Sorcery: Sorcery is the
direct manipulation of the underlying laws that control the fabric of
creation. The spells are a mixture of complex mathematical,
psychological, existential, and supernatural principles. It lets the
sorcerer to grab a portion of reality and bend it to his will.
Invocation (INT x2): This skill represents
the sorcerer’s ability wield the magic. It covers magical principles
from understanding the philosophy of how that magic works, from how to
achieve the necessary mental state to manipulate reality.
Shaping: (INT+POW): Shaping is the method
used to change the parameters of a spell to meet the needs of the
sorcerer. It won’t be discussed in detail in the novel, but the rules
behind are: Each 10 points in the skill gives one point of shaping,
rounded up. (At this point in the story, chapter 12, Yuki has four
points of shaping to use.)
Shaping allows the sorcerer to modify the following common parameters of a spell:
Shaping can also be used on esoteric parameters such as:
Spell costs: The cost to use magic depends on
how much the spell was modified. The base cost is 1 Magic Point plus an
additional point per component modified.
The Combine parameter works different here,
each new spell added to the casting cost one additional MP, but it also
benefits from all the others modifications from the original spell.
An example: In chapter 7 Yuki invoked the
spell [Wrack]. She modified the parameters Range and Magnitude. The
spell could affect one creature at time. Its duration was 20 minutes,
and the range was 20m. The spell magnitude was 4.
Magnitude 4 means the spell difficulty would
overwhelm any resistance less than 40 (resistance skills are: endurance,
evade, willpower)
Before you check you the huge amount of numbers, here is a bit of what the letters means:
T? Stands if the skill was trained, F? if you
fumbled a save. Fumbled because the philosophy that if you fail
something, you always learn from it. That way, a fumbled save always
guarantee a increase at the end of the session.
Rabbit form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11J5PhmMCLKXhmstLqnlNwg_1T-yoomkDmZkelz5kYkQ/edit#gid=0
Yuki, human: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XJe3aPif2ahOnFjYxGjD1XGb13BF8kgnc4I0j74dPNY/edit#gid=0
The story is silly in many ways, it is meant to be silly, now let go, let the silliness flow through you. Good, good.
*ahem*
Style:The style is light and fluffy, which is appropriate for most of the story. Upon occasion, it feels like it could be a little tighter and more cohesive, but it's minor and I don't know how to point to where to change anything specific.
Grammar:On point, few mistakes, and those are quickly corrected.
Story:This is an interesting and fun spin on Isekai-gone-wrong. It has a balance of plot drive and character drive elements: You can see some future conflicts being set up early on, but a lot of the action is currently focused on what the characters are choosing to do.
Character:It really shines here. Yuki and [redacted] are fun characters, and every rabbit needs a pet human, right? There is a lot to like about them, but neither one is perfect. They are just trying to live and maybe become better people in the process. And even the characters you don't get to know much about yet have a bit of their personality and history shine through, there are several that I am very, very curious about.
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It is quite an interesting read with a rather intriguing concept. Admittedly, the beginning is a bit slow and for the most part it feels like an Alice in Wonderland adventure. But later on it starts to introduce more characters and the world in general and it becomes quite a bit darker and in my opinion more interesting. And finally the protagonist feels a bit repressed (of her desires) as well as naive to have "discovered" the conspiracy of truck-san. But all in all it is a work that if you like to have tender moments as well as some dark events, it is quite recommendable.
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