A.N.- Heyo, just here to say that I do not, in any way, own RWBY. All rights belong to Rooster Teeth. This story is inspired by other Gamer fics and Forged Destiny by Coeur Al'Aran. I recommend that you check it out if you haven't already.
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~Hello! And welcome to the World of Remnant: Beta Test Realm.~
"Oh gods, my head." A figure sprawled on the ground moaned, holding their hands against their head. It was as if they were made of plastic, their entire being was a smooth white and completely androgynous. "Where the fuck am I?"
~You are one of the lucky few to have been selected to partake in the beta testing for World of Remnant. In this realm, you will not run into any of the other testers. This is so we can get clean data.~
"That still doesn't tell me where I am." The figure looks around, into the infinite black void. They look down to their feet. "Where the fuck are my clothes?" They inspect themselves. "And where the fuck is my *****?" They held their hand up to their face, where their mouth would be. "Did you just censor me?"
~Yes, and we would appreciate it if you would not say something like that without telling us first. Would you like to enable the "Mature" rating for your testing time?~
"Of course I would! That's like asking someone if they want salt on their fries."
~Okay, it has been done. Now, it's time for character creation! Within the beta, we have made character creation and class selection. With class selection, you will be given guaranteed skills as well as the ones that you can learn normally within the world. Let's get class selection first.~
*Dragoon*
*Kaiser*
Warrior
Thief
Archer
Mage
Gunman
*Paladin*
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The person shook their head and read over the list again. They hovered their finger over dragoon and tapped it once, wondering what the little stars were indicators for.
Dragoon: These mighty lancers are masters of the lance, able to take on armies by themselves. Their name derives from how they like to wear armor that looks like dragons, and they rain death from above with their Jump and Descend skills.
*This class is an advanced class.*
Do you wish to choose this class?
[Yes][No]
The figure shook his head and tapped the no option. They didn't like lancers that much, preferring instead a hammer or two-handed sword. They did like the dragon themes though, dragons were cool. Choosing to just go down the list, they tapped on Kaiser.
Kaiser: This fierce warrior is one of a kind. Literally. Only one Kaiser can be in existence at any one point. Having the soul of a dragon gives this class multiple advantages. They may switch out between offense and defense, working as excellent mob sweepers or boss tanks. They swing a mighty sword and deal explosive and fire damage attacks.
(WARNING: This class will identify you as a {Faunus}, increasing difficulty.)
*This class is an advanced class.*
Do you wish to choose this class?
[Yes][No]
"What's a Faunus?" The person thought over this class for a second before tapping yes. "Screw it, who cares about increased difficulty? Dragons."
~Wonderful! Now that you have chosen your class, it's time for character creation. We should let you know that Kaisers are only males, so the choice to create a female character will be blocked.~
"Then you should put that in the description of the class instead of telling people after they have chosen it." The person looked over the creation tools and was disappointed by the relatively small menu. "For a character creation, there's not really much here to work with."
~We're working on it. This is from the base game, and an updated version won't be out for another two patches.~
"Fine." Hair first. After scrolling through all the options, the person went with the undercut option. Deep red was chosen as the color and the eyebrows changed as well. "I wonder if the carpet matches the curtains?" Skin color was set to tan, because nobody wanted to be deathly pale and choosing anything darker seemed weird to the person. The eyes were set as an average pair, though gold in color. Next were clothes, and a standard red t-shirt and ripped grey jeans were equipped. A pair of black sneakers went on the feet.
~Oh, we should have told you, the Kaiser class gets an armor set in the beginning. So, choosing your clothes was just wasting time.~
The man smacked his face, groaning in annoyance. "I swear, if this is what you're like with all the other beta testers, I feel bad for them."
~Awesome! Now that your character is created, would you like to do the tutorial? OR would you rather be dropped straight into the game?~
"Drop me straight in please, I fucking hate most RPG tutorials. They're way too long." The man was startled when the surroundings immediately went from the void to a dank cave. "Some sort of warning would have been nice, you know."
