I need feedback on my whacky power system ;-;
So the system is made up of 3 main things: the eye, the engraved patterns, and the wings.
First off, the eye is like an altar; you awaken it whenever the system deems you worthy. Whenever an eye awakens, you gain the ability to perceive things that only Gravers (the secret organization that protects people from dangers) see, which are monsters and other engraved patterns. The eye has several functions and 2 variations. The first thing you'll notice about the eye is the fact that it mimics ur appearence, but mainly ur pupil. The eye will appear anywhere ur soul desires it to be, and it's permanent. The eye is also the placeholder for wings (which I will explain later) and can be either closed or open. Starting off w/ the open variation, this var is the main reason gravers can use their abilities, it's like a license of sorts. On the other hand, a closed eye represents deceased or rejected gravers; it also doesn't allow the use of graving abilities of ur own, but repaired engraved items can be used freely by both open and closed eye holders (which I'll explain about scrappers later)
The engraved patterns are the main indicator that an item can channel graving abilities. These patterns are unique to each person, which is determined by their soul. The pattern mainly appears in an area mostly kept idle or decorated, like the unsharpened part of a sword, the handle of a pen, or the magazine of a gun. The engraved patterns can appear in every item that is compatible w/ the graver. So if a graver is a pen type, his pattern can appear in every pen, which includes, but is not limited to: a ball-point, fountain, or a Goose quill, each w/ their own unique output force, accuracy, and frequency (I'll discuss this later). This makes every item a viable option for varying situations.
The third one is the wings. These are a physical representation of your evolutionary milestone. I haven't decided the criteria yet tho. But the wings give 2 boosts with different criteria and outputs. The first boost is a passive boost, which boosts the gravers by what the wing represents. There are 4 different branches of wings: the mind, strength, speed, and understanding. The mind wings are created thru emotional devastating events, like losing a loved one, all your hard work, or ur identity itself. The strength is pretty self-explanatory, same goes for speed. But the understanding wings appear if u reach a certain milestone of knowledge about ur own ability set, which can give boosts in output power, new abilities, or even a higher rate of ability usage. The second and much more pricier but powerful usage of the wings is known as charges, which sacrifices one or more of the 8 available wings into a single-use boost of ur choice, regardless of wing type. But the cost is that u lose every drop of memory that is made when pursuing the wing. For example, if ur mom died in a car accident, u get the mind wing, but if u decide to use it, you lose every memory, digital and written contents, and every letter/messages ur mom says or gives will vanish forever. Every wing can be remade, even if it's the same route as the sacrificed wing. But if u can't think rationally, like if ur drunk or half asleep, the eye will not allow u to use charges.
Posted Jun 27, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC