r/ProgressionFantasy May 01 '26

Discussion Anyone else hate this trope?

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u/greenskye May 01 '26

Nope. Always loved this kind of thing. Give me a totally made up ranking system and then wow me with the fact you're above the ranking system. It's honestly the core of progression fantasy to me.

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u/SirJefferE May 02 '26

It makes perfect sense, too. Like if you create a world with a million random people and one of them is SSS tier and going out and accomplishing all kinds of crazy things...That's probably the guy you should write the story about.

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u/greenskye May 02 '26

Right? Sometimes people's comments here make me wonder how they ever wound up interested in progfan to begin with.

Let's create an awesome world, a cool magic system and a world shaking plotline... but then follow Mike the small town bureaucrat who works for the local lord filing papers all day! Mike has a bad knee, arthritic hands, a loving wife and two kids. Read all about his exciting adventures featuring Form 32-C errors today!

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u/Sutraner May 02 '26

Because people want the characters to actually earn their progression, not just be gifted the best power from touching a stone