Get Your Game On!
Summary: This is the story of The Gamer! A man who received the abilities of a Video Game character! Let's find out if he can survive! Behold! Self-insert AU fanfiction!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, but my story idea, OC and AU!
Please see "The Imagination User!" for the beginning to truly make since!
Inspired by the Webtoons story of "The Gamer"!
I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1: The Best Game Ever!
My P.O.V.
As I was floating toward the doorway, I felt myself stop all of sudden and as this happened, I saw in front of me, another me, unhindered, still floating to the door.
I looked on in disbelief, "What the hell!?! Now what?" I ranted as I tried to keep my cool.
Hello!
"Huh?" I uttered out as I saw a Blue panel-like screen in front of me, "Uh, Hello!" I greeted back.
Due to attempting to travel to another world, you have been selected to receive the powers of "The Gamer"!
"What? "The Gamer"?" I asked myself. Does this mean that I'll be a Video Game character? (AN: Yes, this is actually how fast I piece things together!)
Due to this being your first time to actually experience life as 'The Gamer', you will be given the option to begin the tutorial.
(New Quest!)
Would you like a tutorial to get you started?
Rewards: 1 Level!, $100, 10 free Attribute points, and potentially a deeper understanding of your new role in life!
Yes/No
I tapped Yes for the quest.
Would you like to begin Tutorial?
Yes/No
Huh, so this is like a video game then. Well, might as well, from past experiences, skipping the tutorial has always been very painful if I don't a certain function that I should know!
I tap 'Yes'!
Excellent! Let's begin!
First you must bring out your 'Status Window'! To bring it out you must say and/or think Stats or Status Window.
Hm, seems easy enough, 'Stats!' I thought. Suddenly replacing the previous was a window of my stats!
Name: Fernando
Class: The Gamer
Level: 20
Title: High School Graduate
Bounty: $0
Health Points (HP): 300/300
Magic Points (MP): 150/150
Strength (STR): 15
Vitality (VIT): 20
Dexterity DEX): 10
Intelligence (INT): 15
Wisdom (WIS): 15
Luck (LUK): 25
Elemental Affinity: None
Attribute Points: 0
Dollars ($): 30
Status Effects: None
"Huh, I suddenly feel very glad I became a Black Belt in champion Tae Kwon Do, but why does it say "High School Graduate"?" I said to myself. Suddenly, a rush of memories started to flash through my mind!
Birthday, Graduation, Travel, Return, and Travel, again! "Ow, why do I always get these dumb headaches out of nowhere?" I complained as I rubbed my poor head.
"And, now this stats make sense, especially the Luck and slacking off, made my Dexterity only "Good", but not "Great", "Amazing", or "Awesome!" sigh might have to gix that in the future.
As you can probably guess this is your status window.
On it you will find a plethora of useful information, things such as your total health (HP), your total Aura (MP), various stats, any elemental affinities, status effects, and your total money. Tapping on any of the info on this screen can bring you further information on it.
Try tapping on one of your stats now.
Alright then, I'll check them all in order! First, Health!
HP, or health, is how much damage you can take before dying.
Current HP regen is 2% of max HP/minute.
Second, Magic!
MP, or as the locals call it, Magic, is the resource used in most spells and skills.
Current MP regen is 1% of max MP/min.
Third, Strength!
Strength is how strong you are, duh! It affectsphysicalcarrying capacity and how hard you hit with melee weapons!
Fourth, Vitality!
Vitality is how tough you are. Increasing this stat allows you to actually take a punch to the face without crying like a baby. Each point in this stat increases your overall HP by 10.
Fifth, Dexterity!
Dexterity is how agile you are. It increases hand-eye coordination, attack speed, movement, how easy it is to DODGE! attacks, damage and aim with a ranged weapon, and also aids in more...nefarious skills.
Sixth, Intelligence!
How smart you are. Higher levels of this stat will increase learning ability and speed, memorization, thinking up new ideas to solve a problem, etc. Each point in INT increases MP by 10 per stat point.
Seventh, Wisdom!
Wisdom is the ability to take any decisions you have and choose the best one out of them. It also increases MP regeneration by an extra 1% every 10 levels.
And finally, my personal favorite, Luck!