~Duly noted. Since you have chosen to forgo the tutorial, you have been awarded ten free levels and a six hour EXP buff. Good luck and have fun!~
"Okay, game system voice." The man took stock of his surroundings. It was still a cave, still just as dank as it was a second ago. So, nothing new. "Status."
Name:
Title:
Level: 10
EXP: 0/1,242
HP: 1,000(+20%)=1,200 (+)
MP: 500 (+)
AUP: ?
STR: 5 (+)
DEX: 5 (+)
WIS: 5 (+)
INT: 5 (+)
LUK: 5 (+)
CHA: 5 (+)
AP: 25
Auto Assign?
SP: 3
-Skills-
Defender Mode: Increase defense and health, gaining the ability to take more hits.
Offensive Mode: Increase attack rate and damage done.
Vertical Grapple (MAX): Need a boost and there's something above you? Send up a magical grapple and shoot into the air.
Transfiguration (MAX): This will allow you to unlock your full potential once the gauge is filled: (Gauge default position is in the upper right-hand corner of the HUD)
Iron Will (MAX): This gives you more health, not much else to say. (+20% HP)
Sharpening (MAX): Cost- 30 MP. Casting this blessing increases nearby allies attack power by 4% for 40 min. Cooldown is 2 hr.
"Auto assign? So that puts it into the most relevant stat for my character. No name too, so I guess that comes later. And what the fuck is AUP?" He taps the question mark next to the AUP stat and gets and error message.
*You have not unlocked this stat. Learn more about it out in the world.*
"Damn scrooges, not unlocking something but showing it in the stat screen in the first place." He hit auto assign and a new screen popped up.
Auto Assign 25 AP to STR?
STR: 5 - 30
[Yes][No]
"Cool, strength is the main stat I guess." He presses the button and a twinge of pain runs through his body. "Ow, fucks…!" He shakes out his limbs and rolls his wrists out. "So, I'm in a cave and I probably need to find the nearest town. First, find a way out of the cave." He looks down one way and then the other way. "Eh, right it is." He begins walking down the tunnel, the boots of his new armor clanking against the stone. As he walks, he takes a glance at his armor. It's a deep but bright red color, accented by a gold trim. It's easy to tell it's a heavy armor type, but made light by some sort of magic or something. Also, it was heavier on the top half, with the lower half being covered by a sort of ornate cloth and from the knees down in actual armor.
At his hip rested a large sword, what he might call a buster blade, but he wasn't certain what it was. He looked at it for a few seconds before a message appeared in the air.
For continuous observation of something, the skill Observe has been created.
Observe (LVL 1): See what, or who, something is. Read, read, read.
"First real skill from the world, seems basic though." He looks at his sword again. "Observe."
Kaiser's Training Blade
The basic blade of Kaiser. Used when first starting out.
ATK: 20
"That's actually a pretty good attack rating for something that I get for a starting weapon. I would have hated being stuck with a branch or something." A crunch that wasn't from him made him stop in his tracks. A wet clicking noise emanated from down the path he was heading. "That sounds bad?" A skittering sound and the crunching of rocks sounded again, and whatever was making the sound rounded a bend in the tunnel.
Pete
AREA BOSS
X LVL: 50 X
WARNING: Enemies marked by two X's will be nearly impossible for you to defeat alone. Retreat, or die.
"Nope." The man turned around and bolted, and the monster let out a piercing shriek. He heard the monster give chase and he put even more effort into running. He saw a light at the end of the tunnel and thanked whatever gods there were that he was almost out. He burst from the cave and took an immediate right, hoping it would be enough to shake off the monster. He heard it come out of the cave but didn't hear anything else, so he slowed down. He must have gotten out of its aggro range.
"Wonderful, just peachy. Skip the tutorial and get put in a spot where a boss monster is. Something definitely needs to be fixed there." He took a deep breath and let it out. "Still alive though. Wait, if I die in the game do I die in real life?"
~This is real life now. So yes, you die in the game you die in real life.~
"Oh for fucks sake!" He kicked a tree, making a dent in the bark. "Where to now? Do I at least get a compass? Or a mini-map?" A small compass appeared in the upper left-hand corner of the HUD. "Thanks." The cave he had come from was north of his current position, and he wanted to put as much space between him and it as possible. So, he started to walk south.
