Surviving the Game as a Barbarian does something similar, wherein the protagonist becomes more and more aligned with his "avatar" over time. It rules!

Sis if it wouldn't be a billion dollars to ship I literally bought one at a thrift store a few weeks ago for no reason I would give it to youuu

Delete acct and then remake it ig

From 0.3.6 patch notes:

I think it being a sliding scale is part of a recent update. Historically I think it was a flat "you're over-encumbered, this is your hunger rate"

More over encumbered = faster hunger gain

If I focus my energies really hard my head does this too it's crazy convenient

Have you checked out Murim RPG Simulation yet? Very Cultivation heavy but also it fucking kicks so much ass and plays with tropes in fun ways, just started its second season too

K rool would break a bottle over bowsers head and huff something out of a paper bag and thats why you need a literal gorilla to beat the shit out of him and not an italian