Post by Manah on Jun 10, 2023 23:46:32 GMT -5
THE GAMEMASTER
Master Pro Gamer,
Real World GM?
Master Pro Gamer,
Real World GM?
QUOTE: "How about we play a little game, hmm?"
Real Name: Nishimura Midori
Age: 22
Other Aliases: Mimi, G-Midori, Midorina, Nishimura-sama, "Gamer Goddess" Midori
Occupation: Professional Gamer, Videogame Champion, Speedrunner, Streamer/Youtuber, Gambler, Tabletop RPG GM
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 132 lbs
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Species: Human? (Videogame Character Physiology)
Notes: Her hair is often messy (bed hair) and she typically dresses as a tomboy, except when cosplaying. She would likely come off as considerably more beautiful were she to take better care of herself.
CLASS: WARRIOR
ABILITIES
Int: 12
Str: 7/9*
Agl: 8/9*
Spd: 7
Dur: 8/10*
HEALTH: 120/120 HP #*
ENERGY: 30(i)*
REGEN: 19*
STATUS: GOOD
NOTES: #See Health Bar modifier. *Modified by Warrior Class. CANNOT USE MAGIC ACTIONS.
ACTIONS
Close Combat: 1/3*
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Flail arms wildly
Ranged Combat: 1
(Wpn.modifier)
-Thrown Objects
Break: 0/3*
Skateboarding: 3
(Agl.bonus)
Gamemaster: 6
(Int.bonus)
-While Midori does not realize her true potential, this action includes the various few powers she has unlocked so far, though she currently believes them to be just pure skill. Its options include:
Card Tricks (As Manipulate Cards, Only to perform neat shuffling cards tricks, and/or cards magic/manipulation tricks for entertainment/the fun of it.)- Concentration (As the Action, with the following two options:
Menu Screen (May access a Menu Screen to view the stats, Health, Energy and Status of herself and her allies, in addition to accessing data/menus related to her powers.)- Observe (Sense the target creature or object's Health, Energy Pool and powers/abilities.)
Cosplayer (Allows her to instinctively get great ideas and skill to craft cosplays with incredible accuracy at a low cost.)- Curative Massage (As Magical Healing; Takes 1 panel of 'prep time' to use, namely via a massage. A side effect of the power being that her massage feels amazingly good.)
- Inventory (As Hammerspace at up to AN. Can directly Equip/Unequip items from the Menu Screen without actually needing to put them on physically.)
- Intuitive Gamer (Stones VS Resistance to learn the rules, guidelines, general concept, objectives, and even relatively high level, complex strategies of a completely new, unknown game merely by watching it being played.)
- Master Gamer (May combine Action up to AN with regular gaming skills action.)
- Rule-Bending (As Reinforcement; as Metamorphosis usable on creatures and/or objects to alter various particularities, qualities or characteristics of the target, be it positively or negatively; does not alter visual appearance. Each specific effect altered may be by up to AN; if affected negatively, may only lower to a minimum of 1. If used on unwilling targets, must beat Intelligence or Durability, whichever is higher, + Magical Defense.)
- Visual Interface (1 stone/window opened or closed; As Create Illusions at AN, Only to open visual interfaces or information screens which other people can consult about almost any object, creature, effect or location she pleases.)
- Voice Skills (Stones up to AN for accuracy, 1/panel to maintain. Can change her voice or downright mimic pretty much any female/child-like voice with near perfect accuracy, including flawlessly mimicking any voice actress she may have heard if only once. This goes for accents too.)
-Area Effect (Up to AN; applies to all effects and options of the Action as needed. Also, Midori can select or ignore only specific targets within the effect at will.)
Game Options: 5
(Int.bonus)
-Midori has discovered that she has the ability to change 'Options' on her menu screen, which has the following effects:
Friendly Fire (10 stones to activate/turn off; allows members of the same party to either be able, or unable, to hit each other and/or injure each other with Area Attacks/Effects.)- Gore Level (Allows Midori to use Stones VS Resistance to instantly clean up any blood/gore in an area up to Half AN, rounded up; and also to turn up or down the level of possible 'gore' in her surroundings, at least to a limited degree based on her or around her up to an Area of up to AN. NOTE: The effects described below are visual and have no effect on actual attacks, just how they appear visually. Has the following possible levels:
4Kids (3 stones to activate/turn off. Removes all visual traces of wounds, injuries, blood, weapons and other such things, manifesting colored, cartoonish 'WHAM', 'BAM', 'POW' text balloons when people hit each other, replacing the removed weapons with silly, non-violent equivalents, such as a PVC/rubber sword instead of an actual one, or a NERF gun instead of an actual one.)- PG-13 (2 stones to activate/turn off. Blood and violence are a thing, but nothing too severe is shown/seen. Severe wounds lead to mild bruising and cuts, typically covered by clothes. Anything more severe happens off-camera.)
- Normal (No cost. No change. Regular blood, gore, violence and the like, as would happen in most cases.)
- Typical Slasher (3 stones to activate/turn off. Think Mortal Kombat and most horror movies. Blood splatters, grievous injuries, fighters ending fights as bloodied as a JoJo's Bizarre Adventures protagonist before they reveal how they actually played the villain all along and they didn't actually take all that damage.)
- Gorefest (5 stones to activate/turn off. At this point, it's downright ridiculous, Evil Dead and Kill Bill series level of blood shooting out of any mere scratch, limbs being ripped out left and right, and so on.)
- Languages (1 stone/panel to change her spoken language to that of anyone she speaks to/with, and allow her to understand said language. Also functions for written language. Essentially functions as Translation, Normal.)
- Luminosity (As Create Light/Darkness, Needs not maintain, only to change the lighting in the area; Limited to her party members.)
- Mature Audiences Content (Represents how often and how much lewd/mature/ecchi events can happen around, to or between Midori and her party members. Conveniently enough, this setting is automatically turned off in the presence of children. Akin to Gore Level, this setting has five options, described below:
Disabled (...For some reason, this level is greyed-out and cannot be selected. Midori can't figure out why nor how to get it to work for some reason.)- Fade to Black (No cost. Things happen, but are typically not seen; the story typically fast-forwards past it. Strangely frustrating and unsatisfying to party members.)
- Normal (No cost. No real change from normal... which oddly seems like mature events happen fairly often.)
- Life is Wild (3 stones to activate/turn off. Life with this setting active is akin to a Hentai story with actual effort put into the world building and said story, as in MA events may happen quite a bit and be fairly intense, but they're not the only interesting events happening in town.)
- Full-On Hentai? (5 stones activate/turn off. Sort of the extreme version of Life is Wild, as in, yeah, there's a story, but it's more akin to an excuse for what's actually going on. All (willing) party members are considered to have Pheromones at AN which makes other attractive members of the opposite - or same, or both - sex feel lust and desire for them. Or which makes them attracted to each other. Or both. Activating this power almost ALWAYS trigger a shift to PM form of storytelling for obvious reasons.)
- Sensitivity (1 stone to activate/turn off. As Radar Senses up to AN for Midori at least, and her party members if they so please. Not what Midori expected this option to do at all.)
- Subtitles (1 stone/panel. As it says on the tin; adds subtitles on her party's HUDs whenever someone speaks or a noise is heard. She can select the language she wants, but usually sets it in her own language.)
- Volume (Stones up to AN to increase/lower ambient volume.)
Cheat Menu: 6
(Int.bonus)
-Much to her astonishment, Midori has discovered that she had access to an additional page on her Menu Screen... namely, a Cheat Menu, which apparently allows her to act outside the boundaries and limitations of her 'Game world' and reality itself. So far, her unlocked Cheats include:
Delete (Stones VS Hardness/Weight/Technology/Highest AN/MN to 'delete' a non-magical, mundane object, vehicle, non-organic matter, etc. 'Delete' essentially permanently destroys the target object for all intents and purposes.)- Konami Code (As Hex Spheres at AN; Not necessarily in favor of the user and/or the party; Completely random - as in, results are fully at GM's discretion. 'So what happens if I do... ↑, ↑, ↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, B, A, Start?')
- No Fall Damage (3 stones + Duration to use. Negates any and all falling damage regardless of height.)
- TFC (Stands for 'Toggle Free Camera'. In game terms, acts as Astral Projection, but with her projecting an invisible 'camera' rather than her astral form self, allowing her to see from afar, around corners, through walls, etc, simply by moving her camera around. She is still conscious while this is in use, but can't move while it is active.)
- NoClip (As Phase Shift at up to AN. Removes 'clipping', allowing Midori to walk through solid matter, walls, floors, ceilings, people, and so on. Also allows her to walk on air at normal speed as though it was solid ground.)
