Background and skills

Maybe it was due to her race having mixed heritage, plenty of unexpected options were offered, from the mostly tame like child of a runesmith to wilder one like blood mage's offspring or elemental lineage.

'I do want to use magic so... probably keeping a magical theme in my choices would be for the best.'

She browsed briefly before settling on the 'Child of Eldritch blood' hoping it would unlock flavorful options down the line beyond visual cues, +1 Willpower and a 10% Affinity for the Arcane. Except that she wasn't given the opposite to choose nor informed of which elements it would be leaving Mia kind of perplexed by, but she decided to roll with it anyway and moved on to choosing what she had done during her childhood.

Deciding to double down on her magical she sorted the choices to that only magic options are shown and a myriad of colorfully named magic apprentices of diverse schools were offered, but one in particular grabbed her attention, Wandering Witch Apprentice Similarly to her previous choice of '’Child of Eldritch blood’ the info box lacked contextual information and only told her that it gave her a bonus +1 Willpower and +10% Affinity to related skills.

Mia is now facing her final choice pertaining to her background. 'I'm kind of leaning into a witch and magic theme hard at this point so might as well go all the way, I can’t wait to experience the magic, maybe I will be able to fly on my staff eh!”

After a brief moment she had locked in on the Witch of the !?%=W which granted her +1 Willpower, +10% Affinity to all magic skills, and unlocked certain restricted classes. Her avatar was certainly shaping up to be magically potent. Despite the weird name, the description box assured her that the weird symbols were intended to keep spoilers to a minimum which further triggered her curiosity.

What is thy name?

“Thou art I, and I am thou” she muttered as she reflected that whatever she chose would the real ‘her’ while in the game, she further reasoned that she would be called by that name often so she should reflect well on what she would enjoy being called. She could easily see someone writing a real pompous name and regretting it fairly quickly as they would introduce themself to npc. Tapping her left index on her lips rhythmically mumbling a deluge of generic fantasy names, before stopping abruptly, her lips slightly open and a single syllable escaped her. “Fern!”

It was a short and simple name that was perfect for witch, a plant said to represent the concept of magic.

In time you may learn any skill or ability, but you may choose up to five to begin your adventure with in addition to the skill given from your background. Each skill will begin at level 5, regardless of how many are chosen.

“Oh dear god… That is an awful lot of options.” She remarked while fiddling with the filter options. “Let’s compare the magic options with what I already got from my background choices.”

Alchemy: The art of brewing diverse magic concoction and materials, from simple antidote, potion granting the strength of a bear to life saving draught able to close grievous wounds within moments. Associated attributes = Insight & Rationality.

“Pretty thematic, what else!”

Staff Proficiency: The weapon of choice of most spellcasters, this handy weapon can double as a magical foci when properly made for such purpose. They are usually great conductors for spells. Associated attributes = Might (Melee), Willpower (Foci).

“I really hope I can enchant it to fly on!”

Eromancy: The magical art of the bedroom, do we need to say more wink. Associated attributes = Allure, Charisma, & Dexterity.

“Just wow…” She eyed the Witch of the !?%=W with suspicion. “I knew this was part of the content, especially after choosing to be an hermaphrodite but…” Her cheeks took a light shade of pink as she realised what the censored part might imply. “No matter, it's a single player game, nobody will be able to judge me.”

Earth Magic: The magic of the enduring and unshakable, masters of this school can raise and level mountains with mere gestures. Associated attributes = Willpower & Toughness.

Sex: the skill of procreation and carnal pleasure. The higher one's level in Sex the more pleasurable carnal activities with them are. Associated attributes = Allure, Endurance, & Dexterity.

Wind Magic: The magic of the swift and the free, masters of this school can summon windstorm with the strength to level fortress with a flick of the wrist. Associated attributes = Insight & Dexterity.

Fire Magic: The magic of the passionate and ambitious, masters of this school can burn entire forest to cinder within one moments with but a snap of one’s fingers. Associated attributes = Might & Willpower.

Summoning Magic: The art of forging magical pact with magical entity and the ritual of summoning such creatures, masters of this art can summon a small army of powerful monsters at any moment. Associated attributes = Charisma & Willpower.

Mia stretched while a quiet groan escaped her lips, despite the lack of clock in here she felt like had spent at least an hour or two browsing the absurd expense of the skill list, well most of that wasted time was due to her own curiosity that was has difficult to deny as it ever was, but she was pretty satisfied with her starting skills even she doubted she would get much use of her Sex and Eromancy skills at the start.

“Now for my Class!” Fern exclaimed as she tapped on the class’ tab.

Choose a class to begin as. Classes affect the total values and regeneration of Health, Stamina, and Mana while also giving opportunities to gain additional traits and abilities.

Recommended Class: Witch

Witch is a tier 2 class normally offered to Mage when they hit level 10, but due to your Race and Background it is available to you immediately. Witch gains a bonus of +1 to Insight, Willpower, & Charisma.

“Alright…” Fern comments with a flat tone. “It is quite limited… besides the Witch which is tier 2 I can only choose from basic stuff like Warrior, Archer, Mage or Priest.” She stares blankly at the floating box before tapping with her index on the Witch. “I would have probably taken this regardless since I’m skipping ten levels of a mage, but it’s kind of a bummer regardless.”