Hello, ladies and gentlemen, Spiceracksargent001 here, bringing you a new fanfic. Yes, I know, like I don't have enough fanfics that I still have to work on already. They will be updated...eventually. For now, though, welcome to my newest fanfic: Remnant's Skybound Striker! This is a 'The Gamer in Remnant' fic, like The Verdant Gamer, RWBY: Godplayer, and Gaming for Glory, shoutout to Phoenix Champion, Xanothos, and Yoshtar, btw. Now, if you'll excuse me, I still need to work on completing something. ELFI, take over from here.
ELFI: Of course, captain. Spiceracksargent001 does not claim ownership to RWBY, The Gamer, nor any references that will appear in this story. Constructive Criticism is welcomed and highly appreciated, and flamers will experience Multi-Spectrum ECM attacks directed at their comments. Enjoy.
Chapter 1: The Game Begins
Well, my life has just taken a turn for the bizarre.
Allow me to introduce myself. Name's Girouette Zephyr. Yes, my first name is the same as the awesome mentor character from Megaman ZX who gets killed off early in the game. I typically prefer to be called Giro, since I have played that game, and I felt like honoring one of my favorite video game characters.
Getting back on track with my current situation, though, I'd just gone to bed after binge-watching everything I could of easily my top favorite show right now: RWBY. Next thing I know, I find myself floating in some kind of dark void, literally nothing at all around me except black, as far as the eye can see. As I look around, trying to get my bearings, I notice what looks like some kind of holographic screen pop up in front of me.
Welcome, please enter your name:
I blink, wondering just what's going on, before reaching out to in front of me like I'm about to type up a word document, and sure enough, a holographic keyboard pops up under my fingers. Deciding to question my sanity later, I simply type in my name.
Greetings, Girouette Zephyr. You have been chosen to receive the ability known as The Gamer. Perhaps you've heard of it?
'Oh, that. That's the thing where the person who has it basically has their life transformed into a real-life video game. Read a bit of that webcomic and some fanfics that incorporate the ability, so at least I won't be hopelessly lost.'
Not bad. -Your use of memory has increased your Intelligence by 1- Since I'm a good sport, I'll give you a little something extra at the end of this tutorial before sending you to a new, but perhaps familiar, world. Now, let's start things off with the controls. Controls come in two basic types: Hard Commands, and Soft Commands. Hard Commands can only be voice activated, while Soft Commands can be activated by either thought or voice. Please select which format you would like to use. Don't worry too much, commands won't activate if used in the context of a sentence regardless of your choice.
"Soft," I reply instantly. 'If I'm being sent to a new world, I don't want to have to call out what I want to do 24/7 and look like an escaped insane asylum inmate. Hell, I wouldn't want to do that if I were staying on Earth.'
Smart choice. -Your reasoning in choosing Soft Commands has increased your Wisdom by 1- Now, what game would be complete without a menu? Let's bring yours up now. Simply think or say "Menu" to proceed.
'Menu,' I think, deciding to try out the soft commands. The screen in front of me shifted, and at the end, I was facing a screen with multiple options on it.
Status
Skills
Inventory
Quests
I glance over the options currently available in the menu when another of those little text boxes appears in front of me.
Alrighty, now, let's start things off by taking a look at your status. Think or say "Status" to proceed.
'How about I check my pockets first. Inventory,' I think deciding to see what happens if I disobey a system command. I got another text box.
Now, now. Experimenting with the system is encouraged, but for now, let's follow the tutorial, shall we? Think or say "Status" to proceed.
"Status" I say with a bit of a smirk. The menu screen in front of me bifurcated, and after about a second or two, I had a full status display in front of me.
Name: Girouette Zephyr
Level: 1
HP: 60
HPR: 1/min
EP: 100
EPR: 1.1/min
SP: 50
SPR: 2.5/min
STR: 5
ACR: 5
CON: 5
INT: 6
WIS: 6
LCK: 5
Stat Points: 0
Money: 0?
XP: 0/100
Condition: Intrigued
'Money slot's blank and the currency type's just a question mark, which makes sense, I have no idea where in the heck I'm going. Stats aren't all that great at the moment, though…'
Hmm… your stats are looking a little low right now. Let's get started on fixing that, shall we? Here's 5 free stat points. Distribute them however you like.