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Oh, how boring this was. He had spent two hours walking and observing anything new that appeared in his path. Observe had gained three levels, three! No enemies had appeared either, which was weird. The area outside of any towns should be populated by monsters, unless it was an event area. But, walking for two hours in a straight line proved that it was a bad event area. If he could at least find a road, he would be happy at this point. His stomach growled. Maybe something to eat would also be appreciated.
"Help!" A voice sounded off to his right, and his head snapped in the direction before he sprinted that way. "Anybody!"
"Ain't nobody gonna help you, boy. Now hand over your stuff and you might make it out of this alive." The man burst onto the scene, where a group of what appeared to be bandits surrounded a young man. "Who's the fuck is ya?"
Bandit Grunt
LVL: 8
A glance at the other bandits showed that they were all the same level. "Doesn't matter who I am. Let him go."
"Fuck you, freak!" The bandit charged him, and he drew the training blade. It seems like this is going to be bloody.
Quest Start!
Defend the traveler
Special Task (?)
EXP Gain: 1,000
Special Loot (?)
Mandatory Acceptance
He blocked the first swipe, before stepping out of the bandit's range. He swung his blade down on the bandit, and a brief flash of grey light surrounded his body. Before he could attack again, an arrow bounced of his armor. He darted back into the cover of the trees, looking for the archer that fired at him. He spotted him near the back of the group.
Bandit Scout
LVL: 9
This bandit scout was priority target number one. Slinking back further into the cover of the trees, the Kaiser began to circle to the back of the bandits. It seemed that they had forgotten about the young man they were robbing in favor of saving their own hides. When the Kaiser had gotten around, he unleashed a heavy overhead slash against the scout. Like a ripe watermelon, his head split, and grey matter and bits of skull went flying. Alerted by the sound, the rest of the bandits turned around.
He was on them faster than they could react. Two strikes against each was enough to kill them, the strange glow going off at the first hit. The final bandit had decided that this was enough, and he tried to run away, but he received a sword to the back as a reward for his cowardice. As he was wiping his blade clean on the cleaner part of the bandit's clothes, the Kaiser checked the loot he had gained.
+300 Lien
+5 Bone Fragments
+Iron Sword (Damaged)
+Bandit Pants
Quest Completed!
Reward: 1,000 EXP
Special Task: Failed
[X] Special Task: Don't kill the bandits
[X] Special Loot: Bandit Outfit
6 Bandit Grunts (17 EXP) + 1 Bandit Scout (20 EXP) = 122(2) = 244 EXP
Level Up!
Defending someone who couldn't defend themselves gives +1 CHA!
"Hey, you good now?" The Kaiser looked over to the person he had just saved. They didn't really scream traveler, more like new adventurer. There was a sword on his hip and a shield strapped to their back underneath a pack. They also wore a small breastplate and light gauntlets.
"Yeah, I think so." He got up and dusted himself off. "Thanks for helping me out there. I would have probably been a goner if you didn't show up. "Oh, uh, the name's Jaune Arc. What's yours?"
The Kaiser thought for a second before he responded. "Rubeus Mors. Pleasure meeting you, Jaune Arc." In his head, Ater said 'Observe', hoping it could be used without speaking it.
Jaune Arc
KniGhT
LVL: 7
There's something up with his class. This Jaune Arc was hiding something. And Rubeus loved finding new things out.
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Name: Rubeus Mors
Title:
Level: 11
EXP: 2/1,242
HP: 1,150(+20%)=1,380 (+)
MP: 550 (+)
AUP: ?
STR: 30 (+)
DEX: 5 (+)
WIS: 5 (+)
INT: 5 (+)
LUK: 5 (+)
CHA: 6 (+)
AP: 5
Auto Assign?
SP: 6
-Skills-
Defender Mode (MAX)
Offensive Mode (MAX)
Vertical Grapple (MAX)
Transfiguration (MAX)
Iron Will (MAX)
Sharpening (MAX)
Observe (LVL 4)
A.N.- Hey, just wanting to know if people want a Char sheet at the end with skills, with gained skills (meaning gained that chapter), without skills, or not at all.