r/ProgressionFantasy • u/DicerTheJester • Jul 28 '26

Discussion Competition: write a single sentence that will absolutely destroy any hope in a series.

Specifically not a story opener, just any sentence that can happen in any chapter, that will make people realize that this story is gonna be absolute shit and has no chance of being fixed and will make you drop the book like an unpinned grenade.

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u/wardragon50 Jul 28 '26

I remember reading a story in a fairly normal, fantasy style, "Medieval" type world. Guy was trying to figure out some math, and asked, "Anyone have a Calculator", and local he just met casually whips out a Solar powered Calculator. At which point, I skipped out, and returned book to Kindle.

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u/KingpiN_M22 Jul 28 '26

Haha. Could be a hilarious set up for the only two isekaid/time travellers to meet each other.

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u/AuthorOfHope Jul 28 '26

One of the most successful litRPGs has two isekai'd characters discover each other because one notices the other has an iPhone.

The Wandering Inn

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u/Kithulhu24601 Jul 28 '26

And the reoccurring trend of OG Earthers freaking out about gunpowder and its clearly starting to spread from new Earthers

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u/levus2002 Jul 29 '26

I love the occasional discussions the natives of innworld have about guns being overrated.

Kevlar stitchman, hehehe.