Levels

About
All living beings with a soul that are born within the Planner Scenario have Levels and Skill Levels set by birth. Levels determine the strength of each individual and can be raised by fighting or killing another living being and raised by a Level God. Powerful mortals have a level god he/she can summon at any time and raise level.

However, if one fails to keep up or if someone procrastinates, the level can go down, weakening in the process. Different humans however level up or down at different rates. The faster one can level up, the faster their level lowers. The opposite applies as well. The harder it is to raise one's level, the slower that person loses level. The hero of the system for example levels up very slowly but never loses levels.

Rance gains levels very fast. This also leads to him losing levels very fast, when he procrastinates.

Level Caps
Just like everyone is born with levels they also have a limit called "Level Cap" that blocks their progress. Almost all beings under the Planner Scenario have a level cap (Humans, Kalar, Monsters, etc), this limits their power and helps maintain a balance. Once you reach your cap you cannot get any stronger than you already are and you reached the limit of your potential. Only the key members of the antagonist race such as the Dark Lords and The Demon King don't have levels or a cap.

This level cap is set the minute you are born, it can be raised through artificial means, but not by too much.

The average person has a level cap from around 5 to 10. Having a cap of 20 is the equivalent of being first in your class and an elite soldier. Caps of over 30 are seen only once every 10.000 people and over 40 is among the best of a country. Only a handful few humans in the world have caps of above 50 and, if they reach said level, they are guaranteed to be among the worlds strongest.

Note that a level cap does not determine how strong someone is but how strong they can get with enough time and training. A prime example is Maha in Kichikuou Rance, who had the highest cap known for any human, 120. However, he was killed by a Kalar Curse at the age of 13 before he could be even close to reach his true potential.

Trivia

 * There are some cases in which a "glitch" can occur within the scenario leading to strange abnormalities. Rance being the best example since he was born with no level cap at all, which means he has potential to grow infinitely stronger.
 * This is also inherited by his offspring.
 * Hanty Kalar, while not confirmed, is most likely a similar case since she had a stupidly high level cap of 1000 and Godess ALICE claims that she's someone that "shouldn't exist".
 * Gods(including Angels) and Devils are not part of the Planner Scenario, thus, they don't have levels and level cap.
 * The Demon King doesn't have a level cap.
 * Dark Lords used to have caps as well but it was retconned after Rance Quest.