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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The Second Empire, who's increasing extremism and need for control dropped the population of Aerb by almost seven billion people and caused multiple extinction events before they collapsed. Most things associated with them are considered irrevocably tainted, including hexal government and soul magic.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The author had a habit of describing the story as a [[SelfInsertFic self-insert]] LitRPG [[TrappedInAnotherWorld portal fantasy]] - while ''[[MathematiciansAnswer technically true]]'', the [[ScifiGhetto loaded nature]] of these terms often put people off from the story.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The author had a habit of describing the story as a [[SelfInsertFic self-insert]] LitRPG [[TrappedInAnotherWorld portal fantasy]] - -- while ''[[MathematiciansAnswer technically true]]'', the [[ScifiGhetto loaded nature]] of these terms often put people off from the story.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of "TrappedInAnotherWorld" stories - particularly the kind with [[RPGMechanicsVerse game mechanics]].
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of "TrappedInAnotherWorld" stories - -- particularly the kind with [[RPGMechanicsVerse game mechanics]].
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** The first person Juniper meets is a merciless ActionGirl who openly attempts to sacrifice him on several occasions to increase her own chances of survival. She's a princess - the most direct descendant of the legendary king from ages past - but her family is chock-full of intrigue and backstabbing, and she's as cutthroat as any other member.
** Said legendary king never got to enjoy peace, because [[FourLinesAllWaiting plot threads kept appearing as he tied off old ones]]. TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin, [[YouCantThwartStageOne eventually]], but they're [[PyrrhicVictory Phyrric Victories]] at best. His [[FriendlyTarget associates]] - particularly lovers - had a nasty of habit of getting killed off.
** Juniper's stat growth directly changes his body, mind and values. Instead of gleefully exploiting it like in, say, any given fanfic based on ''WebComic/TheGamer'', the cast spends plenty of time agonizing about the terrifying existential implications of this - but exploit it anyway, because they need to survive.
*** It turns out that the typical "died and ended up in another world" protagonist was [[spoiler: Juniper's best friend, who became the aforementioned legendary king. The story explores how that loss affected Juniper and his friends in great detail - something which most Isekai stories would be perfectly happy to ignore. Furthermore, it seems that Juniper and Arthur weren't the only people from Earth who were sent over; the others apparently didn't succeed in impacting Aerb in the same way.]]
** Said legendary king never got to enjoy peace, because [[FourLinesAllWaiting plot threads kept appearing as he tied off old ones]]. TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin, [[YouCantThwartStageOne eventually]], but they're [[PyrrhicVictory Phyrric Victories]] at best. His [[FriendlyTarget associates]] - particularly lovers - had a nasty of habit of getting killed off.
** Juniper's stat growth directly changes his body, mind and values. Instead of gleefully exploiting it like in, say, any given fanfic based on ''WebComic/TheGamer'', the cast spends plenty of time agonizing about the terrifying existential implications of this - but exploit it anyway, because they need to survive.
*** It turns out that the typical "died and ended up in another world" protagonist was [[spoiler: Juniper's best friend, who became the aforementioned legendary king. The story explores how that loss affected Juniper and his friends in great detail - something which most Isekai stories would be perfectly happy to ignore. Furthermore, it seems that Juniper and Arthur weren't the only people from Earth who were sent over; the others apparently didn't succeed in impacting Aerb in the same way.]]
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** The first person Juniper meets is a merciless ActionGirl who openly attempts to sacrifice him on several occasions to increase her own chances of survival. She's a princess - -- the most direct descendant of the legendary king from ages past - but her family is chock-full of intrigue and backstabbing, and she's as cutthroat as any other member.
** Said legendary king never got to enjoy peace, because [[FourLinesAllWaiting plot threads kept appearing as he tied off old ones]]. TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin, [[YouCantThwartStageOne eventually]], but they're [[PyrrhicVictory Phyrric Victories]] at best. His [[FriendlyTarget associates]] - particularly lovers- -- had a nasty of habit of getting killed off.
