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Chapter 313 - Cantrip [#1]

[Portals Galore (+100 Points): Your world is becoming connected to a wide multiverse with many worlds technologically and magically more advanced than yours. To help you have a fighting chance, you'll receive 100 starting points to use to build your character.]

"Huh." Looking at the email he just received, Ry'o smiled softly- Hey, he likes these types of little games. He might as well do it!

[You can change the following, everything about your character can be freely changed, except for your race.

[Free]: Height

[Tiny (Inches)]

[Tiny (1 to 3 feet)]

[Small (4 to 5 feet)]

[Medium (5 to 6 feet)]

[Tall (6 to 7 feet)]

[Very Tall (7 to 8 feet)]

[Gigantic (+10 feet)]

[Free]: Gender

Male

Female

Both

No

Yes

Neither

Everchanging

[Free]: Body Type

Skeletal Build

Very Thin Build

Thin Build

Average Build

Above Average Build

Muscular Build

Very Muscular Build

[Free]: Body Fat

Obese

Very Fat

Fat

Muscle Gut

Tummy

Average Body Fat

Slim

[Free]: Hair

Bald

Little Hair

Short Hair

Medium Hair

Long Hair

Costumized

[Free]: Body Hair

Very Hairy

Hairy

Average Body Hair

No Hair

[Free]: Genitalia

Hyper: Max size for your species

Large: In the top 90% of your species in size

Huge: In the top 70% of your species in size.

Above average: About the average size.

Below average: A smaller genitalia than average

Small: A very small genitalia

[Human (Free)]

[Orc (1 Point)]

[Dwarf (1 Point)]

[Furry (1 Point)]

[Centaur (1 Point)]

[Minotaur (1 Point)]

[Naga (1 Point)]

[Merman (1 Point)]

[Elf (1 Point)]

[Fairy (1 Point)]

[Dragonkin (1 Point)]

[Demon (1 Point)]

[Angel (1 Point)]

[Djiin (1 Point)]

[Monster (1 Point)]

[Elemental (1 Point)]

[...]

"Oh?" There was a long list of many species and races he could become, and each cost 1 point each - which was cool! He went through them all until he chose the [Monster] option. Immediately, a new page opened, and many, many options for monsters appeared- humanoid monsters, non-humanoid monsters, monsters with aggressive behaviors, monsters with long lifespans, and so many more! Ry'o just went through the list once and chose the one who he liked the most. Most monsters got two feats that came with the choice for extra feats that came with the monster race chosen -

[Territorial: You mark your territory, be it somewhere or someone. You get extremely protective of your territory most of the times.]

[Mating: You will have a strong urge to mate every month. This increases your libido and sex drive by a lot, as well as increases your virility and seed production by 500%]

[Human Form (Optional: +1 Point): You can assume a human form!]

The race he chose as his [Monster] race was a large humanoid beast with white elk-like antlers on top of his head and a skull for a face- A large Wendigo.

[Wendigo: You are always hungry, be it for flesh or something else, you will become obsessed with whatever you hunger for.

Drawbacks: Obsession over something (Choose)

Bonus Feats:

Hunter: You are a very skilled hunter, knowing how to track your prey, hide from it, and strike when the opportunity arises.

Forest Knowledge: The forest is your home. You receive knowledge, experience, understanding, and the necessary skills to live a comfortable life in the woods.]

"Huh, a drawback?" That's interesting and gives a lot of character role-playing material to work with! He could give his character an obsession, to take over with, to have... His form is a horrendous monster with a very big and intimidating body. It could be good to give him this Obsession over Love, wanting someone to love, someone to keep and have as his own, an obsession with a Mate! "That would make a good character..." Next, Ry'o grinned as he changed his character, choosing [Very Tall] and making his character 8 feet tall, [Very Muscular Build] to make him more attractive for the monsterfuckers, he got [Average Body Fat] because it would give his big monster a healthy look, for hair he got the [Costumized] option to change the color of all the hair on his body to a deep vantablack coloration while making his body hair [Hairy] because it made his monster look fluffy while also letting others see his muscles.

