History Literature / SuperSupportive

As a child, Alden's parents were killed by a [[{{Supervillain}} supervillain]], and his life was saved by the [[{{Sidekick}} sidekick]] of the superhero sent to stop him. Now a teenager in 2040, he knows that being selected is a distant possibility, but he dreams of one day [[SupportPartyMember joining a team as a support hero]] himself.

* Dangerous16thBirthday: Most people are selected between age 15 and 17, and a younger selection age usually means more power, with some outliers. Since most children of Avowed are also Avowed, on Anesidora children of powerful Avowed often get a Shit Sixteen (or Seventeen) birthday present if they haven't been selected yet to make up for their disappointment.

* ImprovisedWeapon: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Since anything Alden preserves is ''completely'' preserved, anything he can carry can be turned into a ''shield'', including rope, umbrellas, water balloons, and people. However, since it's very conceptually linked to preservation (that is, it is about taking on someone else's burdens, not freezing something in time), it's difficult to effectively use the items as weapons. Even though the action of someone striking his preserved objects is physically very similar to him using the preserved object to strike someone, conceptually they're completely different

** Hazel is apparently some kind of genius or prodigy with Wordchains. But this hasn't been seen on the page, and Lute [[spoiler:even beats her at learning and casting when they go head to head in his novella]].
** Most of the MPE instructors are described as retired or temporarily inactive Heroes, and they clearly can't show their full capabilities while teaching Gym Class. A few like Torsten Klein or Instructor Waker show off a bit while teaching the students.

* IntelligentForest: Artona I has a huge forest of sapient - or at least sentient - trees that can move. It is hinted that the network of trees might be Mother, the kernel of the Artona I Contract.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Instructor Klein doesn't want Alden to be accepted to his school because, while Alden's skill could be useful for rescue work, it's an unknown skill and might reach its level cap at any time. Alden could take another skill, but there aren't any other known skills that could be equally useful. It's not Klein's fault that he doesn't know that Alden's skill [[spoiler:doesn't have a level cap]].
* JerkJock: Winston Reginald Heelfeather is an A-rank speedster who plans to become a superhero so he can get energy drink sponsorships and make tons of money. He has a ComicallyLopsidedRivalry with a ''S''-rank speedster who, in contrast, is friendly and doesn't seem to notice Winston at first. He resents anyone who takes up more of the spotlight than him.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: If Alden accepts Mother's offer [[spoiler:to take away his Authority Sense]] the side effect would be [[spoiler:losing all memory of his time on Moon Thegund, including Kibby]]
* LeParkour: Alden takes up parkour for fitness and to practice using his Trait.

* LivingLieDetector: Some Sways have a Skill that lets them detect lies, and an [[TheEmpath empath]] can detect lies through fluctuations in a person's emotions.

* MasterofOneMagic: Many Avowed only have a couple of highly-specific Skills or Spell Impressions, all belonging to the Class and even subspecialization. A Sky Shaper can shape the heck out of some sky, but can't do much about water or physically enhance themselves like Brutes.

** About a fifth to a quarter of Artonans are Wizards, and they're clearly the upper-class in Artonan society.
* MundaneUtility: Alden constantly uses his Skill to preserve food and drink.
* {{Nephewism}}: After his parents are killed, Alden is raised by his somewhat flighty Aunt.
* NoBiochemicalBarriers/AlienFoodIsEdible: Partially averted - some Artonan food is completely edible to humans, but others range from mildly to fatally toxic. Alden is forced to figure out which is which through trial and error while [[spoiler:trapped on Moon Thegund]].

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: A PG example of an Aversion - when Lute's crush asks him out during The Gloss he cries because now he could never date her without it being creepy.
* DrivenToSuicide: Knights are a special type of Artonan Wizard who [[spoiler:have affixed Skills like an avowed]]. It turns out that [[spoiler:affixing authority when you can feel it]] is [[ImHavingSoulPains excruciatingly painful]], and as a result there is a system in place for Knights to honorably choose to die to end their suffering.

