Scarred

Mark dies badly and wakes in a plague-scarred village on a fantasy frontier — a second life that starts with grave-digging, not glory. Bog Standard Isekai plays the humble opening straight: earn trust, learn the system, survive the nights the undead walk.

Progression: slow-burn classic system growth rooted in one community's problems.

Reader fit: you want small-stakes-first isekai where power creeps up on a genuinely decent protagonist.

Texture: grounded, warm, patient.