Mechanic: Skill Tree

==Author's Notes==

I'd like to present to you the system I've come up with for the Skill Tree rule. I decided it would be better to have a system in place than to invent the whole thing as I went along. There were four main reasons I wanted to something like this in place:

1. To add an element of semi-randomness. I believe this rule will be more interesting for both me and all of you if it wasn't fully planned out from the start.
2. To add reader interactivity. I want to give you all some control over how Sophia's skill tree evolves without slowing the story down by making a poll every time she levels up.
3. To add cohesiveness. Sophia is going to acquire a range of alterations over the course of the story. This system will hopefully bring out some synergy and more of a central theme towards all those changes.
4. I just like to categorise things.

With that said, here's how the system is going to work.

The changes associated with each of Sophia's skills are going to fall into 3+ categories per skill. These categories are called skill specialisations or 'specs'. For example, some of the changes for Mommy Milkers may be:

• [Cow] Sophia may moo happily while being milked
• [MILF] Sophia feels more joyful when younger men stare at her breasts
• [Milk Witch] Sophia's breast milk becomes a mild aphrodisiac

Some specs are shared by multiple skills. For instance [Hot Topic] is shared by Bolt-ons and Sweater Puppies. These will still have different lists of associated changes based on the skill that levelled up but may also have some crossover effects when Sophia owns both skills.

Specs are each composed of four building blocks called attributes. The attributes for [MILF] are (Care + Lust + Tease + Vanity). Sometimes specs can contain multiple of the same attribute such as [Cow] being (Breasts + Breasts + Object + Shame). You can see the meaning of each attribute down below.

Finally, attributes each have their own weight, which are all set as 5 to begin. A spec's attribute is the sum of the weights of each of its attributes. When Sophia chooses a change belonging to a spec, the weight of each of its attributes will increase by 1.

Whenever Sophia gains a level in a skill, I will roll three times to determine the spec that each of the changes offered to her belongs to. The chance that a spec is selected is based on its weight. That means whenever Sophia makes a selection, it increases the chances of her being offered choices related to that selection in every skill from then on.

Below is a list of each attribute thus far:

• Active: Specs that make Sophia actively seek and engage in sexual encounters
• Ass: Specs that place significant emphasis on Sophia’s ass
• Bi: Specs that cause Sophia to enter sexual encounters involving other women
• Break: Specs that erode at Sophia’s self esteem and make her believe her only worth stems from sex
• Breasts: Specs that place significant emphasis on Sophia’s breasts
• Care: Specs that cause Sophia to act overly affectionate/maternally towards others
• Compulsive: Specs that inflict Sophia with compulsive or obsessive behaviour
• Corrupt: Specs that draw out the perversions of those around Sophia
• Doll: Specs that cause others to treat Sophia as an object to be used for sexual gratification
• Lust: Specs that amplify Sophia's libido and inflict her with sexual cravings
• Object: Specs that cause Sophia to objectify herself and implore others to sexualise her
• Oral: Specs that affect Sophia's mouth, throat, tongue, lips or diet
• Pervert: Specs that cause Sophia to relate to, associate or interact with perverted individuals
• Public: Specs that draw Sophia’s sex life into the public sphere
• Puppet: Specs that cause Sophia to engage in sexual activity outside of her control
• Shame: Specs with a specific focus on humiliating Sophia
• Submissive: Specs that cause Sophia to act deferentially towards men
• Suggestion: Specs that render Sophia’s mind pliable to external influence
• Talent: Specs that give Sophia innate sexual talents or drive her to study or improve her sexual skills
• Tart: Specs that make Sophia present herself and behave in ways considered trashy by society
• Tease: Specs that cause Sophia to behave in ways that arouse others
• Vanity: Specs that prompt Sophia to present herself in aesthetically pleasing ways

Once the list of attributes have been finalised, I will be leaving a poll here where you can rank each of the attributes. Once that is underway I will give out a multiplier to each attribute based on their popularity so Sophia is more likely to see changes that you all like.

You can find a full list of all the specs for the skills shown thus far on the next page. The skills from the Rules round do not have specs associated with them as they will be treated a bit differently.

Also note that this system is purely mechanical so it won't have an impact on the story itself. I'll be showing the spec that each change belongs to in the story when Sophia has to choose between them for your benefit but Sophia won't be able to seem them.

I hope this system was fairly simple for you to understand. Let me know what you think about it or if you have any questions.