** Juniper's stat growth directly changes his body, mind and values. Instead of gleefully exploiting it like in, say, any given fanfic based on ''WebComic/TheGamer'', the cast spends plenty of time agonizing about the terrifying existential implications of this- -- but exploit it anyway, because they need to survive.
*** It turns out that the typical "died and ended up in another world" protagonist was [[spoiler: Juniper's best friend, who became the aforementioned legendary king. The story explores how that loss affected Juniper and his friends in great detail- -- something which most Isekai stories would be perfectly happy to ignore. Furthermore, it seems that Juniper and Arthur weren't the only people from Earth who were sent over; the others apparently didn't succeed in impacting Aerb in the same way.]]
** Said legendary king never got to enjoy peace, because [[FourLinesAllWaiting plot threads kept appearing as he tied off old ones]]. TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin, [[YouCantThwartStageOne eventually]], but they're [[PyrrhicVictory Phyrric Victories]] at best. His [[FriendlyTarget associates]] - particularly lovers
** Juniper's stat growth directly changes his body, mind and values. Instead of gleefully exploiting it like in, say, any given fanfic based on ''WebComic/TheGamer'', the cast spends plenty of time agonizing about the terrifying existential implications of this
*** It turns out that the typical "died and ended up in another world" protagonist was [[spoiler: Juniper's best friend, who became the aforementioned legendary king. The story explores how that loss affected Juniper and his friends in great detail
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** Juniper tries a DangerousForbiddenTechnique - not to defeat a bad guy, but simply to survive. It doesn't quite kill him, but makes him much more fragile.
** Video games are often designed to give the player a rush of dopamine when they [[CharacterLevel Level Up]]. This still happens to Juniper, but the rush increases with each successive level - he soon finds himself on a DescentIntoAddiction.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Burning one's own bones works when none are at hand, but it has devastating long-term consequences.
** Video games are often designed to give the player a rush of dopamine when they [[CharacterLevel Level Up]]. This still happens to Juniper, but the rush increases with each successive level - he soon finds himself on a DescentIntoAddiction.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Burning one's own bones works when none are at hand, but it has devastating long-term consequences.
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** Juniper tries a DangerousForbiddenTechnique - -- not to defeat a bad guy, but simply to survive. It doesn't quite kill him, but makes him much more fragile.
** Video games are often designed to give the player a rush of dopamine when they [[CharacterLevel Level Up]]. This still happens to Juniper, but the rush increases with each successive level- -- he soon finds himself on a DescentIntoAddiction.
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** Burning one's own bones works when none are at hand, but it has devastating long-term consequences.
** Video games are often designed to give the player a rush of dopamine when they [[CharacterLevel Level Up]]. This still happens to Juniper, but the rush increases with each successive level
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** Burning one's own bones works when none are at hand, but it has devastating long-term consequences.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[TheNameless [Null pointer exception]]] spent most of her life possessed by demons. Then she gets the ability to possess them, and [[RedBaron Valencia The Red]] gets started wiping them out.
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* IceQueen: Amaryllis, though she's technically a princess.
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* MedievalStasis: Aerb has SchizoTech that mostly peaks at around the 1920s.
** Certain technologies (such as nuclear weapons in particular) have been realized and then "excluded," usually to a particular location.
** Other modern discoveries, such as cathode-ray tubes and plastics but not the radio, turn out to have strange properties that [[BadFuture would lead to disaster]] when mass produced. Such inventions have been averted by a dedicated group [[GreatBigLibraryofEverything with foreknowledge]].
** Certain technologies (such as nuclear weapons in particular) have been realized and then "excluded," usually to a particular location.
** Other modern discoveries, such as cathode-ray tubes and plastics but not the radio, turn out to have strange properties that [[BadFuture would lead to disaster]] when mass produced. Such inventions have been averted by a dedicated group [[GreatBigLibraryofEverything with foreknowledge]].
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* MedievalStasis: Aerb has SchizoTech that mostly peaks at around the 1920s.
** Certain technologies (such as nuclear weapons in particular) have been realized and then "excluded," usually to a particular location.
