Windvally

paulis might be an outer deity blessing pathway that ALSO causes gender change, like,say, if it is Mother goddess of deperavity thats giving the blessing.

yeah, Cuttlefish mentioned in his March end-of month-summary that it's about to get more intense as he finished with most of the old book 1 info dump/review for new/old readers.

Lumine _(:з」∠)_

but spiritual sense is a stat in call of cthulhu tabletop RPG games though. the higher it is, the more your intuition senses stuff and your eyes see things you shouldn't, and the more you are screwed.

Red chestnut flower language: - Excessively worrying about family members, being concerned all day for the people one cares about, and fearing unfortunate things happening to them. - Life is filled entirely by one's loved ones, neglecting one's own feelings and needs. Mmmh...interesting ingredient.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I see you edited the chapter, CK. Haha. Thanks for correcting it!!

Hi, Windvally here from the LOTM discord. In this chapter there may be a TL mistake that kind of mess up a hint for us readers (assuming if this was meant to hint at Fors) Chinese: 她美貌而慵懒，与低矮昏暗的破旧馆仿佛不在同一幕场景里。 Machine Translation with my proof reading: She is beautiful and indolent, and seems out of place in this dimly lit, run-down tavern. CKtalon's translation: Beautiful and elegant, she seemed out of place in the seedy, dimly lit tavern. So it was supposed to be lazy/indolent, not elegant. Which we all know who it might be hinting at, if this was a hint at all that is.

Mmh, it's definitely not Cultivation. If we only use the examples you give, I would say it's currently Low Fantasy, but it has potential of moving towards Medium to High Fantasy depending how "fantastical" these within-novel religions and supernaturals can become down the road. The best way to describe this novel's power systme is basically Borderlands + Disco Elysium's skill system Each character that isn't a normal human has Skills/Abilities/Quirks that they gained from their race, classe/profession, and lastly their "cost" for awakening. The feeling and structure of "power level", which is PURPOSELY blurred for this novel as sort of a new writing experiment, is entirely based on how deep your masteries over your own quirks/skills are. A "power system" that's not numerically measured with a defined strength, but based on application and usage of the abilities. This created chances for characters to defeat "stronger" opponents, but at the cost of some readers feeling a bit chaotic and confused at the power comparison betweeen enemies and the Main Character group. This is because most of us are used to very matter-of-fact pyrimid structured power systems. If I have to do some DIY categorization using my own understanding to help you better visualize the power level, this novel can be divided into three main power groups that modifies a character's combat strength: ---Power System Spoiler Warning--- Physical Powers a.k.a. "Matter Over Mind" - Very Low Fantasy: Race - Racial bonuses such as cyborg, machine with uploaded human conscious, genetically enhanced, genetically modded (Chosen Ones), Sub-humans, Ancestral Regressors (Heartless) Power different between characters is determined based on how "advanced" or "well-done" or "safe" these "modifications" are, and also if there were any defects suffered during the process etc. --- Mental Powers a.k.a. "Mind Over Matter" - Can Be Very High Fantasy: The Awakened: Three Blessings for One Cost The Cost gets worse and worse the higher the "power level". The Blessings (Abilities) gets more powerful as the cost gets worse. Not all powers and costs are "mental" related, but because the "leveling up" is done through a system that's inside one's mind and closely related to the concept of "Self" (Self-understanding of their own abilities, One's own worst fears, etc.), I speculate it can go very high fantasy later on. Almost like putting skill points for your mental abilities in Disco Elysium Power difference between two individuals is determined by how far down the "Skill Tree" each side has invested (and suffered the cost of). --- Equipment Powers a.k.a. Earthly Belongings - Very Low Fantasy Good old equipment. Your Legendaries in Borderlands will always outmatch and outstats your Common junks. Sometimes enough firepower means even supernatural stuff can't handle the damage.

It's almost 100% certain that he will write a Book 2 for LOTM after Ember Ad Infinitum ends. With Book 3 still up in the air (But he talked about his idea for Book 3 that's going to finally tell the story of what's in the Western Continent). Book 2 will have all the characters from Book 1, most of whom will be major side characters (especially all Tarot Club members, and Roselle). However, due to Klein's certain situation, the main character of Book 2 will be a completely new character. Timeline wise, The current idea (subject to Cuttlefish's final decision) is that Book 2 will be set to begin its story approximately 1 year before Volume 8 of Book 1. It will tell the story from the new Main Character's perspective, leading up to the events in Volume 8 of Book 1, and then continue beyond that. Cuttlefish stated the new main character will most likely (not set in stone, subject to Cuttlefish final decision) be Red Priest Pathway. For 3 reasons. 1. He/She will have a chance to become Sequence 0; 2. He/She will have to go up against Medici in a battle of wits and power; 3. He/She will have a very fun and entertaining life being a red priest character (the gender change, the taunting etc.) for the readers to enjoy.

TL;DR: Yes. It's planned for after Ember Ad Infinitum ends (around late 2022). ---------------------------------------------------- Long Version SPOILER for ongoing readers Cuttlefish LOTM Book 1 Afterwords selected segements: As for the hidden storyline buried by the five gold coins, each Tarot Club member's experience and stories, and every other hole that I dug in LOTM 1 that wasn't a part of the Main Storyline (Klein's Story), they are of course material left purposely for LOTM 2. I really really was very blatantly clear with my writing, that this last part showing Melissa, who now knows Klein's general state of being, teaching her daughter, is both an ending, but also a prologue. Mmh, LOTM 2 story is potentially going to be set in between "Klein Sleeping or even a little bit before he went to sleep" and ends with "He wakes up". Even this time frame setting about LOTM 2, was something that was decided before LOTM 1 was even written. Why did I consider a second book when doing my settings for the first book? For one, I feel my world setting is too huge and detailed, there are way too many things to write about. If I were to dump everything into one book, then inevitably there will be a confusion of Main storyline and Side storyline; Unnecessarily long Side Storyline; Scattered and Boring; Structurally Bloated to an unsightly degree. Secondly, the growth curve of the Tarot Club Members cannot keep up with our MC Klein. If I gave them too many Side Quests and more Stories, for the sole purpose of justifying and making their "improvement" logical enough, then it will crash against the Main Story's structure. This will also cause the problem of confusion of Main/Side Storyline. If I don't give them those extra quests and stories in LOTM 1, and still let them grow, making the Tarot Club members exert critical influence and usefulness at crucial moments, then it will only make the readers feel cheap. There will be a great number of readers/friends who will feel that the Tarot Club members just rode on the Klein "Train" and sucked off of the Main Character's plot armor aura. They will feel that the Tarot Club members obtained everything "too easily" or "Because they are main side characters needed to defeat Error etc. etc." So, after balancing all my options, combining all situations from different perspectives, I made the final decision and oath to at least MUST write an second book for LOTM. In this way, LOTM 1 could leisurely walk its Main Storyline, side characters doesn't have to go “dungeoning” and "farming exp" all over the world map, keeping the focus in one country - in Backlund. And Tarot Club members are only finishing up their life's first half, completing metamorphosis and growth, and leaving their comfort zones. They will go into LOTM 2 to demonstrate to us, an even grander, more amazing, and more exciting life and story. For me, this is also a challenge. How to, after a few years later (2022+), to bring every reader back into this world. How to allow new readers, who never read LOTM 1, to also smoothly read LOMT 2 without any difficulties and limit. Before LOTM, I don't have experience with writing series/trilogy type books. I don't have the experience of writing a second book under the same world setting. On one side, I didn't even think about going "series" when making the setting for the previous few books, lacking the appropriate amount of space to expand. Secondly, I was afraid to repeat the formulas and cliches of the first book in the second book, unable to make breakthroughs in my writing ability. But this kind of fear is also a self-limit in of itself, now I feel confident enough to try challenging it. As I have already found my own writing philosophy. I said in the past, my favorite saying..no..my motto is: "Never satisfied, always challenging."