Dream Life Chapter 1.5.3: “Character Creation” Extended

　Next, among the special abilities, we will consider the abilities that are of concern.

(Do I need the Deadly Force if I make an effort to avoid such a situation? …No. In a normal campaign, it should be set up just about right for the character’s level. That means you are likely to be in a situation where you will have to use Deadly Force. Let’s acquire this as well) (Yataro)

　Then, consider which of the remaining Previous Life Memories, References, Ambidexterity, One-hit Kill, Magical Combat, and Guardian Spirits to choose from.

(I’m not sure I understand the use of this thing called Previous Life Memory. I feel like it’s somehow bad manners to bring modern knowledge into the game, but does this mean I can use it in a major handicap? The 50 CP is a pain, but it seems like a lot of use. “Reference” seems to be more restrictive, but there are uses for it. It was cheap at 10 CP. I don’t want Ambidexterity. I’ll think about it later if I have extra CP. The Guardian Spirit is 200CP. Level-dependent and too expensive. I don’t know how to use Magical Combat, but its magic power is high, so I’ll hold off on it. Now, the problem is the One-hit Kill…) (Yataro)

　I was shaken by the sound of the words “One-hit Kill” and the brief description.

(The critical rate is usually 1/50th of the normal hit rate. Since the Magic is high, there is no problem even if I use about 1,000, and if the Martial Arts level is 10, this alone will increase by 100%… Right? When it says a hundred percent increase, it is talking about the critical rate, right? Is it just one in fifty becoming one in twenty-five? It would be useful if my Martial Arts level goes up, but I’m not sure if that matters to me as I’m trying to become a magician… but if I want him to be like an Assassin… I would have bought it if it wasn’t for the 100 CP consumption…) (Yataro)

　I gave up the One-Hit-Kill for crying out loud and chose eight special abilities for now: Toughness, Disease Resistance, Poison Resistance, Mental Resistance, Enhanced Eyesight, Deadly Force, Previous Life Memory, and Reference, and spent 140 CP.

(310 so far. I can still use it. Let’s spend about 300 on Martial Arts and Other Talents…) (Yataro)

　I decided to choose Martial Arts for self-defense and Other Talents for situations other than combat, such as gathering information in the city.

(First of all, the Martial Arts system. After all, I can’t not take the “Unarmed Combat” for bare-handed self-defense. Also, there are the classic “Sword Arts”. I also want “Archery” for long-range attacks, but I have magic for long-range attacks, so I’m not going to take Archery. Let’s do it! Yeah! The important thing is to not be attacked. For this reason, I want to raise Evasion as high as possible…) (Yataro)

　For now, I will allocate 5 for Evasion and 1 each for Sword Arts and Unarmed Combat.

(Talent level 4 is the closest to the average CP consumption. 3 already uses 40 CP, but the highest attainable level is incomparable to the other two, and I feel that 1 and 2 are beneficial enough. I guess 2 is for when I want to speed up the learning process and 1 is for things, I want to hold onto for now…) (Yataro)

　So move into the section on Other Talents.

(I think the term “Body Art” is a bit abstract. How is it different from Status Body Control? …Even if you have an athletic physique, you can’t become a gymnast just with that. Oh well, I’ll hold on to this guy because it will help with spur-of-the-moment actions when I think about the inside of a dungeon. Other than that, Trapping, Detection, and Stealth are essential abilities in dungeon exploration, I guess.) (Yataro)

　Looking at the rest of the talents, I consider things like traveling and gathering information, and select the talents I think I will need.

(After that, the only ones that might be useful are Horsemanship for traveling, Negotiation for gathering information, Swimming in the event of falling in a body of water, and Animal Training, which might be useful for using animals. …… I wonder if the Memorization Talent would be a positive correction when judging based on hints. ……　Calculation may also be useful in solving riddles… but this is a “Proficiency”. If it would have to be acquired as a skill, it might not matter if you don’t have the Talent.

　Then I will review Production Talents just to be sure.

(Considering food security, I’d prefer to have Hunting and Herbology. They are both things that are common in adventurers’ requests. But they’re also just Talents. It might be useful in the beginning, but when I grow up, my Combat Skills will be more useful. Let’s give up on those.) (Yataro)

　Allocate five to Evasion in Martial Arts, and one each to Sword Arts and Unarmed combat.

　I gave up on Production-related Talents and allocated 3 each to Body Arts, Presence Detection, and Stealth, 2 to Trapping, and 1 each to Horsemanship, Animal Training, and Negotiation in Other Skills.

　I spent 260 CP in Martial Arts and Others.

　The talents I acquired are listed as.

　Martial Arts: Sword Arts 1, Unarmed Combat 1, Evasion 5

　Magic: Mastery of All Magic Talents, Improved Magic Efficiency, Magic Defense

　Production: None

　Others: Body Arts 3, Horsemanship 1, Animal Training 1, Negotiation 1, Detection 3, Stealth 3, Trapping 2

　Special Abilities: Toughness, Disease Resistance, Poison Resistance, Mental Resistance, Enhanced Eyesight, Deadly Force, Previous Life Memory, References

　Even after acquiring all these talents, the CP is 570.

(I got Evasion to five, so it’s like shooting magic in a flash while evading. I’ve acquired the Talents necessary to live, and next is the Birth Environment. First of all, is it my social class?)

　My Birth Family’s social class ranges from Royalty to the Slave class.