* EquivalentExchange: Wordchains are a system of magic that technically anyone with fingers and the ability to speak can do. Each Chain gives the user a boost in something for a period of time, which later will need to be payed back with the opposite. For instance, Lute's grandmother knows a Chain that boosts LuckStat of her entire family on at least a global scale for a few days, but the bad luck portion is ''so'' bad that most people wouldn't think it's worth it. The Self-Mastery chain makes the user much more [[HyperAwareness aware of their body's movement and surroundings]], but the bad half makes them unable to speak and stand up at the same time.

** SuperSupremacist: ...And some human Avowed genuinely think that if they weren't forced to be in Anesidora, they would be ruling Earth at this point. This gets to the point that many Anesidoran-born individuals tend to see the rest of the planet as basically another world they're not allowed to visit, look down upon non-Avowed (particularly those who are children of Avowed) and tend to call Avowed that awoke to their power in the rest of the planet 'globies'.

** A "Whiff" is an Anesidoran with an Avowed family who doesn't get selected to be an Avowed.
** Depending on how it's said, "Globie" can be either neutral or deregatory.

* FigureItOutYourself: Some Avowed are picking from well-known Skills with predictable advancements, while others are using lesser-known Skills or Spell Impressions that don't have any guidance.
** U-Types are an extreme example of this - their powers are literally Unique.
** Alden is the only [[spoiler:human wizard]] so he can't really get any tutors for that.

* GeniusLoci: Each inhabited planet and moon in the Artonan Empire has a sapient and omniscient spell that is in charge of monitoring chaos, selecting Avowed, and numerous other functions including communication, commerce, and teleportation. Avowed (and people with the right technology) can use it as Augmented Reality. Avowed can also communicate directly with the Contract, but it doesn't always respond. The kernel of Artona I is referred to as Mother, and seems to be regarded as a goddess.
* GildedCage: Anesidora is practically a Utopia - free education, housing, and healthcare, a living stipend for all Avowed, futuristic technology. But it's not an accident it's built at Point Nemo - the farthest spot from the rest of the world. But all Avowed are required to live there, and it's incredibly hard to get permission to visit the rest of the world.
* {{Glamour}}: There's an Appeal stat which makes you more attractive and charismatic. All heroes are expected to have a couple points in it when they graduate college if they want to get a posting off-island. Natalie takes it to an extreme, however, with most of her points in it.
* GoodLuckCharm: The Gloss is a massive, world-altering Luck Wordchain. There's also a much lesser version of the Wordchain which Alden tries to cast as a kid, but which hasn't yet been seen on-page.
* GymClassHell: Magical Physical Education is extremely intense and the students end up exhausted and bruised after every class, but since they are all attending the Hero program to learn how to use their powers no one complains much.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Alden takes a Class that is unsuited for hero work, and a Skill that no one has ever taken before (with a very unflattering name, "Let Me Take Your Luggage"), based on the vague hint of Gorgon, a mysterious alien. It is only after striking a deal with a powerful Artonan wizard that Alden discovers that his Skill is one of the most versatile ones there are, and that unlike most it has no level cap - Alden could effectively never take any other skill or spell ever again and still have an incredibly robust power to base a career around.
* HegemonicEmpire: The Artonan Empire has three culturally Artonan solar systems and many other [[VoluntaryVassal Resource Worlds]] with sapient species who can become Avowed. Earth is only the latest to agree to the Contract after being warned about the danger of [[SolarFlareDisaster encroaching Chaos]]. War, disease, and natural disasters are largely gone from Earth, but humanity has been kept in the dark about things like how magic works, where chaos is coming from, or even why people are selected as Avowed.

* ImprovisedWeapon: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. Since anything Alden preserves is ''completely'' preserved, anything he can carry can be turned into a ''shield'', including rope, umbrellas, water balloons, and people. However, since it's very conceptually linked to preservation (that is, it is about taking on someone else's burdens, not freezing something in time), he cannot effectively use the items as weapons. Even though the action of someone striking his preserved objects is very similar to the action of him using the preserved object to strike someone, conceptually they're completely different

In 1963, [[SpaceElves aliens from another dimension]] arrived in the Sahara via teleport and offered the human race access to magic, medicine, and technology. In exchange, a small percentage of the population would be selected to be given [[CharacterClassSystem Classes]], Skills, and [[FunctionalMagic other magic abilities]]. These Avowed then could be [[SummonMagic summoned]] by [[WizardClassic Wizards]] to fight the [[EntropyAndChaosMagic corruption of Chaos]] and the demons it creates, or, more commonly, to do more mundane tasks.