Thieving: 2
(Agl.bonus)
-Stealth
-Search room/area
Computers: 7
(Int.bonus)
-Hardware
-Softwares
-Programming
-2D/3D Graphics Design
-Modding
-Repairs/Maintenance
-Hacking
Gaming: 9
(Int.bonus, plus Agl.bonus when Cheating/Spotting Cheaters)
-Efficient
-Usable as Gambling
-Checkers/Chess/Go
-Videogames
-Board Games
-Card Games
-Tabletop Games
-RPGs/MMORPGs
-FPS
-RTS
-Puzzles
General Knowledge: 7
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Pop/Geek Culture
-Games/Rules
-Riddles
-Game Design
-Mathematics/Odds
-Twitch/Youtube
-Tactical lore
Perform: 3
(Agl.bonus)
-Drawing
-Photoshop
-Cosplay
Psychiatry: 6
(Int.bonus)
-Gamer Mindset
-Read Others
-Induce Doubt/Overconfidence
-Manipulate Others
-Mind Games
-The 'Tell'
Social Skills: 5 / 3**
-Gamer
-Improv
-Humor/Sarcasm
-Bluff/Lie
-Poker Face
-** AN drops to Half, rounded up, when in person due to her shyness/social awkwardness
MODIFIERS
Immortality
-Due to her videogame character physiology, Midori will only physically age up to her optimal age, and stop at it.
Healing Factor
Gamer Queen +3
-Adds to Gamemaster, Gaming and/or other gaming-related uses of other Actions
Energy Battery 1
Deep Reserves +2
Reflexive Dodge +0/+1*
Toughness +0/+2*
Mental Defense +2
Immunities
-Lasting Injuries/Pain/Reality Distortion
H.U.D +6
-As Cybernetic Senses
-Sense Cheating
-Interactive Map (May see a bird eye's view Mini-Map as needed, or open a much larger map via her Menu Screen. The map can be interacted with; she can make notes on it, draw on it, and even put 'map/quest markers' on it and assign information on them. At her discretion, she can then 'sense' those Map/Quest Markers via her H.U.D even with the Map closed.)
-Allows Midori to see her own Health Bar, Energy, Status and any other relevant information as needed, or to *not* see it, as needed.
Cheat Codes: 5
-True Cheater V
Photographic Memory
-Via own memory and/or in-game Journal accessible via Menu Screen
"Gamemaster"
-Whatever the origin of her powers, Midori - unbeknownst to her - has the potential to gain the powers of a videogame character, and a Gamemaster - or "GM" - but in real life. In essence... she can potentially awaken pretty much any power related to those concepts, up to and including downright warping reality at its utmost potential, eventually.
-In game terms, this is simply where her powers come from and an in-game reason for spending LoEs and White stones.
-NOTE: Midori is currently unaware that she has that power and believes her current abilities to be purely natural talent and skill-based.
Health Bar
-Midori's Health functions more akin to a videogame character; she gains hit points, or "HP", equal to (Durability + Toughness) x Durability. Each red stone of damage she takes lowers her HP on a 1 for 1 basis. Damage taken does not actually hurt or incapacitate her - via Immunity to Pain - until she hits 0 HP, at which point she is K.Oed.
-When K.Oed, if she still has a party member active, that party member can raise her with proper item or spell/power. If not, or if said party member has no such item or spell, she 'dies' and loses 1 life; see 'Continue?' below.
Continue?
-As Reconstitute Self; Special
-3 Lives (The first three times she 'dies', Midori will come back to life instantly; she effectively has three lives as per a videogame character per day.)
-Continues (If she dies again after that, she can still come back, but doing so will require a full week. When she returns, she will get her usual 3 lives.)
Wealth: 2
-Gains $7,500 per month/issue
-Currently has: $88,000
-Mostly via commissions, programming, making game mods, Youtube videos, Twitch streams, occasional (mostly online) gambling and the occasional videogame tournament (preferably online).
CHALLENGES
- Unknown Nature (-0; the actual origin of her powers is currently unknown. What it is and whether it will have any consequences or even be revealed in the future is in the GM's hands.)
- Minor Disability (-1; Mild shortsightedness. Midori needs prescription glasses to see clearly beyond 5 ft. Without them, she can see relatively well, though blurry, and takes -1 to all actions requiring clear, precise sight.)
- Psychological (-2; Moderate social awkwardness, limited to interactions in person with unfamiliar people. Midori is shy and embarrassed to deal with people face to face, and avoids doing so whenever possible. She doesn't have that issue behind her computer screen or with close friends and family, though.)
