“Systems do what they're designed to do, it's people who are more complicated” ― Nick Lake
[Primary Stats]
Intelligence: 94
Wisdom: 81
Creativity: 62
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Local Lore: 1
Regional Lore: 0
Global Lore: 0
Durability: 15
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Mana: 125/125
Mana Regen: 125/day (5/hr)
Stored Energy: 0/200
Hunger: 4%
Well, there’s some overlap from D&D here, but not a lot, really. Clearly not using 3D6, though. Looks more like 0-100, but possibly going higher. Mana may well be different; the line above it suggests it is, anyways.
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We have intelligence and wisdom – those track. Let’s assume for the time being that intelligence focuses on the ability to learn new things and wisdom involves knowing what to do and what not to do with the things we learn. The lack of things like strength and dexterity make sense given that I’m a stone and “durability” might be a stand in for constitution. No sign of charisma, either – that doesn’t bode well for my immediate chances of personal interactions. I suppose it’s a good thing I’ve always been a bit of a loner.
Creativity would tend to suggest this is an assessment of my ability to come up with new and interesting ideas, or possibly addressing my stylistic and aesthetic sensibilities. A score of 62 seems low, and kind of rude, but again, there’s no way to judge without something to compare it to. I wonder if lumping those three together suggests something specific? If nothing else, they seem like maybe they’d be more constant than the others.
Lore, though, that’s a new one for me. By dividing it up according to scale, I’d have to assume it speaks to specific knowledge of the area. That would explain why my scores are so low, at least, and offers hope for improvement.
Durability. The fact that this is even a category is concerning. I’m going to guess this speaks directly to how hard it would be to destroy me, and hope that A) it goes up as I level, and B) that 15 is more durable than it sounds!
Mana and Mana regen presumably refer to the use of magic, a variety of games and fantasy novels suggest, though again that’s likely translated into concepts I’m familiar with. At least, I’m assuming I wasn’t brought to a world based on Māori folkloric concepts of personal power. Eh, I guess I’ll find out eventually. I wonder what the units of measurement are for that... In any event, just like for durability, I’d guess it’s more important to know whether that’s a lot or a little, and I have no way to tell.
Likewise, with no units, there’s no way to tell what kind of energy we’re talking about or how much 200 is.
I paused for a moment to check my surroundings. I don’t want to get in the habit of living too much in my own metaphorical head, anyways. There doesn’t seem to be much going on though – a certain amount of moisture is creeping into my zone of control, so maybe I’m close enough to the surface to be affected by rain. I clearly don’t need to breathe, so at least drowning doesn’t seem to be a concern!
Hunger, though? That’s moderately concerning, given that I have no obvious way to eat. What exactly do I have to do to relieve hunger? At least 4% suggests I have some time to work it out.
To be honest, I didn’t feel hungry in any traditional sense, but I did have a quick flashback to watching the microscopic life forms living and dying in my domain. I remembered the passing desire to absorb them, and I suspected that whatever the mechanic was going to be, I was going to need to consume living things to survive. I wasn’t a vegan in my past life, I didn’t think, but this felt a bit more primal.
I shook off any darker thoughts with a mental shrug as another problem for later.
Back to work, I guess. Let’s move to the next tab.