As for genitalia... "Of course, the bigger the better!" [Hyper] it is! The moment he selected it, a penis appeared on his monster, and he must say it was enormous. About 2 feet long, 20 inches thick, and... Damn, that looked like a monster! "Oh fuck, how could he fuck someone without killing them...?" Well, since this was just a character, why would he care anyway? It was good this way. As an artist, he can make this work by the magic of Porn Logic! "Now... The magic of the game."

With [99] points to spend, he decided to look over the spells he could choose-

[It costs 1 point to buy any Cantrip, unless specified otherwise.

Cantrips can be cast by rituals, gestures, spells, and more.

Cantrips that require 'Focus' are harder to cast and maintain, and as the namesake suggests, it requires focus.

Cantrips can be upgraded in four different areas, and the upgrades are not cumulative, so you don't have to buy the lower upgrades to upgrade a higher tier.

Once upgraded to the max in all categories in all four levels, you can buy an "Overmagic," which is a unique upgrade for the Cantrip.

You can train and increase the power over your cantrips, but doing so manually takes hours of work (1 Point = 1 Hour), the next level doubles the amount of hours taken to increase the level. Upon reaching all max upgrades in all fours, you can reach "Overmagic" by meditating upon the cantrip for an amount of weeks.

Cantrips have a duration (with the exception of fire and forget spells), unless specified otherwise, assume the duration is 1 Minute.

You retain all lower attributes and of the cantrip when purchasing a higher level and can alter the effects of a purchased Cantrip to be weaker in any specified area.

You are immune to your own damaging or effect spells unless specified otherwise (such as the flames from your magical fire)]

"Now..." Ry'o looked over the many options and started to buy his options - First, he'll get the cantrips he wants, and then he'll upgrade them!

For his [Attack Cantrips], he chose 3:

[-3 Point: 96 Points total]

[Bleed]: With a [ritual], it causes a [touched] person to have a [small cut] open on them for [1 minute].

[Ray of Frost]: Releases a beam to coat a target up to [20] feet away from you in [child] ice, [slightly] slowing them down by [1 minute].

[Fist]: As part of a [strike], releases a [weak] [paddled] [punch]

For his [Defense Cantrips], he chose 3:

[-3 Point: 93 Points in total]

[Forcedisk]: Creates a [small] [immovable] disk of [weak] force that lasts [10 seconds]

[Denumbra]: Surround yourself in a [thin] layer of [formless] [insubstantial] shadows, which make it [mildly] difficult to focus on you.

[Toughness]: With a [ritual], imbue target's [skin] with the essence of [wood] for [3 minutes].

For [Healing Cantrips], he chose 4

[-3 points: 90 Points total]

[Healing Hands]: With a [complex ritual], wrap your hands in a [tight] aura of [minor] healing light for [10 seconds].

[Vigor]: With a [ritual], impart a burst of [refreshing] energy to [yourself] that lasts for [1 minute].

[Wellness]: With a [ritual], grant a target person a [temporary] [calming] effect that lasts [1 minute]

For his [Summoning Cantrips], he chose 3:

[-3 Pointe: 87 Points total]

[Animal Friend]: Summons a [tiny] [ordinary] animal that is [friendly] to you for [1 Minute].

[Infestation]: Summons a [thin] cloud of [annoying] bugs at a point within [20] feet of you, which lasts for [1 minute] and follows your general commands.

[Seance]: With a [large ritual], reach out to communicate with a member of a [named] [dead].

For his [Interaction Cantrip], he chose 2:

[-2 Points: 85 Points total]

[Mask]: Cover yourself in a [thin] [mystical] aura that will [obscure] information about you for [15 minutes].

[Message]: Focus on one target within [60 Feet], gaining the ability to speak a [normal] message and let them hear and hear their [replies] for [1 minute].

He didn't take any [Enchantment Cantrips], because his character wasn't one to focus on those things- He was building a character for himself that was interesting after all!

For his [Manipulation Cantrips], he chose 3:

[-3 Points: 82 Points total]

[Fog]: Conjures a cloud of [vague] [misty] [cloying] fog within [10 feet] that lasts for [1 minute].

[Murk]: Spreads a cloud of [thin] [empty] [concealing] darkness of a [10 foot] area that lasts for 1 minute.

