Would a progression aware fantasy companion app actually be useful?
Does anyone else wish there was a spoiler safe “catch me up” companion app for huge fantasy series?
I’ve been thinking about this because I constantly run into the same problem:
I’m midway through a long series and I forget:
who a character is
what a spell/item does
current factions/objectives
where I last saw someone
or what the hell is happening overall 😂
But fandom wikis are dangerous because one wrong click and suddenly:
MASSIVE SPOILER.
My idea is basically:
You select:
Series → Book → Chapter
…and the app only shows information that’s safe up to that exact point.
Things like:
“Who is this?” character summaries
last major events
current objectives
active factions/bosses
spells/items already unlocked
short “Catch me up” recaps
The big thing is:
Spoilers are OFF by default.
So the system would understand progression state instead of functioning like a giant lore dump.
I originally thought of this for Dungeon Crawler Carl because LitRPG systems get insane to track, but honestly I think this could work for:
Stormlight,
Malazan,
Wheel of Time,
Red Rising,
Cradle,
etc.
Would you actually use something like this?
And if so:
what would be the FIRST thing you’d want it to help with?