Make the protagonist's main cheat something embarrassingly mundane from their old life, and have the progression be about convincing everyone else it's amazing. Like, they were a tax accountant, and their 'power' is an encyclopedic knowledge of bureaucratic loopholes and spreadsheet magic.
Watching them 'progress' by applying audit techniques to a fantasy kingdom's treasury, or using project management to optimize an adventurer's guild, is hilarious and brilliant. The power progression is social and economic—they gain influence not by fighting, but by being indispensable. It's clever, unique, and the 'power' feels earned because it's entirely based on their own forgotten earth skills, repurposed.
Humor and self-awareness can defuse the 'cheap' feeling. If the protagonist acknowledges how ridiculous their cheat skill is, or if the narrative plays the absurdity for laughs, it disarms criticism. The story isn't asking you to take the power progression super seriously; it's part of the comedic package.
Watching a character try to apply game-breaking logic to a semi-serious world, and the chaotic, unintended results that follow, can be a progression in itself. The 'power' here is their ability to create and navigate chaos, and its growth is measured in the scale of the hilarious messes they make and then have to fix.
By making the protagonist a teacher. Their unique perspective (from Earth) or their cheat ability allows them to understand fundamentals that locals overlook. Their progression then is tied to teaching others, refining their own understanding in the process, and building a community of empowered allies.
Watching their students grow, develop their own styles, and even surpass them in areas is a hugely satisfying form of progression. It shifts the metric from personal power to legacy and impact. The protagonist's strength is multiplied through those they uplift, which feels constructive and meaningful, contrasting with the solitary grind of most power fantasies.
I tend to zone out when the numbers get too heavy. Stats are a crutch. Show me the progression through changing how the world interacts with the character, not through a status screen. Do merchants start offering them better goods? Do nobles invite them to parties? Do children on the street recognize and mimic their fighting stance?
Social proof and changing reputation are far more tangible markers of growth than 'STR: 850 -> 900.' When the narrative shows the ripple effects of their increasing power on their daily life and social standing, it feels organic and earned, because it's demonstrated through the reactions of a living world, not an impersonal UI.
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