Gravity Falls: Game of the Year Edition ch. 4
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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Mable watched as Dipper FINALLY came to the Shack, she went to greet him- and immediately jumped back clutching her nose- "GAH! Dipper! You smell awful! What happened to you?"
Indeed, Dipper DID look like a train ran over him...also he was covered in pigeon and pirate feces...
Dipper glared at Mable, "You left me alone to carry all the luggage through an unfamiliar trek of wilderness! What do you think happened!?" Demanded Dipper through his well-rehearsed lie(in reality he'd spent the last hour trying to get to town, or the tree that held the journal...only to get an 'area not available until tutorial completion' message..that then dropped a cougar or bomb on him...).
Ding! Charisma check! 15/15 Pass! 10XP gained!
Ding! New skill unlocked! Lying, Level 1!
Lying: dude, it's lying. Do I seriously need to explain how this is useful?
Mable suddenly looked guilty as she found herself believing Dipper's lie. "Oh...right...sorry about that." Dipper shrugged it off. "It's fine, forget it." He answered dismissively while hiding his amazed smirk at how easy that was. Oh yes, things were going to be different this time around...
"Hey kids! I'm your Grunkle- Yikes, kid what happened to you?" Asked Stan concerned. Dipper was too tired, injured and smelly to be happy to see his Grunkle Stan back...honestly, he just wanted to get the inevitable tutorial over with as soon as possible.
"I'm fine, Look I won't beat around the bush...do you have a list of menial and seemingly pointless tasks that I need to complete?"
Stan frowned as he reluctantly took out a list. "Well...yes, but you don't have to do them until-
"Look, let's just get this over with." Stated Dipper forlornly as he snatches the list from him and walks off-
DING! You've gotten your first missions! Their are several different types of missions:
Main missions: Missions you need to complete in order to progress the story, these will be marked red
Side Missions: missions that although optional, can give you much needed XP-points, items, and other prizes, these will be marked yellow.
Relationship missions: Missions that will help you gain the love of that special someone(s), these will be marked pink.
Secret missions:...these are off the beaten path and aren't marked at all...you have to find them to start them...
Bonus missions: In the middle of the regular missions, optional requirements will pop up, if accomplished they will add to your rewards.
Dipper ignores this message as he heads inside to begin...while his relatives look on with confused concern. "Uh...is that normal?" Asked Stan. "No?" Stated a weirded out Mable...
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Dipper quickly searched the house and took everything of value into his inventory...he had to stop when Stan came inside to avert suspicion...eventually, he might explain what was happening to them...but only after he maxed out his Charisma, because he doubted they'd believe him(they never did in the past)...plus, he wouldn't put it past the programmer to put in a rule that prevents him from doing that-
DING! You are correct sir! You can only tell people who are part of your 'party'!
Although your party can be as large as you wish...their are requirements they must abide by:
1. You have to gain a high enough level of trust
2. They have to willingly agree to be part of your party(Warning: Although you can tell them the 'truth' to convince them to join; if they refuse, their minds will be erased of all 'your world is a game' information)
3. This offer is not included to anyone who would remove most of your obstacles if informed, or anyone who's ignorance is integral to a game mechanic( FYI: This disqualifies Stan(due to the first reason) and Mable(due to the 'Cruel or kind' mechanic)...come on, you didn't think it make it easy for you, did you?
"Yeah, that sounds about right." Thinks a resigned Dipper to himself as he quickly checks over his new loot-
DING! Gained Old men with gold chains weekly! Gain 1 skill point! Gain 1 intelligence point!
DING! Gained Legal Loophole inquiry! Gain 1 skill point! Gain 1 Intelligence point!
DING! Gained Conman: Jerks or misunderstood assistants toward natural selection? Gain 1 skill point! Gain 1 Intelligence point!
Remembering the lesson he learned at the hands of the rabbit, Dipper quickly put the three spare skill points toward strength. He also get some more money...but more importantly, he got a page of the journal!
DING! You've found a journal page! These are scattered throughout Gravity Falls. Once you gain the corresponding Journal, you can play a mini-game to decipher it! Once deciphered, you can unlock secret missions, learn important Intel, schematics, recipes and even learn cheat codes! (Note: if your intelligence is high enough, you can bypass the journal...and perhaps even the mini-game!)
