Charm Studies
is a magical lo-fi Picross game made in Ren'Py by NomnomNami for NaNoRenO 2023.
Cassia is a young witch who slept through all of her Charms classes and is in danger of failing her final exams, so she convinces the first-year student Senna to help her catch up on her studies. Unfortunately, Senna is a very serious tutor, and Cassia may find it difficult to get along with her... Will Cassia be able to draw enough charms to graduate from school and earn Senna's friendship?
Tropes in Charm Studies:
- Ascended Extra: Cassia debuted in Starry Flowers and made a cameo appearance in the Lonely Wolf Treat remakes before starring in this game.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Cassia is oblivious, loopy, easily distracted, and tends to fall asleep in class, which is the entire reason she needs Senna's help to catch up in her studies.
- Functional Magic: This is the first work to explore the magic system of Nami's world in more detail, describing how it revolves around the three core pillars of Astral, Temporal, and Spatial magic, as well as how witches have the ability to imbue objects with magic by drawing charms on them.
- The Glomp: Being the Cuddle Bug she is, Cassia gives Senna a big hug after completing the final puzzle. Senna is quick to remind her that it's rude to hug people without their consent.
- Grid Puzzle: Since this is game about the type of grid puzzle known as Nonograms a.k.a Picross.
- Minimalist Cast: Cassia and Senna are the only characters featured in the game.
- Mythology Gag: Senna describes Connection magic as a union between Temporal and Spatial magic, which Cassia interprets as time and space being married.
- Runic Magic: Charms are magical symbols that can be inscribed on objects to imbue them with magic. Witches are taught to draw charms using Picross puzzles.
- Sequel Hook: Senna's quest to become a world-famous Logician is stated to be "a story for another time", hinting that Senna may be the star of a future Nami game.
- Stern Teacher: Senna takes her job as a tutor very seriously, and has very little patience for someone as childish and irresponsible as Cassia. However, after her bad attitude causes her to get fired from her other tutoring job, she has a Jerkass Realization and mellows out considerably.
