Worth the Candle by Alexander Wales (cthulhuraejepsen)
Tabletop RPG-inspired stat system with skills, leveling, and game-like mechanics; deeply meta-aware
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Worm by Wildbow (John C. McCrae)
Parahuman powers (triggered by trauma); powers synergize, combine, and scale through creative application rather than raw stat growth
Weapons & Wielders by Andrew Rowe
Same attunement system as Arcane Ascension but focused on legendary weapon acquisition and swordplay progression
Way of the Shaman by Vasily Mahanenko
VRMMO stat system with crafting, shaman class abilities, and guild-based PvP
Vigor Mortis by Thundamoo
Soul-based magic system; MC absorbs souls of the dead to gain their abilities and memories
Unbound by Nicoli Gonnella
System-based with stat allocation, skills, and a unique tempering mechanic (body enhancement through absorbed elements)
Tower of Babel by Adam Elliott
Floor-based system where each floor grants new abilities and challenges; party-based progression
Weirkey Chronicles by Sarah Lin
Soulhome architecture: practitioners build internal "houses" in their soul space; each room, material, and design choice determines abilities
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint by Sing Shong
Scenario-based system with constellations (gods) as sponsors; probability manipulation and narrative causality as power
The Wandering Inn by pirateaba
System-based classes and skills that level through use; the Inn itself is a class