** Other modern discoveries, such as cathode-ray tubes and plastics but not the radio, turn out to have strange properties that [[BadFuture would lead to disaster]] when mass produced. Such inventions have been averted by a dedicated group [[GreatBigLibraryofEverything with foreknowledge]].
** Certain technologies (such as nuclear weapons in particular) have been realized and then "excluded," usually to a particular location.
** Other modern discoveries, such as cathode-ray tubes and plastics but not the radio, turn out to have strange properties that [[BadFuture would lead to disaster]] when mass produced. Such inventions have been averted by a dedicated group [[GreatBigLibraryofEverything with foreknowledge]].
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* MedievalStasis: ANaziByAnyOtherName: The Second Empire, who's increasing extremism and need for control dropped the population of Aerb has SchizoTech that mostly peaks at around the 1920s.
** Certain technologies (such as nuclear weapons in particular) have been realizedby almost seven billion people and then "excluded," usually to a particular location.
** Other modern discoveries, such as cathode-ray tubes and plastics but not the radio, turn out to have strange properties that [[BadFuture would lead to disaster]] when mass produced. Such inventions have been averted by a dedicated group [[GreatBigLibraryofEverythingcaused multiple extinction events before they collapsed. Most things associated with foreknowledge]].them are considered irrevocably tainted, including hexal government and soul magic.
** Certain technologies (such as nuclear weapons in particular) have been realized
** Other modern discoveries, such as cathode-ray tubes and plastics but not the radio, turn out to have strange properties that [[BadFuture would lead to disaster]] when mass produced. Such inventions have been averted by a dedicated group [[GreatBigLibraryofEverything
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* NotUsingTheZWord: People in the [[ZombieApocalypse Risen Lands]] get up in arms when Juniper uses that word, but the reason isn't explained until much later in the story. It eventually transpires that [[spoiler: a specific necromancer trademarked the word "zombie" to refer to a particular type of undead only he could create, a reanimated corpse that could follow simple orders until it eventually decayed away to nothing. He used them as cheap industrial labor and advertised his goods as "Zombie Made." Unfortunately it turned out that the souls of the people turned into zombies were bound to the corpse and fully conscious - unable to act and suffering all the pain of being stuck in a decaying body. Ever since the public found out the truth, the word "zombie" has been taboo.]]
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Mostly played straight - except that they're a literal OneGenderRace thanks to BizarreAlienSexes.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Mostly played straight - except that they're a literal OneGenderRace thanks to BizarreAlienSexes.
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* NotUsingTheZWord: People in the [[ZombieApocalypse Risen Lands]] get up in arms when Juniper uses that word, but the reason isn't explained until much later in the story. It eventually transpires that [[spoiler: a specific necromancer trademarked the word "zombie" to refer to a particular type of undead only he could create, a reanimated corpse that could follow simple orders until it eventually decayed away to nothing. He used them as cheap industrial labor and advertised his goods as "Zombie Made." Unfortunately it turned out that the souls of the people turned into zombies were bound to the corpse and fully conscious - -- unable to act and suffering all the pain of being stuck in a decaying body. Ever since the public found out the truth, the word "zombie" has been taboo.]]
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame:Mostly played straight - except that they're Dwarves are a literal OneGenderRace thanks to BizarreAlienSexes.
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* ShadowArchetype: Since the universe is drawn from Juniper's ideas, nearly all the villains in the second half of the story serve as mirrors to him, each a single one of his flaws expanded infinitely. [[spoiler: Bethel is his desire to exert power over others, Doris Finch is his inability to stop hurting himself; Captain Blue-In-The-Bottle his self-justification, and Fel Seed his desire to lash out. This is, of course, recognized in-universe; he makes it to most of the villains only after he's overcome the flaw, but the villains are still there - as is the damage the flaws have done.]]
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* ShadowArchetype: Since the universe is drawn from Juniper's ideas, nearly all the villains in the second half of the story serve as mirrors to him, each a single one of his flaws expanded infinitely. [[spoiler: Bethel is his desire to exert power over others, Doris Finch is his inability to stop hurting himself; Captain Blue-In-The-Bottle his self-justification, and Fel Seed his desire to lash out. This is, of course, recognized in-universe; he makes it to most of the villains only after he's overcome the flaw, but the villains are still there - -- as is the damage the flaws have done.]]