[Hideaway]: Touch a solid wall or floor to create an [open] entrance into a [small] [empty] hideout that lasts for [1 hour].

And at last but certainly not least, he chose 3 for his [Effect Cantrips]:

[-3 Points: 79 Points total]

[Blink]: With a [ritual], [teleport] your [self] to a point within [50 feet]

[Pocket]: Create a [small] [anchored] portal within [3 feet] that leads to a [minor] pocket dimension and lasts for 1 minute.

[Featherfall]: With a [chant], allow [yourself] to [drift] for [1 minute]. .

"...and now i need to get the upgrades, huh?" He had 78 points to get upgrades, he can, and he will increase his upgrades - Let's see his status?

[Status]

Name: Ahote Ezhno | Age: 25 | Race: Monster (Wendigo)

(Ahote is a Native American Hopi name meaning "restless one." Ezhno is a Native American name meaning "solitary," or "he who walks alone.")

Background-

Portals Galore

[Quests-

Home Away From Home (You must create a stable home on the other side of one of the portals).

- Time: 1 Month

(+5 Points)

Call of the Wild (You must live out in the wild, supported by nothing but your skills and magic and what you grow or hunt yourself. You can live only in structures you make and can't spend 20% of your time close to civilizations.)

- Time: 3 Years

(+20 Points)

Let No Weight Slip My Hand (You must spend at least 1 hour per day for 3 months exercising rigorously. This could be running, lifting weights, fighting, or any other physical activity that improves your body)

- Time: 3 months

(+5 Points)

Let my mouth tell no lies (You can not deliberately speak lies. You can, however, omit the truth).

- Time: 3 months

(+5 points)

Defend the Helpless (You will come upon a helpless being, who you will have to protect its life for the next year)

- Time: 1 Year

(+1 Tier to all Protection Spells)

[World Quest]

The Resistance: Shortly after the portals opened, your world was invaded by enemy forces that have taken over Earth! You cannot stop this, but you can train and grow stronger so you can one day take back your world, form a resistance against these invaders.

Time - 10 Years

(Double All Points)

[Cantrips:

×[Attack Cantrips]×

[Bleed] -

Method: [Chant (-2 Points): 4 seconds of words or gestures. Can hold the spell for 1 minute after casting]

Target: [Harmful (-4 Points): The target must have tried to harm you in the last five minutes and be within 60 feet of you]

Damage: [Old Wounds (-3 Points): Multiple cuts appear on the target, focusing mostly on old wounds they've taken previously, which bleeds freely for the duration of the cantrip]

Duration: [3 Minutes (-3 Points): Wounds bleed for at least 3 minutes, strongly resisting healing and clotting during this time.]

[Ray of Frost] -

Range: [40 feet (-1 Point): Increases range to 40 feet.]

Type: [Jagged (-5 Points): Ice forms sharp spikes, piercing the target or otherwise restricting movement.]

Intensity: [Moderately (-3 Points): Decreases speed by 30%]

Duration: [10 Minuted (-2 Points): Ice and slow effects last for 10 minutes]

[Fist] -

Style: [Combo (-2 Points): Energy influences both hands and is expanded after four hits. Energy grants basic knowledge on punching and blocking]

Power: [Strong (-4 Points): The strength of the punch is increased 20 times]

Effect: [Echoing (-3 Points): The impact of the hit vibrates through armor and thin barriers, hitting what is behind them.]

Type: [Counter (-2 Points): You can use an energy-infused body part to block an attack, killing the kinetic energy of the blow and using it to enchant your next attack.]

□[Defense Cantrips]□

[Forcedisk] -

Size: [Medium (-2 Points): The size of a manhole cover]

Type: [Anchored (-2 Points): Can be attached to an object and move alongside it when the object is moved. Provides resistance to the object relative to the disk's strength]

Power: [Moderate (-2 Points): Can endure a few thousand pounds of force before breaking]

Duration: [3 Minutes (-3 Points): Lasts three minutes before vanishing]

[Denumbra] -

Density: [Umbral (-5 Points): Perfectly dark, reflects no light, and even absorbs some forms of energy]

Shape: [Distorted (-3 Points): Twists and shifts can be used to create temporary tendrils and barriers]

