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Not binding, just gauging interest.

  • NO. FUCKING NO. STICK TO WHAT YOU HAVE, FABLE!!! 146
  • Idea 1: Overlord (Maruyama) 190
  • Idea 2: Naruto 85
  • Idea 3: Pokemon 119
  • Idea 4: Digimon x MHA 40
  • Idea 5: Naruto x Tinker of Fiction 134
  • 2023-10-15
  • —2023-10-20
  • multiple choice
  • 714 votes
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Content

So as some of you know, I recently completed Let There Be War, a 9.5 chapter short story. It was a commission and I have fulfilled it.

I've got a document with several story ideas that never got written for whatever reason. I'm starting this poll to gauge interest. This doesn't mean I'm going to write it anytime soon, but I'd certainly keep your thoughts in mind if/when I start to choose a new prompt to make an outline for.

Idea 1: Overlord (Maruyama)

MC gets reborn into a dystopic earth. He lives a miserable life at first but sometime around his 20th year, he recognizes the release of new technology. Terms like "dive," "DMMORPG," "nanites," and "YGGDRASIL" stir some memories from his past life.

He resolves himself to building a godlike character, fully believing that he will be sent to the New World so long as he can be present for the final seconds of the game. For ten years, he spends every bit of cash he earns on the game, living a miserable life without regard for his poverty or ill health so long as his in-game avatar grows. He even gets his hands on a World Item or two.

Then, when he opens his eyes on that final second, he... I don't know, ends up in Worm or something. I'd like to use it as a character creator of sorts. It would both be a standalone story and a way to jump off into the multiverse.

Idea 2: Naruto

MC is reborn as Mitsu Akimichi, a branch member and cousin to Choji. He splits his time between training to be a ninja and helping out his family bakery. He decides that he wants to take his clan to the next level. After all, there's never been an S-class Akimichi before. He's determined to be the first and decides that given the Akimichi physiology, food and yang release might be the way.

Along the way, he acquires the bee summons. The end goal would be to make him a bee/hornet sage, with jutsu revolving around honey, venom, food, dance, and pollen.

Idea 3: Pokemon

Isaac Silva gets dropped into the pokemon world. He finds himself in a forest, freaks out for a bit, and follows a river downstream to the sea. He ends up in Olivine and begin to wander around aimlessly. Then, sitting dejectedly at the lighthouse, he encounters a young girl looking just as depressed.

They start talking and he realizes that this is Jasmine, mere days after she inherited the gym from her deceased father. She has no idea how to run a gym. Isaac is broke and has no ID. The two come to an agreement: He will be her admin and right hand, handling all the background work while she trains her ass off to become the specialist she's supposed to be.

Along the way, Isaac himself becomes a passable steel specialist with a few other pokemon (Amphy). He builds up the gym and works to prepare for the resurgence of the Rockets.

Idea 4: Digimon x MHA

Takuya Kanbara, once the leader of the Warriors Ten, lived a full life. On his deathbed, he reminisces about the adventures of his youth. When he next opens his eyes, he finds that he is a baby again, with what can best be described as an internal digivice and the spirit of Ancient Greymon inside. Naturally, he decides to become a hero and teach Ryuku what a true "Dragon Hero" looks like.

Yes, I know Ancient Greymon (or Aldamon even) would be laughably overpowered in MHA. This would be a very lighthearted story.

Idea 5: Naruto x Tinker of Fiction (*HEAVILY nerfed)

MC is reborn in the Land of Snow. A few years later, Doto murders his brother and becomes daimyo. MC grows up in an oppressive, frozen wasteland and considers it his sole grace that Snow is irrelevant to the geopolitics of the Elemental Nations.

Being the child of a poor fisherman, he gets drafted as a ninja when he demonstrates his ability to manipulate chakra. His intelligence is discovered early and he plays a pivotal role in building up "Yukigakure" as the pioneer of chakra-based technology. His bastardized ice release and technical innovation allows him to rise quickly through the minor village's hierarchy, becoming the jonin commander and Doto's right hand.

Knowing what's coming, he promptly murders Doto and begins to revolutionize the country as acting daimyo. Koyuki and Team 7 arrive to find a very different country. MC reinstates Koyuki as the figurehead and formally allies with Konoha, working to stop the Akatsuki while remaining a "minor" power.

Comments

Prognostic Hannya

Ideas 2 and 5 especially seem interesting. Although of course I would prefer if it didn't lead to neglecting your current fics.