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* SuddenGameInterface: It's revealed at the end of the first chapter that Juniper has access to a character sheet that appears when he closes his eyes for three seconds - but even before that there are text pop-ups. [[spoiler: The game system is apparently based on the one that Aerb!Juniper made. Or the one that the DM made him make... it's confusing.]]
-->'''''Achievement Unlocked: Down, But Not Out …'''''
-->'''''Achievement Unlocked: Down, But Not Out …'''''
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* SuddenGameInterface: It's revealed at the end of the first chapter that Juniper has access to a character sheet that appears when he closes his eyes for three seconds - -- but even before that there are text pop-ups. [[spoiler: The game system is apparently based on the one that Aerb!Juniper made. Or the one that the DM made him make... it's confusing.]]
-->'''''Achievement Unlocked: Down, But NotOut …'''''Out ...'''''
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Juniper solves the quest related to [[spoiler: the Doris Finch exclusion]] with diplomacy instead of violence. This is then immediately [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in the next arc, when [[spoiler: the villain immediately surrenders and stops fighting when they show up]] - which starts the plot, not finishes it, because [[spoiler:he's suffering from a case of NeverMyFault much, much worse than just having an evil alignment.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[TheNameless [Null pointer exception]]] spent most of her life possessed by demons. Then she gets the ability to possess them, and [[RedBaron Valencia The Red]] gets started wiping them out.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[TheNameless [Null pointer exception]]] spent most of her life possessed by demons. Then she gets the ability to possess them, and [[RedBaron Valencia The Red]] gets started wiping them out.
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Juniper solves the quest related to [[spoiler: the Doris Finch exclusion]] with diplomacy instead of violence. This is then immediately [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in the next arc, when [[spoiler: the villain immediately surrenders and stops fighting when they show up]] - -- which starts the plot, not finishes it, because [[spoiler:he's suffering from a case of NeverMyFault much, much worse than just having an evil alignment.]]
*TheDogBitesBack: [[TheNameless [Null pointer exception]]] spent most of her life possessed by demons. Then she gets TechnologyErasureEvent: Whenever a magical spell, a scientific discovery, or some other phenomenon threatens the ability to possess them, and [[RedBaron Valencia The Red]] gets started wiping them out.status quo of the world too much (especially in an apocalyptic way) it abruptly ceases functioning, except usually for the small patch of land where the event occurred, called an exclusion zone. Usually the whole magical school or tech field is excluded for good measure, even when it's load-bearing for society, which represents a small apocalyptic event in its own way.
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* TitleDrop: [[spoiler:Juniper's prayer to the Dungeon Master.]]
-->[[spoiler:“I don’t want Fenn to change because her loyalty metric increased. I want her loyalty metric, if she’s going to have one, to just be a reflection of how loyal she is, not an invisible lever controlling her. I want her to be a real person, or at least as real as I am. And … I’m hesitant to want that for everyone else in Aerb, because sometimes existence is pain, but … if they’re not going to be real, or at least as real as I am, then I want them to be real enough that I can’t tell the difference. I want that for the whole of Aerb, alright? I want to poke at the seams and find out that you thought of everything. And at the end of it, ''I want Arthur back.'' That’s the only way that this game is ever going to be worth the candle.“]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Juniper was a total JerkAss to his friends on Earth after Arthur died. He's aware of this and has been trying to be better to his friends on Aerb, but being aware of his flaws - that he's basically an immature, self-centered teenager who doesn't understand other people's needs very well - only goes so far in helping him actually be a better person.
