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Wish upon the Stars (Original Superhero cultivation sci fi litrpg)

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How is Bella a D ranker, it feels like she is a D ranker purely so he can be a teacher to someone of the same rank
 
BJJPanda said:
How is Bella a D ranker, it feels like she is a D ranker purely so he can be a teacher to someone of the same rank
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It's a B-rank planet. Power distribution works different. People below F can't even survive there outside designated areas, and renown is weighted the higher you go. Also her dad is really rich, which helps. Good elixirs, good PR by association etc. Some of the TREES on Rackham are C-rank. Not special trees either. Just above average ones.
 
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Malcolm Tent said:
It's a B-rank planet. Power distribution works different. People below F can't even survive there outside designated areas, and renown is weighted the higher you go.
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I get that but she seems so under skilled for her level, either she is a prodigy who made it there really early or she is older than she seems
 
BJJPanda said:
I get that but she seems so under skilled for her level, either she is a prodigy who made it there really early or she is older than she seems
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It's easier to hit higher ranks on higher ranked planets. She's not a prodigy, just rich with a powerful dad in a place where ranking up is easier. Even her Path is pretty generic.
 
Quenster06 said:
Man, this is tragic. Poor, poor Shane is somehow using Fahrenheit instead of an actually sensible temperature measurement. I still love the story even with this travesty, though.

Also 60 F = 15 C = 288 K
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Listen, let's be clear, metric is the superior system of measurement for physical dimensions (I don't use it because I'm used to imperial, but its better), but Farenheit is a much more rational way to measure temperature. I will die on this hill. On a cale of zero to one hundred, how hot do you feel? Thats the temperature in Farenheit lol. Farenheit is based on human perception, and as a human I prefer that to knowing how cold a glass of water would be.
 
Malcolm Tent said:
Listen, let's be clear, metric is the superior system of measurement for physical dimensions (I don't use it because I'm used to imperial, but its better), but Farenheit is a much more rational way to measure temperature. I will die on this hill. On a cale of zero to one hundred, how hot do you feel? Thats the temperature in Farenheit lol. Farenheit is based on human perception, and as a human I prefer that to knowing how cold a glass of water would be.
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Ah, a classic American debate. I've never heard it explained how you have before, but it's better than most. I prefer Celsius because it makes the most sense to me that anything below 0 is when water freezes. In Farenheit 32 degrees is the point between cold and freezing, and that number, for what difference it means, bothers my OCD something fierce. With your explanation that's like saying you feel 1/3rd warm, but you're actually freezing to death.
 
Quenster06 said:
Ah, a classic American debate. I've never heard it explained how you have before, but it's better than most. I prefer Celsius because it makes the most sense to me that anything below 0 is when water freezes. In Farenheit 32 degrees is the point between cold and freezing, and that number, for what difference it means, bothers my OCD something fierce. With your explanation that's like saying you feel 1/3rd warm, but you're actually freezing to death.
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By that logic, a 32% on a test would be 1/3rd of a full score, which it basically is, but its also a failing grade and a pretty low one at that. But if you think about it, 0 degrees IS freezing (by feel not mechanically) and a hundred is just very hot. The halfway point there is pretty comfortable for me, personally, though I do lean slightly more hot at 60 (Shane is based on me in that sense, that's where I keep my room). I'm just saying, to me Farenheit is more intuitive lol, but I see how it might not work for everyone.
 
Shouldn't he have gotten a massive renown boost from being known by Gods, since the higher the rank the more renown?
 
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It's not over yet, he's going to get a huge bump at the end of the arc.
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Sure but the other gods are also somewhat aware of him, since spoke to their representatives, plus the Vampire dude who is S-rank (can't remeber his name), also the goddess here should already know about conisdering he is dominating the tourrnament
 
BJJPanda said:
Sure but the other gods are also somewhat aware of him, since spoke to their representatives, plus the Vampire dude who is S-rank (can't remeber his name), also the goddess here should already know about conisdering he is dominating the tourrnament
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He can hold off point gain until the end of a particular event, gets easier the stronger his soul is, he's done it several times. He USUALLY lets the points in when he uses wishes, but he doesn't necessarily need to.
 
He held off the points from the summit and when the representatives met him? It's fine to admit you overlooked something, it happens especially with your crazy pace
 
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He held off the points from the summit and when the representatives met him? It's fine to admit you overlooked something, it happens especially with your crazy pace
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Lol I didn't though
he gets his stat dump within the next 20 chapters, after the final arc in the other world when he completes his mission
I just wanted the stat page to be right near the end because it's a good way to wrap things up lmao. Like I do sometimes forget stuff for sure, but this was an intentional choice.
 
Just rereading this to catch back up. I love your story!
Especially the parts about recursion like this quote from Zeke:
"Recursion? Who knows. You'll find as you get older you try not to ask that question. Those of us in the higher ranks are fighting a constant battle with our legends to maintain ourselves. Looking back and seeing how much ground we've lost isn't a healthy way to live. Ascendants aren't mortals kid, we aren't even really human. For better or worse we're all just the heroes of our own story. But stories skip over a lot of things. They cut out the boring parts. Same with us, we lose the uninteresting parts of who we are."
He gave me a sad look."You need to decide which parts aren't important to you, and hold onto the ones that are. It's the best any of us can do. But as for the parts that are gone? Don't dwell on those too much. I've seen people a lot more powerful than you lose themselves second guessing the person they've become. Being an Ascendant means power, but it also means weakness. We are what they make of us."

I haven't read too many cultivation stories. Is this concept common to the genre, or completely original to this story?
 
Droosh said:
Just rereading this to catch back up. I love your story!
Especially the parts about recursion like this quote from Zeke:
"Recursion? Who knows. You'll find as you get older you try not to ask that question. Those of us in the higher ranks are fighting a constant battle with our legends to maintain ourselves. Looking back and seeing how much ground we've lost isn't a healthy way to live. Ascendants aren't mortals kid, we aren't even really human. For better or worse we're all just the heroes of our own story. But stories skip over a lot of things. They cut out the boring parts. Same with us, we lose the uninteresting parts of who we are."
He gave me a sad look."You need to decide which parts aren't important to you, and hold onto the ones that are. It's the best any of us can do. But as for the parts that are gone? Don't dwell on those too much. I've seen people a lot more powerful than you lose themselves second guessing the person they've become. Being an Ascendant means power, but it also means weakness. We are what they make of us."

I haven't read too many cultivation stories. Is this concept common to the genre, or completely original to this story?
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My power system is mostly homebrewed, I won't say it's unique, but I haven't seen anything that works the exact same way lol.
 
Oh yeah,that's the real shit.
The ninth form is stabilized by enshrining darkness because he has the genes,it's just not active. Like an Uchiha wishing for the sharingan.
 
Malcolm Tent said:
My sight was consumed by the fire, and when it cleared, I wasn't in the temple anymore. I was in a pitch black void, and the only other person there was the person I'd just been thinking about. My father, sitting in an armchair reading a book in the empty void of nothingness. When I appeared, he sighed and shut the book, looking up at me with annoyance. "Well. It took you long enough."
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Damnit Eli, must you be such an asshole.
 
Really was not expecting this. But then,his father loves him and must have done something with the wish power to protect or support him when he WISHES to be helped by him.
 
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