Kcx1

I'm always going to choose pokemon

Collin

Idea 5 is neet.

Collin

But so is idea 2. Gonna stick with 5 though. Idea 1 Is neet too.

Llysfaen

Going with the Naruto fic for now but damn I really like the idea of those Pokemon and Overlord ones.

Glitched Knights

I envy you for not only having plenty of interesting ideas, but also the DRIVE to actually make them. Keep doing you man

Ramzawing04

For me it's 1 -> 5 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2 ~

Wrathkal

Overlord needs more fanfics... though I wouldn't mind more focus on PWP

Wizz

We dont have enough Pokemon fics with Jasmine as a major character, so that choice is obvious

Fallme

Your ToF stories are ace, so 5 will have to have my vote.

Heraclitus

I ended up voting for every option. I have no self control.

Zerak

The Overlord one is the most interesting. There is a severe lack of decent Overlord fic (or at least ones that aren’t dropped in less than 10 or even 5 chapters). It would also be interesting to see the MC’s build since if I were in his situation I would totally build a character that can understand magic not just cast it as part of their race, and definitely some form of dimensional magic/travel. So classes like Sage and it’s upgrades are a must, and I would search the fuck out of Job or racial classes that offer both magical and martial levels. Specially if they also have some crafting power, as the MC seems to be going solo build rather than guild build an enchanter of some sort would be useful, so something life rune smith. The cool thing about spamming money at the problem is you can work towards the requirements of getting high tier classes then drop the lower ones by deleting them or transferring the EXP from them into items or spells that use up EXP in their creation or casting. This way you only use classes that give the Max boost to stats, and archetype levels. Also he can probably get some good items from tracking down people who quit the game and buy their items, maybe making friends over the years, and message them a few months before the end of the game, or when they quit to seep him their items, it would be a lot cheat than buying directly from the game store. Since he knows shit will end soon he can take out a loan (or multiple) and buy game items too.

Zerak

A good vote is one where all the options are good, not one where you need to pick the least shitty option.

Helios

I honestly like all of them except 4. 1 can go, it’s summary is a bit too ambiguous for me to choose it. 3 sounds great and I would love to see it eventually, but I would rather take something else instead of sacrificing something new for another Pokémon story. That just leaves the Naruto options. Not my favorite setting, but good Naruto fics are so good. One of my favorite fics is the Naruto fic “Rise”. The Akimichi Mc sounds fun, but I’ve got to go with the Land of Snow one. Curious about the nerfed ToF power. Though I think that’s for the best. Some of the stories with ToF get off the rails pretty rapidly, not to mention the tonal whiplash from such diverse “settings” it grants. I’m voting both Naruto stories, but 5 is my main choice.

Heraclitus

On a second read through, the pokemon one is probably my least favorite - even though I adore pokemon - mostly due to the 'a passable steel specialist' line. I'm a simple man, with simple tastes, and I want my MC's to be the best at what they do. And being good at bureaucracy and administrative work while only being okay at pokemon training/battling seems like the type of thing that would frustrate me endlessly while reading.

Edoardo Abbondio

Really interested in idea 1, I'm just worried because it seems possible for the character to develop sociopathic (problematic) tendencies, as he will be seeing the world as a game, species can affect empathy, and his plan not working out.

Jack

I don’t think there are enough good Digimon story’s out there

Narasan

yes if he was really good at one and good enough at the other i would also vote for it.i want to read about exceptional people, doesnt matter in what

Noctis117

I think 5 sounds the best but overlord needs more fanfics that don't get dropped before chapter 20

C&C

1 Has a cool premise, and Overlord is very underrepresented in fanfics so it'd be nice to have something about it i know will be good quality. Not sure about the multiverse stuff. Never been a fan of that gimmick, and most stories i see with it either degrade in quality or collapse. I'd certainly read your take on it if you were to write it. 2. This seems interesting, i'd love to see your take on the Naruto verse and all the interesting characters. Powers described seem really cool and also wouldn't 'break' the setting so we could maintain a good level of tension. 3. This seems great too, and it gives me the vibes of a story with a bigger focus on interpersonal relationships and character development. (Which i'd like) Also gives the feel of a romance subplot (which i'd also like), but i could be reading into stuff too much. 4. I don't know Digimon so it's harder to comment on this. If you'd write it, i'd certainly see it as a good way to start getting into the fandom. 5. I can see the appeal for people, but this is not to my personal taste. Seems too city-builder esque (in a less explored setting), where i prefer to have consistent and in depth interactions with characters. Of course i'd read it if you were to write it. --- I also wouldn't mind just focusing on the other stories. Altough all of them have a decent amount of words written already, i'd argue most of them have 'just' really started in terms of progression.

Helios

I also think people are misunderstanding #1. Based on the other comments, it seems like people think it will take place in Overlord? Instead of just using the game as a "Character Creator".

Son-Of-Scorn

Idea 1 sounds great but please don’t pick worm, it’s over done and frankly I’m sick of seeing worm stories rn

C&C

I think Momonga developed that because he was undead no? Had a skill that did it. Of course, even without weird skill infuence power can corrupt people.

andrew rousseau

Regarding the overlord build maybe a hybrid magic swordsman build

C&C

I think the story would be heavily focused on the MC's relationship with Jasmine and other characters of note. Rather then a MC striving towards some grand goal, it gives the vibes of a character study which will lean heavily into emotional aspects etc. Personally i like it, but i can understand it not being everyone's cup of tea. (Also hard to give stories like that a natural conclusion.)

Michael Thunder

#1 absolutely. There’s so few good overlord fics, it’s a real tragedy. I think there’s a similar story already floating around out there, an overlord/elder scrolls crossover. It’s got a super generic name though, something like “Overlord x Elder Scrolls - SI/OC”. Might be worth taking a look if you decide to write about it at some point.

PoG

voted #1 and #5, digimon seems way too niche of a fandom, while i think serious ninja akimichi sounds good, the polenation and bee dancing make it sounds like author had too much crack. and pokemon fandom already has a lot of good ongoing stories so would be a neutral secondary choice for me.

Green0Photon

I like all of these except for #1. Except you also gotta stick to what you have! I desperately need more Spoon and PWP. And more Troll, but you've given a lot of that recently. You have too much!

Darth Bayes

It seems the patreon app is only letting me vote for one? I like the idea of 2, 3, and 5. There's not enough information for me to judge 1, it depends on the world and the main character's path a lot. I'm just not that familiar with Digimon, not a huge fan of the way MHA fics seem to go, and a bit concerned about the "overpowered protagonist" thing. Re:5, have you read Slayer Anderson's Naruto x Inspired Inventor? If you're familiar, you could consider a Warcraft fic? I'm not sure why I love that universe so much. A worlds-collide fic with LoL could be interesting, as could more conventional approaches.

costochondritis

honestly the naruto TOF one sounds good but id prefer more chapters of what's currently in the backlog

David Zimmerle

I like ideas 2 and especially 3, however you really do have a bunch on your plate as is and a new story would likely delay updates to those T_T

Narasan

that is exatly what it soundslike and thats not my thing

Bellerophon

#1 sounds amazing.

ArtHunt

Yeah I feel the same way. A pure Naruto fic sounds amazing, but I'd rather you do it after you finish one of your other main stories so it can get the attention it deserves.

ArtHunt

Most of these sound like good ideas especially #2. A pure Naruto fic with no system is always a welcome surprise, the concept sounds amazing too. Overlord wouldn't be bad either. It would probably be the most difficult though because there are few well done jumpchain stories, and most of those are only popular because they bank on harems. Your digimon x MHA feels a bit too similar to Forestbear’s MHA:Pokemon quest, which to be fair was already similar to your CL quest (long story short, it just feels like a copy of a quest you and others already have done). As to your Naruto tinker story idea, well you're already doing 2 Tinker stories a third would be boring, and honestly feels like a waste for such a cool world with a good already established power system. Like if you really want to go into inventions just make a Fuinjutsu focused mc, and if you want to make your story more kingdom building focused you should make it more political based (currently feels like this idea has its hand in too many jars). Finally, you've just done so many pokemon stories already, I would rather you just focus on Spoon more if you want to do more Pokemon stuff.

Jumboperson

While I like a couple of these ideas I'm largely concerned about story creep. You have LT, PWP, ACL, TitD, PA, Spoon, and the campione stories. A lot of stories even after War concluded. You're also one of the fastest writers I follow (and as of now my first and only patreon sub), releasing 17 chapters in September! But I'm not sure that pace is sustainable while also keeping the update rates for each story within reason, especially as you add more stories. My recommendation is to wait until your break in December is over and revisit the idea then.