As a child, Alden's parents were killed by a {{Supervillain}}, and his life was saved by the {{Sidekick}} of the superhero sent to stop him. Now a teenager in 2040, he knows that being selected is a distant possibility, but he dreams of one day [[SupportPartyMember joining a team as a support hero]] himself.

The series is a SliceOfLife story that follows Alden's life in school, work, and less mundane settings. It is currently being published on Website/RoyalRoad ([[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/63759/super-supportive here]]) and [[https://www.patreon.com/Sleyca/posts Patreon]].

* AllAccessibleMagic: Most magic is extremely limited, but Word Chains are the exception. In theory they require no magical ability or talent, merely the ability to speak a poem and do some hand motions. Except that the poem has to be in [[AlienLanguage Artonan]] and the hand motions are incredibly precise. The end result is that they don't work for most people who try them.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: The Artonan I Contract notes that Artonans struggled over giving a number of skills appropriately poetic names for most of the original skills they created, but not so for the Artonan name for the one that ended up being Alden's - "[[spoiler:The Bearer of All Burdens]]".

* BadassLongcoat: Alden purchases the "Hot Lab Coat" from the Rabbit Wardrobe because it gives bonuses to Agility, Dexterity, and Blast Resistance. It's also secretly [[spoiler:extremely Chaos-resistant]] which comes in handy [[spoiler:on Moon Thegund]].

* BewareTheMindReader: The mind-reading/affecting Class, Sway, is looked on with suspicion by most people, and most are careful not to choose Skills or Spells that can be used unconsciously.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Velra family is one, having been basically built from the ground up by its matriarch, Aulia Velra, to try to monopolize the rare Chainer class, either by extensive class trading or by convincing outside individuals with Chainer to marry into their family. Alden gets kidnapped simply for having Chainer and being able to trade it, and it gets worse from there. Lute describes in lengthy detail (in a mini-arc dedicated to him) how the family features everything from emotional abuse and blackmail to actual [[SuperBreedingProgram eugenics to try to guarantee Avowed children]].

* BirthdayBuddies: When Alden is given an Opposite Stone by the Palace of Unbreaking, its opposite goes to someone who was born at the same time he was. It's unclear if this is random Artonan religious symbolism or something more significant.
* BizarreAlienSenses: Artonans have an innate capacity to sense the capacity to impose one's will onto basically anything, and it is the fundamental essence of magical power. The concept is alien to humans, and the closest translation is "dominion" or "authority". Even those translations aren't quite right - when stranded in Moon Thegund, Alden realizes that having more authority makes you 'more stable' against the intrusive influence of chaos, and thus essentially lets you ''exist harder''.

* BoardingSchool: Celena North High School.

* ChasteHero: Played "straight" - Alden is on the Asexuality and Aromantic Spectrums. To the point where a magical influence to find someone attractive momentarily surprises him because finding someone attractive is so unusual.
* TheClan: The Velras are a massive four-generational family, led by Aulia. They're constantly shrouded in mystery and scandal and they've monopolized a whole Class. Their secrets are [[spoiler:secured by a magical tattoo]]. Pretty much all of the [[spoiler:except Lute]] are held in line by the matriarchal Grandwitch.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Any Class and Skill can be useful in the right situation, but some are so specialized that the situation might not come up often. For instance, one Skill allows its user to fix small patches of chipped paint.
* Dangerous16thBirthday: Most people are selected at age 15 or 16, with some outliers. Since most children of Avowed are also Avowed, on Anesidora children of powerful Avowed often get a Shit Sixteen (or Seventeen) birthday present if they haven't been selected yet to help sooth their anxiety.

* All-AccessibleMagic: Most magic is extremely limited, but Word Chains are the exception. In theory they require no magical ability or talent, merely the ability to speak a poem and do some hand motions. Except that the poem has to be in [[AlienLanguage Artonan]] and the hand motions are incredibly precise. The end result is that they don't work for most people who try them.

