Question regarding taking inspiration from a game and if I need to edit the names.

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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    I would like to create a story but am unsure about plagiarism regarding the game which is super heavily insipred by a novel. Specificaly if I can just mention the game name inside my story or do I need to change it's name to something different? Also do I need to change names of power systems I will take from the game? This will be kinda isekai by using game character.
     
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    DocB "I see you, little mouse! Run along"

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    depends
    are you trying to make money with this fanfiction?
    are you trying to pass their lore as your plot?
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    Perhaps if my motivation is high enough, not as some published book though, maybe like a patreon.

    I've read enough cultivation novels to create my own sort of lore, and already started on it briefly. Mainly because I didn't read majority of quest descriptions. So I will just adapt to fit my own view on levels/realms, ways of power like items, souls, godhood, immortality. More likely seen in game like terms from perspective of MC but as kind of normal and it's own thing from the isekai world view since he will introduce his various power ups.

    So for example at the top of the game you have for example, ascension to immortality, I will make it my own. Then you have ascension to godhood but only for body kind of. At peak of the game you unlock cosmos core which allows to use 'power of gods', so whatever the game throws is kinda vague enough to more like give me ideas, than simply copy it.

    Though I would like to at least keep the name of faction/class of the MC and how his power ups/equipment is named.
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    In essence MC that barely knows lore but has read novels, and has gameplay understanding but without using the game story at all aside from those items/power ups/his race kinda(I could just make him human since it's almost same, just buff guy)/and class name.
     
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    xluferx [The writer who writes for fun][Meme lord]

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    Plagiarism is when you take everything and publish it as yours, so if you take a common troppe and publish it then is not plagiarism.
    Having similar aspect one story from other or game doesn't make it plagiarism unless you literally write down the entire plot and even characters with different names
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    No characters from the game aside from MC game character and his pet I guess, and no game plot since I barely know it and don't need it in my story.
     
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    if you aren't using game plot, it should be fine
    class name, if they are the generic swordsman and such generic one wrod class that cannpot be copyrighted you are okay, if it class "shambala, technopriest of avaria chaos dimension" i would say avoid it.
    Same thing for locations
    if all else fail just resort to mispell names or give unwanted characteristic to character.

    there was once an author that avoided defamation lawsuits, by simply making their character based on real historical people (and quite obviously) all have small penis.
    Cause for those individuals to bring them to court, they need to prove that the story character was based on them and they would have to admit having a small cock

    Not a lawyer, definitly not one in your country and this should not be taken as legal advice
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    I guess I could change race from Athan to Human since Athan is just tall and muscular human, what about class though? It's called Balo, should I change it? Also I don't know if I should change skills/techniques and items/power systems my MC would've.
     
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    the only meaning that i found in english is a wiki desambiguation page that says it mean gamer ???? never heard it
    and 2 urban dicitonary mention for cool person and blowjob during a game of halo
    and i can't find any trademark on the word so it should be fine
    you can also go for a more descriptive of the class
    as for athan it is a greek word for immortal, so they can't have a copyright on that

    Not a lawyer, definitly not one in your country and this should not be taken as legal advice
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    Oh, that's nice. Could I put some names and we could see if they should be changed?

    Scion
    Gaian
    Lumen
    Star soul
    Soulstone
    Charm
    Covenant
    Cosmos Core
    Chroma
    Affinity
    Vitalization
    Vigor
    Felkin
    Dagos
    Fuwa
    Esper
    Skyblade
    Essence
    Cyntec
     
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    Scion- Descendant of aristrocrat
    Gaian-Gaia related to greek goddess Gaia
    Lumen- Luminunesce Unit
    Star soul -common words
    Soulstone - common xianxia trope
    Charm - common word/stat
    Covenant - general word for a gathering
    Cosmos Core - -common words
    Chroma - greek for color
    Affinity - common word
    Vitalization -Common word
    Vigor- common word
    Essence - common word
    Skyblade - common word combination
    Esper - ESP, common fiction term
    Felkin
    Dagos
    Fuwa
    Cyntec
    they appear to be common names people name or objects (fuwa is mascot for olympics in beinjing~)
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    That's good, I guess I can start shaping the world.
     
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    xluferx [The writer who writes for fun][Meme lord]

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    Just saying but the word Sky is copyrighted, no joke. I mean the company made a lawsuit against Microsoft forcing them to change SkyDrive to OneDrive and then No man Sky but failed.
    Tho I doubt this will affect you I just wanted to share this curiosity:aww:
     
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    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    Lol, for real? Then what about all those Sky Realms in novels?