This is your luck stat! It is a very important factor in everyone's life as it determines what kind of fate you'll have. Normally people have around 10 luck, this means their luck in life is rather average, they could just as easily live until old age or die in a messy Car accident. Someone under that threshold will probably not live very long, or if they do it's not very pleasant. People over that threshold will have more good things happen to them and less bad. It also helps in everything you do in small ways.
Due to your unique ability, the LUK stat also increases drops from Enemies. The higher, the better the chance of getting rare, unique, or legendary drops. A must have!
Due to your unique ability, the stat affects critical hit chances on non-vital parts of your foe's body.
Awesome! just the way I like it!
Now that we have finished with the Status screen, let's move on.
Try thinking "Inventory" now.
'Inventory,' I thought as, suddenly, the Status Screen was replaced by a basic Inventory screen. To the left I saw a mini-me with my current clothes in the little box slots with meant this was my Equipment. To the right, I saw the Inventory, which had empty box slots.
I guess this is where I can put stuff, huh? I looked up and saw the amount of storage and snickered at my luck!
0/Infinite Storage
Madness! Hahahaha!
This is your inventory, you can put things into it and pull them out whenever you wish. You can also equip clothes and items in this screen without having to manually change them.
Convenient, right?
Very much so, I already know what I want to do with this!
When you are finished here, please think "Skills".
Right then, Skills,' I thought as a new screen replaced Inventory screen, a list of Skills called: Gamer's Mind and Gamer's Body.
Gamer's Mind (Passive) Level: Max
Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to mental attacks.
Gamer's Body (Passive) Level: Max
Grants the user a body that allows them to experience life as a video game
I am so OP right now, and I love it!
You can gain new skills in a variety of ways: by repeating certain actions, experimenting with your Magic, and reading skill books.
With that, you have finished the basic tutorial and all that's left is for you to make your own mark in this world. Choose whichever path you want, you have that freedom. Any further information can be found in the help section in the options menu.
Happy gaming!
I smiled as I swiped the Tutorial screen away only for a new screen to take it place.
Tutorial quest finished!
Rewards:
10 free Attribute points
$100
1 Level!
You have Leveled up!
I smiled as I dismissed that too. Now, what to do...well first like check my stats, 'Stats,' I thought.
Name: Fernando
Class: The Gamer
Level: 21
Title: High School Graduate
Bounty: $0
Health Points (HP): 300/300
Magic Points (MP): 150/150
Strength (STR): 15
Vitality (VIT): 20
Dexterity DEX): 10
Intelligence (INT): 15
Wisdom (WIS): 15
Luck (LUK): 25
Elemental Affinity: None
Attribute Points: 15
Dollars ($): 130
Status Effects: None
Hmm...I'll check later, I guess, as I don't wanna waste this precious points just yet.
Now that the tutorial of your adventure is complete, you shall be sent back to really start said adventure!
I couldn't help but think, 'Where?' a confused expression plastered on my face.
You shall be sent back to Earth!
Earth?
The reason for such a return is quite simple: now that you are "The Gamer", you may use your powers on the dull, yet fun world of Earth!
Before I could reply, I suddenly felt like I was being pulled on, and the white space of emptiness was gone and what replaced was the sky.
I realized, a second later, I was on my back.
Enjoy your time!
I smiled, might as well. I dismissed the message and got up from the ground to dust myself off. I looked at my clothes, good! I still have the multi-colored star design on my red shirt. Looking down, I my pants, thankfully, were green carpenter pants, just the way I like 'em! My shoes are good, especially since their red and black Asics shoes. This is new though, I have red and black fingerless gloves. My big jacket's gone and replaced with this odd jacket. I took it off to take a look at it.
A skill has been created through a special act! Through continuous observation, a skill to find the target's information, "Observe", has been created.
Observe (Passive)
A skill created by "The Gamer" to analyze and showcase information regarding anything he identifies.
"Gasp, where the hell have you been all my life!?!" I exclaimed with joy at the notification presented! I hit the fucking JACKPOT!!! I cried tears, I've always wanted a skill like this! Now I never have to be confused about stuff again.
And now I feel calm, even though I wanted to cry as if I watched a Disney movie! Ahem, anyway, 'Observe I thought as I looked at this unfamiliar jacket.
Clothing: LACOSTE SPORTS Jacket
A unique jacket that comes with a feature of detachable sleeves. Just unzip the sleeve from said jacket and it'll be a vest. Try not to lose the loose sleeves, ok?
Amount of pockets: 3
Nice! So, if I'm hot, I can take off the sleeves of this thing and when it's cold, I can zip it back on! Great!
"Hmm, I wonder," I said as I tried reach to the back of my T-shirt with my hand. Reason I'm doing this is because the design for the Keyblade is on the back of my shirt and if I make an attempt to grab it, it'll come to me!
Putting my hand near where I remember the putting the stitching design, I made a grasping motion. Sure enough, I felt on my palm.
Bringing the Keyblade in front of me, I admired it's beauty. I liked stylish-looking keys with I was younger, I couldn't help but smile. My luck prevails once again!
'Observe,' I thought as I was looking at my weapon.
Weapon: Keyblade
Variant: Kingdom Key
A Key of vast mystery. A rare find. Don't be fooled by it appearance, it's not a Keyblade for nothing. As the legend tells, a Keyblade can only be obtained by one of strong heart. Once, it used to be part the legendary χ-blade. As the name entails, it is a powerful Blade despite it lacking a sharp appearance! An Awesome conductor for Magic!
Current Spells
None
"Just as I thought, the information for the Keyblade is completely accurate!" I praised. Hmm, should I put this in my Inventory? Might as well. I called up the Inventory and practically shoved the thing in there. Once it made it in, it showed the Keyblade occupying the first slot.
Seeing as I needed major info, I brought out my smartphone that was sitting comfortably in my pocket.
'Damn, I need Internet connection! Might as well look at the date and time,' I thought, which led me to looking up slightly to see the date...I'll admit it was not what I expected.
May 12, 2018 10:00 A.M.
Um, what the hell? Am I in the freaking future!?! Did that white space send me to the future!?! And I suddenly felt calm. Goddammit Gamer's Mind, let me panic when I want to! (Sighs) Fine! Guess I'll have to go to a place that has Free Wi-Fi...I know just the place!
A Quest has been created!
Due to being out of the loop for a year, "The Gamer" must look for Information on how the world currently stands.
Optional Objective: Read up to see if you power is unique or not!
Reward: 1 Level!, $20, A deeper understanding of your current predicament!
Bonus: 3 Levels!, $50, a greater grasp of your power!
Yes/No
Huh...seems there's more to this power than I thought. Maybe some people already thought of this? (AN: Yeah...my knowledge of "The Gamer" didn't surface until I accidentally found a RWBY fanfiction which involves something called "The Gamer" called: "The Name of the Game". I was fascinated by how your Semblance could treat other stuff like a game. Eventually, I came across another "The Gamer" story called: "Playing Our Roles" where it mentioned some term of 'Jee-Han,' I'm like, "Huh?" I looked for this name in May 1st, I think. I saw a picture and thought, 'What's this?' So I went to "Books" of Google and found a link. When I clicked on it, I found it on Webtoons. I'm like, "Wait, Webtoons? Isn't that where, 'Oh! Holy' and 'Nano List' come from. I scrolled down the list to the 1st episode and went from there. Anyway, what you are going to see is my reaction to the story, in this story, so brace yourselves.)(Side Note: The first time I started looking at "Nano List" was in late September 2017. Should be a good clue to use.)
I clicked Yes and got ready to go. However, as I was turning to walk away, I noticed the door that at first brought me to the white space in the first place. I wonder...
'Observe,' I thought, looking to the door.
Timeless River Gateway
Originally, this door was used to travel to the black and white world of Timeless River. Now, it serves as a Gateway to other existing worlds of whoever is able pass through.
Alright...I approached the door and knocked.
You are not strong enough to travel between worlds just yet. Keep exploring!
Level Required: 100
Other Option: Should you wish to, you may have this use in a different location.
Do you wish to?
Yes/No
I considered the offer, and since I didn't want to return to this empty house, I clicked Yes.
Just then, the door started to shine, to the point where I had to squint my eyes. In the same fashion, the door was not longer there, instead, wisps of lights slowly floated toward the sky. I noted it was cloudy out here.
I opened my Inventory, and saw that the door was indeed in the second slot of my universal backpack.
Alright, time to get moving.
Line Break!
I made to my destination after walking, maybe, half a mile down Euclid. I looked up and saw the sign that made me smile. McDonald's.
