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Chapter 2: Character Creation

White. That was the first thing that came to mind when I "woke up" from my trip. A barren expanse lie in all directions. Mildly freaking out, I noticed it wasn't cold or hot here either. Second, was that I couldn't see myself. At all. Trying to move did nothing but make me feel even more stressed out

Gamer's mind activated

My mind, without my input, suddenly calmed down. "What's Gamer's mind do?"

Perk description: Gamer's mind is one of the base perks that almost every new player receives. It artificially calms the players mind to allow for logical thinking and strategy in stressful situations.

'Weird, but if the Pipboy was correct this should be the character creation menu. At least my hangover is gone. Might as well make the best of this.'

Pick a Universe

Suddenly there was a prompt in front of my "face" with a scrolling list of options. Dragonball, DC, Marvel, even Disney. After scrolling through the options and deliberating, I narrowed it down to 3 possible universes.

DC, RWBY, or Star Wars. Star Wars is out because I didn't want to be tied down to Jedi or Sith ideologies and DC was out because God forbid I actually end my villains. Die a hero my ass. So RWBY was the obvious choice. Yes, there was "Good and Evil" but most of the known characters were shades of gray. Of course, like anywhere else, there's people who only see in black and white. But most can be reasoned with here at least.

Pick a time period

'Well that's good. At least I can pick when I start.' "Start of Volume 2 please"

Pick a Race

"I always wanted to see what a Faunus was really like."

Spin Wheel of Traits (1 remaining)

There popped up a Wheel of Fortune-like spinner with traits like Bear Hands or Goat Hooves arraigned around it. What gave me most pause was that it had a Jackpot and Bankrupt still on it. 'Is Bankrupt no traits at all? That would stink. I got a bad feeling about this.'

Due to invoking Murphy's law, Luck is disabled

"I had to say that, didn't I? Go ahead, tempt fate. It's not like I'm in over my head already. This is going to suck. Please something cool," I say as I give it a healthy spin. As it goes round, it begins to slow before finally stopping on the dreaded Bankrupt. "Oh, damn it"

Trait selected: Pure

"What? What's that mean?"

Trait description: When the brothers made faunuskind, the very first generation had all the major and minor traits of their animal inheritance. Over the generations, it has been diluted to at most 2 to 3 major traits for an exceptional Faunus. While there are anomalies, they are far and few between.

Rep with Faunus 10

Rep with White Fang 5

Rep with SDC -5

Rep with????? -10

Random species selecting...

Tiger selected

Select Gender

"Oh, this is just great. Before I even start I'm liked and hated." Sighing heavily, I select Male and hope for the best. After a flash of light and a unsettling feeling of trepidation, I start to examine my new body.

Fur covered every inch, thicker in places were hair would normally be, like the forearms and legs. I was at least 6 and a half feet tall, with what felt like a veritable mountain of muscle supporting my frame.

A tail flicking back and forth was attached at the bottom of my spine. My hands and feet were replaced with tiger paws with elongated fingers and toes. A twitch of my hand and serrated claws popped out at the ends of my fingers. Flexing my toes did the same with my feet. Looking down and thanking Murphy's law for keeping the most important part of the anatomy normal, I began to examine the rest of my body.

Feeling my head, I had a set of ears on the top of my skull protected by thick, shaggy, black hair. The hair mostly came down to my shoulders before tapering off. My nose had become more sensitive by far, smelling my own scent far more intimately than ever before. I smell earthy but surprisingly with a citrus tone interspersed as well. My teeth have elongated and sharpened making my bite definitely worse than my bark. My tongue also has a strange rough texture.

Asking for a mirror to see my face, I was surprised by my reflection. My face had fine white fur covering it with dark sideburns and chops. But my eyes were what really caught my attention. Slitted pupils, with dark eyebrows resting above. Aggressive and animalistic, but with a kindness deeper inside. "Whoa, I look mean as hell. Hope I don't scare Ruby half to death just by looking at her. At least my eyes are still blue."

Enter name

'Let's see. According to Remnant's naming rules, there needs to be a color in there somewhere. Hmmm, how about Topaz Skye, with Taz for short.'

Enter age

"Easy. 18."

Compiling stats...

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Your attributes, affinities, and perks are ready for selection. Think or say status to allocate.

'Status.'