Substance: [Heavy (-2 Points): Substance of thick fog. Slightly slows foreign kinetic energy]

Effect: [Moderately (-2 Points): Focus drifts from your form. Resistable]

[Toughness] -

Method: [Chant (-2 Points): Chants for 5 seconds alongside physical contact for 1 second]

Target: [Bone (-8 Points): Grants secondary power depending on the essence (Flesh+Muscle+Bones)]

Essence: [Stone (-2 Points): Increases defense when in the flesh, quadruples strength when in the muscle, grants knock back attacks when in the bone]

Duration: [12 Minutes (-1 Point): Lasts for 12 minutes]

♡[Healing Cantrips]♡

[Healing Hands] -

Method: [Gesture (-6 Points): A simple gesture that takes less than 1 second]

Shape: [Loose (-2 Points): The healing aura can spread out several inches from your the palm kf your hand, but it is partially blocked by non-living objects.]

Intensity: [Moderate (-3 Points): Encourages natural healing at 200 faster than the normal healing, acts as though general medicine care gas been given.]

Duration: [5 Minutes (-5 Points): The healing aura will last for 5 minutes and remove the required focus.]

[Vigor] -

Method: [Chant (-1 Point): 5 seconds of chanting and 1 second skin contact with the target]

Target: [Cleansing (-3 Points): Provides energy of a long nap. Body is cleaned as if taken a shower, slows dirtying while the spell lasts]

Type: [Another (-1 Point): You can cast this spell on someone else]

Duration: [1 Minute (0 Points): Effects of spell last 1 minute. Instantaneous effects do not vanish.]

[Wellness]

Method: [Words (-3 Points): 3 seconds of complicated words, followed by 1 second of physical contact]

Intensity: [Lingering (-2 Points): The effects last a little after the spell ends]

Effect: [Recuperating (-5 Points): Grants a large boost to the immunity system, granting resistance to diseases, toxins, poisons, and others. Greatly increases te speed of recovery.]

Duration: [1 Hour (-1 Point): Spell effects lasted for 1 hour, and lingering effects last for another 45 minutes]

°•°●[Summon Cantrips]●°•°

[Animal Friend] -

Size: [Small (-1 Point): Can confortably fit on your lap or a chair.]

Type: [Intelligent (-2 Points): Has roughly human levels of intelligence, but a mentality that roughly translates to their instincts]

Disposition: [Obedient (-2 Points): It obeys your commands unless it strongly disagrees with them.]

Duration: [1 Hour (-1 Point): The creature stays for 1 hour before vanishing.]

[Infestation] -

Density: [Thick (-2 Points): House-sized swarm of tiny insects, thick enough to hinder visibility]

Effect: [Alarming (-3 Points): Large and induces a strong avatic fear response]

Range: [50 feet (-1 Point): Can be summoned within 50 of you, and can move twice that range away from you.]

Duration: [5 Minutes (-1 Point): Swarm last about t minutes before vanishing]

[Seance] -

Method: [Ritual (-1 Point): 15 seconds of words and gestures]

Bond: [Communicate (0 Points): You can call a spirit to communicate with you, only you will be able to see and speak to this spirit. It will also stay in the immediate area around you.]

Range: [Local (-1 Point): You can draw spirits that match a given criteria within an area of 100 miles around you or another location connected to the spirit if you know its name.]

Type: [Nature Spirits (-3 Points): You can call upon the spirits of nature, such as trees or rivers]

~◇[Interaction Cantrips]◇~

[Mask] -

Depth: [Thin (-0 Points): The effect is thin, can hide you from those who are not aware of your presence, or are distracted.]

Nature: [Observable (-1 Point): Hides your major features. Those who see you will not be able to remember details about your appearance]

Effect: [Obscure (-0 Points): Whatever is being hidden is immune to detection magic while also making it clear that it is being hidden]

Duration: [3 Hours (-2 Points): It lasts for 3 hours before ending]

[Message] -

Range: [200 Feet (-2 Points): Target must be within 200 feet of you to establish the message bond, can not go twice that distance, or else the spell fails]

Effect: [Translated (-1 Point): Your words are received and translated perfectly. Your intent too, in whatever language the target knows best.]