* Foreshadowing: [[spoiler:When Aiden requests the teleport to leave Moon Thegund in chapter 37, the System replies "[Request yessed. Please enter the alcove.]". In every previous instance, it had replied "[Request approved. Please enter the alcove.]". The next time he is on Moon Thegund, the System [[OhCrap breaks down completely, trapping him there]].]]

* Glamour: There's an Appeal stat which makes you more attractive and charismatic. All heroes are expected to have a couple points in it when they graduate college if they want to get a posting off-island. Natalie takes it to an extreme, however, with most of her points in it.

* StupidSexyFlanders: While we don't know Winston Heelfeather's sexuality, his fuming to himself in ch. 128 about the attention he's getting [[SocialMediaBeforeReason from his social media followers]] includes resentment towards Alden's having a mix of "cute face" and freckles with a tragic backstory.

* Foreshadowing: [[spoiler:When Aiden requests the teleport to leave Moon Thegund in chapter 37, the System replies "[Request yessed. Please enter the alcove.]". In every previous instance, it had replied "[Request approved. Please enter the alcove.]". The next time he is on Moon Thegund, the System [[OhShit breaks down completely, trapping him there]].]]

The series is a SliceOfLife story that follows Alden's life in school, work, and less mundane settings. It is currently being published on Website/RoyalRoad ([[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/63759/super-supportive here]]) and [[https://www.patreon.com/Sleyca/posts Patreon]]."

* GymClassHell: Magical Physical Education is extremely intense and the students end up exhausted and bruised after every class, but since they are all attending the Hero program to lean how to use their powers no one complains much.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Alden takes a Class that everyone thinks is useless for hero work, and a Skill that no one has ever taken, based on the advice of a mysterious alien. It turns out that his Skill is one of the most versatile there is, has no level cap, and is capable of near-infinite growth.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Since anything Alden preserves is ''completely'' preserved, anything he can carry can be turned into a weapon or shield, including rope, umbrellas, water balloons, and people.

* PowersAsPrograms: Since Classes are assigned at random, after a person is selected by the System they have 90 days to trade their Class with as many times as they like to get one that they actually want. When affixing, Avowed can also get Spell Impressions, which look and feel like the person using them is on autopilot.
* PowerLevels: At selection, each Avowed is given a rank, with F at the bottom, D second, C the most common, B at top 15%, A the most common for superheroes, and S at the top. There are theories for why a person is assigned a rank, but no one seems to know for sure. A person's overall rank and skill can level up over time, but most people don't break out of their starting rank. Most skills have a maximum level, which forces the Avowed to pick a new skill the next time they affix. This appears to limit the person's rank. People who go beyond S are reffered to as Hyperboles, and are given the rank 1 instead.

** Brutes are the most common Class, and make up about a third of all Avowed. Sub-classes include [[SuperToughness Dura Brute]], [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman Aqua Brute]], Agility Brute, [[SuperSpeed Speedsters]], RubberMan or {{Sizeshifter}} Morph Brutes, [[SuperScream Vocal Brutes]], InASingleBound, [[SuperHearing Audial Brutes]] or [[SuperStrength Strength Brute]].

** Adjuster of Reality/Adjusters choose a starter skill and usually several spells that go with it. This basically allows them to determine their own subclass at affixation. After the initial choice, the System limits and streamlines the type of spells and skills they're offered in the future. These include [[GravityMaster gravity manipulation]], [[AnIcePerson ice]], [[ShockAndAwe lightening]], [[PlayingWithFire fire]], and [[BarrierWarrior energy barriers]]. One character has abilities that let him read an object's history and then revert it to a previous state, which he uses to repair small objects, and he hopes his abilities will eventually develop him into a full TimeMaster.

** Sways have psychic powers, and usually specialize as readers or manipulators. They are looked on with [[BewareTheMindReader suspicion and fear]] by most people, so most Anesidorans know not to the class if possible, and to avoid picking skills or spells that could let them invade peoples' privacy. Variations include CompellingVoice, LivingLieDetector, and the ability to [[PsiBlast melt peoples' brains from a distance]].

** HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Due to Gorgon's insider advice, Alden obtains a power that seems very unsuited for heroic work, and maybe even in general - "Let Me Take Your Luggage", which lets him preserve anything other people entrust him with as long as he's carrying it. It is only after striking a deal with a powerful Artonan wizard that Alden discovers that "Let Me Take Your Luggage" has no actual skill ceiling, and that eventually it'll be a truly powerful skill.

* WhipSword: Lexi's WeaponOfChoice is a Mind Writher, a VariableLengthChain that he can extend and manipulate with his mind. He can use it to bind, cut, or stab. His brother accuses him of just wanting a WhipOfDominance.

** It is possible to get a bionic replacement for a lost eye, but Lute hasn't done so for some reason."

* Nephewism: After his parents are killed, Alden is raised by his somewhat flighty Aunt.

** Rabbits are another rare class. They are the ultimate utility class and many are summoned often enough that they make a lot of money. Their name is an Anglicisation of ryeh-b't, which are [[ShoulderSizedDragon small dragonlike creatures]] and the Artonan equivallent to dogs. It has the broadest range of Skills of any class, ranging from the ability to make [[FoodBasedSuperpowers magically delicious food]] to instantly [[TheMakeover make objects prettier]] to [[AnInteriorDesignerIsYou rearranging furniture]]. There are so many in fact, that even after almost 80 years not all of them have been chosen. In addition to Skills and Spell Impressions, Rabbits also get a Trait, which is an active affect that is usually only turned on while the Rabbit is using their skill. Alden's makes gravity weigh him down less as long as he is on Ground, but others include contaminant resistance, composure, and attention to detail.

* TranslatorMicrobes: Avowed get an Augmented reality through the Contract which gives them subtitles for languages that they don't know. This is usually shown in the text [[TranslationConvention with <brackets to denote translations>]] This becomes a problem if the System isn't working for some reason and [[LanguageBarrier no one speaks the same languages]].

* {{Determinator}}: While escaping from [[spoiler:Joe's [[MadScientistLaboratory]]]], Alden runs for several days, carrying [[spoiler:Kibby the whole time]]. He is eventually forced to [[BottledHeroicResolve take drugs that shut off pain]] and suffers from a PostVictoryCollapse as a result.

** Meisters are specialized to use a specific tool, supplemented with magic. Many of these are weapons, such as [[MasterSwordsman Swords]], [[CarryABigStick Cudgles]], or [[ArcherArchetype Bows]], but not all tools are weapons. For instance, there are Meisters of [[BuildingIsWelding Torch]] and [[WrenchWhack Wrench]], as well as various musical instruments. At S-rank musical instruments are usually [[InstrumentOfMurder used as weapons]].

* AfterActionHealingDrama: After running for several days straight Alden gets a week of magical healing.

* BadassTeacher: Each of the MPE instructors is a badass in their own way, and a few of them are world-famous superheros.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Velra family is one, having been basically built from the ground up by its matriarch, Aulia Velra, to try to monopolize the rare Chainer class, either by extensive class trading or by convincing outside individuals with Chainer to marry into their family. Alden gets kidnapped simply for having Chainer and being able to trade it, and it gets worse from there. Lute describes in lengthy detail (in a mini-arc dedicated to him) how the family features everything from emotional abuse and blackmail to actual [[SuperBreedingProgram eugenics to try to guarantee superhuman children]].

* EquivalentExchange Wordchains are a system of magic that technically anyone with fingers and the ability to speak can do. Each Chain gives the user a boost in something for a period of time, which later will need to be payed back with the opposite. For instance, Lute's grandmother knows a Chain that boosts LuckStat of her entire family on at least a global scale for a few days, but the bad luck portion is ''so'' bad that most people wouldn't think it's worth it. The Self-Mastery chain makes the user much more [[HyperAwareness aware of their body's movement and surroundings]], but the bad half makes them unable to speak and stand up at the same time.

* GeniusLoci: Each inhabited planet and moon in the Artonan Empire has a sapient and omnicient spell that is in charge of monitoring chaos, selecting Avowed, and numerous other functions including communication, commerce, and teleportation. Avowed (and people with the right technology) can use it as Augmented Reality. Avowed can also communicate directly with the Contract, but it doesn't always respond. The kernel of Artona I is referred to as Mother, and seems to be regarded as a goddess.

* SemanticSuperpower: Alden's Skill allows him to preserve things entrusted to him, but can be used in ways that rely on his perception. For instance, if he is entrusted with an object he can preserve it and anything touching it, because it is part of a "stack." It will eventually allow him to carry [[spoiler:''any'' kind of "luggage," including nontangible concepts]].

* TheSixStats: Each stat point adds 10% improvement to the species standard. The Avowed can pick some things for themselves each time they affix, but others are automatically assigned based on the Class and Skill choice. The avowed can also break down their free points however they want. For instance, given two free points they could put 0.25 into each stat. Each one can also be further broken down into specific parts of the body or for different perameters. Some stats, such as Processing, can't be implimented right at affixing and may take several months to come into full effect.
** Sympathy for Magic appears to be a stat specifically given to Rabbits, and increases their ability to notice and interract with magical things.

* SuperpowerLottery: Only 0.07% of Earth's population is selected by the Contract, and given a rank based on slightly unclear peramiters. They are assigned a random Class based on what is needed by the Triplanets at the time, entirely at random. Classes can be traded until they are finalized, but a person's desired Class isn't always available.

* TooImportantToWalk: While trapped on Moon Thegund Alden fantasizes about hiring people to carry him around in a palanquin.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Alden meets an Artonan MadScientist who actually speeks English and a few other alien languages.
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: A character who is an [[TheEmpath empath]] conciders himself to be BlessedWithSuck, not because people's feelings are bad, but because of what they do because of those feelings. He also gets overwhelmed by other people's strong emotions.
* AugmentedReality: Avowed get an augmented reality directly into their minds, but other people can get acces to the same thing if they have [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual special glasses]] or [[ElectronicEyes eye implants]].
* BadassTeacher: Each of the MPE instructors is a baddass in their own way, and a few of them are world-famous superheros.

* BewareTheMindReader: The mind-reading Class, Sway, is looked on with suspicion by most people, and most are careful not to choose Skills or Spells that can be used without conscent.

* ConspicuousConsumption: Rabbits are sometimes looked down on for being noncombattants, but they also tend to get more frequent and lucrative summons. They "get back" at their detractors with Spree Day, in which participants go out in public and show off their wealth by having expensive things delivered to them all day or [[UnlimitedWardrobe wearing fancy clothes and changing outfits throughout the day]].

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Alden takes a Class that everyone thinks is useless for hero work, and a Skill that no one has ever taken, based on the advice of a mysterious alien. It turns out that his Skill is one of the most versitile there is, has no level cap, and is infinitely expandible.
* HegemonicEmpire: The Artonan Empire has three culturally Artonan solar systems and many other [[VoluntaryVassal Resource Worlds]] with sapeint species who can become Avowed. Earth is only the latest to agree to the Contract after being warned about the danger of [[SolarFlareDisaster encroaching Chaos]]. War, disease, and natural disasters are largely gone from Earth, but humanity has been kept in the dark about things like how magic works, where chaos is coming from, or even why people are selected as Avowed.

* IDoNotDrinkWine: Thanks to a magical geas, Alden is unable to eat animal products unless the animal gave him permission to eat it. Basically, he is a strict vegan

* InnocentProdigy: Kibby has spent most of her childhood in a MadScientistLaboratory and has quite advanced knowlede of science and math for her age. She also is unaware of the conciquences of [[spoiler:teaching Alden magic]].
* IntelligentForest: Artona I has a huge forest of sapeint - or at least sentient - trees that can move. It is hinted that the network of trees might be Mother, the kernel of the Artona I Contract.

* LivingLieDetector: Some Sways have a Skill that lets them detect lies, and an [[TheEmpath empath]] can detect lies through fluxuations in a person's emotions.
* MadScientist: "Joe," the proffessor that Alden meets on his first job, has been recently demoted for doing shady experiments. He claims that the powers that be were fine with him doing it until he slept with the wrong politician's wife.
* MagikarpPower: A few students are accepted to [[HeroAcademy hero school]] based on the potential of their powers more than their current abilities. For instance, one boy is a light Shaper who might eventually gain the ability to shoot [[EyeBeams laser beams]] or [[Invisibility turn invisible]], but currently can [[PowerGlows only glow slightly]].

