What if on everyone’s birthday, they got a skill card encapsulating their past year? And what if it was [Resist Hunger] seven years in a row?
Renalia had dreamt of gaining new abilities and lifting her parents out of poverty with her new Deck. But none of her skill cards help the family peat harvesting business.
Her Deck interests others though, as the Baron recruits her into his entourage. In a bigger town, she finds ways to make money, aided by her Deck’s hidden ability to loot skill cards from monsters.
The money helps but she has to learn that it does not wipe away all debts nor buy the happiness that she wants. And it certainly does not deal with the increasing appearance of monsters.
- Slow-burn coming-of-age story with decks of skill cards.
- Young and weak protagonist, but proactive and not whiny.
- Very light game mechanics with skill cards. No stat boxes, experience points, health, stamina, etc. More focus on characterization, rather than the deckbuilding and LitRPG elements.
Cover by Wong40k on Royal Road.
The story is incredibly captivating from start to where the latest chapter.
The story is paced really well so far taking attention to detail and focusing on fleshing out the cardsystem and the setting, introducing the people around the town without over reaching, the author is quite great at show don't tell.
The main character would rather starve then bother her family but when put in a situation the feisty tomboy has to help someone she dislikes.
So far the story has been a breath of fresh air and a joy to continue.
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