Vae Victis: An Apocalypse LitRPG by Ivan Kal

Author:Ivan Kal [Kal, Ivan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Podium Publishing
Published: 2024-02-20T00:00:00+00:00

Marianna Rojas

---------------------------------------

Mask of the Drainer (Weave, Esoteric):

No Investment; Sixth Carving

Ornament of the Revelator (Esoteric)

No Investment; No Carving

Ornament of the Student (Physical, Weave, Esoteric)

No Investment; First Carving

---------------------------------------

Attributes:

Physical: C

Weave: F

Esoteric: C

---------------------------------------

Skills:

[Debilitating Wave]

[Lesser Strength]

[A Lesson Remembered]

“What is this?”

“Your traits, you could say,” Shimi said, not commenting on my Ornament. He grimaced, then walked back to his spot and took a seat. I looked away guiltily. I hadn’t noticed that just standing had been a strain for him.

“And what does this mean? What does C in physical represent?”

“Ages ago, Elves came up with a system of categorizing people and their power across Investment tiers. They started assigning people ranks, which are: F, E, D, C, B, A, and S. And split these categories into three attributes: physical, weave, and esoteric. Now, we can get a rough idea of how powerful someone is by using these devices.” He raised the Reader. “You … are stronger than I thought, about as strong as a First Investment physical-based Oni-yi. You having a C rank in physical at No Investment tier, that makes you stronger than most at their Second Investment, aside an Oni-yi, close to some at their Third. Attributes increase with more Investment, based on the Mask type. Your Mask is not a physical one, so I doubt that you will have much increase there as you improve your Mask. Still, your attributes are … impressive. Some physical oriented Mask wielders can be lucky if they hit D rank in their Fourth Investment. Do you follow?”

I nodded my head slowly. I didn’t think that this was the right time to tell him that a vampire grew stronger as they got older, and that I was very young.

“Each Investment tier comes with some increases in the three attributes. There is a high amount of Mask variety, and some Masks give far greater physical increases upon tiering up, while others don’t.”

“What do those attributes actually mean? I’ve been meaning to ask, there just never seemed to be a good moment.”

“The basics are as follows. Physical is just what it states, all things related to the physical attributes: speed, strength, toughness, regeneration, agility, senses, regeneration, all of them added together to give a rank. You can have two people of the same rank with vastly different capabilities. One who can bend metal bars, and another who can hear from leagues away but can barely break wooden branches. Weave is all things related to the use of the Source, mostly as related to Mage type Masks. Esoteric is tied to the Way, and as you have noticed, how in tune you are with it.”

“Wait, you said that this was just a system invented by the Elves?” I asked.

“Yes.”

“So how does that [Inspect] skill show it then?”

Shimi smiled. “That is a good observation. This method was invented so long ago that the skill appeared after it. The Grand Spell is always changing, and new skills and ideas are incorporated from time to time.”

“So, what does all of this actually mean for me?” I waved the paper in his direction.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.