- Psychological (-2; Moderately competitive. Midori likes a good challenge especially when it has to do with gaming of most kinds. She does not easily backs down from such challenges when issued by others, either.)
- Psychological (-2; Strong pride for gaming-related matters, low-self esteem for most other things.)
- Psychological (-1; Mild Delusions. She genuinely believes that she's not cute, too tall/big, and socially hopeless, that nobody would ever want to get to know her in real, offline life. She also believes her online popularity to be entirely and strictly due to only her skills, and the belief that gamer girls are rare, despite many comments pointing out that she's rather cute.)
- Psychological (-1; Mild Cruelty. Due to her Videogame Character physiology, Midori does not have much or any qualms about hurting or killing enemies. She's not any more evil than she ever was, but she comes across as somewhat emotionless when dealing with enemies.)
- Psychological (-2; tall height complex. Midori is considerably embarrassed by her height, and feels 'lanky' and big-footed. She's actually well-proportioned for a woman of her height, but she doesn't see it that way.)
- Obsession (-3; games. Any games. All games. Except maybe sports. Unless they're sport-based board or videogames.)
- Covetous (-1; Mild Lechery. While she is shy and awkward in person, she is a bit of a pervert deep down and loves Ecchi/Hentai games, lewd roleplaying, and playful messing around for videos/streams. She doesn't mind cosplaying even when it leaves little to the imagination and is very open about her kinks/interests/opinions on lewd matters... as long as she's online.)
- Can't Drive (-1; has never learned.)
- Diamond in the Rough (-2; it'd need work to get her to change, but Midori has the potential and physical qualities to be jaw-droppingly beautiful if she actually cared to try.)
EQUIPMENT
-Currently worn: Roman Armor (Defense +2)
-Chokuto (+2 Sword)
-Riot Shield (+2 to Defense OR +1 as a Weapon to bash)
-Prescription Glasses
-Smartphone
RESERVE EQUIPMENT (Kept in Inventory)
-Magenta shirt, Black hoodie, blue denim jeans, white tennis, black cap (typically worn backwards)
-Skateboard (Difficulty: 1, Resistance: 1, Defense: 0, Maneuver: 2, Speed: Base +1, Weight: 5 lbs)
-2x .50AE Desert Eagles (+4, 2x damage, Range 2. Holds 7 rounds per magazine.)
-40x Additional .50AE rounds for her Desert Eagles
RESERVE EQUIPMENT (Kept at home)
-High-specs Gamer PC with high-quality recording device and microphone
-Various cosplays, costumes and quality wigs
-Trucktons of board games, videogames, consoles, card decks, dice, RPG books, Wargame miniatures, etc.
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STORY: Nishimura Midori had always been the odd one out. She never managed to make any friends at school, basically was the embodiment of a wallflower for most of her time at school, and got picked on because of how tall she was even at a young age. Despite an acute intellect and talent for learning, she dropped out of school after high school and refused to return. Her parents were convinced she would never make a life for herself, until she got into games.
As it turned out, Midori had an unprecedented talent for gaming. And not just videogaming, but any kind of gaming. She was literally a prodigy; winning chess games against experts, completing stupidly difficult videogames at breakneck pace, positively owning opponents in FPS, proving essentially amazing at games of skill, strategy, chance, and so on, and so forth. Soon enough, she made it into a job; while she sucked at social interactions in person, she was fine with a screen separating her from people, and so did increasingly fine online.
Her popularity as a youtuber, Twitch streamer and speedrunner grew quickly. She actually made quite a bit of money using her skills both when it came to gaming and general use of computers, in addition to quite decent artistic skills. She also became known for her amazing cosplays and her skill at mimicking voices of popular characters/voice actors... and her open-mindedness when it came to somewhat lewd content.
Unbeknownst to her, however, her 'MAD SKILLZ' as a gamer were not entirely due to sheer natural talent and frequent practice. It did play a role, yes, but in truth, Midori is not a normal human. She has some superhuman powers... namely as a 'Gamemaster'. Potentially speaking, she has the ability to unlock powers, skills and abilities related not only to gaming, but also being a videogame character, and a GM with some measure of control over reality itself. A real life GM, so to speak.
At the moment, however, Midori is blissfully unaware of this. All she cares about at the moment is speedrunning, trying out new games, challenging worthy opponents at games, and gaming in general. You know. The usual.