PLAYCULT CULTIVATION AND CHARACTER GUIDE - CHAPTERS 1-100

Welcome! By request, I've made an auxiliary chapter with information on cultivation and characters (100 chapters worth).

I. LEMONS AND TROPES

—No Controversial Lemons—

There are controversial sex scenes in this novel. That means:

1. Hard no for illegal sex or roleplay of criminal sex.

2. Hard no on taboo. No step-sisters, lolis, or abuse.

3. Kaze is exclusively straight. Nothing challenges that.

4. No near universally unpopular tropes. Mc getting cheated on, lesbian harem members (what?), haremites having sex without the mc, non-transparent NTR, simping, etc.

5. This novel has the purity cliche for intimate harem members (only intimates).

6. No humiliation or degradation fantasies for Kaze. Naturally, some women like that fantasy.

7. If your legal fetish is popular on dark web forums, it's not in the novel.

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—Frequent Disclaimers—

Since Kaze fulfills female fantasies to earn the title [sex god], PlayCult covers just about every type of sex and BDSM fantasy imaginable.

Not all lemons are for everyone. So [there are disclaimers] for non-vanilla sex scenes: please use them.

Please forgive Kaze for lemons you don't like, ignore the chapters, pretend they don't exist, and be respectful to those who enjoy them.

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II. HAREM STRUCTURE

1. Intimate Harem | Size Cap: 6 Members.

The intimate harem is a small group of well-developed, unforgettable characters with romantic relationships with Kaze. They usually sleep in the same bed.

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2. Extended Harem | Size Cap: ~25 Members

All major female characters have practical [roles]. Therefore, Kaze has a reason to talk to them and has consistent romance opportunities.

Show Kaze a leader, and he'll show you a harem member.

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3. Haremites | Size Cap: World's Female Population

Exclusive women devoted to Kaze but aren't significant characters or seen often.

Haremites are super fun in this novel. Even the most obscure lemons become real characters later, adding to a satisfying network.

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TL;DR - CULTIVATION SYSTEM

1. Qi does things, and MC gets strong! #op

2. Qi is scarce, so MC's growth is stunted. #lame

3. Dual cultivation gives MC twice as much Qi! #bestlifehack

4. Cultured cultivation sexy time makes MC's growth less stunted! #giggity

5. Dead people release Soul Qi… and Soul Qi is good! #justification

6. MC can make spatial rings, plant cleansing treasures, and make barriers with it! #cheats

7. Spirit Qi is linked to a person's brain. That's awesome because MC can mess with people's minds! #sketchyaf

8. MC can't store Spirit Qi—it gets released with emotions. Spirit Qi techniques work until the released Qi disappears. #limitedinsanity

9. Body constitutions make bodies awesome after cleansing and tempering! #instabeauty

10. Physiques make bodies super awesome from day 1. #mustbenice

11. MC has cultivation techniques for days. Like, days and days. He is an immortal and the emperor of the five planes, so I'd hope so.

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—FULL CULTIVATION SYSTEM—

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I. CULTIVATION PLANES, REALMS, AND GRADES

Cultivation Planes: Mortal, Sky, Heaven, Transcendent, and Immortal.

Realms: Mortal, Earth, Sky, Heaven, Divine, Sacred, Celestial, Ancient, Paragon, and Immortal.

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The grade of a skill indicates its minimum Qi requirements for use; it does not indicate its usefulness or potential. Immortals use mortal techniques.

Realms are measures of Qi intake and consumption rates.

A divine-grade offensive technique loosely requires Qi intake of the divine realm unless a cultivator is skilled enough to use it at a minimal capacity.

Kaze's healing technique is a deserved cheat loophole to the system.

II. CULTIVATION [BREATHING]

Cultivation techniques are blueprints for [Qi distribution].

Elemental Qi starts at the top of a person's body and then waterfalls down to lower meridians.

The higher the technique grade, the more intricate the Qi flow becomes. Higher-level techniques manipulate Qi before breathing.

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Tempering techniques are element-specialized techniques.

Evalyn's technique, Crystal Divinity, captures Qi in the atmosphere with ice and plasters it to her meridians.

Her body breathes it without the need to waterfall it, making it an ultra-effective cheat system for a beginner. However, it's also deadly.

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Kiera Snow's Divine Flow Physique

Kiera has a special physique that can intake Qi clockwise and counterclockwise. It allows her to bend Qi in the atmosphere to do so.

