Super System: Monster Evolution (Wip) [130k words] [New Update 3/18/2025]

[Edie_Dreyer]

eyyyyyyy~

NO WAY, another gem waiting to rise~ Thanks for the hard work and I can’t wait for more in the future~

[Gelomot]

Hi!
First - IT’S SO GOOD SO FAR LIKE WOOW!!!
Second - it’s really remaind me several manga i read and i love it! And another “race” creature from start would very nice! Personaly i would vote for spider, just to recreate “Kumo Desu ga, Nanika” MC But feline creature with forest starter location would nice to! Can’t wait dor update!

[Gelomot]

Also i think about it and it can be so many option evolve just for reptile-like! Like, night vision, water breath, poison fangs/claws/split/ breath, wings!, elemental breath if we start to transform to dragon, ability to speak, humanoid form, ability fight with weapons, maybe even magic if we become human-like? Now i wonder , how close to human we can become? Only like Killer Croc from DC for reptile? Or “almost look like human, but stil have reptile eyes and forked tongue”? Or “indistinguishable from human”? Or even get ability to switch forms like Reptile from new Mortal Kombat1? I have so many questions and really hype for this WIP!!!

[JokeWhy]

Great Interactive Fiction, I was feeling the dragon coming when it mentioned that the MC was a salamander, and was glad I was right! I’m surprised there aren’t more isekai esc IF games out there such as this one.

[JokeWhy]

Considering the magic elements of the game I’d assume polymorphic magic would exist. So I’d assume as close as your current level of magic would be.

[Bretayal837]

Very very interisting story games, i loved to see more of this. Remind me of Tensei Shittara Slime Datta-Ken

[Beastup]

@Ren_Daylust

I swear I didn’t spend all yesterday looking up rare and unique animals in an effort to compile a list of interesting beasts to play as ha-ha… that would be crazy… the huntsman spider while capable of web weaving is an active hunter and mainly uses its webbing as temporary shelter (eliminates the writing difficulty of having a stationary MC) and tidepool sculpin would work well as an aquatic species since they can survive on land for survival hours and stay in their namesake for their entire lives so leaving the beach would be a possibility relatively early on .

All good suggestions, and i’d really appreciate it if you dropped that list, you might never know what might get included

@Rui_Filipe

How rare is this super system? Like it did say it was used to further develop your innate potential across the multiverse… So it must be smth that is destributed? Tho prolly not like how it was with the MC lol
Also foreshadowing that that werewolf looking guy was actually a wolf that evolved until he gained humanoid features. Called it. Lol

This will be answered in the story , as for your theory, all i can is say interesting

@Wolfenmaer

I think you’re off to a really good start! We definitely need more isekai IFs. I especially like the evolution angle you took. Just some notes:
• There were some minor grammar issues. Like stuff not being properly capitalized or a word missing. Nothing that took me out of the story. This IF is still super early in development so this kind of stuff is understandable.

Thank you, and I’m certainly planning to address those grammar issues. If you come across any, please feel free to share them in this thread.

@Wolfenmaer

•Do you plan on having the MC be more of a set character with a defined personality? That’s kind of the vibe I got from what I read so far. There were a lot of times when MC would give a thought or opinion without any input and it felt like I didn’t have much control over their personality. That’s fine by the way if that’s what you’re going for. I just couldn’t tell.

Ensuring player autonomy is a top priority for me, and I’m actively working on incorporating additional choices to enhance that experience. Can you pinpoint specific sections where you felt this could be improved the most? Your feedback will greatly assist in this process.

@Gelomot

Also i think about it and it can be so many option evolve just for reptile-like! Like, night vision, water breath, poison fangs/claws/split/ breath, wings!, elemental breath if we start to transform to dragon, ability to speak, humanoid form, ability fight with weapons, maybe even magic if we become human-like? Now i wonder , how close to human we can become? Only like Killer Croc from DC for reptile? Or “almost look like human, but stil have reptile eyes and forked tongue”? Or “indistinguishable from human”? Or even get ability to switch forms like Reptile from new Mortal Kombat1? I have so many questions and really hype for this WIP!!!

Let’s just say that the humanoid transformations, might resemble the lizardmen from Warhammer Fantasy. As for adopting a human appearance, that may come later in the story.

This closely aligns with one of my envisioned directions for a humanoid reptile MC.

[Wolfenmaer]

So, here’s a few examples of MC making their own decisions/having their own personality. This might not be all of it:

“A gulp escapes your throat involuntarily as you stand there, trying to find your voice in the presence of this specimen of a man.”

The MC is automatically nervous/scared without any player input. You could put a choice to maybe have the player be scared on the inside but act brave on the outside. Or maybe the player can choose they’re just genuinely not scared.

Here’s a couple more:

“F***, what the hell was that?’ you gasp for breath, still reeling from the ordeal. You’ve never experienced an earthquake before, but if there ever were a right time for a first, this was it.”

“F***!', you’ve been so distracted and consumed by the system and your newfound transformation that you failed to notice your famished state.”

“Goddamn this thing is fast’ you curse to yourself, frustration simmering as you assess the situation.”

So, these all give the impression that MC has their own thoughts and opinions separate from the player. They give thoughts without the player deciding anything. The MC is not a blank slate that the player can put themselves into, if that makes sense. Like I said before though, if you want to have a set or semi-set MC that’s okay. Some authors want their MC to have a personality of their own and just let the player choose some of their actions or dialogue. But if you’re aiming for an MC that’s more molded by the player, that’s not really the vibe I get from what you’ve written so far.

[Beastup]

@Wolfenmaer Thank you for this. I’ll certainly incorporate more choices to enhance player autonomy in the upcoming updates. If you’d like, you can join our Discord and share more suggestions. I’ll look into it and see what improvements can be made.

[fartsmella]

Time to become the perfect being bros

[Christopher_Bull]

Yep but first I want round 2 with monster that almost did us in. By the looks of it we will evolve pretty quickly from our F rank status.

[Nafriza]

oh are you saying that if we want to make the MC more human-like than a humanoid monster, the level has to be high or something?

[Zarkrai]

Now that I think about it. This game is most likely going to be very similar to the manga Re:Monster if it involves us getting a choice to possibly evolve to completely different forms outside of our species.

[Beastup]

@fartsmella

Time to become the perfect being bros

Cell would be the ultimate evolution path for insect MC/ jk

@Nafriza

oh are you saying that if we want to make the MC more human-like than a humanoid monster, the level has to be high or something?

Its just the species that could potentially make you appear completely human through physical changes or magical shapeshifting abilities won’t be introduced this early in the game.

@Zarkrai

Now that I think about it. This game is most likely going to be very similar to the manga Re:Monster if it involves us getting a choice to possibly evolve to completely different forms outside of our species.

I remember reading this manga years ago and thinking it would be cool if there was a video game like this lol.

[Ash_Chan]

I hope I keep my four quadrupedal legs, unlike in Pokémon.

[Brantley_Van_der_Gal]

When I saw the post about lizard men from warhammer i got very excited about the possibility of dinosaurs or even something like rhino from Spider-Man but instead of a person in a suit it would be a half rhino half man so a rhino-man

[fartsmella]

tackling people with your horn sounds pretty cool, i can imagine how busted it could get with more defensive options

[Dam_The_Alpha]

All fun and games till a buff ball headed triclops comes over and decides triangles can make fucking squares.

[Brantley_Van_der_Gal]

Wast wrong with that?

[Beastup]

What do you guys like to see the most moving forward?

• More traits.
• More starting species.
• Different starting locations.
• More choices for the MC to make (Blanker personality)
• Something else (Comment it in the thread)