Response: [Meaning (-1 Point): You can understand the meaning behind the words the target sends you back.]

Duration: [5 Minutes (-1 Point): Lasts for 5 minutes before it ends]

□[Manipulation Cantrips]□

[Fog] -

Density: [Thick (-1 Point): Thick enough to obscure vision]

Substance: [Cloudy (-1 Point): Mist can be concentrated to imitate a cloud, making it rain and even snow]

Effect: [Cloying (-0 Points): Fog provides a vague sense of where those inside it are]

Range: [40 feet (-2 Points): Fog must be within 40 feet of you and can not be more than 10 feet wide.]

[Murk] -

Thickness: [Thick (-1 Point): Cloud is thick and makes it harder to see what is inside. Lights have a hard time illuminating the cloud]

Contents: [Empty (-0 Points): Cloud is just magical darkness]

Effect: [Concealing (-0 points): Magic cloud only affects light]

Range: [30 feet (-2 Points): Can be cast within a 30-foot diameter within 20 feet of the caster.]

[Hideaway] -

Entrance: [Lockable (-1 Point): An obvious door that can be locked]

Size: [Medium (-1 Point): The size of an average living room, with a couple of (0 tier) smaller side rooms]

Contents: [Empty (-0 Points): Completely empty except for walls, ceiling, and floor. Items can be brought inside but will be forced out once spell ends.]

Duration: [6 Hours (-1 Point): Lasts for 6 hours, can create up to 2 Hideaways at the same time.]

<~○[Effect Cantrips]○~>

[Blink] -

Method: [Words (-3 Points): A word that takes 1 second to say]

Type: [Shift (-1 Point): Displacement is silent, no longer with a loud bang]

Target: [Friend (-2 Points): Can teleport yourself alongside someone else or items with an equal amount of 300 pounds of weight]

Range: [400 feet (-3 Points): Can teleport up to 400 points of distance with either a clear line of sight or clear visualization of the location]

[Pocket] -

Size: [Medium (-1 Point): Portals are 3 feet across]

Type: [Supported (-2 Points: Must be laid in a flat surface]

Range: [25 Feet (-2 Points): Must be within 25 feet of you. Two portals can be opened at the same time.]

Volume: [Moderate (-3 Points): 700 cubic of volume, it has a basic featureless floor, can be divided into separate pocket dimensions of several different sizes. The same dimension persists after the spell ends, keeping you items safe.]

[Featherfall] -

Method: [Words (-2 Points): 2 seconds of words that activate the spell]

Target: [Another (-1 Point): Can target someone else within 40 feet of you while also targeting yourself.]

Effect: [Float (-2 Points): Can floating up and down freely, defying gravity for the duration of the spell. If the target is an inanimate object, you control its movements]

Duration: [10 Minutes (-1 Point): Lasts for 10 minutes. Once the spell ends, the target will receive the weakest form of this spell, drifting or 1 minute.]

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Looking over at his finished character, Ry'o smiled- Hey, he could use it to play role-playing games too! "Huh? What's that?" Looking over to his window, he saw this bright light just as he clicked the [Finished] button-

He felt the world around break as his own body betrayed him because right before him was a large blue portal of energy, and pushing its hand against the portal was this ugly monstrosity with large hands and thick green skin, many, many eyes. "Surrender yourself, human, for your planet is now ours." Ry'o- No, he wasn't Ry'o anymore. He was now Ahote Ezhno.

His fost clenched as this immeasurable rage burned inside his heart because this weird thing dared to invade his home - his territory. He did not think twice before his fist impacted against the fucker, glowing with a bright golden light as he casted [Fist]... The thing was sent backwards into the portal- Only then did Ezhno noticed how his body grew, how his muslces bulged, how he felt this urge to leave and go to the forests.

And he did do exactly that, saying words he didn't know he knew before . His body vanished from his room and appeared 400 feet below, outside his apartment, running away towards the forest and teleporting every second as this relentless urge to find the forest overcame him. Everywhere around him, these portals opened, and from them, giant spaceships and those same green monsters stepped out, some riding these weird beasts of tentacles and others just floating down. Ezhon just ran, ran because he knew, safety could be found in the forest!

-Scene Ends-

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