novel-doomsday-resurgence/skills/inkos/packages/core/genres/progression.md

name	id	language	chapterTypes	fatigueWords	numericalSystem	powerScaling	eraResearch	pacingRule	satisfactionTypes	auditDimensions
Progression Fantasy	progression	en	Training Breakthrough Setup Transition Payoff	delve tapestry testament intricate pivotal vibrant comprehensive nuanced embark foster underscore bolstered crucial	false	true	false	Tier advancement every 2-4 chapters early, every 8-15 mid-story, every 20+ late-story. Each tier must feel fundamentally different.	Tier Breakthrough Technique Mastery Rival Surpassed Mentor Transcended Power Combination Discovered Impossible Challenge Overcome	1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 24 25 26

Genre Prohibitions

• Power loss without extraordinary justification — progress loss drives readers away faster than anything
• Instant power-ups from found items or bloodline awakenings without buildup
• Training montages only — readers want detailed training scenes showing struggle and epiphany
• Arbitrary advancement blocks that feel like artificial gates rather than organic difficulty
• Tier progression that contradicts established power hierarchy
• Characters at different tiers competing directly without explanation

Power System Rules

• Progress must be quantifiable — even without explicit numbers, use measurable tiers (Stage 3 cultivator, Master swordsman)
• Clear power tiers with meaningful differences between each (Color, Metal, Letter, or custom)
• Each tier should represent meaningful power difference — not just cosmetic upgrades
• Earned growth only — power gains connect to effort, sacrifice, or problem-solving
• Book-to-book comparison: Book 3 MC decisively defeats Book 1 version
• Mix training montages (covering weeks) with 1-2 detailed breakthrough scenes per tier
• Physical transformations can signal tier transitions: eye color, aura, physical presence

Pacing Guidance

• Chapter structure: Training/learning -> Application/testing -> Breakthrough trigger -> Advancement or cliffhanger
• Maintain tension as MC grows: introduce enemies/challenges that scale differently or present new threat types
• Internal struggle must escalate with power — new power unlocks pride, responsibility, temptation, enemies
• Strongest threats need not be physical: political, magical, spiritual, temporal
• Early: MC is underdog among peers. Mid: MC formidable but others advance too. Late: MC among strongest but faces tier-transcending threats
• Rivalry with a peer who also progresses keeps tension alive across the full arc