[center] [color=gray][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcr9zJes_Oo]𝔸 β„™ 𝔸 ℝ 𝕋[/url] π”½π”Έπ•ƒπ•ƒπ•Š 𝕋ℍ𝔼 π•Žπ•†β„π•ƒπ”» 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝔹𝔼𝕃𝕃 π•Šπ”Όπ•ƒπ”Όβ„‚π•‹π•Š 𝕋ℍ𝔼 β„‚π•†π”Ύπ•Š π•Šβ„™π•€β„• 𝕋ℍ𝔼 π•Šβ„‚π”Έπ•ƒπ”Όπ•Š π•Šβ„π•€π”½π•‹ 𝕋ℍ𝔼 β„™π”Όβ„•π”»π•Œπ•ƒπ•Œπ•„π•Š π•Šπ•Žπ•€β„•π”Ύ βš™ βš™ βš™ γ€Šπ”»π”Όπ•Šπ•‹β„π•Œβ„‚π•‹π”Όπ”» π•Žπ•†β„π•ƒπ”» π•„π”Έβ„•π•€π”½π”Όπ•Šπ•‹π”Όπ”»γ€‹ γ€Šπ”»π”Όπ•Šπ•‹β„π•Œβ„‚π•‹π”Όπ”» π•Žπ•†β„π•ƒπ”» π•Šπ•‹π”Έπ”Ήπ•€π•ƒπ•€β„€π”Όπ”»γ€‹ βš™ 𝕑ℝ𝕆𝕍𝔼 π•ͺπ•†π•Œβ„ 𝕝𝕆𝕍𝔼 π•šπ•Š π•₯β„π•Œπ”Ό [/color] [img]https://i.imgur.com/hK7BLxl.png[/img] [/center] You open your eyes, and find that you are standing. You were sitting before, on a comfy chair, or perhaps reclining on a sofa. For some, it may have been morning that they plugged into their FDD, ready to enjoy a full day’s worth of gaming. For others, it may be night time, to work away the stress of reality in a fantasy world. For you though, it was your first. Your biometrics have been scanned, your own body becoming your log-in credentials for the only account you’ll ever have. No new accounts, nor any chance at a redo. [i]Cacophony Concord[/i] offered a second life, a new life, in a world many times more brilliant than reality, but only one, where your life never ended, but your reputation could never be undone either. Trepidation filled your heart, but excitement too, and as your vision began to stabilize, what you saw before you was breath-taking. A galaxy, a foreign galaxy, loomed above you, nightscape filled with stars you could not identify, constellations of another mythos. Beneath you, the planet, bearing landmasses so similar to, yet different from, Earth’s, stood, the great ocean framing the two continents. Within the azure of the waves, you could see the shadows of truly gargantuan leviathans. Streaking through the clouds, you could see arcane blimps and grand citadels, serpentine dragon-gods and wind-riding giants. And upon the earth, you could see it. Back on Earth, every light was the light of civilization, but [i]here[/i], these lights shone with the brilliance of something more. A radiant pillar, taking the form of a sword. A blazing star, pulled from the heavens above. A mushroom cloud, the shockwave like a ripple. Sparks of someone else’s adventure, sparks that you too would soon generate. [b]β€œQuite a sight, no?”[/b] Before you stands an owl with jet-black plumage and a flared-out crown, a set of pince-nez softening up their severe glare. Ten foot tall and five foot wide, they dominated this strange space so forcefully that it was difficult to understand how you didn’t see them immediately. [b]β€œWelcome to [i]Cacophony Concord[/i],”[/b] they spoke. Their tone was androgynous, with the sharp clarity of a professor, perhaps, or a conman. [b]β€œI am the 4th Administrative Function, Minerva, in charge of welcoming new players and assisting them through the character creation process.”[/b] A screen blips in front of you, showing both an egregious amount of sliders, as well as a fully realistic model of your real life, naked self. There appeared, insanely enough, to be no limitations on how far the sliders could go. [b]β€œYou may alter your current form however you wish, or we may approximate a model for you based off an image you can upload here. Changes made can be experienced via the β€˜Trial’ button, but as a precaution, note that grossly warping your physical form for the purposes of β€˜living a meme dream’ may cause intense psychological discomfort afterwards.”[/b] Though it was hard to discern, Minerva seemed bemused by the thought. A sadist owl, perhaps? [b]β€œUser Experience options can be altered in-game, but note that once you have selected your appearance and allotted your starting attributes, those are permanently set in place, and can only be altered in…a realistic fashion.”[/b] Another strange clicking of the beak. [b]β€œThat is all. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Otherwise, enjoy your character creation.”[/b] With that, Minerva sat down, though whether there was anything to sit on when floating in space was another question. [hider=Character Creation] [Upload Image? Y/N] [b]Username:[/b] The name that will be displayed on ranking boards and when scanned by other players. [b]Race:[/b] Human [b]Gender:[/b] Male/Female/Other [b]Height:[/b] Metric [b]Weight:[/b] Metric [b]Voice Pitching:[/b] -100 to +100 [b]Decorations:[/b] Scarring? Tattoos? Piercings? [b]Appearance:[/b] Alterations made to uploaded image or your own physical appearance.[hider=Attributes] You start with 80 points. When applied to HP, MP, or SP, each point consumed grants 10. [i]HP[/i] – Determines how much damage you can take before death. [i]MP[/i] – Used for spellcasting. Affects magical damage. [i]SP[/i] – Used for techniques and skills. Affects physical damage. [i]STR[/i] – General physical strength. 10 STR is equivalent to an average adult’s strength. [i]AGI[/i] – Affects perception of time in combat. Partially affects physical speed. [i]END[/i] – General toughness and physical defense. Affects SP regeneration. [i]DEX[/i] – General skill and accuracy of movements. Affects weapons and tool usage. [i]LUC[/i] – Affects item drop rates.[/hider][b]Classes:[/b] None[/hider][hider=User Experience] [b]Perception:[/b] Realistic/Fantastic/Anime [b]Gore:[/b] On/Pixelated/Off [b]Pain Setting:[/b] 0 to 100% [b]Clothing Damage:[/b] On/Off [b]Nudity Censor:[/b] On/Personal/Off [b]Profanity Censor:[/b] On/Off [b]Combat Action:[/b] Manual/Stylish/Aggressive-Automated/Defensive-Automated [b]Spell Incantations:[/b] Manual/Stylish/Automated[/hider]