Premise
The world is covered in Enchanted Forests, filled with magical plants simply referred to as Herbs. The Floria are living beings (human, animal, or even plants!) that have leaned to harness the power of the Herbs to perform all sorts of magical feats.
You play as one of the titular Floria that venture into the Enchanted Forests.
Core Mechanics
2d6 roll under. Difficulty numbers are determined by adding two stats together.
Spells are cast by identifying, and filling in shapes on a grid.
As adventures go on, lines and shapes are drawn onto the grid to create more distinct shapes.
Quick and Dirty Character Creation
Stats are determined by an array.
Pick your Species, and gain their special abilities.
Pick your Lifestyle, gain two skills from that list.
Pick your Magic Style, those are the spells you can cast in battle.
Your Secondary Stats are determined by a combination of your Lifestyle and Magic Style.
Various lines are drawn on your Ley Canvas based on all choices made up to this point.
What It Does Well or Interestingly
Typical of many RPGs from Japan, this is a game with some unique mechanics.
Game is broken up into to major phases: Search Phase when the players are exploring the forest, and Magic Battle for when they’re confronting the problem of the scenario.
This gives it a structure that novice Game Masters can fall back on if they get lost on what to do next.
Potential Pitfalls
This game relies on a lot of Geometry, which can be a little confusing if you’re not accustomed to regularly drawing with grids.
Determining damage on the Ley Canvas can also be a little confusing to figure out at times.
Sections to Pay Attention To
Useful summaries exist all throughout the book, especially helpful for figuring out how to handle anything involving the Ley Canvas.
Final Thoughts
A novel game from Japan. Sometimes feels more like a board game than an RPG. Otherwise, it’s a short, structured game that’d be a great inclusion in any game master’s collection.