-->[[spoiler:“I don’t want Fenn to change because her loyalty metric increased. I want her loyalty metric, if she’s going to have one, to just be a reflection of how loyal she is, not an invisible lever controlling her. I want her to be a real person, or at least as real as I am. And … I’m hesitant to want that for everyone else in Aerb, because sometimes existence is pain, but … if they’re not going to be real, or at least as real as I am, then I want them to be real enough that I can’t tell the difference. I want that for the whole of Aerb, alright? I want to poke at the seams and find out that you thought of everything. And at the end of it, ''I want Arthur back.'' That’s the only way that this game is ever going to be worth the candle.“]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Juniper was a total JerkAss to his friends on Earth after Arthur died. He's aware of this and has been trying to be better to his friends on Aerb, but being aware of his flaws - that he's basically an immature, self-centered teenager who doesn't understand other people's needs very well - only goes so far in helping him actually be a better person.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Juniper was a total JerkAss to his friends on Earth after Arthur died. He's aware of this and has been trying to be better to his friends on Aerb, but being aware of his flaws - that he's basically an immature, self-centered teenager who doesn't understand other people's needs very well - only goes so far in helping him actually be a better person.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Juniper was a total JerkAss to his friends on Earth after Arthur died. He's aware of this and has been trying to be better to his friends on Aerb, but being aware of his flaws - that he's basically an immature, self-centered teenager who doesn't understand other people's needs very well - only goes so far in helping him actually be a better person.
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A second worldbuilding document, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/47107573 The Exclusionary Principle, 9th Edition]]'' was released in 2023. It is a homemade splatbook containing descriptions for sixty-seven of the exclusion zones.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11478249 Worth the Candle]]'' is a TrappedInAnotherWorld WebSerialNovel by seasoned RationalFic writer Creator/AlexanderWales (of ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'' fame) under his "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7x3ifv/rtwip_worth_the_candle_ch_76_date_night_start/#du56bh2 cthulhuraejepsen]]" PenName. The story's first few chapters were released in July 2017, and was completed as of August 2021
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11478249 Worth the Candle]]'' is a TrappedInAnotherWorld WebSerialNovel by seasoned RationalFic writer Creator/AlexanderWales (of ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'' fame) under his "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7x3ifv/rtwip_worth_the_candle_ch_76_date_night_start/#du56bh2 cthulhuraejepsen]]" PenName. The story's first few chapters were released in July 2017, and was completed as of August 2021
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* TerminallyExclusiveClub: The party eventually settles on calling itself the ''Council of Arches'', and after helping their allies found a fledgling island nation, this is the formal organization they settle on -- an advisory body to their upstart country with a total of seven seats, each of which can be filled once, but never re-filled if vacated by death, resignation, or so on.
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A short side story, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14777618/chapters/34177826 The Council of Arches]]'', was published in May 2018. It's set between chapters 55 and 56 of the main story, and features its cast playing a GameWithinAGame.
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A short side story, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14777618/chapters/34177826 org/works/14777618 The Council of Arches]]'', was published in May 2018. It's set between chapters 55 and 56 of the main story, and features its cast playing a GameWithinAGame.
GameWithinAGame.
A worldbuilding document, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20629112 A Brief Description of Aerb]]'', was published in September of 2019. It gives an overview of the setting, and should not contain spoilers much beyond chapter 14.
A second side story, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28034103 A Worth the Candle Christmas Special]]'', was released in December 2020. It is a non-canonical ChristmasSpecial set [[NonSerialMovie approximately]] around chapter 125.
A worldbuilding document, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20629112 A Brief Description of Aerb]]'', was published in September of 2019. It gives an overview of the setting, and should not contain spoilers much beyond chapter 14.
A second side story, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28034103 A Worth the Candle Christmas Special]]'', was released in December 2020. It is a non-canonical ChristmasSpecial set [[NonSerialMovie approximately]] around chapter 125.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Juniper based some things in his tabletop games on ideas from the Wiki/SCPFoundation. He ends up having to fight creatures with "anti-memetic" properties; one is a giant monster that anyone not in its presence can't remember exists, and others are creatures that are effectively invisible because people's brains can't perceive them properly while they're still alive.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Juniper based some things in his tabletop games on ideas from the Wiki/SCPFoundation.Website/SCPFoundation. He ends up having to fight creatures with "anti-memetic" properties; one is a giant monster that anyone not in its presence can't remember exists, and others are creatures that are effectively invisible because people's brains can't perceive them properly while they're still alive.