Theoretically, her physique can manipulate the Elemental Qi cycles to take in the maximum quantity possible, but one mistake will destroy her meridians.

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III. QI SCARCITY

Kaze cannot use techniques because there isn't enough Qi. If he tries, it can kill him.

Worse, Qi goes through a three-day cycle and isn't usable unless it's mined with dual cultivation.

Every cultivator suffers from the same limitation, so it's a level playing field.

Realms denote Qi intake. Kaze can cultivate at maximum capacity for available Qi, so he'd instantly enter the Sacred Realm if he entered the Sky Realm.

IV: ELEMENTAL QI—

Elemental Qi: the standard Qi in the atmosphere that cultivators breathe through their meridians to fuel techniques.

Use cases: fuel for cultivation techniques and raw Qi attacks (invisible attacks, flying, and telekinesis-style attacks).

Cycle: Elemental Qi (inhale) —> Links to body —> Soul & Spirit Qi created —> Cleanses the body —> Yin & Yang Qi created —> Finishes cycle —> Elemental Qi (exhale)

Note: Temporarily exhaustible. After Qi is [inhaled], it goes through a three-day processing cycle before being released into the world (unless minded with dual cultivation).

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V: SOUL QI

Soul Qi: Elemental Qi links with the body, creating Soul Qi to cleanse impurities and stop aging and sickness. Soul Qi can be [reaped] with a Soul Cultivation technique after death.

Use cases: Permanent cultivation techniques, including barriers, spatial rings, and treasures (plants that collect Soul Qi to give energy, cleansing, or tempering properties.)

Note: the only way to get Soul Qi is to reap more souls or consume soul treasures.

Cycle: Elemental Qi —> cultivation technique —> Soul Qi created —> cultivator dies —> Soul Qi released —> soul cultivation technique —> permanent techniques & treasures

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VI. SPIRIT QI

Spirit Qi: Elemental Qi links with the mind, creating Spirit Qi to facilitate cultivation technique processes (i.e. slowing down attacks with adrenaline).

Use cases: mental attacks. Killing intent causing a mental and physical shutdown, sensory manipulation (illusion techniques), driving a person crazy, forcing people to calm down, etc.

The stronger the emotions, the more powerful the technique.

Cycle: Elemental Qi —> cultivation technique —> Spirit Qi created —> released through emotions —> spirit technique —> mental interference.

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Note: Cultivators can't store Spirit Qi. It gets released through emotions, and Spirit Qi techniques use what's in the atmosphere.

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VII: DUAL CULTIVATION (YIN & YANG QI)

Dual Cultivation: Spirit and Soul Qi cleanse impurities, and the impurities get safely trapped in Yin and Yang Qi.

Use cases: dual cultivation taps the energy from Yin and Yang Qi. It can mine three days' worth of unused Qi, remove impurities, and release Qi faster. It's a cheat.

Cycle: Elemental Qi (inhale) —> Soul Qi cleanses the body —> Yin and Yang Qi trap impurities —> dual cultivation removes impurities, releasing refined Qi —> Elemental Qi (exhale)

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Note: sexual attraction hormones trigger Yin and Yang Qi. Bi people have both Yin and Yang Qi, but an external catalyst is required to cultivate [each] individual. It sucks to be bi.

This doesn't affect our profoundly straight MC or his obsessively exclusive women, so it's irrelevant.

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VIII: PHYSIQUES

Physiques allow Qi to flow differently at the cost of deadly risks.

For example, Evalyn's Frost Tempering Physique has meridians heavily impervious to the cold.

Crystal Divinity traps Qi in ice and covers her meridians. That way, they can breathe the Qi without a flow technique. It's a cheat but will kill her.

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Kaze has no physique. He's a self-made man who was only born with a lower gift.

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IX: BODY CONSTITUTIONS

Body constitutions modify a body to become resistant to physical elements. Body constitutions require tempering to complete.

Establishing a body constitution can take a century and requires considerable resources without Kaze's healing technique.

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CHARACTERS | HAREM MEMBERS | MINOR SPOILERS

The following information is from the first 100 chapters, which is still very early in the story.

I. CHARACTER DESIGN

Every character in this novel, besides the MC, drastically changes after the apocalypse starts due to trauma, experiences, and necessity.

Vanilla characters become wild and unforgettable.

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Note: Haremites tend to have large breasts and big asses [the latter are my thing], but real harem members have B's to high C's.

Why? Body constitutions make bodies symmetrical and proportionate—readers will riot if their favorite Double D character loses their bust.