(I definitely don’t want to be born a slave. The handicap is too heavy. I want to have some social class, as long as it’s not a slave, it’s good. After that, it’s just a balance between the Birth Family and the Household Environment. Even if I became a farmer, if the Household Environment is “Rising”, there would be no problem with promotion, and so I should only avoid a Slave Birth Family. Well, it’s a small price to pay if you consider it insurance.) (Yataro)

　I used only five CPs to disable numbers below five.

　Then I rolled the dice with my usual enthusiasm.

　*Rolling, rolling* …The numbers that came out are “0” and “3”.

(Oh no! If I hadn’t used CP, I would have been a slave. The insurance is a good thing…) (Yataro)

　Since the number was below the cutoff number, the roll was reshuffled.

　I reroll it again with all my might.

　The number that came up was “71”.

　The lowest class, still he became a knight within the ruling class.

(Okay, that’s good! I am born in a knight’s household. Maybe I should review my Martial Arts Talents later?) (Yataro)

　Next, decide on the Household Environment.

(It’s a knight’s house, so as long as it hasn’t “Fallen”, we’ll get by.) (Yataro)

　I used 30 CPs so it’ll be more than thirty.

　And the result was 38 “Declining”.

(Damn! I spent 30 CP, but I only got 38. I feel like I’m wasting my saved points. Well, let’s just say that the character setting is a declining knight’s household, so he became an adventurer in order to rebuild his house on the brink of falling.) (Yataro)

　I took it lightheartedly as I thought about it.

　Then choose the Place of Birth.

(From the capital to the uninhabited wilderness, huh? There’s no explanation for this either. Common sense would tell me that the capital would give me an advantage in terms of educational opportunities and connections. Worst case scenario, the unexplored wilderness could be my knight’s home; it’s not worth the CP.) (Yataro)

　I chose not to use CP.

　And the result was the “Frontier” with “33”.

(…a knight’s house on the edge of the frontier, in the midst of ruin. The hero sets out in search of fame and fortune. Isn’t that the perfect setting…?) (Yataro)

　The Birth Environment is set, and the remaining CP is 205.

(Now, let’s raise the Status. Well, I’m from a family of knights, so I’ll review the Martial Arts section first?)

　Then I look at the Martial Arts section again.

(Should I raise the sword to three? After that, I’ll take Shield Defense as well. Yes, that’s right. I should also raise knife-throwing to three. I’ll also add Throwing Arts to the list. Is this forty-five? Now I have 45 CPs. There was a Magical Combat that I put on hold. I’ll acquire that as well.) (Yataro)

　And the Talents I chose were.

　Martial Arts: Sword Arts 1, Unarmed Combat 1, Throwing 1, Shield Defense 1, Evasion 5

　Magic: Mastery of All Magic Talents, Improved Magic Efficiency, Magic Defense

　Production: None

　Others: Body Arts 3, Horsemanship 1, Animal Training 1, Negotiation 1, Detection 3, Stealth 3, Trapping 2

　Special Abilities: Toughness, Disease Resistance, Poison Resistance, Mental Resistance, Enhanced Eyesight, Deadly Force, Previous Life Memory, References, Magical Combat

　It became this.

(That’s 140 CP left. Let’s see if I can raise the Status…) (Yataro)

　I decided to read the instruction manual again to determine what I needed to do to improve my Status.

　The explanation of how to acquire Talents and Skills said that if you are an adult (15 years old in this game) or older when you start the game, you need to ” acquire” them through “training” in order to use them at the beginning of the game.

　It also stated that skill acquisition through training requires a favorable family environment (wealthy family with a teacher) and successful training.

　Success in training at an early age is judged by a number at or below Mental Endurance. The number of times training is conducted is up to the number of Endurance per year.

(This means that the speed of skill acquisition in training during childhood depends on Endurance and Mental Endurance…A person who has a strong body and perseverance will be able to complete the training. That feels strangely realistic… Both of them are low on my character. I’ll go out on a limb and raise both…) (Yataro)

　First of all, I would first raise my endurance from 20 to 80 and my mental strength from 41 to 80.

(After that, I’ll either improve my weaknesses or develop my strengths. I have enough Talent, so I should use up the rest of my CP to raise my Status.) (Yataro)

　I think so, and make Strength 35 to 50, Reflexes 82 to 90, Body Control 83 to 90, Magic 96 to 100, Intelligence 99 to 100, and Craftsmanship 45 to 50.

　I decided to add the extra 1 to Charisma and raised my Charisma from 81 to 82.

　The final numbers were: Strength: 50, Reflexes: 90, Body Control: 90, Endurance: 80, Magic: 100, Mental Endurance: 80, Intelligence: 100, Craftsmanship: 50, Appearance: 87, and Charisma: 82.

　The list of Talents I acquired is,

　Martial Arts: Sword Arts 1, Unarmed Combat 1, Throwing 1, Shield Defense 1, Evasion 5

　Magic: Mastery of All Magic Talents, Improved Magic Efficiency, Magic Defense

　Production: None

　Others: Body Arts 3, Horsemanship 1, Animal Training 1, Negotiation 1, Detection 3, Stealth 3, Trapping 2

　Special Abilities: Toughness, Disease Resistance, Poison Resistance, Mental Resistance, Enhanced Eyesight, Deadly Force, Previous Life Memory, References, Magical Combat

　Use up all character points and check again.

(A status average of 80. Five Sigma, two status points for every hundred thousand up to six status points for every thousand. Nothing is below average. What a cheat. He’s rich in talents, and he’s a very worthwhile character to raise.)

　The moment I thought that I was slumped on the top board of the kotatsu. Then, my consciousness became cloudy again.

A/N: I wrote it while laying my hobbies out in the open.

I thought it might be too wordy as I write it, but I didn’t want to erase it, so I still posted it.