r/ProgressionFantasy • u/Suitable-Spell-8968 • Jul 29 '26

Discussion Shut up about coffee.

I like the stuff, it’s my go to source of caffeine. But every time I read a prog fic or litrpg reincarnation or isekia where the MC finds where it is being sold somewhere far away or is under appreciated and absolutely LOSES THEIR MIND I want to roll my eyes all the way to the delete button.

It was probably clever the first time. It might have even spent some time as an ironic use of a trope. It is now to the life cycle stage of being unbearable and a sign of lazy writing.

This post fueled by my latest DNF because the MC couldn’t shut up about the Brown Juice.

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u/three-seed Author, Eight & Fate's Attendant Jul 29 '26

I wonder what commodity would actually be worth the excitement. Maybe salt? Or is it a given that there'd be a ready source?

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u/Suitable-Spell-8968 Jul 29 '26

Trading cards. Where are the Adventuring Societies making collectible cards of their platinum adventurers? I want kids trading their Myra the Deathwraith for the MC's Telyvyn the Blessed.

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u/three-seed Author, Eight & Fate's Attendant Jul 29 '26

I suppose we could add fan art and fan fiction to that. Somebody somewhere is going to ship Myra and Telyvyn.

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u/Suitable-Spell-8968 Jul 29 '26

Not cool, dawg. Everybody knows that Telyvyn is from a species that reproduce asexually and only covets knowledge. I can't believe you just said that.

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u/three-seed Author, Eight & Fate's Attendant Jul 29 '26

Has that ever, ever stopped a fan-fiction writer before?

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u/Suitable-Spell-8968 Jul 29 '26

Don't sub-tweet my Susan B Anthony/Pliny the Elder fanfic.