"Hmm…" I hum audibly. 'Okay, let's think here. Something tells me the tutorial won't go on until I distribute those stats. I think I know what they each do, but just in case…' "System, can I get a descriptor for what each stat affects?"
Of course! -your decision to confirm what each stat does has boosted your WIS by 1- I'm here to help, after all:
STR is your strength. This is your physical strength. Raising this stat increases your weight lifting capabilities, your physical strength, your EP gain on level up, and your ability to block attacks.
ACR is your Acrobatics. This is your agility and hand-eye coordination. Raising this stat boosts your reaction time, accuracy, attack speed, movement speed, and crafting times.
CON is your Constitution. This is your physical durability and stamina. Raising this stat increases your defense against physical attacks, your HP and SP gain on level up, and your HP, EP, and SP regen.
INT is your Intelligence. This is your keenness of mind. Raising this stat increases your damage with Magic attacks, your casting speed, your ability to learn and acquire new skills, and your EP gain on level up.
WIS is your Wisdom. This is the quality of your intellect. Raising this stat increases your defense against magic attacks, your EP regen, and the quality of your reasoning.
LCK is your Luck. This is how much Lady Luck smiles upon you. Raising this stat increases drop chance from defeating enemies, your critical hit chance, and, well, your luck!
'Oh, free point. Hmm… okay, if I remember right from reading Verdant Gamer, it'd probably be a good idea to put a point into Luck every time I level up, so that chance isn't completely against me. For now, I'll also put two points into Acrobatics since I find it better to speed tank than buffer tank, also because it doesn't matter how hard you hit if you can't hit the broadside of a barn, a point into Strength because that never hurt anyone, and a point into Constitution since my Acrobatics isn't high enough for me to be a proper speed tank at the moment. I'll work on the magic stats later since I don't actually have any spells right now,' I think while applying my stat points.
-Your sound stat distributions has increased your WIS by 1-
"Okay, let's just move on for now because these stats have a ridiculously fast growth rate at the start," I mutter to myself upon receiving that message.
-Your understanding of how lower stats level up faster has increased your WIS by 1-
"Oh, come the funk on!" I shout.
Alright, now, I'm pretty sure a Gamer like yourself would already know what most of the stuff in this menu is about. If you feel like getting a refresher course, simply refer to the Help menu that will unlock at the end of the tutorial.
'Oh, good, I won't have to deal with a needlessly long and tedious tutorial,' I think to myself. Don't get me wrong, I like a good and informative tutorial, but if it goes on too long or is placed in a really dumb location, I'm looking at you, Gen 3 Pokemon games, it just comes across as needlessly tedious.
Now, let's head back to the main menu and take a look at your Skill Menu.
"Menu. Skills." I say as the status menu re-merges and shifts again, and I see a new menu that shows all of my skills.
Gamer's Mind - Toggle (ON) - Skill Level: Max
Gamer's Body - Toggle (ON) - Skill Level: Max
This is your skill menu. For now, all you have is the default starting skills that come with the power, but don't worry: you'll be getting all kinds of skills in the coming days.
'Alright, let's see if I remember this right, Gamer's Body will make my body like that of a video game character, meaning damage won't affect me unless I run out of HP, and Gamer's Mind means I can keep my cool under pretty much any conditions, which will definitely be helpful. Don't see Observe, though. Guess I'll have to unlock that.'
-Your use of memory and quick deduction of needing to unlock Observe has increased your INT by 1-
'Nice, keep building those stats.'
Now, let's head back to the menu.
"Menu," I say as the Skill menu shifts back to the main menu and decide to tackle the next menu in the list. "Inventory, if you please." The main menu expanded and bifurcated again, leaving me with… an empty screen.
Ooh, how polite. Welcome to your inventory: easy-to-access hammerspace for anything and everything you can horde. Right now, your Inventory's looking a little light. How about we fix that? Please choose one of the following:
A Weapon
A Skill Book
A Cookie
"Choices… Okay, let's see here, a cookie would be nice, but it's pretty impractical right now, so that leaves the Skill Book and the Weapon," I muse, going over the options in my head. "Oh, decisions, decisions… I think I'll go with the weapon. While I would appreciate a Skill Book, I have no way of knowing what kind of Skill it'd give me, so better to have something more physical than what could be a very situational skill."