** Appeal is the equivallent to [[CharmPerson Charisma]] and can affect all parts of the body and even the psyche. It makes the person more beautiful, but also stronger and more graceful, because WithGreatPowerComesGreatHotness. It also makes the Avowed more empathetic, and with enough stat points put into it Appeal can start magically warping peoples' perception of the person.

** [[SuperReflexes Dexterity]], Stamina, Agility, Speed, and Strength are all fairly standard."

** Brutes are the most common Class, and make up about a third of all Avowed. Sub-classes include [[SuperToughness Dura Brute]], [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman Aqua Brute]], Agility Brute, [[SuperSpeed Speedsters]], RubberMan or {{Sizeshifter}} Morph Brutes, [[SuperScream Vocal Brutes]], InASingleBound [[SuperHearing Audial Brutes]] [[SuperStrength Strength Brute]]

** Shapers have magical control over a [[SingleSubstanceManipulation specific element]], which are defined in Artonan terms and don't always make sense to humans. For instance, it includes human ElementalPowers such as [[BlowYouAway air]], [[DishingOutDirt ground]], and [[MakingASplash water]], but ""ground"" refers to the ""fundiment of the planet that supports our life,"" and can include things like concrete, but if it has been manipulated too much it becomes an Object, and is considered to be a [[MindOverMatter different element]]. Other elements include [[GreenThumb Life]], and [[LightEmUp Light]]. Notibly it does not include [[AnIcePerson ice manipulation]], [[ShockAndAwe shooting lightening]], or [[PlayingWithFire fire]].
** Adjuster of Reality/Adjusters choose a starter skill and usually several spells that go with it. This basically allows them to determine their own subclass at affixation. After the initial choice, the System limits and streamlines the type of spells and skills they're offered in the future. These include [[GravityMaster gravity manipulation]], [[AnIcePerson ice]], [[ShockAndAwe lightening]], [[PlayingWithFire fire]], and [[BarrierWarrior energy barriers]]. One character has abilities that let him read an object's history and then revert it to a previous state, which he uses to repair small obects, and he hopes his abilities will eventually develop him into a full TimeMaster.

** Rabbits are another rare class. They are the ultimate utility class and many are summoned often enough that they make a lot of money. Their name is an Anglicisation of ryeh-b't, which are [[ShoulderSizedDragon small dragonlike creatures]] and the Artonan equivallent to dogs. It has the broadest range of Skills of any class, ranging from the ability to make [[FoodBasedSuperpowers magically delicious food]] to instantly [[TheMakeover make objects prettier]] to [[AnInteriorDesignerIsYou rearranging furniture]]. There are so many in fact, that even after almost 80 years not all of them have been chosen. In addition to Skills and Spell Impressions, Rabbits also get a Trait, which is an active affect that is usually only turned on while the Rabbit is using thier skill. Alden's makes gravity weigh him down less as long as he is on Ground, but others include contaminant resistance, composure, and attention to detail.
** Chainers have abilities that let them do Wordchains better, bestow them on others, and forsibly call in unpaid debts. See EquivalentExchange.

** Uniques/U-Types are individuals who have completely unique abilities and are often selected much younger than any other Avowed for mysterious reasons. Unlike every other Class they can't trade their Class and affix as soon as they are selected. Known individuals include one who can [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talk to cats]] and has other [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing cat-themed]] powers, an [[TheEmpath empath]] who can push his [[EmotionControl emotions onto others]], a person who can [[Intangibility phase through solid objects]], another who turns her enemies into [[SuperCuteSuperPowers rainbow glitter]], and one who [[VampiricDraining can suck the lifeforce]] out of people."

* TooImportantToWalk: While trapped on Moon Thegund Alden fantisizes about hiring people to carry him around in a palanquin.

* WhipSword: Lexi's SignatureWeapon is a Mind Writher, a VariableLengthChain that he can extend and manipulate with his mind. He can use it to bind, cut, or stab. His brother accuses him of just wanting a WhipOfDominance.

The series is a SliceOfLife story that follows Alden’s life in school, work, and less mundane settings. It is currently being published on [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/63759/super-supportive Royal Road]] and [[https://www.patreon.com/Sleyca/posts Patreon]]."