Question What's the most interesting System you've seen in a novel?

Like a ton of novels I've seen have all sorts of systems built in. There are the Isekai's with their game menu cheats, the cultivation stories with either their cookie cutter or really unique systems, and then there are systems made to explain how the concept of experience would work in a fantasy world. And I've seen quite a few interesting ones over the course of all the novels I've read.

Like there's The Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich and Absolute Choice with their comical quests systems. There's Duoluo Dalu with a rather interesting system with Spirits. And World of Cultivation has its three seperate systems of yao, mo, and xiuzhe. There are a few more noteworthy of such systems out there that exisit in novels, but I want to ask whats your favorite system, whats the most interesting system you've seen, and if it doesn't exisit what would be the most ideal system in say an Isekai world or a cultivation novel.

tl;dr: Which novel's system is your favorite, and why.

 

The system of "The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time" (Job History)

 

shinka no mi system XD

 

Mistborn/Cosmere in general is one of the most inventive magic systems I've seen.

 

Idk

 

I thought you were talking about game element system. Anyway,

Hollywood Modifier (I read raw mtl) - There's numerical value to the acting, directing, media, company value,etc making it easier to see things. Maybe you can see it as kingdom building in entertainment genre.

 

Oh I forgot about that beautiful story, thanks for reminding me.

 

Shoujo summoning system lol

 

Sovereign of judgement
Create your own fate system and karma

 

Xianxia story..
Where the state of cultivation is described in a form or something
P. S not that 9 or 10 level then to next stage..
Example :stella transformation
From nebula to star.. Till the creation of the universe/realm

 

Satou's Menu on Death March.

 

Kumo Desu, No Fatigue & manhwa The Gamer -> getting skills by repetitive action that sometimes are ridiculous (ie: Kumo-chan's Gross Eater or Jihan's Physical Endurance)
Kuma Bear, Average Abilities, Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja & Magi's Grandson -> OPness that'll kill Common-Sense-san

 

It is hard to call what is my favorite as I like all kinds of systems. I like the systems to be advanced but at same time relatable and understandable. For example, having the system with a bunch of skill variables that relate to reality that one can understand is awesome.

Giving them fancy names like "Dragon eating fire king" and making a bunch of such named subsystems is what I hate though.

So effectively, the complexity has to be something we can relate to, not something that is just complex for no reason with bunch of fancy sounding names that you will forget tomorrow.

Aka, complex but straight forward.

I also like when systems are maintained throughout the novel. Most authors mid way already forget about their systems and just do whatever they want... sigh...

 

Where can you find this novel?

 

I suppose the system in Infinite Dendrogram. where each person has a unique power. a character having ikemen power is quite funny.

 

Tbh I don't really like systems like those, I think its very common among Xianxia stories too. There's always an upper level to cultivation that is the "strongest". But as soon as the MC gets anywhere close to that, the "strongest" turns out to be really weak. So there end up becoming Gods of Gods of Gods. And tbh it creates an escalation problem and the weaker characthers and levels just become forgotten. I prefer when power levels are grounded and remain constant. Which is why I prefer the earlier parts of stories such as CD, ST, and DE.

 

Heaven Awakening Path. Each "cultivator" will have their own unique path

 

I like the cultivation system based on ''years'' on Genius Sword Immortal, i find it really interesting simple and easy to understand.

 

all three are from the same author btw

 

Its the hedonist system for me XD