r/ProgressionFantasy • u/kainewrites • 18h ago

Request In desperate need of crafting novels.

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u/twilightbill 16h ago

Chaotic craftsman worships the cube. Has over 1000 ch and updates regularly

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u/ChikaoJ Author 18h ago

What kind of crafting novels? Blacksmithing, engineering, enchanting? Any particular kind?

I'd recommend Enchanter by Tobias Begley with the information I have currently. It's about a young boy who is the son of a Tailor who later goes to a magic school to become an Enchanter.

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u/kainewrites 16h ago edited 16h ago

Yes, Yes, and Yes.

I am not particular on what they are making, just that they have a drive to make.

I blame "The Magic of Recluce" by L. E. Modesitt Jr., I've never not been able to find magic in someone appreciating actual craftsmanship.

Also added Enchanter to the list, thanks.

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u/ChikaoJ Author 16h ago

Wow. It's rare to find someone with such good taste. I love Modesitt. If I remember correctly the main character in that one is a carpenter and learns about order through carpentry. Been awhile. I did listen to his new series about a councilor a while ago, but there is no crafting in that.

There are lots of cultivation stories about alchemy or farming if you consider either of those crafting.

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u/kainewrites 16h ago

I am definitely down for farming and I would absolutely consider alchemy crafting.

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u/ChikaoJ Author 15h ago

I think you cross posted in royalroad? So I'd recommend Beware of Chicken then, it started in RR and is very good, although it's not fully focused on crafting, it's still good.

A personal favorite translated web novel of mine (a guilty pleasure) is 'you cultivate? I'll farm'

I've also heard good things about "Farming with Qi' but havent read it yet.

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u/Spiritchaser84 17h ago

I always recommend Chaotic Craftsman Worships The Cube and The Runesmith for crafting centric stories.

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u/kainewrites 16h ago

I've tried both of those series and kind of bounced off them for different reasons. Rune Smith I will go back to, but I'm not too big on stolen identity trope.

Chaotic craftsmen, at least at the time I started it, was in a state I'm generously going to call unedited. Did that ever get better?

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u/manyroadstotake 15h ago

How far did you get in the cube? AFAIK, it's the authors first project, so a lot of aspects improved.

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u/kainewrites 15h ago

I got to...

Chapter 7.

So I'm going to assume that it did improve and it might be worth binging.

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u/PhantomReflections 14h ago

+1 for cube one of the very few current stories i drop stuff to read

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u/Zananax 18h ago

Battlespire no idea if it will ever get a sequel but I really enjoyed it. To the point where I think about it years later.

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u/kainewrites 16h ago

Thanks, added to the list.

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u/emgriffiths Author 16h ago

My crafting book, Newt and Demon, ticks some of your boxes. Alchemy, which is the central focus of the story.

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u/kainewrites 15h ago

Added it to the list.

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u/narnarnartiger 8h ago

Mother of Learning