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* RationalFic: A rational look at TrappedInAnotherWorld stories. It's easy to think the whole thing's just an excuse for Alexander Wales to show off his WorldBuilding chops.
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* IThoughtItWasForbidden: "Burning" one's own bones is a bad idea, even in life or death situations, as it leaves you with a terminal affliction that can't be fixed by bone magic, or any other commonly available forms of healing. When Juniper discovers a repeatable cure, he starts burning his own bones all the time.
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** Said legendary king never got to enjoy peace, because [[FourLinesAllWaiting plot threads kept appearing as he tied off old ones]]. TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin, [[YouCantThwartStageOne eventually]], but they're [[PyrrhicVictory Phyrric Victories]] at best. His [[FriendlyTarget associates]] - particularly lovers - had a nasty of habit of getting StuffedIntoTheFridge.
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** Said legendary king never got to enjoy peace, because [[FourLinesAllWaiting plot threads kept appearing as he tied off old ones]]. TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin, [[YouCantThwartStageOne eventually]], but they're [[PyrrhicVictory Phyrric Victories]] at best. His [[FriendlyTarget associates]] - particularly lovers - had a nasty of habit of getting StuffedIntoTheFridge.killed off.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The author had a habit of describing the story as a [[SelfInsertFic self-insert]] [[RPGMechanicsVerse litRPG]] [[TrappedInAnotherWorld portal fantasy]] - while ''[[MathematiciansAnswer technically true]]'', the [[ScifiGhetto loaded nature]] of these terms often put people off from the story.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The author had a habit of describing the story as a [[SelfInsertFic self-insert]] [[RPGMechanicsVerse litRPG]] LitRPG [[TrappedInAnotherWorld portal fantasy]] - while ''[[MathematiciansAnswer technically true]]'', the [[ScifiGhetto loaded nature]] of these terms often put people off from the story.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11478249 Worth the Candle]]'' is an ongoing TrappedInAnotherWorld WebSerialNovel by seasoned RationalFic writer Creator/AlexanderWales (of ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'' fame) under his "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7x3ifv/rtwip_worth_the_candle_ch_76_date_night_start/#du56bh2 cthulhuraejepsen]]" PenName. The story's first few chapters were released in July 2017, and was completed as of August 2021
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11478249 Worth the Candle]]'' is an ongoing a TrappedInAnotherWorld WebSerialNovel by seasoned RationalFic writer Creator/AlexanderWales (of ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'' fame) under his "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7x3ifv/rtwip_worth_the_candle_ch_76_date_night_start/#du56bh2 cthulhuraejepsen]]" PenName. The story's first few chapters were released in July 2017, and was completed as of August 2021
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Entads are legally classified as property, even when they possess self awareness. Since the number of self aware entads is maybe a few hundred across all of Aerb, there's not a whole lot of political pressure to change the status quo, especially when each case would have to be judged individually and would potentially deprive a powerful faction of a valuable tool.
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* ThemeNaming: Uther's descendants are invariably named after plants in one way or another.
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* GameBreaker: [[invoked]] Anything that's too powerful or world-destroying tends to get "excluded", restricted to a single individual and/or geographical region. [[spoiler: Juniper discovers that maxing out still magic lets him make any temporary effect last for as long as he can stay awake. There's a magic tattoo that gives six seconds of immunity to damage to him and his entire party, which he gets to exploit for a while. When he adds another tattoo that lets him temporarily (which with still magic also means permanently) not need to sleep, magic tattoos are immediately excluded.]]
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* GameBreaker: [[invoked]] Anything that's too powerful or world-destroying tends to get "excluded", restricted to a single individual and/or geographical region. [[spoiler: Juniper discovers that temporarily maxing out still magic lets him make any temporary effect last for as long as he can stay awake. There's a magic tattoo that gives six seconds of immunity to damage to him and his entire party, which he gets to exploit for a while. When he adds another tattoo that lets him temporarily (which with still magic also means permanently) not need to sleep, magic tattoos are immediately excluded.]]
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** PowerOfTheVoid: Void Crystals are very good at putting holes through things, although it's not technically a form of magic as far as the locals are concerned.
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** LightEmUp/GemstoneAssault: Gem magic lets one emit destructive rays of light with properties depending on the gem used.
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** LightEmUp/GemstoneAssault: LightEmUp / GemstoneAssault: Gem magic lets one emit destructive rays of light with properties depending on the gem used.
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* InsistentTerminology: Athenaeums are not "colleges" or "magic schools", they are Athenaeums.
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skirts the Swiss cheese spoiler rule, but I think breaking them up is called for
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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: A few pop up, mostly after Joon learns [[spoiler:Soul Magic]] and later [[spoiler:Spirit Magic]]
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* DoorStopper: As of its completion, the story stands at 1,654,265 words across 254 chapters.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11478249 Worth the Candle]]'' is an ongoing TrappedInAnotherWorld WebSerialNovel by seasoned RationalFic writer Creator/AlexanderWales (of ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'' fame) under his "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7x3ifv/rtwip_worth_the_candle_ch_76_date_night_start/#du56bh2 cthulhuraejepsen]]" PenName. The story's first few chapters were released in July 2017, and it has periodically updated ever since.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11478249 Worth the Candle]]'' is an ongoing TrappedInAnotherWorld WebSerialNovel by seasoned RationalFic writer Creator/AlexanderWales (of ''Fanfic/TheMetropolitanMan'' fame) under his "[[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7x3ifv/rtwip_worth_the_candle_ch_76_date_night_start/#du56bh2 cthulhuraejepsen]]" PenName. The story's first few chapters were released in July 2017, and it has periodically updated ever since.
was completed as of August 2021
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* BodyHorror: Pustule Mages run on this. The one description we get of one in action is... unpleasant to contemplate.
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[TheNameless [Null pointer exception]]] spent most of her life possessed by demons. Then she gets the ability to possess them, and [[RedBaron Valencia The Red]] gets started wiping them out.
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* ShadowArchetype: Since the universe is drawn from Juniper's ideas, nearly all the villains in the second half of the story serve as mirrors to him, each a single one of his flaws expanded infinitely. [[spoiler: Bethel is his desire to exert power over others, Doris Finch is his inability to stop hurting himself; Captain Blue-In-The-Bottle his self-justification, and Fel Seed his desire to lash out. This is, of course, recognized in-universe; he makes it to most of the villains only after he's overcome the flaw, but the villains are still there - as is the damage the flaws have done.]]
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Juniper solves the quest related to [[spoiler: the Doris Finch exclusion]] with diplomacy instead of violence.
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Juniper solves the quest related to [[spoiler: the Doris Finch exclusion]] with diplomacy instead of violence. This is then immediately [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in the next arc, when [[spoiler: the villain immediately surrenders and stops fighting when they show up]] - which starts the plot, not finishes it, because [[spoiler:he's suffering from a case of NeverMyFault much, much worse than just having an evil alignment.]]
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* TotalitarianUtilitarian: The guiding ideology of the Second Empire amounted to this.
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* TotalitarianUtilitarian: The guiding ideology of the Second Empire amounted to this.this, and Juniper is regularly tempted to repeat their mistakes.
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* VillainSue: Fel Seed was an in-universe example in Juniper's campaigns, born from Juniper's despair about Arthur's death... which makes him an InvincibleVillain in Aerb, even by the standards of the serial's villains.
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* EnforcedTechnologyLevels: [[spoiler:Enforced by the Infinite Library to avoid several timelines where technological progress leads to the end of the world, including one instance where the invention of ''broadcast televsion'' brings the world into contact with an entity who quickly convinces them to sacrifice the vast majority of the population to it.]]
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* EnforcedTechnologyLevels: [[spoiler:Enforced by the Infinite Library to avoid several timelines where technological progress leads to the end of the world, including one instance where the invention of ''broadcast televsion'' television'' brings the world into contact with an entity who quickly convinces them to sacrifice the vast majority of the population to it.]]
