[[Error detected. Incomplete processing of template.Past life experience not migrated to S.I. parameters.
Standby…]]
“Well, that can't be good…” I thought. I also noticed that the coloring of the text had changed, which was only adding to the not good vibes.
It only felt like a few seconds that I’d been out of it. This time, it seemed as if something, or someone, else was talking to me. There wasn’t the same tone, it was more professional, more distant than the other had been.
[[Status sheet generated:
Name: Ian [Redacted]
Class: [To Be Selected]
Level: [N/A]
Health: [TBD]
Action: [TBD]
Mana: [TBD]
Strength: 3
Perception: 4
Fortitude: 4
Reflex: 3
Willpower: 5
Skills and Abilities: [Processing]
Spells : [Processing]
Achievements and Titles: [Processing] ]]
This was new… Though, didn't the other one say nothing from my old life would count? Shouldn't I be in my new body before this all happens? What do the numbers mean?? Why was my last name redacted?!
Yes, I was trying not to panic. Again. I was also failing. Again.
A few moments later, a stream of text flooded the box before me, words flowing too fast for me to keep up with. Once it had finished, I read through.
[[Past life experiences have been broken down and sorted to fit skills or abilities.
Arcana Level 0 - A basic understanding of the forms of magic, how they interact, and ways to manipulate them. Provides a basic foundation for casting spells.
Runic Magic Level 0 - Ability to imbue runes with magic to achieve a desired result. Higher levels allow for more complex runic combinations.
Ritual Magic Level 0 - Knowledge rituals and how to cast spells as rituals. Higher levels allow for more complex rituals.
Enchanting Level 0 - a combination of Arcana, Runic Magic, and Ritual Magic to imbue items with specific properties.
Healing Magic Level 0 - A form of Arcana specialized enough to be separated from the general elemental forms, Healing Magic is a subtle blend of Arcana and Divine magics. Provides knowledge for diagnosing wounds, illness, and more, as well as spells to heal, cure, or remove afflictions and other physical ailments
The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
You have gained the following spells (note - any of these spells cast as a ritual, will provide increased results):
Arcane Shot Level 0 - A small orb, about the size of a marble, of light energy shoots out and strikes a target within a moderate range, doing a minor amount of damage
Word of Healing Level 0 - A spoken word that will heal a light amount of trauma to a specific target within a short range of the casters line of sight
Minor Enchantment Level 0 - imbues an item temporarily with a single effect. Higher levels increase the duration of the Enchantment. Only one enchantment may be placed at a time.
You have been granted the following Runes:
Alarm Level 0 - A rune that emits a loud sound when certain parameters have been met within set boundaries.
Warding Level 0 - creates a thin shielding layer that provides a minor amount of protection against damage..
Based on allocated skills and proficiencies unable to be migrated for use within the System Integrated Boundaries, the following class is being recommended:
Sage - You have an unparalleled passion for knowledge, whether it's spending years researching in the greatest of libraries, or trudging through the ruins of a lost civilization you have a drive to Others may be more specialized, but even your hard won techniques and knowledge can benefit their abilities.
Would you like to select this class? Other classes may be displayed if you choose.]]
I read the descriptions of each skill, spell and for the class. “Damn, you really know how to tempt a guy, don’t you?”
This was, had to be, a dream. All of it. The other one that had spoken to me, this one. The class, the spells! It was telling me magic is real. I had to be dreaming, or delusional… Or this was me on my way to the afterlife, and I’d been found wanting? “I find your lack of faith disturbing…” I intoned in a deep voice.
The class was something that intrigued me. I’d never shied away from learning things I’d found interesting. Rabbit holes on the internet, hours spent just learning one thing because I’d heard or read about it somewhere.
It’d been fun, and I learned a lot of things that didn’t have any practical use in my life, but just sat there as ‘I know this and it’s kind of cool’ kind of information. The biggest thing I had to decide here was whether whoever I was talking to could be trusted. Well, I’m already dead, what's the worst that can happen from here?
“All right, I’ll give you a bit of trust… I accept.”
No sooner than I’d finished speaking, than another stream of words that I couldn’t follow flowed over the blue box. It took more than a minute, at least it seemed that way.
[[Status sheet updated:
Name: Ian [Redacted]
Class: Sage
Level: 0
Health: 8 [(Fortitude x 2), increase (Fortitude + Level) per level]
Action: 6 [(Reflex x 2), increase (Reflex + Level) per level]
Mana: 10 [(Willpower x 2), increase (Willpower + Level) per level]
Strength: 3
Perception: 4
Fortitude: 4
Reflex: 3
Willpower: 5
Skills and Abilities
Arcana (Level 0)
Runic Magic (Level 0)
Ritual Magic (Level 0)
Healing Magic (Level 0)
Spells:
Arcane Shot (Level 0)
Word of Healing (Level 0)
Rune of Alarm (Level 0)
Rune of Warding (Level 0)
Achievements and Titles:
Blessing of the Moon: The Goddess of the Moon, Nalura, has sponsored you to the world of Ytregasa. [Locked until completion of tutorial] ]]
Well, I thought, that all looks… better? I’d still like to know why my last name is being redacted. Gods and goddess’s confirmed… That… has some pretty high implications. And what’s this about a tutorial?
“I have questions…”
[[Tutorial location found, prepare for insertion into the world of Ytregasa.]]
“Oh, come on!”