![A Measure of Magic [Character-Driven Adventure Fantasy]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F187490-a-measure-of-magic.jpg%3Ftime%3D1787177948&w=640&q=75)
by Moonlit Magnolia
A hostile kingdom. A powerful curse. Enemies lurking in the dark. Can two friends defeat them in time to save the ones they cherish? From murders to magical beast attacks, nothing has been going right in Bryolan. As the kingdom’s most powerful mage and a newly named baroness, Elliana wants to get to the bottom of it. So does her friend, Paige, a commoner with little magic who insists on being a healer anyway. When Paige stumbles upon an unnatural disease, Elliana discovers they’re dealing with a curse. In a matter of days, the disease spreads throughout Bryolan, even infecting the king. At the crown prince’s request, Elliana and Paige join a delegation to a neighboring kingdom he believes to be the source of their woes. But the enemies they uncover there are far more formidable than they could have imagined. Even Elliana’s power, Paige’s courage, and help from unlikely allies might not be enough to stop them from bringing Bryolan to its knees. What to Expect: - Family (Both found and blood-related) - Intrigue and danger - High stakes...eventually - Magic -2 female protagonists (1 strong, 1 weak) -Multiple POV - M/F romance subplot -Slice-of-life elements
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
4%
Two or more lists
2%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Drama → Romance → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological (1%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#9807 of 12,407 · 9757 below RS #50
By genre
beats 90% of similar stories
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beats 63% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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