The wildly popular novel "So I'm a Spider, So What?" has gained popularity for its unusual setting, even among the recently popular isekai reincarnation novels. The protagonist is a high school girl who has been reincarnated as a spider, and while she is the weakest creature in the alternate world, she becomes increasingly stronger through steady level-ups and the intelligence she possessed as a human, which makes for an intriguing story. The world of "So I'm a Spider, So What?" features an important element known as "skills." This article will explain these "skills" in detail.
What exactly are "skills" in "So I'm a Spider, So What?"
"Skills" in the other world are used when casting magic, improving one's own stats, or strengthening attacks that are specific to a specific attribute. They have various effects depending on the type. They are generally used in combat. To acquire skills, one must either use "skill points" in the other world or repeat specific training or actions specific to each skill type. For example, consuming a large number of poisonous monsters can build up poison resistance. Incidentally, mental skills also exist in the other world, and like behavioral skills, proficiency in these skills increases through experiencing various emotions and thoughts.
What are "skill points"?
You can acquire skills within the range of skill points. Skill points are not added frequently, but increase through leveling up and other actions. Depending on the type of skill, some can be acquired immediately by paying skill points.
What are "Ruler Skills"?
"Ruler Skills" are extremely powerful skills that are completely different from other skills. There are 15 types of Ruler Skills: seven from the Seven Deadly Sins series, seven from the Seven Virtues series, and a skill called "Wisdom." Acquiring these skills not only significantly boosts your stats, but also grants you a title such as "Ruler of XX (e.g., Pride)."
What are the "Seven Deadly Sins" of Ruler Skills?
The "Seven Deadly Sins" are among the most powerful Ruler Skills, but they also have a significant negative impact on the user's mental health. Some skills can even lead to self-destruction, so caution is required when using them.
"Pride"
This is a powerful skill that can increase combat experience, proficiency, and even ability growth. However, it can also make the user extremely aggressive, often leading to self-destruction and a destructive effect. Those who have earned the title "Pride Ruler" can further increase their stats by gaining skills such as "Abyss Magic" and "Hell."
"Sloth"
This skill significantly increases the HP, MP, and SP consumption of all beings except the user. While "Sloth" only has this effect and does not cause mental abnormalities, the skill's effect is similar to that of laziness itself, hence the name.
"Lust"
This is a ruler skill that inflicts the status abnormalities of hypnosis, brainwashing, and charm on the user. Anyone attacked by this skill will unconsciously be forced to obey the user's will. Under normal circumstances, the "Brainwashing" skill does not last long, but when used with "Lust," it becomes extremely powerful, making it not only long-lasting but also difficult to remove.
"Greed"
This Dominator skill allows you to randomly steal the skills, stats, and skill points of enemies you kill. As a "Greed Dominator," you can acquire the skills "Conquest" and level 10 "Appraisal." Note that you cannot choose the skills you steal.
"Wrath"
This Dominator skill significantly increases all stats in exchange for losing your own sanity. While it significantly increases your combat ability, it is also a terrifying skill, requiring you to continue fighting until you deactivate the skill, losing control of your own body.
"Jealousy"
It takes time to activate, but it can forcibly prevent your opponent from using skills (including Dominator skills).
"Gluttony"
You can eat anything and turn it into energy. This includes not only monsters and other materials, but also barriers and magic.
What are the "Seven Virtues" Ruler Skills?
We'll also introduce the "Seven Virtues" Ruler Skills. This isn't without its drawbacks, either.
"Mercy"
This is the only Ruler Skill that can revive the dead. However, it also comes with significant drawbacks. It consumes a significant amount of MP, can be unusable in certain situations, and, surprisingly, using this skill increases the "Taboo" skill by 1.
"Patience"
This Ruler skill allows you to avoid death. It consumes MP and leaves you with only 1 HP remaining after an attack. "Patience Ruler" improves your defense and resistance abilities, and also unlocks evil eye skills.
"Temperance"
This skill grants you near-immortality. It allows you to reincarnate while retaining memories of your previous life.
What is the Ruler skill "Wisdom"?
"Wisdom" is a new special skill added by the evil god D. It combines detection and appraisal. It allows the ruler to view all stats of others, as well as the skills currently in the other world and the skill points required to acquire them. It can also track and locate items that have already been appraised. Furthermore, the "Ruler of Wisdom" skill assists with magic construction and provides positive stat adjustments.
What is the skill "Elemental Resistance"?
One of the skills is "Elemental Resistance." This is a defensive skill that can be acquired when under some kind of stress and is constantly active. It allows for some control over various attacks and is divided into three types: "Pain Resistance," "Heresy Resistance," and "Corrosion Resistance." This includes physical resistances such as poison, paralysis, acid, and heat, as well as mental status resistances such as fear, pain, and fainting.
"Pain Resistance"
Among elemental resistances, "Pain Resistance" reduces actions that would otherwise be restricted by pain. There are various levels of Pain Resistance. At low levels, you can only tolerate pain. At higher levels, you can eventually acquire derivative skills such as "Pain Nullification" and even "Pain Alleviation." Until you reach "Pain Alleviation," you can only tolerate pain; pain never actually decreases. The final stage of "Pain Alleviation" is "Pain Nullification," where you can only sense pain through danger signals and completely lose your own sense of pain.
"Heresy Resistance"
"Heresy Resistance" is a defensive resistance against Heresy attributes (those that directly attack the soul). For example, using "Detection" or "Appraisal" can generate a massive amount of information, causing pain all over the body, including your head, but you can also gain proficiency with these abilities.
"Corrosion Resistance"
This defensive defense against the Corrosion attribute is difficult to acquire. The Corrosion attribute is extremely powerful, and the attacker will inevitably suffer self-destruction from the backlash. Attacking without resistances will result in instant death, but this is quite difficult, as there are very few enemies with the corrosion attribute, let alone those with corrosion resistance.
[So I'm a Spider, So What?] Summary of "Skills"
This concludes our summary of the "skills" that appear in "So I'm a Spider, So What?". What did you think? There are a variety of "skills" that are useful in combat, but mastering them can be quite difficult.
