms, it was then bathed in hot lava for Millennia and forged under a full moon hammered into Perfection by Dwarven Blacksmiths with Autism so you know it's good.

MY BLADE was blessed by Dark Elven priests High On DMT, it is imbued with every enchantment known to man.

Every. Single. One.

MY BLADE smells of lilac.

MY BLADE possesses a 100% chance of decapitating its foes, it has been struck by lightning 1,000 times statistically impossible much like your chances of surviving this encounter which to
clarify is zero.

H: *looking bored, patience running thin*

MY BLADE has been greased in Gnome semen. So you know it's good.

MY BLADE once grazed the skin of a mighty Dragon the beast perished instantly, much like your mother when she first saw your face.

H:*bites lemon without flinching*

Do you HEAR me? You f**king cretin!

MY BLADE will tear you ASUNDER.

H:*the lemon was tasty*

GAH! YOU WILL RESPECT MY BLADE?

Swoon~

Rrrp~

Bam

W-what?

H: Smacks his lip.

M-but my blade?my...

M-my enchantments!

H: See the problem with blades like yours is they...

They finish the job too quick.

My blade?

*Thunder strike*

My blade will rend you to a fine paste with 1 million strikes.

V:Wait, is that a f**king toothpick?

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Chose "One of the comments" in the hopes this is like a Monty Python sketch where blancmanges invade from space, killer Keep Left Signs wander the countryside, and the penguin on top of the television set explodes.

Your character background sounds kind of like the character I considered writing up under the Exalted rules - except he also had two identities. By day, he posed as a typical Solar Exalted, just like everyone else. But he was, in fact, a Lunar Exalted and a serial killer of "bad guys" (preferring Exalted Serial Killers but willing to go for any Bad Guys).

 

[GlassRose]

What he reincarnates as is less important compared to the actual background of how he turned into a psychopath

People don't 'turn into' a psychopath. Psychopathy is something someone is born with, and as far as I understand it, fundamentally it's an inability to empathize. A psychopath might logically know what someone is feeling, but what someone else is feeling doesn't make them feel anything in return. It's not fundamentally murderous, it just removes a major barrier towards acting on murderous impulses. Oftentimes they are actually very successful with integrating into society, they understand consequences and risk vs reward just fine so they will follow the laws and whatnot (mostly), and can be very successful in the workplace via masking and their natural manipulative tendencies.

 

[Kenjona]

I voted one of the comments just cause.

 

[Hoshino]

How about a saint?

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

How about a saint?

Interesting…

 

[Deleted member 166465]

Interesting…

If you go this route, remember you said the guy is a psycho, wich means you have two choices 1) he keeps on been a psycho in this new body, or he gets "cured" since his new biological brain is "normal" and now he can "feel". If he was turned into a "somehting" by others, he is not a psycho, he is a Sociopath, in a not at all correct way to describe it Psychopaths are born, Sociopath are people with the right brain condition that get given a push by society. Although they are not as cold as Psychos. Actually Sociopath can feel camaraderie and stuff, there is many of them in the army, mafia, etc.
You will find a lot of psychos in lawyers, investors and your local goverment. Most of psychos are highly succesufull individuals, not serial killers and weirdos.
Maybe narrating how a former psychopath learn to control and feel new emotions could be something interesting for the public here in Scribblehub, since they are all about that. but you qould need to dable into a lot of psychology about psychopaths... that is a lot of work.

 

[Arch9CivilReactor]

If you go this route, remember you said the guy is a psycho, wich means you have two choices 1) he keeps on been a psycho in this new body, or he gets "cured" since his new biological brain is "normal" and now he can "feel". If he was turned into a "somehting" by others, he is not a psycho, he is a Sociopath, in a not at all correct way to describe it Psychopaths are born, Sociopath are people with the right brain condition that get given a push by society. Although they are not as cold as Psychos. Actually Sociopath can feel camaraderie and stuff, there is many of them in the army, mafia, etc.
You will find a lot of psychos in lawyers, investors and your local goverment. Most of psychos are highly succesufull individuals, not serial killers and weirdos.
Maybe narrating how a former psychopath learn to control and feel new emotions could be something interesting for the public here in Scribblehub, since they are all about that. but you qould need to dable into a lot of psychology about psychopaths... that is a lot of work.

Definitely going with a new brain new me thing.

 

[Deleted member 166465]

Definitely going with a new brain new me thing.

Ohh, ok. Hit it, well, you basically can make everything up. I mean no one knows how it would feel to be an adult and feel "attachment" or "empathy" for the very first time. We all learn it as kids. But a reincarnated psycho... we dont know how that would "feel" so you can make it all up and make is as rossy as you wish.
I cant write a book like that, I am a borderline Sociopath so...