After I finish my sentence, an icon showing a pair of sword-type weapon appears in my Inventory.
-Your sound logic in choosing a Weapon has increased your WIS by 1-
I idly shove the pop-up away while reaching into my Inventory and pulling out a pair of short swords. Well, I say short swords, but they were more like daggers than any sword I'd ever seen. They were also rather thick and double-edged.
-A special action has created a Skill! As you are no doubt aware, there are two ways to gain Skills: performing special actions, or by using Skill Books. By noting the construction of the two blades and trying to identify them, you have unlocked the Utility Skill: Observe!-
'Sweet,' I think, reading the pop-up before dismissing it and returning my attention to the blades. 'Observe.'
-Pair of Tantō
A pair of dagger-type Japanese short swords. Both tantō are yoroidōshi, or Mail Piercer, with a moroha-zukuri construction, and are a grand total of 10" in length.-
"A pair of tantō, huh? Not too shabby. Would've preferred something a little longer, but hey, I get two blades instead of one, and both of 'em are designed for armor penetration, so I'm not gonna complain."
Also available from your Inventory is the Equip Screen. With this, you can equip weapons, clothes, and armor to yourself straight from your Inventory, without having to constantly pull things out of your hammerspace.
"Well, guess I won't have to worry about people accidentally walking in on me while I change, then," I muse. "Definitely a plus."
You probably know what's next. Time to check out your Quests Screen. Nothing too complex about it, really. The Quest Screen is where you can check up on, and turn in, your Quests.
"Menu, Quests." I say, the screen shifting again to my Quests Screen.
Quests:
Learning the Basics - Status: Ongoing
As I said, nothing too complex about the Quests Screen. To turn in this tutorial quest, look up its info, first. Think or say the Quest's name to continue.
'Learning the Basics,' I think, causing the screen to shift to show me the quest's info.
Learning the Basics - Status: Complete
You've just been given the Acquired Power: The Gamer, and will be sent to a new world, but first, you need to make sure you know how the power works.
Objective: Complete the Tutorial.
Bonus Objectives:
Show prior knowledge of 'The Gamer' or gaming in general - Complete
Disobey a system command - Complete
"Guess that's everything," I muse. "Submit."
Quest Cleared!
Learning the Basics
Rewards: 100 XP
Bonus Rewards: 50 XP, +1 Stat Point(s)
-You've leveled up! Earned 5 Stat Point(s)!-
You're all set! Now, get ready, 'cause the world you're about to enter is one of bloody evolution!
Before I could fully process that last sentence, a blinding light fills my vision, making me close my eyes and bring a hand up to shield them.
ELFI: First Chapter complete. Spiceracksargent001 would like to thank you in advance for your support of this story, and to notify you that this story will be given priority alongside Armed Meteor. We will also provide the Gamer's stats as of the current time. He will also be using a modified version of the HP/MP/SP boost system and recovery system from Xanothos' RWBY: Godplayer story.
HP gain on level up: 5 + (lvl * CON/2) HPR: (HP/100 * CON/10) per minute (minimum of 1/min)
EP gain on level up: 5 + ((Aura lvl * 10) * (STR+INT)/2) EPR: (EP/100 * (CON+WIS)/10) per minute (minimum of 1/min)
SP gain on level up 5 + (lvl * CON/2) SPR: (SP/50 * CON/2) per minute (minimum of 1/min)
Name: Girouette Zephyr
Level: 2
HP: 68
HPR: 1/min
EP: 105
EPR: 1.68/min
SP: 58
SPR: 3.48/min
STR: 6
ACR: 7
CON: 6
INT: 7
WIS: 10
LCK: 6
XP: 50/200
Stat Points: 6
Money: 0?
Status: Normal
Skills:
Toggle Abilities:
Gamer's Mind - Toggle (ON) - LVL: Max
Gamer's Body - Toggle (ON) - LVL: Max
Utility Skills:
Observe - Active/Passive - LVL 1
The Gamer's standard Observation Skill. Active Use allows for a readout of a person/creature/item, with the readout becoming more comprehensive as the skill levels up. Passively grants the Gamer the ability to see people's name, title, and level to within 15 levels above the Gamer's level. Active use costs 1 SP per use. Levels up with Active Use.
