Nick BladeFantasy Book Discovery · Nick Blade

Six questions · one book

What kind of fantasy did you write? Or read?

Pick a book. Yours counts. Answer for what happens in the story, even if the cover already calls it something else.

  1. 01

    Is getting stronger one of the reasons this story moves forward?

    The character's climb changes the choices and conflicts, not just the size of the final fight.

    Is getting stronger one of the reasons this story moves forward?
  2. 02

    Do we see how that growth happens?

    The book spends real time on practice, mistakes, discoveries, and the next step.

    Do we see how that growth happens?
  3. 03

    Does the world use recognizable role-playing-game mechanics?

    Think levels, stats, classes, skills, experience points, or an explicit game-like interface.

    Does the world use recognizable role-playing-game mechanics?
  4. 04

    Do those mechanics change what characters can do or choose?

    A numbered rank by itself isn't enough.

    Do those mechanics change what characters can do or choose?
  5. 05

    Is advancement built around deliberate self-refinement?

    The practice transforms the person or their power through a sustained path of improvement.

    Is advancement built around deliberate self-refinement?
  6. 06

    Does that path use cultivation-style breakthroughs or stages?

    Realms, internal refinement, sect practice, or transcendence matter to the story.

    Does that path use cultivation-style breakthroughs or stages?

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Your result

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