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II. KAZE MAXWELL LEXICON | AGE: 5,283 | EMPEROR

Appearance: Short, professionally tapered black hair, vibrant green eyes. Perfectly symmetrical face and a charming smile.

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Notes: He has hyperthymesia, Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM), a real memory disorder that makes a person remember nearly everything with great precision.

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Cultivation Technique: Paradigm of Divinity | Divine

Dual Cultivation: Spiritual Connection | Divine

Soul Cultivation: Divine Transfiguration | Divine

Spirit Cultivation: Mental Mimicry | Immortal

Physique: None

Body Constitution: Onyx Definition | Divine

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—Key Techniques—

Every technique is heavily limited to a fraction of its power.

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Spatial Technique: Empyrean Rift | Immortal

Healing Technique: Paradox of Healing | Ancient Grade

Blood Manipulation: Tears of the Fallen | Sacred

Fire and Gravity: Exodus Blaze | Divine

Dual Cultivation: Divine Touch | Divine

Dual Cultivation: Spiritual Connection | Divine

Mental: Forced Tranquility | Paragon

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III. EVALYN MEADOW SKYE | AGE: 19 | GENERAL | *INTIMATE HAREM

Appearance: Blonde with a layered bob cut with haze highlights. She usually wears a white t-shirt and black leggings; she looks like a college tennis player.

She has an abnormally beautiful, symmetrical, and proportionate body because she has had a divine-grade physique since birth.

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Note: Evalyn starts as a basic bitch, but in the future (or past), she becomes the Ice Phoenix, a ruthless, cunning leader that takes over the Sky Plane.

"History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme." — Mark Twain

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Cultivation Technique: Crystal Divinity | Divine

Physique: Frost Tempering Physique

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—Key Techniques—

Ice Creation: Frosted Blades | Heaven

AoE: Razor Flurry | Heaven

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IV. JACOB REMOCK HAYS | AGE: 18 | DIRECTOR OF FACTION AFFAIRS

Appearance:

Cultivation Technique: Sky's Breath | Sky Grade

Ranged Technique: Divine Arrow

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V. KIERA LONDON SNOW | AGE: 18 | (???) ;) | INTIMATE HAREM

Appearance:

Notes: She's as articulate and clever as Kaze but uses online internet slang instead of pretentious words. Kaze: thoroughbred chimera == Kiera: twice-baked nuke potato.

Physique: Divine Flow Physique

Technique: Sorrow Winds

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VI. VERONICA MITHRA STONE | AGE: 19 | ENCHANTRESS | NON MEMBER

Appearance:

Note: Jake's partner [may change]

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VII. SAGE WHITNEY HARRINGTON | AGE 19 | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | SIDE HOE(?)

Appearance: Silky red hair, green eyes, slight freckles. Dresses professionally; diamond earrings. Likes wealth showcases - High C Cups

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Note: Sage is a regular for lemons but not in the harem.

Why? I'm turning her into a villain character.

Naturally, that may make people love her, but it's fair to say that people would protest her being in the harem.

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KYLIE ALEXANDRA SHULTZ | AGE 18 | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS | EXTENDED HAREM

Appearance: Neck-length, slightly curly, layered hazel hair with blue eyes. Mid B Cup

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Note: Giggity.

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—HAREMITES—

Note: I could list a dozen people, but they aren't [confirmed] yet.

1. Frances Roybock - Kaze's Microbiology Teacher - petite brunette, hazel eyes - Lower D Cup

2. Addison Bishop Chase - Stylist - lush red hair. - Higher D Cup

3. Marilyn - Attendant / Secretary - golden brunette, shoulder-length hair - professionally dressed - High C Cup

—NOTEWORTHY CHARACTERS—

Note: female characters may end up haremites.

1. Agent Kane Ryker - Head of the Special Forces

2. General Michaels - Deputy General - Malta Military

3. Carmen Skeer - Malta City Police Chief - black woman, tight curly hair ponytail

4. Police Officers: Ken, Wade, and Pratt (apocalypse party cops)

5. Brad - blonde athlete, microbiology class, calm temperament

6. Haiden Maryanne Rompers - curly auburn hair in a ponytail

7. Rein - short brown hair

8. Sammy - dark-haired brunette, Evalyn's tennis team

9. Whitney - blonde, Evalyn's tennis team

10. Regina - Hispanic, dark brown hair

11. Lily - blonde cheerleader

12. Daniel Skye - faction organizer, Evalyn's uncle