Name: Topaz 'Taz' Skye

Title: The Gamer

HT: 6'8

WT: 290

Age: 18

Race: Pure Faunus (Tiger)

HP:35,000

MP:3,500

AP: Locked

Attributes:

STR:35 (1)= 36

VIT:35

END:35 (1)= 36

PER:35 (2)= 37

DEX:35 (2)= 37

INT:35 (15)= 50

WIS:35

CHA:35

LUK: (1)

Attributes descriptions: Strength is how hard you can hit as well as how much you can carry on your person. Vitality is your measure of health represented by your health bar. Your max health is your VIT x 1000. It also governs how quickly you regain health. Endurance is how hardy your body is and how much punishment it can take before health damage is incurred. Perception is how keen your senses are. Dexterity is your overall athletic and agility stat. It also represents how stealthy you are. Intelligence is how smart and knowledgeable you are. It also affects your memory retention and spell cost. Wisdom is your strategic and moral thinking. It also is your mana pool. WIS x 100 is your max mana. Charisma is how good you are in social situations and conversations. Luck is represented by a plus or minus symbol. - 10 is Rotten Luck while 10 is Blessed Luck. It can be affected in many ways for both good and bad.

Perks:

Pure Tiger Faunus Body: Gives the normal enhanced senses while providing racial bonuses to STR, END, PER, and DEX.

Foresight Knowledge: You know how events in this universe work out giving a bonus to INT.

Gamer's Body: Gives a health bar to represent how much health you have. Any injuries or cuts disappear and are represented as health damage.

Gamer's Mind: Artificially calms emotions to allow for logical thought and strategy in stressful situations. Can be turned on or off. Also can be overloaded with strong emotional reactions.

Affinities:

Nature:50

Affinities description: Affinities are how in tune your soul is with certain elements. Enough exposure to elements grants access to that element's affinity.

For having 50 INT, you have gotten a new perk.

Eidetic Memory: You remember everything you have experienced or seen.

You have 18 attribute points and 3 perks to allocate. You also have access to your Inventory now.

'Finally I can put back on my clothes, even if they smell like booze.' However, because of my new body, they were no longer a good fit. I had to use my knife to cut holes in my underwear and pants to fit my tail. I also had to make my jeans into cutoffs.

'Come on stupid shirt, button up.' It wasn't meant to be however. I eventually had to give it up, as between my fur and my new muscle, I looked like a football player trying to squeeze in a child size shirt.

Do you wish to add affinities from previous save?

"Heck yeah, anything to be stronger," I say.

Uploading previous affinities...

New affinities:

Metal:5

Fire:2

Lightning:2

"Wait, that's it? I was hoping for more than that since the only weapon I have is a 3 inch survival knife," I whine. "Looks like I'm gonna have to spec in VIT for right now. That way I can live until I get something to fight with." I immediately bump my VIT up to an even 50 and put the rest in END.

For having 50 in VIT, you have gotten a new perk.

Iron Will: When health at 5%, ignore all status effects for 2 minutes.

'That'll definitely help, but hopefully I won't have to use that. How do I select perks?'

Think or say Perk Chart

'Perk Chart.' A window opens in front of me, listing all the perks I have available to choose. Aura Unlock, Bear's STR, Hawk's PER, Owl's INT, and other perks related to the core attributes, are all mostly available, except for a few with higher requirements. Then, there's a lot of miscellaneous perks that have affinity and skill requirements.

I'm definitely going to get Aura Unlock and give myself more defense. But the other two are giving me pause. In the end, I grab some perks that I happen to have the requirements for. Then, finally done, I say status to see what my completed stats look like.

Name: Topaz 'Taz' Skye

Title: The Gamer

HT: 6'8

WT: 290

Age: 18

HP: 35,000

MP: 3,500

AP: 3,900

Attributes:

STR: 36

VIT: 50

END: 39

PER: 37

DEX: 37

INT: 50

WIS: 35

CHA: 35

LUK: (1)

Perks: Pure Tiger Faunus Body, Foresight Knowledge, Gamer's Body, Gamer's Mind, Eidetic Memory, Iron Will, Aura Unlock, Intimidate, Problem Solver

Affinities:

Nature: 50

Metal: 5

Fire: 2

Lightning: 2

Aura Unlock description: Unlocks Aura, your soul made manifest, to enhance and defend your body. Aura is END x 100.

Intimidate description: Allows bonuses to CHA when trying to intimidate a target. Every 25 in STR and END adds plus 1.

Problem Solver description: Due to your high INT, the more time you have, the easier it becomes to formulate a plan. Can be ranked up.

Thank you for completing your character's creation. Please select location.

"Uhhhmmm, sure. Put me close to Beacon Academy in Vale."

Shifting to within 1 mile of Beacon

"WAIT, NOT AGAAAAAAAAIIIINNN," I scream as I'm blinded by a flash of light.

Edit: changed INT to deal with spell cost, grammatical errors.