Review Detail of skeel in Headed by a Snake
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The best way to describe this novel for me would be, a more bloody, gory and dark version of konosuba. The main character reincarnates in the body of the current guild leader of Invictus, a member of the Medusa race, and with some fragmented memories of his new body. And he has only a system ( with no personality or system store with stupid quests, thank God) to inform him of the names of the people around him, and there status and hostility level. And apparently it can analyse and copy the skills and abilities of other people and creatures...? I love the character design of this novel, the characters in this novel feel more 'alive', the enemies aren't evil for the sake of being evil, they each have there own personalities, with there own motivations, ambitions and dreams. There are however some problems, for example, the lack of explanation of how the power system works, how magic works, the difference between the races in this world, etc... Like, it's fine if everything isn't explained to the last detail. But at least having a more detailed explanation about the race of the main character, the Medusa race, and about is strength, like, sometimes he looks super powerful and other times weak, tho he looks more like an assassin for the most part, maybe that's why. One thing in this novel is the, sometimes, excessive pov change, like, you can pass 5 or more chapters following the other characters going throught aventures and life or death battles, finding love, etc... . And you start wondering if the main character started hibernating or something. Don't get me wrong, the pov changes aren't bad and are very good even. It's just they are to God damn long, and when one ends, another starts. And that can be very frustrating, especially when you what to know the background and abilities of the main character. All in all, it's a great story. :-)
Headed by a Snake
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Thank you for your feedback and kind words, fellow cultivator! Concerning Tycon’s species... Male Medusae in this setting have a poisonous gaze and have a snake form. They also have a 700-year lifespan. Not that it’s important, but their breath can return creatures-turned-to-stone back to flesh. Other species are... also not really super-impressive, so I haven’t bothered explaining them. Humans learn and adapt the fastest. Elves can get really old and have good hearing. Titanbloods are big-boned and can't fit easily through doors. Daevas are pretty and have good singing voices. As far as Power Ranking goes, it’s very inexact-- somewhat on purpose. Humans rate between [1] and [3], rated in Circles or in Metal-Ranks. To make a loose video game example... a Bronze-Ranker might have 10 HP and one Skill, while a Gold-Ranker might have 50 HP and 3+ Skills, all of them dealing at least 10 damage. Are higher ranks invincible? No. Are they still kinda scary? Yes. Concerning the POV changes... Yeah, sorry. Hah. As you’ve discovered, the story closely follows several characters. Among them, Tycon is very strong. Barza Keith, the Lone Shadowdark, is... getting there. Strength! Courage! Discipline! Thank you again for supporting this book. Ask questions in the comments if you have any more. I’ll always try my best to respond! Death to the enemies of Skeel!
Hello, I've read about 40 chapters so far, and I'm curious, do the POV changes keep up like this? To be more concrete, is the Main Character of your story actually the main character or do you focus on multiple people? Thank you in advance!
CouchSurfingDragon:Thank you for your feedback and kind words, fellow cultivator! Concerning Tycon’s species... Male Medusae in this setting have a poisonous gaze and have a snake form. They also have a 700-year lifespan. Not that it’s important, but their breath can return creatures-turned-to-stone back to flesh. Other species are... also not really super-impressive, so I haven’t bothered explaining them. Humans learn and adapt the fastest. Elves can get really old and have good hearing. Titanbloods are big-boned and can't fit easily through doors. Daevas are pretty and have good singing voices. As far as Power Ranking goes, it’s very inexact-- somewhat on purpose. Humans rate between [1] and [3], rated in Circles or in Metal-Ranks. To make a loose video game example... a Bronze-Ranker might have 10 HP and one Skill, while a Gold-Ranker might have 50 HP and 3+ Skills, all of them dealing at least 10 damage. Are higher ranks invincible? No. Are they still kinda scary? Yes. Concerning the POV changes... Yeah, sorry. Hah. As you’ve discovered, the story closely follows several characters. Among them, Tycon is very strong. Barza Keith, the Lone Shadowdark, is... getting there. Strength! Courage! Discipline! Thank you again for supporting this book. Ask questions in the comments if you have any more. I’ll always try my best to respond! Death to the enemies of Skeel!
There is a focus on multiple POV. At the start of the book, Tycon and Dragan are a bit higher "level" than the others. Barza Keith and Pale grow from relatively weak to stronger! As an Author, if I don't feel like making my MC struggle, I'll just write about the others. It feels like cheating. Thank you for showing interest in SNEK!
PhilVictorovich:Hello, I've read about 40 chapters so far, and I'm curious, do the POV changes keep up like this? To be more concrete, is the Main Character of your story actually the main character or do you focus on multiple people? Thank you in advance!