Edoardo Abbondio

Yeah that's also what worries me, going from a real life of low quality where all the money is being used for a video game. To suddenly becoming one who can do whatever they want (Unless Contessa disagrees, but MC won't know that), so he may very well decide to go villain route to satisfy years of built up resentment and go for hedonism. It's unlikely, as most of your characters tend to be good, but I can easily see him becoming egocentric to the point of villainy.

C&C

I agree. Most people i've seen that write focus on 1 maybe 2 stories max. If we just take the stories that have >100 votes last poll that'd be 5 'big' projects Fabled currently has. It also doesn't help those stories are nowhere near finished. Some might even take 3/4 years to reach an endpoint. I have no reason to believe Fabled can't keep up this consistency he currently has, but even with this pace adding any more stories would spread him so thin that even the most popular fics would progress at a snails pace. It's hard to stay invested as a reader when by the time a chapter has come out, i've forgotten the last one. Ultimately i'd defer to Fabled his judgement of course (i'm along for the ride regardless), and it was already made clear this poll wasn't binding in any way. I could be making a mountain out of a molehill.

ExodiaTheForbiddenOne

I like the worm idea purely just because myrridin will cry tears of blood when he start pulling out super tier magic

Benjamin Silver

I would prefer you not spread yourself out anymore than you already are, you already have a lot of active stories, and I would rather see you focus on what's already there. So my official vote on the poll is the no option. However if for some reason a time breaker is needed I would like to see the Digimon x MHA story followed by the Naruto one in terms of interest.

Secret Weapons

I voted for NO, but if you have to do a story, I'd throw a secondary vote at the Pokemon idea.

vb

I like the Naruto idea but not really the number two, as that feels like a similar plot to your campione one. A different clan with a different motivation/methodology would be more interesting to me.

Alba

Most overlord fanfict MC always ends up to be the same, with the same good personality and morals. If it get chosen I hope this one doesn't. I hope this one focus on the guild.

PyschoPomp

keep trying to vote on the poll but it wont register my vote, this happen to anyone else?

AlphariusOmegonXX

People honestly never write Overlord fanfiction very much, and half the time it goes really badly (bad grammar, story progression etc) so I would adoreeeee an Overlord fanfic written by a competent author

ReadingOverSleeping

Idea 1 sounds best. Yggdrassil was said to be extremely flexible with a whole bunch of 'hidden content'. Min-maxing isn't always the best way to grow strong, full-on role-playing a class/theme is also a way to unlock hidden content. Just like Momonga's unique class Eclipse and skill 'The Goal of all Life is Death' which he gained from role-playing 'Death'. Your idea of using Yggdrassil as a 'character creator' sounds very promising with this context. You can make an eldritch horror, angel, devil, spirit, God or even the ultimate pebble! If you're crossing it with Worm, maybe a character based on an Eldritch Great Old One? Nowhere near as strong but thematically capable of 'corruption' to gradually affect the Shards and cause the Shard Network to malfunction. That is frankly one of the only ways to 'kill' the Entities of Worm. Would also be interesting to see how Jack Slash's 'Communication' Shard reacts to an Eldritch being that treats local physics as a polite suggestion and has a perspective so alien it warps the world. Eldritch gods are also said to be capable of dimensional travel, so, more crossover paths. Alternatively, considering he was reincarnated into a dystopian post-apocalyptic world (let's be honest, a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations is just another form of apocalypse), he can go all-out on the nature god theme. Create his own paradise on Earth? Or wherever he ends up. There should be skills focused on 'field control' that will end up broken outside of the game. There's also the option for a full-on crafting route. Making robots/artificial life. In-game, there are recipes to restrict what can be made, caps on summoned/created units etc. But when it all becomes real, a crafter can 'craft' an army, make doomsday devices, a fortress/dungeon, etc. Not as fun though, because it will just be an 'endgame' ToF.

Jose RicoTacoNachoQuesadillaMandillaJones

i still cant vote for some reason so ideas 1, 2, and 5 sound interesting. also if you go with idea 2, I recommend checking out bear the weight. long read, but its probably one of my favorites from naruto ff and might be good for some inspiration. sounds like you're going in a very different direction but definitely worth checking out

wpellet

Huh, looks like the Overlord idea is winning. If it works out into a fun story for you, I think I'd like to try writing something with this premise too.

conkerer

I feel like the Pokemon administration one could really be something special, as the day to day of running a gym, collaborating with the League, daily life of residents in Pokemon, other non-trainer activities are really rarely explored well.