Finding Purpose In The Multiverse: Meta Essence Quest Mode

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Essence of the Generic Isekai Protag
by cliffc999

This pastel-colored Essence seems to be very familiar as if you've seen it somewhere before. Also, for some reason, it smells faintly like truck exhaust.

Whether you dropped in, reincarnated into a "local", were summoned, or whatever else, you will still have a young, healthy, and athletic body that is highly resistant to common diseases with an appearance that is somehow just how you've always wanted to look, within the genetic limitations of your race. You may be any common race, not just human.

You will be able to maintain your mental focus and think clearly even despite potential stressors such as being stranded in an entirely new world, being forever separated from all your friends and loved ones, being forced to fight for your life, or being responsible for saving the world. This will also help you quickly learn and adapt to your new life, allowing you to master new skills, abilities, customs, etc., as easily as a very young child would pick up language skills.

Regardless of your appearance, you will possess a blandly inoffensive charm and generic appeal that's so broad that it seems like people just can't help but like you. Unless they are explicitly your enemy, bear a significant grudge against your race/faction/etc., or are just the type to hate everybody, anyone you meet will have an initial favorable disposition to you and will likely be open to a lasting friendship if you put in the effort. Even some of the latter types might be brought over to liking you depending on time and circumstances.

Even without your putting any effort into it you are still prime waifu bait. If you wish you can easily attract one or multiple romantic partners that you find attractive and be able to keep them all satisfied and at least tolerant of each other with relative ease. You will also have perfect fertility control and other minor, related buffs.

As an outsider, things that everybody else has been overlooking all along just seem that obvious to you. You can think outside the box, you can readily spot flaws or oversights in local cultures, strategies, tactics, etc., and you can point these flaws out to other people and unless they were already set against you they'll probably listen.

You will, of course, be granted the plot armor that is due you as the protagonist. Things will generally go your way and opportunities tend to fall into your lap as you need them. Unless you deliberately seek them out, your life will follow a progressive escalation structure where you will not encounter challenges or foes until you have 'levelled up' enough that you have a feasible chance to win against them. And even if you are defeated then nothing short of deliberate self-sacrifice or suicidal idiocy will actually get you killed as opposed to just beaten.

Finally, you will get two cheat abilities of your choice as an apology gift for your sudden case of isekai. Whether that be some type of Dark Wolf Shiro-worthy Gamer system, instinctive mastery of magic plus unlimited mana, half the stats of the most powerful creature in the world, being a super powerful race such as Kryptonian, Primarch, etc., Spiral power, or whatever else, you will receive a thematic power (or narrow powerset) that makes you the most important person in the story. You may not take anything that would start you as a peer of the ROB who sent you here.

The Essence of ROB Insurance
Any of your powers, skills, and abilities can never be drained, reduced, or otherwise limited in any form or fashion unless you will it so.

You have complete control over all of your abilities and can dial the strength of anything you are capable of or turned off completely.

No entity can precog, double cross, betray, force their will, or otherwise try and cheat you in a contract, deal, or empowerment like a CYOA. Those that try implode to nothingness or some other punishment you might fancy. Nothing happens if you cheat them, however.