The Story So Far: First Edition (1/2)

This is a reference Chapter in case you guys forgot some of the bonuses that Daniel has received. I didn't list the bonuses out. Instead, I gave concise bits of text explaining the important stuff. This is kind of like a TLDR for a list, and is a broad overview, not at all super detail oriented.

I also give insight into each of the bonuses if you're interested in my analysis. This will hopefully make a lot of the mechanics easier to understand. For my older readers, it's been months since they've seen some of this stuff too, so this is to help them keep current with anything going on in the story. Hope you folks enjoy.

If not...Well damn. I tried.

What's His Armor Doing Now? Each evolution of the armor is set up to add a new bonus, build on the existing bonuses, and make his charisma lower. The newest bonus he obtained this time was Forger of Souls. Other notable increase were in the damage reduction since it's multiplicative, and in An Eternal Force, which increased by 50% from its previous value.

These bonuses have extreme synergy with endurance. Due to his bonus in Determinator,(50% bonus endurance) each attribute he puts into endurance is effectively 1.5 points in the stat. He also recieves bonus health from his armor, further enhancing this effect.

That is further bolstered by his abnormally high damage resistance. Then you have to include his extra hp sources from arcane blood(converts his mana into health and makes him use hp like mana). He also turns some of that health into health regen via An Eternal Force. Hp has become a stat that will give the most returns for the least investment.

What's Going Down with the Skill Trees? Daniel is currently working on the tree called The Genesis of Potential. He has unlocked two of the teirs of the tree, giving him 2 additional level 100 perks. This allows him to level faster than normal. Other notable increases from before are his determinator bonuses(double regen stats, 50% bonus willpower and endurance) and his obliterator bonus(4 more skill points every five levels. This effectively gives him 2 skill points per level.)

There are other trees at work behind the scenes, but they will be brought up during other recap chapters. Don't want to make this chapter 10+ pages.

The Perk System is Complicated as Fuck. Please Halp. No problem good sir. Glad too. Here's what's important.

Daniel effectively has extra leveling perks due to his abnormal regen stats(Determinator doubles them.) This gives him a lot of extra oomph to several intangibles, such as strudying the runes as you've no doubt noticed. His effectiveness, reading comprehension, etc. have all increased as the story progressed. This is because of several of these extra leveling perks.

Due to The Genesis of Potential tree, he will be granted several extra level 100 perks as well. These further double his leveling bonuses granted from the leveling perks, along with granting several powerful intangible bonuses as well. For example, the willpower perk makes it so that he no longer loses mental acuity due to a lack of rest.

I cannot stress how important these intangible bonuses are, even if they don't show up on the status screen. I try to make them evident, overly so at times. Other times I stress them too little. I'll find a balance in time.

How Are his Skills Developing? I Mean There's Like 4 Gajillion of Them Now. I can give you guys the list of over 100 skills he has gained over the course of the novel in order of how he gained them. That tells you nothing though, as few will read through the blob of text and numbers, and even fewer will get anything from said blob.

What's important is that Daniel has acheived a very high level of physical mastery due to his mythical skill, boundless storm. He is now working on forging and utilizing the runes so that he can diversify his attacks. He figures that having a few extra methods of attack or crowd controlling the enemy is a good idea. I tend to agree.

He worked for years on his fighting before ever entering the system, however. That made his progression in the physical stats rapid. The magics will be slower by comparison, besides for the growth of his augmentation magic since it comes naturally to him. It won't take 1000 pages for him to be able to use dominion magic, but expect some struggle there.

It would be out of place for Daniel to breeze past the magics with ease. It's not his territory, so he's having to take his time. It will be worth the payoff. Trust me.

What Makes Him Different From Other People Then Exactly? Let me break it down with a list.

Strengths: