Which magic/system did you like better? (Patreon)

This question is mostly for people who've read both stories, but anyone can weigh in.

If you've read both WotR and Apocalypse: Generic system, you would know that they've got a bit of a different approach to how magic and leveling works.

Wake of the Ravager: The magic and levels were a way of taking a toxic substance leaking from another eldritch dimension and  normalizing it by  turning it into physical effects so our reality could process it.

Levels and the system were your body building up a tolerance for the reality altering effects of the Warp, improving your body and mind in the process.

There were two primary stats, with three sub-stats each. The sub-stat's caps were dictate by the primary stat, and skill's caps were dictated by the secondary trait they were associated with.

Every five levels of a skill, there was a stat boost and a perk that gave the MC a thematic boon.

There were no classes, instead you accumulate a number of skills to create a build.


Generic System:

XP was the result of the System capturing Impact from dying things (Impact is a representation of the ability to affect the future.) The Impact was then stitched onto the user in such a way that they gained supernatural strength, intelligence, and magic.

There were only three stats that gave bonuses to broad swaths of body functions, Body increasing the body's strength, speed, and resillience, while Nerve increase nerves firing rate and stabilized the chemicals in the brain making you more stable emotionally as well as quicker, and more intelligent.

Then Myst, which allowed you to interact with Myst

magic, or Myst, was a strange substance that permeated everything that was only perceivable to those with a high Myst score. It has three states of matter, Myst, String and Ray, and can be focused and tinted via lenses, and follows many of the rules of light when it's in Ray form.

Unlike Ravager, there were Classes, based on the user's achievements and life experience, offered to them when they hit level 20. These classes came with one or more powerful abilities that gave the class it's flavor.

So which system/magic was more engaging, and why? If you've only read one or the other, rather than vote, let me know how you feel in the comments.


I may one day steal large facets of these Systems for other books, and wanna know how they sparked your imagination!