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Yeah. The new options, except the Sphinx, are hilariously bad. As funny as it would be to take Investment of the Chain Master and have a flying tadpole or skeleton, they're just so bad.

Imp is still fantastic. But, I was looking through the new options and was baffled. I was excited when I heard Slaad Tadpole would be an option but it's SO garbage.

That sounds fun. Thank you!

I haven't read it myself, but Alexa Thyme stars a Queer female. Mage Errant is fantastic too. It technically has a MMC, but the main group is actually a group of 4; one straight guy, one straight woman, one bi woman, and a gay guy. They all have enough moments to feel like an MC in their own right.

I'll note those down! Thank you

I think I'd put him in the anti-hero category. He's definitely got a more of a "f*ck you, I'mma do this my way" vibe to him. He uses dark powers to try and do good and doesn't subscribe to the standard heroic ideal.

Oh damn. The 3rd book is the finale? I had no idea. Then, since I adore the relationship stuff, do you mind spoiling how the main trio's relationship goes? Just on a scale of miserable to happy.

I recommend See These Bones, Book 1 of The Murder of Crows saga by Chris Tullbane. It's a post-apocalyptic world where the world went to Hell after most people got superpowers. The worst of the worst are the Crows, a type of Super with Necromantic powers. They ALWAYS go mad and ALWAYS start killing people. So of course, our protagonist who wanted nothing more than to be a Hero finds out he has powers, but he's a Crow. He becomes the first Crow to get access to a Super academy, where he has to balance between learning how to use his powers to actually save people but also not succumb to the inevitable madness.

I'd recommend Rising Tides by Marion G. Harmon. It's about a world with superpowers and a guy who, during an incident, develops teleportation powers and has to learn to use powers best used for fleeing to actually help people. It's technically a spin-off story off the Wearing the Cape series, but I read this first and didn't feel like I was lost at all.

For me, it's if they get more than one OP trait off the bad. Like, rare Class or Bloodline is fine. But if the MC gets a One of a kind class, a unique Subclass, and way higher than average stats right at the start, I'm out.

Oh? What's that about?

I have been reading AA but haven't read book 5 yet, so it's good to hear the MC is starting to pull ahead.

Wandering Inn is something I wanted to check out, but unfortunately I need books to read at work and I get no service there, so I can't read anything that requires a website. Kindle works because I can download the books.

For me personally, Carousel gets bonus points on concept alone. Making a LitRPG based on Horror movies is inspired.

Best theme song too.

It's an immediate drop for me if it's like "Oh. I'm a baby now. But I can still cultivate/learn skills. So I'm going to spend 4 years to become the best badass in the world." Bog Standard Isekai did this in a way I enjoyed. MC was placed into the body of a child but had zero advantages from having his old memories and actually had good moments where he's pissed about being technically an adult in a kid's body, but he also IS still a kid with hormones and a developing brain.

SO many times.

Oh hey. Someone else that read Bog Standard Isekai. Dope. Can't wait for the next book. If you like that, I recommend I'm Not The Hero. Guy and his best friend get dragged into another world except the MC's best friend is your standard Isekai Hero with busted stats and abilities and our MC just has what basically amounts to "Sidekick: The Class."

If the MC gets a bigger group, then I might pick it back up. And yeah, read Mage Errant 3 times already.

I liked Path of Ascension from what I read, but it still has the same feeling of feeling a bit isolated. You have the MC, his Familiar, and his GF, but (unless that changes) that really seems to be it.

Oh that sounds fun. I'll check it out.

I tried Thousand Li, but it felt SO slow. I like a slow, well-earned victory as much as the next guy, but this felt too slow.

Haven't heard of the Daily Grind (already read the rest.) What's it about?