I walked inside to set my jacket on one of the seats as I sat in the other set in front of it. I was sitting at a table meant for two. If anyone asked if the seat was taken, I'd give a subtly harsh reply of "Yes". I'm not to fond of sitting with strangers, especially ones who had voices that didn't match their appearance...I was picky like that.
Doing my usual routine, I let my phone recognize it was in range of the Wi-Fi and, as usual, saw "Sign In To Wi-Fi network". I on it, which led me to the Wi-Fi list and the one I needed, I tapped it and confirmed to connect.
I got out of my seat to get in line for the cash register as my confirmation led me to a McDonald's website to properly connect. I tapped "Connect" to allow access. Done!
Pressing the "Power" button once, I paid my attention back to the line to see I was up next. I walked up, "Hey," I say in practiced standard.
"Hello, what can I get for you?" The random lady at the register said.
"Um...I'd like Chicken nuggets and fries with a soda," I replied.
"Would you like that in a meal?" Said random.
"Yeah, and I'd like that large, please," I said politely.
"Alright, do you want sauce with that?" Random said.
"No, thank you," I said, almost annoyed. Do they all gotta ask that?
"Ok then, It's that?"
"Yep."
"That'll be $10."
"Cool, hold on," I said as I discreetly opened my Inventory in my jacket and pulled out $10, I held it out and put on the counter, "Here ya go!"
"Great, would you like a receipt?"
"Yep," Never underestimate the importance of a receipt.
"Good, it'll be out in a few minutes,"
"Thanks!" I said as I grabbed the receipt and returned to my seat.
A few minutes later!
I looked up to the repurposed T.V. screen and saw my number. I went to the "pick up" counter and grabbed my tray after confirming it was mine. I went to the soda machine and got myself Dr. Pepper, no ice and went back to my table to eat.
I checked my phone and searched up "The Gamer" because the quest rang all kinds of alarm bells in my mind. Unfortunately, I couldn't panic like the emotional guy I'd know myself to be. I wanted to cry, to sing emotionally.
Ahem, anyway I found somethin', Webtoons? The hell? Let's see..."The Gamer" it's a comic? The guy's name is Jihan Han...cool name, cool face, and cool clothes...let's dive in then!
10 Hours later
I checked the time, it was 8:30 P.M. Man, this story is inspiring...and time consuming. The food I had been long eaten and I also discovered I didn't need to eat...or sleep. Awesome.
Quest finished!
Rewards:
$20
1 Level!
Bonus:
3 Levels
$50
You have Leveled up!
You are now Level: 25
Nice! To adventure!
Line Break!
After I got out of McDonald's, I decided to go to the library for Skill Books I hope that I'll get so good books!
I wanna be a higher level to do the impossible!
Writting Started: 5-6-2018
Published: 5-17-2018
In case you were wondering, I inspired by the thought of a person using powers from a game. So I thought, "What if we really make a story of using our world?" So I thought I'd try to fit the bill!
Keep in mind, I not too knowledgeable of stats from MMORPGs, as I've never played them, only RPG games, like Kingdom Hearts 2 or Final Fantasy XV. So it'll be really challenging for me, to say the least.
Readers! I ask you this: Help me with RPG logic to get a better feel of this! Oh! And please give me ideas on Skills and what limits to put. That is all...for now!
Oh! Another thing, when I obtain Skills Books, because it's inevitable, tell me your ideas in terms of detail and Stat requirements. Like Flight, Kamehameha, Chameleon, Invisibility, Replication, and all that good stuff. Please! I need your full support on this!
Oh, and can someone give me details on Passive skills, preferably the ones you get after making 50, 100, 150 of a stat and so on. The Immediate one I do need is the one for Intelligence. Ok?
Favorite, Follow, and/or Review what you think, but please nothing negative, ok?
Have a Sea Salt Ice Cream and have a nice day!
Status:
Name: Fernando
Class: The Gamer
Level: 25
Title: High School Graduate
Bounty: $0
Health Points (HP): 300/300
Magic Points (MP): 150/150
Strength (STR): 15
Vitality (VIT): 20
Dexterity DEX): 10
Intelligence (INT): 15
Wisdom (WIS): 15
Luck (LUK): 25
Elemental Affinity: None
Attribute Points: 35
Dollars ($): 190
Status Effects: None
Skills:
Gamer's Mind (Passive) Level: Max
Gamer's Body (Passive) Level: Max
Observe (Passive)