[1.19] Self-Evaluation (Part 2)

Angelica had a pretty good idea what each Skill did, but it would be good to have it spelled out for her, starting with the Active Skills. The section header itself didn’t have a box, probably too obvious to question, so she got right into it.

[Transfiguration Lv.5 | Completely change your body to a different form. The difficulty of taking on and maintaining specific forms relates to the Familiarity with the form. Cost: MP Drain based on Familiarity. Accuracy of forms scales with Skill Level, Familiarity, Beguilement, and Competence. Chance of successfully changing into unfamiliar forms scales with Skill Level, Beguilement, and Creativity. Growth scales with Beguilement]

There was some good information there that also further broke down how all the other stats affected the ability. Could she really change her body into anything she was familiar with, though? It also sounded like she could possibly make up things to morph into, but she was less interested in that. A cat, could she become a cat?! Live out idle fantasies of being a witch who could turn into animals?

Angelica honestly really wanted to try, but she’d wait. She imagined that if she changed into anything that wasn’t her Demon form, she’d likely lose her invisibility effect, like when she became human. If it worked, and she suddenly became a cat stuck up on a roof, it could cause unwanted attention, leading to people trying to help get her down. But she’d definitely need to try soon.

Also, it said MP Drain was the cost, assuming it meant the longer she used it, the more MP it used up. However, she had been a human for a week straight and her MP had definitely recovered during that time. Was her familiarity with it just so great that it was practically nothing? Maybe the Skill in general just barely used any.

[Stab Lv.1 | Stabs forward toward the target with equipped weapon or selected body part to inflict Damage. Automatically adjusts aim to desired spot based on Skill Accuracy. Cost: 5MP. Damage scales with Skill Level, Might, and Destruction Attunement. Accuracy scales with Skill Level and Competence. Growth scales with Might and Competence]

She could really perform Stab with anything, by the sounds of it, even a finger. The automatic aim adjustment was definitely nice, too. The only thing she wasn’t sure about was the MP cost. Five felt like a lot to use it a single time, especially when she currently only had eighty.

Well… if she couldn’t defeat or maim something in sixteen stabs, assuming they all connected, it was probably not something she should be facing off against, anyways. And if she was really ambitious about it, she could increase Destruction Attunement to make it cost less, perhaps down to even a single MP? Maybe her MP capacity would eventually reach a point that five felt like nothing.

[Order Rejection Lv.1 | Attempt to reject an Order. Successful rejection reduces the count for the Contract without requiring completion if there is a set amount. Cost: Variable MP. Amount required depends on master’s Summoner Rank, complexity of Order, and Demon Obstinance. Chance of success scales with Skill Level, master’s Summoner Rank, complexity of Order, and Demon Obstinance. Repeated failure increases Cost and reduces chance of success. Growth scales with Obstinance]

Nothing too surprising there, though it was nice to know that the Summoner Rank and complexity of the Order were factors. Did her own Summoner Rank matter for the Orders she gave herself? It sounded like Obstinance was ultimately rather important if she decided to take on more tasks in the future as a Demon. Angelica always hated confrontation, but at least she could reject Orders without having to justify herself.

[Reprint Lv.2 | Recreates previously created works automatically. Cost: 1 MP. Detail and methods of recreation increase with Skill Level. Lv.1: Perfect recreation of base shape. Lv.2: Color and shading will match original. Growth scales with Creativity and Competence]

It would be nice if it told her what the future level-ups would provide to know if it was worth investing her time. Though the Lv.2 perks were honestly pretty great compared to the base ability, so she might try leveling it more just to see what becomes of the skill.

[Scrying Eye Lv.2 | Reveal information about any target within visible range. Cost: MP Drain. Amount of information scales with Skill Level, Lucidity, and Gnostic Attunement. Information is increased when used on self. Growth scales with Lucidity]

Obviously, the “increased information” was being able to see the Demon Growth System sheet, but that reminded Angelica that she hadn’t actually tested the Skill out on anything or anyone else. A woman was out walking her dog before it got too late, so she tried it on her.

[Human | Tarcy Wickouse]

A fittingly prissy name for someone living in a rich neighborhood. So at Lv.2, Angelica could learn the species and the name of her target. Just to confirm that, she tested it on the dog, as well.

[Dog | Barkelby]

Okay, Tarcy apparently had decent taste, at least, because that was a fantastic name for a dog. Interestingly, it just said “dog,” instead of the breed. Maybe such a distinction came at a higher level. What would the equivalent be for humans, though? Race or heritage, maybe? Angelica also tried it on a few inanimate objects. Pleasantly, for houses, she got both a confirmation that it was a house, but also the address; that’d be useful when signage was poor. For the mailbox she’d been spotting though, it just said that it was a mailbox, and whether or not anything was inside. Well, at least she’d know when the money was there if she missed the drop-off.

Now, on to Passive skills.

[Cold Resistance Lv.2 | The effects from Cold are reduced. Amount reduced scales with Skill Level and Glacial Attunement. Growth scales with Vigor]

[Hunger Resistance Lv.1 | The effects from Hunger are reduced. Amount reduced scales with Skill Level and Famine Attunement. Growth scales with Vigor]

The description for both resistances was worded exactly the same, just with different names and Attunements. Angelica definitely wouldn’t mind more resistances. Not being bothered by the world around her and her bodily needs sounded amazing. But both obtaining and levelling them up likely meant she’d have to subject herself to unpleasant situations.

Maybe that’s where spending Growth Points on pre-existing skills became useful. Previously, she hadn’t thought of a single reason why someone would spend them on anything but new skills, but increased comfort or removing an annoying aspect of life could potentially sway her. Also, with how it emphasized both Cold and Hunger, it further verified her suspicions that they were classified as status effects.

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[Tongues Lv.3 / 5 | Decipher and communicate with unfamiliar languages. Amount of vocabulary translated scales with Skill Level, Lucidity, Gnostic Attunement, and Familiarity with the language until Skill Max. Growth scales with Lucidity]

Wait, it has a max?! And it was just two more levels as well. Now that she thought about it, when Angelica used the skill currently, it was roughly about 60% of words translated. Did that mean at Lv.5 she’d be able to perfectly understand all languages from then on?! Oh, that would definitely be a priority, then.