DING! Warning: Encryption difficulty varies with each page, so even if your current 'intelligence'- and I use that term loosely -is by some miracle high enough to immediately unlock one, that doesn't mean that'll be the same for all-
Dipper had barely finished absorbing this new information-
DING! NEW Mission! Find all 3000 missing journal pages! Reward: 10xp per page, 10,000XP when completed, one instant level up, and (?)
DING! BONUS MISSION! Decipher all 3000 missing journal pages! Reward: 10xp - 500xp(depending on difficulty) 100,000XP when completed, one instant level up, and (?)
DING! NEW Mission! Find all 3 journals! Reward: 1,000,000xp per journal, 1,000,000,000xp when completed, one instant level up, and (?)
DING! BONUS MISSION! (LOCKED)
Dipper was a little concerned by the question marks and locked information...but he decided it was a moot point until the tutorial was over and he was allowed to access the area's where the journals lie...
He then goes to his first mission/chore; conveniently marked with a hovering red exclamation point-
DING! New mission! Cook the family a meal! Make 3 sets of perfect toast, perfect eggs, perfect bacon, perfect pancakes, and perfect OJ! REWARD: 10XP
DING! WELCOME TO THE BORING WORLD OF CRAFTING! Be it potions, spells, contraptions, items, or food...nothing is so tediously boring as making them over and over again!
Too bad that's exactly what you have to do now! Sucks to be you!
Anyway; depending on your skills; a 'complete' crafting can fall into three categories:
Failed: 'technically' you complete it, but it's either inedible,useless or broken...unless you want to poison someone or give them something that's guaranteed to get them killed- Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge -anyway, you can't complete any 'official' objectives with failed items(for now anyway)...and you'll only get a dismal amount of XP from making them.
Adequate: you won't win any prizes, but it'll get the job done. Gain minimal XP.
Perfect: You are the master- not really -beyond exceptional craftsmanship, gain maximum XP.
Dipper smirked, the game probably thought it was fracking him over by making him be 'perfect' right out of the gate...but this worked great for him. This was the perfect opportunity to grind! Even if he 'failed' a thousand times..well, he still got XP! It would take awhile, but he'd level up in no time! better yet, he'd fill his inventory up with poison...Dipper smirked evilly...and he already had some ideas on who to use them on already...
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Robbie, Gideon, Preston Northwest, and the Blind eye society all collectively gave a shudder...
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Ding! Cooking, Level 2 reached!
And so Dipper went on, deliberately botching the food. Watching as his XP and cooking skills gradually rose... Best of all, thanks to 'Gamer's mind' he never got tired or hungry...and years of gaming experience and long nights of study had given him the patience to handle menial tasks...Yep! Dipper Pines was taking this by storm! Even if he had to stay here for weeks!
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WHY CAN'T WE LEAVE THE DINNING ROOM!?
Screamed Mable as she and her Grunkle Stan suddenly found themselves teleported into the Dinning Room and unable to leave...for days...
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Current Stats:
S: 13
P: 0
E: 10
C: 20
I: 25
A: 0
L: 20
Perk points: 8
Perks:
The hungry Bookworm: gain one intelligence point for every Skill Book you read(this will be in addition to the skill point you already get from said book)...warning: you'll have an uncontrollable urge to eat the book after you finish with it.
Vanna shake my pirate booty!: 10% increase in all Experience points gained finding loot, 65% increase in value on all loot you discover/steal and 95% more likely to find 'rare items' in monster gullets or buried treasure...warning: parrots and pirates will poop on you constantly...and you'll be #1 on every Ninja hit list.
HEART OF A TRUE MAN: Gain 10 Endurance points! Gain 10 Strength points! Gain Gamers Body(you don't need food, water, toilet, or sleep! Like a real freak of a video game character!)! Gain Gamer mind(your now free from all 'emo' thoughts, your welcome!)
Warning: Like a true man...you know inner-strength is all that matters...so of course you won't mind this perk shriveling your genitals to ridiculously tiny size! And ensuring a 100% chance of girls laughing at you if they see it! Nope! That doesn't bother you! Cause your a real man!...also, there'll be a 50/50 chance of Bigfoot attempting to kidnap you everyday!
Secondary stats:
Lying: level 1
Cooking: level 2
Journal pages: 1/3,000
Journals: 0/3
TO BE CONTINUED?
AN: I know it says "in-progress" but really I just don't like boxing myself into a corner. For now this is more of a one-shot that I might continue one day...but probably won't.
But, hey. Feel free to use whatever elements you want from this, if you want! Or maybe give me ideas?
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